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flREMEN IN PERIL
AS BLAZING WALLS
FALL; THREE HURT
Bucket Brigades Prevent
Spread of Fire From 5-Story
Factory to Tenements.
RUSH V MANY LIVES.
Shaking Hose on Fireboat
Willett Tears of Heels of
Acting Chiefs Brother.
RUSH SAVES MANY LIVES.

The diilieent work Of countless bucket
brigades as auxiliaries to the police
and hremen saved a large section Of
Manhattan early to-day from being
devastated by a blaze that brought
out one-fourth OF the nre-nghtlng APP
paratus. did 10000 damage. sent two
men TO the hospital badly injured. i'm
pcrilled the lives OF scores Of nremen.
burned eleven horses and left tho big
fve-story building, Nos. 6l9-62j West
Fifty-feurth street. a pile OF debris.
THE INJURED.
JAMES KENLON. for,y.elght.
stoker Of the hrcboat willett and
brother Of Acting Fire chief Ken
lon; both heels almost severed. In
ternal injuries. Flower Hospital.
JAMES TAYLOR. forty-slx. en-
gineer on the willett: left arm
broken, internal injuries. Flower
Hospital.
ROBERT A. FOWLER. fireman
attached TO Engine Company No.
y. assigned to the marine iaunch
vsiox; cuts and bruises. Went
home.
Ono Of the heroes OF the IRE Ia Capt
John Rush. former Chief Croker's chauf-
feur, now IN command of Company No.
q. But for his wonderful knowledge Of
fires and prompt. heady work the lives
OF scores OF hremen would have been
snuffed out when tho walls Of the build
ing fell.
The big building extended from Fifty
vfrth street to Fifty-nfth street. On
the east side 10 the Bigelow Lumber
yard n on the west the plant OF the
sicalian Asphalt Company. The building
was niled with plano factories. cabinet
shops. brass polishing concerns and
Other industries using large quantities
% resin. alcohol. explosive acids and
othsr inhAmmable materials.
william Mclaughlin, Waterman for
The Mehiin Piano Company. on the third
floor OF the building. smelied smoke and
discovered the fire on the first floor, &C.
cupied by the Richards Laundry and
Supply Company. On the ssme moor
were stabbed eleven horses.
TweNTY.oNE ENGINE ooMeA.
N,es c.,,. = -.
W.. S.~ ~ FIVE
Capt. Rush was the first to arrive. Hs
tried TO set out tho horses. bu< the lrs
had too much Roadway. Acting Bat.
talon Chief Corcoran sent in q second
sisrm. and when Acting Chief Ksn,on
came he turned In q third ana fourth
This brought out tw%enty-seven pieces
Sppara'us. representing twenty-ons
tai Of e~ashty.nina. The n-sho.,. yv,,.,.
New Yorker and DUANE sI,o r..nond.a
The fireman saw tha hu,la,,. mo-. -
yeud saving and .et ahou, - rr~vsn,
the IRE spreadinr. Huga .nsa." 49,
hurting upon .oor~ Of -t.n.n.r." IN
Ninth and Tenth avenues. ana hundred.
az man ana women FORMED h,css. hi.
radsa. forgot IN. thre.tsn.d va,
famine ana hept tho roofs and nide,
walks drenched.
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PLANS SHEEP RANCH HERE
Minneapolis Man Buys Land and
Will Spend $1,000 at Once.

Five thousand dollars will be in
vested by Claude Sims of Minneapo-
lis in the building of house, barn
and other buildings on a farm which
he has purchased from the Crookston
Lumber company, located near. Island
Lake. The work is to begin in the
near future, he having already or
dered three car loads Of lumber to
be delivered, and as soon as the nee
essary equipment has been received
500 sheep will be placed on the farm.
Mr.. Shines expects to be able to clear
at least 80 acres before fall. An
other purchaser from the Lumber
company was A. A. D. Rain of Min
neapolis, who purchased one section,
and with the two sections sold to
Mr.. Shines, approximately 1900
acres were sold near Island Lake.
Mr.. Rain will also make extensive
improvements Mr. Shines is a firm
believer of the northern Minnesota
possibilities and expects that he will
find that his investment here was a
safe one. Several large tracts have
been sold by the Crookston company
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-27
BEGIN EXPRESS RATES PROBE.
Commissioners, Including Staples Of
Minnesota, Meet in Chicago.

Chicago, H., July 27.--With a.
view to getting at all the facts in
regard to express rates and also to
determine the desirability of great
ser cooperation between the State
railroad commissions and the Inter
state Commerce Commission in the
control of express companies, a COM
mittee of railroad commissioners
from several States met in Chicago
today to begin series of hearings
in the matter. The committee is
composed of Commissioners Staples
of Minnesota, Berry Of Illinois, De
Pass Of Arizona, Gothlin Of Ohio,
Erickson Of Wisconsin, Finn Of Ken
lucky and Decker of New York Up
on the conclusion of the investiga-.
ton the committee will present re-
port to the National Association Of
Raiiroad Commissioners when that.
/ organization meets IN washington!
next October.
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ASKS WHITTIER CASE STOPPED
Attorney for superintendent Says
He VIII Move for Dismissal.

. = . = =- -. =
Red Wing, Mimi, July 27-( Daily
Pioneer Special Wire Serviee) Fol
lowing stories of punishment in the
hearing of the Red Wing Training
School today, Judge Wilson, Whit
tiers attorney, continued his tactics
of discrediting the prosecutions wit
nesses and succeeded we'll with the
first witness Dr. Detail Of st. Paul
Later Judge Wilson announced that
when Sanborn, Wheelock's attorney,
had finished with his witness he
would make motion to dismiss his
charges and discontinue the hearing
and, failing to do this, he said he
would present witnesses in Whit
tiers defense.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-27
ON BRINK OF DEATH; SMOKES
Negro Who Succeeded in Ambition to
Kill White Man, Dies Tomorrow.

Oklahoma City, Okla, July 81
Spending his few remaining hours
of life in reading the Bible and
smoking cigarettes, John H. Prath-
er, a young negro, is awaiting the
call to the gallows tomorrow morn
ing. The near approach of the day
of execution and the knowledge that
there is no probability of respite
have caused no change in the de-
meanor of the condemned man.
Prather and four other young ne
groes were convicted Of the murder
Of w. III. Archie in this city last
April. Prather has never denied FIR
ing the fatal shot, saying he com
mitted the murder after he and his
companions had robbed Archie so he
could be "able to say he had muir
dered white man. The execu-
ton Of the other four negroes has
been delayed by the appeal of their
cases to the high court.
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FANK DAY PICKS OLE sAGENG
Declares Otter Tail Man Will Be
Candidate for q. s. Senate.

cole o. Sageng will be the dem
ocratic nominee for United States
senator next year. said Frank A
Day in st. Paul yesterday. Gle will
be nominated in the primaries with
practically no opposition.
Though now a resident of Mon
tana, and not a participant in Min:
nesota politics, Mr.. Day has been
putting his finger on the political
pulse while back in the state for
his daughters wedding.
Mr.. Day ignores the announced
candidacy of Daniel w. LAWYER, en-
tirely. Senator Sageng has never
claimed to be democrat, and has
been elected twice to the senate from
Otter Tail county as a populist. He
has supported the democratic state
ticket, however.
Il am as certain as / ever was of
anything in politics, 2 Mr.. Day said
today, sthat Ole Sageng will be the
candidate. I don't know that he
wants to run, but he will have to dc
it. He is the peer in ability OF: any
of our northwestern senators. AS
to his democracy, / don't think there
will be any trouble about that. Ht
has supported the democratic ticket
actively on the stump for the las
three or four campaigns and las1
year made q three weeks tour out.
side of his district, at his own ex
pense, in behalf of Mr.. Gray
| Congressman w. S. Hammond
will be the candidate for governor
next year on the democratic ticket
and he will be elected. / find Gov
vernon Eberhart very weak and h,
cannot be reelected. He may no
leyen be renominated.' sS
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MUST TAKE SCHOOL CENSUS
Bemidji Will Be Compelled to OBJ
tain Count, According to Ruling.

State Superintendent of Public
Instruction G. G. schalt has given
out a statement in regard to the
school census and compulsory edu-
cation laws. ''The school census
compulsory laws, said he, aapply to
all the cities of the state. The law
requires all children between 6 and
l6 years of age to attend school un-
less excused by the proper authori-
ties. There were 441,00O children
enrolled in the public schools in Min
nesota in 1910 and of these more
than $4,000 failed to attend long
enough to share in the state school
aid. Many more failed to go to
school at ALL In Bemidji no action
has been taken by the board Of edu-
cation looking to the taking of a
school census.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-27
s FIRES SINCE MARCH 4
Total Amount Paid Out For Firemen
Service During that Period
is $500. ~.-...+.
ONLY ONE BLAZE WAS SERIOUS

1t has cost the city of Bemidji
but $50 to operate it's fire depart
ment from March 4 to July u, 9TH
er than the monthly cost of the keep
ing of the fire team, which is used
for other city work when needed
and the monthly salary of Garry
Bremen, the driver of the fire team.
In other words, this amount is the
money paid firemen for responding
to the fire alarm six times, one of
these being to aid the Nymore de-
partment in fighting a fire in that
village on July 4 cost of $500
which will be paid by Nymore, this
amount raising the total to $99.50.
Up to the present time there has
been no fire in July, to which the
firemen have been called, and only
one in June, this being rubbish
pile in the rear Of MatIs Fhibb's
yard, which was set by children
during play.
OhlJ OhO VI LHC hFC Ii CD oAAASO
March have been what might be
termed serious, this being the fire
discovered in the basement of the
John Gibbons residence on Lake
Boulevard, the building being saved
only by the prompt response of the
fire boys, who made the trip in rec
ord time arriving at the fire just as
the flames were gaining foothold.
A record of the fires since March
follows:
March 4; Fifth and Mississippi
streets, costing $14. This fire was
in a residence and was put out by
the chemical.
April 10, John Gibbins' residence
$2S. 49,.
April 25, barn at Tenth street and
Mississippi avenue, $29.
May 10, barn owned by Bert Car
yer, $3.50. ., -
June 20, rubbage pile in the real
Of the Matt Phibbs residence, $12.
July 4, aid in fighting Nymore
fire, $13, which amount will be paiC
by the village of Nymore. s.. 7.
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WOOL BILL PASSES SENATE
By Combination Of Republicans and
Democrats Measure is Passed,
IS to 50.
NELSON AND clap FOR IT


Washington, July ~ Daily Pio-
neer Special Wire Service The
compromise wool tariff bill offered
by Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin,
a modification of both his own and
the house bill was passed by the
Senate 4s to 50, by the union Of
Democratic and Republican insur-
gents.
Upon this middle ground the Dem
ocrats have secured record vote on
the original Underwood bill Joined
with the Republican forces.
Both Senator Clapp and Nelson Of
Minnesota voted for the bill.
The measure adopted reduces the
raw wool duty to 35 per cent ad
valorem and correspondence reduces
the duties on WOODEN articles.
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500 AGENT LEAVES BEnDU
Comstock Goes to Aitkin, North Da-.
kota Nan His Successor.

Bemidji is to lose A III. Comstock
as agent at the 500 Line depot. This
announcement was made late yester-
day afternoon when the 500 auditor
had completed his work of checking
up the books of Mr.. Comstock who
opened the Bemidji Office and has
conducted it up to the present time
Mr.. Comstock goes from Bemidji to
Aitkin, and will be succeeded in Be-
midi by w. H. Donovan who comes
from Darlington, N. D. Mr.. and
Mrs. Comstock will leave Bemidii.
the first Of next week for their new
home.
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Five From Presbyterian Church and
Four From Other Denomi-
nations.
VOTE OF THANKS IS PASSED
Bemidji Pastor Complimented on the
Way He Arranged for Confer
ence Now on Here.

With the election of Rev r. j.
Barackman of Blackjack, Rev. S. A.
Blair of Duluth and Rev. S. E. p.
White of Bemidji, to succeed them
selves as president, vice-president
and secretary-treasurer of the Be
midi Bible Conference, the meeting
of the board of managers of the con-
ference which convened at O'Clock
this afternoon adjourned until
O'Clock tomorrow morning. II
C. N. Shannon of Bemidji was Sc
lected to fulfill the unexpired term
Of Rev. S. A. Jameson formerly of
Duluth but who now resides in Cali
fornia, as member of the board of
managers, his term to expire in
1913. " 49,.
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An active campaign Of organiza-
ton will be started among the laun-
dry workers of Oakland, Cal, where
it is said the Asiatics have gained a
firm foothold in the laundry BUSH
ness, to the detriment Of the white
wage earners.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-27
Archbishop Messmer Going Abroad

Milwaukee, Wis, July 27.-Arch-
bishop Messmer, head of the Roman
Catholic archdiocese of Milwaukee,
left with a party of friends today
for Montreal, whence he is to sail
next Saturday for Europe. The Arch
bishop will go direct to Switzerland,
where he will spend the remainder
of the summer at his old home in
the Tyrol.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-27

A conceited young man imagines
that every engaged girl would like
to break OF the engagement after
meeting him.
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r RS O.
lvy
and arm
SIG while
farming wiz
her work equal
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To Build Biggest Storage House.

\ 10 bu1Iu biggest Storage HOUSE.
Pittsburg, Pa, July 27.The.
Pennsylvania Railroad is planning
to build in this city the largest cold
storage house in the world. 1t will
cover at least two entire city blocks
and will cost more than $4,000, 600.
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No Weeds Anywhere.

Il could hardly find weed on the
whole farm, and the vegetables such
as onions, beans and carrots are of
the best quality. They have pigs
and chickens and | have never known
of the poor farm being in better
condition than it is at the present
time,
There are seven men at the poor
farm, who are dependent upon the
city for support.
The farm work has been done un-
der the supervision of Mayor Parker
and Alderman John Mobe1g, who
have made frequent trips to the poor
farm, and considerable credit is due
both for the condition of the crops,
which were put in and cared for by
Mr. Carlton"
Alderman Bailey was asked as to
what boarders were staying at the
poor farm, to which question he re-
piled:
Says Council Has Been Deceived.
1T looks as though the matter has
been misTepresented to the council.
Mrs. Carlton who has charge of the
boarders told us that no one aside
of her small children were living
with them, other than Lloyd Carl
ton and his wife, who lived here for
two weeks prior to their going to
Park Rapids and have lived here
since returning from Park Rapids
with the exception Of the past week
Lloyd now having gone to North Da-
kota to work.
Mrs. Carlton told US that Mrs
Carlton, Lloyd's wife has worked fol
their board. She pointed out the
pest house and other places which
had been thoroug hly cleaned ant
said that the younger Mrs. Carlton
had been instrumental in getting
this work done. 1t was plain to u!
that this work had been done ant
that it had been done we'll.
Sees No Ground for Complaint.
Therefore, on the face of you
so-called investigation I do not thinl
that the council has any complain
to offer in regard to the method
used by Mrs. Carlton. 1t seems onl.
just that Mrs. Carlton should b.
given praise for her efforts in tryin.
to bring the place up to a higl
standard, she is surely hard work
er."
Mr.. Bailey wished it to be under
stood that he was not talking TO
the committee, that he was speakin
his own opinion as a member of tn
poor committee, but admitted tina
he expects the report to be made t
the council next Monday will
along the lines outlined to The Pic
neer.
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Will Be Ready for General Distribu-
ton in All Parts Of County
Next Week.
SPECIAL FEATURES PLANNED
Entertainments for Exhibition in
Hands of A. P. White, Al Jester
and F. S. Arnold.

Plans are fast being perfected
which will assure plenty of amuse-
ment for the Beltrami county fair,
September IS, IA and Is, at the ex-
hibition which will be one of the
most noteworthy ever held in this
part of the state.
Secretary A. P. Richie has an
nounced the appointment of Charles
Schroeder and August Jarchow as
his assistants to assist him with the
Beltrami exhibit at the state fair.
These two men assisted Mr. Mack
enzie, who had the display in charge
last year, and are therefore particu-
larly well fitted for the place
These to Arrange Entertainment.
While the entertainment commit
tee composed of A. P. White, Al Jes-
ter and F. s. Arnold has made no
report as to just what will be done
by way Of fair attractions, it is safe
to say that this part of the fair will
prove a winner.
"No, there will be no aeroplane, :
said Secretary Richie. "nor will there
be any attempt at a balloon aseen-
sion The balloon feature has been
advertised so often here, and then
the aeronaut has failed to go up SO
frequently that the people are skep-
tical of this kind of a performance"
Just what the line of attractions
will be and what the biggest draw
ing card. from this standpoint will
be is yet to be announced.
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Board Changes Made.

The board of managers of the con-
ference which is made up of nine
persons interested in some way with
the welfare of conference, five to be
selected from the Presbyterian
church and the remaining four to
be elected from any of the etherede-
nominations. ..a.. .- &
The board for the next three years
is as follows:
Terms which expire in 1912:
Rev. Charles Flesher, Bemidji;
Rev. D. X. Laurie and R. H. Mckee
of Park Rapids. -. =
Terms which expire in 1913:
c. N. Shannon, Bemidji, R. S. Sid
botham and P. M. Findly.
Terms which expire in 1914:
]. M. McCloud, Rev. Astwood and
Superintendent of Sunday Schools
SulZer, s- .s.7 ~ ~.- -
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At this meeting the different COM
mittee appointments will be made.
There are to be five committees:
taxation, finance, public improve
ment, water and light and health.
Appointments will be made with a
view to the particular fitness of
members for the different lines Of
work.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-27

Lillian Russell is writing a series
Of newspaper articles on how to be
young and beautiful.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-27
TAFT SIGNS RECIPROCITY BILL
Measure Now Law So Far as United
States Is Concerned.

Washington, July 27.-At $40 p.
m. yesterday, President Taft signed
the reciprocity bill in the presence
of Secretary of State Knox and other
officials. Speaker Clark and Vice
president Sherman signed the bill
earlier in the day and it was at once
forwarded to the president.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-27
CALLS CHARTER MEETING
Chairman Russell Issues Odfcial No
tice for Meeting u Recently
Appointed Body.
FIVE COMMITTEES 70 BE NAMED


At the city hall tomorrow evening
there will be a meeting for the first
time Of the recently appointed Be
midi charter commission. Chairman
P. J. Russell has issued the follow
ing official call:
Notice is hereby given that the
first regular meeting of the charter
commission Of the city of Bemidji
will be held in the council room in
the City Hall on Friday, July 2Sth,
at 8 p. m. sharp. It is of the great
est Importance that I'll members at
tend this meeting The following
are the names of the committee, all
OF whom have qualified.
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Mr.. Wheelock Writes.

The letter to Mr.. Peterson is from
Ralph w. Wheelock, secretary to the
governor, and reads as follows:
sMr. Viggo Peterson,
"Puposky, MINI.
Dear Sir:
Replying to your letter of recent
date, received in the temporary alb
sence of Governor Eberhart, I beg
to advise you that your request will
have to be made to the Attorney Cen
eral, in whose hands all the papers
in the case of A. B. Hazen are still
held. F. --ssss
VERY truly yours,
ralph w. Wheelock,
Secretary to the Governor. p
Mr.. Peterson came to BemidN
from Puposky this morning and
frankly admitted that his mission
was on the Hazen matter. He has
been in consultation today with
County Attorney Graham NJ Tor
rance.
Peterson to Act.
Mr.. Peterson authorized this def
mite announcement:
Il shall take further action in my
charges against Sheriff Hazen in the
near future'
Disguised as Mr.. Peterson is with
what he terms 'baby play" at the
state capitol, he is emphatic in his
assertion that by no means will Mr..
Hazen be cheated out of chance to
prove his innocence, if he can, before
proper tribunal.
Mr.. Peterson was amazed at the
communication from Mr. Wheelock.
First, because of the delay in, &C
knowledging the receipt of SO i'm
portant a request, and second, be-
cause the governor would permit
such important documents to leave
his hands and make no attempt to
recover them
Blames the Governor.
| Mr.. Peterson says he trusted the
petition and affidavits to Governor
Eberhart and that he feels that
official should be held responsible
| for their return.
However, Mr.. Peterson, acting up
on the suggestion of Mr.. Wheelock,
has addressed letter to the Attor-
Iney General, who although he has
had the petition since May ~ has
/ been unable to draw up an opinion
as to their legality, demanding that
he return the afidavits.
| While the county chairman would
! like to use the aftidavits, should the
] attorney general fail to return them,
/ it will make no difference, says Mr..
! Peterson, with the plans he has un-
der way to proceed against the sher-
if.
1t is currently reported and not
] denied by Mr. Peterson that he pro-
poses to begin criminal proceedings
against Mr.. Hazen.
500 AGENT LEAVES BENuDH
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Must Write to Him for Papers Given
Over to Safe Keeping Of
Chief Executive.
SAYS NEW STEP Is TO BE TAKEN
Comes to Bemidji From Puposky and
is in Consultation With Coun-
ty Attorney.

Viggo Peterson, chairman Of the
Beltrami board of county commits
sioners, who on July II, sent q writ
ten request to Governor Eberhart to
return certain afidavits filed with
petition requesting the removal of
Sheriff Hazen, has received an an
swer to that communication, but not
from the governor.
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Thanks Voted to White and Wife.

A vote of thanks was voted to Rev.
S. E. P. White and wife and Rev. F.
J. Barackman for their efforts in ar
ranging the program being carried
on at the conference now in session.
/, DR.. Gaebelein gave his fifth and
last address on Romans 1-S at the
morning session, and DR.. Luccock
talked on Living up to Spiritual In
come. 49,
DR.. Luccock will lecture this even
ing. =. 80 - -
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