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PLUNGE DOWN MOUNTAIN
one Youth Killed andsa Companion
Injured.

one Youth Killed andSa Companion
injured. II
Los Angeles, Cal. Teb. 16.-John
0rleks, aged seventeen, was killed
and Joseph Schultz. aged nineteen,
was injured in wild plunge down
the side of Mount Wilson. The two.
young men, with a companion, had
ascended the mountain early in the
day from Los Angeles and were warm
ing coffee near an ice slide to the
north of the government observatory
when Grieks slipped in the snow and
plunged over the edge of the gorge.
He slid for some distance and then
struck a rock and bounded, striking
his head on rock. His body rolled
500 feet down the side of the noun
tain. Schultz and his companion ran
along the edge of the precipice look
ing for a place to descend. Schultz
started down but slipped and rolled
800 feet, finally lodging in a tree
The third member of the party went
for help and Schultz was rescued.
Grieks' body was found. His neck
was broken. Schultz was but slightly
injured. ftss Il L - & q E5s3 ! =
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we had hoped that the next president,
both a lawyer and Judge, would con-
slider the. Constitution inviolate and
sacred. + am not in favor of forcing
him to its violation - =
! Further opposition came from Mr..
iGillespie (Tex), who charged that the
bill was an attempt to amend the
Constitution by legislative enactment
He said he would forever feel humil.
lated if congress passed any act to
override the Constitution:
AS the result of viva voce vote on
the bill Speaker Cannon declared that
it had been carried, but Mr.. -Rucker
rallied the opponents of the measure
and forced a roll call. :,sr's la III 81
BY vote Of .179 to 1913, in which
all party lines. were. broken, the bill
was rejected, the necessary two-thirds
required to suspend the rules not be-
ing forthcoming. III. 4f..,... ~.
Immediately after this result was
announced the committee on rules
held a session and brought in rule
whereby the bill could be passed +
majority vote. - .s-...
The previous question on the reso.
luton was ordered, 142 to 1913. and
thereupcn the roll again was called
on its adoption. The resolution was
adopted, 147 to 1923. : 49, =. -. <.
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BASEBALL. ROW Il. e.
). COMES TO SURFACE
Hermann and PuIIiaIn Are After
+. ~. . ....' Murphy's Scalp ....... /.

Chicago, Feb 16.-The meeting of
the q national :. baseball commission
which began in this city today is ex-
pected to prove one of the most SEN
sational episodes in the history Of the
game. The announced purpose of the
meeting is the giving out of the play
ing schedules and the consideration of
other matters of interest to the fans,
but the scrap between Garry Herr
mann and Harry Pulliam on. the one
hand and Charlie Murphy on the other
will claim almost all of the public at
tention. e:z4 $50 ~. !tiH&i :
The dislike of Hermann and Pull
liam for Murphy is matter of his
tory and they have now declared open
war on the Chicago magnate. AS
Hermann is chairman of the national
commission that runs professional
baseball and Pulliam Is president of
the National league and, as such, boss
of Murphy, they can make things in
teresting for the Chicago man. They
declare that his offer of a. bonus of
$4,000 to his team for winning the
worlds pennant was bluff and also
accuse him of being mixed up in the
ticket scalping scandal here last fall.
Pulliam says he has inside informa-
ton about the row between Murphy
and his manager. Frank Chance, and
will divulge it. Murphy has declared
hts intention of fighting back and
there is every prospect of lovely
row '.--< -. ..- ..-..
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WOULD ENFORCE
COURTS DECREE
Missouri Officials After Wa
ters-Pierce Company.
ANSWER UNSATISFACTORY

a.
Assert Reply of Concern Falls to Give
Conclusive Evidence That 1t Is In
dependent of the Standard as Or
:, dersd by Recent Court Decision.
Company Pays the Fine of $4,000
Assessed at That Time. 81
Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. 16,-On the
ground that the Waters-Pierce Oil
company of Missouri has not COM
piled with the custer decree of the
supreme court of the state, in an an
swer just filed, Attorney General Ma
jor later filed with the court sugges.
ton that the custer be made effective
against the concern. This course was
agreed on after conferences between
the attorney general, Governor Had
ley and former Assistant Attorney
General John Kannish, who assisted
Hadley in the original presentation of
the case. The action of the attorney
general was based on the fact that
the company has not furnished Salts
factory evidence that it has severed
relations with the Standard Oil COM
pany. The conference between the
state officials followed talk between
them and Henry S. Priest, attorney
for the company:
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vention will be in session three days,
during which all phases of the tariff
question will receive thorough discus
sion
=, There are more than 1000 delegates
to the convention, which was called
by the National Association of Manu-
facturers and other large commercial
bodies According to- James W. Van
Cleave, the president of the associa-
ton, it is "the first national gathering
ever held for the express purpose of
promoting the movement for, compre.
hensive, scientific tariff revision :.4
Il Convention Is Nonpartisan..
The convention is nonpartisan and
among the delegates are men of all
shades of political belief. The com.
mittee in charge has declared that its
purpose is not the discussion of pro-
lection, free trade or tariff revision.
It's object is declared to be 'the urg-
ing Of reform in the methods pursued
In determining schedules and the dis
cussion Of schedules themselves is
foreign. to- its purpose. The commit,
tee stands for the tariff commission
plan and believes it is one of the
greatest reforms in which the country
can at this time interest ITSELF"
Among the speakers who will ad
dress the convention are Representa-
tive Charles N. Fowler Of New Jer-
sey, Senator Norris Brown of Me-
braska,- Senator Owen of Oklahoma,
Senator Beveridge of Indiana, Direc-
tor John Barrett Of the bureau of
American republics, Charles P. Neill.
federal labor commissioner; Aaron
Jones, master of the national grange;
former Governor Guild Of Massachu-
setts and Representative Ransdell of
Louisiana. 81 Mr.. Fowler will take a
leading part in the discussions of the
convention. His principal address will
be on Tariff Changes by Evolution
Instead of Revolution !" S.ssss s.s5. - i. )
In declining an invitation to attend
the convention President Roosevelt
declared that he did not intend to in
terfere in a question which would be
settled by his successor. The presi-
dent added that he had expressed him
self in favor of the proposed commits
sion several times.
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DOINGS AMONG BEMIDJPS
-... COUNTRY NEIGHBORS
Live Correspondents Of the Pioneer
Write the News from Their
Ng. Localities. -.-.a.. e
Wilton.


Mrs. Edward West, who has been
i'll, is improving. ... anl.-
Miss Francis Bowers spent Satur-
day and Sunday with her parents.
Miss Lillian French visited with
Miss Arvilla Patterson over Sunday.
F. Mrs. Melvin Dahl and Mrs. Duffy
Dahl were Bemidji visitors last Sat
day.
I E. M. Farnham and son, Milton,
transacted business in Bemidji Sat
urday.
Ole Haggenson left for Wisconsin
last week to look after his business
interests there.
&C. F. Rogers is wearing a broad
smile all on account of the arrival Of
a bouncing baby girl on February
18th. &--,
A masked ball will be given by
the Royal Neighbors on Saturday
evening, February goth. Everybody
cordially invited.
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HOUSE REJECTS
SENATE Plan.
Refuses to Pass Bill Making
- Knox Eligible.
1W0-THIRDS VOTE NEEDED

2 .
Measure Turned Down by a Vote of
17s to 1923, in.Nhici All Party Lines
Are roken--commttee on Rules
Immediately Brings in Special Rule
Making Majority Vote Sufficient and
This Is Adopted.
Washington, Feb. 16.-The house Of
representatives rejected the senate
bill removing the constitutional bar to,
Senator Knox serving as secretary of
state. .,7s{a 3iy* Is. s.l5tjEsi al s.fs,a=.
Debate on the bill was opened by
Mr.. Clayton of Alabama (Dem.). who
favored the measure.
4 Mr.. Clark Of Missouri opposed the
bill, which, he said, was simply an
effort to override the Constitution by
a statute. tp ~
Representative Mann (Rep., ILL.,
opposed the passage of the bill on the
ground that Mr.. Knocks appointment
to the cabinet would be unccnstitu-
tional whether the bill was passed or
not - $ SO "a .-.*t1 s.s'.,''
Eve have nad." said Mr.. Mann,
some criticism of the present presi-
dent because he was not a lawyer or
a Judge and did not fully appreciate
the provisions of the Constitution and
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PAYS THE FINE OF $4,000
Waters-Pierce Company Silent Re-
g, garding Control by Octopus.

WaterS-Flerce company silent Re-
=. garding Control by Octopus.
Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. 16.-Henry
8. Priest of st. Louis and H. Clay
Pierce, chairman of the board of the
Waters-Pierce Oil company, have filed
In the supreme court of Missouri an
acceptance of the terms imposed upon
the company by the recent custer or
der of the court. The fine of $4,000
was paid.
The custer decree provided that the
company must show to the court that
it had severed all connection with the
Standard Oil company and a state
ment to this effect may yet be re-
ceived by the court. IS
believed the action taken covered the
case so far as the Missouri corpora
ton was concerned and did not know
of anything more that could be done.
Payment of the fine was made by
the tender of a certified check for
$4,000 to the clerk of the court
The acceptance is silent so far as
showing reorganization independ-
ent Of the Standard Oil company is
concerned and there is no showing
that the New Jersey corporation does
not still own 60 per cent of the Wa
ters-Pierce stock and control the af-
fairs of the company. !.
1t is said that the Waters-Pierce
company will answer later that it has
been unable to comply with the reor-
ganization order and will ask the
court to aid it in carrying out this
portion of. the decree. &
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County Option In Idaho,

Boise, Ida, Feb. 16.-The local op-
tion bill passed by the senate last
week was accepted by the house by a
vote of 80 to 13. The bill now goes
to the governor, who has announced.
his intention of signing it. Under the
terms Of the bill county commissions
ers of any county are required on
presentation Of a petition signed by
40 per cent of the voters to order a
special election to determine the
question of the sale of Intoxicating
liquors. .-.
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T0ssEs WOMEN INTO SNOW

Minneapolis "Jack the Hugger' Intro.
s - duces Novelty. III. 81 tI,s
Minneapolis, Feb. 16.-Threo young
women on the East Side have been
attacked during the past few days by
q "Jack the Hugger" with novelty.
His version of the old art of fright
ening girls is classic. The idea is
to pick UP an unsuspecting woman
around the waist and pitch her head
foremost into q large snowbank.
While the victim fights to free her.
self in the snowmound the new "Jack
the Hugger:' walks off in paroxysms
of laughter.
Three cases Of identically the same
nature have been reported to the po-
lice
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BOTH VESSELS FOUNDERED
Collision in Mediterranean Causes
Thirty Deaths.

Algiers, Feb. 16.--An unknown sail.
ing vessel rammed the Belgian steam.
er Australia. during a storm Feb. IL
near Alboran island, in the Mediter-
ranean, 100 miles from Gibraltar.
: Both vessels foundered. The total
loss of life was thirty. fourteen men
from the Sailing vessel and sixteen
from the Australia. Ten members Of
the. crew Of the Australia who had
put of. from that steamer in small
boat, were picked up BY the German
steamer Liberia and brought In here.
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FEAR ATTEMPTED RELEASE
ShercIffe to Be Returned to Colorado
in Secret.

i
Minneapolis, Feb 16.-Fearing that
accomplices may attempt to hold up
the train Frank Shercliffe will be re.
turned to Colorado in secret. Sher-
cliffe will be disguised in such way
that he will not be readily recognized
and, accompanied by Sheriff Dryer
and a deputy, the trip to Leadville
will be made. The object CT the mys.:
terry surrounding the departure of the
+ prisoner is in order to avoid Curl
GUS crowd gathering at the station
when he. leaves Minneapolis or his
arrival being heralded at Leadville.
The thing most feared though is that
Shercliffe's departure may be known
to friends and his escape planned.
j. Shercliffe was tried here for robbing
passengers on Northern Pacific train
near this city, The jury disagreed
and he, was surrendered to the Colo.
iIado authorities, where he broke from
prison while serving a term for MUIR
der % -..-.... -;f4g-
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)]onnelson. OF which General Weaver

Donnelson, Of which General Weaver
was a member. The unwilling took
place in the house chamber. with Gov
ernor B. F, Carroll presiding. Mr..
Bryan. spoke for an hour upon the pa
triotism of General Weaver, with
whom he had been associated for
twenty years. The portrait is lie
size painting, the work of Charles T..
Cummings. General Weaver was pres
ent as the guest of honor Of the Iowa
legislature. A banquet took place in
the evening. 51s 4 ~ sszs $3.50
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FLYER JUMPS THE TRACK.
eeyond Shaking Up Passengers Es.
cape Injury.

Philadelphia, Feb. 16.--The Penn
sylvania special, the eighteen
flyer. from Chicago to New. York,
struck rock at Newton Hamilton,
eighty-three miles west of Harrisburg,
wrecking the train. Official reports
to the company in this city say that
no one was injured beyond severe
shaking up. 80. '''':,,'
A heavy fog obscured the tracks
and the engineer had no time to
slacken> the speed before striking the
rock, which had fallen from the hill:
side. The Pullman, the combination
smoker, baggage car and three sleep
ers were derailed, the engine and first
two cars turning over on their sides.
The last car remained on the track.
All the passengers were still in
their berths and were thrown about
and badly shaken up. .s..: s-t-.s! II
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A Chinese Story,

A. Chinese barber while shaving a
customers head drew blood and put
one Of his fingers on the place. Again
he made cut and put down another
finger, and so on until he had no more
fingers free. "Ah," said he as he paus-
ed in his work, "a BARRIERS trade is diff.
acult. We ought to have a thousand
ngers!'-Scrap Book. .
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Wellington's Tact.

There was an army Of generals as
sembled at Paris in 1914, and when the
various Austrian and Prussian gener
ais who had been beaten by Napoleon
came crowding round the Duke of Wei
lington and expressing lots Of compli
ments to him for having never been
beaten by the French the duke pleas
ed them immensely by saying, "Ah,
but you know never met Bonaparte,
and I have always looked on him as
being as good as 10000 men,"
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Couple Buried in Same Grave.

2 Fairmont, Mimi, Feb. 16.--The fu-
neral Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wohlheter
occurred here. The former was sew
enty-seven years of age and the latter
seventy-one. The death of MI. Wohl
hete1 occurred early in the week. Be.
fore the date was set for his funeral
mis- aged helpmeet had succumbed, her
death fastened by grief at the sep
aration from her husband, and it was
decided to bury both with one funeral
service,
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DARING ROBBERY IN BANK
Thief Secures satchel Containing Sew.
2ftss eraI Thousand Dollars. H--i

Thief Secures satchel Containing Sew.
eraI Thousand Dollars. >7-'
Milwaukee, Feb. s16 Grabbing a
hand satchel containing $500 belong
ing to a big department store a daring
thief made his, way out Of the First
National bank with the loot and es-
capped detection. The robbery was
committed while the attention of a
messenger boy for the, department
store was detracted for a single min
ute:
Discovery Of the loss caused a gen
eral alarm to be sounded in the bank
and a hasty search was instituted. A
hurried examination was made of the
bank corridors, while others rushed
to the streets to secure sight and trail
Of the thief if possible, but he had
made his escape and vanished Sc
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Storm Moving Eastward.

j Chicago, Feb. l16.-Following the ex-
ample of January's blizzard the sleet
storm which has tied up the Middle
West is moving eastward, leaving suf-
fering and destruction in it's wake. In
Nebraska the temperature has fallen
below zero and in Texas it is unus-
ually cold and it is feared there will
be heavy loss among cattle. Thou
sands Of telegraph poles are down in
Missouri Iowa and neighboring states.
In Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio
similar conditions prevail.
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Needle Causing Woman's Death.

Guadelajara, Mex, Feb. 16.-Seven
months ago Miss Martha Mica of
this city sat, upon a needle and physi.
clans were unable to extract it. Now
doctors say she is rapidly nearing
death, which will come as soon as the
needle pierces her heart. It is now
within fraction of an inch of her
heart, as viewed by the X-ray. An
operation is impossible. ~
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Taft Goes to WASHINGTON.

Cincinnati, Feb. 16.-President-
Elect Taft left here for Washington.
His trip is primarily for the purpose
IF receiving and transmitting to Pres
dent Roosevelt the report of the
BOARD Of civil engineers which accom-
panied him to Panama. He will take
advantage of the visit to consult re-
sarding his inaugural address his cab
met members and other matters.
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Mrs. Stanton III.

DR.. and Mrs. D. L. Stanton of
this city, accompanied by DR.. Nor
rison, left on this mornings train for
Brainerd to consult with DR.. Court
ney there in regard to Mrs. Stanton s
health, which is very poor.
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EATEN BY PACK OF WOLVES
Bones Picked Clean Of Flesh az Man
Fought Losing Battle.

Duluth, Feb. 1e.-Muts evidence of
terrific battle between pack of
wolves and an unknown man was
found by a party Of woodsmen in the
employ Of the st. Croix River Lumber
company, between Stony River and
Ely. 8; ii. T,
THIS is the widest district In Min.
nesota. The men came across the
body Of man with his back up to a
huge pine tree and about him were
numerous tracks of wolves. The
mans bones were picked clean except
his feet. on which he wore pair Of
heavy rubber boots. He had evident
" made fight for his life against the
ferocious animals. s. ~ So ss5as5 ~
The remains were brought to Bap.
tism River. but there seems to be lit
Ito possibility of Identifying them.
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GRAVES FOR HOME LIFE
Margaret Ellington Gives Reason for
:fta -.'te Seeking Divorce. ,..tr,5...,.}.<

San Francisco, Feb. 16.-Because
She Graves home life, with the chill
dren and even the darning Of socks
that go with it, is the chief reason
why Margaret Ellington is seeking a
legal separation from her husband,
Daniel Frohman, according to an in
terview which she gave out at the
Clarabon hospital in this city, where
she is taking the rest cure The &C.
tress does not deny that she will
marry Edward J. Bowes when she has
secured a divorce from Mr.. Frohman.
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Japs Would Promote Harmony

Is New York, Feb. 16.-Tetruzo Etc, a
former member of the Japanese diet,
addressed an assemblage of Japanese
students here who met to discuss
means Of promoting harmony between
the Orient and the Occident, partic:
ularly as related to the United States
This was the second meeting Of its
kid held here recently.
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Political Unrest in Turkey.

Constantinop1e, Feb. 16.-The dis.
missal of Kianil Pasha from the post
of grand vizier has caused consider
able political unrest and public feel
ing continues excited by what is char.
acterized as the despotism Of the
Young Turks committee. Up to the
present time there have been no ac-
tual disturbances. -sz
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GENERAL WEAVER PRESENT

His Portrait Unveiled Before the Iowa
s3, Legislature. .
aDes M ONES, FEB. 16.--With William
j.. Bryan as the principal orator and
the Iowa Legislature as an audience a
unique event took place at the state
house In the unwilling of portrait
Of General lanes E. eWeaver of Colfax.
The portrait is the gift of the state
historical department and. the occa.
sion is. the anniversary Of the attack
Of the Second regiment upon Fort:
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Daring Robbery at Minneapolis.

Minneapolis, Feb. l6.-With half of
q brick thief crashed the window of
the American Jewelry company and
stole quantity of jewelry. The rob-
berry was one of the most daring of
the series of thefts that has been go.
ing on in Minneapolis for more than
lighted and people are constantly ON
tho street.
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How Indians Catch Monkeys.

How Indians Catch Monkeys.
In South America the Indians take a
cocoanut and cut hole In each end
just large enough for the monkeys
paws. Then they fill the middle Of the
nut with sugar. When monkey
comes across the shell he thrusts In
one paw and, finding sugar, he pushes
in the other. He closes both paws on
the sugar and then will not remove
either for fear he shall lose the sugar.
Then, while he cannot use either paw,
he is easily caught. -
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Veteran Wisconsin Banker Dead.

Madison, Wis, Feb. 16.-N. B.. Van
Slyke, aged seventy-seven years,
veteran Madison banker, il dead Of
pneumonia after an illness of three
days. Mr.. Van Slyke came to Mad
ison at an early period. He was we'll
known In Wisconsin.
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Mysterious Attacks on Women.

Berlin, Feb. 16.-The mysterious at
tacks upon women on the streets Of
Berlin, recalling the notorious "trip
per" cases of other cities, continue.
Five women of the working class in
the city and SUBURBS were wounded
in the past twenty-four hours. None
of the women was seriously hurt
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Dramatic Note.

There's nothing makes a man feel
queerer than to have his wife describe
play to him all wrong when he can't
correct her because he told her he
didn't go to it the night he worked late
at the of1ce.-New York Press.
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Minieters Fighting Saloons.

Oshkosh, Wis, Feb. ia local op-
ton campaign to do away with all sa-
looms in Oshkosh has been started by
the Oshkosh Ministerial association
and efforts are being made to have
the question submitted to the voters
at the municipal election nexteApril. 81.