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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-12-09
WANTTOBE SANTACLAUSl
Chance to Aid Salvation Army in
Distributing Dinners to 40
p. - ~" =sr*
- - = Needy Families.
CHRISTMAS TREE FOR THE POOR

| mat there are between ~ and ~
families in Bemidji who will have
no Christmas dinner unless they are
given. Eone and that there is at the
present time a woman, deserted by
her husband and the mother of three
children. so ILL that's she can not work
and that aid must be given or she and
her children will starve, are discov-
cries made during the past few days
by Adjutant Minnie Anderson and
Cadet Peterson, in charge of the Sal
walton Army barracks here.
These Investigations were made in
the work of preparing a campaign
for public subscriptions to give the
poor here Christmas baskets and the
solicitation of funds for this purpose
will begin next week. The Army al
so will have a Christmas tree in the
City Hall some time between Christ
mas and New Years at which time a
program will be given and gifts, if
the public provides them, will be
given to the children of Bemidji who
otherwise must be ignored by San
ia Claus. ~, Z.
The most pressing needs for the
unfortunate at this time is clothing
and the Army workers are urgent in
their request that all persons who
have apparel that can be spared, no.
tify them. .--,..-.--.
During the past few days the Army
has purchased groceries for two fam
lilies in dire straits and assistance for
others is imperative. -
The plans for the proposed Christ
mas cheer will be launched Monday
when systematic canvass of the
city will be made for the funds which
are to assure a well filled basket of
good things to eat for those who 9TH
erwise may go hungry on the worlds
greatest holiday. 49,. "a. To-
The abundance of the things to be
distributed will depend, say the Ar
my workers. entirely upon the gen.
crosby of the public's response to the
appeal for aid. The Army under
takes the task of locating deserving
families and of distributing the pro-
visions after they have been col
lected. .-
Douglas Island news., 1911-03-29
The NOrthIand The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North, Condensed,
Information for Everybody,

Henry Shattuck, clerllof the United States court at Juneau, will retire May 1.
 Seattle's fleet of cod fishing schoon- CTS will leave for Boring sea about April lst,
 Governor Clark is at Washington urging the president Go open the Alaska coal lands.
 B. A. Mahau, an old-time resident of Haines, was shot and instantly killed in Roseburg, Ore.
 Agriculture, not mining, will be the foundation of Alaska's soundest devel- opment."-Gov. Walter B. Clark, at Se- attle.
 Moose are said to be much more plen- tirul on Kenai peninsula than for many years, as a result of killing off the wolves.
 George c. Kirn, 32 years old, former Alaskan, committed suicide with a razor in his room at Tacoma on the 14th inst.
 News comes from Nome of the "rich. est strike of the year." said to have been made on the upper reaches of the Solomon river.
 A grant of 10000 inches of water from the north fork of the Klondike has just been made by the government at Ottawa to A. N. c. TreadgoId.
 George Rapine, an Eskimo of Nome, is reported to have discovered large and extremely valuable deposit of jade, $50 miles east of Point Barrow.
 A recent dispatch from Panama says that big gold pay streak has been dis covered on the banks of the Koyukuk and hundreds are rushing to the scene of the strike.
 The first fatal accident, on the Cop per River railroad occurred last Satur. day night, when Robert Carleton was caught between a rotary and a passen. ger train and crushed to death.
 The traction engines used on the Southern Yukon for freighting to Yu- kon Crossing over the snow have proved a success, and will be taken to Dawson this summer to operate there next winter.
 Sam Deretich, a Sullivan creek miner, is in the post hospital, suffering from a severe scalding received iu a shaft, says the Yukon Valley News. He slipped off the lower rungs of ladder and sank to his knees in the hot mud,
 Owing to the rumors of war and an anxiety to show the metal of which old-timers of Alaska are made, there has been organized sourdough regi. ment at Valdez, who have offered their services to the government against any enemy and anywhere.
Douglas Island news., 1911-03-29

Dawson is now clamoring for wire less system, as the residents of the Klondike metropolis have grown tired of the land wire, which, they say, is al, most always out of commission.
 A.C. Frost, former president of the Alaska Central railway, and eight others were indicted on the l6th inst. by the federal grand jury at Chicago, in the Matanuska river coal land cases. The men are charged with conspiriug to defraud the United States govern ment out of 10000 acres of coal lands, valued at S1O,OOO,OOO.
 A couple of months ago an epidemic of chicken pox appeared in the Indian village below Cinema, and all the mem bers of the Cinema tribe have been af- fected. Now the disease has broken out among the Nenana and the Salcha tribes, and it is feared that it will spread amoug the natives throughout the length of the Tauana.
 In endorsing the proposed reciproc- ity agreement between the United States and Canada, the Dawson Board of Trade especially recommends that all classes of mining machinery and power house equipment be placed on the free list, because Canada does not manufacture the class of mining ma chinery most needed there.
 The following members of congress will compose the congressional com' mittee to tour Alaska during the sum- mer and make a report on necessary Legislation: Senators Nelson, Shoot, Dixon, republicans; Simmons and Bankhead, democrats; Congressman Hamilton, Robinson and Goode, repub- licans, and Fitzgerald and Shirley, democrats.
 The Haines Pioneer Press says; The identity of the body of the man found on the beach near Jim Gosbee's old place at Chilkoot, last December, has in all probability been discovered. H. G. Fibre, writing from Lisabenla, Wn., sends description of partner, Arthur J. Smith, who was drowned in the En- dicott last July, that tallies minutely with the remains of the dead man, even to clothing and pocket contents.
 The invasion of Alaska by the Wells Fargo Express Go. and the installation of offices wherever obtainable in the remote sections of the North, with Sc. attle as headquarters, dates from the thirteenth of the present month. J. H.. Hill, trained official of the company, has been appointed to take charge of the Alaska business, with the title of assistant superintendent. His head quarters will either be at St. Michael or Fairbanks.
 E. B. Clark reports finding hot spring in a basin draining into Kobuk creek, tributary of the Tozi, 40 miles north of Tanana. He did not have time to determine the volume of water in the spring, but there was perhaps two acres of ground. bare of snow. The funny part of the businessis is that there is cabin within six miles of the spring. but no one has ever before reported the presence of the hot water and there was no visible sign of persons having been there. Mir. Clark says the snow is very deep north of Tanana, there being at least four feet on Bear creek.-Fair. banks Times
Douglas Island news., 1911-03-29

All of the properties of the Norths western Fisheries Company, including nine of the largest and best equipped cauneries on the coast of Alaska, vii be taken over on April lst by a new syndicate, a reorganization of the Booth Fish Company, of Chicago, New York and Baltimore. D. H. Jarvis, promoter, organizer and head of the Northwestern Fisheries Company, will be president of the new company.
 Not for the past eight years has there been so much freight to take from this place to the foot of Lake Lebarge as this spring, and never has the ice on the lake been so thin at this season of the year-nct to exceed eighteen inches. This condition is due to the fact that the snow fell early last fall and before there had been any severe freezing weather. The condition of the ice means that it will be necessary to rush the freighting business, as the lake will doubtless break up at least ten days earlier than usual.-Whitehors Star.
 Dissatisfied with the ruling of the attorney general on the retail liquor license question as applied to mer- chants, and determined to get ruling on the matter in the courts, the North ern Commercial Company is preparing to carry the matter up. Atty. Gen. Wickersham's opinion in support of District Attorney Crossley's position was that the S1 ,000 retail liquor license held by the storekeepers at the various posts does not entitle them to sell bot tie goods or other liquor that is carried away; that all liquor must be drunk on the premises. Not caring to conduct a barroom and still not considering their Tanana, Circle or other branch stores as wholesale depots, the Northern Con- mercial Company instructed it's agent. c. A. Munroe, at Tanana, to continue the sale so as to force the issue.-Fair- banks Times.
 The announcement that in all prob ability committee consisting of five mem bers of the senate and five repre- sentatiVes will pay visit to Alaska during the coming summer is one that should be received with interest by every resident of the territory as noth- ing is of more importance to Alaska at this time than that the members of the national legislature should become as fully informed as possible in regard to the marvellous resources of this great country, and as to what legislation iE needed in order to further the develop ment of those resources with the least possible delay. Aside from the bene- fits which the territory would undoubS. edly receive in legislative way, the visit of the party would be of great benefit in an advertising way, as ths party would in all probability be ae- companied by number of representa- tizes of Eastern newspapers, men who have never visited this country and whS probably have only the haziest coneep- tion of it's wonders. These: men would spread the fame of Alaska throughout the United States in such a manner that the people of the Outside could not fail to be convinced that it iss country of wonderful possibilities, in- stead of merely, as many of them con- sider it, the home of the Eskimo an6 the polar bear and Jack Frost.-Eair- hanks Times.
Douglas Island news., 1911-03-29

The steamship State of California, of the Pacific Coast s. s. Co.,, has taken the place of the wrecked Cottage City on the Southeastern Alaska run. The California is 300 feet long, 38 feet beam and 24 feet deep. She is ? 2,266 gross and 1,26O net tons register. The vessel was built at Philadelphia in 1879.
 It is not in the heart of any good American citizen to envy Canada on account of the good material fortune now showered upon every part of the Dominion; the people of the states are not jealous of Canada; but the bare statement that more than S300,O00000 will this year pour into Canada for in vestment and development purposes is enough to put the people of some of the states on guard, for with capital augmented to such an extent in single year Canada will experience period of industrial aud commercial activity not hitherto equaled in the history of the Dominiou.-P.-I.
 E. c. Hawkins, general manager of the Copper River & Northwestern rail- way, returned to CordoVa about March 18th from a trip of inspection over the line. He reports that the work is progressing rapidly, and that the liue will be completed to Bonanza earlier than anticipated. It is possible that the line will be finished early in April. Mir. Hawkins is also credited as having said that the Copper River road is ready to construct it's branch line to the Boring river coal fields and erect bunkers, office buildings and station at Katalla whenever the government takes definite action that will assure the opening of the coal fields.
 It is purposed by the administration to place the Alaska military cable and telegraph system in charge of the post office department. The suggestion is g good one. In fact the whole telegraph and parcel express system of the United States should be operated by the postal department of the govern ment. This department has all the buildings, machinery and equipment for handling such business. It is ab- surd to continue handling news by let ters and refusing to handle news by wire; to continue handling four pound packages and refusing to handle five pound ones. In the conduct of it's pos tai affairs this government is about a hundred years behind most European -Ketchikan Miner.
 Says the Seattle P..I. Steel tankage to contain 37000 barrels of Alaska pe- troIeum, was unloaded last week by the steamship Klamath at piers g and 10 and will be forwarded to Katalla within the next few days. The steel weighs 1O2 tons. It is to be erected in three tanks, one to hold 3O,0Oo barrels of oil, to stand at the harbor for the loading of vessels and two to be erected at the we'll, one of 2,O0O and the other of5,00e barrels. The wells are on the property of the Amalgamated Development Go. and are four in number, and by meas ured tests in December flowed 2,l0o barrels of oil day. The first conner cial shipment of oil is expected to reach Puget sound in May. Nine miles of four-inch steel piping will arrive in Se- attle in few days and be forwarded without delay to convey the oil from tlhs wells to Hatalla harbor.
Douglas Island news., 1911-03-29

Dawson is now clamoring for wire less system, as the residents of the Klondike metropolis have grown tired of the land wire, which, they say, is al. most always out of commission.
Douglas Island news., 1911-03-29

The steamship State of California, of the Pacific Coast s. s. Co.,, has taken the place of the wrecked Cottage City on the Southeastern Alaska run. The California is 300 feet long, 38 feet beam and 24 feet deep. She is 2,266 gross and 1,26O net tons register. The vessel was built at Philadelphia in 1879.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-23
AMERICANS ASSAULT MEXICAN
Secretary to Federal Commander in
Aqua Prieta Knocked Down.
GETS COOL WELCOME IN DOUGLAS
Companion II Arrested, hut Colonel
sibIey Advises that official tie
Escorted 20 BORDER "a
Avoid Violence.

DOUGLAS, Ariz., April 22-Jesus J.
Moreno. secretar to Francisco Chiapa.
one Of the federal commanders in Aqua
Prieta, and Captain Carlos Campos came
across the line into Douglas tonight
Campos was taken to the city hail by
civil authorities. but before charge could
be preferred Colonel Sibley. L. s. A., ap-
peared and advised that the Mexican off
cial be escorted to the border 10 avoid
danger OF violence. In the meantime two
Americans assaulted Moreno on the street
and knocked him down. They made their
escape,
Moreno has served as postmaster at
Montezuma and Nacozari and was always
courteous to Americans who had business
with him. 1t has been suggested to Doug.
las authorities that an apology he made for
the assault to the Aqua Prieta officials.
In deposition taken today. Mrs Emma
Larson told Of her narrow escape from a
bullet shot into Douglas on the day follow
ing the battle, and when the federas were
In possession Of the town. Mrs. Larson
avs when she was standing in the yard
the home of Foster Rutherford about
lock in the morning. a bullet passed
rough clothes basket at her side and
Aropped TO the ground nearby. She said
the bullet made a hole in the basket about
two inches long and that It came from the
direction of Aqua Prieta was indicated by
the holes and the place where the bullet
was found after 1t dropped.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-23
Hunger-Driven Man
POisOns His Family;
Fails to Kill Self
Poverty Resulting from Long Illness
Causes Agreement with Wife to
Die with Children.

CHICAGO, April 22.-Fear of impending
starvation caused father and mother to
administer stIychnine to themselves and
their two children both under years old,
today. The mother. Mrs. Honore Dziurgot,
and the older child. Joseph, are dead and
the father and baby are in a hospital
where, 1t is said. both will recover.
Neighbors. who heard means coming
from the Dziurgot cottage, notified the po-
lice and found the woman and boy dead
and the others only partly conscious.
Dziurgot in the hospital tonight told OF
the poverty which followed his long illness
and then related the desperate agreement
with his wife that the two should poison
themselves and their babies.
With my last % cents" he said, II
bought the poison at a drug store. / took
II home and my wife and I mixed It in
the little milk we had left. The milk was
the only food we had in the house. Some
was given to the children, my wife drank
Some and drank the remainder. There
was not enough for me, or 1 could have
lied with my wife and my boy.
Il remained with my sick wife until all
Me money we had was gone We could
Jet nothing 70 do and we did not want to
I'VE and see the little ones suffer. Today
We decided It was no use to try any longer
lnd agreed IL was better to die than to
uarve and see the children starve before
pur eyes"
Dsiurgot became III five weeks ago and
was forced to leave his work His re-
Iources were exhausted and when he re-
covered his wife became III and the man
could not leave her and the children
The four persons occupied a tiny cottage
on the southwest side
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-23
Farmer Drives Auto
at Great Speed Into
Engine, Losing Life
James E. Mott of Silver City, Ia,
Instantly Killed and J. E. Gallo
way Hurt in Council Bluffs.

James K. Mott was instantly killed and
ms orother-in-law, ]. f. Galloway pain
iully injured, at o'clock last evening.
when an automobile driven at high speed
crashed into switch engine on the North
western crossing at Fifth avenue and
twelfth street, Council Bluffs Mott was
thrown under the wheels of the engine. his
life being crushed out instantly. Galloway
was thrown out of the machine striking
the engine, but escaped being run over.
He was badly cut and bruised and was
unconscious for some time. but recovered
an hour later sufficiently to permit him
to be taken to his home in another auto.
Both men were farmers, residing six
miles from Silver City, in Mills county.
Galloway, who owned the machine was
driving 1t. Ihcv had been to Omaha and
were returning home
They approached the crossing at a rapid
rate and did not observe the approaching
switch engine. which was moving slowly.
in charge of Engineer Malone. The auto
struck the engine just in front of the
drivers. The locomotive was moving so
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-23

On Friday evening of next week mem
bers of the boys department will hold a
social in the club rooms al the association
Rev, James A. Hancock, dean of Trinity
cathedral Will address the men OF Omaha
on Sunday afternoon at o'clock The
trinity cathedral choir under the direc-
ton of Mr.. Benjamin Stanley, will furnish
the musical program. This is an excep-
tlonal opportunity for the men.
During the last week twenty-five trees
were planted at the association outing park
at Carter lake. This will add materially
10 the natural beauty OF the place. The
trees were donated by Mr. Menerary of the
Bluffs
On Monday, April "a. at o'clock. the
members of the Salesmanship class of the
Young Mems Christian association will
act as hosts at an lat home" All en-
ployers and all male employees of the CITY
are invited to be present on that evening
Admission will be by ticket only. which
can be secured at the association building
previous to Monday evening on this
evening Mr.. F. w Heron, instructor of the
Salesmanship class, will give his address.
The Qualifications of a One Hundred
Point Salesman" Demonstration sales will
be made and a very enjoyable and in
structive program will be presented
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-23
South Omaha Men
Pay Visit to Yankton
Returning from Montana Meeting.
They Take Day to Pay Respects
to Yankton Interests.

YANKTON, S. D.. April 22.-(Special Tel
egram.) -Returning from the northwestern
stock growers meeting at Miles CITY.
Mont, twenty-five Omaha men representing
the stock interests of Omaha were in
Hankton ten hours and met the CONNER
cial club in big meeting to discuss the
plan OF the Armour direct road to connect
with Omaha. Omaha men declared the
project most hopeful one. Among those
here WERE ]. NJ. Paxton, Bruce Nc
Culloch, Ed Cahow, Nate Richard, A. H.
Dudley, John Petre, Mike WEIGH. ]. G..
Alsworth, w. F. King, Joe Shoemaker.
George Moorehead. Frank Stryker, F. w.
Clark, W. E. Wood, Joseph Burns and
Eugene Duval
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-23
Nebraska Woman Achieves
Musical Success Abroad

Miss Wave whitcomb of York.
Neb., who has just eliminated bril-
liant course in voice culture under
Madame Naldiz Of Paris and who re-
Gently scored a triumph there which
won her many flattering compli-
ments from the Partisan critics has
many friends in Omaha She once
audied here under Ben Stanley.
Miss Whitcomb. who is possessed
Of a fine dramatic soprano and a
pleasing stage presence. received her
first instruction in music from
Prof. j. Asher Parks at her home
In York. She studied in Omaha FOR
awhile and then went to the Lin
coin conservatory of music. and
thence 70 New York City.
Her concert in Paris was a signal
tribute to Miss Whitcomb's talent
Members Of the nobility. prominent
officials and leading musical critics
were in attendance. The Paris papers
devoted much space TO the praise
of Miss whitcomb
Her rendition Of the famous air
from Aida" Verdrs opera. won for
her repeated recalls. Miss whitcomb
will be heard in Omaha on her re-
turn
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-23
NEBRASKA AND IOWA PATENTS
Last of Those I'm Two States who
Have Been Granted Letters by
DepaFtmen at WashInEtOn.


Department at Washington.
Officials list OF letters patent for in
ySntions, issued from the United States
patent office at Washington, ID. c., to in
habitants of Iowa and Nebraska for the
week ending April %, 1911. as reported
from the office of Willard Eddy. solicitor
of patents and counselor in patent causes.
SIS Paxton Block. Omaha, Neb.:
Robert Z. Adams of Marshalltown, Ia.
for stove.
Rasmus s. Bergsather of Northwood, Ia.
for warehouse truck.
Richard c. Britton OF Buxton, Ia, for
coal mining drill.
Henry 4, Deakins a. Logan, Ia, for
wagon brake.
LLOYD w. Galloway of Clinton. Ia, for
Henry ]. Hagen OF Omaha. Neb.. for
hand shears.
james, c. Hanson of Bayard. Neb,, for
windmill.
John c. Harris of Waterloo. Ia, for ad-
Unstable coupling.
Rudolph f. Herpolhelmer of Lincoln.
Heb., for internal combustion engine
Byrim Kennedy OF zwingle Ia, for fence
post.
burner.
Herbert NJ; Lourie of Keokuk, Ia. for tire
William ID. and NJ. Moore OF Creston. la
for fencing building blocks.
William A. Peters OF Burwell. Neb, for
whip socket lock.
LauT1tz T. Rasmussen of Council Bluffs
Nicolas Schumacher Of Lamotte. Ia, for
folding table.
Orlando p. Shoemaker of Clay Centar
Neb., Tor heater for inoubators