The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-17
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A resolution protesting against the
alleged proposed appointment of
Congressman William E. Humphrey
of Seattle to a federal judgeship was
adopted at mass meeting of citizens
in Seattle.
Fire caused an estimated loss of
$250,000 to the Gable Piano COM
pany and Southern Bell Telephone
building at Birmingham, Ala. The
telephone service in this city is de-
mOraliZed.
Reports are current in Havana that
the United State is about to again
take control of the Cuban govern
ment. General Emilio Nunez says if
this is done Cuban patriots will fight
the United States.
Newspaper editors and publishers
OF South Dakota gathered at Yank-
ton, S. D., today for the mid-winter
meeting of the State Press associa-
ton. The business sessions will con-
tinue three days. Len V. Doty, of
Doland, Is the presiding officer.
The annual meeting Of the South
ern Union conference Of Seventh Day
Adventists assembled in Nashville.
Tenn. today, with delegates in at
tendance representing the denomi-
nation throughout Kentucky, Ten
nessee, Alabama, Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi. The conference will last ten
days.
Fire today in New York city de-
stroyed the seven story warehouse
covering a block, owned by the Ter
nina Storage company. Merchan-
disc valued at s1,500,OOO was de-
strOyed, mostly owned by John Wan
amaker. Another fire today at the
Knickerbocker Trust company build
ing did 100000 damage.
Human nature is the everlasting
obstacle to socialism," declared Presi-
dent J. G. Schurman of Cornell Uni
versity in an address to the Cornell
Socialist Club at Ithaca, N. Y. He
said socialism "would not relieve the
poor of their poverty" and would
destroy the well being and prosperity
of all other classes of the commun-
ity." $780,,
A meeting was held at Peru, Ind,
today to complete the organization of
the Mississinewa Battle Ground as
sociation. The association proposes
to erect a suitable monument near
Peru to mark the site of the famous
battle fought December 1S, 1912, be-
tween an American force, under COL
onel Campbell, and the Miami and
Delaware Indians.
The first notable wedding of the
new year in New York society was
celebrated in the fashionable St.
Thomas's church this afternoon,
when Miss Beatrice Flagg, daughter
of Mrs. John Turner Atterbury, be-
came the bride of Oliver K. Iselin, a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Ise-
lin. The Rev. DR.. Stires,, rector of
st. Thomas's, officiated, assisted by
the Rev. DR.. William G.. Thayer of
Massachusetts.
President Taft has arranged to
leave the capital tomorrow for a
weekend trip to New York and New
Haven. At New Haven he is to at
tend the meeting of the Yale corpo-
ration, of which he is member, and
will be a guest at the annual ban
quet of the Chamber of Commerce.
In New York the president is sched-
uled to attend several functions Sat-
urday evening, among them a meet
ing of the New York City Bar asso-
citation and a dinner of the Society of
the Genesee.
A lively interest is manifested in
| student circles in the annual contests
to be held in Chicago tomorrow even
ing by the Central Debating League.
The league comprises the University
Of Michigan, University of Chicago
and Northwestern University. Each
institution will be represented in the
contests by two teams, one at home
and one abroad. The question select
ed for debate this year is: "Resolved,
that the recall should be adopted for
all elective officers, national; state
and municipal, excepting members of
the judiciary and the president and
vice-president of the United States y
Olga Nethersole, the famous emo
tional actress, is AZ years old today.
A two days. conference of dele
gates representing the principal grain
exchanges of the United States was
opened at the Hotel La Sale in Chi
cago today. The conference is tt
RI r,1o or,o f0 I,n H.