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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-17
Senator'S in Talk With Pre,ident Inform
Him That Reciprocity Ha. Much
Opposition. -
HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL
Standpatters and Some of the Prozre,.
sive. Are Bitterly Against the
Measure.

Washington, Feb. 17.-Presldent
Taft has begun twisting the thumb
screws on the anti-reciprocity sena-
tors and he got immediate results. He
exacted a promise from those in
charge of the bill that it would be re-
ported to the senate with reasonable
promptness and unamended Senator
Burrows promised to call meeting of
the finance committee at once.
Opposition senators are giving
ground gradually.
They have promised the president to
report the bill, but they have coupled
with this pledge a warning that they
will vote against it on the floor and
that it is useless to expect it to be
ratified.
President Taft sent for Senators
Burrows, Lodge and Smoot, all mem
bers of the finance committee that has
the bill in charge. Senator Root also
was present, although he is not a
member of the committee. The presi-
dent had the senators on the grill for
nearly an hour. They left the White
house with their flags trailing. Sena-
tor Smoot, as the spokesman for the
senator's, said that everybody had
agreed that it would be bad politics
for the members of the committee to
attempt to smother the agreement in
the committee.
Il am opposed to the agreement -
said Senator Smoot, .sbut l am willing
that it shall be thrown into the SEN
ate for general discussion"
Says Bill Will Not Pass.
do you believe it will be ratified a.
this session."
my own opinion is that it will not, ~
said the senator. ... -.
The arrangement is to have Senator
Burrows of Michigan, as the ranking
member of the finance committee in
the absence of Mr.. Aldrich, placed in
charge of the agreement on the floor.
He is bitterly opposed to it. The pact
will still be in grave danger, even after
it has been rescued from the commit
tee room. It will be assaulted by stand
pat Republicans and progressives. The
standpatters will try to kill it out
right and the progressives will en-
deavor to accomplish this Indirectly
by proposing amendments. Senators
La Toilette, BTistow and perhaps Cum
minis will propose string of amend
ments offering to put on the free list
such commodities as dressed meats,
steel products, wooden goods and other
articles of necessity. Lodge, it is said,
intends to present an amendment cut
ting off the Canadian fisheries bounty.
In view of all this it is quite like
~ that hostile combination may be
formed by standpatters and progress
sives to make serious trouble for. the
pact. With the congestion OF other
legislation in the senate it would be
IN easy matter to delay matters and
prevent vote.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-17
GOPHER STAR IS INJURED
Isle Johnston, Football Leader, Break,
Leg, While TRAINING.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Feb. TO-
While working out in the wrestling
room OF the university armory yester.
day afternoon, Lisle Johnston, cap.
tain of the 10 football team sustained
a broken leg. The accident was a
peculiar one and proves conclusively
that the bones of the Gophe, athlete
are unusually fragile for one of his
physique. -, a..
The accident was so peculiar and
entirely unexpected from the name,
of its occurrence that those who wit.
messed it could scarcely believe a
bone had been broken. Johnston
was behind another student on the
mat when sudden roll caused him
to fall upon his right leg. A sharp
snap was audible to every one in the
room and Johnston said his leg had
been hurt. DR.. Williams was called
and pronounced the leg broken, al.
though the bones were not displaced
so as to require setting.
The injured member will be plac-
ed in cast today. Johnston will
be able to get to his classes in the
law school Monday. He will be
confined to his bed only long enough
to allow the bones to knit.
Johnston has had both legs broken
in athletics at Minnesota, the left
one in 1909 at Omaha during the
Nebraska football game. The &C.
cident yesterday comes as a keen
disappointment to Johnston, Who in
ali probability would have represent
ed Minnesota in the coming wrestl-
ing tournaments. Il also impairs
bis chance of playing on the base
ball team in the spring.
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-17
George Robinson, Negro Barber, In
That City, Accused Of Selling
Red Men Whiskey.
SELLS SHOP AND THEN "SK1PS'
Cass Lake Authorities Are Hot After
Law Breakers-Fourth Offense
During Past Week.

Another Cass Lake Indian whiskey
distributor was arrested this morn
ing by Marshall Lilly, of that city. 3.
At about one o'clock this morning
two intoxicated indians were arrest
ed by the marshal, and after an ex-
animation told the officer that George
Robinson had given them the whis-
key. -.,- ~--.. 49, ,-- -,
Lilly at once arrested Robinson,
and hearing was arranged for nine
O'Clock this morning. -
At the hearing it developed that
the Indians were not ready to be
heard and at the request of County
Attorney Richard Funck, of Cass
county, Judge Ives consented to allow
the case to be postponed until one
oclock this afternoon.
At the time set for the hearing. no
Robinson was to be found, and an in
vestigation was begun, resulting in
it being found that Robinson, who
is a barber, and who has been a res
ident of Cass Lake for several wears.
had sold his entire shop, fixtures and
building for the sum of s2s5, and
had then skipped out.
This is the fourth arrest in Cass
Lake during the past week, ON
charges of giving liquor to persons
of Indian blood, the last one being
William Skalberg, who plead guilty
and was given nine months in the
state prison at Saltwater, by Judge
G. W. Stanton. The other two was
each given six months.
1t is evident that the authorities
in Cass Lake will not tolerate the
selling of whiskey to Indians, and it
seems strange that the people of that
little city have not come to the
conclusion, by this time, that to give
an Indian liquor is a crime, and it
has been shown by the decisions of
the court, a serious one.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-17
Event More Notable By Compliment
to Northrop and Talks By Lind,
Eberhart, Gordon and Dunn.
EX-GOVERNOR SPRINGS JOKE
Pleased at Approval Of Regents Sell
ection of University Head and
Hopes" for Other Things.
(By z. A. WILSON, e.
Ben1idji Pioneer Legislative Bureau

St. Paul, Feb. III No more not.
able incident has occurred during the
present session of the legislature
than the events of forty-fve minutes
in the house chamber Yesterday
when at II a. w., with galleries
crowded to their utmost capacity,
the senators filed in to join the re-
personalities in listening to George
E. Vincent, formerly of the Univer-
sity of Chicago, president elect of
the University of Minnesota.
Good old Cyrus Northrop, veneer
able but vivacious, was there as the
retiring president to present his
younger and sturdier successor;
John Lind, the former governor, and
a member of the University Board
of Regents. sat on the platform and
was compelled to respond to cries of
speech, speech" Governor Eber-
hart, Lieutenant Governor Sam Y.
Gordon and Speaker H. H. Dunn,
who presided, were the other not
ables on the platform. All spoke,
but the last three had not expected
to speak. In fact the governor was
all but shut out for a vote of thanks
by unanimous vote which had been
given Northrop. Lind and Vincent
before anyone on the floor of the
house thought to call upon the
governor to talk. The governor re-
sponded with a brilliant, earnest
plea for improved education in Min.
nesota.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-17
Committee MAKES REPORT
Alleges Graft in Pittsburq Public
School System.

Phtsburg, Feb. 1.-THE biggest
graft prosecution in Pittsburg's his
tory is believed to be impending fol
lowing the executive committees re-
port to the voters league of an inves.
tigation of the public schools system.
The graf is alleged to extend to
every feature of the school system,
from erection of buildings to the en-
ployment of teachers and janitors and
the conduct of school picnics, says the
report. <-sg.
1t was the intention of the league
to prosecute the offenders. but the
evidence showed the crookedness :,
widespread as to clog the law ma
chinery. The league decided that its
report should be published as a
warning. If this has not the effect
of changing the methods of the school
board arrests will follow.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-17
Gordon is Humorous.

There were cries of Gordon,
Gordon" and the president of the
senate reluctantly arose and created
noisy merriment by saying:
This is indeed an unexpected
On behalf of the men,
bers of the senate, however, I want
to say that we were exceedingly
pleased to listen to the notable ad-
dresses delivered here today by our
distinguished citizens, though the
of the legislature to
permit this gathering means an ex.
pense to the state. I elieve it was
money we'll expended. To continue
to spend money to listen to the
president of the senate I do not be-
lieve is money we'll expended
Then the laughter and applause
died away there was laughter and
cries for Speaker Dunn and the
Abraham Lincoln" of the house
eloquently voiced the sentiment of
Lieutenant Governgr Gordon over
the pleasure of having heard the
talks and said he hoped the officials
of the university would always feel
welcome to come before the house
of representatives.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-17
BUM WILL GET THE PLACE
To Succeed Jaggard on Minnesota su.
....-s. preme Bench -.z.-

st, Paul, Feb. 17.-Governor Eber-
hart will send to the senate shortly
the official appointment of Judge
George L. Bum of Ramsey county as
associate Justice of the supreme court
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Edwin A. Jaggard.
The appointment of Associate JUS
tice Bum will be for two years, al.
though there were nearly six years
remaining of the term for which JUS
tice Jaggard was elected. Under the
constitution an appointment of SUI
preme or district court judge holds
only until the next election, when a
successor is elected
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-17
slNever Connived," Say. Northrop.

Never Connlved, Says SoFthrop.
There is another thing" said Dr..
Northrop, during the twenty-s,x
years that I have been with the
University l never appeared before
this body nor before a legislative
committee, unless I was sent for. l
have never pulled any wires for 1
have had none and I have pever
done any lobbying, for have too
much self respect"
John Lind was also applauded and
when he said he was glad to know
that you approve the action of the
board of regents in naming a sue
cessor to DR.. Northrop," there was
renewed and vigorous cheering after
which Mr.. Lind resumed with a
smile which carried the thoughts of
the legislators to the bill appropriate
ing s5,o0n,0OO to the university, Il
hope you will always agree with the
board of regents"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-17

Interest, of course, centered in
DR.. Vincent who on April l is to
become the head of one CT the great
est institutions of learning in the
countrv-the University of Mime
sofa. Dr.. Vincent is a whirlwlnd of
words. He can deliver an hour
Grafton in fifteen minutes. Sentence
after sentence crash from his mouth
like bullets from a Calling gun and
everyone hits the mark. He scarcely
could be called an orator but the
earnestness of his plea aroused his
hearers to a point of enthusiasm
which eliminated in a wild burst of
applause when he had finished. DR..
Vincent talks 20 fast that the most
expert stenographers have trouble
recording him. The tenor of his
remarks, however, was that be was
pleased with this characteristic,
cordial, typical Minnesota welcome, ~
and that the University of Minnesota
was more than local affair, that it
belongs to the people of the state
and as such should be given proper
consideration by the legislators,
representatives of the people and
guardians of the University.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-17
CiGaret Repeal Predicted.

BY unanimous vote, the house
committee has recommended for
passage the Congdon bill which re-
peals the anti cigaret law. The
general impression appears to be
that the house will vote to repeal
the law and that the senate will con-
cur.
A. B. Palmer, the Bemidji hard
ware merchant, who came to St.
Paul to attend the Hardware Mems
Convention, was an interested
spectator at the joint session in the
house chamber, yesterday, when DR..
Vincent and others spoke. Mr..
Palmer also enjoyed the privilege OF
sitting on the Senate floor for a
short time and was much interested
in the deliberations of that BODY,
He has returned with Dr.. C. M,
Palmer, who came to attend the
meeting of the dentists, to Bemidj ii.
x x
Charles w. Bouck of Royalton has
bill in the house fixing the com.
nensation IF county commissioners
in counties of an assessed valuation
between $2,5OO,OOO and not owe,
100000 at $4,000 a year.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-17

haven't anything else prepared. >
1t proved that he didn't need
preparation to deliver a cracking,
address in favor of the upbuilding Of
the University and be even took &C.
easion to urge good roads and more
agricultural schools.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-17
You'll Never Regret, Says Northrop.

In introducing DR.. Vincent, Dr..
Northrop said that the position had
sought Dr.. Vincent, not DR.. Vincent
the position and expressed the belief
that Minnesota never would regret
the coming of DR.. Vincent or that
Dr.. Vincent ever would regret having
come. AS illustrating how close DR..
Northrop is to the hearts of the
people. mention should be made,
even ia this limited space, of the
fact that after DR.. Vincent had
closed his remarks. General Wilson,
senator from Minneapolis, moved
and the motion was carried unani.
mously, that inasmuch as probably
this would be the last time that DR..
Northrop might face the legislature.
that he again speak.
I thought" said DR.. Northrop
who responded amid tumultuous ap
plause, that all had to do today
was introduce Dr.. Vincent and I
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-17
Vincent Proves Whirlwind.

4 x x
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1911-11-18
TEXT
BOOK AGAINST LICENSE
.. MISSTATES THE FACTS.

Columbus, O.-The Anti-Salooa
league Of Ohio has issued it's Cam
paisn Text Book Against License" for
use in the campaign in Ohio for con-
st!tutional delegates.
In the past session OF the Ohio leg
!slature Senator Green, OF CoshoctCn.
introduced a constitutional convention
bill which allowed the question Of H.
ccns!ng the sale Of liquors in Chic to
be submitted to the people as 4 sep
arate issue. The text book Of the Anti
Saloon league is trying to show that
q license law in Ohio will allow the
unrestricted sale Of intoXicants The
liquor men arc fighting for the license
law, as this is tho only method by
which the sale of liquor has been
found to be regulated satisfactorily.
The present constitution Of Ohio gives
the Legislature the right to pass laws
regulating the traffic in liquors. The
result is that wet and dry" legislation
is before the legislature thrce-fourths
OF the time Of each session. to tho
detriment of progressive Legislation
The Dean bill, which provided that
all saloonists should be of good char
acter was declared unconstitutional
by the supreme court. A license law
will have the character Of the appli-
cant as the basis for granting licenses
Tho license plan for Ohio is meeting
1nent men throughout the state.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1911-11-18
LEAVENWORTH SEEKS TO
DERIVE A REVENUE
FROM LIQUOR TRADE

Leavenworth, Kan.-The city fathers
Of Leavenworth are trying to enact
some law by which they can secure o
re1enue from the liquor traffic Icr
Ieaven,yorth. For some time the Gus.
tom OF bringing liquor into the city in
wagons from Missouri has Increased,
ana it has now reached such an ex-
tent that the city fathers realize a
large revenue could be secured by plac-
ing tax upon each wagon hauling
liquor that comes into the city The
persons to be taxed expl ess their will.
ingneSs to pay the tax.
Hundreds Of cases of beer and other
liquors are seen on the streets Of Leay-
enWorth every day being delivered to
customers throughout the city. The
city is losing vast sum Of revenue
each year, while the man engaged IN
business is compelled to bear the bur
dens Of the city's up-keep.
1t is said that the new ordinance will
be for the purpose Of producing rev.
enuc only. The attitude of the city
Is taken az the beginning Of more lib
ernl measures toward the liquor traf-
flo throughout the state.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1911-11-18

necessary 10 complete their useful.
ness came also from an inventor OF
Scottish blood; the fret Americar
newspaper, the News Letter, wes
published in Boston by John Camp.
bel; the first newspaper in the crest
territory northwest Of ,he Ohic RE
er was published ct Cnc!ncs'i by
William Maxwell; the first re! gi. Us
newspaper was also s'sr,cd By a
Scotsman Of Chillicothe O., a:,d, .he
two moet noted editors in the United
States we're James Gordon Bennet;
aud Horace Greeley. the one ScJt,
the other an Ulster Scot"
Then there was Benjamin Cushing
Nudge, inventor of the Oxford pro
cesses by which linen requiring 80
weeks TO manufacture in the old
world, is in America transfer med
from the flax fibre to the finished
cloth IN less than two days, a feat
which is rapidly wrestling from
Europe it's centuries old domination
IF that Industry. OF the 27 Ameri
can presidents James Monroe, An.
drew Jackson, James Knox Polk,
J'mts Buchanan. Ulysses S. Grant,
Rutherford B Hayes, Chester Alan
Arthur, and William Mckinley, all
were either wholly or partly Of Scotch
ancestry. Wherever the Scot has
bee n given chance he has made
good,
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1911-11-18
Dosed by Doser by Arithmetic

Before wireless telegraphy was
thought Of, and tho patient could com
municate with the shore doctor, the
captain was the ships doctor, says
the London Chronicle He had a med
icine chest with numbered bottles,
end book Of instructions. There is
ships carpenter still living who owes
lis life to the captains treatment. It
was rheumatism. The captain read
in the book Of instructions: "In cases
of rheumatism one tablespoonful Of
No. II three times a day" There had
been a run on No. II. But &c" and
"5" were full. II reckon that makes
IT, said the captain. And he cured
the carpenter by arithmetic
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1911-11-18
Tho Galaxy Of Double Stars.

Coburg, Lane county, a village of 800
people, boasts two pairs Of twins
born within the last six weeks, and ST
pairs of various ages in attendance
upon It's public schools. Upon the
basis Of these facts Colonel Roosevelt
is to be invited to visit Coburg while
In the state and say few encouras-
Ing and congratulatory words to the
parents Of the vilagc.--Portland Ore
goriap
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1911-11-18

Ing community which constitutes so
cial unity should have the right to con-
troll the matter of the regulation or Of
the withholding of licenses. But the
questions involved are social and NOR
al, and are not susceptible of being
made part of party program. When
ever they have been made the subject
matter of party contests, they have cut
the lines of party org .nization and
party action athwart to the utter con-
fusion of political action in every 9th.
er field. / do not believe that party
programs of the highest consequence
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1911-11-18
WILSON FOR OPTION
GOV. WOODROW WILSON SAYS HE
BELIEVES IN TRUE LOCAL
SELF-GOVERNME
Presidential Possibility DepIores DRAG.
gng Into Politics A Social
Question.

Trenton, N. J.-In a recent letter 10
Rev. Thomas B. Shannon, superintend.
ent of the Anti-Saloon league in New
Jersey, Gov. Woodrow Wilson, OF that
state, now prominently before the pub
lie as Democratic presidential poS3i-
bility, said that he was against the liq-
nor question in politics.
81 am a thorough believer in local
self-gov said Gov. Wilson,
land I believe that every self-goveTn-
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1911-11-18
Frank Thorn pson's clotbino

j. Fra nix Thorn psoD's clothing
stock is second to none in Martins :.
burg. lie is widely known end is
generally liked aud does rushing
Business because he sells the best
guarantees fis and material or re
fuods the money. Give him a call.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1911-11-18
WHERE JONES WENT

a eeries OF rcvivalJ were held In
Western city, snd plscards were
poeted in conspicuous places. One'
day the following notice was posted:
Hell-It's location and sbsOlute
certainty. Thomas Jones. baritone
SOLOS, will sing: Tell mother I'lk.
be there
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1911-11-18
Md. Negroes
Kill Digges Bill

The battle is over aud the victory
10 ours. We have not only elected a
republican governor, but we have
Cu.icd the D;gges Constitutional
Amendment SO deep that it will ney-
or sgain be mentioned. It has gone
down even deeper than ,he Poe and
S'rnus amendments, simply because
these repeated efforts are bringing
out the hidden metSl Of the Mary
land Negro. He has just come TO
the conclusion that he doesn't intend
TO he dr!rhnchised If Goldsbor-
ough's election vii, serve to make us
secure IN cur franchise rights, and
give us an equcl chance TO crow
intellectually and materially wo will
he content, for its settled conclus-
ion that no atate tflicora will come
our way, hcrc4 we will lose no sleep
over that matter. German was do
feated because there are whole lot
Of democrats who wanted il that
way. de is muchine politician,
WHO aspires tj boee the stale Just "a
bis father bOsned it-with an iron
hsnd. Two such from one family is
TO" much even for Maryland dem
uClDt.
With the rapid growth OF indie
prudence in both the old par,ics, and
lhe growlngprcstigc Of the Social
'et", it ia certainly difficult to predict
nov 'hia old state will 60 in future.
l. is quite evident that the cry Of
IN 'geer' is losing its effect, just .s
all false isanes do the moment the
intelligent portion Of the electorate
i able 10 discern the purposes. They
now see it and will lose no time in
rlddlrg themselves of the repro.ch
upon their intelligence. Yea sir, in
The late contest the Negro came
down cquarely on both feet, end
there he will stand. Disfran chising
efforts can't move him, snd attempts
ct segregation, as w. Ashbie Hawk
ins has very clearly shown, will in
jure the white property owner vastly
more than it will the Negro, Think
Of il, thousands OF dollars worth Of
property in Baltimore standing idle
as the result Of the attempt to hiudcr
ard humiliate the colored man.
Well, be is not hindere6 nor is he
bumiIiated, but the men who own the
property are losing many precious
dollars How lopg he will stand this
""rt nf thing remains TO be seen.
That property is going 10 be rented;
it not to white men then to colored
and thus Marylsud segregation will
die igDominiously.
Taking oil in all, the MARYLAND
coloied Ueu seems to be holding his
own very well.
From the testimony In the case we
certainly believe that DR.. Washing
ton has vDdicated himself and has
come out from under cloud that at
on" time looked very threatening.
Judges who can render such a de-
cis' on in the face Of The testimony
offered, ought to be driven from the
high positions which they occupy.
Now let us forget it. Jackson,
Ffos'burg, Md.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1911-11-18

TO the political life Of tho state and
of the nation ought to be thrust on one
side and hopelessly embarrassed for
long periods together by making g po-
litical issue Of great question, which
Is essentially non-political. non-partk
san. moral and social, in its nature"