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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-16
Great WARSH|P
TAKES TO water
The Battleship Arkansas Is
Launched at Camden.
MONSTER FIGHTING SHIP

Vessel Pronounced to Be the Most
Formidable Vessel in Gun Power Of
Any Now Afioat-Governor Dona-
shey Of Arkansas Not Present Be-
cause Of Controversy With Navy De-
partment Over the Date Of the
Launching.
Philadelphia, Jan. 16-Splashed
with the traditional bottle of cham
payne the battleship Arkansas, the
largest warship ever constructed in
this country, was launched from the
yards of the New York Shipbuilding
company at Camden, N. J. Miss Mary
Macon, daughter of Representative
Robert B. Macon of Helena, Ark, was
the sponsor for the ship.
There was one unusual feature to
the launching, the absence of an Off
c1al delegation representing the state
government of Arkansas. The failure
of Governor Donaghey or other official
representatives to attend was due to
z controversy between the governor
and the navy department at Washing
ton over the date of the launching, the
governor wanting the launching post
poned so that the state could make
adequate arrangements to send an Of
dcial party.
There was, however, quite a large
included Representative and Mrs. Ma
con and other members of the Arkan-
sas congressional delegation all of
vAom had been invited by the ship
building company. The navy depart
ment was officially represented by
Beekman Winthrop, assistant secre-
tary Of the navy, and long list of
rear admirals and other officers. There
was also large delegation of con-
gressmen from other states.
Guests Entertained at Luncheon.
Following the launching the officials
Of the company entertained the guests
at luncheon spread in one of the
big buildings of the plant.
The principal dimensions of the lat
est and largest addition to the navy
are: Length over all, 562 feet; beam
over armor, SO feet 2B inches; draft,
% feet, inches; displacement, $4,000
tons.
The contract for the ship calls for a
speed of 2012 knots an hour.
When complete the Arkansas will
have the greatest gun power in broad
side fire OF any ship afloat. The main
armament will consist of twelve
twelve-incn breechloading guns mount
ed in six heavy armor protected tur-
rets. For defense against torpedo
boat attacks there will be a battery
of twenty-one fve-inch rapid fire guns.
There will also be two submerged tor
pedo tubes and ten small guns. The
total weight of broadside fire will be
about 1000 pounds. The armor belts
will have an average thickness of
three inches.
The Arkansas will be turbine driven
and will lave $4,000 horsepower. The
vessel will be fitted for flagship and
her complement will consist of eighty
five officers and 1,03O men.
The keel Of the Arkansas was laid
last January and at present the ship
Is about SO per cent comnletad.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-16
Believe that Proposed Bill to Legis-
lature Would Be A Reflection
On this City.
SEVEN NAMES IN THE LIST
Say They Went to Scene of Confia-
grafton For the Sake of
Charity.

Bemidji business men whose
names were published in the Satur-
day issue of the Daily Pioneer and
also in several of the city newspapers
as having sent in their names for
money for services rendered at Bau-
dette are up in arms today because
they did not authorize any such bill
to be presented to the Minnesota
State Legislature and believe that
such an action would be an outrage.
and a reflection upon the citizens of
Bemidji.
The men whose names are given
below were interviewed this morn
ing and all said that they went to
Baudette for the cause of charity, at
their own expense, and that they ex-
pect and want no remuneration
whatever.
P. M. Dicaire.
Rev. S. E. P. White.
w. G. Brandborg.
G.. L. Crothers.
T. J. Burke.
J. o. Harris.
R. F. Murphy.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-16
Council Rooms Repaired.

Carpenters have completed the re-
pairing of the council rooms and
police headquarters and the painters
are now at work. New floors and
wainscoting have been put in both
rooms and new wall paper in the
council room. Painters are now at
work putting on the second coat of
paint.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-16

List of advertised Letters fo
week ending Jan. Is. 1911. Unclain
ed.
Adams, J. ].
Bromley, Percy G..
Bergel, Syver T.
Cambell, A. E.
Chetland, Erik.
Dunning, Mr.. Harry,
Engebritson, Mr.. John,
Gottermann, Mr.. John.
Heidahl, Mr.. Hans,
Heart, Mr.. Sam,
Henney, John,
Johnson Mr.. Andy.
Lee, Mr.. Ole,
Lealos. Joe,
Mclaughlin Timber Co.
Mattsop, Mr.. and Mrs. c. w.
No1ling, MI. Otto,
Olson, MI. Willie,
Olson, Kristin,
Paulos, John,
Path, Mr.. Sam,
Ryan, Mr.. E. J.
Stube, Mr.. John,
St. Marie, Mr.. Albert,
Sieler, M. VIM.
Scott, Mr.. Chas. O, ~,
Salonen, Mr.. Kaarla,
Thomas, Mr.. William,
Women
Cook, Mrs. Merits,
Davidson, Miss Harriet,
Hanson, Miss Sof6e,
O'Mailey, Mrs. John,
Pickles, Mrs. Nora,
Wilson, Mrs. S. C..
Youngmark, Miss Olive.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-16
CHINESE MENACE JAPANESE
Widespread Plot Reported to Drive
Latter Out Of Manchurja. =

Picking, Jan. l6.-1t is reported that
the Chinese in Manchuria have organ
lied a secret society of large member
ship with the object of driving the
Japanese cut of the country.
Reports that the Japanese are
Strengthening their garrison in Man.
churia have caused considerable un.
rest in certain circles here, where
rumors of japanese aggression are
spread. Similar stories of Russia S
purpose to occupy Hardin and the in
termediate country from the frontier
are circulated.
The plague in Manchuria is said to
DO under control.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-16
Packingtown Finds its Income In
creased and Economics Made As.
tonishingly Easy.
MORE PAVEMENT IS PUT DOWN
Other improvements and Advantages
Gained By Adopting Form Be-
midi is Now Considering.

Kansas City, Kan, Jan. 16.-Kan-
sas City, Kan, has rounded out her
first fiscal year under the commits
sion form of government, and she is
well pleased with the showing. She
has put herself on a business basis,
has increased her income, Topped off
Unnecessary expenditures, and in
creased efficiency in public service.
When the commission went in last
April, it found about $4,000 in the
general fund, and $4,000 in the
general improvement fund. 1t costs
$4,000 month to run the city.
The commission got busy. They
reduced the police force from 95 men
to Sc, and the fire force from "A to
ST., and by furnishing up the depart
ments got just as good protection as
was secured under the old regime.
Then they went after the money.
They got all the money that was COM
ing to the city. For instance, they
got for franchises last year $4,000,
whereas on the year before, under
the same conditions, the city got but
$4,000.
This is the way the collections of
last year and the year before look in
comparison:
Occupation licenses, 1909, $685.
SS5.14, 1910, $51,450.45; Police
court fines, 1909, $6,22S.75, 1910,
$11, 379.76; Dog tax, 19O9,$3,OS4.25,
1910, $6,796.5O; Interest on deposits
in banks, 19O9,$3,6S8.01, 1910, S1O,-
971.O7; Franchises, 19O9,$9,OOO.O0,
1910, $16,00O.OO; Motor car taxes,
1909, $....., 1910, $359.95.
According to the report just sub
mitted to the commissioners this is the
way they went about it to collect
moneys due the city from franchises:
The franchise given the Kansas
City Western Railway Co. required
the payment of per cent of each SC
fare originating in Kansas City, Kan.
This never had been collected by the
city until the current year. The
commissioners collected not only for
this year, but for all previous years.
Prior to this year the Bell Tele-
phone Co. never paid to the city one
cent for the rights granted it under
its franchise, the only thing granted
the city being eight free telephones.
Without granting any additional
AAoAASo w IAO CO4ApAAy, IAC CACy AOW
is collecting from the company per
cent of it's gross receipts and receiv-
ing the free use of sixteen telephones.
This item amounts to about $4,000
for this year alone.
During the past year the city has
laid more pavement than in any other
year, and has done it at lower rate
than heretofore. Brick pavement
has been reduced from $40 per
square yard to $3.50, and asphalt
from $2.10 to $1.S5.
Furthermore the city is now build
ing two new fire stations and a new
city hall.
Altogether Kansas City, Kan, is
we'll pleased with her experiment in
the commission form of municipal
government.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-16
Reverend Flesher Marries Couple.

George Anderson, of Battle Lake,
Minnesota and Amelia Clark of Pep
in, Wisconsin were married by Rev
erend Flesher Saturday evening at
his residence on ninth street. Mr..
and Mrs. Anderson will remain in
Bemidji until spring and at that time
will move to Pepin. Mr.. Anderson
is employed by the Crookston Lum-
Der company in this city.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-16
Grants Body Servant Dead.

Boston, Jan. 16.-George Lewis
Grant, negro, personal body servant
Of General Ulysses s. Grant during the
Civil war, valet for Boss" Tweed of
New York, whom he held in his arms
when Tweed died in Ludlow street
jail in New York, is dead at the age
OF seventy-dve years. Grant was born
q slave
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-16
DEBATE on THE ARMY BILL
Agitation for Increased National De.
Tense Reaches Congress.

Tense Reaches Congress.
Washington, Jan. 16.-The agitation
for an increased national defense
reached the floor of the house in the
debate on the army appropriation
bill when Representative Hull (Rep.
Ia.), chairman of the house committee
on military affairs, declared that the
present strength of the coast artillery
corps will be unable to man more
than one-third of our present coast de.
Tense guns in war time
Hull made this statement in sup
porting an appropriation of 100000
Included in the bill for supplying
dummy guns and ammunition for
coast artillery militia in the various
states.
The appropriation was retained in
the bill
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-16
NEGROES KILLED IN RIOT

Two Dead and Third Dying Following
Race Fight.
Hot Springs, Ark, Jan. 16.-Meager
reports received from Benton, Ark,
say two negroes are dead and a third
fatally injured as result OF a race
riot there. The negroes are said to
have been members of a theatrical
company.
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Army Leaders To Be Here.

Army Leaders To Be Here.
Colonel S. Marshall and Major
Boyd, of Minneapolis, two leaders of
the Salvation Army in Minnesota,
will be in Bemidji WEDNESDAY and will
speak at meeting of the Army in
their quarters on Minnesota Ave.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-16
Sixth Victim of Wreck.

Batavia, NY, Jan. 16.H. H. Cade
Of Chicago died at a hospital here
from injuries received in the collision
on the New York Central railroad
This makes the death list six.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-16
SAILORS PLAN BIG STRIKE
Aim Is to Make 1t Worldwide if De.
mands Are Refused.

mands Are Refused.
London, Jan. ia strike of sail
ors, affecting every English port, is
threatened, to begin next May.
It is the intention to make the
strike worldwide if possible.
The men not only want more pay,
but desire the establishment of con-
Citation board to have complete
charge of all disputes that may arise
in the future.
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to have the bill slip and slide back,
and then some. Its a slippery path.


In an informal conversation At
torney General Simpson expresses
the belief that northern Minnesota
has seen the last Indian treaty lid.
The St. Paul brewers apparently hold
the same belief for they are rushing
trainloads of the amber fluid north.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-16

The reporters have had a bad
time trying to spell the short and
simple name of the new labor COM
missioner, William F. Houk. It has
gone in every way from H-o-u-p to
Hawk. Houk is correct. Incl
dentally, he assumes charge of the
Office today. William E. McEwen,
the retiring commissioner will not
go to his home at Duluth for several
days. His thirteen-year-old daugh-
ter is seriously i'll of appendicitis,
but her recovery is now expected.
However, Mr.. McEwen will be kept
in St. Paul in connection with the
Employers liability bill, which as
member of the state committee sent
to Europe to investigate, he is in
strumental in framing. This bill,
Mr.. McEwen expects, will be intro
duced this week.
Il
Up to date there has been a total
of 113 bills introduced; 81 in the
house and Sc in the senate Two
years ago at this time there was
a total of 221 measures in.
r.
Speaker Dunn, despite a cold which
kept him from the banquet given to
the members of the legislature, has
managed to cling to the heavy end
of the gavel at every session.
There are still a few more house
jobs to be given out, but as there are
more than a few waiting to hear
their name called, somebody is going
to have to work for a living this
winter.
sr--.:-
Despite the opposition of Repre-
sentative Ferguson of Barker, a bar
Der shop has been established at the
capitol. Over in the ffty-second
district, it is said that they tell which
way the political wind is blowing by
Mr.. Ferguson's whiskers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-16

Up to date there has been a total
of 113 bills introduced; 81 in the
house and Sc in the senate. Two
years ago at this time there was
a total of 221 measures in.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-16
ADVERTISED LETTERS

List of advertised Letters for
week ending Jan. Is. 1911. Unclaim-
ed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04
The Eternal Goodness.

o friends, with whom my feet have trod
The quiet .aisles of prayer
Glad witness to your zeal for God
And love of men l bear.
1 trace your lines of argument,
Your logic, linked and strong;
1 weigh as one who breads dissent,
And fears a doubt as wrong.
But still my human hands are weak
To hold your iron creeds;
Against the words We bid me speak
My heart witnin me pleads.
Who fathoms the Eternal Thought!
Who talks of scheme or plan?
The Lord is God! He needeth not
The poor device of man.
walk with bare, hushed feet the
ground
Ye tread with boldness shod;
| dare not fix with mete and bound
The love and power of God.
Ye praise His justice; even such
His plying love 1 deem;
Ye seek King; l fain would touch
The robe that hath no seam.
Ye see the curse which overbroods
A world of pain and loss;
| hear our Lords beatitudes
And prayer upon the cross.
More than your schoolmen teach, within
Myself alas, l know!
Too dark we cannot paint the sin,
Too small the merit show.
l bow my forehead in the dust,
l veil mine eyes for shame,
And urge with trembling self-distrust
a prayer without a claim.
| see the wrong that round me lies,
l feel the guilt within;
l hear with groan and travail cries
The world confess it's sin.
Yet in the maddening maze of things,
And tossed by storm and food,
To one fixed stake my spirit clngs;
l know that God is good.
Not mine to look where churubim
And seraphs may not see,
But nothing can be good in Him
Which evil is in me.
The wrong that pains my soul below,
l dare not throne above;
l know not of His hate-I know
His goodness and His love
OF greater out of sight;
And, with the Christening Psalmist, owr
His judgments, too, are right.
| long for household voices gone,
For vanished smiles l long;
But God has led my dear ones on,
And He can do no wrong.
l know not what the future hath
OF marvel or surprise.
Assured alone that life and death
His mercy underlies.
And if my heart and flesh are weak
To bear an untried pain,
The bruised reed He will not break,
But strengthen and sustain.
| No offering of my own l have,
| No works my faith to prove;
| l can but give the gifts He gave,
And plead His love for love.
| And so beside the Silent Sea,
l wait the muffled oar;
| No harm from Him can come to me
| On ocean or on shore.
| l know not where His islands lift
Their fronded palms in air;
l only know / cannot drift
Beyond His love and care
| o brothers, If my faith is vain,
If hopes like these betray,
Pray for me that my feet may gain
The sure and safer way.
And Thou, o Lord! by whom are seen
Thy creatures as they be,
| Forgive me If too close l lean
My human heart on Thee"
| -[John G. Whittier.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04
Queer Causes Of Telephone Trouble.

A telephone line in Bennington, re-
Gently was out Of order. A plant man
started on the trouble and in visiting
one station found the housewife using
the receiver of her telephone for "a darn
ing-bal to mend stockings over.
In suburban exchange one of the tiny
electric lights on the switchboard in front
of an operator continued to burn and she
got no response on the line. A test
showed the trouble to be at the home of
subscriber When an inspector went
to the house he found that children had
stretched the green cord 10 feet long con-
nected with the telephone across a room
and were using it as clothes line. Upon
II they had hung an assortment of doll S
wet wearing apparel for drying and had
short crcuited the line so that 1t could
not be used.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04
MAIN STREET TORN UP.
Railroad Being Regarded In Preparation
for Street lmprovements-State Com
missioner Here.

for Street mproVements-State Com
missioner Here.
Early Monday morning Arthur L.
Trip, superintendent of the Bratteboro
Street Railway company, began work
with a force of Is men to prepare the
track on Main street for the proposed
new surface that Road Commissioner d.
Il. Perry has made plans to lay. The
street railway company will lay new rails
of heavier stock than has been used in
the past and also lay new ties. 1t will
be necessary to lower the tracks from
seven to Is inches and it is expected
that at least two months will elapse be-
fore work on Main street from Elliot
street to a point opposite the Baptist
church will be completed. The men re-
moved the crushed stone under the sur
face and this was carted away and will
be used again. The dirt removed from
between the rails was piled up beside the
railway tracks.
Traffic along Main street has been
hampered by the work this week and
teams and automobiles have had to pro-
coed carefully in order to avoid accidents.
Many cars coming up Main street hill or
around the corner of Elliot street at a
good rate have found it necessary to stop
suddenly and then pick their way. Sew
erals cars and teams have had narrow
escapes from hitting each other.
MIR. Trip does not know just how long
the work of laying the new rails and
ties will take as the grade at present is
not level At the corner of Elliot street
the rails will be lowered seven inches and
i'm front of the Brooks House the present
grade probably will remain, while in front
of the town hail the rails will have to
be lowered Is inches
Yesterday morning the workmen began
to lay the new ties and passengers were
transferred from car to car walking be-
tween the Brooks House and the corner
OF Elliot street. Mr.. Perry intends to
lay an asphalt pavement The asphalt
VIII be heated to 450 degrees and then
poured upon crushed stones until all the
crevices between them are filed and
they are covered with four layers of the
asphalt. The material will not make a
hard roadway, as. laid in many cases on
boulevards, but will withstand much
wear from automobiles and teams
The car that leaves Prospect Hill at
$50 o'clock jumped the rails in front of
Crosby block Wednesday evening and
was delayed about 10 minutes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04
Helped Him to Recollect.

A colored preacher was vehemently
denouncing the sins of his congregation.
"Breddern and sistern, All warns yo'
against de heinous sin O. shootin craps.
sAh charges yo' against de black rascal
ity o. liftin' pullets. But, above all
else, breddern and sistern. All demon
ishes yo' at disher season against dc
crime o. melon stealin'."
\ brother in a back seat made an odd
sound with his lips, rose and snapped
his fingers. Then he sat down with an
abashed look.
"Whuffo, nah frien," said the preach
er sternly, does yo' rar up and snap
yo' fingahs when All speak o. melon
stealing"
"Ye jes reminds me, parson," the
man In the back seat answered meekly
'whar All lef nah knife. "-[Philadel-
phia Public Ledger,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04
BIRTHS.

In West Dover Aug. l, a son to Leon
and Flora Shippee.
In Westminster, July 81, son to Mr..
and Mrs. Wilbur Dawley.
In Grafton, July 6, son, Ernest Ed
ward, to Mr.. and Mrs. John Stevens OF
Windham.
In Weathersfeld Centre, July 80, a
daughter, Mary Wells, to Louis and Mel
lie (Wells) Ahrens and granddaughter to
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Wells of Brattle-
boro.
In Keene, N H., July 81, a son, Gordon
Sumner, to L. w. and Florence God
dard) Proulx.
In Cambridge, Mass, July %, daugh
ter to Milton Hayes and Elizabeth
(Brooks) Miller and granddaughter t.
Mrs. Milton NJ. Miller of Brattleboro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04

Sober second thought may not show
up until the morning after.
Tell girl she is beautiful and 1t will
be no news to her II she really is.
Every woman Is a law unto her hus-
band.
oh, liberty! How many are unmarried
in thy name
Love and hate always remembers only
Indifference forgets.
While trying to drown his troubles
many man catches at straw.
Self praise Is almost as valuable as
the other things Won get for nothing
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04
Mt PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY AUGUST A. 1911.
WEST BRATTLEB0R0
Baptist Sunday School Picnic.

About 20 persons attended the annual
picnic of the Baptist Sunday school
Tuesday in the home of James r. Lee
Ray. Teams were provided for trans
portation. Dinner was served under the
trees and was followed by games, races
and music. The races included 25-yard
dash for boys under six, won by Donald
Allen 50-yard dash for boys from to
10, won by Glen Carr; 50-yard dash for
girls to II, won by Eleanor Richard
son; 50-yard dash for girls u to IS, won
by Clara Taylor; free-f or-all 10O-yard
dash for boys, won by Carroll Kingsley;
free-for-all 5O-yard dash for women, won
by Mrs. Fayette Miller; 25-yard egg-in-
spoon race for men, won by Emery Mil
Ter; 25-yard egg-in-spoon race for wom-
en-, won by Mrs. Harry II. LeRay; 25-
yard egg-in-spoon race for boys under
6, won by Donald Allen; 25-yard egg-in-
spoon race for boys from to IL, won
by Clarence Taylor; 25-yard egg-in -spoon
race for girls from 8 to II, won by
Beatrice Carr; potato race for mothers,
won by Mrs. Earl Taylor; potato race
for girls, Eleanor Richardson tied with
Gladys Harris; potato race for boys,
won by Verne Crosier; potato race for
little tots, won by Sidney Abbott Can
dy was provided for those who did not
receive a prize. The party broke up
about 5 o'clock after very enjoyable
day.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04
DEATHS.

In Londonderry, July "a, Mrs. Helen
UowelD Hilton.
In Grafton, July 26, Ernest Edward,
20 days, son of Mr.. and Mrs John
Stevens
In Bellows Falls. Aug. B. Mrs. Har-
riet A. Hildreth, 81.
In Morrisville, Vt, July 81, Dowsman
Stratton, &C. formerly of Mortified, Mass,
In Hoosac Tunnel. Mass, July 2S,
Charles A. Clark, rs, brother of Mrs,
Luther Clark of Wilmington.
In Whitehall N. Y, July 20, William
Harvey, 49, of West Dover