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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-12-15
Rope on Pile Driver Breaks Sending
Timber Crushing Against Head Of
Jane. O. Donnell.
FOREMAN SAVED By BEING SHORT
Was b Side Of Unfortunate o-worker
Who Wss Struck First Because
Of Height.

Wnlic aSSlSllnR IN the erection OF
4 pile driver to be used in the work
Of building the new Union depot
here, James O'Donnell, ~ years
old, vas fatally hurt by flying
plank 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
and died ! few minutes later. as he
was being rushed to St. Anthony's
ho spital. ~ . -
O'Donnell, who is a married man.
came here from Superior, Wis, and
his body has been taken to that city
for BURIAL e..
r. Hoseid of Duluth, foreman of
the construction crew, narrowly
escaped and he owes his life to his
small stature. He was standing by
the side Of O'Donnel at the time of
the accident and when the plank
crashed down on them it struck
|QDonneI because he was the taller
Of the two. ~
The ponderous piece Of machinery
was being drawn into an upright po-
sition. BIG ropes were attached to
different sides. of the pile driver and
as the ssrain Of pulling the heavy
contriYance began one Of the ropes
snapped il two. This caused the
driver s ~ ahnee heavily on the one
remaining strand and this, too, gave
away with q crash, sending heavy
plank at the base Of the driver and
directly above O'Donnell and
Hoseid shooting to the ground in
broken pieces. " ~ 9 -
1t was one Of these pieces of tim
Der that caught O'Donnell square on
the head and he went down as
Though he had been struck BY a
|.sledge hammer. His skull was; bad.
BY fractured and although he lived
for a few minutes he was at no time
conscious. ,ssa.~,. @s=s ..~-.;, :. ~: <
7 The body was taken in charge by
]. P. Lahr. the undertaken, Mr.
|O'Donnell's two. step!sons are also
employed at the work on the der OF
and they were eye witnesses to
their fathers accident. W.
At the time Of the. accident,
O'Donnel was assistingthe foreman
in bracing the pile driver, b 9th men
using their entire strength on a pole
! at the base of the pile driver. Wner
the. plank hit O'Donnen it also
knocked down Hoseid, but the force
Of the blow had been spent and be
was not injured. f.. ....s
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-12-15

We can furnish : picture taken
on Dec. % in time for Xmas pres.
ent on Dec. q. This however is
no reason why you should not
call on me before doing the rest
Of your Xmas Shopping. Hak-
kerup. ...
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-12-15
Baudette Rainy River Region.

+. Rudolph Boam and G. H. Ham
.ilton. y ho lost everything they
owned in the fire which destroyed
Baudette, had q similar experience
at Rainy River on the night Of
December 7, exactly two months
from the night of the Baudette
blaze. They were doing business at
Rainy River temporarily. awaiting
the completion Of their new buildings
here. The Gazette gives the follow
ing account of the fire: ...5.
Fire broke out in the paint shop
of G.. H. Hamilton on Wednesday
night and. in : moment the place
was a mass of fames.s the paints
and oils made a heat like a furnace
and SO quickly did the flames spread
that the main building. occupied BY
Adolph Bohm our shoemaker and
his family, had barely time to escape,
and for the second. time he is left
destitute by fire, he being one of the
victims of the Baudette fire, and had
just gotten established IN business
and was doing we'll. sIN5s i $s.&s = = 4. ,T
The fire hose was promptly on
hand and three streams of water
were soon playing Oh the building.
The water pressure was good, and
the fire was easily confined to the
Higgins building, although il was an
all night fight. The loss, will be in
the neighborhood of two thousand
dollars. We have not learned the
amount Of insurance carried.
A month ago Baudette was 2 city
Of tents. Today it has almost two
hundred buildings, about forty 81
which are thriving places Of business.
The others are happy homes. The
last tent was deserted Tuesday.
Among the new buildings 80 BE
started this week are the Baudette
Boat Manufacturing Factory, the
Baudette Cigar Factory, the tele-
phone central Office and Docks Mea,
Market. The Region's fine new
building and the Miller Block wefl
completed this week, and Moorhead
e McKim's big block is nearing
completion, and the First STATE
Bank will soon move into It's fine
new quarters. Work on several new
buildings will be started next week
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-12-15

Get the goodies for your Sunday
table at the esbyterian ladies food
sale in the church parlor on Satuf.
day afternoon, December 4
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-12-15
Elk, Meet Tonight

An important meeting of the Be-
midi lodge Of Els will be held to-
night and Exalted Ruler j. G. Harris
makes a special request that all
members attend. Business in con-
'nection with the recent Elks charity
ball is to be transacted.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-12-15
Entire Teaching Staffs of Many Sur
rounding Towns to Attend February. r
=
Injecting in Body.
PROMINENT EDUCATORS ASSIST
Superintendent Selvig and Inspector
Alton Among Speakers Bemidji
Schools to Give Exhibit.

Announcement is made today by
City Superintendent of Schools w.
P. Dyer, that at a meeting of the
North Central Teachers Association
to be held in this city from February
9 to IL and to be attended by prob
ably ESQ school teachers, DR.. George
F. James, dean of the college of
Education of the University of, Min
nesota, Superintendent C. G.. Selvig
of the Crookston Agricultural
School, State High School Inspector
George B. Ait. n, possibly State
Superintendent of Public Instruct
ION C. H. Schulz and other promin-
ent Minnesota educators will come
to deliver lectures.
The entire staff of teachers in the
following towns will attend in
body; International Falls, Blackjack,
Deer River, Tenstrike, Turtle River,
Cass Lake, Walker, Akely, Park
Rapids and Bagley. Several other
towns are also expected to send
their teachers. Many city super
intendents of schools from such
towns as Crookston, Brainerd and
Wadena will be present. =
A feature of the gathering will be
the singing by male quartet CON-.
posed of agents of school publish.
ing houses. These men have their
headquarters in the Twin cities.
They are Messrs. Shirer, Arebury,
Anderson and Stanley.
Pledges from prominent educators
to attend the Bemidji meeting and
lecture were obtained by Superinten.
dent Dyer at the meeting of the
Northeastern Educational Associa-
ton at East Grand Forks last week.
Professor Dyer is secretary of the
Northwestern association and P. Nj,
Larson, superintendent of the Cass
Lake schools is president and will
preside at the meetings here. No
meeting of the association was held
last year, but there has been so many
requests made to the society this
year that the gathering here was de-
cided upon and an elaborate pro-
gram assured.
The first meeting will be held
Thursday, Febru ry 9. The main
session will come on Friday and it is
on the evening of this day that DR..
James will lecture, having for his
subject Vocational Training."
On Friday morning, Superinten-
dent Selvig will speak on Teach.
ing of Practical Things" and In
spector Alton will discuss the intro
duction of manual training, domestic
economy and agriculture into high
schools.
THE entire theme for the gather
ing" said Mr.. Dyer, is to be how
to make our schools more servicable
and useful to the people, -
The Bemidji public schools will
be in session at the time and Friday
morning will be given over, to a
demonstration for the benefit of the
visiting school teachers of the work
being done here. An exhibit of in
dustrial work in the grades and
manual training and sewing will be
in place for the visitors. =,
No definite promise has been
obtained from State Superintendent
Schulz that he will come, but it is
certain that if he cannot come he
will send a representative of his
department.. Many rural school
teachers are also expected as county
Superintendent Stewart and super
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-12-15

All our goods are the best values
we can select. A. B. Palmer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-12-15
BERG TO REBUILD BANK.
FSpooner Also Gets Hospital Last Tent
. Down in Baudette.

u The Spooner Northern News saws:
Architect Frank &. Young, Of Du-
lutb, is expected to arrive within the
coming week to confer with Albert
Berg relative to the erection of a
double brick structure to replace the
former Security State Bank building.
Just what special design Of build
ing Mr.. Berg intends to erect he has
not yet fully decided upon. However
twill be a solid brick and stone
structure and will be built to com.
pare with the beautiful architectural
designs of the new city hall and
auditorium, IN course of construct
ion on the opposite: corner of Mill
street. = -. -
With the erection of this new
bank block and the building Of three
other brick and cement buildings,
now being arranged for by our busi-
ness men, in addition to the sub.
stantial and elegant Public school
and City Hall, Spooner will lead any
and all towns in the Rainy River
Valley in buildings as well asmanu-
facture and will justly have earned
the title of the Metropolis of the
North Country. -
DR.. Corriean advised us, this week,
that he had formally received the
plans and specifications for his newly
contemplated hospital, and that he
will begin the rebuilding of the
structure at once. III. n, ~. 0
New-York tribune., 1910-01-30
PARIS FLOOD RECORDS
Present and Past RaUages-
Their UnderLging Causes.

After week Of devastation over
quarter Of Paris is under the waters Of the
ss.ne. IN that area are al least half or
tas city's most notable buildings. Like
T-se within the sweep Of the torrent are
the greater part Of the world famous orna-
naencs OF The French capital, her Guays.
espianaces and other public places that
have clustered about the banks Of the
Seine Many lives have been lost.
The CITY water has been polluted, and all
tne public services. transit. light, telegraph,
telephone. mail, etc, are badly crippled
schools are closed and hospitals deserted
Business IS a. q standstiu. Not in nearly
iEo hundred years has Paris suffered such
blow. ana il is predicted that il will take
years 70 erface all traces Of the food
b1t the suter1ngs OF Paris are only part
?; calamity that has cost France over
SSosDO0 and caused untold surerins
throughout her central and eastern prov
noes. Besides Paris, the towns Of Billan-
o0uTf, Argenteuil, Asnieres. SevreE, Meudoh'
Lille Chalons. Troyes, Genneviihers'
-haTenton, Montereau, lie Saint Denis
i'fy, Vitry, Maisons-Lahtte. Poissy, Tours
e1F-Aiarne, Jovigny and many others are
severely affected The inhabitants OF these
'y~ns have fed 10 safety. Enormous MODS
u refugees have daily arrived in the higher
'7c1lons Of Paris Clarendon alone mas
sehi thirty-eight thousand. The food piahn
TIE Seine from its mouth al Havre 10
Ne upper part o. It's tributaries has oeeh
devastated
ne Downfall OF rain and snow IN the
-,0htsln regions of central Europe, CAUSING
New-York tribune., 1910-01-30
HONOR THOMAS PAINE.
Members of Historical Association
Celebrate 173d Anniversary.

Members and guests of the Thomas Paine
Historical Association assembled last night
at the Cafe Boulevard to celebrate the 17Sd
anniversary OF Paine's birth The speakers
were Leonard Abbott. Mrs E VI. Murray,
the Rev. Marie Jenney Howe and Professor
Thaddeus 3. Wakeman-
Leonard Abbott, the first speaker. said
that in Paine's writings were to be found
the germs of socialism. philosophic anarchy.
free thought. woman suffrage. single TAX and
numerous other ideas. 20 the most inter-
esting quotations from Thomas Paine" said
Mr. Abbott ARE. Where there is no lib
erty. there is my country. and the more
startling assertion: Governments, like
clothes, are the badges Of lost innocence.
George Haven Putnam said: "As pub
Usher. I feel an especial reverence for the
memory of Thomas Paine, because 10 him
more than to any other one man we owe
our present laws for the protection of in
tellectual production In 1852. through
Thomas Paine. the first copyright laws in
the United States were adopted Paine
had an able assistant at that time in
Noah Webster, who was travelling here
and there throughout the United States
with his dictionary under his arm. urging
the necessity OF literary property rights
in an intellectual community.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-30
GRlSCOM CHOSEN
Continued from first page.

Deputy Assistant District Attorney un-
der William NJ. K. Olcott
III health caused him TO go 10 Arizona.
where he worked on ranch until the
outbreak of the Spanish war. He was
appointed captain on the staff of Major
General James F. Wade. He retired az
the close of the war with the rank Of
major. and became secretary of the
American Embassy i'm Constantinople.
After the resignation Of Ambassador
Straus he was for year and a half
charge d'affaires. He succeeded in ac-
complishing what others had failed 10 do
collect the indemnity due 10 American
citizens as a result Of the Armenian
massaCres.
Following this Mr.. Griscom became
successfully minister TO Persia. minister
to Japan. ambassador 10 Brazil and
ambassador to Italy. He was in Japan
during the entire period of the war with
Russia. and was in Brazil at the time of
the last Pan-American conference.
which was attended by Secretary Root
His service in aid of the sufferers from
the earthquake at Messina. Italy. is we'll
known. He succeeded in reaching the
disaster with the first steamer load of
provisions. Mr. Griscom is married and
lives at No. Ill East I'D street.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-30
KEENE SUBPENAED
Continued from f3rss page.

Mr. Keene's hand he glanced AT 1t and
said. And what is this all aboutr" Tho
process server explained that IL was
subpoena demanding his appearance be-
fore the United States Commissioners In
connection with the Hooking pool mat
ter
Mr. Keene appeared TO be surprised ar
this announcement.
What are they examining into that
about2" he asked
The process server replied that the pa
pers contained an answer 10 that ques-
ton
''Oh, very WELL said Mr. keene- Il
don't know much about il. but what do
know I shall be glad 70 tell"
After the process server left the hotel
Mr.. Keene called up Mr. Wolf again
and said that he had no objection TO his
telling the newspaper men that he had
accepted service voluntarily"
Later he had the following statement
sent out from his offices in the Johnston
Building. at No 30 Broad street. which
looked gloomy and deserted after the ex-
citing siege of the day and night before
when the "old gray fox was thought to
be hiding within
MR. KEENE'S STATEMENT
There was not the slightest foundation
for the reports OF Mr.. Keene having
evaded the service of a subpoena TO tes-
tify in the bankruptcy proceedings. Ar
rangementS made several weeks ago re-
quire Mr.. keene 20 be absent from the
city during next week As soon as he
learned that his examination was de-
sired he notified MesSrs. Hays. Hersh-
field & Wolf, the attorneys, that he was
at their SCI ice. but desired the matter
TO stand over for a week for his con-
venience. To this they readily assented.
and the formal subpoena was then ac-
cepted by Mr.. Keene. Pursuant TO tho
arrangement Mr.. keene will attend for
examination on February a.
Mr. Wolf said yesterday afternoon h
was his impression that Mr. Keene would
have to appear before Commissioner
Alexander at IL O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing the time set in the subpoena. and
that the hearing would then be adjourned
by consent until the following Monday
at o'clock In the mean time he
said, several other witnesses would be
examined in the bankruptcy proceedings.
but who they would be he was unpre-
pared TO say
A statement OF the assets and liabilities
of the failed firm OF J. NJ Fiske & Co
has been prepared and will be given out
tomorrow. According TO Mr.. Wolf the
affairs OF the firm are in good shape
New-York tribune., 1910-01-30
EXCITEMENT AROUND BANK.
Italian Concern on East Side Did Not
Omen Yesterday.

Giuseppe Perish. banker and landlord at
No. 81 Catharine street. has gone away.
and more than three hundred Italians of
the lower East Side hovered around the
corner of Catharine and Monroe streets
yesterday afternoon. when the rumor
spread through that congested section that
the East Side financier had terminated his
business affairs.
The bank was closed yesterday On
Thursday Mr.. Perish was at his DESK and
he sent word to his depositors that he and
his family were going away for a week
end vacation.
Perish has been regarded as the wealthiest
man of Catharine street for two years.
Shortly after he established the banking
house he built a six story tenement house
and acquired the property adjoining his
hank
New-York tribune., 1910-01-30
LARGESS POURS IN
RELIEF FUND RISES
Committees Obtain Contribu-
tons for Paris Sufferers.

The Paris food relief cornn,,,
knowiedEed subscriptions from, every -.
NJ the country yesterday II ;s ox,.
thst ss.as viii be forwarded TO NJ ar,v..s
Rriand. the French Minister af N. -
terfor. tomorrow. Other funds Win - -.
in quick succession. and MANY ind,v,dra,
subscribers have already forwarded r,or.,.
for the purchase OF supplies for the .,,r-.r,
srs within the food limits.
The New York County Chapter Of ,n.
American Red Cross will receive contr,hr-
tons throusn Jacob II Schir the local
treasurer az the Red Cross headouarters
No 800 Fifth avenue. or No. 20 u,,,,,r.
street, whence they will be forwarded a.
-ectly 10 France. This appeal was 49,.
through Robert c. Ogden, president or ~.
New York Chapter. who was among the
first 10 realize the situation IN ths 49,
swept sections of France.
While the conditions throughout ,bs
stricken sections were reported IN be ar
their worst several DAYS ago, the cable re-
ports 10 the relief committees Yesterday
expressed fear that the disaster would be-
cone greater when the waters recede Ac-
rording 70 a message received by Coudert
BROTHERS. there is immediate demand for
funds in the flooded districts Paul Fuller
- VINO has charge of one branch of the
relief work at No Rector street has
made arrangements TO forward a large sum
OF money tomorrow.
Contributions which have been received
BY the French newspaper lie Courier des
Erats-Unis'' amounted TO more than q apo
last night Among the subscribers were
Francis Draz. 500; Schinasi Brothers. 600.
the DuBs-ry Company. 500; Martins. 500:
Tle Luze & Co. 800 and Fabian & Co. xo
The Farmers Loan and Trust COMPANY
wIl forward the contributions TO the
French Minister for distribution. Samuel
sloan of No. - William street has charge
of the French YOUNG Mems Christian AS
socistion fund. which was also largely In
creased yesterday. Another relief station
N the city has been established at the Of
fee of LIE Progress" a French newspaper.
Contributions Of every sort are expected
70 pour IN as the result OF the recent ap-
reals made through the local chapter of
fre Red Cross and The committees which
have been organized throughout the French
quarters Of the city. A number of the
benevolent societies informed the relief
workers that their organizations would add
large amounts 10 the subscriptions to-day
New-York tribune., 1910-01-30
BOSTON SENDS $4,000.
It's First Contribution to Paris
Relief Fund.

Boston. Jan. 29.-The people of Massa-
chuser-s sent q preliminary contribution of
$50 010 70 the Paris food sufferers to-day
as re initial step toward raising a relief
fund The money was cabled at II a. m.
IS the result OF a meeting at the State
House Of representative business men called
there by Governor Draper. Nearly two
score OF well known citizens were present
Bernard J. Rothwell, president of the
Chamber Of Commerce, was made chair
nan Of the general committee and Henry
z EIggilson treasurer Within a quarter
Of ar hour those present had guaranteed
$4,000. and an hour later the funds were
available for use in Paris.
Al the conclusion Of the meeting Governor
Draper II behalf Of the relief committee.
Issued an appeal for funds.
The following dispatch was sent TO Am
bassador Bacon by Governor Draper:
As chairman of a committee OF Massa-
chuseJrs citizens appointed to-day, beg to
express the deepest sympathy OF the COM
-louwealrh IN the disaster which has be-
fallen the city OF Paris. and I have the
pleasure Of transmitting TO you on behalf
Of our citizens the sum of 250,00O francs,
voted By the committee Immediately on its
assembling for the relief OF sufferers"
Washington. Jan 2e.-The American Ma
tionaI Red Cross to-day appropriated from
rs contingent fund 5000. which was sent
70 Paris as the first response TO the French
governments acceptance OF Americas offer
OF zid 70 the food sufferers. The amount
vas all OF the available cash which the
Pad cross was able 20 designate for the
purpose and viii be augmented as rapidly
ss possible by popular contributions, which
VII be received in response 10 the appeal
issued last night.
AS the appeal TO the public was not pub
ished until this morning. only one con-
t-cucion was received al the offices OF the
fsd Cross today. and that came from h
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New-York tribune., 1910-01-30

providing these articles ALL tastes are considered and
satisfedeven the tastes that most cultivated and
exacting. As a result. the l2C stamp is valued and
sought for by ALL classes of people-no longer. if
ever, by anv class AS an efficient medium for or
ganized work by churches and societies the lr stamp
also favored Instead of contributing money for the
organ the carpet the furniture desired for church or
lodge-room the members contribute Green Trading
Stamps which cost them nothing to obtain. but which, BY
special arrangement gladly made by u.s. will the
wished for articles as surely as would money
New-York tribune., 1910-01-30

The lrE Green Trading Stamp has attained
digned and important position in modern retailing 1t
has more than million assiduous collectors in New
York City alone Its popularity is increasing every
day. To-day all trading stamps may be divided into
two classes, the lsar and all the others 1t is the
safe stamp, as well the most valuable 1t is the
easiest to collect because be obtained In many
stores not only in this city but all over the country
THE "PREMIUMS'' obtainabe for x-I stamps
have steadily increased in variety and excellence In
New-York tribune., 1910-01-30

The Largest and Most Beautiful ZrN
Premium and Redemption Room in the World
Has Been Opened on Our Fourth Floor
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT response a own Gus
often expressed that
based on the following undiputed facts: