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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-17
To Cut Burned Over Timber.

Washington, Jan. ia bill author
izing the cutting and selling of the
burned timber on the homesteads in
Minnesota, Montana and Idaho, as a
result of the forest fires last year, will
be reported favorably from the COM
0ittee on public lands within a few
days. Senator Nelson is author of the
hill W.T.. ".- d. 81.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-17
Making A Total of Ten to Be Voted
Upon Within the Next Two
.--.. Weeks.
TORRANCE WARNS ALDERMEN
Reports of the Fire Department and
Municipal Court Accepted and
All Bills Ordered Payed.

Seven new applications for liquor
licenses were read to the city coun-
Gil at their regular weekly meeting
last evening. making a total of ten
applications before the council at the
present time, counting the three
which were read at the last meeting,
those of Thomas Bailey, John Groom
and Thomas Mccarthy, the seven new
applications were those of F. Dudley,
Chris Olson, J. Hanson, E. c. Jones,
H. Stechman, G. E. Munhall and John
Bye.
The three first named applications
will be voted upon at the next meet
ing of the council, and the seven read
at the meeting last night will be
voted upon on January 80.
City Attorney Torrance said last
evening that he had found a law in a
statute of 1909 which stated that
any member of a council who did not
fully look up the qualifications of an
applicant for liquor license before
voting upon a license was guilty of
a misdemeanor and should lose his
seat as a member Of the council.
After this announcement by the city
attorney each member of the council
asked the clerk for the names of the
ten men making applications for IL
censes and made a memorandum of
them, none of the aldermen seemed
willing to risk their seat.
A member of the council asked
how many saloons Bemidji could le-
gally possess at this time, to which
he received the answer that the limit
was "a. Alderman Chamberlain
who was presiding at the meeting
then said II guess we can get along
with the limit" Every one present
at the meeting readily agreed with
this remark.
Bills for the past week were read
and ordered payed.
The report of the municipal court
for week ending January as having
turned in $66.95 into the city treas
urer was accepted as was the report
for week ending January 16 for $46.
The Pioneer Volunteer Fire Depart
ment Relief Association report was
read to the council to the effect that
there was a balance of 1880 in the
treasury. The report was accepted.
The city clerk was authorized to
oOOA4AI CAC oAAOuAL uuO W Cuc 1u0.
briate hospital, at once. This
amount will be per cent of the
money paid into the city treasury
for liquor licenses from July 1, 1910
to January 1, 1911.
1t was voted that hereafter all
wood brought to the city hall build
ing to be used in the heating of that
building should be measured by the
day janitor in order that no short
cords be accepted.
It was also voted that the street
committee should arrange to have
all telephone poles which have had
the wires removed and which are not
in good condition to be taken away
at once. 1t was one of these poles
which fell last Friday nearly caus-
ing the death of Peter Milbach,
telephone lineman.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-17

Brockway- VAIL Wedding Yesterday.
At four o'clock yesterday afternoon
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Gene
Wise, Nellie Brockway, of Bemidji,
and Charles L. Wahl, of White Noun
tain, Michigan, were united in Mar
riage by Judge H. A. Simons The
ring ceremony was used.
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Serious Damage to Property
Is Threatened.
DESPERATE BATTLE IS ON
Heroic Measures Being Taken to Pre-.
vent the Flames From Reaching the
Ore Bodies, Where It Would Be Ex.
tremely Difficult to Extinguish Them.
Several Workings Suspend and Two
Thousand Men Are Idle.

Butte, Mont, Jan. 17.-Amalgamated
mine officials express every hope that
they soon will have the fire in the high
ore mine under control and be able to
avert one of the worst mine fires from
the standpoint of loss in the history
of mining. Two men lost their lives
in rescuing others.
The flames are about 1900 feet from
the pumps of the high ore mine. This
property is 5000 feet deep, the deep
est in Anaconda hill, and keeps the
greatest number of the Amalgamated
mines free from water. Stop the high
ore pumps any length of time and the
mines, being all connected, would be
flooded, resulting in loss which would
foot into many millions.
The Bell, Diamond and Spectator
mines are suspended and about 1000
miners are idle.
Desperate efforts are being made to
conf1ne the flames, for fear the fire
may reach the ore bodies, where it
would be extremely difficult and per.
haps impossible to extinguish.
A number of men were overcome by
fumes, two seriously. According to
stories told by survivors Shift Boss
James Kearney and Miner Mike Be-
LANCE lost their lives in effecting the
others rescue.
The fire has been located close to
the Butte end Balaklava mine, prop
erty owned by Twin City and Duluth
people,
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Sent to School at Owatonna.

Sent to School at Owatonna.
Olive Simonson, 13 years old, was
yesterday afternoon committed to the
State Public School at Owatonna, the
Minnesota school for dependent and
neglected children, by Judge M. A.
Clark of the probate court.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-17
of the United States and to be known
as the burned timber fund.-

So
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-17

Word has been received here that
Senator Knute Nelson's bill authorize
ing the cutting and selling of burned
timber on the homesteads of Mime
sofa as the result of forest fires will
be reported favorably from the Senate
committee of Congress within few
days. This bill authorizes the cut
ting and sale of timber, the proceeds
to be deposited with the treasurer
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-29
Still HEARING
ARGUMENTS
ATTORNEYS FOR THE PACKERS
CLAIM EVIDENCE is NOT GOV.
Erred BY THE INDICTMENT.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-when the Fed.
eral Court convened to-day Judge Car.
penter was still hearing the argu.
!ments OF Attorneys John S. Mailer
and Levy Mayer for the parkers which
begun last night that evidence re.
garding pool operations in Kenwood
and Aetna companies is not admissI.
Bile because 1t is not covered in the
Indictments.
These two concerns, the govern.
ment charges, we're used as "Bllnd
pins" through which the allied pack.
ers operation OF certain departments
in the Kenwood company alleged the
old "olea oil trust incorporated in
1900, with q capital of $4,000. made
four million dollars profit, in year
and declared dividend OF more than
one thousand per cent in a week.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-29
THE Billion
DOLLAR SCHEME
PACKERS FIXED UP A PLAN THAT
WALL STREET SUCKED ON
rHEM-ALL HOUSES ARE LINK.
ED TOGETHER.
lBy unItM Press

The Billion DgIar Schene-Errly
In 1909. the swif,s, Armour. and Nor.
risS plsHReds sombiGatf5n Of proper.
ties, they yalSed at s2T5.OOO.OOO. They
capitalized Twenty-Five times the an.
nual profits OF the plants for their re.
munoration, put up u million piece
and asked Wall street to go in for
$9O,OOO,OOO. Wall street balked.
The Half Billion Scheme-Later in
1902 the same interests squeezed out
some Of the water and presented a
proposal TO the Standard Oil, railroad
and steel interests for capitalization
of $525,OOO,OOO. Still Wall street balk.
ed and financial stringency caused the
abandonment OF the scheme.
The sl5.OOO.OO Corporation-In De.
cember. 1902, the trio added Michael
Cudahy to their group and Jumped all
the properties they had previously
been unable TO take care OF Individual.
ly. Wall street. through Kuhn, Loeb
& Co., put up $4,000. .OOO-the packers
put up s4,OOO.OOO. The loan from the
east was finally raised 10 Si5.OO0,O 900
ard number OF packing plan options
were taken up. Six months later the
National Packing company was form
ed. This concern was later made. ac
cOrdlng TO the government. the bust
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-29
'llGERTIFIGA7ES
HAS BE5EN. ISSUED.

G CHARLESTON. W. Va, Dec. 20
The work OF grading the papers OF
those who tookfthe recent mine fore.
man and fire boss examinations held
in this city. at Grafton and at Welch.
has been completed, and out of the 100
who completed the examinations a
total OF 1Ol received certificates. OF
this number 10 received first grade.
ontltling them to act rs mine foreman
'ofany kind OF mine, including gaseous;
SO received second grade certificates,
which does not entltle them TO have
charge OF gaseous mines, and four
were given fire boss certificates. Those
who received first and second grade
must also pass the fire boss examlna.
tIon.
According TO officials of the depart.
ment Of mines there are now more
than enough persons holding certin-
cafes TO manage every mine in the
State. In feet. almost enough to pro-
vide two for every mine. And no oper.
ntor will be permitted to operate his
mine after the first OF the year that Is
not in charge OF a mine foreman hold
ing certificate from the department
OF mines In this State.N
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-29
WEST VIRGINIA
STANDS sEGDND
. IN COAL OUTPUT
.lNsPlTE OF pEPR EssioN OF BUsl.
NESS, THE PRopucTtoN WAS
VERY LARGE.
ILLINOIS MAKES GLlsE RAGE.
TRADE CONDITIONS WERE NOT
sATisFAcToRYAN AND OPERATORS
DISPOSED OF PRODUCT AT LOW
PRICES.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Dec. 90
West Virginia, which in 1910. held
second place among the States of the
Union in the matter of coal produc-
ton. holds the same rank in 1911.
Figures given out today, indicate
that the coal production OF West vir.
ginia for 1911 IN spite OF uniayorable
conditions and depression in the coal
business was approximately equal to
the production OF the State in 1910.
Illinois is West Virglnia's closest RI
val for second place and while no fig
ures have been given out showing the
coal production Of Illinois in 1911, 1t
is believed from the general condi-
tions prevailing In that State that the
production there in 1911 did not ma.
terlally. II any, exceed that OF 1910,
when 1t was far behind West Virginia.
The trade conditions In West Ylr-
glnia have been far from satisfactory
during the past year and prices haze
apparently been far from profitable.
This. however. did not prevent the
production Of about the same quantity
of coal as in the previous year.
The bltumlnous trade. on the whole,
has been demoralized and discourag.
ing and much OF the business was con
Quoted at loss. The principal cause
for this. particularly in the eastern
States, has been the depression in the
iron trade.
The total production of coal for the
year is estimated at 49O,OOO,O0O tons,
only 100000 less than in 1910. OF
this years production 4OO.OOO,OOO was
bitumInous.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-29
WILL IGNORE
ROOSEVELT
ALL ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN
COMPLETED FOR PEACE DIN.
NER TOMORROW NIGHT.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2O.-Undaunted
by former President Roosevelt's de,
nunclation of their motives and by the
fact that certain members OF their or
ganization oppose the endorsement OF
the Taft arbitration plans the execu-
tive committee which Is arranging to.
morrow nights peace dinner today
completed all arrangements by elect
Ing Henry Clews chairman of the re.
ceptlon committee in place of Mayor
Gaynor who refuses to serve.
The committee stated the last
word" had been said in the Roosevelt
controversy and that from now on
the former president will be ignored.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-29
VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA
MASTER JOSEPH E. THOMAS DIED
AFTER SHORT lLLNEss-lNTER-
RED AT WOoDLAWN.

Master Joseph Edward Thomas, the
bright little son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Thomas died yesterday at the
home of his parents at Monongah after
an illness ia few days OF pneumonia.
The little fellow was taken III on
Wednesday morning with the disease
and died on Thursday The parents
of the child, who was five years old,
are ,heartbroken over the death OF
their little son.
The funeral services were conduct,
ed today at the home OF the chlld's
parents at Monongah, Rev. Stuart \,
Hail of Everson conducting the ser
vices and the remains were brought
TO this city on the 8 o'clock train and
Inferred In Woodlawn cemetery.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-29
LADY WANTED
PEACE WARRANT
A LITTLE TIME WAS NEEDED
WHEN. SHE AND HER FRIEND
MADE UP.

Yesterday there appeared before
.Jushee n. Leigh Fleming Of this clts,
a young lady who stated that she
wanted 10 obtain a peace warrant for
a young man, also Of the city, redulr-
Ing him to keep the peace.
Squire Fleming did not issue any
warrants untilshe had the constables
make examination into the matter.
and it seems that during the afternoon
and evening the parties got together
and made up. all trouble being at an
end.
No arrests were made, and 1t Is
likely that the young lady is now well
satisfied that she did not cause the
ISSUANCE of the same while in the heat
of anger.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-29
BOARD
IS VERY BUSY
WITH REVISION OF COURSE OF
STUDY AND OTHER IMPORTANT
MATTERS.

CLARKsBURG. W. Va, Dec. 29.--
The State Board of Education will not
conclude its meeting here before to.
morrow according to announcement
made today The sessions are very
busy ones as the board has great
amount OF important work before IT,
Recognition OF graduates of State
denomlnational schools in the mat
ter OF granting certificates engaged
the attention OF the board this after.
noon, the heads OF several such
schools appearing before the board,
after having a meeting OF their own
earlier in the day.
Reciprocal professional certificates
occupied part OF the boards time.
Such arrangement existed heretofore
with Virginia and Nebraska and she
States of Iowa. lklahoma and Texas
were added TO the list, action of this
kind being taken by the board at all
times, when the exchange measures
up to the requirements OF this State,
a general and radical revision Is to
be made OF the course OF study and
the board is giving careful attention
to this feature Of the work here.
NJ. P. Shawkey, of Charleston, State
superintendent Of schools, is presid
ing. Other members present are j
n. Deahl, of Morgantown; L. B. Hill
OF Middlebourne; H. B. Work, oil
Wheeling; C. h. Murray, OF William
son; and L. W. Burns. OF Montgomery
Every member of the board is present
Mr.. Burns was detained at Elklns and
did not arrive here until Thursday
morning. thus not attending the open
ing session Wednesday night, when
20 applications were passed on fol
certificates OF various kinds.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-29
Three MEN AREBURNEI 10
DEATH IN A POOL ROOM
ONE OF THE NuRsER a WEST
VIRelNIAN = SIX MAKE 7 iElR
ESCAPE FROM BURNING HuiLp-i
ING BY JUMPING FROM SECOND
STORY WINDOWS.

CALIFORNIA, Pa. Dec. 2s.-THree
men were burned to death to-day IN
n pool room boarding house at Daisy.
town. mining hamlet near this city,
and six others escaped by jumping
from the second story windows Of the
building.
The dead are:
WESLEY MeuoY, aged %, OF
Brownsville, Pa.
JOHN LowTHER, aged 20. Of
Smock. Pa. 4
]. MCINTYRE, aged %, Of shpster,'
w. Va.
Tie mcn We're all employed BY the
Moncnglhela River Consolidated Coal
and Coke company The fira which
burned the building, originated In the
pool room run by JOHN Ronceslolne.
and the cause Of the fire IS not known
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-29
BIEINENIREPUB[IGOF CHINA
sPRBNG INTO BEING TODAY
pR. SUN VAT SEN, WHO PLANNED
THE REVOLUTION WAS ELECT.
ED PRESIDENT BY THE PRovl.
stoNAL MILITARY ASSEMBLY.
HIS ELECTION WAS uNANl.
NOUS.

= b
SHANGHAI, Dec. 29.-The new re.
public OF China sprang into being
early to-day when DR.. Sun Yat Sen,
who planned the revolution. was elect.
cd president by the provisional mill.
iary assembly
Seventeen OF The eighteen delegates
voted for DR.. sun on the first ballot
The dissenting vote was changed and
The election was made unanimous.
Dr. Sun was notified of his election
and escorted to the assembly by a
committee.
He made a short speech In which
he expressed his qualification and
sromised TO begin at once the arduous
work Of bringing order out OF the near
ssi.aos which envelopes the country
No announcement was made Of the
new presidents plans but 1t is be-
lieved lie Will go to Nankin and make
that city the capital OF the republic.
Dr. WI Ting Fang, the secretary of
foreign affaits OF the revolutionary
cabinet. and former minister TO Wash
ington. is expected to be DR.. Suns
closest adviser in the new govern
Sincnt.
The election Of Dr Sun foreshadows
the absolute collapse of the mon
archy.
The royal family is stlll reported as
getting ready to flee from Pekin fear
ing an attack OF the rebels and the
slaughter OF the Manchu princes.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-29
EUN[R
REMAINS OF CATHERINE AMBER.
SON WE'RE BROUGHT HERE
AND INFERRED AT WOODLAND.

Funeral services over the remains
of Mrs. Catherine Anderson. widow OF
Newton b. Anderson, whose death oc.
cnrred at her home at Jayenne on
"Wednesday evening following an III.
ness with cancer, we're held this aft.
ernoon at two O'Clock from the Pres.
5byterlan chapel of fhNh the de-
ceased was member. Services we're
conducted by ey. II. c. Stoetzer, pas
tor OF tho local Presbyterian church
assisted by Rev. Frank NJ. Patterson
AMI Rev. w. Q, David. Following the
services at the chapel the remains
were brought to this city and inferred
in Woodlawn cemetery.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-29
GEN. Reyes
/. Prison
OLD MEXICAN WARRIOR FINDS
HIMSELF IN A CELL WITHOUT
FRIENDS.
tDy United PresIs.)

MENlco CITY, Dec %. General
Bernadino Reyes. for the first timpi
since his surrender on Christmas day
this morning awoke to find himself In
a prison cell surrounded BY a guard
and without friends. 4
AS long as he was atLinares he was
merely confined in his quarters. while,
several OF his acqualntanees were al
iluwcd 10 ylzit him
IN Santiago prison where he Is now
he is not allowed TO see any one e.
cept his counsel.
No demonstration Of any kind ls
either for or against the aged gen-
eral.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-29
NO POLICE COURT.

An event which seldom occurs. and
which surely decerves chroniclelng
when 1t does occur. Is that which oc.
Cured In the Mayors Court this morn.
Ing.
In fact. there was no Mayors Court,
owing to the lack OF prisoners to be
tried. the police not having placed a
prisoner III the city Jail all day yes.
terday or last night.
This Is rather an unusual record for
this city, lbutsall agree that 1t would
bea good record TO be kept up.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-29
SHOCKING
REPORTED
UNNATURAL FATHER is SAID TO
HAVE WANTED HIS DAUGHTER
TO MARRY NEGRO THAT KILLED
HER.

A story most shocking. yet one
which has been rumored since the
murder OF Is year old Agnes Peters
at Cascade, above Morgantown on last
Saturday morning at O'Clock by one
Jim" Benton, is that Benton was
favored by the girls father. who is
said 10 have wanted his waushier 10
marry the negro, and that she was
compelled by her father. II Is stated.
to receive Benton's attentions.
or all degrading acts ever laid at
the door Of the father OF white girl,
this is one Of the most horrible, which
the writer has ever heard Of.
4 story is brought back by Deputies
Colonel Blerer and E. b. Christopher to
the county officials by whom they
were sent to find evidence regarding
the murder that Benton is said TO have
told three or four different parties
whom he knew in Fayctte county,
Pennsylvania, That he was coming
TO Cascade 10 either marry the girl
or to kill her." but that he did not
tell this to the blacksmith from whom
he borrowed the revolver.
II is said that the negro often help.
ed the girls father TO secure better
positions, and loaned him money with
which 10 move from place to place.
The citizens around Cascade are high
ly shocked at the story brought back
by the deputies. this being one OF the
most deplorable conditions OF which
they ever heard The Idea OF any
white girl being forced TO receive the
attentions OF negro suitor, and then
Lheigg killed by the black .beelise she
'roiused his attentions is Indeed most
horrible.
Il Is indeed no wonder that The
father had no statement to make after
the murder.
Very likely 1t was his intention to
give the negro all possible time to
make good his escape.
As yet the murderer has not been
captured. and he may not now be cap
NuiSh iO' iihhJ AuOHllSt uS liNtl uc
has babe good his escape from the
mountains he might entirely skip the
locality, and so cover up his identity
as to escape arrest for some time.
a life story Of depraYity and de.
generacy forced upon a girl by her
father is shocking beyond belief, and
a father who would 20 to such ex.
tremes as this Is indeed not worthy OF
the name Of father. Or even of the
name of man.
The two deputies who made the in.
vestigatlon report that "Jim" Benton,
according to all Teports. came to Cas-.
cade on Friday last with the inten.
ton OF either marrying Agnes Peters
or numbering her. and failing to get
her consent for their marriage, car.
ricd out his threats and shot her, she
dying within an hour. without regain
Ing consciousness.
Posses were organized and made a
close search for the mulatto, and the
authorities did all possible to capture
tho man. but as he escaped into the
nearby woods and mountains, trailing
him was very hard. and they were
forced TO return without their quarry
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-29
BARGAIN HUNTER.

NEW YORK. Dec. 29.-Asklng an
annulment of her marriage because
she was insane when married, Mrs.
Henrietta Goodman told the judge
she was crazy because she was bar.
gain hunter" The court held that
wasn't sure sign OF insanity
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-29
commission
LOWERS rate.
CALIFORNIA SHIPPERS GET re;
oucTloN FOR CARRIER BATE
ON LEMONS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s The In
tcrstate Commerce Commission today
handed down new order IN the Calf
fornia lemon rate case for the second
time prescribing rate OTIS per hun
dred pounds on lemons shipped from
southern California to points east Of
the Rocky mountains aud ordered the
railways to sease charging s1,i5 rate
for two years after February l5. 1919.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-29
WEALTHY PEER.

LONDON. Dec. 29.-Lord Howard
De Walden, richest unmarried peer in
England, with an income Of $2,5OO,OOO
year, has announced his engagement
to Mnrghenta Van Raaltc, wealthy
herself.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-29
sHERlFF's NOTICE TO TAX PAY.
ERs.
Interest at rate of 10 per cent. will

be charged on all taxes for 1911 not
paid by January list, 1912.
Interest at the above rate will be
charged on all unpaid taxes for for
mer years beginning January list next
succeeding the year for which uaid
taxes we're assessed.
am compelled to enforce this
statute strictly. Save interest by pay.
ing up.
GEO. E. AMOS, Sheriff.
Dec. 2sth, 1911. St
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-29
cHAs.. saoDlE HERE.

Chas. Brodlc, a printer from the
New York Journal, is in the city to-
day. visiting his old time friends. He
IS a motive OF Fairmont and well
known TO many of our older citizens.