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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-09
NO JOINT USER
SWITCHBOARD IN
THE CITY HALL

has notified a v Houillon. superin-
trndent 81 public utilities. that II VIII
not connect free telephone service
with tho city hail ON "a Joint user
switchboard.
Councilman Armstrong appeared
before tire board of public works to-
day and urged that every effort be
made TO provide an ample service
from both companies In order 10 ac-
commodate people living in the north
end.
City officials believe that the sun
got company viii eventually express
ita willingness 10 occupy a switch
board Jointly with the Independent
Tnlcnhnnn rnmnnnN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-09
why WAS wHALLEY sHYP

Jus, why Mr. Whaey declined allow his APP
sought by the Queen Anne Better Car
Service association obvious Mr. Whalley Of the
leaders moral and progressive legislation Olympia and
the bill happened be good and merorious strange
that he should avoid IT,
fact the bill is decidedly vicious The only
corporation who could derive benefit IS the
attic Electric company which could If the bill became
is rightsoi-way the Of the taxpayer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-09
BATTLESHIP IS
IN COLLISION

GIBRALTAR, Feb. s.-ey U.
P.--Aecoroine 70 report re
ceiVed here, the battleship
Georgia was in collision with
another vessel OF the Atlantic
fleet today. Both ships are
said 70 be returning here. The
report as yet cannot be con
firmed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-09
BANK cLEARlNos.
SHE SAYS CAPER CAPERS
ABOUT TOO MUCH

Too much capcrlnE on tile part Of
Louis some csper resulted In divorce
being instituted In the
superior court this morning BY An
mic H. Caper. She allevcH her hus-
band drinks too much and goes ca
perinE around spending an the
money failing 60 support her or her
9 .ycar-nld cmid Mrs Capor AJAX 4
that she lie allotted $50 alimony and
tho narn % tho ohllh.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-09
FAVOR REVOLVING FUND.

The Chamber Of Commerce tax
committee today reported favor.
ably on the plan % providing each
Of the municipal department heads
with a revolving fund with which
20 meet unexpected current ex.
penditurcs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-09

coast because ~ any probability n
trouble with Japan. now or re-
moteiy. but n ~ likely that after
tho return ~ the fleet ana after u
has been overhauled. a part ~ u
win BE- sent 90 the Pacific. All u
not needed on the Atlantic. but "a
would only be- natural that IL should
be- divided In this way AZ a prorau-
tlonary measure. va view 81 The talk
81 trouble with Japan"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-09
EVANS SAYS MORE SHIPS
NEEDED ON The COAST

MILWAUKEE,, Mis-. FEB. o.
BY y. P.-Whiis ridieulina the
idsa Of . war With Japan. Rear
Admiral Robisy %. Evans today
declared that the battisship fleet
should be sent 20 the Pscific ~
q precautionary measure while
talk OF trouble with Japan is
sxsant.
Evans said The navy viii no
ave % be represented on the Pacifi'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-09
WOMAN while WRITING
IN GRIM GRIP OF Death
STRANGELY FADES AWAY
FRANCHISE BILL HAS
HISTORY THAT LOOKS
MIGHTY SUSPICIOUS

The bill introduced in the legislature Olympia TO make
the task OF getting franchise IN Seattle and nexpen
sve possible has strange, suspicious history
The bill introduced according the official records
OF the house January p and Immediately referred to
the committee municipal corporations OF the first class The
bull introduced by Representative Ward 81 Bremeron
who OF course could have any Seattle affairs
BUT-thc bill was given 90 Mr.. Ward by Representative
John II. Mhalley renIe.eniaLye from KING county
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-09
INNOCENT BILL HAS VERY
SERIOUS JOKER" HIDDEN
METCALF WOULD KILL
FACTORY SAFETY
LAW.

OLYMPIA. Feb sin senate bill
Ne. f19. which paraed the senate
yesterday. there - 4 Joker.
The oil purports 10 amend an act
for thr protection 81 employees tn
rails and factories. This was the
old factory Inspection iau. which re-
Qntrcd the owners ~ all such mills
and factories 10 provide guards and
safety Devices
The hin makes n misdemeanoF
for any employee u work on any ma
chine on which the safety device has
been removed.
Cores Fror Msseslf.
Senator Metcalf. who introduced
tbs bin IL = shinEie manufactures.
II urging the passage 81 tbs biil NJ
said that employees. without the con-
sent ~ th~ fofemen. wouid frequent
~ remove the safety guards.
The biil waa passed on the theory
fhms n an employee found the guard
removed. and IL was n crime for
him 10 work on the unguarded ms
chine. he would promptly refuse 10
work until the guard was replaced.
a moments reflection wiil show that
the employe seeking labor usually
Gees not know the law. and that nat
uraliy he does not know his rights.
Kill Present Law.
II the las becomes effertlve-thas
~. ~ PASSED ~ thM houRe--mli that
thu manufacturers ~ the state win
have 10 Do. after installing the de-
vices. VIII be- 10 order some empioye
70 take them eff. Then. n an en-
ploys is injured he can never recover
damages against the employer. be-
cause the court uniformly viii hold
that where any man ~ engaged IN
m unlawful occupation he cannot
recover damages IN other words.
this bin VIII actually preclude any
recovery ~ damages by the Hcpees
who are annually injured In the mills
and factories ~ this state. and In e.
ton act.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-09
APPROVED BY ASSOCIATION.

The bill did the attention OF the Queen Anne Bet
Car Service association and with Is members present. the
bill considered a few brief minutes and approved.
BUT-whe the bill was introduced in the legislature
January p it did before the Queen Anne Better Car
Service association until February 3.
II therefore appears that the author Of the bill clevery
anticipated the desires Of the association by matter Of
thing weeks and anticipated very accurately 10
the least
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-09
HANSON GIVES IN TO
THE SENATE ON HIS
RACE TRACK BILL

campus No provision IL made Tor
any payment for this.
HELPS A.-Y.-p.
There waa also a bill hy Aiayden
20 allow the counties ~ the state. ~
order ~ the commissioner. 20 pro-
vide funds TO evect county buildings
az the A-Y-p exposition.
Ole Hanson came forward with Il
new bfil 10 create . beard ~ com.
nlsslnners 90 license sailors bosrd-
Ing HOUSES.
IL the senate a bin asked for Is
railway tratnmen for standard ca
hooses. came back from The labor
COMMITTEES with recommendation
that Il do pass. amended 20 exempt
IogKtng roada.
Ns~ Labor Bill.
The nloat Important new ban intro
duced WAS BY the committee on Ia
Dor and labor statistics which Il
an employers liability Law which
makes employers liable for personal
injuries sustained hy employees
This l. sonssu hat similar 20 the bill
Roosevelt afReE congress To enact
The senate aiao had a freak bill
today. introduced ~ David. II ~
Intended To assist peace officers IN
tracing stolen 1--we stock and pro-
vides that every railway agent must
make a personaf examination If all
live stock shipped and keep rec
ord 81 al marks and brands.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-09
LET THE PRESIDENT
DO THE WORK

WASHINGTON Feb Ely U. =.
To do away with the Isthmian ca
nal commission and tu give the
President complete control OF the
Panama canal construction Is the
general purpose Of a bin introduced
today by the Interstate foreign COM
mcrcc commission and considered by
the house under special order
Tho report stated. 1T has hscn
found Impossible TO proceed with
the work Of construction under the
control Of a commission meeting IN
Washington"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-09
WHALLEY HAD 1T FIRST.

Mr. Whaey PROCESSES know nothing about the bill fur
Their than what appears the face a IT,
The Star however has uncovered the fact that the bill
drawn by J.. II Wheeler, a Seattle attorney
Mr. Wheeler believes that the bin the desire OF the
Queen Anne Better Car Service association and he further
believes that he drew the bill for this association and please
this association had il introduced in the house
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-09
MUST SERVE CITY.

4 The Chamber OF Commerce 4
4 committee on state legislation \
4 today submitted a proposed =
4 law prohibiting councilmen 4
\ from taking employment or alp. n
4 peaiing for gain or hire before 4
4 municipal courts, boards, de. =
4 partments. officials or EN- 4
4 pioyes Of city or a town. and 4
4 providing penalty therefor, 4
n AAAA 4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-09

Kicked Man Wants Damages
Kicked on the head. hip and ankle
by vicious horse, J. X Schmitx.
teamstcr. today commenced suit for
recovery OF damages Ia the sum OF
81 00o from the H. G, Allison COM
pany OF this city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-09

Residents OF West Seattle propose
building community bath house
ANA gymnasium on tho new West
Seattle play field site, the plans Is
be approved by the board.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-09

WEATHER FORECAST.
Rain tonight and Wednes
day; moderate south winds.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-09-18
APPEAL FALLS ON
UNFR|ENDLY EARS
Bankers Asked to Assist In Sc
curing Postal Savings Banks.

Chicago, Sept. 17.-The postal say
ings bank question came to the front
at the meeting of the savings bank
section of the American Bankers as.
sociation convention here.
In the midst of committee report,
adverse to postal savings banks, and
speeches deprecating the entrance OF
the government into the banking bust
ness, an open letter was received from
the Postal Savings Bank league of
the United States. The letter was ad
dressed to George M. Reynolds, presi
dent of the American Bankers asso.
citation, and was signed by Julius
Go1dzier, president of the Postal Saw.
ings Bank league, and called on the
bankers for assistance in securing
postal savings banks.
Mr.. Reynolds showed the letter to
= number of delegates, but no action
was taken. 1t is said that the letter,
If read at all at the main meeting,
will fall for the most part on I'm.
friendly ears. Practically every speech
made so far at the bankers conven.
ton has been adverse to postal say.
ings banks.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-09-18
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

1909 diaries at, the Pioneer office
at half-price.
D. c. Smyth returned last night
from visit to the Twin cities.
| Sweet cream, fresh butter and
eggs, at Peterson's. r.
John Wilson went to Tensrrike
last evening on business mission.
success School of Business
Little Fails Business College. -.>.
M. D.. Stoner left last night for
Blackjack on business mission re-
turning home this morning, II
Biggest outlay of fine fruit and
confectionery north of the Twin
Cities. Please call in and verify
this statement. Peterson. ..:
Mr.. Fisher, the popular "mixo-
logist" of Funkley, returned to
his home up the line last night
after having spent the day at the
"big'' fair.
Suits and o.ercoats to order, $18
and up. Pants $3.50 and up. At
Beaudette's tailor shop, 314 Mime
sofa avenue.
DR.. Freeberg returned to his home
at Blackjack last evening after
visiting the county fair in this city.
Mrs. Freeberg will remain in the city
a few days the guest of Mr.. and. Mrs.
C. C. Johnson.
The girls of the B. H. S. A. A. will
serve supper in the Armory Saturday
evening, from $50 to 7:45. Csc.
Miss Hazel Wells, who is teach
ing in the vicinity of Blackjack,
came down from the ttDuck" last
night and will spend today and
tomorrow visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. B. Wells, in this
city.
Peterson's fruit store is a fair in
itself. Don't fail to see it. Peterson.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-09-18
The Continued
Story Of
Current Events.

All Sunday papers Saturday after
noon and Sunday morning at Pete
sons.
F. S. Lycan and AL Jester
returned yesterday afternoon from
a very successful duck shooting
EXPEDITION in the vicinity of Rice
lake. ::
Try our India Sun Dried'' teas,
SOC a pound. Phone 423, Bemidji
Tea Store. ~. ..--. -
John G. Morrison, the enterpris-
ing merchant of Red Lake, returned
to. his home at the Agency today
after having spent several days in
the city on business and pleasure.
Spalding football and other sport
ing goods are the best. Order from
Peterson, sole agent. --'', 10
George H. French, county treas
urer, and F. LaFavar, of the
Barker Drug company, left. last
evening for Three Island lake
where they expect to STAY the
ducks for few days.
Wanted, good girl tor general
house work. Inquire of Mrs. c.
]. Pryor, AL Bemidji avenue.
A. Kaiser, of the First National
Bank of Bagley, accompanied by his
wife, came down from their home at
Bagley yesterday noon on business
and to witness the exhibits at the
county fair.
Elegant baskets of fruit of the
finest quality on hand or made up
to your order at Peterson's.
M. J. Crothers, who has been
visiting his nephew, L. G. Croth-
ers, and family in this city for the
past two weeks, returned yester-
day to his home at Bayfield,, Wis
consin.
Homemade jelly at Peterson's.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-09-18
DISORDER RENEWED
AT Mixes ROCKS
Men Roughly Handled and Street
Car Traffic Stopped.

Pittsburg, Sept. 17-Violence and
disorder, such as characterized the
last trouble, marked the new strike at
the plant of the Pressed Steel Car
company at McKees Rocks. A large
number of men were roughly handled,
street cars were compelled to stop
running between McKees Rocks and
Schoenville and business generally
was at standstill. The strikers, to
the number Of several thousand, were
stationed at the O'Donovan bridge, the
scene of the fatal fight of Aug. 20.
The present strike had it's inception
Wednesday, when the foreign work
men quit their positions, alleging that
men imported during the last strike
were being retained as bosses. The
striking employees assert that the COM
pany agreed to discharge the import
ed men. -.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-09-18

thorities estimate that there Will be
gain Of from 1s5,O0O,00O to 100000, 900
bushels In the case Of the worlds
wheat crop and about 265,O00,OOO
bushels more Of corn, while oats show
the enormous increase Of 857,0O0,000
bushels above the figures Of last years
production.
Roumania is almost the only foreign
nation to report decreases from the
pre-harvest estimates, attributable to
severe drouths
The hop crop in England will be
the lowest on record, the entire c, op
only being saved from destruction by
blight after repeated spraying.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-09-18
BEFRIENDED AGED INVALID
Young Woman Falls Heir to One Mil.
lion Dollars.

Young Woman Falls Heir to One Mil.
lion Dollars.
Boston. Sept. 17.-Because she and
her mother, Mrs. Ida G. Jennings, had
been kind to an aged man who was
an invalid visiting in Bermuda Mrs.
Ethel M. Bramer, now of Methuen,
Mass, the young bride of an elec-
trician, has fallen heir to 100000
bequeathed to her by Robert Benjamin
Ribstock, the man whom they had be-
friended.
Mrs. Bramer was married on Aug.
"a last to George Bramer of Steuben-
vile, o., in Lawrence, Mass, after a
short courtship. Her home was for
merly at Hamilton, Bermuda.
Ribstock was eighty-six years old.
His home was at Penzance, in the
Scilly islands.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-09-18
is ordered dismissed from the service

is ordered dismissed from the service
In the matter of the general policy
to be observed in the conservation of
natural resources the president, with
out naming the chief forester, over
rules all of his contentious, which
were the policies of Roosevelt, and
puts his seal Of approval on the later
methods of Secretary Ballinger.
This latter was the issue of prime
Importance in which Secretary Bal.
linger and Mr.. Pinchot differed, the
question being whether the law with
regard to public lands shall be strict.
ly construed or loosely.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-09-18
Baron Tweedmouth Dead.

London, Sept. 17.-Edward MAORI
banks, second Baron Tweedmouth,
who was first lord Of the admiralty in
the Campbell-Bannerman administra:
ton, and later lord president of the
council, is dead. He was horn in
1340,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-09-18
BURGLARS Make Rich Haul.

Neenah, Wis, Sept. 16.-Burglars
Neenah, Wis, Sept. 17.-Burglars
broke into the Neenah postotfice, blew
open two vaults and secured about
$4,000 in stamps and money. There
is no clue to the robbers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-09-18
TIGRESS JUMPS into The SEA
Long Chase of Escaped Animal Ends
Dramatically.

OFa"atiCalIy.
Marseilles, Sept. 1.-THE hunt
along the water front of Marseilles
for the royal Bengal tigress that es
capped from a steamer in the harbor
on Tuesday came to a dramatic end
when the animal, mortally wounded
and with the blood streaming from
her tanks, fled from her pursuers and
with enormous bounds gained the
water front. Then, as If still deter
mined to foil her enemies, she sprang
into the sea and was drowned.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-09-18
CALIFORNIA FOREST FIRES

One Life Lost and Many Head Of Cat
tie Destroyed. :.s@
San Diego, CAL, Sept. 17.--One life
lost, 100 head Of cattle destroyed and
twelve to fifteen miles of mountain
land burned over are the net results
of three forest and brush fires which
ragged in as many different parts of
San Diego county
Two hundred men fought the flames
all night and consider that the fires
arc under control.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-09-18
GIVEN CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH

President Favors BaIIinger in Dispute
With Pinchot.
Utica, N. Y, Sept. 17.-President
Taft has given Secretary of the In
terror Ba]linger clean bill of health
In the entire Ballinger-Pinchot dis
pute. In the matter of the Cunning
ham coal claims in Alaska Ballinger
Is absolved from all suspicion Of
wrongdolng and L. R. CLAWS, chief of
the field division of the general land
office, who prepared the charges
against the secretary of the interior,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-09-18
WORLDS GRAIN YIELD LARGE
Enormous Increase in This Country
and Abroad. -

! and Abroad. -
Washington, Sept. 17.-While the
| American farmer has harvested
bumper crops this year Europe has
not been far behind. According to the
European correspondents of the de-
| partment of agriculture the harvest
abroad has generally surpassed expec-
! tations.
Most astonishing of all was the
enormous increase in yields Of the
worlds grain crops. European al-.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-08-18
UNIFORM RANK K. p.
Annual Field Day Held at Barre With
Large Attendance

Barre, Aug 1S.-Because of the
muddy condition of the streets no par
ade was held yesterday at the field
day of the first regiment, uniform
rank. Knights of Pythias, much to the
disappointment of the members and
several hundred guests attracted by
the celebration.
Nearly every one of the Al lodges
were represented at the grand lodge
session. Grand Chancellor William
A. Mcdonald of Bellows Falls presid-
ed No business was taken up fur
Their than to organize and the real in
terest of the encampment centers
around the all days session tomorrow
of the grand lodge
AT a meeting of the uniformed rank
there was no election of colonel. as
Col. c. NJ. Wiley of Barre who was
promoted to that Office last year is en-
titled to three more years in that
rank Maj. J. G. Hoyt of st. Adams
was elected lieutenant colonel to sue
coed Lieut.. A. II. Barcher of Fort Eth
an Allen; Capt Henry Ellis of st
Johnsbury, major of the first battal-
ion. i'm place of Col. c. NJ. Wiley of
Barre and Capt. K. b. Mitchell OF Rut-
land, major of the second battalion to
succeed Lieut. Col. Hoyt. All the
newly elected officers will hold office
for four years.
During the morning a large number
of visitors escorted by the local Pyth-
ians, went on the excursion to tne
quarries. returning shortly before
noon.
Among the distinguished visitors
present are Supreme Vice Chancellor
George NJ. Hanson of Calais, Me,
Grand Keeper of Records and Seals
Wilfred Il. Kicker of Maine, Grand
Chancellor Davis and Grand Keeper
of Records and Seals W. A. Woolson
of Rhode Island Grand Chancellor
Stanton and Grand Keeper of Records
and Seals II. o. Case of Connecticut
In the evening at the Barre opera
house the rank of Knight, was con-
ferred by Vincitia lodge of this city.
Following the work addresses were
given by grand officers from outside
the state.
This is the most largely attended
camp of the regiment which has ever
been held, over 125 officers and men
being present.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-08-18
TICKET AGENT GOT
AWAY WITH
ABOUT $500
Roberts Made Big Sale Of Mi
leages Before Disappearance
TRACED AS FAR AS NEW YORK
Railroad Company Will Lose NOTHING
AS Employe Was Under Bond
of $1,000

The investigation that has been go
ing on for the past few days at the
Rutland railroad ticket office has
brought to light that Charles Roberts
the missing ticket agent and operator
who disappeared on Friday. is short
in his accounts about 5000.
Roberts is known to have gone dir
ectly from Bennington to New York but
trace of him was lost in that city The
company will not be the loser
through Roberts as the young man
was bonded to the amount of $1,000 by
a surety company.
Is was impossible for ticket agent
at the station here to get away with
any large amount of money because
of the close checking system main
tanned in the Office and at 1.-THE head
quarters of the division in Rutland.
On the day previous to Roberts disap-
pearance George ]. Bond, the mileage
broker purchased a number of mile
ages and contrary to his usual custom
paid for them in cash, The stubs
from these mileages- Roberts appar-
emily threw into the safe and put tne
money in his pocket.
No money was kept in the safe dur
ing the night and the complete com
bination has not been in use for some
time. 1t was impossible to ascertain
the amount of Roberts speculation un-
til after the safe had been opened
which was something of job.
There are rumors on the street That
Roberts was accompanied in his fight
by young woman but Just how much
foundation there is for the story is
not known.