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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-21

WANTED-1OO merchants in North
ern Minnesota to sell "The Bemid-
il" lead pencil. Will carry name
of every merchant in advertising
columns of Pioneer in order that
all receive advantage of advertise
ing. For wholesale prices write
or phone the Bemidji Pioneer Of
flee Supply Co. Phone 81. Be-
midi, MINI.
WANTED TO RENT-Two or three
furnished rooms for light house
keeping or board and room for
three. Phone 81.
BOUGHT AND SOLD-Second hand
furniture. Odd Fellows building.
across from postofice, phone 12s.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-21

FUR SALE-Six sets OF heavy sleds;
all new ones. Inquire Larkin &
Dale's place.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-27
CAMPAIGN MANAGERS BLEED
STEPHENSON FREELY

'sBut in my judgment, instead of
charging that this money was cor
ruptly used in the corruption of VOC.
ers, we would come as near to the
truth If we were to say that the great
err part of this money never left the
hands of those who, received it. The
failure of some of the men properly
to account for their disbursements is
referable rather to the fact that they
did not disburse it than to the facl
that it was disbursed illegally.
"The primary cost Senator Stephen
son $3.50 for every vote he received.
Thai this was I'm eNtravagant ex-
penditure of money and that the law
ought not to have permitted it, no
one will deny.
81 shall not hesitate to place re-
sponsibility for the extrayagant use
of money in elections in great part
where it belongs and that is here in
congress and the Wisconsin legisla-
ture, where legislators, cognizant OF
these evil practices, failed for Sc
many years TO enact laws to prevent
their continuance.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-27
TIN SOLDIERS
ARE IN FULL RETREAT

the rebels. All day the battle had been
fought with varying success around
Rancho San Pedro, with continuous
cannonading
The federal retreat was in good
order and all of the wounded We're
carried from the field The federals
admit losing more than 200 in killed
and wounded, while the rebels de-
clare they have fewer than 100 killed.
The rebels have only two cannon
and four machine guns but their
craftsmanship WAS better than that
OF the federals and their fire did great
er damage Utterly exhausted with
the four days lighting both sides this
morning are resting, attending to their
wounded. The federals are ten miles
southwest of Jiminez, where it is said
today they will await General Blan-
quet, who with 1000 men was sent to
protect the rear last night a renew
ed combined attack on Jiminez is to
be made today by the federals, accord
ling to the information received this
morning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-27
Small Chance of Operators and Min
ers Coming to Any Agreement
Over the Wage
Scale.
BOTH SIDES UNY1ELDy :
English Miners VIII Vote on Accept.
Ing Minimum Wage Scale Bill
Which viii be
Passed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Seryice.]
CLEVELAND, O., Mar. 27.-With
small chance Of reaching a compromise
agreement today, the joint committee
of bituminous coal operators and min
ers resumed their struggle over the
workers wage scale. Some of the con-
ferees predicted that the negotiations
would be terminated efore night.
leaving the wage controversy unchang-
ed after more than week of argument
The fact that neither side will yield
a point caused President John P.
White, of the United Mine Workers
of America, to say:
There is no need for further DELHI
erations. We are making no progress.
The miners have no more or less to
demand and they will not renew the
present contract A continuance Of the
existing contract is the only offer from
the operators, and that seems to be
their last word
White further predicted final dis
agreement at today's conference
Charles A. Maurer of Cleveland and ]
IC M. Olsen of Terre Haute. spokes
men for the opsS,tors, also agreed
the prospect was no. Ness.
The British Strike.
LONDON, March 27.A final eff
fort will be made to end the coal
strike on the terms promised by Pre-
mier Asquith a week ago, After 9
lengthy conference, at which appeals
| to Compromise We're made by man.
/ lesidiIls ss-oar rnetnszers OF parliament
1.-THE miners federation today ordered {
referendum vote of the individual
members on whether to accept the
minimum wage scale bill without def
mite figures. This bill will pass the
house Of lords this evening and bt
signed by the king tomorrow.
The referendum vote ordered today
will be complete on April 3 when i
will be announced. Prominent Labor
leaders in England will urge the min
ers to accept the bill as it stands ant
declare the strike off. IF they do SO
promises have been made that SHOULD
the local committees created unde
/ the present law fail to fix prope
4 minimum the present law will b,
amended
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-27
Races Called OF

LONDON, March EFT seemed
certain today that the great race
meeting at Liverpool, of which the
grand national steeplechase, the blue
ribbon event for the worlds Jump
ers is the chief feature and which was
to be run on Friday, will be declared
off. 1t was announced today that
King George has cancelled the engage
ment he had made to be present. The
railroad officials say they cannot
transport the crowds because of lac.
Of fuel for the engines.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-27
Roosevelt is Wrathy.

FORT WAYNE, Ind, March 81. -
Indignant over his defeat in the New
York primaries by what he termed
Outrageous tactics Colonel Roose-
welt arrived here at 1910 a. M, to-
day determined to "flay the bosses,
with redoubled vigor drrng his west
ern trip.
Returns from the primaries We're
reviewed at Canton, Ohio, early this
morning and the report filled the en-
tire Roosevelt party with gloom.
Colonel Roosevelt said, when the
figures were shown him:
an New York state as whole
there was no real vote of the repubi.
can party whatever. Outside OF New
York city, the primary law Is farce;
inside of New York city it has been
shown to be criminal farce
Even as it is, one-fourth of the
delegates are straight out Roosevelt,
men. In my speech tonight at Chica-
go shall take this matter up in de
tail and explain why the men are IN
no shape or way to represent the re,
publican party and which no action
of theirs should be accepted as repre-
sentative of the republican party"
Medill Mccormick denounced the
conduct of the Taft organization as
political grand larceny and indicat
ed that contrasting delegation from
New York would be sent to the ma
tional convention. 1900 people greet
ed Roosevelt at Lima. Ohio, where he
spoke for two minutes from the real
/ of the train. He said:
Friends, the principles for which
1 stand and upon which | am trying tc
insist are that in the long run the
American people can govern them
! selves better than any other body
4 can govern them. Now all want is
to apply the same principles to us COZ
4
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-27
Piled the Drifts All over Roosevelt In
the New York State
Primaries Yes
tsrday.
ALSO IN INDIANA
colonePs Backers In New York Want
to Try 1t All Over Again and
Cry That IT Was a
Farce.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK. Mar. 27.-Mingled
with the rejoicing of the Taft followers
today over their showing under"
of the Roosevelt candidacy at yester-
days primaries was wonder whether
they would have to do 1t over again,
The primaries were the worst farces
in the history of the state. The Roose-
welt followers had continued their
litigation to have changes ordered in
the ballot up to the last minute, with
the result that the printer who sup
piled the ballots could not fill the con-
tracts
In many districts there were no bal
lots at all, and in others sample bal
lots were used. Today there was a
general sentiment in favor of trying
again, and Governor Dix was under
stood to be considering urging the
Legislature now in session to enact
the needed remedial legislation.
II yesterdays results stands, Roose'
welt will have only seven of the nine
ty delegates from his home state in
the Chicago convention and if the
unit rule is put through, they will all
vote for the denomination of Taft
The seven were practically unopposed
as everywhere where the organization
made fight it showed the Roosevelt
candidates under by from two to five
to one.
The latter figures were recorded Al
Nswburgh, where former Governol
0dell signelized his come back" t
politics by defeating one OF Roose
Wits closest friends, Hamilton Fish
Jr., in that ratio.
The colonel's nephew, Douglas Rob
inson, was also showed under in thu
Oneida district.
Odells success is significant al
many veteran politicians believe h,
will re-assume his old state control.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-27
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity Unsettled
weather with rain tonight or Thurs
day. Warmer tonight.
For Illinois Unsettled weather
with rain tonight and Thursday
Warmer in north portion tonight.
For Iowa Unsettled weather with
rain tonight or Thursday.
For Missouri weather
with rain tonight or Thursday. Warm
er in north portion tonight.
A field Of high pressure in the
southeastern states with low pressure
in the northern mountain and plateau
regions is causing warmer. generally
fair weather east of the Mississippi
river.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-27
FIVE KILLED
BY EXPLOSION
sawmill Boilers Blew Up and Ended
the Lives Of Owner and
Workmen.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
LAUREL, Del, March 27.-Word
was received here today that five men
were killed and three others seriously
injured when the boiler Of a sawmill
exploded twelve miles west of here,
late yesterday The injured We're TAX
en- to the Salisbury, Md, hospital
where it is said two of them are in
serious condition The explosion
was due to the water in the boiler
getting low.
The dead:
HERMIs u. HEARN, owner of the
mill
w DEW MILLS, owner of the
lumber and land on which the mill
was located
IRVING KENNBsLY, fireman and
engineer.
FRANK MoLLECK and WESLEY
WALLER, hands.
The seriously injured
Grover G.. Mills, brother of w. D..
Mills, who was killed. Robert Mol
leck.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-27
.1ged Senator Spent S1O7,0
in Order to Become
Elected.


limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON March 81. HIM.
ing that most of the 100000 which
Senator Stephenson expended in the
Wisconsin senatorial primaries never
left the hands of campaign managers,
Senator Pomerene, of Ohio, today de-
clared to the senate that he would
vote to seat the aged solon.
Senator Stephenson has said re-
peatedly that when he started in this
campaign he cautioned his managers
to keep within the law Pomerene as
serted. He was an old man OF grea
business cares. He gave little if any
attention to the campaign and in his
failure to do SO he was at fault.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-27
Sixteen Brought to Surface and Fifty
Five Others Have Been Lo-
Gated In the Dark
ness.
TO SPRINKLE
Blame for tho Explosion and Loss Of
Life Rests Upon Owners Z
for Not Taking
Precautions.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.
WEIGH, w. Va, March 27.-Six-
teen bodies have been brought to the
surface of the Jed mine, two miles
from here, which Was wrecked by an
explosion yesterday, and ffAy-five 9TH
er bodies we're located early today. 1t i
is believed that the bodies Will be
brought up before night. AS the bodies
are recovered they are being placed in
plain coffns IN the power house of the
Jed Coal and Coke Company.
Chief John Laing of the West Vir-
ginia department OF mines, arrived at
the mine early today and took charge
of the rescue work. He also started
rigid investigation to determine the
cause of the explosion
DR.. ]. H Mccullough, coroner OF
Mcdowell county, also Is investigating
the cause of the disaster.
After trying all night. the rescue
party gave up hope of finding any
more of the miners alive. This hope
was inspired at noon yesterday, five
hours after the explosion, when ten
living men were brought to the sur
face They had escaped the death
dealing blast by falling on their
faces an instant before the sheet Of
flame flashed through the pit.
During the long hours of the night
the women OF the village hung around
| the entrance to the shaft, hopeful to
the last that their loved ones would
be restored to them. Many held
sleeping babes to their bosoms, others
'Feuddied faahsrless children abeat
their knees, and feeble, old women,
many of whom had tasted the bitter
ness of West Virginia mining life be-
fore, sought vainly to comfort them.
With the rising of the sun hope
fled and the faltering women settled
down with mute stoicism to await the
inevitable-the Identification of the
mangled bodies of their dead.
/ Accumulation of coal dust and fail
ure to sprinkle the mine caused the
explosion, according to Mrs. William
4 Helton, whose husbands body was
one of the sixteen SO far recovered
4 from the wreck. Helton was a mine
contractor employing a dozen miners.
my husband told me several times
in the past few days that he was
afraid something was going to nap
a pen" said Mrs. Helton He said
there had been very little sprinkling
since the state inspector was there
several weeks ago, and the dust was
piling up thick"
j Two children survive Helton
The sixteen bodies brought from
the mine were terribly mutllated The
explosion was so terrific that the
mine is complete wreck and res
cuers must dig their way through
tons of coal and dirt that block the
entry way.
4 1t is not believed that one of the
men now entrapped will be taken out
alive.
All mines in this vicinity have
closed down and the neighboring
miners are aiding in the work of res
cue. The victims of the explosion
were mostly Hungarians and Slavs. al
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-27
Life Imprisonment .

[united Fress Leased Wire Service ]
MILWAUKEE,, March 81. Eighteen
year old Alfred Kohler was sentenc-
ed to life Imprisonment by Judge
Backus after pleading guilty to the
brutal murder of Miss Annie Miller,
80 years old, his cousin. On the stand
kohler confessed it was his plan to
murder the entire family for revenge
For not paying his board bill the boy
was turned out of the house.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-27
Ran All Night From Rebels
and Stopped to Breathe
This Morning.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
Ell PASO, Texas, Mar. ~ After
four days and nights of almost con.
tinuous fighting beginning at Escalon
Saturday and ending last night in the
outskirts of Jiminez, the Mexican fed
eral army under Generals ALBERT,
Villa and Urbina, today is retreating
towards Torreon. 1t stopped this
morning ten miles from Rancho San
Pedro, according to adviees from jim
inez.
The federal retreat really started at
$50 p. M, yesterday after the federals
had brought their ten machine guns
and three cannon into action against
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-27
Two Men Shot Dead and Several Others Badly
Injured When Police Fired Into the
Attacking Mob
MAYOR AND EDITOR CAUSED TROUBLE
State Militia Now on the Scene to Preserve Or
der and Prevent Any Further Outbursts
Of Passion.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
ROCK ISLAND, March 27-The en-
tire Sixth regiment OF the Illinofn
National Guard has been ordered to
immediate duty by Governor Deneen
as the result of last nights rioting
and bloodshed The regiment, com
posing between 900 and 1000 men
will be assembled here by tonight.
Adjutant General Dickson will be in
charge. Governor Deneen was inform
ed by Mayor Harry M. Schriver ana
Commissioner of Public Safety Hart
that 1t will be necessary to keep the
troops here until after the primary
election April 9 to prevent further
rioting.
An attempt to assassinate the may
or was made today. Mayor Schriver
was standing in the police station
when bullet fired from high pow
err rifle crashed through the window
and buried itself in the wall above
the mayors shoulder. The police
could find no trace of the would-5e-
assassin.
Electric Wires Cut.
Grave fears are entertained by the
officials that further rioting will oc-
or tolisalt as the business portion OF
the town may be in entire darkness.
The electric light wires that feed an
the street lights were cut at dawn.
I. l.o< A.. %hof fy,n
city hall would be dynamited if the
troops We're brought in.
Adjutant General Dickson is expect
ed to arrive here late this afternoon
and will Immediately take charge OF
the city If the situation warrants, he
will declare martial law as he has
been given full power to deal with the
situation by Governor Deneen.
Business is practically suspended
and the city is almost isolated from
Moline and Davenport, adjacem
towns. All persons of suspicious
character are not permitted to enter
Rock Island unless they state theil
business.
The police and soldiers are keepins
all pedestrians moving and groups
of men are not permitted to congre
gate.
Mob Fired Upon.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
ROCK ISLAND, H., Mar. 27-Witl
one man dead, another dying and nin'
In the hospitals desperately wounded
and four others hurt as the result 9
battle between the police and mob
Infatuated over local political develop
ments of the last few weeks, civil Law
in this town has practically been sus
pended today. Members OF the Illinois
National guards are patrolling thu
streets, all saloons are closed and NJ
one is allowed to loiter about tn
streets. -Four companies OF the mil
tia are on the ground under arms an
four other companies are at thei
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-27
TAFT Has Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, ar. 27.-The
struggle for republican national con-
vention delegates in Indiana between
the supporters Of President Taft and
Colonel Roosevelt will be continued
tomorrow. Five congressional dis
tricts will select two men each. Six
teen delegates thus far have been
named with Taft in control of four
teen and Roosevelt two. The Colonel's
forces, however, will file contests
against ten of the Taft delegates. In
dications today point to Taft victories
in majority of the districts tomor-
row.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-27

armories in nearby towns, awaiting an
order to be rushed here at the first
sign of further outbreaks.
The Dead.
G. KELLOGG, 40, engineer of Daven-
port, shot through arm, died of fright,
according to physicians.
The wounded:
Raymond Swingel, IS, of Rock Is
land, shot through the abdomen, will
die.
William Vogel, %, Rock Island, shot
through left kidney.
William Hook, IS, shot through left
hip.
S. Herman, 50 Rock Island, shot
through left hip.
Lee Fawcett. Moline, shot through
palm of hand, while bandaging an in
jured man.
About twelve others were hit by
tricks and other missiles. Most of
them were sent to their homes.
Politics Responsible.
The trouble which led UP to last
nights bloodshed grew out of a bitter
political fight that has been raging for
a month or more between Mayor
Harry NJ. Schriyer, Rock 1sfsndss FIRST
mayor under the commission form OF
government, and the men opposed to
him and the political machine he has
built about his Office.
| Infuriated by the speeches of Harry
lMcCaskrin, candidate for the repubi-
can nomination for states attorney
Edward Gardner, editor Of a labor
paper and several other speakers in
| Market Square last night, the crowd
| gathered by these orators, went to the
police station, demanding speech
| from Mayor Schriver answering the
charges against his administration
When Schriver failed to appear, some
members of the mob began throwing
/ stones at the station house. This
outbreak was the signal, for the de
termined measures against the mob
4 The mayor ordered Policeman James
J oTcuudu W ClSdT Iu6 SlISClo, Liz
mayor with Brennan appeared in the
street and when the police line was
being swept back, the mayor gave ar
order to fire.
Fifteen Shot Down.
i The mob choked the street from one
side to the other The volley from the
Il revolvers from the police brought fiji
teen from the 'ront ranks of the crowc
to the pavement. One, man whose
name is given as Kellogg, was dead
4 another, known as Swingel, was tax
en- to the hospital dying Neither o
the men is known to the police.
i The mob. frightened by the firing o
the police, dispersed, but collected
again an hour later and made an at
tack upon the Rock Island Hardwar,
| store, few blocks from the polio
! station. The leaders Of the mol
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-27
owners OF One Plant Seems to Have
Discovered a New Way to
Prevent Walk
Out.
INDUSTRIAL WORKERS
investigation Of Lawrence Strike IL to
to Dropped Now That the
Trouble Is at an
End.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
PASSAIC. N. j., Mar. 27.--Alleging
that 100 of the more expert weavers
are held virtual prisoners In the mills
of the Botany Worsted Co., leaders OF
the Industrial Workers of the World,
in charge of the silk and WOODEN mill
strike in northern New Jersey threat
ened habeas corpus proceedings today.
They allege that among the prisoners
is Mrs. Annie Ritz, mother of nurs-
ing infant and a three year old girl,
both of whom have been made Ill by
the continued absence of their mother.
The strike leaders assert that all Of
the workers want to join their ranks
but are held in the mill by armed de-
tectives and special deputy sheriffs.
The mill owners say if the mill weav-
ers did not want to work they would
not be in the mill. The strike lead
ers say every mill in north Jersey will
receive demands for increases in pay
within the next three days and if not
granted the workers will walk out.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-27
FIFTY From Galesburo.

GALESBURG, H., Mar 27.-Com-
pany G. the local militia organization,
at 1890 today received orders to go
to Rock Island and will leave at p.
M, on a special train over the Burling-
ton under command of Captain Roy c..
Wright. Fifty men will go.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-27
VIII Drop Investigation.

WASHINGTON, Mar. 27.-The house
will not investigate the Lawrence,
Mass, textile strike and both the Will
son and Berger resolutions will be
pigeon-holed by the committee on
rules. This was the announcement
today of Chairman henry of the com
mittee.
"The committee believes nothing
could be- ;sa.neds by further inyeatis;a'
ton" said Henry. The strike has
been settled, through the full investi-
cation already given and the wide
publicity attending It, The strikers
got what they demanded"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-27
Daily River Bulletin.
River Forecast

RIVer Forecast.
The river will fall at Keokuk and
rise at Quincy during the next twenty
four hours.
Local Observations
March 2s, p. m. 81 degrees, part
ly cloudy.
March %, a. M, SO degrees, fog
gy.
Mean temperature for March 26. Sc
degrees; highest AZ; lowest %; low
est last night 80.
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Continued on page 81
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-27

Gate City want ads. bring results.
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armories in nearby towns, awaiting an
order to be rushed here at the first
sign of further outbreaks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-27

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Mar. 27.-Ad-
iutant General Dickson at 1o:45 o.
clock ordered the entire Sixth regi-
ment to Rock Island.
The companies In the Sixth regi-
ment are from Rock Island, Geneseo,
Galesburg, Oak Park. Sterling, Moline,
Dixon, Monmouth, Morrison, Kewanee,
Freeport and Galena.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-27

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