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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-31
OLD men UNDER ARREST
Connecticut Town Shocked When
Leading Citizens are Jailed on
Criminal Charges.
YOUNG GIRLS MAKE COMPLAINT

BY United Press.
Mystic, Conn, Dec. 31.-With one
of its best known citizens a suicide
Immediately following his arrest and
with six others bound over for trial
in the higher court on charges OF
contributing to Juvenile delinquency,
this ancient whaling community, was
still further excited by the an
nouncement today of Prosecutor
Warren H. Burrows, that other we'll
known aged men are facing arrest.
Leading village citizens and store
keepers are charged by girls of from
ten years of age up with criminal
offenses.
One of the best known men in fra
ternal circles was arrested charged
with feloniOus assault on twelve
year-old Lena Barraclough. He was
released on $4,000 bail for trial.
The men awaiting trial are Amos
R.. Parks, R. B. Chute, Alfred A.
Baker, Nathan w. Newbury and
Stephen Duke.
All but Duke, who is forty-five, are
over sixty. II
Newbury is past commander of the
local Grand Army post, and promi-
nent in fraternal circles.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-31
ELECTRIC CARS NOW RUNNING
BETWEEN IRON RANGE CITIES

Virginia, Dec. 31.-The Mesaba
traction company began a two-hour
service schedule on the Range last
week, running cars from Virginia to
Eveleth, Gilbert, Mountain iron and
Bull. The management expect to
have more cars in commis sion short
ly when the hourly service called for
in the franchise will go into effect
The fares being charged are: From
Virginia to Gilbert, twenty cents;
from Virginia to Eveleth, fifteen
cents; from Virginia to Mountain
Iron, ten cents, and from Virginia to
Buhl, thirty cents.
The fare from Virginia to Buhl
thirty cents, a distance of fifteen
miles by car line would lead to the
belief that two cents per mile is be-
ing charged, thus the charge from
Chisholm to Virginia will be forty
cents. The fare to Hibbing from
Chisholm. taking the charge from
Eveleth to Virginia as a guide, will
mean that fifteen cents is to be the
price, the distance between Eveleth
and Virginia being about the same
as between Chisholm and Hibbing.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-31
THOUSANDS OF WILD DUCKS
DIE IN MEXICAN OIL FIELDS

The duck hunters here wondered
last fall where the ducks went to-
The Tampico (Mexico) Times, a copy
OF which was received in Crookston
explains the whole in the following
article published in the issue of De-
cember IA:
"Oi1 producers and refners in the
Tampico fields will lose many thou
sands of dollars because millions of
wild ducks have migrated to Mexico
since the advent of cold weather and
hundreds of thousands of them have
alighted in the great lakes of oil and
persisted there. These unnumbered
fiocks of dead water fowl have ruined
the crude oil, which, because of the
decomposed animal matter, cannot be
refined.
Many of the Mexican poems en-
ployed about the great dams of oil
take the birds which have just died
and which can be reached from the
shore line, carry them into the fields
at safe distance, touch match tc
the oil soaked feathers and roast the
fowls. This form of barbecued duck
il, said to be delicious, but none of the
American sportsmen of Tampico has
.r;ed the game.
About three years ago. when the
great oil gushers spouted millions OF
t;:gels of oil in this district so fast
/ hat the owners of the wells had tt
bud dikes to confine it, great lakes
Oh scores of acres in extend were
formed
The ducks have mistaken the vast
oil lakes for water and have alighted
in them. The crude. gummy oil glued
the feathers of the birds so they were
unable to rise again, and in a short
time they died
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-31
One COMMON ANCESTOR
David Starr Jordan Says Half of
English Americans are Descended
From Isabelle De Vermandois.
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
San Francisco, Dec. 31-Fully half
of the American citizens of English
ancestry are descendants of Isabelle
De Verma.,dOls, supcrwcman, accord
ing to the advance announcements of
a book to be published by David Starr
Jordan, president of Leland Stanford
University and of the eugen:cs COM
mitIce of the American Breeders as
ISOLATION.
The book is based on an exhaustive
research Of ever 1000 English fam
lies. Isabelle de Vermandois was a
dau ghter Of twelfth century cru
sader and he second wife of Earl de
Warren She is declared to ne moth
er Of millions, who are stamped "the
fttest of the English race
Jordan SAIL Rockefeller and Nor
san descended from her through Sir
Francis DRAKE.
Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln,
the two Hari sons, Cleveland. and
Roosevelt are shown as related
through common ancestry to the Yer
mandois.
Presidents Eliot of Harvard, Butler
OF Columbia, Woolsey of Yale, and
Jordan himself are all included in
the super family
The most prominent families of the
United States ere presented with mil
lions of poor relations
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-31
Big WEEK IN FARGO
A Dozen State Conventions and Sew.
eral Expositions to Start Ses-
sions On January IS.
SHRlNERS WILL BE THERE TOO
ny United Press.

~ U01to0 1fo00.
Fargo, N. D., Dec. 31.-Fargoans
are already preparing for the big
week of January 10, when a dozen OF
moro state conventions, half dozen
eNpositions and the big Tri-State
convention are to be held in Fargo.
The greater interest centers in the
Tri-State convention as it will at
tract farmers from the three great
spring wheat states.
There will be speakers from the
department of agriculture in Wash
ington, from the agricultural colleges
Of the three states and leading farm
ers of the same territory.
Minnesota will be represented by
President Vincent of the state uni
versity and leading representatives
of the agricultural school.
The North Dakota Agricultural
society, Live Stock association, Pure
Seed organization, Flax association,
Durum Wheat association, Corn asso-
citation, State Veterinarians and 9TH
er state organizations will be held
here, while there will be a state corn
show, state dog show, state poultry
show, the Fargo Manufacturers exhi-
bit with sixty local manufacturers
making exhibits, an electrical show
and other features.
In addition to those attractions the
Shriners are to hold their big mid
winter meeting during the same
week. Thousands of visitors are ex-
pected and Fargo's hospitality will be
taxed to the utmost in caring for
them.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-31
( x x K X X f<<k xxx X X
NEW YEAR GREETING FROM !
Andrew Johnson. I

Inc people OIL tQlS county
4 can rest assured of one thing !
x there will be a clean admins }
x tration. We will have the very
X best juries that can be selected. !
x Professional jurors will find
X themselves out of work and I !
x will guarantee that attorneys
X will have no further cause from
X complaint as far as the sherif's
X office is concerned"
x Andrew Johnson made the
4 above statement to the Pioneer
x yesterday for a New Years !
x greeting to the people of this
X county. He further stated that
X Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Cahill i
x will occupy the sheriff's resi- \
X dence and that Mr.. Cahill will i
x be chief deputy. 4
X X X x X < * X X * X x X X
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-31
FIGHT DANCING IN COURTS.

Minneapolis, Dec 31-The legal
ity Of the Minneapolis school boards
action in permitting dancing in high
school buildings probably will be
tested in the courts. AS mass
meeting Sunday in Swedish taber-
nacle more than, ST. 900 in cash and
fight against dancing. in the public
schools. At a joint meeting Tuesday
OF ministers committee of five and
laymen's committee of five, a course
of action will be outlined. 1t is ex-
pected that the fight in the courts
will be begun at once.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-31
MASQUERADE IS POSTPONED

On account of the basket ball
game that has been scheduled for
next Friday night in the roller rink
with Grand Rapids, the masquerade
which was to take place on that date
has been postponed until January IA
Mr.. MacLachlan has ordered extra
skates for the occasion. The admis-
sion price for the masquerade will
cover the cost of skating.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-31
New Street Paving, Sidewalks, Sew
ers, Depots and Buildings Have
Been Constructed.
TWO DISASTROUS FIRES IN 1912
One In January Wiped Out Business
Corner While Rex Hotel Burned
in November.
The License Record.

The following table shows the
number of marriage licenses issued in
this county during the past three
years. According to the law of Min
nesota, the license must be obtained
in the county in which the girl re-
sides. The figures that follow, then.
tell only of the Beltrami county girls
that have married. It is believed
that more Beltrami men have been
married than girls, but owing to the
license provision, there is no way of
obtaining the exact figures:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-31
RATE ADVANCE IS HELD UP,

Washington. Dec 31.-Proposed
advances of four cents per 100
pounds on lumber from points on the
Washington Western railway to
points on the Great Nrthern, the
Nrthern Pacific and the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy have been sus-
pended until April 1 by the interstate
commerce commission.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-31

Indianapolis, Dec. 31.-A remark
able scene in the struggle of the
wives of the prisoners to reach their
husbands attended the scene in fed
eral court here yesterday when thir-
ty-eight dynamiters were sentenced
1t was ordered that all the spectators
should be cleared from the room and
the prisoners be allowed to talk with
the members of their families.
< Some Of the men made pleas for
mercy; others wept in the arms of
their wives But the court pro-
nounced sentences one by one, re-
gardless of the pleas.
Six men were given their liberty
through suspended sentences. These
included Edward Clark of Cincinnati,
the dynamiter who confessed to blow
ing up bridge with the help of
Hockin. He had appeared as a wit
ness for the government
O-tie McManigal, another confess
ed dynamiter, was not sentenced at
this time.
In some cases sentences of one year
and one day were imposed so that
these men might be confined in a fed
eral prison. Prisoners with terms of
less than one year are kept in county
iails.
Federal Judge Albert B. Anderson
had many of the prisoners, whom he
said he considered less guilty than
the rest, brought before him to make
statements.
For an hour and a half the judge
thus in conversational way talked
with prisoners, asking them whether
they believed in dynamiting as
method of promoting a strike.
All of the men professed innocence.
81 hope God will strike me dead
if pleaded one prisoner. but he
was interrupted by the court.
rrangements for taking the pris-
oners to Leavenworth on a special
train already had been made.
The entire proceedings in court as
a climax to the three months dyna-
mite conspiracy trial required only
two hours.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-31
MOTHER JOB FOR HILL

St. Paul, Dec 31.-A boom has
been started for James J. Hill as Sec
met. Mr.. Hill has not expressed him
self as yet. Friends are very enthus-
iastic over the efficient work he is
equipped to do.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-31
SENEAR CASE DISMISSED.

Ernest Senear, who was arrested
for disturbing the peace, was releas-
ed in police court this morning. 1t
developed that Senear had threat
ened to click all the Swedes in town
and one of them had him arrested as
a self protection.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-31
x X x X x x x x * x x x x x X
> ONLY BLANK CARTRIDGES. x

< Gums cannot be Shot Off in !
X city limits" said Earl Cell,
X chief of police this afternoon
x when asked if revolvers could be \
X fired at midnight tonight. ANY. 4
x person caught firing a gun will !
x be arrested However, He \
X added, II am going to bed when 4
X it is time. \
X X X X X X X X X x X X x X X X X y
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-31
TRAIN GOES WEDNESDAY
Dynamite Special With Thirty five
Men Scheduled to Leave Indian
apolis New Years Day.

indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 31.-The
dynamite special" carrying the thir-
ty-three union labor men sentenced
in the dynamite conspiracy case will
In all probability start for Fort
Leavenworth on New Years day.
Appeal action must be taken in the
United States circuit court of appeals
in Chicago.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-31

That Beltrami county girls were
not slow in taking advantage of leap
year is shown by the above table
which was compiled from records in
the Office of Fred Rhoda, clerk Of
court. Although the number of IL
censes issued for the year 1911 was
seven less than the number for 1910,
leap year showed a gain OF twenty
six per cent over 1911 and twenty
five per cent over 1910.
Owing to the fact that the men
must obtain the license in the coun-
ty in which the girl resides. there is
no way of telling how many Beltrami
men were carried OF by girls of other
counties but it is believed that be-
cause this country is new. more men
than girls in this county found life
mates during leap year
City Has Made Progress.
Bemidji has made decided progress
during the year just closing. Five
blocks of cement paving were laid on
the down town streets and an eigh-
teen foot roadway around the south
shore Of the lake was paved. Many
blocks of cement sidewalks were laid
down, sewers extended and the water
service introduced into more homes.
A new depot for the Great North
ern railroad was started and will be
finished within the next ten days. It
has cost close to $4,000 and is one
Of the finest on the Great Northern
lines. The fact that so much money
has been tied up in a station is taken
to indicate that the Great Northern
has faith in the future of Bemidji az
a commercial center. The Union de-
pot of the 500 and Minnesota and In
ternational lines was finished in
1910.
During the summer action was tax
en- by the council to clean up the lake
shore as it ordered out all boat
houses between Fourth street and
Twelfth street. It also erected two
public bath houses on Diamond Point
in order that people would not have
to dress in the bushes after bathing.
It is hoped that this step will pave
the way for permanent municipal
bath houses properly cared for and
attended during the summer months.
The increase in the number of
school children necessitated the
building of an addition to the North
school and the subsequent REAR
rangement of the rooms in the High
and Central buildings which took the
lower grades out of the High school
and gave two rooms over for indus
trial work. One teacher was also
added to Superintendent Dyer's force.
Two Disastrous Fires.
Bemidji was visited by two disas-
trous fires during the year. Early in
1912 the southeast corner of Third
street and Minnesota avenue was
wiped out. The ground was later
cleared Of debris and q two-story
1fl0a111u@6 n0- 1oG1 -~1 $4,000,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-31
Two Disastrous Fires.

Bemidji was visited by two disas-
trous fires during the year. Early in
street and Minnesota avenue was
wiped out. The ground was later
cleared Of debris and 4 two-story
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-31

CONTINUED on last pa1o).
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-31

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Arizona republican., 1912-03-07
BOXING CARNIVAL AT THE
 PAST|ME ATHLETIC CLUB
Four Clever Goes" Serve to Revive the Local Game-No De-
 cisions.

quartet of corking good four round bouts were fit" last evening at the Pastime Athletic club. in the presence of a large and enthusiastic audience which seemed to thoroughly enjoy the clever work of the boxers.
 No decisions were made by Mickey the referee. but each of the bouts was evenly contested. more sci entific than most of the crowd ex- pected. and filled with fast give-and- take work
 The boxers were Hall and McNultv. lightweights; Schmidt and Smith. welterweights; Brownie and Schu- man, lightweights. and Robinson and Jerry. just boys
 In addition to the boxing carnival there was a smoker and bowling and pool exhibitions between weH-knovn local players
Arizona republican., 1912-03-07
STREET CLEANING
 VIGOROUSLY PURSUED
Pending the Arrival of the Sweepers, Supt. Carr Has a Hand Brigade
 at Work.

Street Superintendent Griggs Carr has for two nights past had q gang of men employed on Washington street, removing the dirt that has accumulated on the new pavement. It is not planned to do this work forever by hand. On the contrary, the city ordered a couple of wheeled street Sweepers nearly two months ago and they were expected to be here before this time. but are de- layed in transit somewhere in the neighbOrhood of Fl Paso.
 In the meantime, the citizens are protesting against the dust and de- bris. and MT. Carr is doing his best to relieve the situation. Until the side streets and alleys are paved it will be something of a task to keep Washington street clean, though it is believed it can be pretty well han dled when the big sweepers arrive and the street is once put in condi- tion. The progress by hand work is slow. An effort was made to use heavy brooms Tuesday night, but last night the wOrkmen exchanged their. brooms for shovels.
Arizona republican., 1912-03-07

 EXCURSION
Capital Trip to Hayden, Ray, and Winkelman March 14th Promising Junket-More Business Sure to Result.

The Capital excursion to Winkelman. Ray anu Hayden which is set for March 1+th and will he operated un- der the auspices of the board of trade already gives promise to great sue cess
 A. R. Cater. is actively at work in an effort to secure new steel equip ment for the Capital special. and if possible Pullman car will be added to the train for the accommodation of those who care for the luxury of such a car
 Governor Hunt has signified his in tention of being a member of the party and other state officials will be in the passenger list. A large number of business men are going. and there is every indication that the first of the proposed trade excursions will fully meet the expectations of it's promo tors
 The monthly payroll at Ray and Hayden iS $255,0OO and it is an un- disputed fact that Phoenix is not get ting its share of this vast business.
 Tucson is actively alive to the ad- vantage derived from the big camps and goods are shipped from that city in wagon trains at a freight rate nigh er than they could be handled from Phoenix. This business is believed to rightfully belong here. and the coming excursion is expected to dc much to- wards introducing the business men of Phoenix to the people of the busy towns touched by the special anJ to the mutual benefit of each
 The Capital special will leave the Southern Pacific station at s a. m. on the morning of the 14th. The first stop will be made at Winkeiman and after get acquainted stop there the visitors will be taken back to Hay den for lunch. In the afternoon the trip will be continued to Ray where the great smelter and reduction plant will be inspected and the people of the two cities given an opportunity 10 get to- gether. Returning. Phoenix will he reached about : q. m.
 A rate of S565 has been made for the round trip If the Pullman is ad- ded. there will be an additional charge of $1 for the privileges of that ear.
Arizona republican., 1912-03-07

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 Here is the report of another genuine case, which still further shows that Ly- dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound may be relied upon.
 Walcott, N. Dakota. .-"I had infiam- nation which caused pain in my side, and my back ached all the time. l was so blue that 1 felt like crying if any one even spoke to me. l took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and l began to gain right away. l continued its use and now 1 am a well woman. v Mrs. AMELIA DAHL, Walcott, N. Dakota.
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Arizona republican., 1912-03-07
WHOOP|NG UP
 THE B|G SHOW
Committee In Charge Work ing Hard to Make Satur- day Night Motor Show and Dance a Gorgeous Affair.

This is Thursday morning and there are only three days more in which to prepare for the big automobile parade of Saturday night. This is designed to be the most spectacular procession ever seen in Phoenix and the management of the various gar ages in the city are cooperating beautifully with the board of trade in preparing for it,
 But what the board expressly wishes is that all owners of private machines should become equally as enthusiastic This is not a commer- the purpose of selling automobiles or exploiting any make of machine; it is undertaken solely to give the people a good time and see how big a showing the county can make. and there will be disappointment if there are fewer than 400 motor cars in line
 It is desirable that every machine carry a flag, and that as many as possible be decorated as competitors for the prizes that are offered in the
 
 made in yesterdays paper In this connection the owners of machines should pause and reflect what a wide range of opportunities there are in the way of novel decorations. It has been suggested that one machine can be fixed up to represent monstrOus ostrich: another can be hidden in an imitation of the Roosevelt dam: an- other may become a moving field of cactus. while still another may be made to represent a gunbOat on Salt river. There are a thousand things that appeal to the original mind, typical of ideas of local color and novel interest
 But if one hasn't the enterprise and time to enter the competition. the least he can do is to get a flag. line up his car and help pull off another stunt to attract attention to the big gest little city in all the land
 And after the parade comes the fun; the dancing on Central avenue in front of the Hotel Adams This is to be a big feature Councilman Me ElrOY is all ready to see that the street is cleaned off in time for the dancers, washed and polished. and if need be. creased. The bands which will furnish the music are practicing i hard and will be in readiness. while | the Pacific Gas x Electric company | has the Illuminating paraphernalia | all ready to throw across the street | when the time comes.
 Let all cooperate in making it a