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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-02-10
FIRE WIPES OUT MILLION
Medical Supply Department Of United
States 10 Burned.

Medical Supply Department Of United
States is Burned.
New York, Feb. 5.-For the second
time within two years the medical
supply department Of the United
States army was burned out of its
headquarters on the: lower West side
waterfront, this time with a loss esti.
mated at $750,o00 to 1000 900. There
was no loss Of life, but frequent ex.
plosions from 1900 cases of gasoline
1000 cases of benzine, 500 gallons Of
t%urpentine and large quantities Of
alcohol made the work of the firemen
highly perilous. tf th 49,
Major Edwin P Wolfe, in command,
was badly singed in one explosion and
but for the timely arrival Of a hool
and ladder company would have been
burned to death. The cause of the
fire 10 unknown.
A consignment Of medical supplies
for the Panama canal zone valued al
$4,000, was among the goods de
stroyed, and it is feared q seriou,
shortage on the isthmus will arise.
The high pressure water service
worked sad havoc in the adtacen,
property. One stream tore through 8
dwelling house window and almos,
drowned Mrs. Mary Kass, 70 year,
old, who was caring for her two
grandchildren.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-02-10
TALE OF A LOST UMBRELLA
Two People at Least Who Failed to
See Any Hunnor In the Sit
uatIon. s#

1t was a train coming through
southern Wisconsin. On board was
one of those impromptu comedy
crowds from the tall grass that hadn't
ANY idea it was funny. One woman
suddenly descended on her husband
with the thrilling inquiry:
Where is that umbrella Of miner"
II dunno" grow'ed the husband.
well you had it last
Didn't neither"
you did, too, and you've got to git
busy flndin' it. l bet it's up forred
there where we was a-settin' before
we come back hyer."
was sleepy.
You got t'help me hunt 1t, anyway"
She took him and went forward,
peering under the seats. All up and
down the aisle they went, searching
vainly. The more uncomfortable the
STOPPING made her the madden and
worse excited the woman got and the
worse her husband growled.
Finally she began poking under the
seats to e If she could touch the
umbrella in some recess beyond her
vision.
A girl with a blue feather in her
hat, who had been timidly watching
the performance and showing a blush.
ing tendency to interrupt, could con.
tain herself no longer.
What's that you're poking under
the seat with-isn't that the lost UNI.
brella?" she asked.
The woman Strengthened up, gave
one look at the tightly grasped instru
lment, and snapped out: yes, 1t isl"
She said it Just as If 1t had been the
fault of the girl with the blue feathe,
In her hat.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-02-10
EXPRESS. PROBE is BEGUN.
Sen. s%undbers's Complaint Considered
BY !. c. C..

New York, Feb. 5.-In an effort to
find out whether the four principal ex-
press companies of the country are
really competitive or that there is a
working agreement between them to
maintain rates examiner Frank Lyons
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion began hearings in this city.
The investigation is on complaint
of State Senator B. L. Sundberg, of
Kennedy, Mimi, who in his complaint
alleges that the American-Adams, the
United States and the Wells-Fargo Elk
press companies are not competitive
in the strict sense of the word but
that their rates have been raised to
and maintained at an e%xorbitant
level as the result of an agreement
which has eliminated competition.
Edward T. Platt, treasurer and di-
rector of the United States Express
company, testified regarding the inter
ests of various directors of his com
pany. He declared that Francis Lynde
Stetson did not represent American
Express company interests in the
United States Express directorate.
Stetson was elected at the same time
rs Levi c. Weir, Mr.. Plat stated.
The United States Express directorate
was not increased to admit them, Gen.
Alger and one other resigning to make
way for them. The witness SAID he
could not remember the other resigna-
ton. In reply to a question as to
whether the stockholders had yer
elected a director, counsel for the de.
fendant instructed Mr.. Platt not to
make answer.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-02-10
YOUTH SAID TO BE BIeAMIsT.
20 Years Old and Two Women Make
Charges. F" -

Duluth. Feb. 5.-Oliver ]. Gerow, 20
years old, formerly of Duluth, and now
of Saginaw, Mich, has a wife in each
city, it is claimed, and not only faces
a charge Of bigamy, but is under ar
rest in the Michigan city, on a Duluth
warrant, accusing him Of deserving his
child. "G~ .
The Duluth warrant revealed Ge-
rows double life.
When he had been brought into the
police station he was visited by a
young woman who said she was his
wife. .'tl<H'i 'tETt ~ w htsa rs
She stated that he married her since
leaving Duluth, and that a child has
been born to them. Mrs. Gerow No.
l., is employed in. a Lakeside home.
The Duluth police records show that
Gerow was arrested here Nov. 4, 1907,
on a statutory charge. At that time
he was but II years of age, and the
girl still younger. Upon promising to
marry the girl, which he did, the case
against him was dismissed. tS -,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-02-10
FOOTWEAR CAUSE OF WOE
Popular Pump 10 Rough on Silk
Stockings, But Girls will
Wear Them.

The bachelor maid twisted her pref
ty foot around and looked ruefully at
the heel of her silk stocking, just
above the top of her patent leather
pump.
What do I are about airships?"
she exclaimed mournfully, cor wire
less telegraph improvements or deep
sea navigation? What women most
need is some kind Of an invention
that will keep pumps from cutting
through stockings just above the heel.
That would meet a real human need.
I paid So for those stockings and this
is the second time l have worn them.
one pump has cut a long cash, as you
see, and 1t is useless to mend it. The
same kind of a cash would be cut
through the mending silk in a few
hours.
Why not abandon the wearing of
pumps? Oh, horrors, no! They are
the most adorable footwear on earth.
No sane woman would be willing ia
surrender them. 1 will year cheaper
stockings If I must, but give up
pumps, never! Surely there must be
enough igenuity in the whole world
to rise to this demand. l believe a
manufacturer who would devise some
means, either on the pump or in the
stockings, to obviate this difficulty
would wax rich"
Bachelor cousin had q brilliant idea,
couldn't some leader of fashion make
1T the style to leave an open space ip
all stockings, just above the heel, 50
there would be nothing to cut away?'
Except the skin! Wretch"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-02-10
A Gibe.

William Mitchell Lewis, of the Ma.
tional Association of Automobile Man.
lu%facturers, was talking in Racine
about the improvements in motor ARA
that the last decade has witnessed.
Il remember the time" said Mr..
Lewis, when it was a common sight.
Jas you drove along a country road,
to see a motorist kneeling in the dust
beside his car, puzzling over a great
heap of cog-wheels, screws. tiny
springs, and other delicate pieces OF
machinery.
I know a man who knelt beside a
scrap-heap composed of his cars in.
nards when a pretty farm girl stopped
beside him, put her hand to her head
and said frankly:
Would a hair-pin be of any use ia
you, sir?"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-02-10
American Banks Needed Abroad

N'"S''Soh DdItNS NeeoSo Abroao
Germany and England have chains
OF banks in foreign countries which
afford important facilities to their
compatriots interested in the foreign
trade as well as to the native business
interests In their respective spheres
of activity.
The lack Of such facilities repre-
sents a serious handicap to American
export trade and the intercourse be.
tween the foreign nations and Ameri-
can commerce. In many of the most
important territories, which by the
mere reason of geographical position
are within the natural scope of Amer.
lcan export activity, every dollar that
changes hands between Americans
and their foreign connections yields a
tribute to German and British banks,
American Industries.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-02-10
GOD Old 'k.7 IS MA ID ID
MtLLIoN.ocLLAR BOND ACT is
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
Plans For Network Of Highways In
H%ennepin County Are
Blasted.

Minneapolis. Feb. 5. ~ Hennepin
county's $1,OO0,0 900 bond project for
good roads, provided by tie last leg
islature, has been declared illegal.
In the decision handed down by
the supreme court. the decision OF
Judge II. D. Dickinson given in the
lower courtfis reversed and the pro
posed bond issue declared unconsti.
tutional.
The decision is a keen disappoint
ment to residents of Minneapolis and
of Hennepin county. The rosy plans
that had been formed to spread owe,
Hennepin county a network of good
roads which would be of economic
value to its citizens, an attraction tc
tourists and a pleasure for users OF
automobiles and any other vehicles
have been swept away.
Lawyers Though 1t Good.
The decision which wipes out the
good roads plan of Hennepin county
a written by Judge Brown. The
case Is entitled Horace Lowry, appel
liant, VS.. Hugh R. Scott, county au
ditcr of Hennepin county. 1t was {
friendly suit arranged to test the law
The law authorizing the issuance o.
the bonds was passed by the assembly
of last winter. 1t authorized bond.
in the sum of 100000 for gooc
roads purposes in counties Of NOR.
than 275, 900 inhabitants. q
Local attorneys had looked through
the law and thought it would hold
The county commissioners and thu
county surveyor locker over the plan.
for good roads improvement and de
cided upon an elaborate system o
highways.
The decision was based on the fac
that the act specified counties of 275,
900 and over, such classification hav
ing no relation to the subject matter
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-02-10
BAD MAN WITH GUN CAUGHT,
After T%errorizing Detroit He is DRAG.
ged From Cellar.

Detroit, Feb. 5.-After holding the
police at bay and the neighborhood in
terror for 10 hours, constantly dis.
charging his double-barrelled shotgun
In every direction at passing street
cars and citizens, Fred w. Bourke
was found hiding in the cellar of his
home and dragged from his hiding
place by one foot. Clad in his under
wear and a hunting jacket, Bourke re.
fused to talk to his captors. He was
taken to a hospital.
When indications Of his peculiar at
tack appeared Thursday afternoon
Bourke's wife and children took
refuge with relatives.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-02-10
RI ROADS 'Il|' ID DE- Y RESPONSIBILITY Is llE'Ial II.
STATE THEY ARE THE VICTIMS
OF HIGH PRICES.
"Not Even Fraction Of a Cent Can
be Charged to Trans
portation."

New York, Feb. with the grand
jury and prosecutor Of Hudson coun.
ty, N. j.: Investigating the; FOOD situa,
ton as affected by cold storage re-
serves and the service of the common
carriers, both the railroads and the
New York Poultry and Game Trade
Association anne out with explana'
tons of their part in the higher cost
Of living. 1f; &}
All the railroads from the WestsiGe
freight terminals in Jersey City (Hud.
son county,, and most of the packers
have their slaughter houses and cold
storage plants adjacent to the freight
yards.
The freight agents Of the Lackawan.
ma railroad, the Erie and the Pennsyl
vania, and the managers of Swift and
Company's plant and three other refri
gerating houses testified before the
grand Jury.
Railroads. Statement.
Representatives Of the Eastern rail
roads issued a statement in part as
follows:
"At a time when active efforts are
being made to fix the responsibility
for higher prices it should be made
plain that the railroads have not been
in any way responsible for the in.
crease in the cost of living. They
have been the victims of high prices
without benefitting from them at all
If beef, pork, -four or any other com
modify costs more 10Y than 1t cost ID
years ago, not even the fraction Of 8
cent can be charged to transportation
Figures gathered by the interstate
commerce committee show that rates
have steadily declined"
The game and poultry dealers said
in part:
IF the storing of poultry in its nat
ural state is prohibited. it will oper
UP an industry of canning it. and it Ii
far more wholesome, in our opinion
when frozen than when canned. II
n~ecsssaries are taken from our mar
ket for a good portion of the year-as
they will be If pending legislation is
bankruptcies On those products viii
rise and the result will be a further in
crease in the cost of living.
Advance In food prices is due, in
our opinion, solely to the natural rela
tions of supply and demand. The ur
ban population has Increased wonder
fully and the farming industry has no,
kept pace"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-02-10
DAILY MARKET P o
Twin City Markets.

Minneapolis, Feb. 5.-Wheat, May
$1.O9%; July, $1.09h; No. 1 northern
$1.11A; No. 2 northern, $1.09; Dur
UNI, No. l, 96c.. Corn-No. 3, STAG
Oats-No. 3 white, 43Ac. Rye-No
2, THO. Barley-65c. Flax-No. /
$2.18A.
Duluth, Feb. 5. = No. / northern
$1.0Sh; May, $1.10h; July, $1.O9M.
South st. Paul, Feb. 5.-Cattle-
Steers, $5.00@6.75; cows, fair, $3.50
1925; calves, s4.50@6O0. Hogs, sS.2s
@8.3O; sheep, yearlings, $6.75@7.75;
lambs, $6.50@8.O0.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-02-10
CHICAGO Live Stock.

! Chicago, Feb. 5.-Cattle-Market 10
@15c lower; beeves, $4.2O@7.5O; west
ern steers, $4.OO@5.85; stockers and
feeders, $3.O0@5.35; cows and heifers,
$2.1O@5.60; calves, $7.O0@9.OO.
Hogs-Market 10c low; light, $50
@8.45; mixed, s8.15@8.I.; heavy, $500
$3.50; rough, s8.20@8.35; good to
choice, heavy, $8.35@s.6O; pigs, $40
@8.O5..
Sheep-Market weak to 1Oc lower;
native, $4.15@6.40; western, $4.25@
$50; yearlings, $7,10@8.15; lambs. ma.
tive, $7.50QS.5O. =
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-02-10
The cynIc and IL. cur,o

Jerome 8. McWade, the Duluth col.
lector, was showing his beautiful col.
lection of Louis Seize furniture ia
some ladies'.
I believe in collecting nothing"
said Mr.. McWade, standing among
his treasures of obel tapestry and
pale, d~elfcately carved wood-"notb.
ing that is not intrinsically beautiful
Too many collectors remind me Of
cynsc's definition of a curio.
~ cur:o,' the syric sstd. is rr-.e
thing that costs ten ti..@ .. ~.
worth" :
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-02-10
Tender.H Hearted po,;c.n..

Pollcemen are not, as a rule, senti1
mental, nor are they generally looked!
upon as tender hearted, but Denver
seems to have a force made up of
mel who combine 10th qualities. On;
Christmas day, following a long es-
tablished custom, they provided, out
Of their W pockets, turkey dinners
for all the widows and orphans Of
members Of the department.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-02-10
she FOLLOWS. LOVER TO GRAVE.

Daughter Of Riches Finds Life Hollow
When Her Sweetheart Dies. Attf
New York, Feb. 5.-"Well, have
done It," was the exclamation Of Miss
Jessie spiller, daughter Of q wealthy;
retired Brooklyn manufacturer, as she
returned to the parlor after a mo-
ment's absence and fell unconscious
at the feet of a caller in her fathers
home. Within In hour she was dead
from poisoning. Miss Spiller was q
victim of dependency over the death
Of the man she loved.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-02-10
INSURGENTS CAPTURE BoAcE.

Small Nicaragua Town Take My Gen.
Mails Army.
Managua, Nicaragua, Feb. 5.-Three
hundred insurgents under command
Of General Mazis captured Boace, q
town so miles east Of Managua. The
fighting lasted two hours, but the cas-.
ualties are not known here. The town
was defended by rs government sol.
diers led by Colonel Barquero. The
Madrix men were surrounded but
foughtbstheir way through the iusur.
vent lines.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-02-10
A Valid aeeson,

/ The Cou.t-Vat! Economize?
The CorE..css-Yes. Father saws
We are living Beyond his MEANS
Magazine.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-02-10
Above Her Business,

The tall man came into her little
blue kitchen and looked over the
shelves which were Just beneath the
level Of his head, but above hers. He
ran his finger over n shelf, then
showed it to her. 1t was pretty black.
you are a nice housekeeper," he
said.
This kitchen wasn't made for tall
people," she explained falteringly. 1T
was made for little ones"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-02-10

A War Play.
Said the manager: "You are SUP
posed to be badly injured in the sec
ond act"
Said the star: What about It =
Il won't have a wounded man come
before the audience to make a
speech"
But ! must have my curtain CALL;
Then you'll have to come out on
2 s%tretcher. that's all"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-29
THE UNCERTAIN SCOUT

The German nation derives only
mixed comfort from its dlrisible air.
ships. 1t needs a mighty faith to
overcome the shock of the repeated
Zeppelin failures, Yet the failure or
postnoncment of aerial passenger traf-
ludicrous failure OF the nirship as n
military scout. Owing TO false nfor-
nation supplied by one of the recon-
noitering tlirigiblcs III tho recent man
euvcrs on the Russian frontier. Ger
many Is today mourning the loss OF Il
dozen regiments. and eastern Germany
is, at least theoretically. supplied by
a Russian army corps, whose COM
lnander played q clever game on the
aerial scouts by means of a makebe-
lIeve line of intrenchrnents, The fall
urc OF the military alrship up to date
Is, however, due to the ridiculously
exaggerated hopes that have been built
llp around 1t. From carrying 10000
Germans across tho North Sea to spy
Ing out every detail in the encmy's
camp, the flying machine was to
revolutloni2e warfare IN II year or two.
or course. It will do nothing Of the
kind for many years to come. That
there Is n future for military aviation
Is hardly II matter Of doubt: but there
arc stu u great many problems of
flight to be solved before mn army
commander In actual warfare will
stake his fortunes upon tho services
of his nirmcn, Like China's modern
army Of 10 million men. tho war OF
aerial navies will probably be some
time In coming.-Now York Evening
Post .l.. MI.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-29
THE HABIT OF HURRY.

. 100 4.
"Mv attention was recently called 10
an article" observed the retired pro-
fessor. ..jn which the writer rebukcu us
individually and as Il nation Tor our
lack OF manners due to the hurry
habit. He classed this habit among the
bad, scnselcss, inexcusable habits
and / fully agree with him. Watch Il
crowd anywhere, pitching OF trains
and boats or surging onto them, fSht-
ing for first places going upstairs OF
down. suuirmiug and elbowing to get
through Il gateway or an open door.
and ii vol, were to inquire not ono
man Jack or woman Marie could tell
YOU why he or she was on the dead
jump.
..'rhc average male being will consult
his watch. bound across the lawn, run
like mad for a car, hire n cab to break
the speed law driving to ferry, dash
into his office rs If he had done 100
Yards in ten seconds. remove his hat
and oyerccat, open his desk. pull out
n slide. cock his feet on It. light a
cigar and wonder what he's going to
do next.
1.-THE average female being will bore
through fringe of shoppers nine
deep to forge to n bargain, counter and
after she's arrived she'll calmly put
down her Purse and parasol finger tho
goods for Is minutes, ask questions
concerning the priccs--past, present
and future---and move Off leisurely
without buying SO much as spool
of thread" Providence Journal.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-29
CoCKAToo 112 YEARS OLD.

Cockatoos are well known to live to
patriarchal age, and probably the old
est bird In the world whose age can
be traced with certainly ilourisllcs in
II well known hosiery ut Tom Ugly's
Point. near sydney, New South Wales.
When he had feathers enough to
distinguish his species he was rccog-
nizcd us a lemon-crestcd cockatoo. but
as he has been under bare poles for
half II century. few living people can
remember when he had more covering
than he shows at present.
He was owned for so years by a we'll
known mariner Of sydney who died Mt
the solomon Islands In 1887, aged SO.
The bird was presented to tho captain
when tho latter was 0 years OF age.
and he was then informed that Cocky
was lust tho same age. Sg3
The bird was left @asE n legacy to a
Mrs. Bennett of sydney, but she did
not got him until 1891. Since that per-
iod tho bird has lived at George's
river, within sight Of where Capt.
Cook landed and where The first fleet"
anchored about the year of his birth.
None Of his faculties are weakened.
and he is as loquacious as youngsters
OF his tribe who may be 100 years
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-29
MEMORIAL CUSTOMS.
DON MAINE.

fathers happy deliverance from Staying
his son, all who can afford 1t make an
offering of sheep and goats, the belief
being that these animals will come back
and help tho souls of those who sacrI-
feed them over the bridge that leads to
Paradise.
III Macedonia. on the eighth and for
tieth days after burial is feast Of re-
menbIancc," when not only Is the new
ly-made grave decorated but also Is
mass sung and offerings made in the
nearby church.. Throughout the year
are feasts for the dead in general called
Souls Sabbaths. while In February and
May are two special holidays OF
mourning" When relatives flock to tho
graves held dear to their hearts
through the changing years. kneel and
weep. and leave homely love tokens of
swcetmeats. cakes. parboilcd corn and
little loaves of pure wheat bread.
In Switzerland on All Souls day, every
:churchyard Is crowlcdand in like fash
ion on the day sacred to the dead In
tender-hearted France, the cemeteries
arc sweet with flowers and tho fra
GRANGE OF tho loving prayers OF the
mourners kneeling therc-in one quaint
corner of Gods acre added to the gift
of posies. offerings OF milk poured into
shallow cup-lilke rcceptacles followed
out in the slabs laid on the tops OF the
graves for that purpose.
Lnpressively beautiful Is the service
held in honor of All Saints In a little
town Of Tuscany, where III the middle
of the mass the priest turns from the
sinister gloom of n mock coffin covered
with Il heavy black pail and hung ban
ners of black bearing q mocking de-
vice OF skull and cross-sones In glaring
white. and leads his little flock out Into
tho hopeful sunshine, each member OF
the congregation carrying flowers and
n lighted candle to the Campo Santo,
the holy field, al! of the graves of which
now receive the church's blessing.
Until prohibited IN the fifteenth CEN
tury. throughout southern Italy, 1t
was a universal custom at the autumn
tide festival of remembrance OF the de-
parted for every family to spread
table to regalc the souls Of Its dead
members. while In England queer old
habit that brings a smile to the mod
ern's lips and a very shivery sensation
to his spinal cord, was for the town
crier, n,ournfully dressed IN black. to
parade the streets on All Souls day,
ringing his bell. and calling upon all
good Christians to pray for souls IN
purgatory G. Ringwalt, In Los
Angeles Times.