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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-08-13
NORTHERN MINNESOTA MEN
PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART
Stevenson, Stephens and Mattson Met
with Republican State Central
Committee.

St. Paul, August 13-(Special to
the Pioneer)-Mea of Northern
Minnesota played an important part
the gathering here yesterday of the
republican state central committee.
Representative STEVENSON, of
Crookston, addressed the committee.
men as did also A. D. Stephens of
the same city and George H.
Mattson, of Roseau, and what they
said counted for suggestions made
by them were favorably acted upon
by the committee.
Let us not lean back in our easy
chairs with feeling of over conf
dence. While we see victory ahead
for our entire state ticket, it is not
we'll to become Careless
This was the warning sounded by
Mr.. STEVENSON and it prompted
State Chairman Smith to ask the
aid of all committee men in effort
get out 100000 votes that usually
are not cast because of Indifference
on the part of voters, many of them
young men entitled to cast their
ballot for the first time.
Mr.. Stephens was appointed a
member at large of the committee
and Mr.. Mattson, who called atten-
ton to the growth of socialism in
northern districts, was named as
member of the committee from the
Ninth congressional district and B.
r. Hassman of Aitkin a member
from the fifteenth judicial district.
This meeting marks the opening
of the state camgaign of 1910.
Headquarters are being fitted up in
the New York Life building, Min
nesota and Fifth streets, and will be
ready for occupancy by Monday
morning. A. o: Preus, of Ada, fog
merly private secretary to Senator
Nelson and now executive clerk for
Governor Eberhart, was chosen
secretary of the committee and will
relieve Chairman Ed Smith, of Min
neapolis, of much of the routine
work at headquarters. A staff of
stenographers is being employed and
will be at work within the next few
days.
Congressman Tawney of Winona
attended the meeting and there was
a good natured bit of repartee
between him and Mr.. Stevenson.
Have you filed for Congress yet,"
said Tawney.
"Oh, yes SIR" quickly replied
STEVENSON.
We'll, were you able to swear
that you were republican," smiled
Tawney.
Didn't need to, Jim, they knew
it without my telling them" was
Halvor's fling at CaLnon's staunch
supporter.
Well, I hope you win," said Taw-
ney.
And I am happy in the belief
that you are going to-" replied Mr..
Ctaonorcop
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-08-13
New Office Building.

Tom Johnson has been let the
contract to erect a new two story
Office building on Beltrami avenue
adjoining Browns restaurant. Work
will be started at once and the
building will probably be finished
early in the fall. The site is the one
formerly occupied by the building
which burned this spring.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-08-13
Bound Oyer to Grand jury.

The two men charged with break
ing into trunks at the Great Northern
depot on August 5 were brought up
to municipal" court yesterday. They
were bound over to the grand jury,
which Will meet in September. Mrs.
Fairweather came up from Mankato
to testify in the case. - =
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-08-13
Harrison Cafe Sold.

H. R. Phillips has bought the
Harrison Cafe and will take possess
ion Monday monday morning. He
says he will serve the same special
twenty-five cent dinners which the
Cafe has had in the past. Mr. Phil.
lips is an old restaurant man and
we'll acquainted in Bemidii.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-08-13
IS SILENT ABOUT KANSAS.
But "Unc'e Joe" Predicts Republican
~ T. Victory This Fall. -

Chicago, Aug. 13.-Predicting a Re-
publican victory this fall, with the Re.
publicans controlling the next con-
gress, and incidentally remarking that
he never felt better in his life, Uncle
Joe" Cannon reached Chicago on his
way home from Mackinac island
Speaker Cannon refused to make
any comment on the recent disturb
ances in Kansas and Iowa. He said,
however, that after he had rusticated
a few days down home in Danville
and taken a few automobile trips over
the district to have a chat with the.
boys" he would return to Chicago
and then would have something to
say about the political situation in
the United States
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-08-13
. Kills Self by Starvation.

Newark, N. j., Aug. 13.-Miss V!r-
GINA WardlaW, one of the mysterious
sisters under Indictment for the mrr-
der of Mrs. Ocey w. M. Snead, the
East Orange bathtub victim, died in
the house Of detention here. Death
was due, In the opinion Of physicians.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-08-13
Marriage License Issued.

Fred Rhoda, clerk Of the court.
yesterday issued a marriage license
to Charley R.. Swanson and Mary
Peterson. Both gave their resi-
dences as Bemidji.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-08-13
MONTANA CENSUS men FINED
Great Falls Enumerators Plead Guilty
to Padding.

Helena, Mont, Aug. 13.-Thomas
Daley and F. C. Mcdonald, census
enumerators of Great Falls, who were
indicted on the charge of making false
and fictitious returns, appeared in fed
eral court and entered pleas of guilty.
Their action was described by their
counsel as "overzealousness in seeing
that no one was missed" The court
imposed fine of $3.50, together with
q Jail sentence of twenty-four hours in
each case.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-08-13
RESCUED BY THEIR COMRADES
Nineteen Firemen Overcome While
Fighting Blaze at Chicago.

Fighting Blaze at Chicago.
Chicago, Aug. 1.-TWO battalion
chiefs, two captains, one lieutenant
and fourteen firemen were overcome
by smoke while fighting fire in the
plant of the H. II. Burton Mattress
company. The loss was small.
The smoke from mattress filling
overcame the men as they entered the
building. They were carried to the
street, where they revived in time to
help extinguish the blaze after q three
hour fight.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-08-13
Yesterdays Results.

National League
Cincinnati 5-New York 4.
Pittsburg 3-Brooklyn 2.
Chicago 5-Boston 8. 81
St. Louis 11-Pmladelphia 2. ~',.
American League .l.-
Washington 9Gleveland @. -.
Philadelphia Detroit 4. -.
Chicago boston 8. 40 innines.)
New York st. Louis S. .~t
~. Americans Association
Louisville 9-Milwaukee 3.
Minneapolis l6-St. Paul 6.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-08-13
To Find Work

WANT-advertise for it deter
minedly!
Tell what you can do-simply.
sensibly, with candor. Add a
phrase about where you've
Worked-a phrase about what
you expect to earn. II.
Write your ad with a clear
thought in your mind as to
what sort of services you have
to offer-and what impression
your ad is apt to make on the
sort Of a man you want to work
for.
You can want-advertise your
self into a good job perhaps
quickly!
Phone 81 Elk.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-08-13
SUNDAY ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR BEMIDJI CHURCHES
Hours of Worship and Subjects Of the
Sermons to be Delivered Here
Tomorrow.
Episcopal-Suuday school 10 a. m.
and services at 1880. -.
Swdish Lutheran-Service at 1890
a. m. and at 8 p. m.

Presybterian-Morning worship at
IL; Subject, Life" Bible class and
Sunday school 1915. Young Peo-
pies meeting at I. Evening service
ae 8; subject Satan, His Past, His
Present Work, His Future Destiny"
The public is cordially invited to all
these services. Strangers always
welcome.
First Methodist Episcopal-services
in Masonic Temple. Preaching: II
and 8; subjects, morning Taking
the Kingdom" Evening, Tsained
Vision; Sunday school IL. Epworth
Leagu,7, Topic, "signs of heEospel
Day." Miss Fannie Richardson
leader. Prayer meeting Thursday
evening. Everybody welcome. Chas
II. FleSher, Pastor.
Baptist-Men's Bible class. 10 a
m. Morning service II; Subject
Forward Movement" Sunda,
school 12:15. B. Y. P. U. ZOO
leader, Mr.. Ed Gregg. Evening ser
vice 500. Good gospel singing
with a short address. Please re-
member the special business meet
ing for Monday evening at s
O'Clock. All members are requested
to be present as matters of import.
ance will be voted on.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-08-13

Maximum today rs.
Minimum today-62.
Maximum Yesterday 81.
Minimum yesterday54.
Forecast Fair and Dry.
City Drug Store readings.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-08-13
ORDERS PAYABLE

The following orders are now
Psya::sstt- 81 81 the Office ofsthe treasurer
Of the town Of Durraud ana will
cease to bear interest from date Of
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-21

Walla, or mis- father paid during the
war of the rebellion while his earning
capacity is kept at about normal.
Everything has gone up sky high ex-
cept wages, the inevitable result be-
ing that millions of families through
out the United States are in distressed
circumstances and bitterly in want of
the bare necessaries of life. Just how
long the consumer can be made to
bear the excessive price burden de-
pends on the length of time he can
stand the squeeze. Congressional
investigation is to be made into the
cause of high prices, and big city
papers are freely predicting crash.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-21

The usual quota of flood waters are
found in the easements Of Main sire ct
business houses, and premises in the
south part Of town have received the
customary overflow as the result Of
inability of the powers that be to con-
troll freshets which gravitate toward
town from the east. Just so long as
the practice of allowing Main street
to serve the capacity OF an open trail
race remains in vogue. 80 long will
the usual consequences be the result.
Once ear ditch from the head of
Main street to the creek is talked of.
And this is about the time of year the
ditch is the prime topic. Have you
thought of it? Years ago that ditch
question was brought up. We do not
remem ber whether it was ever used as
a campaign issue or not. Presumably
not, else it would have been made. Or
maybe it was, and met with defeat.
Anyway, the effect of Tuesdays flood
again furnishes moisture for reflection
and the ditch question may be discuss
ed in the good, old, timehonored way.
If Main street is to te continued in
use as a canal for general drainage
purposes, the Press would advocate
the enlargement of the side cutters,
with a concrete wall of sufficient
height to protect the abutting pro-
perty. Away with the ditch, any
way. It might cost something and
serve beneficial purpose.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-21
EASY MONEY.
Picked Up by the Sharp Chap Who Bet
on Word.

Picked Up by the Sharp Chap Who Bet
on Word.
Just by way of showing how easy 1t
is for some men to pick up few dol
lars by their wits young fellow
strolled into cafe the other after
noon and. joining in conversation that
was being carried on by convivial
spirits, declared he was the most "in-
fortunate individual on earth. He
Immediately began telling story Of
his personal troubles. but before he
had got the narrative well under way
there was a chorus of Interruptions,
and the talkative young man was po-
litely Informed that his English need
ed revising. since he should have used
the word unfortunate" instead of "in-
fortunate"
The newcomer insisted that infortu-
nate was the correct word to use. and
the argument waxed warm. Finally,
with show Of heat, the young man
who started the trouble declared that
while he had only few dollars he
would wager them that he was cor
rect.
So anxious were his friends to lay
wagers with him that he did not have
money enough to meet all the de-
mands, but he succeeded in putting up
SIS in separate small bets. The men
who were certain that the garrulous
young man was wrong in the use Of
the word Unfortunate sent out for q
dictionary only to find that they had
been "stung" on "sure thing" bet,
the big book on spelling showing that
Unfortunate is perfectly proper and
means unfortunate.
YES" said the winner Of the bets
as he pocketed his new portion Of
wealth, II have won money on that
before. collected $40 this afternoon
on a similar wager" = Philadelphia
Record.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-21

After pending in courts for nineteen
years. the suit brought by the federal
government to recover 160,975 acres
of Indian land near North Yakima
from the Northern Pacific railway,
has teen decided against the corpor.
alton. The land is valued at more
than Sa,0O0,OO0. The railway claim
ed 1T under congressional grant in
1887. The government contention was
that it belonged to the Indians under
treaty made in 1869 by Gov. Issac
Stevens. Judge Il. Fl. Whitson held
against the railway company which
will take an appeal to the supreme
court.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-21

AS a direct result of the so.called
Ballinger- Pinohot controversy, the
Northwest is getting more widespread
publicity than ever before. The con-
tention over water power sites in
Washington. Oregon, Montana and
Idaho has given the whole country
food for thought. knowledge of
Alaska has always been vague away
from the Pacific Coast. but the pres
ent difference of opinion as to the
best way to conserve the natural re.
sources of that vast storehouse is
making it known in every home.
This form of magazine and newspaper
publicity for Alaska and the north
west will continue through the winter,
in view of the congressional investi-
CATION soon to start. So that in the
end good is sure to come out of a
regrettable episode.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-21
The Sunday Upion-statesman has

The Sunday Statesman has
introduced an interesting feature in
reprintiDg matter from the old files
of the Walla Walla Union. Sundays
issue contained page, reproduced
from the first issue of the Union. dat
cd April II, 1869. From which we
CLEAN that the survey for the q. r. &
N. was being made down Meacham
Greek Lott LivermoIe and Miss Clara
Bro wn were married. N. T. Cation as
president had issued call for the
first meeting of the Walla Walla fire
department.; flour was selling at 81
and 81. SO per bbl., bacon at 16 and 18
cents, eggs at 20 cents per dozen ;
Umatilla county under the "pesky"
democrats had gone behind $1,000 a
year for four years; the spring boats
had arrived at Wallula and freight
teams and pack trains were busy haul
ing freight to the cities; John HALEY
had improved the Overland stage SER
vice to the extent that Walla Walla
was getting mail from Salt Lake in six
days and from the Atlantic states in
10 days; The first steam saw mill was
being assem- bled in the Blue noun
ia ins; the "velocipede mania" had
travelled up the Colum bia and reached
the Garden city. the editor advising
the relegation Of the cayuse to the
reservation; Missoula Montana, was
destined to become the city of the
Northwest and had broken off trading
with Portland and San Francisco,
giving the trade for the first time to
eastern markets; a couple of saloon
keepers had dropped in to see the
press run and had regaled the editor
(name not mentioned) with beer and
bologna sausage. The chronicles
make interesting reading, especially
for old timers, and the Union States
man promises continuation Of pro-
duoing them as feature of the Sun
day morning edition.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-21

A brother editor proclaims: 'How
dear to our heart is the old silver dol
lar when some kind subscriber presents
it in view; the liberty head without
necktie and collar, and all the strange
things that to us seem SO new; the
wide spreading eagle. the arrows be-
low it, the stars and the words with
the strange things they tell, the coin
OF our fathers, we're glad that we
know it. for some time or other twill
come in right well--the spread eagle
dollar. the star spangled sdollar, the
old silver dollar we all love SO we'll. "
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-21

A Philadelphia newspaper has ad-
vised the farmers of Pennsylvania and
the East to visit the orchards of the
Northwest, to learn lesson in fruit
culture. 1t contends that they can
raise just as fine a quality of apples
on the Atlantic coast, if proper care
is taken to prevent diseases and pests.
Attention is also called to the attrac
tive manner in which Washington
and Oregon apples are sorted and
packed. whereas the eastern fruit is
dumped into barrel. 1t concludes
that this is only one of the many les
sons that the eastern farmer can learn
from his western brother.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-21

A new kind of blasting powder,
which is more powerful than dyna.
mite. which cannot be exploded by
conoussion, which leaves absolutely
no poisonous gases after explosion.
which will not freeze, and which is
absolutely harmless except when ig-
nited by fuse and under confinement
is to be tried in the mines of the Coeur
d'Alenes. 1t has been tried in the
southern part of the state and has
given satisfaction 1t is known as
"oxygen, and is said to be the inyen-
tion of Southern Idaho man.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-21

We read an extract from the first
issue of the Walla Walla Union,
published in 1869. where taoon was
quoted at i6 and is cents per pound.
Compared with the present price. the
days of $50 were easy. Mining days.
they We're, too. Flour was "a, 90 to
$a.S0 per btl, and pack trains from
Montana We're loaded with il at those
prices. In those days the wage Garner
was paid in proportion to what he
paid for food products. Today he is
paying more for food products than
the miner bought them for in Walla
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-21
INSTINCT AND REASON.
An Interesting illustration of the Two
Traits of Monkeys.

Traits of Monkeys.
An illustration showing the differ.
ence between instinct and reason In
monkeys came under the observation
Of David Starr Jordan. the famous
naturalist. At one time he had two
lively Macacus monkeys called Bob
and Iocko. These were nut and fruit
eating monkeys aud instinctively knew
just how TO crack nuts and peel fruits.
At the same time be had a baby mon-
key, Mono. of kind that had the egg
eating instinct. But Mono had never
yet seen an egg.
TO each Of the three monkeys DR..
Jordan gave an egg, the first that any
of them had ever seen. Baby Mono,
descended from egg eating ancestors,
handled his egg with all the inherited
expertness of long developed in.
stinct. He cracked 1t with his upper
teeth, making hole In 1t. and sucked
out all its substance. Then, holding
the eggshell TIP to the light and see-
ing there was no longer anything In
1t. he threw it away. All this he did
mechanically. automatically and just
as well with the first egg as with any
other he afterward had. And all eggs
since given him he has treated in the
same way.
The monkey Bob took his egg for
some kind of nut. He broke 1t with
his teeth and tried to pull of the shell.
When the inside ran out and fell Oh
the ground he looked at 1t for a mo-
ment In bewilderment. then with both
hands scooped up the yolk and the
sand mixed with 1t and swallowed it.
Then be stuffed the shell into his
mouth. This act was not instinct; 1t
was reason. He was not familiar by
inherited instinct with eggs. He would
handle one better next time. however.
Reason very often makes mistakes at
first, but when it Is trained it becomes
a means far more valuable and power
full than instinct.
The third monkey, Jocko, tried to
eat his egg In much the same way
that Bob did; but, not liking the taste.
he threw 1t away.-St. Nicholas.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-21

Coos Bay seems to be in line for
some real railroad building and both
the Hill and Hartman systems are
reported to ee showing interest in
that section, 1t is said work is about
to be resumed on the Southern Pacific
line from Drain and the Northern
Pacific Is said to be negotiating for
big coal holdings, which lie close to
Marshtield.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-21

A dazzling silvery splendor per
vades the surface of the body Of the
best known species Of the flying fish
The summit of its head. its back and
its sides are of azure blue. This blue
becomes spotted upon the dorsal fin,
the pectoral fin and the tail. This fish
is the common prey Of the sea birds
and the more voracious fishes, such
as the shark. Its enemies abound In
air and water. If 1t succeeds in es'
Gaping the Charybdis Of the water the
chances are in favor Of its meeting Its
fate in the Scylla Of the atmos
If it escapes the jaws of the sh
will probably fall to the share
seagull.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-21

Mail order houses, congressional
franking privileges, together with
thousand of tons of miscellaneous clap
trap literature has caused the usual
dedoit in tho post office department.
That something should be done to
gradually decrease the deficit and
br ing the service close to self-support
all will admit. But it would be a
mistake to effect that reduction at
the expense of the newspapers and
their readers. To increase the postage
on genuine newspapers would be
equivalent to putting tax on know
ledge. What with the steady increase
in the price Of print paper and printed
supplies generally the cost Of running
paper is much greater than it was
few years ago, and every additional
cost becomes burden. There are
other and more reasonable ways in
which the post office deficit might
be reduced. The franking privilege
is generally regarded as an abuse that
might we'll be abolished with consid-
erable saving Of expense. A further
decrease could also be effected ty
changing the postal relations between
the post Office department and the
other departments. Then, too, there
is every reason to believe that the
government pays the railroads toe
much for carrying the mail
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-21
Quite at Home.

Bacon-And did you feel at home
travelling in Russia: Egbert-0h, quite
at home. When the brakemen called
out the stations couldn't understand
them any better than can over here.
--Yonkers Statesman.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-21
Thousand Dollar Illustration

Income. $1,000; expenditure. sss999
happiness.
Income. $1,000; expenditure. S1,o0090
misery.
Income. $1,000; expenditure. $500
gay time.-Puck.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-21

Woggs-Young Smith has faii
business again. Pm sorry for th
but too close adherence to high |
pies ruined him. Boggs - HOY
Woggs--He advertised, sour pl
is thoroughly tested before 1t >--.r>
the factory" which is a very hare
thing to live up to when you are man
ufacturing dynamite.-Puck.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-21
Poor liuinn.

Madder Brown-There goes old Dau-
ber. He's living on his reputation.
Maulstick-- No wonder he looks so thin.
illustrated Bits,