Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 11, 1907, Page 4

I T— .+ J. Peterson, Jr., returned last even- Drugs Read These *‘Reasons.” Here are eight good reasons why we should patronize and trade with our home business people. Read the article over carefully and give each reason careful consideration, and see if there is not some truth in it Because, you examine your pur- chase and are assured of satisfaction before investing your money. Because, your home merchant is always willing to make right any errorof any defective article pur- chased from him. Because,your home merchant pays local taxes and exerts every effort to build and better your market, thus increasing both the value of the city and country property. Because, the mail order merchant does not lighten your taxes or in any way uphold the value of your property. Because, the mail order merchants do nothing for the benefit of our markets or real estate values. Because, if your town is good enough to live in, it is good enough to spend money in.—Gov. Folk of Missouri. Because, the best citizens in your community patronize home industry. Why not be one of the best citizens? Because, if you give your home merchant an opportunity to com- pete by bringing him your order in the quantities you buy out of town, he will demonstrate that, quality considered, he will save you money. —Roseau Region. Attention, Pythians. Bemidji, Sept 10. Every Pythian should take a part. It is earnestly requested by the com- mittee in charge that every Pythian take a part in the exercises of the day and evening, September 17th, and lend the aid of himself and ladies(who are cordially invited) to make this a red letter day in Pythianism. The grand chancellor, Bro. Frank T. Young of Duluth, as well as the Grand K. of R. and S,, Fred E. Wheaton of Minneapolis, will be here. Program will be printed next week. By committee, J. T. Harrington, Chairman. Detroit and Return $12.00 Via the South Shore- tickets on sale leaving Duluth, September 8th, 11th, 15th and 20th, connecting at St. Ignace with the elegant steamers of the D. & C. N. Co. To Buffalo, $2.00 higher. Limit three weeks. For sleeping car and steamer reser- vations apply to A. J. Perrin, General Agent, Duluth, Minn. Was Prominent Delegate. ing from Minneapolis, where he has been the past few days as chairman of the delegation from this city to the meeting of the state spiritualists association which convened Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Peterson had considerable hard work during the meeting, as he was on various committees. However, he is well pleased with the outcome of the meeting, and thinks much good was accomplished. Mr. Peterson ‘was elected as second vice president, as well as a member of the poard of managers, and again placed on a number of committees, so Bemidji will again be well represented at their next meeting. Notice for Sealed Bids. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will receive sealed bids up until 2 o’clock p. m. on Saturday, September 14, 1907, for the con- struction of a one-story brick build- ing. Address all bids to the under- signed. Plans and specifications for said building may be seen at Barker’s drug store. The undersigned reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Dated at Bemidji, Minn., Septem- ber 9, 1907. —E. A. Barker, Bemidji, Minn. Lee Hallet Resumes Work. Lee Hallet, the popular brakeman on the M. & I. Brainerd-Bemidji passenger run, has again resumed his duties on the train, after having been absent for six weeks. Mr. Hallet was laid off two weeks on account of serious illness and con- sequent death of his brother. Later his right knee was injured and as the wound did not heal, he was com- pelled to go to the hospital at Brainerd, where he remained for a month, Mr. Hallet is now as well as ever, and will be on the run con- tinuously, hereafter. Piano Tuning. August Wagner, the blind piano tuner is in the citytoday from Park Rapids. He has béen engaged by the Bisiar, Vanderlip & Co., to do piano tuning in the city and will remain here for several days. Mr. Wagner is a graduate of the Wisconsin school for the ‘ blind and is an expert tuner. Leave orders at the store of Bisiar, Vanderlip & company. Developing the Rapids. The Shevlin-Mathieu people are still busy on the projected Long Sault rapids development. They started a crew out Wednesday under charge of Engineer Burgois, of Bemidji, who will spend several weeks between here and the rapids establishing water and bench marks. They also keep a man at this place who keeps a daily record of the water gauge.—Border Budget. Men Wanted. Men for mill work. Will pay going wages and give steady work for the winter. Douglass Lumber Co. Skating at the R.ink To- morrow Music by Evening - Greetings To All the Band “Joshua Simpkins” Thursday Night. “Joshua Simpkins,” a four act New England play will be presented at the City Opera House, Thursday evening, Sept. 12. The climax of stage realism, it is asserted, has been reached in the presentation of this stirring saw-mill scene in “Joshua Simpkins,” and will be presented in this city by a peculiar mechanical device which has never been intro- duced here before. This saw-mill scene is claimed to be a vast im- provement over any attempts ina similar line. The company also boasts of a splendid orchestra, which is carried complete by the organization, to aid in the proper presentation of the play, which is said to abound with musical and dancing specialties of a high order. To assist “Joshua Simpkins” in popularity, a band of music is also carried, and a concert is given which is said to be far above anything usually heard with a travel- ing musical organization. The parade will leave the theater at the usual time and take the usual route, making a burlesque parade. Baseball Challenge. *‘St. Paul, Sept. 6. “To the Editor of the Pioneer, Be- midji, Minn. “Dear Sir:—Will you please keep this challenge in your paper fora week? “The Dispatch base ball team would like to arrange a game with the Bemidji base ball team for any Sunday. For games, address Mr. Abe Shapere, 688 E. 5th St., St.Paul, Minn. “Yours very truly, “—Abe Shapers.” After Horse Thief. Crookston Times: Sheriff Sandlie, of Lakota, N. D., passzd through Crookston enroute to Turtle River, Minn., in search of the man who last week stole a horse from a farmer residing near Tolna. The fellow has been traced from Tolna to Turtle River, and it is confidently expected that he will be located and brought back to North Dakota to “face the music.” ) Will Live Here. Leon Amadon and family arrived today noon from their former home at Alida and will make their’ resi- dence here. One of the principal objects in their moving to this city isso their children wiil have an opportunity to attend the Bemidji schools, which have been highly recommended to them, Grip Found. Last night the city patrolmen found a grip, the owner of which could not be found. In the grip were letters showing thatit was the property of Miss Clara Helgeson, who can have the same by applying to the Pioneer office and paying for this notice. For Sale or Exchange. Eighty acres of jack pine timber for sale or will trade for Bemidji- property. Phone 174-2. HELD UNREASONABLE Two-Cent Fare Law Knocked Out by Pennsylvania Court. RIGHTS OF STATE UPHELD Judges Declare That the Plaintiff Company Is Not Vested With Any. Immunity From the Exercise of the Power of the Legislature, Philadelphia, Sept. 11.—Judges Will- son aud Audenried, in common pleas court, have declared unconstitutional the '2-cent railroad fare law passed by the last legislature. The case upon which the decision was made will be at once taken to the state supreme court. The 2-cent fare law was ‘enacted by the legislature as a result of agitation during the last political campaign, all parties pledging themselves in favor of such legislation. The railroads, led by the Pennsylvania and Reading, made a strong fight against the enact- ment of the law, but both branches of the legislature passed the bill with practically a unanimous vote. The law was to go into effect Oct. 1. | The Pennsylvania was the first to —_— e e We have something good to show you. Every Day Is “Market D‘ay-” at “ Bai‘ker’s’," ' Be sure and look over our different lines. Ask for samples of Persian Secret - attack the 1aw; bringing a sult in the local courts to restrain the county of Philadelphia 'tiom collecting the fine for violating the provisions of the act. The hearing in the case lasted nearly a week and among the witnesses were President McCrea and several of the vice presidents of thg Pennsylvania rallroad. The contention of the com- pany was that the law was not consti- tutional and that the 2-cent rate was fixed without any investigation on the part of the legislature as to whether the railroads could make a fair profit under the law, which the company as- serts it cannot do. All other railroads operating in Pennsylyania have also brought similar ‘proceedings in various counties of the ‘state, but no decisions have been rendered, as it is generally understood that the Pennsylvania’s suit will be made the test case in the higher court. Two-Cent Rate Unreasonable. The decision of the court takes up 110 typewritten pages. After review- ing its limitations in the present case and declaring the “Pennsylvania Rail- road company is not vested with any immunity from the exercise of the power of the legislature to regulate rates,” the court takes up the con- tention of the company that the 2- cent rate is unreasonable, sustains the contention and grants the injunc- tion asked for. Continuing, the court Bsays: B “There remains now to be disposed of the question of whether the act is to be denied enforcement on the ground that by reason of the general- ity of its language it extends to inter- state commerce and thus infringes on the province of the federal laws. This question must be answered in the negative. It s, of course, not to be disputed that when, under its consti- tutional power to regulate commerce among the states, congress has under- taken the regulation of interstate rail- road rates the legislature of Pennsyl- vania has no authority to meddle with that matter. But a legislative Intent to exceed constitutional rights and to violate fundamental law is never to be presumed, if the language of the statute can be satisfied by a contrary construction. A statute is to be con- strued in.connection with a constitu- tional provision in parimateria. The act with which we are concerned is, therefore, to be iegarded as intended to apply only to that part of the pas- senger business of the railroads over which the legislative power of regula- tion extends and-since that business is not so confused with interstate pas- senger traffic as to be insusceptible of separate regulation” we hold that the act is not invalid for the reason last suggested.” ASKS WRIT OF SUPERCEDEAS Oll Trust Would Prevent Collection of $29,240,000 Fine. Chicago, Sept. 11.—The Standard Oil company of Indiana has applied to the United States circuit court for a writ of supercedeas preventing the United States government from pro- ceeding to collect the fine of $29,240, 000 recently entered against it on the order of Judge Landls. Judge Grosscup, before whom the application was made, declined to take action until he had heard arguments from the attorneys on both sides. The arguments consumed the greater part of the day. The attorneys for the government insisted that the supercedeas bond, if the writ was granted, should be as large as the fine assessed against the comapany. The attorneys for the de- fendant argued in favor of a bond of $1,000,000. Judge Grosscup, while not specifying the amount of the bond, declared that he thought it should be equal, at least, to the total value of the Standard Oil company of Indiana. Kaiser Preparing for Taft. Berlin, Sept. 11.—Emperor William, it is stated, will make a special effort to give the American secretary of war, Willlam H. Taft, a hearty reception and memorable entertainment during his sojourn here two months hence. Already the several officials ‘'who will have the arrangements in charge are holding conferences on the subject. The emperor will probably receive Mr. Taft at Potsdam castle, WIDOW GUIDED HIS HAND Will of Wealthy Coal Land Owner Set Aside. Scranton, Pa., Sept. 11.—What was supposed to be the last will of Jerome Lillibridge, a -Wealthy coal land owner of Blakely, has been set aside by Judge Sands, the contestants being two slsters of the deceased living here. His widow was the sole legatee under the will, which was probated, the estate being valued at $500,000. The contestants claimed the dece. dent was of unsound mind, memory and understanding and undue influ- ence was brought to bear on him. It was brought out that the signa- ture of Mr. Lillibridge was made by his widow gulding his hand while he was sick in bed. BIG AMOUNT INVOLVED. P. Lennox & Co. of Lynn, Mass., Make an Asignment. Lyon, Mass,, Sept. 11.—Patrick Len- nox and James T, Lennox, doing busl- ness under the firm name of P. Len- nox & Co., mahufacturers of kid leather, have made an assignment for the benefit of their creditors. > _The difficulties of the firm are due to the ‘personal failure of James T. Lennox, which was caused, in part, zyt‘the stringency of the mopey mar- ot. No statement of assets and llabill: tles will be possible for several days: It was said that the merged Interests ona | repetition, AMERICANS ON HAND Seattle Anti-Jap Agfiutom Prom- inent in Vancouver Riots, AFFAIR CAREFULLY PLANNED Demonstration Intended to Convey to Japanese Official the Strong Hostil- ity to Orlental Immigration Prevail- ing on the Pacific Coast. Portland, Ore., Sept. 11.—The Ore- gonian prints the following special from Seattle, Wash.: Every indication is that the Van- couver (B. C.) rlots were carefully planned to-impress Mr. Ishii, chief of the bureau of foreign commerce, . It is significant that the leaders of the Se- attle organization against Japanese immigration were in Vancouver head- ing the demonstration. Frank W. Cot- terill, president of the Washington State Federation nf Labor; A. E. Fow- ler, secretary of the Anti-Japanese and Korean Immigration league; George P. Listman, a prominent Seat- tle labor leader;-all were present, to- gether with a big delegation of Amer- ican anti-Japanese sympathizers. The significance of the Japanese riots dates back to the programme evolved wien it was announced that Ishif was coming to Seattle. 1t was then de- cided and telegraphed out of Seattle that the anti-Oriental organizations proposed to present to Ishii while he was In Seattle a protest against Japa- nese immigration. At the time this plan was formulated it was believed Ishii would spend a week in Seattle and then go to Vancouver. There was planned at a conference between Van- couver and Seattle anti-Japanese lead- ers all the details for a big anti-Japa- nese demonstration in Vancouver Sept. 12. It developed that Ishii did not have time to spend in Seattle and he went through to Vancouver, Simul- taneously with his going local leaders of the Anti-Japanese society went North. They were in Vancouver when the outbreak occurred and though announcement is made in pri- vate letters from anti-Japanese lead- ers that they harangued the mob not to do’violence the society itself be- lieves the demonstration had to do with ‘their presence. It was impossi- ble'to present a'big anti-Japanese pe- tition to Ishii here and he refused to remain long enough for the Vancouver demonstration Sept. 12. There is a question whether Seattle, Portland or San Francisco agitators took part. The great bulk of the marching and rioting throng was composed of Cana- dions and the Japanese officials ig- nored American participants in the telegram of protest to the Ottawa government, ORIENTALS FULLY ARMED. Prepare for Possible Renewal of Riot- ing at Vancouver. Vancouver, B. C, Sept. 11.—The Chinese and Japanese quarters of Van- couver are practically in a state of slege. Hundreds-of revolvers and guns Wwere sold to Orientals until the police prohibited the sale of firearms. Every Chinese merchant goes about with an armed bodyguard and beside the entrance to every Chinese store stands & Mongolian with a rifle. All the Chinese cooks, millmen and labor- ers and all the Japanese working in the city and in the country within & radius of fifteen miles from Vancouver have been summoned to the Oriental quarter and are filling all the houses in the quarter. Besides the firearms, knives, stones, bottles and bricks are in stock ready to repel the attack of a mob at any future occasion. Glass in every Oriental shop and house in the ‘city was broken by the mob on Saturday night except in the Japanese church, which escaped. It | s a question whether the city or the Dominion is responsible for the $20,- 000 damage done by the mob. It s understood that Mayor Bethune has received a telegram from Earl Grey, governor general of Canada, at Ottawa, demanding that law and order -be preserved in Vancouver at all costs and the lives and property of the Japa- nese residents be accorded full pro- tection as guaranteed under the clauses of the treaty between Canada and Japan, CANADA WILL APOLOGIZE. Japanese Consul General So Informs - Tokio -Government, Toklo, Sept. 11.—The foreign office has recelved a dispatch from the Japa- nese consul general at Ottawa saying that the Canadian government will ex- press its regret for the occurrence at Vancouver and take steps to prevent further trouble. An officlal of the foreign office sald to the Associated Press 2 ; . “We have the utmost confidence in the Canadian government, as We also have in tbat of America. Commlis- sfoner 1shil's dispatch says that the disturbance will soon be quelled and that there is no reason to expect its Our information is that this cutbreak, like that at Bellingham and others, {s the result of the Ko- rean league’s anti-Japanese agitation, created by false and exaggerated re- ports’ concerning conditions in Korea and the attitude and Japan. 5 | "The foreign office is not disturbed by the Vancouver affair and {s quite confident that everything will be done sentiment in7}; NO EXCITEMENT FOLLOWS Details of Vancouver Riots Published Aat Tokio. Toklg, Sept. 11.—The accounts of the serjous anti-Japanege demonstra- tlon at. Vancouver, published in the Tokio evening-papers, caused no ex- citoment. .The people, like the gov- ernment officials, regard as foollsh the idea of a troublesome complica- tion, No editorial comment {s €on- tained-in the evening papers. A few of the morning papers discuss the mat- ter dispassionately. The Asahi says: “The agitation in British Columbia against Japanese labor is much older than that in California, but violence has been prevented hitherto by the firm attitude of the Dominion govern- ment. Undoubtedly this prejudice has been rekindled by the California inci- dents. The flood of Japanese coming in from Hawail has also occasloned an increase of the anti-Oriental feel- ing. A previous dispatch from San Francisco saying that Ishii was stoned and forced to take refuge in a hotel is regarded as the most serious fea- ture of the affair, but this report is not confirmed by the foreign office.” G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT OPENS Governor Hughes and Archbishop Ire- land Among the Speakers. Saratoga, N. Y. Sept. 11.—The forty-first annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic was opened during the evening when Gov- ernor Hughes of New York welcomed the veterans and addresses were made by Commander-in-Chief Brown and Archbishop Ireland. More than 50,000 visitors are in Saratoga and hundreds aro arriving on every train. During the encampment, it is learned, two important resolutions will be presented, one authorizing the Unit- ed States government to take over the Aldroyd collection of Lincoln relics, numbering 3,000 articles, and the sec- ond directing that further proceedings of the Grand Army of the Republic be printed in the government printing office in Washington. Heretofore all printing has been done by private con- cerns. The resolutions are in the hands of a committee. INVESTIGATION REQUESTED Local Passengers Barred From Cer- tain Trains in Nebraska. Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 11.—Claiming that they represent 42,000 members of the United Commercial Travelers J. ‘W. Nation and F. W. Hawken of Fre- mont have charged the Union Pacific railroad with gross discrimination in passenger traffic and demand that the state railway commission make an immediate investigation. They allege that the Union Pacific has barred lo- cal passengers from trains No. 1, 2, 7 and 8 between Council Bluffs and the ‘Wyoming line. Hawken and Nation submit proof that they were refused tickets and ‘Were prevented from going from Coun- cil Bluffs to Fremont. The railway officials claim that the Interstate traffic demands that the local passengers be barred. A hear- ing will be granted. . TO DEAL WITH SEA PRIZES Peace Conference Committee proves Tribunal Proposal. The Hague, Sept. 11.—The commit- tee of the peace conference to which the .question was submitted has ap- proved, by a vote of 26 to 2, the project providing for the establishment of a supreme tribunal to deal with prizes captured at sea. The tribunal will be composed . of permanent judges from the United States, Great Britain, Rus- sla, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, France and Japan, the smaller na- tions having a judge only for a number of years proportioned to the tonnage of their mercantile marine. ~ MARK TWAIN AT THE WHEEL May Pliot Vessel Carrying Roosevalt Down the Mississippl. Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 11.—Should Mark Twain accept the invitation to be present at the waterways conven- tion in this city next month he may" man the pilot wheel of the steamer that will bear President Roosevelt down the river. Captain Bixby, a noted ante-bellum river pilot under whom Mark Twain ‘“cubbed,” has promised to be in the pilothouse when Mark Twain shall take the pilot wheel. Weliman Gives Up Arctic Flight. Tromsoe, Norway, Sept. 1l.—Ac- cording to Captain Isachem, in com- mand of the Norwegian Arctic expe- dition which has arrived from the North, Walter Wellman and his party of the Chicago Record-Herald expedi- tion will probably return here at the end of the present month, abandoning their plans to attempt to reach the pole in an airship for the present year. Ap- Explosion Costs Four Lives.' Saginaw, Mich,, Sept. 11.—Two young men and two girls were drowned-in the Saginaw river when a gasoline tank exploded in a power launch. It is thought'that the tank caught fire from one of the boat’s signal lights. The -dead are August Held, Beland . Kemp, Blanche Poloskl and Anna Farmer. Thelr ages range from twenty to twenty-five years, Bond Issue Oversubscribed. New York, Sept, 11.—The New York city bond issue of $40,000,000, bids for ‘was_heavily oversubscribed at pre- 8 ranging up to 108, ~J. P. gan & Co., Harvey Fisk & Sons and WANITS ONE CENT A WORD. HELP WANTED. B e S oo WANTED—For U. S. army, able bodied, unmarried men between ages of 19 and 35, citizens of the United States, of good characte* and temperate habits, whe can speak, read and write English For information apply to Recruits Officer, Miles Block, Bemidji, Minn, WANTED—Girl, for general house- work. Apply Mrs. Abercrombie, 514 Minnesota avenue. WANTED — Millinery appren- tices, apply to Mrs. E. J. Jones at O’Leary and Bowsers. WANTED: Man or woman with experience to work in store. J. Peterson, Jr. to Hotel Brinkman, WANTED—Bell hop and porter. Brinkman Hotel. W AN TE D—Dishwasher. Annex Lunch Room. WANTED—Bell boy. Apply Hotel Markham. FOR SALE. - Engine, used only two seasons, in at a snap figure. Engine can be ation call at Pioneer office. roof. Schwandt. ‘FOR SALE—RuI;I;.-r stamps. rubber stamp for you an-short notice. 2 FOR SALE—Magnificent Inquire at this office. LOST and FOUND MISCELLANEOUS. m. Thursdays 7 to 8 p. m.- also. Library in basement of Court .House. Mrs. E. R. Ryan, librar- ian. 4 s room cottage. Telephone 147, ORDINANCE NO. 27 City Water. An ordinance enforcing th: f meters in the City of Bgemlgfl‘:seAgle:;I‘:; lefin;c!llo!dlq,:ce 0. XIV. A n B ot Fations of e by GOrer 'atrons of the System, Licensing %’vll.l':ge;c and Regulating the use” of- City The City Council of the City of Bemidji do ordain as follows: D8ection 1. Every person, firm or corpora- tlou using clty water in the city of Bemidjl shall be obliged to install a water meter and use the same in connection with the cif water, sald meter to be of such kind an character as shall be approved of by the city council of the city of Bemidjl. ~Section2. The meter rates shall-be the same as Is provided in Section 9 of General Ordinance of the City of Bemidji No. XIV, Section 3. Every person, firm or corpora- tion now using city water in his or its p?fir‘fi'fin&lg s A}hherenrufr use clty Wi on with or on its propert; in the Oity of Bemidji, who shall refllgg u’» install the water meter as provided for In this ordinance, shall be deprived of the use of ¢ty water on his or its property, and it shall be the duty of the water superintendent to forthwith, upon such refusal to turn off the clty water from such property. Section 4. All ordinances or parts of ordi- nances inconsistent with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 5, This ordinance shall take effect and be in force trom Jan. Ist.. 1908.. First reading, August 12, 1907. Second reading, August 19, 1907, Third reading, Allgust% 1907, and passed. Ayla-—floml‘. McCualg, Smart, Washburn, AR, inkman, Mc' dpmre oy THOMAS MALOY, 80! City Clerk. M Ghe PIONEER Delivered to your door every evening the Natfonal City bank bid 100.677 for | $85,000,000 and 100,067 for $5,000,000. Kuhn, Loeb & Co. bid for $10,000,000 | at from 100.25 to 103, WANTED—Diningroom girl. Apply FOR SALE: One 25- horse power, compound, traction New Giant ' fine working order, good as new; : seen working. For further inform- - FOR SALE: Warehouse 22x40 feet ° 8 foot ceiling, with steel inside of Inquire of Schroeder & . The : Pioneer will procure any kind of a - moose head mounted; will be sold cheap. B ST SO PUBLIC LIBRARY—Open Tues- days and Saturdays, 2:30 to 6 p.- WANTED—To rent, four or five Making Water Meters Compalsory to Users of Ordinance Establishing Only. 40c per Month. which were opened during the day, |