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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-02-18
KILLS BIG TIMBER WOLF

Arthur Daily, farmer living
about seven miles from La Porte, last
week killed one Of the largest tim
Der wolves seen in this part of the
country. The animal measured six
feet and one inch from tip. to tip,
twelve inches from tip of nose to
crown of head, stood thirty-one
inches high and weighed Lightweight
pounds. .~z - ss:# r..
The wolf was caught by the toes
Of the left foot in six-inch steel
trap and was held. so securely that
although he bent the steel bars of the
trap and broke all but one of his
teeth trying to get away, he was
unable to free himself. Mr.. Daily
heard the pack bowling about a. nj.
and arming himself with -.22 rifle
he went down to the trap. s.;...=
He shot the animal in the center
of the forehead killing it with the
first shot. Later he took the body
to La Porte and had picture taken.
Many settlers near La Porte are kill
ing wolves this winter but they are
mostly small brush wolves. :.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-02-18
NEW X.RAY MACHINE.

The Xray machine which the sis
tiers of st. Anthony's hospital ordered
some time ago arrived this morning
and, the work of setting it up will
begin Immediately. The machine is
one of the best in the state and it has
many advantages over the smaller
ones. The entire outfit is valued at
over $1,000 and is equipped with the
latest improvements. With this ma
chine it is possible to take pictures
of the finest tissues of the body.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-02-18
WRITES FROM SOUTH AMERICA

lass Lake, FeD. lS.-AmOng the
numerous applications and letters re-
ceived by Forest Supervisor G. E.
Marshall asking for information re-
garding sites for summer cottages
was one recently from South Amer
lea. Mrs. T. A. Whitworth, who is
spending the winter in South Amer
lea, seeks information both for her
self and two friends who are now in
Illinois,, and the three want to spend
the coming summer in Cass Lake,
having heard of the. beauties of Star
Island. Sites on the island and along
the lake shores can be leased from
the government at $500 per year
and the inquiries received by the To-
cal officials are coming in fast for this
time of year. -. = - .
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-02-18
"BA7HHOUsE JOHN DEAD COURSE IN AGRICULTURE
Chicago Ward Politician Succumbs to
Pneumonia in Middle Of a
Primary Fight.

5 Chicago, Feb. 18.-Alderman John
]. Brennan, for twenty-five years a
member of the city council and the
chief figure in Eighteenth ward poll
tics for a quarter Of a. century, died
Sunday at his residence, 227 South
Center avenue. He was sixty-three
years old and a native Of ireland. He
Wassa victim of pneumonia, and his
death came in the; middle OF the al
dermanic primary fight.
With his advent into the council
Brennan at once became allied with
the "gray wolves He denounced
the "reformers" and "uplifters'' as
ssmeddlesome Matties'' and dared
them to do their worst. He fought
them at every succeeding election
and won every battle for renomina-
ton and election. He became a
stronger and stronger factor in ward
politics until he was looked upon by
all factions and parties as invincible.
The Municipal Voters league
termed htm-a foe to good governs
ment at each succeeding election,
and Brennan's constituents continued
to elect him. Politicians declare
Brennan would have been renomin-
ated and reelected this spring, de-
spite the split In his own party, had
he lived. ~ :..zs:. Il,
Although his strength still was
great in his old ward and hundreds
of his followers as faithful as ever
the alderman's power was not what
it had been. Age andSa weakening
of his former vigorous leadership
was having It's effect. :.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-02-18
IS ROE A CANDIDATE?

X. K. Roe played, a smooth trick
on many voters last night and this
morning by handing out cards an
nouncing that he was candidate for
alderman from the third ward. Many
took the announcement seriously and
were. not aware of the hoax until
their attention was called to the fact
that the cards read 1910" Mr.
Roe had been handing out cards left
from his campaign in that year.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-02-18
THREE LICENSES RENEWED.
Andy MoNabb, Lars Iind 1 aenne.
and Layon Given Privilege to
Stay in Business.
RESTRICT RESIDENCE BUILDINGS
(Copyr right

At the meeting OF the city council
Monday night, bids were opened for
1900 feet Of serviceable fire hose. The
bid Of two companies were accepted.
Alderman Hannah aSwas the otly
member absent.
The first thing put before the coun-
Gil was a request for the return Of
the liquor license money during the.
period of time between the. death of
Sam Marin and the time Of expira-
ton of the license. The council voted
that the money should be returned to
the heirs of Sam Marin.
Renewals of liquor licenses were
granted to Andy McNabb, Lars Lind
and Gennes and Layon. The bids
for wood were then opened. The
following sent bids: a.. P. Richie,
Martin Larson, A. B. Kerrick, VIM.
Danlicker, N. E. fuller, Lars Emer-.
land, S. E. Thompson and Bert
Getchell. The bids were for jack
pine, tamarack or birch. a.. p.
.Ritchie's bid on jack pine at $2.98
a cord was accepted. 81
The fire hose bids were then open
ed and the following firms had sent
in, bids: the Gutta-Percha Rubber
Mfg. Co., the Plant Rubber Co., and
the W. S. Knott CO.. Each firms
representative was present and each
was allowed to tell the council about
the qualities Of the hose and give
examples where their lines was in
use and as to the record of each.
Members of the fire department were
present and were allowed to express
thir opinion of the different grades
of hos. The council finally decided
to accept the bid OF the w. s. Knott
Co. for 900 feet of the wax and gum
hose at $500 a foot, and the Gutta-
Percha Co.'s bid for 500 feet of the
Baker fabric hose at $1.10 a foot.
A request was made tos.have the
city attorney draw up an ordinance
requiring every person wishing to
carry baggage by hand to have a
license. The council granted the re-
quest and the amount Of $50 was set
for the cost Of the license. The plat
of Heffron's second addition was ac-
Fcepted. 81
Alderman Moberg made a motion
which would prevent any person
building house within a certain
distance Of the sidewalk north Of
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-02-18
cass Lake School Board Preparing to
Ask for State Aid Under the
Lee Benson Act.
MAY ENLARGE THE DISTRICT
Special to The Pioneer,

! Special to The Pioneer. S.
| Cass Lake. Feb. 1S.-E. o. Boyce,
president Of the school board, has
just returned from a trip OF inspec-
ton to study the way Of 7teaehing Of
agriculture works out under the
state aid laws. Mr.. Boyce finds that
at Deer River where there are sixteen
township in one school district the
agricultural instructor puts in a
large share of his time in going from
one farm to another instructing the
farmers, testing their cows and show
ing them how. ST.. d. "a .s5.
He also shows them how, to test
seeds, explains the good and bad fea-
lures Of different machinery, how to
correct methods sof farming, and how
to get best results. Meetings are
held at the various school houses in
the district and stereopticon lectures
are held instructing farmers in var
ious methods of improving their
farms and stock. szs.. &s
The Cass Lake school board is pre-
pairing to have an agricultural teach
err for next year under the Lee Ben
son act which gives as it now stands,
a state aid of $1,000 for manual
training, agricultural and domestic
science courses in high schools. It is
believed that the present legislature
will increase the amount of aid to
I1,500 or $500.
It is proposed to have all the Pike
Bay town not already included in
Independent school district No. 8,
added to same in order that the ne
cessary area may be obtained to work
as a consolidated school under the
Holmberg act, If the resident land
owners of this unorganized territory
are favorable to same. If the pres
ent Cass Lake school district can be
SO enlarged, state aid could be re-
Iceived, more than is now received,
in the sum of $3.50 to $4,000 with
out any increase OF tax levy, and
good practical courses in manual
training, domestic science and agri-
/ culture would be offered to every
child in the district.
This plan is now being carried on
lby sixty-four consolidated schools in
Minnesota, and is resulting in untold
good in helping the farmers to find
the best methods Of farming and to
cooperate along all lines of farm
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-02-18
STUDENTS SELECT PLAY

The Senior class Of the High school
have, selected "The Elopement of Ell
len" for their play which will be
given on March %. Seven charac-
ters will be necessary to present the
play but the best actors in the class
will. be used and 1t will undoubtedly
be one Of the best ever presented
here. A curtain raiser will probably
be given in addition to the play.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-02-18
FossT0N WINS HARD. GAME

Fosston, Mimi, Feb. 1S.---In one
of the cleanest games ever played in
Northern Minnesota by High school
basket ball teams, the Fosston High
school quint defeated the East Grand
Forks aggregation here Saturday
evening in stefansson hall with a
score of ~ to ga lead Of fifteen
points. ~. .ss.. ~.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-02-18
ADD1I!,I0NAB LOCALS.

G. Q. Carlson Of Erskine spent the
night in Bemidji.
e: Estelle Whipple of Grand Rapids,
was visitor in Bemidji yesterday.
Howard Z. Warren Of Federal Dam
came to BemidH last night and re-
NAMED here until this. morning.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-02-18

Z Through an unintentional :
x error, the name of A. NJ. Bagley :
X was omitted from the candi- "
x dates listed as running for add :
x erman-at-large. The omission :
x was taken by many to mean
x that MI. Bagley was no longer :
x a candidate even though his
x name appeared on all the bal. (
x lots. The omission was unin- q:
X territorial on the part of the (
x Pioneer and it is hoped that no
x votes were turned from Mr.. :
x Bagley.
K X i. X X X * x 4 X X X X
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Messages Are Funny.

Washington, Dec. The admin
.istration is placed in q peculiar situa-.
ton by the strict censorship placed
on press and private messages. The
state department demanded free and
full communication with Ambassador
Wilson and other members Of the
government service and is getting It.
Whole paragraphs are cut out Of the
newspaper correspondence dispatches
by the censor.
"A private dispatch from Mexico
City received here Monday afternoon
(Continuod On lot pe9ol.
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County Fair Associations to Be Bene.
flied if Senator Saugstad's Meas
ure Becomes a Law.
MAY PENSION SCHOOL TEACHERS
D. P. 0'Neill Proposes That Grade
School Instructors be Assisted
After They are Sixty
~ United Press.

~ United Press.
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X \
x SPECIAL BILLS THURSDAY \
The eastman distance tariff 4
x bill has been made a special \
x order of business for the SEN y
x ate Thursday and reapportion- X
x ment will come before the house \
x Thursday morning. \
+ 4 4 * Xxx X x Xxx <%kk X X X
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-02-18
SITUATION IS GRAVE.

~ UaltsA 1ssss. sal
Mexico City. Feb. IS. This dis
patch censored Two cannon ball
shots at 1875 this morning broke
the perfect silence extending through
the night and sounded the warning
that today's battle was on. A state
ment issued at the national palace
stated that the Madero troops had
taken the Y. M. G. "a. building from
the rebels who had captured it last
week. II this is true, it is q decided
advantage to the Maderists.
Washington, Feb. 18.-With the
United States adopting a peaceful at
titude but nevertheless preparing for
possible war, the rst certain
news since Saturday night leaked out
from the beleagured city this morn
ing in dispatches from Ambassador
Wilson. There was fierce fight
ing, numerous casualties and great
damage has marked the recent bull
lets, Wilson said. The American
embassy was again and again under
fire and many stray bullets struck
the buildings. .5'..''s
The gravity of today's official dis
patches are sharply in contrast to
the heavily censored press dispatches
and are regarded by the state depart
ment as eloquent proof Of the effort
Madero is making to prevent details
OF his position reaching the outer
world. 't..,~.~. s--:.@
1t was apparent from Wilson's
brief phrases that Mexico City is ap-,
preaching chaos. Corpses Of unbur-
led dead who have fallen in the eight
days battle threaten the city with an
epidemic of diseases. Red and White
Cross societies have disbanded< and
the food supply is nearly exhausted.
The troops on both sides are scantily
fed, poorly equipped, are short of
and are becoming des-
perate. .-,.,.: II
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e 9 o o 9 . o . o o o o q O. o
% LAST CHANCE TO VOTE. o
8 Polls will be open until 9 o
10 p. m. tonight. First ward o
10 Miller's store; Second ward .
% city fire hall; third ward-P. o
10 M. nicaire's; Fourth ward o
To- Daley employment Office. q
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-02-18

St. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 1S.-Tonnage
tax will be the important subject to
come up in the legislature today.
The bill, of which Representatives
BjOrge and FranksOn are Joint au-
thors, has been made a special order
of business in the house for p. m.
Rep. Cleon Knapp, Chisholm, will
make the principle argument against
the bill. He will be assisted by Rep.
c. H. Warner, Aitkin, who is chair
man of the reapportionment COM
mittee. The authors of the bill will
make the principle talks for it.
Interest in the bill this year, judg-
ing from. the small attendance by
legislators at thESvarious hearings,
and the absence of any expressions by
members, indicates that it is doomed
to defeat unless there is big under
current. Governor Johnson's veto of
the bill four years ago is believed to
still have big influence with the
members
Sen. S. D. Works, chairman of the
senate grain probe committee, an
rounced yesterday that he intended
to begin his probe this afternoon. He
refused to make public the plans the
committee has outlined. F..
. Fair Aid Bill is In.
The Northwestern Minnesota Fair
association will benefit, if a bill Of
fered in the senate by Sen. John
Saugstad becomes a law. The assoc
iation holds an annual fair at
Crookston. In the past it has not
received state aid. The bill includes
the association, together with sew
eral other associations, in the pro-
visions of the act.
The state has appropriated $4,000
year to be paid designated fair
associations, who are to receive aid
not to exceed 100 per cent of the
money they disburse in premiums
$4,000, so that the state aid
amounted only to eighty-five per
cent to those associations who
shared in the money. .- ,.%t, .-..
Hits at the Breweries.
Another bill by Senator Saugstad
Proposes to prohibit the sale of liquor
at wholesale, unless the wholesaler
has a local license, in addition to a
government license. Heretofore,
only government license was re-
quired.
It provides, however, that in towns
and villages where the sale of in
toxicating liquor is prohibited, that
no license shall be granted to sell
such liquor at wholesale. -" -,
Pensions for Teachers.
Rep. D. p. O'Neill, Thief River
Falls, is the author of bill which
proposes to pension teachers on a
graduated pension scale, based on the
length of time they have taught in
public schools of the state. The min.
imum time is forty terms and the
minimum age sixty years.
The provision designating the
number of terms may be amended SO
as to make it years as the length
Of school terms differs in various sec
tions.
The exact provisions of the bill are
- as follows:
A Bill.
to provide means for paying pen
sions to common school teachers in
the state Of Minnesota. &
Be 1t enacted by the legislature OF
the state. of Minnesota:
Sec. II Every school teacher who
has taught forty terms or more in
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-02-18
Troops Being Stationed Where They
Can Be Rushed to Mexico
Without Loss Of Time.
NAUGLE IS REPORTED SAFE
Ambassador Wilson Wired Bemidji
Parents Yesterday-Taft is I
Plainly Worried. 2s.s ass4


| = u y
NAUGLE REPORTED SAFE. X
J. ". Naugle, Of Bemidji, re-. X
$ ceived yesterday the following x
message from the American x
: ambassador at Mexico City: x
Albert Naugle safe and well, *
being in the suburb of Pacu. X
X daya. X
: Henry Lane Wilson" X
: Albert Naugle was living in X
: the Y. M. G. A. when the revo- X
= luton started but this was one X
< Of the first buildings to be TAX x
< en- by the rebels. Pacudaya is X
= a suburb Of Mexico City. X
* < x + 4 x x fkk< kkk<k
~ Uaitsd 1ress. ...., ..,~ ....
Washington, Feb. 1s.- Two thou
sand United States marines from var
ious barracks along the Atlantic
coast were ordered to Cuba to be held
in readiness for possible use in Mex
leo. Half will leave today from
Philadelphia on the army transport
Meade. The second thousand will
start from Norfolk on the naval
transport Prairie. They are expected
to leave Wednesday,. r. "
The marines were drawn from the
barracks at Norfolk, Washington,
Philadelphia, New York, Portsmouth,
Boston and Charleston. Guantanamo
is the present objective point of the
marines. Mexican developments gov
ern future activities. Colonel Lin
coin Karmany is in command of the
marine brigade. ...sE- - IS.
Taft is plainly worried by the fact
that, although he has only seven
teen more days to serve in the White
House, the Mexican situation shows
little signs of becoming less trouble
some. Taft told friends he realized
how difficult it would be for the new
administration to gather up the reins
Of government and understand the
conditions In the southern republic
in few weeks or months. In his
opinion it will take Wilson and his
cabinet at least sixth months to grasp
the details Of diplomatic negotiation
of troops and battleship movements
and internal niceties which he and
his cabinet acquired in two years Of
close study of the conditions. He
says he will be president up to the
last day. Should congress demand
action the last day he will act.
Washington, Feb. IS. Secretary
of State Knox late Monday afternoon
made public statement explaining
in part President Taft's note to Ma
dero regarding the Mexico City crisis.
Knox's statement said:
"Telegrams from several American
consulates as well as from the adj
miral at Mazatlan, confirmed by
dispatch from Ambassador Wilson at
Mexico City, having indicated tho
circulation from the Mexican capital
OF limitations to the public that
military Intervention had already be-
gan, the state department in order
to forestall the bad effect Of these
erroneous statements has telegraphed
to all consulates in Mexico authorize
ing the consular officers to make It.
clear that the policy Of the United
States remains unchanged, that the
stories are quite erroneous and the
action hitherto taken by the Ameri-
| can government is exactly conform
able to the precautions hitherto an
nounced in former messages and Of
ordinary precaution.
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A Bill.

to provide means for paying pen
sions to common school teachers in
the state Of Minnesota. 4.
Be 1t enacted by the legislature Of
the state. Of Minnesota:
Sec. livery school teacher who
has taught forty terms or more in
lContlnusd on last DaSs).
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-21
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, February Especial D
Cables this morning were about as due
and our decline of yesterday, although
with larger spot sales at 10000 bales.
The same heavy pressure from northern
operators which has been a feature of the
market recently, carried prices some . or
10 points below yesterdays closing, from
which there was quite a rapid recovery
Just before the close.
The trade is slow at buying before l2c,
and there appeared to be a considerable
demand for March contracts against call
sales on the basis of Us. IL was this de-
niand. together with buying from Europe,
which steadily absorbed the fall months
on the decline, which took up the sales
made here by local and northern oper-
ators who feel that irrespective OF condi-
tons in the cotton trade itself the outside
situation is such as TO bring about still
lower prices. This feeling Is widespread;
1t reaches a portion of the cotton trade
itself and II has resulted in a pessimistic
feeling as to prices.
Today's market, however. in the face
OF this feeling, showed considerable IN
herent strength.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-21
COTTON MARKET
VERY IRREGULAR
The Close Is Steady With
Last Prices Showing
Net Advance

New York, February M.-The cotton
market was very nervous and irregular
today. but closed steady on covering fer
over the holiday. with last prices show
ing a net advance of from l to poinfs
The market opened steady al decline
of l point on March, but generally l Il
POINTS higher, and sold 4 to : points
above the closing figures of last night
during the early trading. This was in re-
Spouse to somewhat better Liverpool ca .
bles than expected, and steady overnight
spot advices from the south. There was
foreign buying. as sell as covering by
shorts, but there was no aggressive sup
pert, and the bearish average of local
sentiment as evidenced by the talk
around the ring, soon found a reflection
in increased offerings. Prices weakened
in consequence and during the early aft
ernoon active months sold about s to .
points net lower, following rumols OF a
less favorable turn in the southern spot
markets. This break carried prices into
new low ground for the movement, with
May contracts selling at 11:Sic, or about
27 points under the high level of Wednes.
day morning. Covering became more ac-
tive around these figures and the market
| rallied rather sharply from the lowest
during the last hour. Liverpool attrib-
uted the relatively steady showing oil
| the market there to a better trade de-
mand, but some unfavorable advices were
received from the continent. A private
cable from Bremen said that the German
| spinning trade was depressed and declin-
| ing and there was also a cable from
Augsburg, which stated that spinners
we're out of the market with yarns and
cloths quiet. Early afternoon advices
| from New Orleans and . to 3 points III
| the eastern belt including Savannah
claimed that spots were offering a little
| more freely. one of these reports sald
| that 1000 bales were Offered at Hunts.
vile, Ala, at the market. The foreign
\ buying here vas believed TO be chiefly
| in the way of stradd1es, and 1t was re
ported that some OF the leading local oit
crop longs were switching into the new
crop months.