The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-19
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The Weather: Generally fair Fri
day; moderate west winds.
At noon today Aviator Rodgers,
! who is flying from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, left the state fair grounds
at Dallas, Texas, on his way toward
the west. - = - zzzzsszs -
Nathaniel Pitt Langford, a pioneer
resident Of ST. Paul and one of the
men who discovered Yellowstone
Park, died at his home in St. Paul
yesterday. @
1t became known in Washington
| today that James Wilson. secretary
of the agriculture, had rendered his
resignation as member of the cabi-
net to President Taft to take effect
Nov. Is, or as soon thereafter as con-
venient to the president.
With governors and other visitors
in attendance from States on both
sides of the international boundary
a big celebration was begun at Ell
Paso, Texas, today in honor of the
| admission of Arizona and New Mexi-
co to the Union. The festivities will
continue three days.
The Rev r. J. Campbell, the noted
pioneer of the new theology move
ment, sailed from Lisbon today for
New York to begin an extensive Am
erican tour. After appearing in
many of the leading cities Of the east
! ern states and Canada he will visit
the middle West and the Pacific coast
Reputation of the alleged con-
fession of the murderers at Stacy
! Mimi. said to have been made by
James P. Dygart will be made when
Jim is brought to trial. Tuesday
the aged father and mother of Jim
visited him in his cell. He now says
he made no confession to the authori.
ties and that he was innocent.
Robert J. Shields, of Superior
Wis, and Duluth, Mimi, testifying
yesterday before the committee OF
the United States senate investigating
the Lorimer case in Chicago, denied
the charge that he had been active
as legislative lobbyist in the Wis
consin legislature or any other leg
islature.
Miss Ellen Fitz Pendleton today
received the keys and charter of Wei
lesley College, and by her acceptance
of those symbols became the president
of that we'll known institution. Miss
Pendleton, who succeeds Miss Caro-
line Hazard as president of Wellesley
IS Al years old and a native of Rhode
Island. She graduated from Welles-
ley with a bachelor of arts degree in
1886.
In response to the invitation of
Commissioner Pearson of the State
Department of Agriculture, confer
ence of authorities on forest culture
met at Albany, N. Y, today to dis
cuss thechestnut tree disease. I'm
mediate steps are urged to combat
the disease which is reported to have
cleaned out all the chestnut trees in
the southeastern part of New York
state.
The 130th anniversary of the sur
render of Lord CORVALLIS and the
British army to the American troops
under General Washington, was cele-
brated today in Yorktown, Va, at
| the scene of that memorable event
which brought the Revolutionary war
to close The chief feature of the
celebration was a parade in which
patriotic organizations and soldiers
and sailors from Fort Monroe and
the Norfolk navy yard took part
The Colorado supreme court today
| heard arguments on the application
for writ Of supersedeas in the case
of Frank H. Henwood, the convicted
slayer Of George Copeland If the
writ is denied Henwood will be TAX
en- at once from the Denver jail to the
Canon City penitentiary to begin
serving his life sentence. The xii,
ling of Copeland occurred on May "a
last in the barroom of the Brown
Palace Hotel. In quarrel over the
wife of Denver banker Henwoo6
| shot and killed Tony Won Publ, {
we'll known aeronaut, and also killed
Copeland, who was an innocent by,
stander
Sessions began today at Louisville
of the National American Woman.
Suffrage Association Heading thu
list of speakers is the Rev. Anna
Howard Shaw of Philadelphia, the
president of the national organization
and the most prominent advocate o.
equal rights since the days Of Eliza
beth Cady Stanton and Susan B. An
thony Others who will be heard a
the several sessions include Miss Jan.