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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-10

A pistol which looks like watch,
the barrel being in the stem, has
been patented to be used against a
|highwayman when he demands the
surrender of valuable.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-10
Women to Tie Comforts.

The Ladies' aid of the Presby-
terrain church will meet in the
church PLACEMENT Thursday after
noon at 2:3O for the purpose Of tie
ing comforts
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-10
ONE DEAD; SEVERAL INJURED
Tornado Does Considerable Damage
in Benton County, MINI.

in Benton County, MINI.
st. Cloud, Mimi, June 10.-One
person was killed, three others quite
seriously injured, a house and several
barns blown off of their foundations,
trees uprooted and other damage done
by tornado which swept through the
territory two miles east of Oak Park,
haywood township, Benton county,
twenty miles east of here. Mrs. E. A.
Carlson, aged ffty-six years, was in
stantly killed, her body being crushed
under their new home, which was
blown off its foundation twelve feet
and toppled to the side.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-10
BLAME MEAT. FOR nc IALlTY

Most Americans Eat Too Much, Says
Health Department Bulletin.
New York, June Most Amer
leans eat too much meat. habit
which. IS largely to blame, in the opin-
ion Of competent physicians, for the
increased death rate in persons over
forty years Of age" u.
This message Of warning. has been
sent out by the city health depart
ment in a bulletin discussing food
and nutrition.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-10
Wade Visits Bemidii.

John Wade of st. Paul, who is in
charge of the War department for
Uncle Sam in that city, is making a
"trip through this section inspecting
the various government dams
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-10
RIBo1 TO FORM MINISTRY

France.
Paris, June 10.-Senator Alexandra
Felix Ribot has accepted President
Poincare's invitation to form min
istry.
He has already obtained promises
of adhesion from Leon Bourgeois for
the foreign office, Theophile Delcasse
for the department of marine and
Jean Dupuy for public works.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-10
TO Apr ? AIsE 10000
ACRES IN Bel. TRAM
Theodore Nelson Axnouncos That
Board Will Start Work Next Week
To Be Placed on Sale ii March
PLEASED WITH SALE TODAY
$50 Acres Disposed Of, Leaving Only
5000 on List Real Estate Trans
fers Many During Year.

&
Practically 10000 additional acres
Iof Beltrami county land will ae
placed on sale by the land depart
ment of the state auditors office
next spring, according to an an
nouncement made by Theodore Mel
son, manager of the department, who
was here today conducting the June
sale.
Nels Otterstad, appointed by the
board of county commissioners, Bert
Getchell, appointed by the governor,
and J. Fl. Beagle, for the auditors
office, comprising the board of APP
praisers, will start work next week,
and 1T is believed that between 49,
900 and 10000 acres will be added
to the sale list.
|, On Sale Next June.
While the land will be appraised
before the last sale of this fall, none
Of it will be placed on the list until
the first sale of next spring, which
will be held in March, as has been
the lcustom. A map showing the
location of the state lands added to
the sale list, will be prepared and
will be ready for the March sale.
$50 Acres Sold Today.
At the sale conducted by Mr.. Nell
son today, $50 acres were disposed
of, the average price bid being APP
proXimately five dollars There are
still 5000 acres on the state
sales list, but they are scattered
throughout the entire county.
Il am more than satisfied with the
sale OF today" said Mr.. Nelson, ''for
the best tracts have, of course, been
disposed of, only the less attractive
land being left on the list. 1t sure
ly has been good year for land
sales, for the state as we'll as other.
wise, and real estate transfers have
been many, the prices being large
-t-- Es-tH ~ ~ -. q 3
and showing Minnesota to be in a
very prosperous condition. 1'sf. -
Nelson Well Posted.
Mr.. Nelson will go to Park Rapids
tomorrow morning where he wiSl
conduct a sale, returning to Walker
tomorrow night for the Friday sale.
He will spend Saturday in Bemidji
enroute to Grand Rapids for the
Itasca county sale of Monday. There
is perhaps no man in Minnesota bet
ter posted on state lands than is Mr..
Nelson, and since assuming the man
agement of the department, has
taken much interest in carrying out
the affairs of the office in bust
ndsslike manner, results showing
that he has been successful.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-10
Ass INCHES RAIN FALLS
Records Kept by Charles Warfeld
for Government Show Reports Sent
to Twin Cities To Be Untrue.
SHOWS TOTAL FOR JUNE ONLY

The items appearing in the twin
city and Duluth papers about traffic
having been suspended in Bemidji
on account of recent rains, has
caused considerable comment among
the. business men of the city. The
item was sent out from Bemidji and
states that 5.87 inches of rain fell
within 48 hours. " .--
Charles Warfield, who furnishes
the rainfall records for the govern
ment from this section, reports the
following rainfall for the month of
June to date, which totals 4.5S for
the entire period: ~.
Reading, June s, 81 inches. -
Reading June 6, 25 inches.
Reading June Z, LAB inches
Reading June 8, lip inches.
Reading June 8, LII inches.
Reading. June 10, .O4 inches.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-10

Salt water will cleanse willow
ware and prevent it turning yellow.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-10

Miss Lee Given and j. X. Given
have gone to Virginia, where they
attended the Given-Quayle wedding.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-10

largest cues 1ncluQed IN the terri
! tory. 1t also reserves the dismissal
of prosecutions against a dozen Be-
midi saloonkeepers and the decision
made by the late Federal Judge G. A.
Willard in 1909, declaring that the
treaty of 1855 could not affect sa-
looms outside of Indian reservations
and sustaining decisions made prior
to that time by Federal Judge Page
Morris and G. S. Amidon, both of
whom held the treaty of 1855 still
operative -.
Towns Affected.
Among the larger, towns affected
by Mondays decision are: Cass Lake,
Bemidji, Park Rapids, Brainerd, Ait
kin, Grand Rapids, Detroit and
Walker. 1t is intimated that there
are 1000 Indians and $4,000 whites
in the, restricted territory. $780,
The Stumbling Block.
"The laws which have been or
may be enacted by~congress regulat-
ing trade and intercourse with the
Indian tribes shall continue and shall
be in force within the country here
in provided to be selected as the fu-
ture permanent home of the Winnie
bago Indians; and those portions of
said laws which prohibit the intro
duction, manufacture, use of and
traffic in ardent spirits in the In
dian country shall continue and be
in force within the country herein
coded to the United States until 9TH
| Ell wise provided by congress-
On Feb. II, 1911, President Taft
recommended to congress that it
amend this law. AS the treaty states
that only congress can provide for
changes, President Taft was then I'M
able to act alone, as he was in the
cases of the other treaties, changed
at this time These latter specific
ally gave the president power to
make any changes and that is how
Duluth was excluded from the terri
tory of the treaty of 1854. This was
done by presidential order on Feb.
II, 1911. -. --"- -
No Action by Congress.
No action was taken by congress
on the recommendation made by
President Taft in 1911, so that the
| ruling of the supreme court Monday
affects the entire territory included
in the treaty of 1855. He asked
congress to declare the treaty no
| longer in effect within the territory
| where no Indians were residing OF
| where there were no reservations
| The treaty was concluded at Wash
ington on Feb. %, 1855, by George
w. Monypenny, Indian commissions
err, representing the United States
government, and a delegation OF
tribes and chieftains from the
Chippewas,c known then as the Mis-
sissippi bands of that tribe. TIL.
Indians ceded this entire territor!
to the United States, this country
! agreeing to set aside reservations an.
also make annual payments and Ian,
grants to the Indians. -.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-19

Wouldst thou subject all things 10
myself? Subject thyself to reason
Seneca.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-19
The Spy In the READING Room,

An interesting story reaches me,
says a London correspondent. Of an
agent Of the Russian imperial police
having been stationed in the reading
room of the British museum for the
purpose Of noting the arrival of revo-
l~utionaries in England. The type Of
man who is driven out of Russia is
generally the intellectual. and the
reading room is probably the first
place he seeks out after his arrival in
London. Ny informant tells me that
the spy used until recently to sit at a
desk lear the door, whence he could
observe everybody that entered and
used to work his way steadily through
the monumental catalogue Of the mn>
scum. taking ont books which be
opened. but did not read. in alpha
betical order.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-19
English Home of
The Washingtons
Dedicated TO Peace
\ quiet rural neighborhood,

where the farmhouses are quaint
and Anticipated, stands Sulgrave
manor. the one time English
home of the Washington family. The
manor never really saw George Wash
ington or his father or ever his grand
father, but the Washington family
possessed and occupied it during most
of the sixteenth and seventeenth cen
turtles. 1t is still possible to distin-
gulsh over the main entrance to the
old building the heraldic device Of
stars and stripes which Washington
accepted as his own coat of arms and
which is commonly regarded as the
origin Of the American flag.
What a fortune had that shield of
a private English gentleman-to be-
come the most notable blazon Of all
the world! Strange to think that this
little obscure stone Goa of arms in Il
secluded village should be the original
of so much-should still be extant. AS
strange to think of the contrast be-
tween the torpid and monotonous rus
tic life surrounding it with the rush
of existence in our great republic.
In the summer Of 1911 the sugges-
ton was made by a prominent mem
Der of the British peace committee
that the historical property should be
purchased and dedicated as a memo
rial to the peaceful relations existing
between the two countries during the
past century. the dedication to be one
of the features Of the international
celebrations in 1914. This idea imme-
diately met with popular favor. and
this favor has crystallized into tangible
support. with the result that now the
British committee is able to jill
that it has acquired the property, and
the idea of dedicating it to peace will
be consummated in due season.
A committee Of custody has beer APP
pointed, and as the memorial will be
visited primarily by visitors from this
country it has been considered advis-
able to have the cooperation of an
American committee to arrange for
the international celebration and its
dedication. The manor will be made
into a hall of records. where matter
pertaining to Anglo-American unity
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-19

along the wall as his weight shifted
in climbing. Below the white stone
pavement cleaned in the smoke
wreaths, but Hester kept his gaze
upon the girls who had gathered at the
window, fifteen feet above and three
feet to the left of him.
He climbed to the second rung from
the ladders top and cautiously rose
erect. pressing the open palm of his
left hand and his knees along the fiat
wall for support. His feet, turned out
ward. were braced against the sides Of
the ladder. With his right hand he
raised the scaling ladder, which weigh
ed thirty pounds. Holding it out
ceeded in securing its beak upon the
ledge of the window where stood the
girls. The scaling ladder was a single
piece Of wood with crosspieceS instead
of rungs.
Mike shouted to the young women to
kneel and hold the scaling ladders top
rung with their hands. lowering be
tween life and death, they were too
terrified to obey until he swore at them
Take a holt O. that ladder!' he veil
ed at them, and they did it.
Hester swung the scaling ladder
owe so that it caught the top of the
spliced ladder that leaned against the
wall. Quickly as she could the first
girl climbed down. He lifted her
across the gap and handed her to a
fireman who had climbed to the top.
One by one the girls crawled down.
and there was always a fireman wait
ing for each one. Eight times Mike
Hester swung a living burden across
the gap.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-19
WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
All tho Land In Great Britain or Calico
to Cover II?


If-and don't forget the 'if'-you
were offered as a present either all
the land in the United Kingdom or a
piece Of cheap. common calico of the
same area. which would you choose?
Probably, without a moments hest
tation. you would say. THE land" and
would imagine that you had got very
much the better Of the bargain. From
n point of view. of course. this would
be so. for land lasts longer than does
calico. On the other hand, however.
you would be choosing very much tha
cheaper Of the two offered gifts.
The land Of the United Kingdom. in
Guiding town areas. is estimated to be-
worth f2,500. 100000. A piece Of cheap
calico Of the same size as the United
Kingdom would cost more than f9,OOO,-
100000. At
Difficult to believe. isn't it? Still, the
facts cannot be denied. Average agri-
cultural land may be reckoned as be-
ing worth EGO an acre; building land,
say, twenty-five miles from Charing
Cross. f1OO an acre: ten miles from
Charing Cross. $500 an acre. Now, a
common calico costs E121 an acre, a
good calico f2O0. while a good quality
linoleum costs f75O and an ordinary
Turkey carpet f3.6OO an acre.-London
Answers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-19

will be kept. 1t is understood hat a
lecture chair will be supplied by the
purchasers and that James tnow Wis
count Bryce, eX-ambassador to the
United States. will be it's first occupant.
The 1T is Il charming piece of
old architecture. gray with the rains.
frost and sunshine Of 300 years. The
house stands at the eastern extremity
of the village of Sulgrave. in North
~amptonshirc. and it is approached
from the west by a pretty green croft.
separated from the almost encircling
road by IA hedge.
To the right Of the gable end of the
arch gate. facing a small court. part
~ paved and partly in grass. From
the courtyard the house is entered by
a handsome old stone doorway. above
which Il little attic projects from a
tiled roof. The fine old Tudor door
way is surmounted by a shield con-
tanning the Washington coat of arms.
which three centuries have somewhat
robbed of its original sharpness. but
which is still u~nmistakable.
The old building is in an excellent
state of preservation. The main hall
has a fine fireplace and an oak beam
ceiling. The ancient oak staircase
has very beguiling twisted banisters
and a fascinating secret cupboard at
the intermediate landing. The draw
ing room is on the second floor. as
was the custom in the days when it
was built. and in one Of the bedrooms
it is said that Queen Elizabeth once
slept. The surrounding estate con
sists of about 200 acres of gently roll
ing land. substantially all of it in full
view of the manor.
Unfortunately little of the village Of
Sulgrave as it was In the days Of the
Washingtons now remains. \ disas-
trous fire in 1915 swept the village.
and only a relic may be seen here and
there in an ancient house. Most Of
the streets are set with neat brick
houses. Coming toward the Church Of
All Saints. one might fancy oneself
IN the business center of some minor
New England city. but with rather
less of glare and noise. and the COM
munity held in certain allegiance by
the presence of the old church.
In %dedicating the manor as a me
mortal to the peaceful relations exist
ing between the two great English
speaking nations during a century the
British committee has created a per-
manent memorial Of permanent in
tereSt.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-19
LEAPS FROM BURNING CAR.
Imprisoned Express Messenger Nearly
Meets Death In Speeding Train.

Caught in a burning express car. with
flames menacing him on all sides and
the bell rope burned in two. Robert
Wright of South Norwalk. Conn. an
express messenger. ieaped from the
eastbound Springfield express train at
Sound Beach. Conn, as it was running
through the Sound Beach station at a
rate Of twenty-five miles an hour.
Wright fell against the station wall.
but was not injured seriously.
The fire. the cause Of which has not
vet been ascertained. destroyed or
damaged goods worth thousands Of
dollars. The car, one of the type with
both ends closed and only side doors,
was bound for Hartford. 1t was load
ed with a miscellaneous shipment Of
express matter, packages and trunks
being piled as high as the ceiling.
A collie dog, said to be worth $500,
was burned to death.-New York Even
Ing Journal.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-19
THE OLD STAGE HERO.
He of the Mid Victorian Age Has Gone
From Us Forever.

From Us Forever.
The stage hero of the mid-Victorian
age wept Oh all the available articles
Of furniture when his manly heart
was Wrung. He was certain to OBJ
serve a noble silence at exactly the
wrong time. enabling the gay and
glittering gentleman who was more
than suspected of being an atheist to
get the girl. He was cross once in
awhile, when lie was keeping another's
secret at the expense of his own char
acter and somebody took him at his
word.
But oh. how dependable he was.
How sure to meet a train or make an
excellent omelet if the fragile heroine
had mislaid the cookbook! How strong
he was and how fond Of carrying peo-
pie upstairs. How we'll he brought up
his first wife's children if he was a
widower. or the heroine if he was her
guardian!
BE will not come again-not he noss'
such as he. He has passed. always
with a certain dignity. his heroine's
dropping curls brushing his protecting
arm. into the country Of last years
snow. and year before lasts presiden-
tial candidate. and all forgotten. ire
coverable things. And. as his ~favorite
author. the Swan of Avon. said. 1--WE
shall not gaze upon his like again.
Atlantic.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-19
"GRAB THE LADDER"
YELLED THE FIREMAN
Had to Swear at Eight Girls
In Order to Save Them.

Get me a scaling ladder and a coil
of rope Mike commanded. Men flew
to bring them. writes Richard T. Stokes
in uarper's Weekly, describing a st.
Louis rescue. Alone he crept like a
spider up the spliced ladders, which
sagged and dropped threateningly I'M
der his weight in their long reach
across the alley. The men hurriedly
got long poles and braced the ladders
under the spices as Mike ordered them
to do. Hester glided upward with the
utmost stealth. so as not to strain the
splice too hard.
Now and hen q swirl Of sparks shot
around him. At last be reached the
top, which alternately sank and rose
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-19
Welcomes a Whistle.

1T may be ag'in tn s%tatoots." said
big Barney" O"Toole as he lolled in
the assembly o of a police station.
but whin I'm poundin' tn pavement
after midnight there's nothin' l like
better to hear ont + a la-ad than a
good healthy whistle. a la-ad what's
pipin' a tune about his love or tn
Blue Ridge mount'ns o Virginia is sell
dom mp t. amy diviltry. Whin a crook
has Somethin' ON his mind he amt ad-
vertisin' himself so We can loosen yer
grip on tn locust. When We hears tb'
la-ad wit tn whistle he's yer fri'nd."
New York Tribune.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-19

Getting out of his wagon to pick up
a cent that glistened in the road saved
the life Of Charles WINS in Jamesburg.
N. j. He was driving through the
woods, where his brother Richard was
telling timber. Richard. swinging his
ak against a big tree. did not hear the
approaching wagon. Just after Charles
had alighted to get the coin the tree
fell. 1t struck the vehicle and killed
one OF the horses.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-19
CUNB0AT SMITH
HAS EN- GUESSING
Great Heavyweight Fighter
Leads White Hopes.
He SCARES CARPENTER.

When French Champion, Who Worst
ed Bombardier Wells, Heard OF
Smiths Record He Postponed Trip to
United States-PeIky Will Try to
Come Back.
Gunboat Smith. the able heavy
weight fighter in the Buckley stable.
has scared most Of the men in his class
into the bushes. Smith. who got a
decision over Sam Langford and re-
Gently walloped Arthur Pelky into OBJ
livion. is Il powerful hitter. but lacks
some OF the weight that gives Jack
johnson his ring strength.
He is anxious to meet Georges Car
pentier. the French champion. but the
crafty frog eater postponed his pro-
posed "trip to the United States when
he heard that the mar whom he must
meet was the Gunboat.
However. Carpenters manager has
been giving him liberal doses of nerve
tonic since that time.
Pelky has an idea that he was not
in his best shape when Smith defeated
him. He AYERS that with a month or
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-19
GUNBOAT SMITH.

two of the stiffest kind of training he
can come back" and show the Pacific
coast fight fans thai you cunt keep a
good man down.
Well. Pelky is entitled to think along
any line be pleases. but it is doubtful
if Smith will consider him seriously
again.
Jack Johnson has provided the
laugh Of the season in pugilistic cir
Giles in London by the "%astute" manner
in which he drew up his contract to
fight Frank Moran. On account of
his fear that the certified check for
10000 francs deposited for him in Il
safety deposit box at the Credit Lyon
nails might be attached by creditors.
many of whom already have judg-
mentS in England and the United
States. and because OF the danger 81
new suits there Johnson ordered the
contract so worded that Moran'S back
ers agreed to deposit the sum to the
credit of Johnson. with the proviSO
that it would be touchable only BY
J~ohnSon'S wife at > p. M. on the day
OF the fight. Jack thought that he
thereby secured the money from his
creditors Il at the same time pro-
tected himself. as he had another
clause inserted so that the money
would come to him in case of his
wife'S death.
After it was all over the managers
OF the bout discussed the terms of the
contract with lawyers, who made the
shocking announcement that Johnson
a drawn up the contract exactly
wrong so that it is an ideal target for
suits. The stipulation that Moran's
hackers deposit the check to Johnson's
credit being the openest sort Of an
acknowledgment by Johnson Of his
ownership Of the money. which is all
that is necessary for the suing credit
ors, Il crop of suits is forecast by the
lawyers. The opposing managers are
greatly surprised. as they acted in
good faith with Johnson. Now it is
considered that Johnson will have to
fight. because the contract is signed.
but his creditors are likely to get all
of the money long before the fight
takes place.
Because the different boxing club
promoters Of Pittsburgh have had sew
eral squabbles over dates for shows to
be held in that city Mayor Armstrong
has notified them that he will not per-
NIT any more boxing entertainments
to be held there until the promoters
can straighten out their troubles and
work in perfect harmony.
Jack Dillon of indianapolis. Ind.
and George Chip Of Pittsburgh. who
claims the middleweight champion
ship. have been matched to meet for
that title in a ten round bout at In
dianapolis on May 20. the night before
the 500 mile automobile race in that
city. The contest will be fought in
the baseball park and is expected to
draw a record attendance.