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The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-07-11
Thomas Parr.

Among the extraordinary cases Of
longevity on record and well attested
Is that of the Englishman, Thomas
Parr. who lived happily In Shropshire
OF the age Of 1872. The celebrated Har
vey. who dlssected him after death.
found his body In excellent condition
and stated that had It not been for his
intemperance be might have lived
much longer.
January Wheat Cropa
Only two countries. Chile and New
Zealand, usually harvest their wheat
crops in January.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1912-01-27

they have been able to defeat
the establishment of a general
parcels post system.
One of the results of such an
absurd situation is this: A pack
age weighing eleven pounds can
be sent from the United States
to Australia or Belgium for
twelve cents, to Great Britain
for twenty-five cents and to Italy
for twenty cents, but can not be
sent from Spokane to Colville
at any price by mail. The max
imum weight of a single package
that can be transmitted by do
mestic mails in this country is
four pounds. The maximum
limit in other countries is: Bel
gium, one hundred and thirty
two pounds; Germany and Swift
zerland, one hundred and ten
pounds; Great Britain, Italy, The
Netherlands, and Chile, one hun
dred and ten pounds.
Moreover, the rates in this
country are sixteen cents per
pound, as compared with two
cents in Great Britain and Italy
and one cent in Austria and Bel
gium.
In addition to all this, the in
ternational postal agreement re-
quires the United States Post
Office to render a service to for
eign citizens which it cannot rem
der to its own people. No other
trust has been such an unjust
burden upon the people of this
country and such a hindrance to
the progress of this nation as the
express companies. They have
maintained an organization at
the national capital more power
full even than the railroad lobby.
And it is time that a sentiment
of national indignation build a
fire under our law, makers at
Washington that will result in
the destruction of the greatest of
all handicaps upon American do
nestle progress.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1912-01-27

The state 'anti-saloon" league
in asking for contributions from
the public to pay salaries, etc.
for the coming year, announces
that as a result of 10 years work
in this state the league has
achieved II dry" towns, 4"dry"
counties, 10 counties dry" out
side of municipalities, and 81%
of the states area dry"
If dry to them means that the
territory is unusually thirsty,
their contentious may be true.
But if dry" means what it is
usually supposed to mean accord
ing to the dictionary, their claim
is something of a joke.
In reality there isn't a dry
town or county in the state that
can be found. Under the local
option law no town or county
CAN be dry so long as any resi-
dent wants to buy liquor. Col
vile, one of the local option
dry" towns, spent 500 in
19l1 with ONE wholesale liquor
house in Spokane, according to
its own statement, and the Lord
only knows how much more with
the countless other wholesale
distributing agencies over the
country. In other words, if the
$4,000 statement be anywhere
near true, Colville is annually
sending out of town more money
for liquor WITHOUT saloons
than it did two years ago with
five saloons.
This anti-saloon work is a great
business. and it isn't any wonder
that the wholesale houses are
willing to boost it financially so
long as its present officers are
kept in power.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1912-01-27

tor Ruth was started for this
reason. His Schively fight had
its origin the same way. Now
he starts cleaning out the strong
men in the employ of the state.
The interests of the state are to
be sacrificed. Nothing is sacred
in this wild scramble of weak
man for prestige and power.
Loyalty counts for naught. The
interests of the taxpayers are
not considered. Governor Hay
wants to become the state execu-
tive again. To get back to
Olympia he needs a machine. He
has built one. After four years
as governor the Wilbur grocer
would like to go to Washington.
He is blinded by his present
power. He imagines himself a
wonderful man, a brilliant man.
He has cast his eyes toward
Washington, and with native
fox-like cunning he is perfecting
a political machine for the pur-
pose of getting there. Mr.. Per-
ley did not fit in that machine.
He was employed and was work.
ing for the people. Hence his
dismissal. Loyalty does not pay
when weakness is at the helm" "
The State Capital Record says:
"A. W. Perley, who in four years
of faithful service has accom-
plished more to render the rail-
roads of this state safe for travel
ers and trainmen has been fired
summarily for offensive politics.
If Perley had worked openly for
Hay it's a cinch he would still
hold his job"
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1912-01-27

A. w. Perley, track and equip
ment inspector for the state
public service commission, and
who is quite well known in Col
vile, has been ''fred" from his
job by the new members Of the
commission because of perm
icious political activity" In other
words, he is Il friend of J. c.
Lawrence, who is running for
governor against present Gov
ernor Hay, and it was believed
that a friend of Lawrence work.
ing for the commission might
look bad for the Hay program.
: Speaking of the reasons for
the dismissal, the Tacoma Daily
Tribune says:
In his career as governor of
the state Marion &. Hay has re-
peatedly shown that his ambition
is to build up within the state a
str ng political machine for Hay.
He is using the various state
commissions and boards for this
purpose. He has attempted
legally and otherwise to polite
ally kill strong men whom he
feared. His Ross fight was be-
cause of this. His fight on Sena-
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1912-01-27

The Hepburn subcommittee,
which has been investigating
the election of Senator Isaac
Stephenson of Wisconsin, unani-
mously agreed on a report which
holds that the charges of cor
ruption and bribery made against
Senator Stephenson have not
been proved. The report will be
made to the senate committee on
privileges and elections.
The charges against Senator
Lorimer were also mot proved"
to the senate. In fact, the United
States senate is not looking for
proof against any republican
member who has the backing of
the interests" and who will
vote for and with the interests. "
And you knew it all the time, too.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1912-01-27

President Taft has commuled,
to expire Immediately. the Is year
sentence of e. w. Morse, the
New York banker and ice king
who was convicted of violating
the national banking laws.
Morse was a "financier" and he
gets out, although he was one of
the most artistic bank robbers in
our history. But the man who
on the same day stole So from a
grocer's till is still in jail. 1t
makes a difference to the pres
ident what man does, and
how he does it, and who his
friends are.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1912-01-27

Congress voted $4,000, 600 to
the railway companies as rental
for the post-office cars. Remem-
ber this, 81, 800, 600 is in excess
and in addition to the SAG, 000,-
900 voted to the railway COM
panies for carrying the mails.
Taking the number of post-office
cars in use at that. time, the
average amount of rental paid by
Uncle Sam for each post-office
car was 81, 229. Now the Inter-
state Commerce commission
makes an investigation and re-
ports that each one Of these cars
can be maintained for 81, 225 a
year. Looks as if the railways
were getting a good fat slice of
Uncle Sans money very much
in the nature of a gift, doesn't
it? With a full republican con-
grcss, these facts were not
brought out. but under a demo-
cratic house, they We're exposed.
Is it any reason the railway sAs-
toms of the nation are with the
r. publican administration?
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1912-01-27

One of the trusts to which pop
u III attention should very soon
be directed is the express COM
panies. So rich have they grown
in their absolute monopoly Of
parcel transportation that one of
their annual statements showed
that of over one hundred million
dollars of assets, less than ten
million dollars was actually in
vested in the express business.
the remainder being invested in
railroad and other securities.
The most pernicious interference
OF, the part of the express COM
panies in the progress Of the ma
ton is the fact that thus far
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-16
DESERT OCEAN IN AFRICA
Sahara to Be Covered With ships and
Surrounded by Fertile Fields
and Forests.

The project of converting the des.
ert of Sahara into vast inland sea,
one-half the size of the Mediterran-
can, is again being agitated, chiefly
by Prof. Gotchegoven, distinguished
scientist. He believes he has worked
out a satisfactory plan for the engi-
neering work necessary, and is now
urging that France add this to it's 9th:
Or Northern Africa enterprises.
About pne-fourth of the great desert
is below the sea level, and by his plan
of cutting canal some so miles long
to the north coast of Africa, the whole
region would be covered with a sea
from 10 to 60 fathoms deep and navi:
gable by steamers, thus producing q
fourishing traffic between French
West Africa,
It Is also argued that all the arid
section surrounding the desert would
be rendered as fertile as. Europe, and
that millions Of people. now leading
q precarious existence, could support
themselves in comfort.
Two objections are raised by other
scientists, One is the possible dam
age which might be done to Europe
by an alteration Of climatic conditions
on a large scale, and another the
imagined possibility that the equili
brium of the earth would be affected
by the displacement of so many bill
lions Of tons Of water. Most savants
however, consider that such ohjec
tiong are exaggerated. s.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-16

midnight. | did not return to the
place where l left my wife until the
officer came after me-"
He explained that he had changed
clothes since yesterday. He could
not account for the fractured skull as
he stated she had fallen forward out
of the sleigh. The bunches Of hair
which the coroner and his party
found along the way which were ap-
parently torn from her head he eX-
planned might have been pulled out
by him when he was trying to get
her back into the sleigh. He stated
that no one had seen him . except
Manitou the Great Spirit who had
seen all his actions and would pro-
tect him.
When he was told that the skull
could not have been fractured by
falling backward into the snow but
must have been crushed by some
sharp blow with something in the
hands of another he stated that the
Great Spirit knew all his actions and
he could recall everything he had
done but no such action as striking
her lay in his recollection of the oc.
currences of the evening.
He stated that it was his belief
that his squaw had died from freez-
ing to death. His reason for moi
coming back to the scene of the trag
edy was given as the extreme cold hi
had suffered and that he was unable
to do so.
A number of witnesses are beine
held here who left town with thu
chief driving ahead of him. They
state that the chief and his squav
were quarreling and that the chic
apparently Intentionally drove yer!
slowly in order to allow them to ge
out of the way. The woman was th'
chiefs second wife; he married he
from the Red Lake tribe about fou
years ago, she being widow will
one daughter at the time.
Other Indians state that they wer'
quarrelsome and several years ag'
some of them urged the 1ndial
agent here that they should be sep
arated or there would some day be
| ragedy.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-16
BOAT NEARLY COMPLETED
Bemidji's New Passenger Mail Boat
City of Bemidji" Will Be Ready
When Ice Leaves Lake
IN EVERY RESPECT

During the coming boating season
Bemidji will have upon it's lake one
of the best equipped and modern
passenger and mail boats on any of
the lakes of Minnesota, as the "City
of Bemidji," now under construction
by Captain w. B. McLachlan, is
nearing completion and will be
ready for the water as soon as the
ice is out of the lake.
The "City of Bemid1i," will be a
boat So feet, 6 inches long and will
have beam of IL feet, giving it a
seating capacity of 534 square feet.
The upper deck alone will hold fifty
passengers.
The boat will be equipped with all
modern conveniences, including a
toilet, place glass cabin, smoking ca
bin, a pit with wicker chairs and
pilot house from which the engines
of the boat may be controlled.
Two twenty-eight horse power en-
gines will furnish the power.
1t is the object of Captain Nc
Latchlan to give Bemidji a passenger
boat of which it may well feel proud
and which will give summer tour
lists to Bemidji the best possible ser,
| vice.
The boat when completed will bt
worth about $1,000. It will be pos.
sible for it to run either up or down
! the Mississippi.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-16
0'DONNELL DENIES REPORT
Makes Assertion That His Remarks
At Saloon Keepers Meeting
Were Mis-c0nstrued.
TAKES OATH TO THIS EFFECT

In an interview today with M. J,
Donnell, he makes a firm denial tc
having said that he told any one that
George KreatZ would withdraw
should the saloon keepers endorse L.
F. Johnson for mayor at the coming
election
To this effect Mr. O'Donnell has
made affidavit, which is as follows:
State of Minnesota, County of Bel
trami, SIS.
NJ. J. O'Donnell being duly sworn
on oath deposes and says that he has
read the affidavit of John Graham
published in the Bemidji Pioneer un-
der date of February 18th A. D.,
1912.
And affiant says that he did not tell
any one at any time that said John
Graham told this affiant that if L. F.
Johnson should be indorsed by the
Saloon Keepers that George Kreatz
would withdraw as Candidate for
Mayor
NJ, J. O'DONNELL.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of February, A. D.,
1912.
Charles w. Scrutchin,
Notary Public.
Beltrami County, Minnesota.
My Commission Expires Sept 25th,
1918,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-16

An electric crane is Scotch ship
yard has handled loads of 1S7 tons to
a height of 143 feet.
Starch should be mixed with soap
water, for thus the linen will have a
more glossy appearance be less like
ly to stick to the iron.
One hundred and seventeen per-
sons chiefly habitual criminals, were
banished for life from Perak last
year. OF these 80 were Chinese, 10
of whom had been convicted of parti-
cipating in unlawful societies. 1t was
discovered that the number of pris-
on offenses varied in indirect ratio
with the price of tin. When tin is
high the industry accordingly prosp-
erous inmates of jails were few and
fvice versa, 5ss5
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-16
Program Will Include Courses of
Lectures on a Wide Rrange Of
Subjects and Concerts
BEM1DJI WILL BE ONE OF TOWNS
Says DR.. Vincent in Letter to Pioneer
In Which He Suggests That
/. Water Fete Be Held

Twelve organizations, including
the Federation of Women's Clubs, the
State Art society, the state board Of
health and branches of the states
educational system, will be asked to
cooperate in the series of "universi-
ty weeks" which during next June
will be carried out in twenty-four
towns by the extension department
Of the state university, as roughly Sc
lected by President George E. Vim
cent. ."......
The organizations that will be
asked to cooperate in the under
taking are: The State board OF
health, the state art society, agricul-
tural extension division of the uni
versity, extension division OF
economics and political science, the
extension division of the college OF
education; state dairy and food de-
partment; department of public
education; the state normal schools,
the state library commission, the
federated women's clubs, the uni
versity dramatic club and the giee
club.
A six-day program will be given
in six towns at a time and will IN
clude courses Of lecturers on a wide
range of subjects, classes, confer
ences, popular entertainments
dramatic performances, concerts,
exhibits of art and industrial work.
and health exhibits, the aim being
to make the program varied enough
to appeal to all the different inter-
ests and groups of the community
to children and youths as we'll as to
adults.
The educational features of each
program, given during the day, Will
be free. In the evening series OF
entertainments, lectures, concerts
and dramatic performances will De
given to which small admission
fee will be charged. In each town
an effort will be made to organize
free kindergarten, a vacation school
clubs for boys and girls, a parents
symposium, and chorus which Will
give a concert the last evening. 1t
is the plan to leave behind in each
community some permanent organ
ization that will continue the work
introduced by the weeks course.
According to letter received from
Dr George E. Vincent, president OF
the State University, this morning
he saws that Bemidji will likely De
included in the plan along with
Crookston, Detroit and three other
Northern Minnesota towns, arriving
here about the third week in June.
DR.. Vincent suggests that Satur-
f,av night water fete be held here
with prizes offered by the CONNER
cial Club for the most original ana
heautiful decoration of motor and
row boats.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-16
AFTER MORE PIKE SPAWN SMYTH Sent TO PRISON
State Game and Fish Commissioner
Will Begin Work as Soon as
The Ice Goes Out.
DISTRIBUTE MANY TROUT FRY

The state game and fish commits
sion is making arrangements to start,
just as soon as the. ice is out of
streams. collecting pike spawn for
the fish hatcherieg, preparatory to
the spring distributions. Last year
approximately 88,000,000 pike fry
were placed in lakes throughout the
state, and efforts will be made this
year to increase that number by sew
eral millions. The spawn will be
gathered from streams tributary to
Lake Vermlllion, White Fish lake in
Grow Wing county and from Rainy
river. .-z.s
Trout fry are being hatched in the
st. Paul and Glenwood hatcheries,
and when spring opens Approximate
1y 100000 will be ready for distri-
button. In the st. Paul hatchery
also are about 10000 Chinook sal
mon, which will go out when the ice
is gone. -. ~ .ys.s7-
The bass spawn will not be gath
| cred until fall. r.
| In response to a protest which
| reached the game and fish commits
sion from Tower, that If pike spawn
| were taken from streams tributary
to Lake yermillion in the future az
in the past the big lake eventually
would become short of that variety
Of fish, arrangements have been
made with the Commercial club OF
| that city whereby 100 jars Of fry
will, be sent there for rep1enishine
the supply. -...-.- -:-
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-16
Western Bowling Tournament

"C4tC4A AV"4AA6 AVNA ~As'AAA~~>S
Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 16.--Many
of the best bowlers of the Pacific
coast are in Los Angeles to compete
in the annual. tournament of the
Western Bowling Congress, which
opens here tonight and will contin>
ne for a week or ten days. Cities as
far distant as Portland, Seattle and
Denver are represented and the high
class of the entries gives promise OF
the most successful tournament In the
history of the organization. At the
annual business meeting to be held in
conjunction with the tournament 9
proposition to affiliate with the AM
erican Bowling Congress will be con-
sidered and acted upon.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-16
Man Who Stole Suit Case From Be.
midi Restaurant Must Serve
1ndeterminate Sentence
SENTENCED BY JUDGE, WB

That Steve Smyth must spend an
indeterminate sentence in the state
prison at Saltwater was the decis-
ion of Judge B. F..Wright, yesterday
afternoon, when. that person was ar.
raigned before and pleaded guilty to
a charge of grand larceny in the sec
ond degree. ia -. ..-........s
Smyth stole suit case from the
McDermott restaurant on Third
street, February 10.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-16
dunn HEADS ASSOCIATION
Minnesota Editors Are Unanimous
In Favor of Honoring Veteran
Newspaper Man
WRIGHT SUMMER EXCURSION TO DULUTH

Robert C. Dunn of Princeton will
be the next president of the Minneso-
Ia Editorial association, which con-
Vened today for its annual meeting:
The name of the veteran editor, leg
islator and former state auditor was
proposed today by some of his friends
and met with instant approval. &.
B. Bjorson of Minnesota, whose name
had been suggested for the honor,
will make the speech nominating
Dunn for the office at the closing of
the session tomorrow The attend
ance at the convention is unpreced-
ented The editors agreed to take a
summer excursion to Duluth and the
Iron Range -...-.
s. This was decided after strong
address had been made by c. S. Nit
chell of Duluth, who extended the in
vitation in behalf of the Duluth Com
mercial club.
Among those who delieverd ad-
dresses today were S. Y. Gordon OF
Browns Valley, president of the as
sociation, and candidate for the re-
publican nomination for governor;
H. v. Jones of Minneapolis, who
spoke on Second Glass Postage"
Theo Christianson of Dawson.
Former Congressman James A.
Tawney of Winona, who was sched-
uled to speak today on Worlds In
ternational Peace was unable to be
present.
The members of the association at
tended a banquet and theatre party
last evening. s~-
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-16

so Men Wanted for Loman Extension
Employment Agent Anderson OF
this city, this morning received no
tice that so men were wanted at
once to work on the Loman 25-mile
extension of the road which now op-
crates between International Falls
and Loman, running along the Rainy
River.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-16

Kerosene will soften boots and
shoes that have been haf fdened BY
water, and makes them as pliable as
new.
Wipe all dust from YOUR windows
and rub them with q cloth dopped in
|vinegarsif II you desire q high polish
on the glass.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-16
WALKER PLAYS BEMlDJl
High School Basketball Fives of Two
Places Will Clash on City Hall
Floor Tonight.
WILL BE HARD FOUGHT GAME

Bemidji residents who are inter
ested in basketball will be given an
opportunity this evening of witness
ing contest which gives promise to
be thrilling exhibition from the
start, when the high school teams of
Bemidji and Walker meet on the City
Hall floor.
Walker will enter into the con-
test this evening with determina-
tion to land a victory, for by SO do
ing they will remain in the race for
the championship of this section OF
the state. The fact that Walker re-
Gently defeated Akeley, the five de-
feated by Bemidji last Friday is in
itself proof that the game will be
hard fought.
The Bemidji lineup will remain
the same as in the previous contest.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-16
Buslck PLEADS GUILTY
Admits Having Stolen Pair OF
Trousers from a Room in In
ternational Hotel,
GIVEN 1NDETERM1NATE TERM

After having been under arrest for
only a few days Fred Busick yester-
day pleaded guilty to a charge of
grand larceny in the second degree.
He was accused of having taken a
pair of trousers from room in the
International Hotel. !.
Judge Wright, who heard his con-
fess;on, ordered that he be given an
irdeterminate sentence. in the re
fo,matory at ST. Cloud, but told the
sheriff to hold him here until the
Society of the Friendless of Minnea-
polls was heard from in connection
With the case.
Because Of the young age of Bu-
sick the judge will in all probability
ALLOW the society to take charge OF
The hoy, and that his reformatory SEN
'tence will be suspended for certain
periou. t
Aviation has taken hold of the
Chinese and school for manbirds ii
being opened at Peking by Fuz Yu
who lived q number Of years in this
country and became an enthusiastic
aviator.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-16

Surrounded by numerous relatives
and friends, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Stimus, residents OF Bloomfield, N.
j., for nearly a half century, today
celebrated their sixty-third wedding
anniversary. .<
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-16

Charter Day was celebrated at the
University of Montana today with an
interesting program of exercises.
Walter s. Hartman of Bozeman, a
meber of the state board of educa-
ton, delivered the principal address
of the day.