Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 29, 1908, Page 2

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED NVERY AFTRRNOON, A A A A A A A A A A A A A OFFICIAL PAPER--CITY OF BEMIDJI BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. CLYDE J. PRYOR I A. 0. RUTLEDGE, Business Manager Managing Editor Wntered (n the postoffice at Bemidjl. Minz., a8 second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION---$5.00 PER ANNUM THE PIONEER IS NO MAN'S “ORGAN.” Now the Growler wants to say a few ‘words and we hope the Pioneer will take it as we mean it, just in fun. For no better newspaper man exists than Dock and what.a bright, brilllant sheet he would make of that paper if given a free hand, and Pryor, we like him just as well as anyone does and we congratulate the management in securing him, but what we want to say is that last Friday that paper had an edi- torial and it took a firm stand on advertising. . Years ago in southern Minnesota we exchanged with a newspaper, not that it was any benefit to us but he was our neighbor and dur- ing ssventeen years we never heard him exptess an opinion or take a positive stand but once. One day we opened the paper and running our eyes over its columns we came upon the positive and stern statement that “after mature consideration uE kNEw that De- Land Saleratus was the best!” A paper without an opinion is like a ship without a rudder and when it does express an opinion at 5 cents a line—Well, enough said.— Bemidji Sentinel. The above is taken bodily from the “Growler” column of the Be- midji Sentinel, in which colnmn A. B. Allen (yclept the ‘‘Colonel”) is wont to exploit his wit and. wisdom. The article is a direct insult to the editor and the manager of this paper, despite the attempt of Mr. Allen at the beginning to throw a little “taffy” as to the ability of the editor hereof. We have been too long in the newspaper business to be impressed with any sucn buncombe, and we would take no notice of the vapor- ings of the pleasant old gentleman were it not for the fact that he in- sinuates that the gentleman whose name appears at the head of this column as editor is not reaponsible for the articles published “herein. We have heard- these insinuations before, but have simply shrugged our shoulders and paid no attention to the matter, knowing that anyone who is interested, might find out who dictates the policy of ° this paper by applying to the managing editor for such information. Once and for all, Brother Allen, we want you to mark well what is said here: C. J. Pryor and A. G. Rutledge OWN THE CONTROLLING INTEREST IN THE BEMIDJI PIONEER. We bought this controlling interest and are meet- ing our obligations in connection there- with; and we will wager $100 with you or any other’_ man, that we can prove our assertions that we alone dictate the policy of this paper. As to our ‘‘opinions,” we have them, but we are not changing them (like an old maid’s temper) with every issue of our paper. Perhaps Allen’s screed was brought on by our attitude in the recent city election. We pride ourselves on the fact that we did not encourage any mud-slinging, and that we absolutely refused {o print any matter which maligned any one in this city, unless it was signed by the party who wrote it. This will be our policy in this city just so long as we are connected with this paper. We shall not, for any reason, be the means of getting our good citizens into a mix-up, political or otherwise, where charges and counter- charges are made with such mali- ciousness as to create feuds, dissen- sion and strife, resulting in wounds that are never healed. We did not invest in the Pioneer to grind anyone’s axe, nor from any sentiment. We believed it to be a good business proposition, and we are running the paper on purely business principles. We shall be as fair as possible in our treatment of the public asa whole, reserving the right to especi- ally commend our friends and to treat our enemies (if we have any) with silence and contempt. And by)'the ‘way, brother, you needn’t bother mailing us a check (“5 cents a line”) for the above “opinion,’»‘ either. 1ne Brightness He Saw. A man who died recently in the north of England and had been living & dishonest life under the cloak of re ligion, wishing to pose as a good mait to the last, sald to those around him: “All is bright before me!” “Aye,” said one of those present, whom he had swindled out of a sum of money, “an’ in abeat ten minnits thean’ll be near enoof to see th’ blaze!” ~—Manchester Guardian. Never a One Day President. The periodic assertion Is made that on Sunday, March 4, 1849, Senator Da- vid Rice Atchison of Missouri, who was then president pro tem. of the senate, was president of the United States “virtually.” He never was, “virtually” or otherwise. In 1793 congress enacted that in event of no president or vice president being ready to succeed the first office should devolve on the president of the senate and next on to the speaker of the house. The succession was changed in 1886. Now, Zachary Tay- lor and Millard Fillmore were in Wash- ington on March 4, 1849. It being Sun. day, they permitted an Interregnum to follow until the next day. Mr. Atehl- son took no oath as president, and without taking such he could not ex- ercise the office. Mr. Taylor could have taken the oath at any second subsequent to noon on March 4. No pompous inauguration is demanded. The chief justice need not administer the oath. Arthur took it in New York before Judge Brady at 2 a. m. and Mr. Roosevelt in Buffalo before United States Judge Hazel. The “virtually” of Mr. Atchison Is visionary unless by some bolt from the blue the elected officials had been re- moved.—Pittsburg Post. Glory Everywhere. A Methodist minister was much an- noyed by one of his hearers frequently shouting out during the preaching. “Glory!” “Pralse the Lord! and the like. Though often reproved, the hap- py member persisted In expressing himself. One day the minister Iinvited him to tea and, to take his mind from thoughts of praise, handed him a scl- entific book, full of dry facts and fig- ures, to pass the time before tea. Presently the minister was startled by a sudden outburst of “Glory!” “Halleluiah!” and “Pralse the Lord!" “What is the matter, man?” asked the minister. “Why, this book says the sea Is five mlles deep?” “Well, what of that?” “Why. the Bible says my sins have been cast Into the depths of the sea, and If it Is that deep I need not be afrald of their ever coming up again. Glory!” The minister gave up hopes of re- forming him. A Daring Escape. The annals of Sing Sing are full of daring escapes. A typical case was that of Pallister and Rohlf, two con- victed murderers. By frequent appeals they had headed off the day of their execution, and at length decided on escape at any cost—even that of life itself. Late one night Pallister called for a drink of milk, and as the officiai on duty opened the cell door to give it him he was seized, dragged in and overpowered. The desperado then locked the officer in the cell and, after securing his keys, released his com- rade Rohlf, when they in turn over- came and disarmed the second night watchman. This done, they offered re- lease to three more prisoners with whom they had made friends. These declined the doubtful benefit, however, whereupon the two murderers climbed the skrlight, reached the boundary wall and dropped®to liberty by the broad Hudson, which they crossed in a small boat.—New York Tribune. Up Two Stumps. Little Johnny was in the habit of wanting more victuals put upon his plate than he could eat. His papa de- cided to break him of the habit. One day as Johuny insisted upon being served until his plate was well filled his papa said, “Johnny, if I give you this you will have to eat every bit of it or I will punish you.” Johnny prom- ised that he would, and bravely did the little fellow try to do so, but in vain. It was too much for him. He would try again and again and then look sorrowfully at his papa. Finally, laying down his fork, he said: “Papa, if you was me which would you rather do, get a licking or bust?” Our Language. An Intelligent foreigner is said to have expressed himself after the fol- lowing fashion on the absurdities of the English language: “When I dis- covered that I was quick, I was fast; if I stood firm, 1 was fast; if 1 spent too freely, I was fast, and that not to eat was to fast, 1 was discouraged. But when I came across the sentence, “The first one won one $1 prize’ 1 was tempted to give up English and learn some other language.” A Little of Everything. “The weather used to be in four acts —spring, summer, autumn and win- ter.” “Well?” “But now nature seems to have gone into vaudeville.” — Louisville Courler- Journal. Live Furs. “Mamma, look!” exclalmed Mary. “Those furs are just like mine.” “Why, Mary. you have no furs,” re- plied the astonished mother. “Yes, I have,” said Mary, “and they are filled with kittens.”—School Educa- tion. A Pleasant Change. “So you enjoyed Venice?” sald the traveler. “Yes,” answered Mr. Cumrox. “It was kind of pleasant, for a change, to be robbed by a gondolier instead of a hack driver.”—Washington Star. Ancestry. Don’t step hard on a struggling mor- tal because his grandfather once rob- bed a stagecoach. None of us can go too far back In the family record with- out a shiver of apprehension.—Man- chester Union. Former Minister Convicted. Minneapolis, Feb. % J.—Rev. Samuel White, retired minister, now engaged In the loan business in this city, was found guilty of grand larceny in the second degree by a jury in the district court. The verdict grew indirectly out of civil charges made by Mrs. Lot- tle R. Sheldon, St. Paul, who accused White of wrongfully retaining $1,- 108.40 belonging to her. The woman claimed she advanced White various sums upon which he promised to pay 20 per cent interest. - Am— PROTESTNOTGENERAL Some Railroads Preparing to Com- ply With Nine-Hour Law. GOES INTO EFFECTMARCH 4 Thirty-seven Applications for Exten- sion of Time Received by the Inter- state Commerce Commission and Hearings Are Now Being Held. Washington, Feb. officlals of railways from all parts of the country are in attendance upom the hearing given by the interstate commerce commission of applications for an extension of the time of the going into effect of the nine-hour law. In all thirty-seven applications were received by the commission asking for the extension. Two of them al- ready have been denied, those of the Georgia Southern and Florida railway and the St. Joseph and Grand Island railway, because, in the opinion of the commission, the petitions did not show what, in the terms of the act, would comstitute “good cause” for granting the relief requested. The applications of the other thirty-five lines are being heard as one case be- cause the petitions are substantially identical. All of them assert that they have found it impossible to pro- cure’ the services of competent, effi- cient and dependable telegraph oper- ators in such numbers as will enable them to comply with the provisions of the law; and that, even if they could obtain the necessary operators, the enforced employment of so many addi- tional men would be a financial hard- ship which the carriers ought not to be subjected to. Nearly all of the petitions also indicate that, in the circumstances, if the law is enforced, the companies will be obliged to Close Many Small Stations on their lines, thus interfering with the service, causing inconvenience and possible loss to the traveling and shipping public and preventing the prompt movement of trains. The roads which have filed applications for extension of the law include the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific; Illinois Central; Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul; Union Pacific; Hocking Valley and Louisville and Nashville. It is regarded as significant that, with the exception of the New York Central lines, none of the great East- ern roads have made application for extension. In the Northwest the Wis- consin Central, the Great Northern and the Northern Pacific are not rep- resented among the applicants. Under the law and a ruling of the commission no road which does not apply for the extension can be a bene- ficiary of any order granting the ex- tension to other lines, even if such order should be issued. It is assumed, therefore, that the companies which have not applied have made arrange- ments tc conform to the provisions of the law when it becomes effective on March 4. NATIVES DEFY BRITONS. Conditions in India Said to Be Most Serious. Boston, Feb. 2 .—The officers of the German steamer Neuenfelds, which arrived here from India and Ceylon, report that the natives are openly defying the British. They have boy- cotted British goods and have refused to handle cargoes shipped by the British merchants. In the interior they are on the verge of revolt and in many places they are arming and pre- paring to combat British rule. Agitators are largely responsible for the present conditions. They are inciting the natives to acts of violence. They believe the Japanese will aid them if they engage in war with Eng- land and they declare they will be victorfous. In the larger cities the feeling against the British in general has taken the form of a boycott and commerce is greatly hampered. The Neuenfelds was delayed sixty- four days at Calcutta waiting for her cargo. The natives refused to work on the freighter and it was weeks be- fore a gang of longshoremen could be got together who would load the ship. Calcutta harbor at the time was filled with British steamers unable to get cargoes. MINNESOTA FOR TAFT. Republican State Central Committee Adopts Resolution. St. Paul, Feb. 2 .—The Republican state commitiee has decided to hold the convention to name delegates to the national convention at Chicago at Minneapolis April 16. The conven- tion to name a state ticket will be held at St. Paul on July 1. A strong resolution endorsing Sec- retary Taft for the Republican nom- ination for president was adopted. Employes Reject oad’s Offer. St. Paul, Feb. 2,—By an over- whelming majority the telegraph op- erators on the Northern Pacific have refected the proposition made by the road in regard to a new schedule of hours and wages to become effective on March 4, when the “heurs of serv- fce law” goes into effect. With 900 telegraphers on the system a total of 650 votes have been received. Out of this number of votes fully 85 per cent were unfavorable to the company’s proposition, according to members of the telegraphers’ general committee. BOTH ARE PART INDIAN. Interesting Debate Between Senators Owen and Curtis. Washington, Feb. 2)—One of the most interesting debates ‘that ever took place in the senate occurred be- tween Senators Owen of Oklahoma and Curtis of Kansas, both of them part Indian. The controversy was over an amendment which Mr. Owen sought to have inserted in the Indian appropriation bill referring to the In- diang of Indian Territory as the late 2} —Operating | Tribes, in Which he was antagonized by Mr. Curtis. Declaring himself to be a member of the Chero- SENATOR CURTIS. kes tribe Mr. Owen dramatically de manded a recognition of his rights as a free man. The discussion took a wide range, entering into the ques- tions of allotment of lands to Indians and the right of the government to exercise control after such allotments had been made. Much feeling was manifested by both men and they held the attention of the senate for fully an hour. When the debate end- ed they shook hands and sat down to continue the discussion in private, VENNER AGAIN BEATEN. His Suit Against Chicago City Rail- way Dismissed. Chicago, Feb. 2 .—Judge Ball, in the superior court, has dismissed the bill filed by Clarence H. Venner of New York seeking to enjoin the Chi- cago City Railway company and the ity of Chicago from operating under the ordinance recently granted by the city to the company. Among other things sought by Venner was a re- ceiver for the company and the estab- lishment of “how much money was used to infiuence the passage of the ordinance.” In concluding his opin- ion Judge Ball said: “This complainant purchased his stock and waited until the ordinance had been passed and bonds issued be- fore he filed his bill that he might come into his reward. I shall quote Justice Brewer of the supreme court of the United States, who said in the case brought by this same complain- ant against the Farmers’ Loan and Trust company: ‘It looks very much as if he had dug a pit and was anx- {ously keeping the pathway to it in good order. Into this pit he has fallen and must there lie.”” MALSTERS ISSUE WARNING Will Not Patronize Concerns Friendly to Prohibition. Chicago, Feb. 2 .—Malsters of Chi- cago frankly admit that the prohibi- tion wave already has caused them great losses and they have warned board of trade interests that the lat- ter no longer can expect malsters’ patronage if they aid the malsters’ foes. One of the letters sent out says: “As a matter of self-preservation we are compelled to find out who are our friends and who our enemies. No firm that directly or indirectly assists the Prohibition party can consistently do business with us and we therefore take the liberty to ask how you stand on the question.” Insurance Men Indicted. New York, Feb. 2..—The grand jury which has been investigating the af- fairs of the Provident Savings Life Assurance society has returned two indictments against E. R. Thomas and one against O. F. Thomas charging them with misdemearors in violation of the state insurance law. Three Children Killed. Greensboro, N. C, Feb. 2'—Two children of Thomas Hardin, a dairy- man, and one of his brother’s children ‘were killed by the overturning upon them of a pot of boiling tar around which they were playing in imitation of a “hog killinga” " BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria and Eleonore Caroline - Gasparine Louise, princess of Reuss, were married at Cologne, Germany. Dispatches to Dun’s Trade Review |d indicate that improvement continues, although progress is slow and the conservalism of buyers, confines con: tracts to immediate needs. 5 At Florissant, Colo.,, Edward Price, a railroad engineer, shot and killed his wife, set fire to the house and then blew out his own brains. Price 18 supposed to have been insane. Joseph Chamberlain, accompanied by Mrs. Chamberlain, has left London for the Riviera. They will remain there for several months. Mr. Cham- berlain’s health continues to improve slowly. Notices were posted at the Maum- keag Cotton company’s mill at Salem, Mass., announcing a curtailment of 20 per cent of working time after this week. About 1,600 hands are em- ployed. Five unemployed men, with large families, of Monessen, Pa., have left for Portland, Tenn., where they will farm land on the community plan. Other families are preparing to go South and take up land on a similar plan. ¢ Five perfectly formed children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. George Campbell of Steubenville, O. Three of the babies died within an hour after their birth. One boy and one girl will live, it is said. Three of the children were boys. Mrs. Lydia A. White, aged eighty, a real daughter of the American revo: lution and the youngest of them all, is dead. -Her father was George Leon- ard, who served in the Revolution under General Washington and partici- pated in the battles of Brandywine, Princeton and Germantow: _ ST — This supreme Bakimng dence when eating Confidence when eating, that your food is of highest wholesomeness—that it has nothing in it that can injure or distress you — makes the repast doubly comfortable and satisfactory. confidence you have when the food is raised with ROYANL Powder Absoluiecly Pare The only baking powder made with Royal Grape Cream of Tartar There can be no comforting confi- alum baking pow- der food. Chemists say that more or Iess of the alum powder in unchanged alumor alumsalts remainsin thefood. No Steps Taken to Arrest Roy. Paris, Feb. 28.—No steps have yet been taken to arrest Paul Roy, who is charged by his American wife, known as Glacia Calla, with the murder of her brother, George A. Carkins, at Newington, N. H,, on Jan. 2. Neither through the state department at Wash- ington nor the New York police have the French authorities been notified of the commission of this alleged crime. Long Terms for Kidnappers. Chicago, Feb. 28.—William Jones, alias Birmingham, and his wife, Irene Alzina Jones, were sentenced to the penitentiary by Judge Kersten for the kidnapping of Lilllan Wulff, an eight- year-old girl, last December. The man was given a thirty years’ term and the woman twenty-five years, the pun- ishment fixed by the jury which last week found tbem guilty. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, Feb. 28.—Wheat—May, $1.06%; July, $1.06%. On track—No. 1 hard, $1.11% @1.18; No. 1 Northern, $1.09@1.00%; No. 2 Northern, $1.07@ 1.07%; No. 8 Northern, $1.08%@1.- 06%%. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Dulnh Fah 28.—Whaat—Ta arsive and on track—No. 1 hard, $1.10%; No. 1 Northern, $1.08%; No. 2 Northern, $1.00%; May, $1.06%; July, $1.08%. Flax—To arrive and on track, §1.15%; May, $1.16; July, $1.17%. 8t. Paul Union 8tock Yards. St. Paul, Feb. 28.—Cattle—Good to ohoice steers, $4.75@B6.50; fair to good, $4.00@4.75; good to choice cows and heifers, $3.25@4.25; veals, $3.75@5.25. Hogs—$4.05@4.25. Sheep—Wethers, $4.95@5.15; good to choice lambs, $6.25@4.40. Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, Feb. 28.—Cattle—Beeves, $3.90@6.0; cows and heifers, $1.80@ 4.90; Texars, $3.75@4.75; calves, $5.25 @17.25; Western cattle, $4.00@4.75; stockers and feeders, $2.75@4.90. Hogs —Light, $4.25@4.47%; mixed, $4.26@ 4.62%%; heavy, $4.25@4.55; . rough, $4.25@4.35; pigs, $3.70@4.25. Sheep, $3.25@5.50; yearlings, $5.00@6.25; lambs, $5.00@6.85. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, Feb. 28 —Wheat—May, 97% @98c; July, 92%c; Sept., 89%ec. Corn—May, 613%c; July, 593% @89%¢c; Sept., 58% @587%c. Oats—May, old, B30; May, 51% @513%c; July, old, 44%c; July, 433c; Sept. 37%ec. Pork —May, $11.57%; July, $11.95. 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The Pioneer has three times the circulation of any Beltrami county competitor, and contains more local, county and state news, hence our adver- tising space brings larger returns. We Court Investigation 4 i 1 {