The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-31
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The weather: Thursday fair and
colder; northwest wind.
Frank Morrison. secretary of the
American Federation of Labor, is at
Indianapolis today to testify before
the grand jury Investigating the al
legged dynamite conspiracy.
William J.. Bryan at Dallas Tex,
expresses the opinion that the Har-
vey- Watterson and Woodrow Wilson
controversy has aided the latter in
his candidacy for the presidency.
Charged with being an accessory to
murder, Joseph j. Etter of New York,
leader Of the great textile strike, was
arrested by officers of the state po-
lice just before midnight at Law
renee, Mass. .. .-..-
Spectacular gre which for a time
threatened to wipe out several struc-
ture of the business district of Sioux
City, Iowa, last night. destroyed the
Mondamin Hotel. The loss is esti-
mated at 100000 partly insured.
Arrangements have been complet-
ed for the formal inau guration tomor-
row of General Manuel Bonilla as
president of Honduras. At the same
time Dr.. Francisco Bogrius will be
installed in the office of vice-presi-
dent. The two have been elected for
terms of four years each.
~ Leading Democrats of South Da-
kota met in conference at Pierre to-
day to discuss plans for the coming
state and national campaigns. AS the
primary system prevails in South Da-
kota the state conference is the near
est approach to the old-time state
conventions. Whether the South Da-
kota delegates to the Baltimore con-
vention will support Harmon or Will
son for the presidency cannot be
foretold as yet with any degree Of
certainty. = :.@z45
Before distinguished portion of
the Roman Catholic hierarchy of the
United States, including the three
American cardinals and numerous
archbishops and bishops, the Most
Rev. F. Prendergast, archbishop Of
Philadelphia, was today invested
with the sacred pa1lium. This IN;
sigma is the official recognition by
the church of the archbishop's power
to succeed to the functions of the late
Archbishop Ryan, who died Febru-
airy 1 last. -...--. .~ .-..-.. =. s.
Following the state mass cOnven-
ton Of the anti-saloon forces at Co
lumbus yesterday, the advocates Of
woman suffrage had their innings
here today. The purpose of the dem
onstration was to impress upon the
members of the constitutional con-
vention now in session the serength
of the popular demand for equal suf-
frage. Delegates from all over Ohio
attended the meeting and applauded
the speeches urging the Incorporation
in the new constitution of clausing
giving women the franchise.
Arrangements have been completed
for the second census of the Panama
Canal Zone, which will be begun to-
morrow. The census will include an
enumeration Of all residents OF the
Canal Zone, and employees of the 18TH
milan canal commission and Panama
Railroad company residing in Colon,
Panama, Porto Bello and at other
places outside the Canal Zone on the
isthmus or in isthmian waters. The
first census of the Canal Zone was
taken four years ago and showed the
population to be 5O,003, of whom
nearly $4,000 were employed on the
canal or railroad work.
George w. Perkins, who started
his business career as an Office boy
in Chicago and later became part
ner of j.. P. Morgan and company in
the banking business, was fifty years
old today. The financier did not per
nit the anniversary to interfere with
his ordinary routine Of work. just
at present, Mr.. Perkins is an exceed
ingly busy man, for, if rumor is cor
rect, he is looking after the financial
end of the Roosevelt presidential
boom, in addition to giving his time
and attention to the many great bus
mess enterprises in which he is in
| terested. When asked to give his adj
vice to the young men who are eager
to succeed in life he replied: Keep
pegging away. Time and conditions
may change, but the old rule remains
the same, that there is no success
without keeping everlastingly at it,