Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 18, 1908, Page 4

in Beltrami county, and has never refused to send the paper to any NEW POSTOFFIGE RULING AFFEGTS SUBSGRIPTIONS honest citizens, even if more than a vear in arrears. We have always ;’felt that the citizen who honestly in- Those in Arrears to Pioneer Will Dumndsw pay for the paper some time Well to Read the Subjoined Article. i should be given credit, and for that | reason we are carrying on our books‘ a great many who are in arrears one Eor more years. During the last week the Pioneer| The Pioneer, in sending these has sent to its subscribers notices of | 0tices. is simply obeving the ruling made by the postoffice department, which goes into effect April first. ‘The government, in making this amount theyjare back on subscrip-| ruling, had no notion whatever of tions. ilonning to the various newspapers In considering these notices, our any partof its great power for the subscribers should not act hastily | purpose of collecting past-due sub- but take into consideration the posi-| scriptions. tion in which we are placed. Briefly, the situation in this con- The Pioneer is the largest paper|nection is this: The postoffice the new postal ruling and also with | the notice we have stated the ex |tion to the common people. department has in the past been very liberal in rates of postage for newspapers, and it desires to conduct the same policy in the future. Itisa recognized fact that from the great dalies in the large cities to the humble local papers of small villages, newspapers are an educa: These. and other legal publications are allowed to mail their publications are allowed to mail their papers at one cent per pound. There would now be no new ruling in this re- spect were it not for the fact that the mail has become crowded to a serious extent of recent years with publications which are used purely for advertising purposes and for which no one ever subscribed or paid. This class of publications have increased wonderfully of late. Department officials for years have wrestled with this problem. The order which went into effect January 1, however, is the first step taken with the idea of disbarring from the mails spurious pnblications issued merely for : advertising ‘ pui- poses. In the order of Jan.1, a legiti- mate newspaper and what are termed actual subscribers are des- cribed officially. It isset forth that a subscriber is one who takes a paper regularly from the postoffice and pays for it. To such a person publishers can send their paper through the mailsat the regular pound rate. One who takes a paper regularly from the postoffice or by carrier but does nos pay for it is not considered by the depart- ment officials at Washington an actual or legitimate subscriber, and if the publisher desires to keep such a one on his list he can do so, but he must pay postage affixing to the wrapper,the proper amount of stamps the same as a private citizen, who frequently sends a friend at some distant place a copy of his home paper. Of course no publisher can afford to carry a subscriber on his list who tion pay a high rate of postage on the paper sent him. So upon the first of April every newspaper in the country will be obliged to cut off all delinquent subscribers, the depart- ment having given publishers 90 days more time in which to get their lists in the best possible shape. Manv of our subscribers are ex- MAIL_ORDERS EErerih Hie Saturday LADIES’ READY-TO-WEAR GARMENTS, or Skirt, has that made - to = order ap- pearance For the upening' we have received a nice assortment of these garments. Suits $20.00 to $30:00 Jackets $4.50 to $20.00 Skirts $3.50 to $22.00 ~ WASH FABRICS est patterns—IOc to 75c a yard. PARASOLS AND UMBRELLAS Beautiful new creations in this department. None too early to secure your Eas!er needs as the as- sortment is now un- broken, Remember the dates. The Palmer Garment, be it a Suit, Coat Just compare our assortment of Fine Wash Goods with what other stores are showing.We show exclusive styles of the lat- SHug) We have re= ceived from the art rooms of the Belding Co., 14 pieces of worked pieces, ranging in price from $4.00 to $20 00, that we will show during our open- ing. You can buy tiiem if you wish, but the main object in making an ex= hibit is to show the new stitches. Do not fail to see this display if in- terested in fancy work. BOYS' CAPS Most stores seem to think that most any- thing is good enough for a boy. We have aline of Boys’ Caps good enough for any- one. ALL KINDS OF SHOES . . Johnson & Murphy shoes ;@% for men, $5.00 to $7.00. King Quality, $3.50 to $5.00. Sharood thoes, $6.00. Pingree shoes for women, $3, $3.50 and $5 Budd for Children 65c. to $1.50, $3.00 to Bemidji, Minn. ING_OPENING ivcy Wik | Thursday, Friday and ~ Saturday CLOTHING DEPARTMENT MEN’3 SUITS--On our Suit tables you BOYS’ Copyright - e AT e w or tan $3.50 tan $2.75. colors black, pair. March 19, 20 and 21 Come and see the beautiful decorations, you’ll see your friends, also the largest and best selected stock of merchandise in Beltrami county. SUITS—We have the assortment of Boys’ Suits in Bemidji. Let us show Yyou we can save you money. LADIES’ GLOVES 16 button Kid Gloves, colors black 12 button Kid Gloves black or 16 button imported Silk Gloves, $2 50 a pair. Good quality long Silk Gloves, colors black or white $1.50 a will find the Stein-Block and the Adler gar- ments, two of the best makes in America, $15.00 to $30.00 a Suit, then we can show you a nice line of Suits made by other manu- facturers, ranging in price from $6.00 to $12.00 a Suit. largest a pair, white, tan or mode, is behind in his dues and in addi-|: Health Insurance at little cost BAKING all states. It is the only hi Baking Powder on_the 1. a moderate price. drugs—It is chemieally CALUMET Sl,floo.oo reward is offered to anyone for any sub- stance injurious to the health found il in Calumet Baking Powder. Purity is a prime essential in food. Calumetis made onlyof pure, wholesome j ingredients combined by skilled chemists, and complies with the pure food laws o Calumet Baking, Powder may be K freely used with the certainty that food j made with it contains me harmfual and makes Pure, Wholesome L2 POWDER correct cepting this new ruling with the | best of grace, and are paying up nicely. After the subscriber and the publisher gets things adjusted to the new rule, it will be best for all. Thus it can be seen that if the postoffice department desires to make it impossible for purely advertising publications to use the mails at one cent per pound rate, it must pro- scribe rules to which that class of publication cannot conform. Having no legitimate list of sub- scribers, the postmaster general de- B |livered a knock-out blow to adver- tising pamphlets when the promul- gates the rule that none but those publications which have actual sub- scribers are entitled to the bless- ings of the one cent per pound rate. Furthermore when the head of the postal service says that an actual subscriber is a person who takes and pays for a paper, not one who takes and promises to pay. Legiti- mate newspapers and their subscrib- ers are affected to some extent, but not disastrously; for in the end it will be better all around. This statement sets forth as briefly as’possible the motives of the postal department in making the recent order; and also explains why every newspaper publisher in the land just now in making strenuous attempts to get their lists in as good shape as they can by April 1. The Pioneer has a large list of subscribers in this county and all who are in arrears one year or more should liquidate at once and pay the outstanding indebtedness, in order that we may comply with the postal laws and still send the paper. JOHN D. LIKES AUGUSTA. People of Georgia City Treat Him Like a Human Being. Augusta, Ga., March 18.—“I am fond of Augusta,” said John D. Rockefeller. “I intend to spend as much of my time here as I can. That is why I have bought land here. I intend to erect a home and I shall spend sev- eral months every year here. I would spend much more of my time here if it were not for my business affairs. Why do I like Augusta?” said Mr. Rockefeller. “I like it because the people here treat me as a human be- ing. People don't bother me. I am free from the notoriety that pursues me at other places. I am always glad to come here and sorry to leave.” ‘Washington, March 18—*I have the highest respect for John D. Rockefel- ler. I think he is a much abused man. I intend to play a game of golf with him in a short time and I'll beat him,” said Andrew Carnegie as he was leaving the White House. - Mr. Carnegie was answering a question about the much heralded story that he and the Standard Oil king were at loggerheads over the score of a game of golf. STALLED UNDER RIVER. Passengers Spend an Hour in Dark. ness and Suspense. New York, March 18.—For nearly an hour a train half filled with pas- sengers was stalled in the tunnel un- der the East river while a fire raged in the Fulton street station under Lower Broadway. The fire started from a short circuit in the third rail and within a minute the wooden box which encloses the rail was in flames, The grease soaked wood burned freely and threw off much smoke. It was not until the current in the whole system south of Ninety-sixth street had 'been shut off that firemen were able to fight the fire. In the mean- time the power rail was “dead” for an hour and the hapless passengers in the stalled train under the river spent that time in darkness and suspense. S S Hurled to Instant Death. St. Paul, March 18.—Lawrence Hope, aged fifty-two, proprietor of a jewelry store, was struck and instant- 1y killed by the Omaha flyer as he was crossing the tracks at Post Siding. According to the engineer Mr. Hope walked directly in front of the fast passenger train and was struck witl terrific force, his body being hurled fifty feet through the air. His Strength Ebbing Daily. London, March 18.—The strength of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, the British premier, is ebbing daily and his friends take the gravest view of the dropsical symptoms which have appeared in his extremities. The medical bulletins continue disquieting. RENERSCALLEDOUT Big Strike at St. Lonis Result of Factional Dispute. EMPLOYERS TOOK A HAND Issued Ultimatum to Employes for the Purpose of Ending Trouble, but Their Action Resulted in Several | Thousand Quitting Work. St. Louis, March 18.—The 3,500 un- fonized employes in the St. Louis breweries have been notified to strike as the result of a factional quarrel in Beer Drivers’ local No. 43. The call for the strike was issued by officials of the International United Brewery Workers of America after a fruitless conference with the repre- sentatives of the breweries. The trouble grew out of an ultima- tum recently issued by the different brewers stating that all employes fail- ing to take out membership cards in Old Reliable local No. 43 within a specified time would be dismissed. The local had previously divided on | the question of the purchase of head- quarters and two factions formed. It was for the purpose of effecting a con- solidation of the factions that the ulti- matum was issued by the brewers. But instead of affecting a reconecilia- tion about 450 drivers walked out and were dismissed. Monday about 800 bottlers and handlers went out on a sympathetic strike. Officials of the international union conferred with the representatives of the breweries and demanded that the 460 discharged drivers be reinstated. Failing in their demands the interna- tional officials called the strike. RIOTING AT FAIRBANKS. Leaders of Western Federation of Miners Arrested. Fairbanks, Alaska, March 18.—Mem- bers of the Western Federation of Miners engaged in a riot. They mo- lested and threatened men going out on the train to the creek to work and prevented railroad men loading the baggage on the train. The deputy marshal was hurriedly called and found it necessary to club the rioters. Louis Daazat took five shots at Dep- uty Phil North, who returned the fire, but no one was injured except a num- ber of federationists who were clubbed. Daazat was arrested. Tom Steffensen, organizer and leader of the Western Federation; W. E. Preis- ley, editor of the miners’ paper, and Frank Cullen, secretary of the local union, were arrested for harboring prisoners in union headquarters after the shooting. Their bails were set at ! 85,000 and they were‘sent to jail in default. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. Right Rev. Gustave A. Rouxel, aux- lliary bishop of the archdlocese of New Orleans, is dead. The house has passed a bill fncreas- ing the compensation of employes in the lifesaving service. Mrs. James Murphy, mother of W. J. Murphy, publisher of the Minneap- olis Tribune, is dead at New Rich- mond, Wis. William Nelms, aged ninety years, Who claimed to be the last survivor of the “noble six hundred” at Bsla- klava, is dead at his home in Manassa, Colo. : Judge Gantt of the Missouri su- preme court in an opinion has reaf- firmed the decisions of the Missouri courts upholding the constitutionality of the local option law of Missouri. An American firm has been success- ful in the competition instituted by the Russian war office to determine the best cartridge and pack carrying equipment for infantrymen. Forty-six foreign and Russian companies sub- mitted designs. The report that the president is about to send a special message to congress, urging upon its attention certain matters of necessary legisla- tion recommended by the Civic Féd- eration, meets with a positive denial at the White House. oA The Missouri supreme court has de- cided that city ordinances prohibiting persons from lounging on street cor- ners are unconstitutional. The case came from St. Louis, where Jacob Gloner was fined for standing on a Street corner doing picket. duty during a strike in 1903, A Little of Everything. “The weather used to be in four acts —Spring, summer, autumn and win- ter.” “Well?” 5 “But now nature seems to have gone into vaudeville.” — Louisville (‘A)ngrf:l\ Journal. =