Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 17, 1907, Page 2

P | | ! \ b P burglar escaped leaving no clue. THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PURLISHED NVERY AFTMRNOON. A A A A A AN AN A OFFICIAL PAPER---CITY OF BEMIDJI BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. CLYDE J. PRYOR 4. RUTLEDGE Business Manager I Managing Buditor A A Tntered in the postotfice at Remidjt. Minn., as second class matter. [UUUEUTUTUSUSUUSUURRUVURUPTIIIR S SUBSCRIPTION---$5.00 PER ANNUM CATALOGUE HOUSE BLUFF. There is in the much talked of move of the catalogue houses to convict certain lumbermen of the | northwest of the irregular use of the mails because they have been ordering catalogues without inten-| tion to buy goods, a good deal of the absurd, ys the Long Prairie Leader. Pushed to its logical con-| clusion, any man who sends in for a catalogue to one of thesev houses and does not buy goods is| liable to be prosecuted for using the mail to defraud. We do not say that this actually follows, but logically it does. There is not a| merchant or dealer in the northwest who does not make it a regular business to send for the catalogues | from the leading mail order houses and he does it in order to familiarize himself with the methods of the catalogue house men and the prices | they charge. No one can deny that they have a right to do this and the charge| that ordering catalogues without having an intention to purchase, is a crime punishable by fine and impris- | onment, is certainly ridiculous and absurd. Itisa a matter that not only the merchants themselves are interested in but also the farmer and the other individual who occassion- ally orders a mail order catalogue. The catalogue house people must ! be getting pretty touchy about the way their prices are met and the efforts that are being made to seek out and advertise the real quality of many of the goods they sell. YOUTH KILLS HIS MOTHER| Says He Shot Her In Defending Her| From a Burglar. Kansas City, Oct. 1..—George Smi- ley, aged- seventeen vears, shot and killed his mother, M Lizzie Schol- fer, aged forty-two years, in their home at 2943 Myrtle avenue at 3:30 a. m. In a statement to the officers | Smiley says he shot his mother in de-| fending her against a burglar. He is being held for investigation. Smiley was the woman's son by her | first husband. She was separated from her second husband and the boy | and his mother lived alone in the| southeastern part of the city. Smiley, | following the shooting, gave the alarm to the neighbors and although search ‘was made for the burglar promptly no trace of him could be found. The boy, taken to the station and questioned, told a dramatic story of how he had killed his mother in trying to defend her. Smiley said he had been awakened by the screams of his mother, who told him there was a burglar in the house. The woman had grappled with the man and urged Smiley to get his shotgun. A moment later the burglar had freed himself and was making an attempt to escape when Mrs. Scholfer ordered Smiley to shoot. As Smiley raised his gun, a single barreled affair, and fired the burglar, he says, pushed the woman in front of him. She re- celved the full effect of the discharge, dylng within a few moments. The BAPTISTS PRAY FOR WALKER Convention Intercedes for Its Default- ing Treasurer. Putnam, Conn., Oct. 1,—At the an- nual meeting of the Connecticut Bap- tist conventlon here a large part of the day's business pertained to the defalcation and forgery of Willlam F. Walker of New Britain, the former treasurer of the convention, who dis- appeared early last winter with over‘ $55,000 of the convention’s funds and | also $665,000 belonging to the Savings bank of New Britain. Walker has never been found. The entire loss sustalned by the convention has been made good. Walker’s transactions were the means of wiping out a large number of trust funds and a complete report on the treasurer’s peculations was heard for the first time. A prayer was offered for the saving of Walker, Wwho was one of the most prominent Baptlsts In the state Ohio National Bank Closed. ‘Washington, Oct. 1:.—The comp- troller of the currency has announced the failure of the First National bank et Dresden, O., which was caused by loans to local woolen manufacturers, who, It is sald, had failed. Robert Lyons, bank examiner, has been ap- pointed temporary receiver. Surrender to General Drude. Casa Blanca, Morocco, Oct. 1,.—A detachment of 150 Moorish horsemen armed with modern rifles and under the command of Sidi el Nada, came to the French camp and surrendered to General Drude, French Government Programme, Parls, Oct. 1 .—The French cabinet has declded to place in the front rank ot its programme for the approaching sésslon of parllament, first, a bill to facilitate the devolution of church property to the communes; second, a bill providing for the reform of mlll- tary courtsmartlal, and, third, an in- | the Brooklyn explorer, to Etah, from | he had not anuounced his Intention of | took only one man from the Bradley, | maux and dogs and wlill relay them in | 1and to 84 degrees, then over the ice ! Heirs of Nelson Morris Settle Will | disclosed when the last testament of | | uation the principal provision of the MAKE DASH IN DECEMBER Dr. Cook’s Plans in Effort to Reach North Pole. Houcester, Mass., Oct. 13 —~The former fishing schooner John R. Brad- ley, which took Dr. Frederick A. Cook, whence he is to make a dash for the pole, is at anchor in the harbor here. Captain Moses Bartlett, her comman- der, who was with Peary in the Roose- vell, says that Cook accompanled John R. Bradley, the owner of the schooner, ostensibly upon a hunting trip and until their arrival at Etah trylng for the pole to any one. He Rudolph Frankeron, a cook. His plan is to stay in Etah until December, or until the ice pack becomes well hard- ened, then dash along the pack. When | open water is met he will cross it in two canvas boats. Captain Bartlett says that had Peary had these boats he would have succeeded in his at- tempt. Dr. Cook will take but a few Esqui- statlons along the way. He will take substantlally the same route as Peary. Mr. Rradley left Dr. Cook a supply of food for eighteen months. Dr. Cook, from Etah, has about 1,000 miles to coyer. He must return by the same route—across Smith sound over pack and sea. ESTATE EQUALLY DIVIDED Contest Out of Court. Chicago, Oct. 1:i—The says: A $30,000,000 will contest that was argued and settled out of court was Tribune Nelson Morris, the packer, was filed for probate. As u result of this remarkable sit- will has been nullified. Instead of carrying out an arrangement which would have held the bulk of the estate in trust for at least fifteen years the widow and her four children will divide the property equally among themselves at once. Instead of $500,- 000 and an annuity of $15,000 during the next twenty years each of the five principal heirs will receive at once $6,000,000 in cash and securities. Furthermore it became known that before the will was flled each of the helrs secured title to a fifth part of the estate. The property was allotted in equal shares to the widow and the children in binding agreements signed by the executors of the estate. When the trust arrangement had thus been wiped out the will was filed. ELIMINATES . CONVENTIONS Radical Primary Law Proposed by II- linois Legislators. Chicago, Oct. 1i—Representative John G. Oglesby, chairman of the pri- mary law committee of the house of representatives, will introduce a direct plurality primary bill at Springfleld which would make political conven- tions things of the past in Illinois and place all nominations for all offices directly in the hands of the people. Mr. Oglesby and Attorney General Stead have drawn the law and they, with Cicero J. Lindley, chairman of the house steering committee, revised it. Mr. Stead, according to the two representatives, has pronounced it le- gally flawless and if the legislature wants to eliminate conventions from rolitics it will have a chance to do so. The bill provides for the election of party committeemen by a direct vote and for the nomination of candidates for all offices from township to state by the people directly. It also pro- vides for the election of national con- vention delegates and alternates by direct vote and national conventions are the only delegate gatherings which it recognizes in any form. NOT LIVING ON HUSKS. Prodigal Son Returns With a Fertune of $8,500,000. Chicago, Oct. 1.—J. Brandt Walker, prodigal son, who has just ended the most spectacular stock market cam- paign Wall street has known for years, with $6,600,000 worth of husks is com- ing home to eat the fatted calf. His father, Edwin Walker, the at- torney for the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul rallway and one of the best known lawyers of the West, has the fatted calf ready and is waiting for his prodigal son to run from afar off and fall on his neck. The homecoming of this prodigal, who has been eating the husks at the St. Regls and sleeping in stys like the Lakewood, will be a quiet one, but he will be just as welcome as if he came back broke and in rags. His father refuses to hold up a little thing like $6,500,000 against him. ‘When the father of the young man Whose daring and nerve have swept ‘Wall street off its feet and whose skill and brains have forced the bulls to yield up a princely fortune, $8,000,000, In the recent stock market slump heard that he was coming homa he simply remarked: “I know nothing about it. But he's Just as welcome as ever. If he tries to put on any airs with his $6,000,000 I may have to take his money away from him and put him on an allow- ance. That was the way I had to do when he was younger.” Son of an English Brewer, London, Oct. 1}.—Samuel Clarkson, the man who eloped with Helen Ma- loney of Philadelphia, is belleved here to be the son of a Barnsby brewer. He {s about twenty-seven years old and inherited about $300,000. Clark- son, a couple of years ago, figured in a suit against a stock exchange firm as a result of losses suatained by him amounting to $165,000. Pottstown, Pa., Oct. 1 .—As the re- fult of a grade crossing automobile accident on the Philadelphia and Read. ing railway here four persons were killed and one probably fatally injured by the Pottsville express. The auto mobile, owned by Mr. Reese, who wag In the machine with his wife, was broken into bits and the members of the party were hurled out of the ma- come tax measure, gl flN COMPETITORS Standard Ol Officials Tell of the Close Watch Kept, 1GNORANT OF METHODS USED Declare They Do Not Know Whether Rallroads Furnished the Informa. tion, but Are of the Opinion That It Was Secured Honorably. New York, Oct. 1 .—H. M. Tilford, president of the Standard OIil com- pany of California and of other sub- sidiary companies of the ofl combine, was agaln a witness in the hearing of the federal suit for dissolution of the Standard Oll company of New Jersey. John G. Milburn, chief of counsel for the defondants, said that William G. Rockefeller, assistant treasurer of the Standard, would not be able to ap- pear &s a witness at present, as he was not in the city. Mr. Tilford gave further evidence of the close watch that the Standard kept on its competitors. He said that reports of competitive shipments made In the fleld of the Continental Oil company, a subsidiary of the| Standard, were furnished him period- ically by employes of the Continental Oll company and were filed for refer- ence in the statistical department of the Standard. The Continental sells oil In Colorado and adjacent states. L. J. Drake, who has charge of the gelling department of the Standard Oll company of Indiana, testified that he received statements from agents in the selling field giving all information obtainable regarding the business of independent oil companies. He did not know how the Standard agents ob- tained such information; whether from the railroads or not. The Re- public Oil company, witness said, was organized five years ago as an inde- pendent company to do business in Michigan, but it was really a Stand- ard company. No effort was made to | have its ownership made public, ac-| cording to Mr. Drake. The headquar- ters of the Republic, Mr. Drake testi- fled, was formerly at Cleveland and then at Kansas City. Mr. Kellogg wanted to know If it ‘was not the custom to place the Re- | public in fields wherever the Stand- ard found severe competition to have it appear that an independent com- | pany had joined in the competition. Mr. Drake sald he did not think so. Mr. Drake, on cross-examination, testified that the Standard used only honorable business methods in ob- tening information regarding com- petitive shipments and that the com- pany furnished no funds with which to secure this information. RUSSIAN TACTICS PREVAIL Duluth Lawyer's Story of Conditions on Minnesota Range. St. Paul, Oct. 1 —Like a page from darkest Russia was the story John Arnold Keyes, an attorney of Duluth, told the state board of pardons and as | a result the release of Drago Rodo- | man, & Finnish miner, from the county Jall at Grand Rapids was promptly or- dered. Rodoman had committed the crime of marching with others at 5 o’clock in the morning and had clapped his hands, thus, according to the com- plaint, creating a disturbance. This was during the iron mine strike at Nashwauk in July. He, with others, was taken from a hall where they were meeting, brought before the jus- TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. Dru(llsw refund money if it fails tocure. E. W. GROVE'S signature is on each box. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Pianos, Organs, Violins, Guitars, Mandolins, Ac- cordians, Harmonicas, Violin Strings and all string instrument sup- 7} plies. Sheet Music. [ Also the celebrated Singer and Wheeler & Wilson Sew- ing Machines. Supplies and Repairs for Sewir g Machines. Mail Orders given Prompt Attention. Terms to Suit Parchaser Bisiar, Vanderlip & CO., 311 Minnesota Ave. BEMIDJI, MINN. Phone 319 Star Theatre Now Open Moving Pictures Illustrated Songs High - Class Yaudeville Acts Now Open chine, tice of the peace, who held court {n'the office of one of the mine officlals, and was promptly given ninety days in the county jail, Efforts to secure an ap- peal to a higher court were made, but the justice of the peace would not per- mit it. Out of fifteen cases heard by it the pardon for Rodoman was the only one granted by the board. The members were impressed with the story told by the Duluth attorney and trouble for several peace officials on the range may come as a result, Before Attorney General Young, pre- vious to the meeting, Mr. Keyes made the statement that the rifles carried by the guards on the range were load- ed with soft nosed bullets, known as dumdum. He clalmed to have affi- davits from the guards themselves telling of the character of the ammu- nition and sald he had samples' of them in his possession. UNIFORM BILL OF LADING Important Hearing Begun by Inter- state Commission, ‘Washington, Oct. 1 .—An impor- tant hearing involving the proposed uniform bill of lading on all of the rallroads of the country was held at the offices of the interstate commerce commission in this city. Five mem- bers of the commission, namely, Chair- man Knapp and Messrs. Cockrell, Prouty, Lane and Clark were present, while practically every railroad in the United States was represented, as were also the shipping interests. The purpose of the hearing is to give an opportunity to all the common car- riers subject to the act to regulate commerce to be heard as to why the proposed form for bills of lading should not be approved and pre- scribed by the commission as a just and reasonable regulation or practice to be observed by them on and after Jan. 1 next, People Rush Into the Streets. Greencastle, Ind, Oct, 1,—The powder mill explosfon at Fontanet, twenty miles away, caused general alarm fn this clty, In the business; sectlon the jar was so strongly felt| that all the people in the business blocks rushed Into the streets, A number of windows cracked and bricks fell from chimneys and copings. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. Fire wiped out the entire business portion of the town of Lowmoor, Ia. The origin of the fire is unknown, The stock market at Montreal was in a panic Tuesday as the result of the passing of the quarterly dividend of the Detroit United Railways, The Toledo Rallways and Light company has passed the semi-annual dlvidend of 1 per cent ‘on its stock. The last dividend was paid on May 1. Cardinal Andreas Steinhuber, pre- fect of the congregation of the Index, is dead. He was born in Germany In 1825 and was created a cardinal In 1893, Directors of the United States Ex- press company have declared a semi- annual dividend of $3 per share, as compared with $2 for the same period last year. Tire at St. Paul caused damage of $50,000 to the Five and Ten Cent store and adjoining property. Several fire- men susiained Injuries during the progress of the blaze. An international congress of ship- owners of Great Britain and the Con- tinental countries was opened in Lon- don Tuesday, primarily to discuss the position of labor in the shipping world. Sixty-five pupils of the Barrington high school at Chicago “struck” when notiiled that Miss Olive Hurlbut, one of the teachers, had been asked to resign. Among the pupils are chil- dren of the school trustees whose ac- tion regarding Miss Hurlbut has caused dissension, Overco That’s why it fits so looks so stunning and such good wearing These are the garments that are designed and tail Young Men only. Very popu- lar with the college boys and all young fellows who want to appear stylishly $10.00 t0 $25.00 ‘ro:. O’Leary at nicely, will give service. ored for dressed. @ Bowser Lxumber and Building We carry in stock at all times a complete line of Lumber and Building Material, Dimensi Look us up for your winter supply of Coal and Wood We have a large supply St. Hilaire Retail Lbr. Co. BEMIDJI, MINN. Material ons, ete. BUY A GOOD LOT With the growth of Bemidji good lots " gcarcer and still have a number of good lots in the residence part of town which will. be sold on easy terms. For further particulars write or call Bemidji Townsite and Im- provement Company. Swedback Block, Bemidji. H. A. SIMONS, Agent. are becoming scarcer. We \Sick Hair g’lww doctor approves, then use Ayer’s lair Vigor. . He knows the best treat- Trust_him. 1f sick hair only ached as sick teeth do, there would be very few bald people in the world. Why be kind to your teeth and mean to your hair? Ayer’s Hair Vigor keeps well hair well. Cures sick hair. Feeds weak hair. A hair-food, a hair- medicine, a hair-tonic. ¥ u‘-’v‘ofi'fif.’;: When you pay $10 to $25 for a Clothcraft suit or overcoat, you get $10 to $25 worth of clothing value—you get a suit or overcoat that is all-wool— will wear—will look well, and hold its shape until worn out. It’s this policy that has built up the large army of Clothcraft adherents., Suits - $10 to $25 Overcoats $10 to $25 Schneider Bros. The Bemidji Pioneer Stationery Departm’t Up To Date Goods. Well Selected Stock The Right Place to Get It. The Pioneer in putting in th's stock gives the People of Bemidji and surrounding country as good a selection as can bz found in any stationery store Type Writer Supplies ‘We carry a line of Ribbons for all Standard Machines, either copying or record; Type Writer Oil, Carbon Paper, Box Type Writer Paper from 80c per box of 500 sheets up to $2 00. Paper Fasteners The best and most complete line of fasteners to be found any where. We have the Gem Clips, Niagara, O K,” “Klip Klip,"’ Challenge Eylets and other va- rieties. Pencils In this line we carry the Fa- bers, Kohinoors, Disons, in black, colored or copying. We have the artist’s extra soft pen- cils as well as the accountant’s hard pencils. Blank Books Our blank book stock is a carefully, selected line of books. Special books ordered on short notice. Our specialties are handy books for office or private accounts, We are glad to show you our stationery and job stock and invite you to call at the office. The Bemidji Pioneer Pool. Rates Proprietors, formation Hunters Hot Springs in the heart of the crazy Moun- tains at Springdale, Mont., give beneficial results in cases of Rheumatism, Dyspepsia, Neu- ralgia, Lumbago and Stomach and Kidney Ailments. De- lightful Surroundings. A Pleasant Outing Spot. Private Baths and a Large Swimming week. Baths 25 cents perday. Write McCARN & CUTTLE, For railway fares call on or write to Agent of $15.00 to $21 per for complete in= Minnesota & International Rai'way A. M. CLELAND, General Passenger Agent, N.P.R., St. Paul. Minn.