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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-28
TRAIN TIPPLERS IN TR0UBL e

South Dakota's Prohibitory Law Be.
ing Enforced on Railroads.
Pierre, S. D., July 28.-Reports gen.
orally from over the state indicate
general enforcement Of the law
against drinking intoxicating liquor on
trains. One man was taken from a
train at Lennon and fined after 1g-
noring warning from the conductor.
Another was taken off a few days ago
between Huron and Pierre and fined
at Miller. When a drunken man at
tempted to board a train here he was
given back his money at the ticket
window and saw the train leave with
out him.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-28
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, July 27.-Wheat-July,
1923; Sept, $1.03M@1.03%; Dec,
$1.02M q 1.028s. On track-No. l
hard, $1.25A; No. Northern, $1.25%;
No. Northern, $1.22sz; No. 3 North:
ern, $1.18% @1.2OM.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-28
Virtue Of Hospitalitv.

Hospitality solves and annuls even
the mysterious antagonisms that exist
between races. This glorious and beau
tiful and sacred rite makes all men
brothers.-Cassell's Saturday Journal.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-28
Poor Eve.

Eve On the garden)-Adam, I've got
to- have another dress. Adam-Eve,
you're the most resolute woman I've
ever known. You're always turning
over new leaf.-London Taller.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-28
The Poor Milkman Analn.

= TIC TUUT WTKInan Again.
The mflkman was boiling over with
Indignation.
And you mean to say my nailk don't
look rlght?" he snapped. "Why, lady,
this can Of milk is a picture"
"Ah, yes" laughed the keen house.
wife; "a fine water color."-Exchanpa
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-28
Two Men Crushed to Death,

Winnipeg, Man, July 2S.-Enoch
Rees, city agent of the Prudential Life,
and E. 0. Ollett, laundryman, while
avoiding a car, ran to one side, get
ting caught in the death strip" and
were crushed to death.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-28
Hit by Ball: Dies INSTANTLY.

TIL Uy 6a11; D1es Instantly.
Des MONIES, July 2S.-Harry Rubes
was struck over the heart by a pitched
ball in baseball game near Spen-
Ger. He died instantly
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-11
NORD|CA TO SING
IN HER SECOND
CONCERT TONIGHT
Large Audience Charmed With
Last Nights Performance, and
Another Success Certain.

Mime. Nordica's eco concert for
the benefit of the German Hospital at
Krueger's Auditorium tonight will prob
ably be attended by many who heard
the diva's first program last night. So
enthusiastically was she received that
the ardent admirers of her superb voice
will not likely miss another chance to
hear her.
Mime. Nordica was in fine fettle last
night and ran a wide gamut of vocal
expression in her varied and interest
ing program. From the dainty "Vieile
Chanson'' OF Bietz and the charming
NOW Sleeps the Crimson Petal" by
Quilter, to the beautiful "Dich Theure
Holle,' from "Tannhauser," and the
dramatically stirring "Waldesgesprach'
of Schunann, the great singer charmed
and delighted her audience. 1t was all
gracefully, smoothly and artistically
done. just as one expects from SO Won
derful a song bird
After her Wagner aria, lone with
Just the right suggestion of dramatic
effect. she added Grieg's welcome
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-11
PROGRESS CLUB ENJOYS
THEATRE AND SUPPER.
Music and Speeches Add to the
Evenings Pleasures.

The members of the Progress Clup
enjoyed a theatre party at Miners EN- =
pire Theatre and a supper at the club-
house last night. About 200 were pres.
mt. The clubhouse was prettily dec
GRATED with cut flowers and palms and
a string orchestra rendered music
during the supper hour. The enter
tainment committee consisted of L. w.
Strauss. Abe Feist. GustaVc Mayer.
Henry Gluck and Isaac Lehman.
Others present were Lesser Lehman,
Herman Holzner. Charles NJ. Myers.
Philip Lindeman. r. Strauss. jr., DR..
Joseph Kussy. Sam Abrahms. Philip
Lowy, Charles Simmons. Leopold jay.
Philip Krimke. J. Meyer. AMI Berla.
Lesser Mendel. William Finger, ]. Roth.
/. Cohn, Benjamin Lissner, d. H~olzner,
Emanuel Mayer. Reilly B~uchsbaum, Ed
ward Anspach, Rudolph Krimke, Jacob
Schwartz. Sam Ramm, Barney Stern,
David Wolf. Sam Walters, Joseph
Feibleman. Richard Krimke, Leo Liss-
nor, Sam Strumm, Mortimer Neuman.
J.. Lewis. Barney Lewis. Jacob Fisoh,
Arthur Lissner and L. Schloss. Most
of those present made short addresses,
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-11
BETTER HURRY IF, YOU
WANT TO GET A SEAT.
Where? Why at the Empire on
Wilson's Benefit Night.

TITS no use talking" said Happy
Leon Evans, the expert ticket seller of
Miners Empire Theatre, but Fred
Wilson isaa popular man. If it keeps
up we won't have anything left Sun
day night for hat benefit performance
except standing room. When the sale
of seats began Thought that We would
! not be able to tender our manager the
excellent house we hoped for, but things
have taken such a squirt that the best
houses in New York city would be
tickled with the attendance that viii
greet Fred when March IA shows up"
The Miner combination of theatres
decided some time ago that Mr.. Will
son, the manager of their local play
house, had done so much good work
for them that they ought to do the
same for him and suggested a benefit
performance in the house he manage.
The patrons of the local theatre have
also shown their loyalty to the popular
manager by coming early and getting
their boxes and seats reserved.
Those who attend the performance
will not be disappointed. for the best
talent in the Empire circuit will be
seen. One of the acts is said to re-
sQuire seventeen people.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-11
STOUT LADIES ARE
ADVISED To SKIP
ROPE At SUN-UP
Mne. Elizabeth White Offers a
Strenuous Recipe to Insure
Graceful Lines.
Famous Modiste's Rules
to Pit Obesity to Rout

+ Eat what you want and al
/ you want. Nobody gets too TAT
. from keeping the body we'll
nourished.
Don't drink anything but hot
|. 1gillS for breakfast.
! S-Avoid alcoholics, be sparing
!. Of sugar, don't eat candy. escllew
late suppers, retire early, rise
! early, walk three miles every day
] rain or shine.
: 4-Exercise before breakfast. II
! you can't get time for a brisk
. walk get a skipping rope and
. skip on the back porch.
: 5-Bathe once every day, rot
. twice, Use an exerciser for re-
. ducing arms and shoulders. Lie
!. Hat on your back and get up
. without touching your hands.
/. Graduate the performance ac-
cording to fatigue. Never get
!. oycr-tired.
6-Lie fat on your face and
raise yourself on your toes and
finger tips. DO it 100 times after
you are conditioned. Lie fiat on
Your back and raise the toes to
the perpendicular 100 times. The
first exercise will reduce tho hips
and the second the abdomen.
Stick to plain foods and
don't take drugs. If you feel
wrong walk. If you feel very
wrong walk some more.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-11

the car window: most extra ordinary
places, some of them.
zone of my funniest experiences was
out in Valley City, North Dakota. They
ran the car right down in the main
street, and the whole town turned out.
From the windows we could watch the
bellies and beaux buying finery in the
little shops, in order to come to the con-
cert.
The concert took place in the Nor
NAL School, and that night at the con-
clusion of my numbers about fifteen
girls madly tore down the aisle to the
stage. I was ready to run. thinking
there must be a fire. when they began
to pelt me with red roses. 1t was Won
de:ful." Nordica laughed heartily at
the recollection.
down in Roswell, New Mexico. /
sang in the Baptist Church. 7 mentions
these places to give you an idea OF
where I've been. You have no idea Of
the advance in music study and knowl~
edge all through the West. The audi
ences are big. and they're discriminat-
ing audiences, too. And there are any
number of choral societies and SYM
phony orchestras that are first rate.
Speaking of the West" Madam Nor
dica continued, why do people witt
money stay in the East? In Los An
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-11
BEAUTIFUL PRINCE
IN MAD FINISH IN
RACE WITH DEATH
Hydrophobia Ends the Career of
a Fast Horse Owned by
William Ballard.
CHEWS, BITES AND KICKS
IN HOPELESS STRUGGLE
Had a Record on the Trotting
Track of 2:08-Dies in
Commissions.

Beautiful Prince, a hero of the turf
with a record of POS and the playful
HESS OF a kitten, ran his last race
early today. He lost by a length To
the 1ectre horse named Death. but
ne died game, with tina rarest and
deadliest of ailments, equine hydro.
phobia.
n race was on all day yesterday
Beautiful Prince was not up to form
ana ne apparently realized it was his
last long run. Not even the gentle at
tentions of his master, William Bal
lard. who lives at Runyon street and
Ingraham place, could divert his at
tention. He was "doped' by his all
ment IN In ugly mood. AS he neared
the finish bad temper gave way to
vlc1otsness n he chewed to bits
everything within range.
Mr.. allar valued the animal high
~ and had several times refused to
part with it for $1,000.
In Commissions.
When the stableman went in to feed
The horse yesterday morning he found
the animal in a dull mood. George Bal.
lard attempted to give him some hay,
but the animal snapped at him aud
came within a hairs breadth of getting
the youth. The animal appeared
drowsy and hung his head and a broom
was pushed toward him. which he
chewed to bits. DIR. H. Van der Roest.
of 10 Orchard street, a veterinarian
was summoned, and diagnosed the case
as hydrophobia. He advised Mr.. Bal
lard to allow him to kill the horse as
there was no chance for recovery. This
Mr. Ballard refused to do as he mad
hopes that The Prince would come
around all right.
In the afternoon the animal became
worse. He tool on a high fever. had
difficult respiration and had one coz
vulsion after another. He seemed 70
be delirious. His blood-shot eyes pro
truded to such an extent that they
threatened to burst. The least noise
frightened the animal, and after much
difficulty an iron chain was fastened
about his neck, for he chewed to pieces
the strong rope with which he was
first bound.
Bites Another Horse.
DR.. Van der Roest called a second
time t view the animal and found his
condition getting worse. He gave strict
orders that 40 n was to be allowed
in the stable, and ordered all the other
horses removed. In removing la ami
mails from the stable a dapple gras
horse got too near and was bitten By
the rabid horse. DR.. Van der Roe has
this horse now under care.
Last night the horse became very
wild and cl1ewed large pieces of flesh
from his sides. No one dared go near
his stall, and his kicking could be
heard a block away. At II p. M. he
vas so violent hat it was decided to
kill him. A few moments later the
animal was seized with a CONFUSION.
seemed to become delirious and foil
down. At 2 g. m. he died.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-11

"Ich Liebe Dich.'' Following tne
French n Italian group she gen
erously tackled on two extras, the
humorous old English when Love Is
Kind and a delightful new Indian sona
by Charles Wakefield Cadman, "A Pitts
burg newspaperman. To her final
group following the dramatic Schu
mann number, she added "Ich Grolle
NIGHT" Brahms.
Two young artists appeared, also,
Frederick Hastings, who halls from
Boston, disclosed a full, smooth bari
tone. which he used layishly. lie took.
After the stirring prologue from
'Pagliacci" he gave as an encor Schu
mann's THE Two Grenadiers,' and on
his second appearance he added Ham
mond's "Bonny Fiddler to the group
of three.
Miss Emma Showers. a young pianist.
whose home is in Memphis, Tenn. ran
through Chopin's great Polonaise in A
fiat. of which Padercwski gave so won
derful a performance on his recent a1,-
Iearance here, and to Grieg's "Papil-
lon and a List Rhapscdie on her sec
ond appearance added Schumaua's
"Liebestraum.'
Nine. qNordica bought a large batch
of tickets herself in order to aid tho
benefit. After a dozen more concerts In
the East she will tour with the r-'o~t
Dresden Symphony Orchestra. which
is coming to America. and about tae
middle of May will go to Europe to sing
in opera at Covent Garden, London. and
in Munich.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-11
Admits that She Likes to Chat
ter, and Proves 1t to Ade-
line Stanley Carrick.
BY ADELINE STANLEY cARRIcK.
UTHEN C h a t.
" ting wit h
M a a a m q


M a d a m e
Lillian Nordica you
find yourself for
getting that she is
one of the worlds
great singers. h
is "a she is so
thoroughly likable,
and when one likes
people it matters
little what they
have done OF can
do. 1t is enough
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-11
Nordca Talks and Tells a Funny
Story Though Ii Hurts Her Throat
Sweet Voiced Diva Gossips
About Newark Streets, Ros-
well, N. M, and Pickaninnies.

geles the Innate is perfect, and the
best in music and drama is heard there.
All the advantages of the East are COM
bined with unheard of comfort. Christ
mas day we drove down the main street,
and the air was heavy with flow
ers. Everywhere were green growing
things
But where was the Christmas
spirit" ] asked.
True enough the singer echoed, sit
did seem very queer. Up in Maine,
where l came from, it's so very wintry
at Christmas-time."
Tell me about some of your Plans"
/ suggested.
Well" she smiled. I'm going to
England in May. to fill a number Of
concert dates; then to Berlin, Munich
and Paris. They want me In st. Peters,
burg, but I'm not sure of going. And
I'm not decided what to do in the au-
tumn. Time viii tell me-" this with a
little why-worry shrug. TN in SPLEEN
did health and feel like doing Won
ders.'
You are ] assured her.
zone of my best memories she told
me, SIS of the time l sang in Richmond,
Va. when forty Confederate veterans
were given places of honor. When l
sang Dixie they stood up and gave
the old rebel yell. The place was in
an uproar. One couldn't help weep
ing to see those frail bio soldiers who
once were SO sturdy, eyes lighted up
with the old fire, fighting again in
memory their old battles"
We talked a little, and then Madam
Nordica placed a finger On her lips.
eve forgotten again, and talked too
much" she declared. Now l must rest,
but before you go I van to tell you
something funny.
Down South I've some friends who
tried awfully hard to get a family of
little pickannies to go to Sunday school.
Their efforts were In vain. until one
day they too them by force, washed
their faces, tied up their pigtails i'll
gay hair ribbons and took them, shin
ming and proud, to the church.
THE youngsters had just about de
cided that they liked being there when
the vested choir entered. One little
girl grasped her sisters hand, eyes
bullying, and pig-tails a-quiver.
"'Fo' God, de Klu-Klux!' she yelled,
and then and there made a dash for
! freedom and the front door. Needless
to say she hasn't been to Sunday school
since"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-11
STATIONARY FIREMEN MEET.

ment of Stationary Firemen's Local
No. 50 viii be held tonight at Pierson :
Hall. 301 Plane street. An excellent
vaudeville program has been arranged.
Timothy j. Healy, International presi-
dent of the organization, will be the
principal guest Of the local, and will
make an address on the conditions of
organized labor. A large delegation of
members pr the New York locals win
be present, as Well as representatives
of the Essex Trades Council.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-11
Said He Was Mike DonLn
and Was Euding McGrauy

comes in here, as | believe he will, for
l saw him coming. up South Orange
avenue after me a while ago, why just
tell him | left on the last train for the
South to join the squad practising
down there"
Believing him to be a sneak thief
trying to get out of the hole" which
he had been caught in an employee OF
the hotel went outside and called two
friends. Daniel Beach and Clarence
Trenchard, who took him to the South
Orange police station. He was placed
in a cell, where he remained until 10
O'Clock this morning. lie talked base
ball all night.
Just another one of those daffy
fans said Marshal Thomas f.. Ma
guire upon his arrival at police head
quarters. Get out of hcrc.'' he said
as he showed the man out of the door.
"Why, if we arrested all such men as
him all of the iails in the country
would be filled just at this time OF the
year" concluded the marshal.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-11
He Got Away from "Muggsy,"
but Landed in South
Orange Jail.

A man who said he vas Mike Donlin,
of the New York Giants, was fouud
wandering in the cellar of a South
Orange hotel last hight by two South
Orange men who knew him to be a
stranger.
What are you doing here?" he was
asked.
"Oh, Tn hiding from Mugsy' Nc
Graw. He's after me to play baseball
at the Polo grounds, but I'm holding
for more money. l want $4,000 or
nothing" he said.
The stranger held a lighted match
in his hand and climbed over several
boxes, finally sitting down.
Hist" he said. Now if McGraw
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-11

just to know them.
We renewed acquaintance yesterday
afternoon, in her apartment in the Con-
t%inental Hotel. She was rosy from a
long automobile ride, and full of impress
sions of Newark and the suburbs.
Such a delightful ride!" she eX-
claimed. what is that handsome, big
white building down the main street,
a new postoffice?"
TITS our new City Hail." told her
With pride, and then listened while she
sang the praises of our broad, we'll
kept streets-she really thinks they are
and big, comfortable homes. She has
many friends in Newark, she told me,
and is always glad to sing here.
DO you know, I just love to talk
Nordica suddenly confided, swooping
up her pet terrier from the floor and
cuddling him in her lap. "What woman
doesn't? / could talk from now right
up to concert time, but 1 mustn't. I've
been trying to get the best of a little
cold. the bugaboo of singers, and have
to be careful.
MY school up on the Hudson is
coming along fine-slow but sure" she
answered my question. THE admins
~tration buildings ell finished. AS soon
as l have a little time to myself the
whole thing is going to go with a rush.
But I'm so busy. However. it'll come
out all right. It's my life-work, you
know"
Then this energetic singer began to
talk of her recent tour.
I'VE left New York in October, went
to Canada, then down through the mid
die west to Florida, and then the far
west. 1t was a wonderful trip. We
visited towns and cities that a few
years ago prominent singers wouldn't
have even bothered to glance at from
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-11

CHICAGO. March 1f.-Mme. Eliza
beth A.. White. of New York. high
priestess of the dressmakers now in
convention here, has %astonished her
followers by appearing before them
Weighing sixty pounds less than at the
session of a year ago. She now weighs
only $50 pounds and she is wearing the
Empire styles. that lend themselves far
more readily to the exigencies OF tho
feminine conformation with sylph like
abandon.
Fifty women out of a hundred who
saw Nine. White today in a tussall
royale green gown, that was one of the
bits of the Taft inaugural ball, refused
to believe for some time that she
could possibly be the Original Nine.
White"
THE real truth of the matter said
the modiste, us that any woman who
will walk may be shapely. T.
Walking is heaven's remedy for
obesity. Draw in your abdomen, throw
out YOU chest, take a good, long stride
beat It. That is the whole Sc
cret."
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-11
ACQUITTED OF DISCRETION.

The jury in the Court Of Quarter
Sessions that heard Clayton B. Clark's
trial on a charge Of desertion before
Judge Davis, acquitted Clark last
might. Clark formerly lived in Bloom
field and disappeared in July. 1907, go
ing to New York.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-08-28
Mime. Parrish S
Great Ambition.
Upward Struggle of Virginia Public School
teacher Who Left the Profession For
Business Venture In Boston, Where
She Is Meeting With Flat.
tering Success.

No more encouraging sign of the ma
terial progress of the race can be
found than the great number of wom-
en- who are coming to the front in the
business life of the race.
1t Is refreshing to read of the cour-
age, foresight and perseverance ex-
hibited by many of our leading busi-
ness women in building large business
concerns that are credit to us as a
race.
From teaching school in Virginia to
conducting one of the largest hair cut
ting and wigmaking establishments
in Boston is the unique record of Nine
L. G. Parrish. She was born in
Lynchbucg. Va, and educated in the
public schools of that city before the
school authorities of Virginia entered
upon the new experiment of reducing
the curriculum in the high schools and
colleges for Afro Americans.
Nine Parrish went to Boston about
twelve years ago, where her brothers
were already established in business.
She took course in hair cutting and
scalp treatment and then went into
business. Early In her business ca
reer she saw that profitable trade
could be established if she could get
pure human hair suitable for her own
people.
Regardless of the fact that the best
of the hair business, like the tailoring
business in Boston, was in the hands
Of men of the race, it was almost i'm
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-08-28
AGAINST EQUAL RIGHTS.
ealfour Says 1t Would Threaten Whole
Fabric Of Ci, ilization.

The house of commons has passed
the South African constitution bill.
In the debate on its passage ex-
Premier Balfour said that in dealing
with constitution for the federation
of South African colonies U'ransvaal,
Cape Colony, Orange River State and
NataD the house was discussing one
of the most important events In the
history Of the British empire.
'The BILL he declared, ''is most
wonderful issue from all the contro-
versies, battles. bloodshed and diff
culties to peace and believe the
world cannot show anything like it.
The race problem is but a fractional
part Of the great questions parliament
is now deciding. | deny that 1t is
intended to give the colored races
equality with Europeans. AS far as
the government, society and the higher
forms of civilization are concerned, II
would be impossible to give equal
rights to the colored races without
threatening the whole fabric Of civil
lization. In my opinion. the best hope
for the solution of this great problem
is to place absolute and implicit conf
dence in the representative insttu-
tions the South Africans now are
creating and for the home government
not to NEEDLE with it."
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-08-28

ceeded ID rndlng an importer who
would supply her with what she want
ed In the line of hair goods.
Adding wigmaking and hair weaving
to her business. she set about intro
ducing her goods to the public. She Is
great believer in the value Of news
papers conducted by members Of the
race. Mrs. Parrish employs great
number of women and girls Of her own
race and enjoys large and constant
ly growing business in nearly every
state in the Union.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-08-28
Phyllis WheatIey Club incorporated

The Phyllis Wheatley club, OF which
Mrs. Martha Robinson is president.
has been Incorporated under the laws
of New York. The object Of the club
is to provide place for the many
young women Of the race who come
to New York from the south and other
sections Of the country, where they
may prepare themselves for better
paying positions along the lines Of
domestic work and at the So me time
enjoy the privileges Of home comforts.
The club Is at l72 West One Hundred
and Thirty-third street