Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 26, 1907, Page 4

i L i o |« “a Y WANTED! 200 Lady Customers to Call at Our Store D e — 3 %a HDDICLINAL LOGAL MATTER. SEVERAL DAYS DELAY]_ i oix mov onsn New P. 0. at Dumas. Kelliher Journal: A petition was this week sent to the post- office department at Washington, praying for the establishment of apew postoffice in unorganized town 154 31. The petivion contained the re- quisite number of signers and will no doubt be acted upon favorably by the postal author- ities at Washington. The office is to be named Dumas, and F. O. Miller is recommended as post- master, with the office located on Mr. Miller's homestead. Dumas is six wmiles east of Shotley postoffice and should prove a great convenience and accommodation to settlers living in that town. As it now is they must either receive their mail at Shotley or in Kelliher, Enjoyable Party. Miss Minnie Bailey enter- tained a party of sixteen at her home last evening, in honor of Mrs. Purdy of Duluth, Cards were the amusement of the evening, prizes being award- ed, of which Mrs, Purdy re- ceived first and Mrs. Vye, second, A splendid lunch was served after which the guests re- paired to their various homes all voting Miss Bailey a most ex- cellent hostess.” ¢WMWWW {‘ Additional Locals § AAAAAAAAARARAAAAAA Melchizedek Littlejohn will make you laugh, at the Opera House Thursday evening. Messrs. J. F. Calvert of Atlan- t1, Ga., and G. R. Calvert of Ashland, North Carolina, are the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Foster. Don’t fail to see Prudenee Patience Peterkins in“Ye Village Skewl of Long Ago,” Thursday evening. AN AN T00 LATE Td CLASSIFY. WANTED: At once two laundry girls. Also delivery man. Bemidji Steam Laundry. TO RELIEVE DPRESENT CRISIS. Co-Operation of < ro ament and Rail- Prorosed. —The Herald ood that the interstate gommerce commission in Washington has finally hit upon a plan for a soiu- tion of the pe ing problem to re- lieve the pry s in the railroag situation by bringing about a practical ro-operation between the railroads and tho federal government. The plan, which is now being con- sidered and has practically gained the approval of the commission and the president, is the appointment of a Western interstate traffic commission- er to represent the commission with headquarters in Chicago and St. Louis. This body is to co-operate with the public and the railroad officers in ob- taining reazonable rate adjustments and to adjudicate all matters now in dispute. The railvoad representatives and the commissioner would virtually assemble about a round table to dis- cuss freight rates, stop violations of the law and prevent rate discrimina- tions and preferences. it is believed this plan will put a stop to the flood of hostlle legislation against railrcads In the West and es- tabiish more friendly relations with the rallroads cn the part of the gov- eriament. Accordlag to (he Herald this im- vortant development 15 the result of recent conferences at Washington in Which Benjomin I Yoakum, head of the Rock Island board, participated. FOR BETRAYING THEIR TRUST. Francisco Labor Council nounces Grafters, San Francisco, March 25.—Ry a vote of 65 to 7 re ions were adopted by the San Francisco labor council con- demning the municipal government and those officials who have betrayed their trust and calling for the vigor- ous prosecution of every corruptionist, the bribe giver as well as the bribed officials. The council repudiated the Union Labor party which elected these faith- less officials, reiterating its position that the labor council is a body in no way affiliated with politics, but is or- ganized and conducted purely for eco- pomic purposes. San Do JUSTICE FITZGERALD EXCUSES JURY IN THAW CASE UNTIL NEXT WEDNESDAY. WILL CONTEST LUNACY COMMISSION DETERMINED FIGHT BY DEFEND- ANT'S LAWYERS TO BLOCK JEROME’'S MOVE. New York, March 2'.—The Thaw jury was brought before Justice Fitz- gerald in the supreme court and told they need not attend the trial again until Wednesday morning. In the meantime Justice Fitzgerald said he would receive affidavits from the de- fense in answer to the suggestion of District Attorney Jerome that Harry K. Thaw, on trial for the murder of Stanford White, is at the present time in a condition of mental unsoundness which makes him incapable of advis- ing his counsel or of understanding the proceedings against him. He also will receive District Attorney Jerome’s reply to the affidavits of Thaw's coun- sel. ‘When Justice Fitzgerald took his place on the bench all the members of the Thaw family were seated in the courtroom and when Harry Thaw was called to the bar he seemed surprised and delighted to find them present. They had all been excluded ever since the taking of testimony was begun. The prisoner bowed to each member of the family group in turn and they all smiled back at him confidently. After the jury had been excused District Attorney Jerome, in referring to his remarks -concerning Thaw's counsel a day or two ago, said: “I did not mean to charge counsel with unprofessional conduct,” said the district attorney, “but I stand on what I said, that if I find at the conclusion of the trial that they had possession of knowledge which would lead one to believe they had persisted in trying a man incapable of understanding the proceedings against him I would take the matter up. If my remarks were construed as charging unprofessional conduct I was simply unfortunate in my expression.” Mr. Hartridge, in replying to Mr. Jerome, denied that Thaw’s counsel endeavored to suppress any informa- tion regarding the mental condition of their client, but on the contrary had permitted the district attorney to ex- amine some of their experts in his office. OPPOSE LUNACY COMMISSION. Thaw's Lawyers Propose to Make De- termined Figlt New York, March »°*—Notwith- standing District Attorney Jerome's belief that Thaw is a paranoiac and the corroborative opinions of the state’s alienists that he is practically incurably insane the defense will make a determined effort to combat the ap- pointment of a lunacy commission or his going to an asylum. His five law- yers met at the office of Delphin M. Delmas and prepared afidavits to this end. These consist of sworn state- ments by several of them that they have found Thaw fully capable of ad- vising them and the sworn statements by some of the prisoner’s relatives to the same effect. Besides these there are affidavits by alienists retained by the defense which set forth that they have sat in court beside Thaw for sev- eral weeks, having talked with him freely, and are convinced that he is quite competent to confer with his counsel as to his welfare in the case. A pumber of letters to his counsel since the trial began will also be sub- mitted to the court. Makeup of the Commission. If Justice Fitzgerald decides to ap- point a commission in lunacy it will consist of three members, an alienist, a lawyer and a layman. The alienist must necessarily be one who has not figured in any way in the case. The commission if chosen will examine Thaw and report to the court. If it ‘were to find him sane the trial would be resumed, if otherwise Justice Fitz-' gerald would be obliged to order Thaw's confinement in the hospital for the criminal insane at Matteawan. Thaw is not greatly disturbed, it is said, over the possibility of having to be examined by a commission. His lawyers have told him that the ques- tion at issue is mainly whether he can instruct them properly. He is con- fident upon this point and confident also that when once this question is disposed of it will be all the easier for his lawyers to persuade the jury as to the “brain storm” line of de- fense. ACTRESS DIES SUDDENLY. Shock Proves Fatal to Her Husband's Partner. San Francisco, March #3.—Mrs. Fred Belasco, wife of the senior part- ner of the Alcazar theater and known on the stage under the name of Jull Crosby, dled suddenly during the“d:; and an hour later M. L, Mayer, Mrr Belasco’s partner. died of the hoow. Seventeen Years of Age and ' Weighed 640 Pounds. | Appleton, Wis,, March 26.—Elmore | Bheppard, known throughout the land as Big Eno, the coon, the heaviest' man in the United States and only seventeen years of age, died here dur- Ing the morning of fatty degeneration of the heart. Eno weighed 640 pounds and was gaining in weight at the rate of a pound a week, having gained nearly forty peunds during the winter. | The body had to be removed from the house before being placed in a rough box and taken to an undertaking es tablishment, no door or window in the building being large enough to permit the box being in the house. Two years ago Eno could no longer ride in a passenger coach, as he was unable to enter the door. He will probably be buried at the expense of the city, although it is said that his father is an extensive land- owner at Pocahontas, W. Va. A special rough box had to be made to hold the body and it is believed a derrick will have to he employed to lower the body in the grave. It took nine strong men to carry the body from the house to the undertaker’s wagon. IDENTITY OF THIEF UNKNOWN. Cortelyou Receives Report on Chicago Shortage. Washington, March 26.—Mr. Bantz, assistant treasurer of the United States at Washington, has returned from Chicago, where he went to su- perintend the count of cash in the sub-{reasury in that city in order to verify the statement that a shortage of $173,000 had been discovered. Mr. Bantz had a conference with Secre- tary Cortelyou, but his formal report will not he made for some days. It is believed that Mr. Bantz' report will show that the shortage actually exists and that up to this time no evidence has been secured fixing the identity of the person or persons who are re- sponsible for it. RYAN BLAMES SPECULATION FINANCIER DECLARES OUR RAIL- ROADS SHOULD BE TAKEN OUT OF WALL STREET. ‘Washington, March 2F.—Thomas T, Ryan of New York passed through Washington en route to his country home at Oak Ridge, Va. Mr. Ryan did not call on President Roosevelt or apy other government official, al- ough he spent a few hours at his residence here, where Mrs. Ryan is staying. When asked if he came here to talk with President Roosevelt Mr. Ryan said: “No, I do not expect to see the president. 1 am on my way to my place at Oak Ridge, Va., for rest. Be- sides, there is nothing more that I can do affecting the problems now confronting the president.” ou mean the railroad probiems?” es, I mean the railroad situation. The railroads are really owned by the people and not by Wall street brokers. They should be taken out of Wall street and the stock quotation tickers should be taken out of the railroad offices. The railroad officers and the practical railroad men who are charged with the responsibility of op- erating the railroads should be in ab- solute control. They should welcome every opportunity to confer with the president, aiding him in his efforts to reach a solution that will be fair and just to the country and to the cor- porations and insure strict obedience to the law.” Money Absorbed by Speculation. “What is your view of the present financial situation?” *‘One of the bad features of the sit- uation is that every money center in the world is finding use for its capital in the promotion of home industries and is using every effort to prevent Its money from going into specula- tion; and while I think we have money enough to take care of the legitimate business of the country I do not believe unless we can draw very largely from European money centers, that therc i; enough to carry on an aciive stock speculation in ‘Wall street. I think it is the duty of the money lenders to frown upon any undue speculative movement in any direction. They should husband their resources and be prepared to furnish legitimate business with the necessary capital and the money nccessary to move the tremendous crops that we are likely to have this year.” Mr. Ryan was asked to say some- thing about the political situation. “Politics? No, I haven’t much to say on that subject. Mr. Roosevelt will name the next Republican candi- date and dictate the Republican plai- form of 1908. That responsibility he cannot escape whether he desires it or not.” Wisconsin Man Cremated. Prentice, Wis.,, March 26.—Frank Carlson’s residence near Brantwood, éight miles east of here, was con- sumed by flre, Mr. Carlson being | burned to death. He was about fifty |’ yearg old, living alone on his farm. It is suspected he was murdered and | his house set on fire. ! forty houses. GRAND REDUCTION (Clearance Sale Beginnn g Friday, March 22 and Ending April Ist. SHOES We are receiving new lines of Spring styles every day and in order to make room for the new stock we have placed on sale all the broken lines at pricesthat are bound to close them out. Come early while the assortment is large. AND SHOES One line of ladies strictly up-to-date $4.00 patent leather shoes at. .. $ 2.65 One line ladies’ stylish $3.50 Viei Kid glfoesyat. : $ IESE. $2-30 A large assortment of men’s driving and cruising shoes at half price. . Boys’ Misses’ and Children’s shoes at about one half actual value HATS Men’s new Spring styles and staple shapes of Gordon $3.00hats during this sale Some styles of Gordon 8.00 hats for $2.00 at 82 50 A tew numbers of men’s spring top coats at one half price. One line Gents’ new $5.00 patent leather shoes at... .. One line Gents’ Box Calf and Vici Kid $3.50 and $4 00 shoes at...... $2.5() HATS at these as they are the greatest bargains ever shown in Bemidji. Men’s and Boy’s Shirts One quarter off on ali men’s and boys shirts during this sale. These are all new goods and one glance will convince you of the unpredecented value offered in this line Mens boys and childrens sweaters one-third off during this sale. Our new Spring Dress Goods in both wool and wash fabrics are now on display. the largest line and best values ever shown in Bemidji. Spring styles of “‘Hannan”, “American Gentleman” and “American Lady”’ shoes ane now on display Satisfaction guaranteed with every purchase or money cheerfully refunded. E. H. WINTER & CO. All the new styles and colors in neckwear for Easter PHONE NO. 30 SHOES . $3.60 HATS Don’t fail to look We are showing PEASANTS BEYOKD CONTROL GOVERNMENT FORCES UNABLE TO SUPPRESS DISORDER IN ROUMANIA. Bucharest, March 26.—That the re- volting peasants of Roumania are at least temporarily beyond the control of the government forces in the field is amply evidenced by the stories of plllaging and incendiarism coming in from all parts of Moldavia and Wal- lachia. There have been several serious conflicts between peasants and troops, notably at Bacess, in the district of Vaslui, where 2,000 peasants armed with rifles and revolvers attacked a company of soldiers. The troops fired several volleys, killing for', peasants and wounding large numbers, but the ' soldiers were so greatly outnumbered that they finally were obliged to re- treat. At the village of Teleorman, in the ° Alexandria district of Wallachia, peas- ants sacked the synagogue and burned The ricters also demol- ished and completely pillaged Zim- nicea, another village in the Alexan- dria district. The army reserve men are fratermjz- | tne with the marauders and partioipht- ing in the work of plunder. Thousands of peasants surround the litile town of Rosiori de Vede, in the Alexandria district, with the in- tention of locting it if a favorable op- portunity arises. The troops at Rosi- ori de Vede are not numerous enough to hold out indefinitely. 5 The total number of troops now in Moldavia is 32,610, but large rein- forcements are still required. CONGRESSMEN QUARANTINED. Not Allowed to Land From the Steam- er Bluecker at Colon. Colon, March 26.—The steamer Bluecher, with Speaker Cannon and representatives of the United States congress on board, has arrived here. j The congressmen were not permitted to land owing to the fact that the Bluecher had been out from Venezue- la but five days. Six days are re- quired by the quarantine regulations and the health avthorities were un- willing to establish a precedent in favor of the congressmen. The stcam- er will probably lie in the harbor here until the quarantine period has ex- pired. All on hoard the Bluecher are well. Woman Assassinates Physician. Spartanburg, S. C., March 26.—Dr. ‘William Linde, a prominent physician of TUnion, 8. C, was shot and in- stantly killed by Lucy Litzey, who walked into the physician’s office, closed the door and fired a bullet into his back. The woman was arrested. { ANXIOUS TO RESTORE PEAGE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO SEEKING PLAN TO END CEN- TRAL AMERICAN WAR. ‘Washington, March 26.—Negotia- tlons for peace in Central America are being carriel on with great earnestness in Washington. Mr. Creel, the Mexican ambassador, and Mr. Corea, the Nicaraguan minister, both called at the state department to discuss the Central American war with Mr. Root and although Mexico and the United States have not as yet found a way to restore harmony ameu; ° arring republics it is be- lieved Uizt an arbitration will be ef- fected in a short time. Nicaragua is unwilling to make overtures for peace, as it is disclosed such a step would be regarded by President Zelaya as an indication that he stands in fear of Salvador, the avowed ally of Honduras, and Guate- mala, which country is supposed to be ready to assist Honduras. If the TUnited States and Mexico were to | jointly advise Salvador and Guate- mala that they must remain neutral it is held by friends of President Zelaya a few days. It is known, however, that Mexico and the United States do not care to advise Salvador and Guatemala to re- main neutral and, in fact, do not wish to take any active part in peace nego- tiations unless Nicaragua indicates in some manner that it desires peace. Mexico and the United States are unwilling to force psace which might be distasteful to auny of the three countries involved, but it is believed that some plan will be evolved which will make possible an arbitration that will in no way humiliate any of the belligerents, MOTHER AND BABE PERISH. Former Stricken Dead Drops Child Into Tub of Hot Water. Ashland, Ky., March 2 .—When Mrs. Levi Jett, a relative of Curtis Jett of Breathitt county feud fame, was bath- ing her infant she suddenly was seized With a pain in the head, it is said, and fell dead. The babe fell from the lifeless arms of its mother into a tub of hot water and was scalded to death. Result of Choir Scandal. Springfield, 111, March 26.—Mrs. Millie Hill Gibson, divorced wife of Elmer Gibson of Girard, was shot and perhaps fatally wounded on an inter- urban car between Girard and Virden by Peter Clark. The woman was taken to Virden. The shooting Is said that the war would come to an end, as Honduras has been defeated and ‘ns capital, even, is expected to fall to be the result of a scandal in the choir of the First Christian church of Girard.