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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-12
Do Not Wish to Wait Until After July,
August and September Have
Been Used for Tests.
DECLARE APRIL, MAY AND JUNE
ARE FAIR AVERAGE MONTHS
Say Summer Shipments Will be Re.
duced Until New Schedule
is Effective.

Spokane, WASH, July 12.-Ship-
pers and merchants in Spokane will
go before the Interstate Commerce
at hearing in Chicago, to insist
upon the issuance of peremptory
order making the new class on CON-
modify rates on westbound ship
ments from eastern points effective
on October / or November !, instead
of permitting the carriers to make
the months of July, August and
September test period, as ordered
by the commission on June 29.
A. w. Doland, chairman of the in
terstate commerce committee of the
Spokane chamber of commerce, said
in an interview today that while the
new rates from Chicago and Missis.
sippi river points are satisfactory,
they do not cover all the ground,
adding:
Two strong points were gained
by Spokane. One is that the present
rates are too high, the other that
the IS per cent rate from eastern
points to the Pacific coast and a
local rate back to Spokane is
illegal. We believe, too, that the
railroads could have taken the three
months already passed to show the
revenues accruing on business act
ually handled and the revenue which
would have accrued, had the rates
prescribed by the commission been
in effect.
The months of April, May and
June are fair months upon which to
base revenues on frei ght, while the
succeeding three months are not, fer
the reason that fewer goods are
shipped. Another thing is that, in
view of the favorable decision, many
of the dealers will curtail their ship
ments until the new tariffs become
effective."
Mr.. Doland announced that re-
preventative of one of the transcon-
tinental railroads operating in the
Spokane territory has agreed to put
the new rates into effect as ordered
by the commission, even though the
proposal is declined by competitive
lines. He added that negotiations
are under way with other officials in
the east and west.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-12
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
: VOTE BONDS FOR DITCH
Will Borrow Money From State School
Fund and Use it in Draining
Swamp Land.

The board of county commits
sioners is in session today in the
court house. The meeting was
convened yesterday and most of the
day was spent in discussing the
bond issue for the drainage of the
county.
It was finally decided to vote
$4,000 for ditch No. H., now being
constructed. This money will not
actually come out of the county
treasury. The county merely guar
antees the bonds, but the money
comes from the state school fund
under the agreement recently
reached with the school fund officers
by the Northern Minnesota Develop.
ment association. The county will
have a, first lien on the land drained
so that if the assessments are not
paid, it can take the land and sell it
to meet the bonds.
This is the first instance where a
county has taken advantage of the
recent ruling of the school fund
board. By this ruling, money can
be loaned the counties on the county
bonds. These bonds are backed by
first lien on the land to be i'm.
proved and average four per cent
interest. This school money is now
invested in the bonds of outside
states, but by using this acheme,
the money is available for making
improvements in Minnesota. The
money to take up the bonds is paid
by the abutting property owners
during period of twenty years.
The commissioners also voted
$3.50 for the county fair. They
will be in session tomorrow.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-12
THEATRICAL COMMENT,

There is not dull moment from
the beginning to the end of the
show at the Brinkman this week.
The three acts and the moving
pictures combine to make bill that
is entertaining all the way through,
and last night the audience was
kept in a roar of laughter the
greater part of the time.
The Winning Punch" the first
picture shown, tells the story of a
poor youth in love with a rich girl
who loves him but is engaged to a
French count. Finally the girl
refuses to marry the count and the
father says that the poor youth can
have her if he will make $1,000 in
a week. The way he does it is
real enough. The film is entertain
ing throughout and the last five
minutes show some clever work with
boxing gloves.
"Government Stores" was the
other finn shown and it was up to
the standard of the first. It has
soldiers and Indians and Mexicans
for characters. The illustrated
song is pretty and was we'll rend
cred last night. The slides are
appropriate.
Jean McElroy won her audience
after the first few notes had lett
her harp. Her first number was the
"Sexter from Lucia" and the harp
fairly sung the parts. She has a
beautiful instrument, and one that
is seldom heard outside of or
chestral work. She knows It
thoroughly and has a fine technic.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-12
GROUND BROKEN FOR
500 LINE ONE YEAR AGO
Work has Been Pushed and Engineer.
Promise Passenger Service
in the Fall.

One year ago today, ground was
broken for the new 500 line from
Moose Lake to Plummer which is
being built through Bemidji. By
Christmas time, fifty miles were
ready for track and then work was
discontinued until spring. One half
of the line will be completed by
August IS and the engineers have
promised that passenger trains will
be running through Bemidji before
the next snow.
Tracks are now being laid from
both ends Of the road and it will be
but little over a month before the
rails will be laid through this city.
This new line will open up a new
country to Bemidji merchants and
will be another round in Bemidji's
ladder to the biggest distributing
point in northern Minnesota. With
the two 500 lines, Bemidji will be
the meeting places and d1stribut-
ing point for nine different roads
For ten year old, that is quite a
record.
John Moberg is rushing the
work on his end Of the line and
expects to have the hollow south
Of town filled and the road bed
ready by the first Of August.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-12

Martinez and Jefferson in their
skit Nonsense, Mnsic and Song'
proved themselves clever enter.
tainers. The first part of the num-
Der was little slow, but the latter
made up for it. They throw a new
light on the immortal poem, Under
the Spreading Chestnut Tree"
The Marchmonts, better known
here as the Lindgrens. need no
comment. They are we'll known to
Bemidji people and their work last
night was up to their usual standard
and much better than anything
usually seen outside of the larger
circuits. Mr.. Lingren has a perfect
Swede dialect.
The I.indgrens will remain all
week, but the other acts will change
Thursday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-12

savage III lnelI WARFARE, DOtn Win
the whites and among themselves.
The highest point of savagery in the
Indians is reached when they leave
the reservation and 60 on the war
path.
Another idea that many whites
have that is all wrong is that Indians
were always traders. The idea of
barter is white idea. Among the
old Indians, everything was free.
You were given what you wanted
and if you wished to make a present
in return, that was all right. But
the idea of value came from the
New England traders.
DR.. Eastman came to Bemidii
from Walker where he has been
visiting the tribe on Bear Island
for several days. He says that he
was more successful than be ex-
pected and picked up several hum
dred dollars worth of real relics. All
of them have a historical value and
have been handed down from father
SOP for hundreds of years. They
have been sent to New York and
will be placed in a private
collection. The doctor hopes to
get several of the the old relics,
such as medicine bags, war clubs
and spears, from every tribe in the
country. He is the first Sioux to
attend a medicine dance of the
Leech Lake Chippewas. Il 4
Speaking of the race dying out,
DR.. Eastman said: "There are be-
tween eos, 1000 and 100000 Indians
in this country today and in all
probability that is as large num-
Der as ever lived here. The Indian
is not dying out, but the purity of
the blood is decreasing. Where
twenty years ago only the girls
married white men, now the men
are found marrying white girls
They go to Carlisle and the east
ern universities and when they re.
turn home, they settle on the edge
of the reservation and m AIRY
white girl.
The families of the half breeds
are very large and the race will not
die out for many years, but it is safe
to say that in less than a hundred
years. there will not be full blooded
Indian in this country and then it
will be but short time until they
are absorbed by the whites"
DR.. Eastman is an old friend of
w. r. Mackenzie, and Mac" was
quite surprised to see the doctor
sitting in the Pioneer Office this
morning. as 4<-.s. E.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-12
TARIFF SUBJECT
OF CONFERENCE
Collector Loeb Visits Pres
ident at Beverly.
ROOSEVELT TO GET DATA

Administration Proposes to Place Be.
fore Ex-President the Actual Work.
ings of the New Law Before Com
hitting Himself in Any Way Regard
ing Its Merits-RooseveIt Refuses to
Discuss the Conference.
Beverly, Mass, July ia brand
new angle was given to the visit of
William Loeb, Jr., to Beverly. 1t was
reported that his talk with President
Taft ION the general political situa.
ton would include the Payne-Aldrich
tariff bill"
President Taft, it is believed, is
anxious that Colonel Roosevelt should
make a careful study of the new law
before committing himself in any way.
The colonel undoubtedly has had the
progressive view of the tariff pretty
we'll drilled into him by Senators Bev.
eridge, BristOW, La Toilette and the
others who have been to Sycamore
Hill. Mr.. Taft, the story goes, wants
view.
The report that the tariff was to be
the principal theme of discussion
seems to be borne out by many cir
cumstances. 1t is admitted that Mr..
Loeb was summoned to Beverly by
Secretary Norton with the full knoWl-
edge of the president
In Touch With Tariff.
Mr.. LOeb's duties as collector of the
port of New York bring him in touch
with the tariff and probably he knows
more about the actual, practical work
ing of the law than any other man.
Mr.. Norton, assistant secretary of
the treasury, made a careful study of
every schedule in the new tariff law.
He studied the monthly returns of the
imports and the receipts. Just be-
fore he left the treasury department
he met President Taft at St. Louis
with a great mass of documents deal
ing with the tariff and during the long
journey back to Washington he went
over the statistics with the president
in every detail.
Secretary Norton and Collector Loeb
were together for some hours prior to
Mr.. Loeb's meeting with Mr.. Taft.
Both remained uncommunicative re-
garding Mr., Loeb's visit, other than
to repeat the explanation that it was
to discuss the general political situa-
tion."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-12
]. ]. OPSAHL SAYS THAT
ADVERTISING PAYS
Less Than $500 Worth of Advertis-
ing in the Pioneer Sells u Lots u
in "a Hours.

Who says advertising doesn't
pay? The contrary is being proven
in this city every day and just an
other instance has been proven by
J. J. Opsahl who is one of the pre-
mier boosters and land men of this
section of the state. Mr.. Opsahl
advertised 81 Lavinia lots in the
Bemidji Pioneer Saturday. The
offer was on a special improvement
plan. BY noon, Monday twelve of
these lots were sold to Grand Forks
parties and a deal is pending on 10
more which Mr.. Opsahl says will be
closed in side of two days, to some
Fargo parties, this makes a total of
~ lots on less than IS worth of ad-
vertising. in less than "a hours.
Have you anything to sell? Are
you in business in this city? What
advertising has done for others it
will do for you. State your PROPOSE
ton to the people just as you would
tell it if you were talking to him
Individually over the counter. Let
US prove to you that advertising
will get results for you. The Pho
neer is the paper that goes to the
people and its circulation is what
can be clearly termed quality eircu-
lation. There are many bargains
in real estate in this city. There
are also many who are looking for
these bargains. 1t is up to the man
with the bargain to let the bargain
seeker know of his bargain. The
Pioneer is one of the mediums and
it has proven itself good one.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-12
Mackenzie is Back

w. r. Mackenzie has returned to
Bemidji after an absence Of three
weeks. Mr.. Mackenzie spent week
in the Twin Cities attending the Re-
publican state convention and talk
ing with the trustees of the state
school about loaning money to the
counties for local Improvements.
From the cities, he went east spent
two weeks travelling through New
York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-12
THE COLONEL IS y SILENT
Roosevelt Refuses to Discuss Loeb's
Visit to Taft,

Oyster Bay, N. Y, July 12.-The an
nouncement from Beverly that Will
lam Loeb, Jr., collector of the port of
New York, was to see President Taft
aroused great interest here owing to
the close relations which exist be-
tween Mr.. Loeb and Theodore Roose-
welt. 1t was impossible to get from
Colonel Roosevelt an expression of
opinion as to the significance of this
meeting, as he denied himself to inter
viewers. -...-
The colonel is having his fourth day
of rest in the interval between the
visit of the delegation of politicians
and members of congress and that of
Governor Hughes, who will be the
next visitor.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-12
Jurists in Auto Accident.

Fort Collins, Colo, July Nv. H.
Allison, president of the First Nation
al bank of Boulder, was probably ia
tally hurt and Judges James CURIOUS
and Henry Bamble Of the state dis
trict court sustained severe injuries
when an automobile in which the
three were riding skidded over a cliff
and fell eighteen feet.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-12
Minister Killed by Train.

Philadelphia, July 12.-While at
tempting to board fast moving in
bound passenger train at the Tioga
station Of the Reading Railway com
pany Rev. DIR. Jacob Sallada, secre-
tary of the American Home Mission
society, was hurled under the wheels
and crushed to death.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-12
BIRTHS

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. August
|Elliston, a ten pound boy this morn
ing. Mother and child are reported
as doing well. :.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-12
Council Accepts Local Offer for Par
and Accrued Interest. City
s Will Repurchase.
SALARY OF ASSESSOR FIXED
AT $500 AND ORDERED PAID
E. J. Gould Report. $275.5S Water
Rent Collected Current
Bills Allowed.

For par and accrued interest.
the Northern National bank
bought the city bonds of SIS, 900
for permanent improvements last
night. A check of $1,000 accom-
panied the bid and it was accepted.
The council will now authorize the
city attorney, mayor and city
treasurer to buy the bonds from
the bank with city money. This
invests the money of one city fund
in another and lets the city earn
the five per cent bond interest.
There were no bids received on
the $12, 900 issue.
The salary of the city assessor
was not included on the civil list
when it was drawn up last January
through an oversight and his SAL
airy was fixed at 5000 for the ye ar.
E. J. Gould reported that $275.58
mad been collected to June Is for
water rent. City Engineer Stoner
was instru cted to advertise for
bids on the new sewer extensions
for two weeks so that the bids can
be opened Iulv 2s.---.Al-------.-.- :
Saloon licenses were granted to
Nash McKinnon and Frank Lane
and their bonds accepted. The
municipal court reported that $15.85
had been collected to June rs in
fines. The report was accepted.
The bill of the court July 2 of
$204.4O was ordered paid.
The malt ordinance, which was
drawn up to- cover certain cases
where saloon licenses have been re.
voked and the former owners have
taken to selling malt, was given its
first reading last night. It will not
be passed or rejected until after the
third reading.
Every councilman was present at
the meeting last night and it was
the first time in many weeks that
such a thing has happened.
The following bills were allowed:
Warfeld Electric company,
wiring band stand.......... ; 4.80
Tom Smart, fighting fre....... 200
M. E. Stoner, for services as
city engineer, Is days.. $500
Water clerk. 200
Special police for Fourth
week, days at $2.."..... 1000
B arker's Drug store. ........ 54.20
Street gang, to July 5......... 111.O0
Pioneer advertising. ........ 1921
Joe Blonde, meals. 5000. 1000
Given Hardware company,
band stand fixtures. 2O.44
George Knott. $3.50
Charles Lang ................... $50
Miss ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50
Charles Lang ................... 2.69
Mrs. Winter ..................... 2.6o
George Knott .................. 47.25
Nels Loitved, cement walks. 1870
Mayor Parker, cemetary inn
provements .................. 5000
Miller-Davis Printing CON-
pany ........................... 1900
Ecklund $50
Sheriff Hazen, for boarding
city prisoners ................ 1850
]. A. Smith, scavernger....... 1925
Judge Pendergast. ............. IS
Crouch, cement crossings. 24.OO
Ed Cell. ....................... 400
Warfeld Electric company.
light for June. ............... 327.48
Warfeld Electric company. $50
Dr.. Smith, two calls. .......... 500
Warfeld Electric company,
current city hall............. $50
Wardeld Electric company,
water rent. ................. 1000
Street gang...................... 1890
Carnegie Library. I'LL
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-12
LIBRARY FUND REPORT
SHOWS SMALL ALANCE
Secretary and Treasurer Make Public
Report on Expenditure Of
Carnegie Fund.

J. M. Richards, treasurer, and A.
P. Richie, secretary, of the Carnegie
Library fund have made out their
report and given it to the public.
All of the S12,5OO received from
Andrew Carnegie has been paid on
except $141.
Ground was broken for the Ii
brary last September and it was
presented to the city last May.
Mr.. Carnegie agreed to build the
Library if the city would donate
one-tenth of its cost each year for
its maintenance. The council
agreed and has voted $3.50 dollars
per year for Library maintenance.
The report of the Librarian for
June will be ready in a few days.
Following is the report on the
fund: "
"To the public in general: Here.
with we submit a financial state
ment of the funds received and
paid out for the erection of the
public library building of this city.
Received from Andrew Carnegie. $3.50. $l2. 500
Paid Tom johnson ... 49,. .$11 .3495O
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-12

Balance in Northern National banks al
T.. J. NJ. Richards. Treasurer.
A. P. Richie. Secretary.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-14
POPPER TO TELL MORE
OF MACHINE METHODS
Democratic Organizer viii Give
Facts to City Club

Max Pepper, organizer of the Demo-
cratic league Of Los Angeles and former
chairman of the California state Demo-
cratic central committee who recently
returned to Los Angeles from Santa
Barbara, where he had been recuper-
ating from a breakdown which followed
his political activities in Northern Cali
fornia, has promised the City club to
address that body next Saturday at
noon, at its weekly luncheon in the
Westminster hotel, on the subject,
"Reminiscences of the Southern Pa
cific Machine in Politics."
No man in the state, 1t is said by
local Democrats, is better able to eX-
pose the inner workings of the Herrin-
Parker political organization than is
Max Pepper who has had years of ex-
perience in combating this corrupt
juggernaut, and who knows its system
and methods from first to last. His
speech is to be an important event to
the City club, and is anticipated with
unusual interest. Since Mr., Peppers
rest at Santa Barbara he is warming
up" enthusiastically to the issues Of
the present campaign, in which he
declares there is none so important as
Is the anti-machine issue.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-14
COUCHEY SAYS He
WILL FIGHT HARD
Announces He Will Make Wgor-
GUS Campaign for Clerk
ship Reelection

Frank L. Coughey, clerk of the Cali
fornia supreme court, announced yes
terday that he will make a vigorous
campaign for the Republican nomina-
tion for reelection, and stated that
while he is not a member of the Lin
ln-Roosevelt league, and failed to
get the Endorsement of that body,
which is supporting B. Grant Taylor OF
Santa Clara for the clerkship, he does
not wish to be regarded as a ma
chine" Republican, and insists thai
the machine" is strenuously opposing
him.
1.-THE machine has indorsed William
H. Bemiss of San Francisco" he said
"and although l am assured of the sup
port of the supreme Judges of the
state, the machine is doing all that
it can to defeat me.
Il don't know what is back of the
Bemiss boom, but I know that he is
the machine candidate and seems to
be getting the machine support be-
cause the machine regards me as too
progressive, and knows that l am not
in sympathy with push interests
call myself straight Republican, and
all I ask is that my record in office be
investigated.
Mr.. Coughney sought, but failed to
get, the Endorsement of the Lincoln
ROOSeVelI league, ana ulll lIIS illJeC-
tion of w. II. Bemiss into the fight
was regarded as the machine candi-
date for reelection. Just what came
up to bring about the candidacy OF
Mr.. Bemiss probably will never leak
out of the machine councils.
Mr. Bemiss, who is making the fight
as the regular push" candidate, is
said to have the backing, also, of
Mayor Mccarthy of San Francisco. and
it is reported in political circles here
that he has been seeking an appoint
ment from Mayor Mccarthy as mem
Der of the San Francisco police COM
mission. He was appointed member
of the park commission of the north
ern city by Mayor Mccarthy, and it
is said will probably resign from that
commission to make the fight for the
Republican nomination as candidate
for the clerkship of the supreme court.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-14
STANTON IN RACE TO STAY,
ASSERTS CLUB SECRETARY
Friends of GubernatoriaI ASpirant
Plan Big Reception

1t was announced at the headquart-
ers of Phil A. Stanton, machine cam
didate for governor, yesterday, that
Mr.. Stanton positively will not retire
from the race before the primaries
I'VE are arranging for big recep-
tion to Mr. Stanton the secretary of
the Stanton club. stated, "and expect
him to arrive in Los Angeles at noon
next Saturday. A committee of promi-
nent business men of the city has ar
ranged to go to Burbank in automo-
biles, where they will meet him about
10:30 o'clock next Saturday morning
and escort him to the city
MIR. Stanton will arrive in Santa
Barbara tomorrow, and remain there
and in Ventura county, where a num-
Der of big meetings have been ar
ranged, until Friday evening.
I'VE received a telegram from Mr..
Stanton yesterday stating that he has
filed his nominating petitions from
fourteen counties. each petition con-
tanning the maximum number of sig
natures. This doesn't look like Mr.
Stanton intends to quit the race