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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-03
LEADING new WORKERS
PREDICT PROSPERITY
Have Optimistic Views Of the
Outlook for 1910,

New York, Jan. 3.-Promfnent men
In New York city are optimistic re-
garding the outlook for the year 1910.
Greater prosperity is their unanimous
prediction. Here is what some of
them say:
William Loeb, Jr., collector of the
port greet 1910 with hope and sat
isfaction. It will be prosperous, if the
present increase in the volume of
business continues and the indica-
lions are that it will.
Senator Chauncey M. Depew-The
New Year IS marked by less unrest,
dissatisfaction, mental dyspepsia and
crankiness than any other in my rec
objection. It is full of hope for peace,
prosperity and plenty.
W. c. Brown, president of the New
York Central-1n general prosperity
1910 will exceed the record of any
previous year. look for a general
improvement and development of the
railways of the country.
Mayor George B. McClellan-The
city and the country are both better
off than they were year ago. This
year will see steady advancement
in morals and education, as we'll as in
material prosperity.
Timothy L. Woodruff-1t. will be a
banner year for the nation. Repub-
hcan policies prevail and a staunch
Republican prosperity will fill the air
with good things.
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PUT AWAY THE HAMMER, BROTHER.

The Bemidji Pioneer wants all the
newspaper boys to be good for once
and see if it is possible to elect a
Republican governor next fall. Does
the Pioneer attribute the past de-
feats of the Republican party to the
wickedness of some of the news
paper boys?-Duluth News Tribune.
Well, not exactly brother. But
the News-Tribune, being a good
staunch republican publication,
should be we'll aware of the fact
that not a few of the newspaper
boys have been laboring under a
spell while certain smooth individ-
uals were in power, down at the
state capital, and if they will but
sit up and take notice they will
find that allegiance to the e. O. p. is
about the safest principle to follow.
Then there has been some inten-
tional knocking" by fellows whose
bablings should never have gotten
into print. A little more real harmony,
with giving and taking little, here
and there all down the line"
would prove enefcial toward the
desired result, don't you think?
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-03
mining RECORDS
BROKEN PAST YEAR
Copper Output Of United States
|. More Than Billion Pounds.

Washington, Jan. 3.-All records of
production in this country of copper,
refined lead, spelter and tungsten
were broken during the year just
closed, according to a report of the
geological survey. The output of
blister and lake copper was lit $780,
900 pounds, an increase considerably
greater than the total yearly increase
since 1904.
Figures collected by authoritative
private mediums indicate that the pro-
duction of marketable copper from all
sources, domestic and foreign, for the
first eleven months of 1909 exceeded
1,4O0,O00,O00 pounds and that the con.
sumption of copper in the United
States was considerably greater than
the previous record consumption of
6S2,000,00O pounds.
Production of refined lead, desilver-
lied and soft, from domestic and for.
eign ores, appropriated 444,363 short
tons, worth at the average New York
price, $3S,215 1000, not including 1850
tons of antimonial lead.
Unexampled expansion characterized
the zinc industry. Not only was the
largest output of spelter ever made in
the United. States almost completely
absorbed by, the market, but spelter
imports broke records.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-03
RAIL MILEAGE IS GROWING
Record for 1909 Shows an Increase
Over 1908,

Hecoro TOR 7SUS SHOWS an increase
Over 1908.
Chicago, Jan. 3.-Rairoads Of the
United States during 1909 constructed
BATS miles of new main track, which
involved an expenditure of more than
100000, according to records com.
piled by the Railroad Age Gazette
from official reports of the railways.
During the same period, 3,775 miles of
main track were equipped with block
signals.
This record of new mileage shows
an increase of nearly 300 miles over
1908, when 3,214 miles were built, and
Is one Indication of the return OF pros.
perity to the roads. The 1908 record,
however, was the lowest since 1904,
when 1882 miles were built. The best
OF recent years, according to the Ca
zette's statistics, was in 1906, when
6.623 miles were built. In 1907 there
were 5,212 and in 1905 1888.
The greater part of the new con.
struction in 1909, as in previous years,
was in the territory west of the Mis-
souri, river, and a large part was on
the new transcontinental lines of the
Mtlwaukee's Puget Sound extension
and the Western Pacific.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-03
BIT TER ATTAIN
ON BALLI!NGER
La Toilette Denounces Pro.
posed Investigation.
PREDICTS A WHlTEWASH

Wisconsin Senator Declares Delayed
Demand for Probe Is a "c'everIy
Devised Scheme to Shield the Guilty
and Defraud the Public"-says TAFT
Opposed Inquiry Until Newspapers
Began to Turn on the Light.
Madison, Wis, Jan. 3,-Senator R.
M. La Toilette poured out the walls of
his wrath upon the head Of Secretary
of the Interior Ballinger in an article
under the caption: 'Is This Conspir,
acy?" The senator in vitriolic Ian
guage characterizes the Ballinger in.
vestigation programme as a plan "de-
vised to shield the guilty and aid
gigantic conspiracy to defraud the
public"
Ballinger's delayed request for an
investigation of the charges made
against him is unsparingly denounced
by Senator La Toilette as a probable
scheme between Aldrich and Cannon.
to exonerate Ballinger, just as the
submarine boat scandal was white
washed year ago. Senator La Fol-
lette duplicates even the president,
who, he says, was opposed to investi-
eating Ballinger until the leading pa
pers began to turn on the light
1T was too much" says Senator
La Toilette in his magazine. 'The
shadow of the lion hunter was plain
ly visible from the front window Of
the interior department.. =
Hurried conferences were reported.
Something had to be done and done
at once. Public attention must, If
possible, be diverted. The forestry
officials, feared because too we'll in
formed and too devoted to public in
terest, must be attacked and discredit-
ed since they could not be silenced."
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EARLY Adjournment LIKELY
La Toilette Believes Congressional
Session Will Be Brief,

Madison, Wis, Jan. 3.-Congress
may adjourn in April, such is the opin-
ion of Senator La Toilette.
II do not think that the present ses-
sion of congress will be as long as the
usual long session." said the senator.
In fact, it may not last beyond April.
There is a feeling among party
leaders that an early adjournment is
advisable on account of conditions
within the party. Many leaders be.
lieve that with an early adjournment
Of congress many congressional dis
tricts can be saved for the Republican
party that might otherwise become
fighting territory"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-03
fire CAUSES LOSS
OF HALF MILLION
American Express Company's
Office at New York Burned.

3 New York, Jan. Debated Christ.
mas packages and other valuable ex,
press packages in large numbers went
up in smoke in a fire which DESTROYED
the American Express company's Of
flee and storerooms near the Grand
Central station, causing q loss estimat.
ed at $5OO,000.
The flames ragged for several hours
in the main building and smaller
structures adjoining, covering the
greater part Of the block.
At periods the fire was punctuated
by explosions, believed to have been
supplied by oil barrels among the
goods in the warehouses. Two men
were seriously injured.
The Adams Express company build
ings nearby were threatened, but hard
work by the firemen saved these
structures.
A large part Of the loss was said
to be due to the destruction of a guam,
tity of valuable furs stored in. the
warehouse and which were to be
shipped to Europe. -
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OTHER UNIONS
VOTE ON STRIKE
May Go Out on Roads Fight,
ing Switchmen.
WILL NOT BE SYMPATHETIC

Declared That if a General Walkout
Is Ordered It Will Be Based on
~ Actual Grievances Of the Oraaniza.
tions Observation-Disclosures of AffiIi.
ated Unions in Conference With
Federal Mediators.
st. Paul., Jan. President Frank
T. Hawley of the Switchmen's, Union
OF North America made these two
statements relative to the strike situa,
ton:
Flrst-A strike vote has been In
progress for several days from ST..
Paul to Seattle, through the entire Pa
esfc Northwest, among the eleven un.
Ions in the railway department of the
American Federation of Labor.
Second-If a general strike is de-
clared it will not be a sympathetic
strike, but in each individual case viii
be based on actual grievances of the
Unions taking part.
President Hawley was asked:
IF any other union strikes say the
telegraphers, for instance-will these
strikers receive benefits from their
own union or from the Switchmen's
union?''
"That," said he, sis a point which
was fully discussed by the railway de-
partment's conference and it has been
settled on basis of mutual interest.
Whatever benefits are paid will be
paid by an arrangement of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-03
NElGHBOR PAYS FINE TRIBUTE TO A.
KAISER.

The Shevlin Herald, printed and
published at Shevlin, a neighboring
town adjoining Bagley, has the
following to say of the candidacy
of A. Kaiser, the Bagley banker,
for the republican nomination for
state treasurer:
1T is with great satisfaction that
we read the fine comments and en-
dcrsements our friend, A. Kaiser of
Bagley, is receiving from the press
throughout the state for the office of
state treasurer. We do not know
that Mr.. Kaiser is doing anything
to promote his candidacy, but he
seems to have almost countless
friends that are attending to that.
1t is we'll known by all that Mr..
Kaiser is president of our local
bank and this community, we'll
knowing his ability and integrity,
take especial pride in adding our
mite in praise and endorsement
with the many throughout the state
that feel likewise.
Luck in this case seems to 60
hand in hand with merit. Mr.
Deinhart, the present keeper of the
state of MinneSota's strong box, has
declared his intention to contest
for seat as representative in the
congressional hall, thus clearing the
track for Mr.. Kaiser to a great
extent.
Northern Minnesota should now
soon be entitled to some kind of
representation in the state house,
and as Hon. A. Kaiser has to our
personal knowledge been spending
his time, energy and money in the
foremost ranks of the republican
party for the last twenty-five years,
hence as his ability and character
are undisputable, what, therefore,
would be more natural than to
reciprocate and honor the Old War
Horse-though not so old in years
with the nomination and election for
the very responsible office of state
treasurer for the North Star state"
Commemorate words like the
above, written by a neighbor who
knows him we'll, indicates the high
character and ability of Mr.. Kaiser
and his fitness for the office which
he seeks.
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railroads. This may be done either
through the agency of the Erdman act
or by appeal to President Taft to in.
tercede.
Mr.. Perham will be guided in the
matter largely by the advice offered
by Chairman Knapp and Commission.
Or Neill ~
When the first conference ended at
1890 p. m. nothing definite had been
developed. The whole situation had
been discussed and Mr.. Perham had
submitted number Of documents
bearing on the strike Developments.
The conference was resumed in the
afternoon ."
The understanding is that the crux
of the situation is the opposition of
the railroads to reinstating the men
still out, although the railroads assert
willingness to employ the strikers
in case of vacancies. It is said that
$500 men are affected.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-03
FORESTS YIELD LARGE SUM
Exports During 1908 Aggregated Nine
ty Million Dollars,

Washington, Jan. 3.-Our forests
contributed $90,O00,O00 to the exports
of the United States during the fiscal
year 19OS-a twentyfold increase since
1851. The imports of forest products
chiefly india rubber and other gums
from the tropics and lumber from
Canada-have grown to even larger
proportions. From a little over ST..
100000 in 1851 they rose to $122,00O,-
900 in 1907, falling slightly below
$1O0,0O0,0OO in 1908. These are some
Of the striking facts set forth in
comprehensive bulletin on foreign
trade in forest products, just published
by. the department of agriculture. This
bulletin covers a period of nearly six
ty years,
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CONFERENCE AT WASHINGTON

switchmen's Strike Discussed, but No
Action Taken.
Washington, Jan. III. B. Perham,
appearing for the railway department
Of the American Federation of Labor,
went into conference with Chairman
Knapp of the interstate commerce
commission and United States Labor
Commissioner Neill. Mr. Perham's
mission to Washington is to pave the
way, il possible, for peaceful settle.
ment of the trouble between the strik.
Ing switchTen and the Northwestern
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-03
HEIRESS is STILL MISSING
So Is the Man Who Disappeared at the
Same Time.

Philadelphia, JAM 3.-Diligent search
by many private detectives, aided by
the police of Philadelphia. New York
and Eastern cities, failed to disclose
clue as to the whereabouts of Roberta
de Janon, the sixteen-year-old heiress,
and Ferdinand Cohen, waiter at the
Bellevue-Stratford hotel, who are be-
lieved to have disappeared together
last Wednesday,.
While letters in the possession Of
Cohens wife, purported to have been
written by the girl, show strange
fascination for the man, the police are.
working on the theory that there may
have been another motive connected
with the disappearance Of the pair.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-03
DEMANDS Being FORMULATE
Eastern Railroad Men Want More Pay
and Shorter Hours.

New York, Jan. 3.-The demands to
be made by railroad trainmen and con-
ductors upon Eastern railroads for in.
creased wages and shorter hours will
be formulated shortly at meeting to
be held in the Broadway. Central no.,
tel. 49,
This meeting will be attended by
the general chairman of the union men
on each of the big Eastern roads and
representatives of the Brotherhood, of
Railway Trainmen and the Order of.
Railway Conductors.
In view of the action of the Lehigh,
Valley railroad in granting ten-hour
day to it's conductors the railroad men
express confidence that their demands
will be granted. -. ...- ..
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SEPARATED FOR one YEAR

Ruling Of Court in a Brooklyn Divorce
Case.
r. New York, Jan. when Laura e.
Herb said she couldn't live any longer
with her husband, Franklin D. Herb,
and Franklin D. Herb said he no Ion.
ger could tolerate Laura e. Herb for a
wife, Justice Crane of Brooklyn said
he didn't believe they wanted to end
their married life. and that all they
needed was a vacation. So he ruled
that for one year the Herbs should let
their love rest. "
There is to be no divorce and no de-
cree of permanent separation. Only a
separation for one year. But for one
year Justice Crane says these two un-
happy ones must remain severely away
from each other. .9 a..
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WOULD SHORTEN ITS LINE
Chicago Great Western Cutoff to Kan
sas City,

Des Moines, Jan. 3.-Rumor has it
that negotiations are in progress be-
tween the st. Paul and Des Moines
and the Great Western companies for
an agreement by the terms of which
the latter seeks to secure the privilege
Of operating each way daily over the
st. Paul and Des Moines one passen.
ger and one freight train from Mason
City to Des Moines, where connection
will be made with the Great Western
main line for the south and at Mason
City with the main line for st. Paul
and Minneapolis. If the proposed
agreement is made it will shorten the
distance between Kansas City and the
Twin Cities fifty-four miles.
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AUTOMOBILE OWNERS STRIKE

Italians Object to Increase Of Govern.
ment License, ~
Florence, Jan. 3-An, automobile
strike against the government has
gone into effect. Every owner of an
automobile in Italy will refuse to take
out new license. %
Thousands of chauffeurs will be
thrown out Of work The government,
II 1t persists in it's course, will deprive
itself Of $1,000,000 in revenue.
) The objections of automobile own.
ers arise from a new regulation which,
besides increasing the tax, imposes a
fine of SO lire for first offense against
the speed regulations, to be increased
In amount on q second offense.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-03
BIG INCREASE IN VALUATION
But Receipts Of Live Stock at Chicago
Were Less Than in 1908,

Chicago, Jan. 3.-The total valuation
of live stock received at the Union
stock yards during 1909 was $330,614,-
200, according to the annual report Of
M. F. HORNE, chief statistician. This
amount shows an increase of $24,047,-
6S2 over last year.
The total number of head of live
stock received in 1909 was 14,910,60
against 16,036,369 received in 1908.
This shows a decrease of 1,125, 769
head from the 1908 total, but the val
uation shows material increase.
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Number of Properties In Minnesota
Affected.

Numper OF properties In Minnesota
Affected.
New York, Jan. 3.-The Buffalo and
Susquehanna Iron company and the
South Buffalo Canal and Dock com.
pany are to be acquired by the Rogers
Brown Iron company, incorporated
with capital of $5,0OO,O00. The an
nouncement was made by the banking
house of Fisk & Robinson.
BY this deal the new company will
take over many iron mines in Micht.
gan and Minnesota and coal mines
and coke ovens in Pennsylvania. The
Rogers-Brown Iron company also an.
nounces that it will build new fur.
naces and coke ovens along the line
of the Buffalo and Susquehanna rail.
road.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-03
DISCOVER WHITE SLAVE. DEN
Chicago Police May Have Located
Headquarters of Traffic.

Headquarters OF Traffic.
Chicago, Jan. What is regarded
by the police as possibly the head
quarters of the white slave traffic, as
conducted by Chinese, was discovered
when Inspector Wheeler found two
young women in den in Chinatown
Edna Morgan, twenty years old, who
says her. home is in Chicago; Mary
Moy, twenty-three years old, and Lai
King, forty-five years old, Chinese
merchant, were found in a cold, bare
room on the seventh and top floor of
"Chinatown's palace"
From the Morgan girl, who said
King detained her against her will,
the inspector learned that some nights
as many as twenty white girls, some
scarcely more than seventeen years
DID,. have been taken to the Seventh
floor room in the palace"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-03
MANY RAILROADS IN CANADA
Has More Miles Per Capita Than the
United States.

Ottawa. Ont, Jan. In proper
ton to population Canada is building
more miles of railway than is the
United States. Canada's entire rail
road mileage now is $4,000, which is
one mile to every 300 inhabitants, as
compared with one mile for each 3S1
inhabitants in the United States.
In 1867 in all Canada there were
just 2,278 miles of railroad track
There have been constructed in 1903
and are under construction or contract
nearly twice as many miles of track
as there were in Canada in 1868, OF
1927 miles.
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Miss Logan to Wed Foreigner.

New York, Jan. 3.-E.rs. John A. Lo-
gan, Jr., has announced the engage
ment of her daughter, Miss Marie
Louise Logan, to Henri de Sincay of
Brussels, Belgium. M. de Sincay is
the son of CASTOR de Cincay of Brus-
sells, who is at the head of the zinc in.
dustry of Belgium.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-03
BANDS TO PLAY IN CHURCH
Chicago Pastor Advocates Brass to
Keep Hearers Awake.

Keep hearers Awake.
Chicago, Jan. 3.-Brass bands will
keep the sleepy worshiper from doing
in. the First Congregational church Of
haywood and will be the novel means
Of attracting Sunday evening crowds
to. the church this winter.
Sunday night Rev. Percival H. Bar
ker, pastor of the church, who uses
bands at his open air services during
the summer months, introduced the
new form of services to his congrega-
ton .
Each Sunday there will be a differ
ent band, with soloists to complete the
concert effect.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-03
HIS FRIENDS AND DYES
Chicagoan's Will Leaves Million to
Two Hundred Persons

Chicago, Jan. Former employees,
business associates, friends and per-
sonal servants-all those who had
served him and all from whom he had
ktndness-are named as beneficiaries
In the will of G. w. Marks, who was
a shoe dealer. The document is to
be filed for probate within few days.
Nearly $1,000,O00, it is said, will be
divided among about 200 persons.
He had no immediate relatives.
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SCORES OF PERSONS INJURED
Explosion Of Gas Cause Of Serious
Disaster.

Montreal, Jan. 3.-Over q score OF
people were injured in an explosion at
the Place Viger station of the Cana.
dian Pacific railway. Many of the
victims were frightfully mangled.
The Quebec train was about to pull
out The station platform was crowd.
ed with an immense throng seeing
friends off, when there was a terrific
explosion, which ripped up the plat:
form from end to end and buried more
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were
id the
er way.
rom the
had one

One u rom the
"recKage w., IL had one
sof her legs torn ,..s,,, .,sF .,- ..s.
/ The explosion causeuf,< Use excite
ment and rumors of a bomb outrage
were current, but a brief examination
OF the wreckage by the railroad Of
ficials convinced them that it was the
gas plant on the Quebec train that had
blown up. :.
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FOIL PLOT TO KILL ALFONSO.

Police Arrest Number Of Well Known
Anarchists.
San Lucar, Spain, Jan. 3.-The po-
lice are convinced that the arrest of
three Germans, two Frenchmen and
an Italian frustrated regicide plot Of
which King Alfonso was to have been
the victim.
King Alfonso passed through San
Lucar en- route for Granada and the
suspects, who, it is said, are we'll
known anarchists, we're attracted here
by his presence.
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WILL NOT BOOST ICE PALACE

CanaoIan Roaus Fear CaFhIVa1 Wit
Discourage immigration.
Ottawa, Ont, Jan. 3.-Alarmed at
the prospect of discouraging Amer
lean emigration to Canada the rail-
roads of the Dominion have refused
to give reduced rates or financial as
sistance to MontreaTs proposed ice
palace and winter carnival. The rail.
roads have secured the support of the
Dominion immigration officials in the
movement to head the carnival of.
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WANTED-At once. Girl to learn
typesetting. Apply at Office.
Daily Pioneer. 49,
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FOR SALE-Residence property on
J Lake Boulevard, easy terms. APP
ply to J.. F. Gibbons, Mics Block,
Bemidii, MINI.