Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 19, 1908, Page 8

N TR T AUTHORIZED TO ACT Attorney General Will Prosecute Land Grant Railroads. and. Hawall were 971, as compared with about 5,000 for January, 1907. Mr. Straus did not offer any explana- tion as to the falling off in Japanese arrivals. As to the immigration to the United States from other countries Mr. Straus said the total for January was in round figures 2,700, as compared with 5,400 in Jannary one year ago, a de- crease of 50 per cent. Mr, Straus showed that for (he months of July, August, Seplember and October the total immigration to the United States was 463,000, while the emigra- tion for the same period was 190,000. Complies with the pure food laws of every state 3 LTI IV CANNON ANNVERSARY 'ilncle Joe First Addressed House Thirty-four Years Ago. Pure Calumet is made of the finest materials pos- sible to select, and makes light, easily digested == Bread, Biscuils or Pastry; therefore, it is recom- ‘mended by leading physicians and chemists. ,Econonv In using Calumet you are always assured of —— {EVENT HAPPILY RECALLED RESOLUTION IN THE SENATE| rom Grapes, the most healthful @a good baking: therefore, there is no waste of Boutell of lllinois, in a Neat Tribute Judiciary . Committee Favorably Re- of fruits, comes chief ingredient of | made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar bt 3 3 Costs a little more than the injurious alum E or phosphate of lime powders, but with §4 Royal you aresure of pure, healthfulfood. [A} o Tr O-LIALANS LAY LA the BAKIN POWDER OIS FIREMEN'S MASQUERADE WILL BE GIVEN FEB. 2I Eighth Annual Ball Promises to Be the Best Ever Held by the Department. The members of the Bemidji Fire department will give their eighth annual masked ball in the city opera house on Friday evening, February 21. Heretofore the masked ball ha¥ always been given on Feb- ruary’ 22(Washington’s birthday) but as that notable event falls on Saturday, it was decided to give the dance on the evening before so| there would be no dancing on the Sabbath. No pains are being spared to! make the forthcoming dance a suc-}l cess in every way. Prof. Syming- ton’s full orchestra will furnish the music for the occasion, which insures the best in the city in musical lines. The following are the committees who have the dance in charge: Floor Committee—R. Russel, A. Gould, C. S. Dailey, A. Doran. Special Committee—Gary Bren- nan, John Cline. Arrangements—George Fleming, J. J. Doran, M. Downs, M. F. Cun- ningham, E. H. Cornwall, H. Doran, | Bart Stafford. | Everybody in the city should buy| a ticket to this dance and thereby assist one of the most worthy organi- zations 1n the city. Epworth League Free Reading Rooms. In his pulpit announcements Sun- day morning Mr. Deniston called especial attention to the reading rooms which have been opened in the parsonage, on 9th street, adjoin- ing the church. They are being run under the auspices of the young peoples’ society but are also free and open to all well-behaved per- sons, whether of the congregation or not. Nor is it expected that they shall be patronized by the young people alone, as the following list of periodicals would indicate. They are: The World’s Work, World Today, Outing, Review of Reviews, Reader, Everybody’s, McClure’s, American, Cosmopolitan, Delineator, Sunset, Collier’s Weekly, Saturday Evening Post, Literary Digest, Northwestern Christian Advocate, Epworth Herald, American Boy Boy’s World, Children’s Magazine, St. Paul Dispatch, Duluth Evening Herald, Chicago Inter-Ocean, Be- midji Pioneer, and a few others. The pastor’s desire is that these reading rooms shall be at the ser- vice of anyone in the city who wishes to use them. His interest is shown by the fact that he is giving the room rent free and also contributing as largely as anyone toward the running expenses of the same. At present they are open afternoons and evenings from 4 till 9 o’clock on Mondays, Wednes- days, and Fridays, and also on Saturday afternoons from 2 until 6 o’clock. Merchant of Venice at Opera House Tonight. Of all the plays the incomparable Shakespeare wrote the most popular is the Merchant of Venice. This| great masterpiece contains both comedy and tragic incident. It is 1 | bash is the play that is read most in schools and colleges, and like a good friend improves upon better acquaintance, Shylock, the'Jew, has from time im- memorlal, been the synonym of all that is dispicable among men, as the most heartless of money-lenders While on the other hand the beautiful ~Portia has been the example for feminine grace, lovliness and mental excellence for all women. These two great charac- ters who are as different as Heaven and Hell, together with other crea- tions as conceived by the “myried minded” Shakespeare, interwoven with conversation, the language of which has been an example for all time for grand expression and beau- tiful diction, form a play which will live as long as the world endures. Mr. Sanford Dodge, who will present this great play here tonight will produce it with every attention to correctness and details. Don’t for- get the date and remember regard- less of how many times you have seen this play produced will more than repay and interest. Oyster Supper. The members of the Bemidji high school will give an oyster suppef in the building formerly occupied by E. H. Winter & Co., as their dry goods department,on Friday evening February 21. It is the intention of the school to serve supper from 5 until 7:30 o’clock {and also from 11:30 o’clock to 1:30 o’clock. Oysters will be served in any way called for. They will also serve coffee and cake. The proceeds of the supper will be used for the benefit of the athletic association. Be sure to. Supper 35c. come. DRIVEN FROM THEIR HOMES Disagreeable Weather Adds to Suffer- ing of Refugees. Hazelton, Ind., Feb. 19.—Reports from St. Francisville, 111, say the Wa- rising there. Hundreds of families are living in hastily impro- vised quarters in the hill districts. A cold north wind is blowing and rain and sleet are increasing the sufferings of the flood refugees. Men are carry- ing provisions and medicines to Mount Carmel in skiffs. Physicians there are making their calls in boats. At East Mount Carmel, where the White and Wabash rivers join, the houses have been abandoned. American Car in the Lead. Cleveland, Feb. 19.—Three of the New York to Paris automobile racers have entered Ohio, a few miles east of Conneaut. The American car reached the latter point at 7:13 a. m,, with the Italian car one minute be- hind it. The French car reached Con- neaut at 9 a. m. Bad roads and heavy snowdrifts prevented anything like fast time. From Erie to Con- neaut the cars made about fourteen miles an hour. e o o Woman and Grandchild Perish. York, Pa., Feb. 19.—Two deaths re- sulted from a fire in the home of Isaac Harrington, agent for the Penn- sylvania railroad in this city. Mr. Harrington started the kitchen fire and stepped outside temporarily. When he returned the house was ablaze. Mrs. Harrington rushed up stairs to rescue a grandchild sleeping there. She was overcome by smoke and suffocated. The child was also suffocated. Alabama Endorses Taft. Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 19.—Resolu- tions endorsing the candidacy of Sec- retary Taft for president and com- mending the administration of Presi- dent Roosevelt were adopted, 30 to 2, Ly the state Republican executive committee. The state convention will be held here May 6. to Speaker, Reads Extracts From Maiden Address Amid United Ap- plause of Floor and Galleries. Washington, Feb. 19.—Thirty-four years ago Speaker Cannon delivered his first speech in the house of rep- resentatives and the anniversary was marked by a tribute to the speaker by Mr. Boutell of Illinois. Mr. Boutell recalled the noted men of the house at that time, whose friendship Mr. Cannon enjoyed, and in veferring to the speaker’s speech said that these men were present and heard his re- marks. Mr. Boutell said that Mr. Cannon, then thirty-six years old, spoke on a bill reducing rates of Dostage on books, for the carrying free of newspapers within the coun- ties. of their publication and for the extension of the franking privilege to public correspondence. “He made a carefully prepared, logical argument in support of the bill,” said Mr. Bou- tell, “reinforcing his propositions by a well ordered array of convincing fig- ures. It was a speech that could only have been made after hard work and thorough preparation.” Several ex- tracts of the speech were read by Mr. Boutell, who spoke of a gibe by a member directed at Mr. Cannon that “the gentleman must have oats in his pocket.” Mr. Boutell said that tumultuous applause greeted Mr. Cannon’s retort, ‘when he said: “I understand the gentleman. Yes, I have oats in my pocket and hayseed in my hair and the Western people generally are affected in the same way; and we expect that the seed, being good, will yield a good crop. I trust tenfold; and the sooner legisla- <his'bill, but in all other respects as the people desire and equity and jus- tice shall dictate, the better it will be in the long run for all people in this country, whatever may be their call- ing or wherever they may reside.” Beginning of Great Career. “That speech,” said Mr. Boutell, “gave Mr. Cannon a position as one of the strong men in the house and won for him the respect of his colleagues in both branches of congress and of the leaders in official life.” The oats that Mr. Cannon sowed, said Mr. Bou- tell, were not wild oats “and they have yielded him generous and rich returns.” Mr. Boutell referred to the steady strides made by Mr. Cannon during his service as a member of the house} resulting in his election three times as speaker, and in conclusion said: “The people of his district have conferred upon him all the honors that are in their gift to bestow, sin- gle handed and alone. And the thought that comes to my mind on this anni- versary of our country colleague’s first triumph in this house—a triumph won in the interest of the workers of the country—is simply this: How gladly within the next few months the other plain people who live on farms or work in mines or shops will join the voters of his district to re- ward this, their faithful servant, who went forth in their cause thirty-four years ago with oats in his pocket and returned bringing his sheaves with him, by conferring upon him the na- tion’s final honor.” Mr. Boutell’s remarks were punctu- ated throughout with loud applause on the part of Republicans and Demo- crats alike. The first mention by him of Speaker Cannon’s name caused a demonstration. Mr. Cannon occupied the chair and seemed taken complete- ly by surprise. Upon the conclusion of Mr. Boutell's remarks the house and galleries, as a unit, indulged in loud and continued applause and de- mands for a speech by the speaker. The latter did not respond, but called for the order of business. BLOW TO PRESENT CUSTOM Breweries Cannot Control Saloons in lowa. Des-Moines, Feb. 19.—Attorney Gen- eral Byers has rendered an opinion to vhe executive council that saloons cannot lawfully be owned or con- trolled by corporations, including breweries. Half of the saloons in Iowa are controlled by breweries and this opinion will force the saloon busi- ness to he carried on by individuals, who will be personally responsible for all bills incurred. Under the de- cision prosecutions may he brought against saloons operated by breweries Instead of individuals if wiiin a rea- gonable time the property is not Lransferred. DECLARES FOR CANNON. Wlinois Republican State Central Com- mittee Meets. Springfield, 11, Feb. 19.—The Re- publican state central committee has adopted resolutions endorsing Joseph G. Cannon for .the presidency and gixed Thursday, March 26, as the date for holding the state convention in this city. The meeting was harmonious on all points brought before it for consid- eration, 3TRAUS SUBMITS FIGURES Significant Facts Regarding Immigra- tion and Emigration. ‘Washington, Feb. 19.—At the cab- Inet meeting Secretary Straus of the department of commerce and labor laid before the president some sig- nificant figures as to immigration and emigration. The figures show that for January there was a large de- trease in the number of Japanese ar- riving in the United States. The to- tal arrivals for both the mainland i charge. tion is had, not only as proposed by | The figures on emigration for Novem- ber, December, January and February, not yet prepared, are expected to show a still greater ratio as compared lo immigration, ‘there having been a large outgo of foreigners in Novem- ber and December: . ‘When Secretary Straus was asked s to whether he drew any conclusion from the figures he said: “They seem to point to the fact that Irmigration and emigration are much like affairs in the business world. They adjust themselves to conditions. There is no fixity in arrivals and de- partures.” AGAIN PLEADS NOT GUILTY ‘Charles W. Morse Arraigned on Per- jury Indictment. New York, Feb. 19.—Charles W. Morse, the former banker and steam- ship company promoter, who had been indicted on a charge of perjury, en- tered a plea of not guilty to the charge and was released on $10,000 bail. The perjury indictment grew out of a loan of $100,000 to E. R. Thomas, concerning which Mr. Morse was called before the grand jury as witness. It is charged that Thomas caused a deposit of $50,000 of the funds of the Provident Savings Life Assurance so- clety of New York to be made with the National Bank of North America, of which Morse was vice president, and that Morse then authorized the bank to loan Mr. Thomas $100,000. Mr. Morse is alleged to have at first testified before the grand jury that he did not authorize the loan and then admitted that he did so. : Philip J. Britt, counsel for Morse, objected to the requirement of addi- tional bail for Morse on the perjury He said: “Other persons have been arraigned in this court on the same count and released under bail as low as $2,500. Mr. Morse is under $2,000 bonds al- ready. To ask another $20,000 is in accordance with the brutal and unrea- sonable conduct of the district attor- ney on Sunday, when he sent three detectives down the bay to arrest in a sensational and ostentatious manmner a man who had traveled 3,000 miles to surrender himself.” TRANSMITTED TO CONGRESS Report of Commission on Gracdes and Salaries. ‘Washington, Feb. 19.—President Roosevelt has transmitted to congress the report of the commission on grades and salaries which was organ- ized June 11, 1907, to prepare clear and consistent tables of estimates for positions and salaries in the execu- tive departments and establishments. In its report the commission says that two general rules have been-ob- served, namely, to give more ade- quate compensation to the men who furnish directive power, executive ability and special or technical knowl- edge and to provide for the adminis- trative and clerical force a scale of pay which will permit all who enter the civil service to rise by diligence and efficiency to a moderate living salary in a reasonable time. The commission’s estimates for this pur- pose for the various departments and other government offices aggregate $19,812,950, which is an increase of 7.7 per cent over the official estimates for the fiscal year 1909 and 14.6 per cent over the appropriation for 1908 for the departments as a whole. JOINS OTHER REFUGEES. MHaytian Foreign Minister Removed by President Nord. Port au Prince, Hayti, Feb. 19.—The leaders of the last unsuccessful revo- lutionary movement, including Gen- eral Antenor Firmin, who took refugs several weeks ago in the foreign con- sulates at Gonaives, still refuse to come out and surrender and in spite of the demapds of the government neither the consuls nor the foreign diplomatic representatives will turn the refugees over to the authorities. President Nord, thoroughly dissatis- fled with the negligence in this mat- ter of his minister of foreign affairs, M. Sanon, removed the minister from uffice, whereupon M. Sanofi also took tefuge at the French legation here. AFTER FIFTEEN YEARS. Italian Carries Out Threat to Kill Successful Rival. New York, Feb. 19.—John Scitender i3 dead and Rossi Morani is in a hos- pital dying as the result of an enmity ‘which began in Italy fifteen years ago. At that time both men -were suitors for the hand of the same girl. Morani married her and Scitender threatened that he would kill him if he had to follow him around the world to find the opportunity. Morani came to America with his bride and has lived in Brooklyn ever since. The two men met on the street in Brooklyn for the first time since the threat was made. Scitender drew a razor and without a word slashed Morani about the head and shoulders. The men grappled and rolled about on the sidewalk -un- til Morani was able to draw a revol- ver, with which he shot his enemy. Scitender died half an.hour later and Morani will not live. Fire Threatens Whole Town. Johnstown, Pa., Feb. 19.—Mrs. Ed- ward Lutzenburg was burned to death and her son Joseph probably fatally injured in a fire which for a time seriously threatened the town of Barnesboro, near here. The fire start- ed in the Lutzenburg homé and be- fore extinguished destroyed two stores, two dwellings and the Globe hotel. The loss s $50,000. ports as a Substitute to the Tillman Proposal One Drawn by the Depart- ment of Justice. ‘Washington, Feb. 19.—That con- gress should authorize and direct the attorney general to prosecute land grant railroads in Oregon for not hav- ing complied with the terms in their grants in disposing of land in tracts of not more than 160 acres and at not more than $2.50 per acre was the sub- ject of a joint resolution reported to the senate from the committee on Judiciary by Senator Fulton, who asked for its immediate considera- tion. This resolution, drawn by the department of justice to satisfy any doubt that might be raised as to its authority to proceed against the rail- roads, was offered as a substitute for the resolution recently offered by Senator Tillman. The resolution was placed on the calendar under objec- tion by Senator Gallinger. The resolution directs the attorney general to prosecute suits to enforce the rights of the United States per- taining to land grants made to aid in the construction of railroad and tele- graph lines by the Southern Pacific Railroad company in California and Oregon involved in the act of July 25, 1866, and to the grant made to aid in constructing a military wagon road from Coos Bay to Roseburg, Ore., un- der the act of March 3, 1869. OF WIDESPREAD EFFECT. Threatened Strike of ~ Granite and Marble Employes. New York, Feb. 19.—Wholesale monument dealers in this city who have been watching the situation pre- dict a general strike of the cutters and allied unions against the quarry- men beginning March 1, which will extend throughout the New England marble and granite district and affect the trade all over the country. The differences between the quarry own- ers and their employes, the whole- salers say, includes, in addition to a dispute over wages, which the men want increased, a demand for the con- tinuation of the Saturday half holiday throughout the year. A general strike, it is stated, would practically stop the sale of New England marble and granite for tombstones. Middlemen do not carry a surplus stock and the retailer buys as he sells, while the quarrymen at present have only a small supply on hand. The quarries are well unionized and a strike, would be likely, it is stated, to tie up the whole industry in the section. DEATH SENTENCE AFFIRMED Chester Gillette Must Die for Murder of Sweetheart. Albany, N. Y., Feb. 19.—The court of appeals has decided that Chester Gillette of Cortland must -die in the electric chair for the murder of his sweetheart, Grace (or “Billy”) Brown, at Big Moose lake in the Adirondacks on July 11, 1906. The court affirms the judgment of conviction of murder in the first degree and the sentence of death rendered at the extraor- dinary term of the supreme court in Herkimer county. Aldrich Bill a Makeshift. Washington, Feb. 19.—Speaking in the senate Mr. Stone of Missouri de- clared that while the recent financial panic was in part due to a shortage of available currency the concentra- tion of the money at given points had much to do with it. There was, he said, too much of this money in New York. The Aldrich bill he regarded as merely a makeshift in meeting the needs of the country. e ALL TIRED OUT. Hundreds More in Bemidji in the Same Plight. Tired all the time; Weary and worn out night and day. Back aches; side aches, All on account of the kidneys. Must help them at their work. A Bemidji citizen shows you how: Sam Collard, living at 1907 America Ave., Bemidji, Minn., says: ‘“For some time I had been suffering from pains 1n the small ot my back and a sort of rheumatic stiffness in my joints. At times I was so stiff and my back so sore that I was scarcely able to do my work. A tired languid feeling was with me constantly and headaches bothered me a great deal. I tried a great many remedies but did not receive any relief until Doan’s Kidney Pills were_ brought to my attention. I procured a box at the Owl Drug Store. From my experience I can recommend them highly to others suffering fro kidney trouble.” B For sale by all dealers, Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., sole agents for the United States, Remember the name—Doan’s— and take no other, materlal or time, Calumet is put up in air-tight P\ cans; it will keep longer than any other Baking Powder on the market and has more raising power, CALUPE i socarefully andscien- tiically ared that the ncutralization of Hents is absolutely perfect. o, Calumcticaves no Rochelle - $1,630.00 glven for any substance in- Jurious to health found in, Celumet WHITE ELKS OBJECT. Would Prevent Negroes Using Name of Organization. St. Paul, Feb. 19.—Trouble is brew- ing among Minnesota Elks and a clash has already occurred regarding the right to use the name. B The Benevolent and Protective Or- der of Elks of the United States of America objects to the use of the title Jmproved Benevolent ‘and Pro- tective Order of the Elks of the World by a newer organization com- posed of colored men. A letter from John K. Tener, grand exalted ruler of the original order of Tlks, has been received by Julius Schmahl, secretary of state. The writer requests that any application for a charter by the newer order be refused pending investigation. It appears, however, that the col- ored Elks have already incorporated in Minnesota, whereas the original order has never done so. A committee of the grand lodge of the original order has the matter un- der censideration and will report on a plan of action at the meeting of the grand lodge at Dallas, Tex., in July. Ohio Committee Endorses Bryan. Columbus, O., Feb. 19.—The Demo- mously adopted resolutions endorsing William Jennings Bryan for the nom- ination for president. No mention is made in the resolutions of any vice president. The state convention will be held in Columbus May 5 and 6. Explosion Kills Three. ‘Wharton, N. J., Feb. 19.—An explo- sion in the mixing department of the General Explosive company killed Joseph Hough, an official of the com- | pany, and two workmen, broke nearly every window in stores and in Wharton some windows in Do- ver, two miles distant. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. Winfield S. Riblet, a well known business man of Erie, Pa, hanged himself in a barn near his home. Despondency was the cause. Colonel Clinton W. Ainsworth, sixty- seven years old, owner and editor of the Oak Park (1) Reporier-Argus and well known throughout the Unit- ed States in state reformatory work, is dead. Oscar Kirby, son of a Colorado Springs (Colo.) grocer, shot his bride of two months and killed himself with the same weapon. The couple had lived apart since the week after their marriage. MARKET QUOTATIGNS. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, Feb. 18.—Wheat—May, $1.004; July, $1.00%. On track—No. 1 hard, $1.04%; No. 1 Northern, $1.- 01%; No. 2 Northern, $1.003; No. 3 Northern, 95@98c. St. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Paul, Feb. 18.—Cattle—Good to choice steers, §4.75@5.50; fair to good, $4.00@4.75; good to choice cows and heifers, $3.25@4.25; veals, $3.75@5.00. Hogs—$4.10@4.30. Sheep—Wethers, $4.75@5.10; good to choice lambs, $6.25@6.55. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, Feb. 18.—Wheat—To arrive and on track—No. 1 hard, $1.025%; No. 1 Northern, $1.005; No. Q Northern, 97%c; May, $1.00%; July'v$1.00%. In store—No. 1 Northern, 98%c; No. 2 Northern, 95%c. Flax—To arrive and on track, $1.13; May, $1.14%; July, $1.1614. €hicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, Feb. 18.—Cattle—Beeves, $3.85@6.00; cows and heifers, $1.80@ 4.75; Texans, $3.60@4.50; calves, $5.25 ‘@7.00; Western cattle, $4.00@4.75; stockers and feeders, $2.70@4.75. Hogs —Light,” $4.15@4.40; mixed, $4.15@ @4.25; pigs, $3.60@4.25. Sheep, $3.25 @5.40; yearlings, $5.40@6.30; lambs, $5.00@6.90. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, Feb. 18.—Wheat—May, 91%c; July, 88@8S%c; Sept., 86c. Corn—May, 60%c; July, 59¢c; Sept., 583%ec. Oats—DMay, old, 52%ec; May, 50%ec; July, old, 45%ec; July, 43%c; Sept., 37%c. Pork—May, $11.37%; July, $11.75. WANIS ONE CENT A WORL. | cratic state central committee unani | HELP WANTED. WANTED FOR U. S. ARMY: Able- _ bodied unmarried men, between ages of 18 and 35; citizens of United States, of good character and temperate habits, who can speak, read, and write English For information apply to Recrui ing Officer, Miles Block, Bemidji Minn. WANTED—Kitchen girl and a porter, at Hotel Brinkman. FCR SALE. FOR SALE—Rubber stamps. The Pioneer will procure any kind of a rubber stamp for you an short notice. PIANO FOR SALE—Cheap, if t-ken at once. Mrs. E, J. Jones 419 America Ave. § FOR SALE: 16-inch seasoned jack pine. Telephone 373. LOST and FOUND A AN~ AN AN N NN, LOST: [Initial Signet ring, Tuesday afternoon, between Hotel Bur- roughs and City Opera House. Finder return to Hotel Burroughs for liberal reward. FOR RENT. D N USSR FOR RENT—House in Bemidji or Nymore. H. G. Arnestad, 1210 Beitrami Ave. = —— MISCELLANEOUS. £ SN S A s Tl TR PUBLIC LIBRARY—Open Tues- days, Thursdays and Saturdays, 2:30to 6 p. m., and Saturday evening 7:30 to 9 p. m. also. Library in basement of Court House. Mrs. Harriet Campbell, librarian. WANTED: Torent four or five room cottage. Close to center of city. J. A. Armstrong. 4.45; heavy, §4.20@4.50; rough, $4.20 ! Butter—Creameries, 21 | Want Ads FOR RENTING A PROPERTY, SELL- ING A BUSINESS OR OBTAINING HELP ARE BEST. Pioneer That is @32c; dairies, 20@28c. FEggs—21@ | 22¢c. Poultry—Turkeys, 12c; chick- ens and springs, 1le. ! There is Only One Laxative Bromo Qu. USED THE WORLD OVER TO CURE A OOLD IN ONE DAY. Always remgmbei' the full name. Look Pfor this signature on every box. 32bc. ‘““Bromo Quinine”’ ine