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PV^ FW 7 ^TS!^^^^ -qvnx BEAVER SEASON TO REMAIN CLOSED Canadian Animals to Be Protected Until Dec. 31, 1915, According to Chief Game Warden. HAY BE DOOMED TO EXTINCTION Have Multiplied Rapidly During Past Pour Years But Are Making Their Last Stand. PUB STANDARD FOR ALL OTHERS Has Contributed Greatly to the Up- building of The American and Canadian Northwest. Special to The Pioneer, Edmonton, Alta., Dec. 2ZBenja min Law ton, chief game warden for Alberta, today issued instructions to trappers and hunters that the closed beason tor beaver, protected since 1908 has been extended from Decem ber 31, 1912, to December 31, 1915 He reports also that the beav er which had an important part in the ro mance of the early history of North America, has multiplied rapidly dur ing the last four years, notwithstand ing raids by law-breakers. The regu lar hunters and trappers in the north country, he adds, have not killed gamf out of season, but have assist ed in enforcing the laws. There are many who believe that the beaver, the standard by v hich all other furs was rated in western Can ada until a tew years ago, is doomed to extinction. Evidences of its fast approaching extermination are seen JD the decaying stumps, the broken dams and the deserted lodges along The upper waters of the Fraser and Peace rivers, which may be consid ered the last home of the patient animal which for more than two centuries, contributed largely to Canada's most substantial advance ment and stimulated enterprises and laid the foundation for strong com mercial development The beaver, scientifically known as Castor Cauadenis. is the largest of the fur-bearmg rodents Perhaps no animal in the world has been more widelv utilized, tor as a protection irom cold the use of its pelt dates to primitive man The rarest peltage ib oure white, fawn and brown, sprinkled with silverv hair Less than a score of such pelts have been found iii exportation oi 100,000 skins Black beaver are more abundant. G^nfrally the color ranges from pale yellowish-brown to chestnut. The odi medhuies from twelve inches to tnree and a half feet length and he paddle-shaped tail, covered with fcal^, is from nine to twelve inches in length The external features of the beav er are among its chief characteristics, begming with its wonderful teeth and ending with its perfectly unique tail The incisor teeth are strong and well developed, and are set in a circular socket The sharp teeth were ased as cutting instruments by the Indians, who also attach much value ro white skins, converting them into medicine bags The beaver's head resembles that of a rat, though the nose is flatter and makes the head appear shorter and broader. The eyes are dark blue -md small in proportion to the size of the animal. They are highly 'onvexed, thus enabling the animal to use them under water. The ears are small, quite round, and concealed the fur and hair. When the pel 7age is prime, a shaggy, loose growth of long hair covers the head and body to the base of the tail, diminishing on the lips, eyelids, feet and legs The anterior feet are so dexterous as TO favor comparison with the hands of the monkey The creature uses them building the dam and the lodge and for excavating the bur row They are also used to convey food to the mouth in a truly aston ishing manner. Though the front feet are not usually employed in swimming, there is a perceptible web joining the third and fourth digits, Historial Society EXPLOSION IN PRESTO-LITE PLANT KILLS Plant of Auto Gas Company in Merriam Park Totally Destroyed Early Sunday Morning. Watchman Found Dead in Boiler Room after Water in Basement Was Pumped Out. Explosion Shattered Windows Within Radius of One Mile and Was Felt in Both Cities. By United. Pra. St. Paul, Dec 23Henry Kohn, watchman, was instantly killed in an explosion which wrecked the plant of the Prest-O-Lite company in the Midway at 5:35 o'clock Sunday morning. Hohn was caught in the boiler room and the body was not re covered until 9:30 after much of the 'water thrown on the fire had been I pumped out of the basement. It was charred almost beyond recognition. A Oresky, manager of the com pany, said that he believed the ex plosion came trom the boiler the basement as the gas the company i made would not explode. The shock broke windows for a radius of one I mile and was felt five miles away in St Paul and Minneapolis The ruins took fire immediately after the ex I plosion and the gas from 400 tanks {made a fierce blaze as they took fire i wrhen the tanks melted or burst. I Windows in the Twin Citiy State bank were broken and the bank was protected by the police as it was feared the vault doors might have been sprung A conductor said that I his car has been raised from its trucks at Front and Rice streets, St. Paul, bj the force of the explosion The St Paul police received calls at all stations from people awakened by the shock and in each case the person caling thought that the ex plosion was near his home. Pres-O-Lite is used for the lighting jof automobile The loss is given as $75,000. which does not seem fitted for any apparent purpose, unless it might be to facilitate the handling of mud the plastering ot the lodges or dams. The powertul hind feet, wTith VOLUME 10. NUMBER 203. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 23, 1912. (Cop right the development of web extending to the extreme points, afford the ideal model for aquatic lite The large heel-pad and strong nails enable the animal when on land to stand upright firmlj, a position generally assumed when at work. On the second toe there is a most remaikable double claw, or nail, which apparently is only used for combing the fur. The gait of the beaver is waddling and slow, owing to the shortness of its limbs and to the outward direction which is given to its heels to enable its feet more efficiently to fulfill the tunction of paddles in swimming. The toes alone ot the anterior teet and the surface of the sole in the poster ior are applied to the ground in walk ing. The awkwardness of its appearance this action is, moreover, heighten ed by the clumsiness of its figure and by the difficulty which it seems to experience in dragging after it its cumbrous tail, generally trailing up on the ground, though sometimes is slightly curved upward, and is occas ionally moved in a direction from side to side. In the water, however, this member becomes highly useful, useful, both as a paddle and a rudder, to urge it onward and to direct it in its course. A mature beaver weighs from forty to sixty pounds and its life is from fifteen to twenty years. The animal prefers the northern side of the stream for the advantage of the sun, and, when possible, takes the bank of an island rather than that of the mainland, as it affords gTeater security from attacks. In this selection, however, its instinct frequently misleads it, as it has been known to build in situations where it has been unable to procure food, and where it has, consequently, per ished from starvation. THE BEMIDJ I DAILY PIONEE GETS TWO LICENCES TWO DAYS TO Young Minneapolis Man Thought the Second Married Him and Took His "Wife" Home. HAS REFUND OF $g.25 COMING Minneapolis, Dec. 23.Surprised to learn from Marriage License Clerk William Hughes that although he possessed two valid marriage licenses to wed Miss Sigrud Anderson, twen ty-two years old, for which he had paid the sum of $4.50, he was never theless a single man, Edwald T. Mil-j ler, twenty-two years old, declared Saturday mgnt that he will have his matrimonial entanglements straight ened before Christmas at any cost. He planned to lead his bride to a minis ter of the gospel Sunday and have the "Comedy of Errors" revamped into "All's Well That Ends Well." Miller took out the first license Thursday from Clerk William Hughes. Miss Anderson, on being shown the license suggested, it being leap year they go to the courthouse and be married. Together they visit ed the office of the clerk of the dis trict court again Friday, expecting to have the ceremony performed there. ''We want to be married," said Mill"" to Deputy Clerk Clarence J. Williams. Williams, not knowing of the previ ous paper, issued them another li cense, and the couple, supposing that Williams had married them, left the office Miller rented apartments at 1601 Thrid avenue S and there he in troduced "Mrs. Miller In obtaining the first license Miller gave his adress as 2710 Tenth street S, and the second time he gave the location of his new home on Third avenue S. This caused some delay when Clerk Hughes noticed the two licenses to the same persons, but Hughes found Miller last night and informed him that one marriage li cense was enough. "That's what they tell me," said Miller, "but I am not married yet. I understand we have to see a minister. We will get married tomorrow." Miller will have a refund of $2.25 in the nature of a Christmas present to himself, if he calls at the clerk of court's office before then. Clerk of Court Peter S. Nelson said both li censes are valid, but one can be can celled unless Miller insists upon re taining both. The young couple were Christmas shopping last night. PRIZE FOR ATTENDANCE W B. MacLachlan has offered a season ticket to the person that at tends the rink the most times be tween now and New Years. Besides this he will have several ladies and gents races each evening for a special attraction. The race Sunday after- BOOM!!! Last Call of Santa Claus! Get Your Christmas Things. NOW O NEVER noon was won by W Ward. Mr. Mac Laclan will put on a ladies race Christmas and is making plans for a fast race on New Years. FORMER MAYOR HERE. J. C. Parker, former mayor of Be midji, was in Bemidji today. Mr. Parker is logging west of Baudette landing on the Canadian Northern. Mr. Parker stated that the weather could not be better for logging opera tions and that he was so busy he would have to eat Christmas dinner in July as he will leave for Baudette tomorrow morning. 0RGANIZE BASKET BALL TEAM Several young men of Bemidji have organized a city basket ball team and have begun practice in the gymnasium at the High school. Some good material has been obtained and some fast games are anticipated. Practice is held on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. A game will be play ed in the armory one week from Sat urady. Some of the present candi dates are Glen Peck, Barney Erick son, Jacobson, Brandon, Al. Neuman, Ripple and Barrigan. WINS RHODES SCHOLARSHIP Henry V. Bruehholz, of Minneapo lis, was awarded the Minnesota Rhodes scholarship to Oxford late Saturday by a committee composed of six college presidents of the state. The scholarship includes $1,500 a year for three years to cover the cost of travel to and from England, tui tion and expenses at Oxford and cost of travel on the continent during vacations. Mr. Bruehholz graduated from the University in the class of 1911, being a classmate of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dane and Miss Marjorie Knappen, and is at the present time studying law at Harvard University. Two men from Minnesota are sent to Oxford on Rhodes' scholarships every three years. J. L. GEORGE WINS PRIZE Guessed Within Seventeen of the Number of People Who Entered Barker's Store. A MALCOLM GIRL TOOK SECOND James L. George, county auditor, won the guessing contest conducted by E. A. Barker from Dec. 5 to 21 and was awarded a prize of 15 in mer chandise. Mr. George guessed that 7,842 people would enter Barker's store during the sixteen day period and the tally count kept showed 7,825 which made Mr. George's count seventeen high. The count was kept by P. A. Nel son who used a hand checker and so did nothing else for sixteen days than count the people who came through the front door of the store. Each person who made a purchase of $1 or over was entitled to a guess and Mr. Barker said this morning that 2,500 guesses had been regis tered. Miss Ida Saterlie, of Malcolm, won second prize of $10 in merchandise as rhe guessed 7,845 which was twenty high. Adolph Billedeaux won the third prize of $5 with a guess of 7,848 which was twenty three high. The following persons each won a prize of $2 as their guesses were from 30 to 52 out of the way: Mrs. Ed. Currey, Ed Millet, W. Z. Robinson, Adolph Billedeaux, Gladys Hazen, R. A. Hannah, Frank Lane, J. E. Gillette, Fred Scarrett, and C. M. King, of Melrose, Minne sota. PETITION FOR ICE RINK IS NOW BEING CIRCULATED Several Bemidji young men have started a movement to obtain a pub lic ice rink and are passing around a petition to find out how many Be midji people are interested. They will probably appear before the coun cil with the list. More interest is shown than was expected, especially by the business men, who believe Be midji should have a skating rink which would be free to everybody. They believe that such an attrac tion will keep the younger boys away from the pool rooms where lately the boys who are not many months over sixteen years of age have been con gregating. They believe action should be taken to furnish the boys with a more attractive amusement than that offered by the pool rooms and bowling alleys. f^rv^^^^im^ TEN CENTS PER WEEK STATE SENATORS FORM A COMBINE Sullivan and Duxbury Declare They Are Heads of Movement Which Hits Burnquist. ANXIOUS TO OBLITERATE SMITH Deny That the State Chairman is the Managing Director of the Enterprise. NAME COMMITTEES ON FLOOR Would Not Allow Lieutenant Govern or To Select ThemUse Demo crats for Majority. Minneapolis, Dec 23.The good ship "Senate Combine," is on the ways. The launching will take place soon, according to Senators George H. Sullivan of Stillwater, and F. A. Duxbury of Caledonia, who have modestly assumed responsibility for the movement to take from Lieuten ant Governor J. A. A. Burnquist the right to name committees of the state senate. In a statement issued at the Saint Paul hotel Saturday night they admitted the general plan of the com bine. The two senators are frank to say that there is a combine, that it in cludes Republicans and Democrats, and that it has enlisted a majority of the senators already. They were anxious last evening to push them i selves to tne front, and obliterate all evidence that E. E. Smith, head of the state machine, has been directing operations. They deny that he is managing director of the enterprise. The crew of the "Combine," they de clare, has no captain and will have no Ismay on the board The creir will run things. Senators Duxbury and Sullivan deny also that patronage figures in this bi-partizan combine, or that it will attempt to control legislation. Passionately and earnestly in their devotion to their new-found principle they explain the reasons for forming the combine and allege that it is i based on a progressive principle i what Senator Clapp would call a 'fundamental." "We behe\e in the responsibility of legislative bodies to the public and to their constituents," says the SullK \an-Duxbury statement, "and we do* not believe that they have any right I to abdicate their functions or duties i as legislators. We believe that the making up or appointment of com 'mittees of a legislative body is as much a legislative function as the voting upon bills or any other act i which a member of the legislature is called upon to perform. In our judgment a member of the i legislature has no right to delegate his power to the presiding officer or to anyone else. Feeling this respon sibility and feeling that there is but one waj to discharge it, we are in tavor of the senate selecting its own committees in such manner as it may determine, election preferred, and also in favor of the committees electing their own chairmen. 'So tar as the present movement i concerned, it originated during the. last regular session. Nothing defin ite was done at that time, but thet matter was discussed pro and con* and again during the special session* But one senator that we have talked with has dissented from our view, though it is fair to say that some who have admitted the correctness of the principle have been unwilling to. apply it at this time, because an in dividual of their political belief hap-, pens to have the appointing power. "No outsider has ever made any suggestion to us or to any other sen ator that we know of, either for or against this proposition. The sugges tion that Governor A. O. Eberhart or Mr. Smith, the chairman of the state committee, have had anything to do with it has no foundation. They have not known anything of it. "No senator has asked for any committee. No committee has beent (Continued on last pege i VI"