Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 19, 1908, Page 4

UL S complete line of choice of exclusive day, March 21, 1908. styles. rman Emporium Opening Sale Spring Suits and Coats Saturday, Mch. 21,08 Mr. Parker, a representative of America’s foremost manufacturer, will have on display in our store the Suits, Coats and Skirts of this famous house. Garments delivered or orders taken to your measure of any style you may choose. An extraordinary opportunity to buy your Spring Suit, Coat or Skirt from this magnificent assortment. will find here the most beautiful styles in European and American Fashions. This elegant stock will be on display all day Satur- It is urgent to come early to get Remember our Spring Millinery and Dry Goods Opening Thursday. Berman Emporium You will DOINGS AMONG BEMIDJI'S COUNTRY NEIGHBORS | Live Correspondents of the Pioneer Write the News From Their Localities. | Shotley. Born: a girl to Mr. and Mrs. J. Larsan March 1. Mrs. L. Johnson expects to leave for Minneapolis on a visit this week. Mrs. Hilda Dyrhaug left ona business trip to Crookston, Minne- apolis and other cities. The Ladies’ Aid met with Mrs, E. Olson March 5 and officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: president, Mrs. E. Olson; vice president, Miss Hannah Thompson; secretary and treas- urer, Mrs. Louis Johnson. Cunningham. March 17, Ernest Senear and wife will re- turn to Bemidji this week. Roswell Guptell has disposed of the last of his lots on the Island lake shore. Charles Attix and family, of Bridgie, visited at the home of Mrs. Wallace Cunningham Thursday. Frank O’Meara, a resident of| Hennepin county, will build a resi- dence on the shores of Island lake this spring. The subject which will be dis- cussed at the next meeting of the M. L club is *“The Setting Hen in Comparison with the Incubator.” Spaulding. March 16. Christ Sande was shopping in the city Saturday. Miss Cecelia Rvgg spent Thurs- day shopping at Bemidji. i L. O. Myhre transacted busi- ness at Bemidji Saturday. Carl Blom and Elmer Gustafson spent Sunday at A. Djonne’s. Henry and Einer Anderson were business visitors at Bemidji the last of the week. A quilting social was given at O. E, Soland’s by the Ladies’ Aid Saturday evening. Lunch ard ice cream were served and everybody enjoyed a pleasant evening. “Clementson. March 16. Henry Mundella spent Sunday with old acquaintances across the boundary, Robert Passolt left for Port Arthur Thursday morning, where he has accepted a positicn as head sawyer for the J. Miller company. He was accompanied by his broth- er, Phillip, as far as Clementson from the latter’s claim; A fire, which destroyed every- thing, except a few articles, was discovered on Friday evening dur- ing the supper hour, by Erick Sun- dine and Olaf Moen in the latter’s house near here, Mr. Sundine was badly burned and fears are entertained for his recovery. Battle River. March 18. J. Jerome was a business visitor at Kelliher Friday. Ole Bones of Saum was a busi- nesa caller here Tuesday. N. Traversy left Saturday morn- ing for Wilton on a business trip. Mr. and Mrs. O. L, Laurger and Miss Cunningham were Battle River visitors Sunday. Mr. Elliot and S. Dalgaard were here Friday looking after the Grand Forks Lumber company's interests. S. S. Evenson of Saum passed through Battle River last Monday on his way to Fergus Falls, where he will visit with reiatives and triends for some time. Puposky. March 16. Pete Maltrud was a business visitor at Bemidji this week. H, M. Clark, the cedar man, was at Puposky last week attend- ing to business matters. Paul Rouen, traveling repre- sentative for the Gotzan Shoe Co., of St. Paul, called on Puposky merchants last week. F. W. Burky, the sawmill owner, moved his family from Island Lake to Puposky this week and is ready, with a crew of men, to commence building his mill. Mrs. Hince and Mrs. Smythe of Bemidji held services in the school house Sunday afternoon 2nd even- ing. Mrs. Smythe is a beautiful singer and the services were well attended. Wilton. March 18. Herman Patterson is on the sick list this week. 3 Ike Jacobson lett for North Da- kota last week. Melvin Dahl made a business trip to Bemidji last Saturday. Gardiner Waldrom went to Be- | Show starts 7:10—8:10—9:10. | midji on business last Saturday, Moses and Joe Burnham went to Bemidji on business last Friday. Miss Lottie Brennan went to Bemidji Saturday to take a music lesson. Mrs. Frank Patterson spent a couple of days in Bemidji visiting last week. Anna West went to Bemidji last Saturday. She will remain there for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brennan and children visited at Harvey Bowers’ last Sunday. Miss Frances Bowers of Bemidji spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. E, Bowers. Leslie Frost and Miss Ada Holes of Bemidji spent Sunday afternoon at Mr. and Mrs. - Patter- son’s. Mrs. Baxter, daughter Rose, and son Lloyd, intend to leave for California in a short time. They intend to make théir home there for some time. Sunday afternoon while Bernie Aldrich and Miss Mildred Woed were driving from Wilton one of the horses became frightened and ran away, throwing both occupants from the sleigh. Fortunately they received no great injuries. The town election was held last Tuesday March 10, and the follow- ing officers were elected: Robert Ernst, William Dandliker, William Hall, supervisors: Frank Patter- son, clerk; Thomas Melby, treas- urer; Henry Anderson, assessor; James Watkins, justice of the peace; Fred Teske, constable, Troppman Purchased ““The Mart.” Negotiations have been completed whereby Hoffman & Thomas have disposed of “The Mart Store” to F. C. Troppman, who is now in pos- session of the store. Hoffman & Thomas will retire from the store and Mr. Troppman will personally conduct the business. Messrs. Hoffman and Tkomas came from Minneapolis late last fall and started their store, and they have enjoyed a very liberal patron- age. Mr. Hoffman has opened an ab- stract office in the court house, but Mr. Thomas has not yet decided as to his future movements. Standing room was at a premium at the Brinkman Family theatre last night. That the Ranfs have “made good” is without question. They change their vaudeville acts tonight. T0LD A TRUE STORY Court Di§cusses Orchard’s Testis mony in Passing Sentence. CLEMENCY IS RECOMMENDED Under Plea of Guilty to the Murder _of Former Governor Steunenberg Judge Wood Is Compelled to Con- demn Prisoner to Death. Caldwell, Ida., March 19.—Stating that he believed that Harry Orchard, in his testimony in the trials of Will- iam D. Haywood and George A. Petti- bone for the murder of ex-Governor Frank Steunenberg, told the exact truth, attempting to conceal nothing, Judge Fremont Wood, in the district court, recommended that the state board of pardons commute Orchard’s sentence of death to imprisonment in the state penitentiary. The sentence of death was pronounced in accord- ance with the plea of guilty entered by Orchard Tuesday of last week when arraigned. Judge Wood pre- sided at both the Haywood and Petti- bone trials. In sentencing Orchard and recom- mending the commutation of his sen- tence Judge Wood reviewed the case from the time of the killing of Frank Steunenberg to the present, including the arrest of Orchard, his confession, the arrest of Charles H. Moyer, pres- ident of the Western Federation of HARRY ORCHARD. Miners; William D. Haywood, secre- tary-treasurer of the federation, and George A. Pettibone, the trials of Haywood and Pettibone and the plea of guilty entered by Orchard to the charge of murder in the first degree, the punishment for which under the Idaho statutes is death. In regard to the part of Orchard in the trials Judge Wood said: Believes Orchard's Story True. “I am more than satisfled that the defendant now at the bar of this court awalting final sentence has not only acted in good faith in making the dis- closures that he did, but that he also testitied fully and fairly to the whole truth, withholding nothing that was material and declaring nothing which had not actually taken place. “It was the particular province of the court to observe and follow this witness upon the former trials and I am of the opinion that no man living could conceive the stories of crime told by the witness and maintain him- self under the merciless fire of the leading cross-examination attorneys of the country unless upon the theory that he was testifying to facts and cir- cumstances which had an actual exist- ence within his own experience. A child can testify truly and maintain itself on cross-examination: A man way be able to frame “his ‘story and testify ‘to -a brief statement of facts, involving a short single transaction. But I cannot concefve of a case where even the greatest iAtellect can con- ceive a story of crime covering years of duration, with constantly shifting soenes and changing characters, and maintain that story with circumstan- tial detail as to times, places, persons and particular circumstances and un- der as merciless a cross-examination as was ever given a witness in an American court unless the witness thus testifying was speaking truth- fully and without an attempt either to wisrepresent or conceal. “In passing upon this question it is fmmaterial that juries in the two cases tried have declered that they were not satisfied of the guilt of the defendants on trial. The statute of the state imposes a bar to conviction on the testimony of an accomplice alone, no matter though he may be believed by the jury, unless there is other independent evidence tending to connect the defendant on trial with the commission of crimes. And, again, in each of the cases tried, the court, at the written request of each of the defendants, instructed the jury that a verdict of not guilty did not mean that the defendant on trial was inno- ent, but rather that his guilt had ot been proven beyond a reasonable doubt in the manner and form pre- scribed by law.” Judge Wood, after reading his rul- ing, formally sentenced Orchard and fixed May 15 as the date for the exe- cution. Orchard asked permission to speak and it was granted. He thanked the court for the review of the case siven and for the kindly remarks in regard to him, HIS HEALTH IMPROVING. Former President Cleveland Cele- brates Seventy-first Birthday. New York, March 19.—Grover Cleve- land quietly celebrated his seventy- first birthday at Lakewood, N. J. The twenty-second and twenty-fourth pres- ident of the United States, though past the allotted three score years and ten, took a long walk and seemed to be in excellent spirits. “I have not felt so well in many & day,” sald Mr. Cleveland as he walked B aspereien oy Sk bartag in “the 16bby of the Lakewood hotel. “Why, I took a longer walk than I have taken in months. I feel fine. In fact, I believe I am in much better physical condition than I have been for a long; long time.” > Mr. Cleveland has undoubtedly lost a good deal of flesh, but his medical advisers say that he is now in better health th; he has been for some months. a’?he former president has come here to recuperate and the length of his stay depends entirely upon the condition of his health. “How about the national questions of the Democratic party?” Mr. Cleve- land was asked. He made it plain that he did not care to discuss political issues. “I don’t see what I can say that will be of public interest,” he said. IOWA REPUBLICANS MEET Resolutions Declare for Taft and Endorse Allison. Des Moines, March 19.—The Repub- lican state convention here named four delegates at large to the national convention, instructed them for Taft, eulogized Senator William B. Allison and adopted a platform calling for re- vision of the tariff. The convention was called to order by Frank P. Woods, chairman of the state central committee. He surren- dered the gavel to Attorney General H. W. Byers of Harlan, the temporary chairman, who made an eloguent ad- dress, which aroused the delegates to much enthusiasm. The resolutions, as submitted to the convention by the committee, con- tained but four planks. The first con- gratulated the members of the party upon the record it had made; the second declared unequivocally for protection and endorsed fully the tar- iff revision plank of the Ohio platform, quoting the greater part of it verba- tim. The third plank carried the in- structions for Taft and the last the endorsement of Senator William B. Allison. SPEECH WORSE THAN ROT Chicago Banker Discusses La Fol- lette’s Talk in Senate. Chicago, March 19.—James B. For- gan, president of the First National bank of Chicago and chairman of the currency committee of the American Bankers’ association, in an interview relative to the speech of United States Senator La Follette of Wiscon- sin in the senate, said that the sen- ator was false in his assertions and a panderer to class prejudice. “The speech as quoted was rot,” said Mr. Forgan. “It is worse than rot. It is a deliberate stirring up of passion and rage among people who have no facilities for acquiring knowl- edge at first hand and are dependent upon men whom they trust. This trust Senator La Follette has betrayed. He has taken advantage of his high office to use the confidence which his posi- tion lends to his words for the sake of arousing unreasoning prejudice among Deople who have a right to know the truth from him. The entire import of his speech is absolutely false. I have never heard so much utterly sensa- tional and untrue verbiage quoted as coming from the lips of any one man.” First of Its Kind Ever Built. Newport News, Va., March 19.—The United States steel derelict destroyer Seneca was successfully launched at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock company yards. Miss Edith Hepburn, granddaughter of Congress- man Hepburn of Iowa, christened the vessel and a large party of congress- men attended the launching. The Seneca is the first craff of her type ever constructed. 8t. Paul Primary Election. St. Paul, March 19.—Joseph McKib- bin was nominated for mayor by the Republicans at the primary election here, receiving a plurality of about 1,500 over Luis Hoffman, the Repub- lican candidate for the same office two years ago. Daniel W. Lawler, once candidate for governor on the Democratic ticket, was nominated for mayor by the Democrats. Excess Fare Is lllegal. Madison, Wis., March 19.—An ex- cess fare cannot be charged passen- gers on the raflroads of Wisconsin when tickets are purchased on the train unless provision is made to re- fund the amount overcharged. This is the effect of an opinion rendered by Attorney General Gilbert to the rail- toad rate commission. Violation of Contract Alleged. St. Louis, March 19.—Alleging vio- lation of contract with the Beer Drivers and Stablemen’s union on the part of eleven St. Louis and two East St. Louis breweries suit was filed in the circuit court here by William Rapp, John Nienaber and Louis E. Bell, trustees of the union, for $1, 100,000 damages. £ Many Immigrants Rejected. Philadelphia, March 1/—Secretary of Commerce and Labor Oscar Straus, in an interview on the immigration question, said that more than 65,000 applications for passage to the United States were rejected at the agencles of the several steamship lines in Eu- ropean cities during the last fiscal year for fear that the character of the applicants was. such that the steamship companies would be com- pelled by the immigration authorities of this country to take them back to the port whence they would sail to this country. Burns Easily Defeats Roche. Dublin, March 19.—Tommy Burns, the American heavyweight champion, made short work of Jem Roche, the Irish champion, in their contest at the Theater Royal for the world’s heavy- Weight championship. Practically only one blow was struck, Burns knocking Roche out when hardly more than a minute of the first round had been ‘completed by a short hook to the jaw. LABOR LEADERS MEET Important Conference Now Being Held at Washington. CALL ISSUED BY GOMPERS Course to Be Pursued as Result of Re- cent Adverse Decisions of United States Supreme Court Discussed Be- hind Closed Doors. ‘Washington, March 19.—A confer ence of farreaching importance to la bor is being held here. Participating are President Gompers and the mem- bers of the executive council of the American Federation of Labor, to- gether with the executive officers of the international trades unions of America, who met pursuant to a call issued by President Gompers to con- sider the consequences of the recent adverse decisions of the supreme court of the United States affecting labor organizations, with particular reference to the Danbury hatters’ case, in which that court substantially held that labor organizations were to be considered trusts as much as or- ganizations of capital. After calling attention to the sig- nificance of these decisions Mr. Gom- pers stated that the-conference was for the purpose of “taking such ac tion as the importance and merits of the subject dealt with may be con- sidered and determined as setting forth the position and demands of la- bor.” The court’s rulings, he point- ed out, were binding upon all labor organizations until changed or modi- fied by congressional action. Will Discuss Legislation. The object of the conference, there- fore, is to consider the proposed amendments to the Sherman anti-trust act, which are being drafted with a view not of exempting labor organiza- tions from their obligations to the public, but rather to prevent any in- justice being done through the opera- tion of law to organizations of labor- ing men, particularly through injunc- tion. It is desired to so frame the proposed changes in the Sherman law as to meet the requirements of the supreme court’s decisions. The proposed amendments are the result of recent conferences at the White House between President Roosevelt and others and it is hoped to secure remedial legislation along these lines at this session of congress. President Gompers stated that mat- ters of importance to every union man ‘would be discussed and an effort made to formulate plans to offset the rul- ings of the various courts regarding injunctions and boycotts. There are 117 national and interna- tlonal trade unions in America and practically all of them were repre- sented by one or more delegates at the meeting. The conference, which was held behind closed doors, will continue several days. WORKS AT ANVIL DAILY. Village Blacksmith President of Aris- tocratic Suburb. New York, March 19.—“Honest Jim” Reilly, the village blacksmith of North Pelham, one of New York’s most pop- ular suburbs, has been re-elected pres- ident of the village for the third time by the largest majority he has ever received. The women and children of the village made an enthusiastic cam- paign in his favor. When Reilly was first elected the village was heavily in debt. He has paid off every cent of it and there is a snug balance in the treasury. He re- fused to announce a platform or make any promiges. Aristocratic Pelham has been inclined to scoff at the un- lettered blacksmith, but his sterling honesty, force of character and execu- tive ability has been so clearly dem- onstrated that many of the wealthy residents lined up for him at the polls this time. His political success has made no change in the blacksmith. He works at his anvil every day. ST. LOUIS BREWERY STRIKE Operations Proceeding With Dimin- ished Forces. St. Louis, March 19.—The breweries are operating with diminished forces because of the strike resulting from factional differences. in the Beer Drivers’ union. Railroad clerks who have lost their positions by reason of the retrenchment recently instituted by various roads are being employed in large numbers to take the places vacated by the brewery strikers and men are being hired regardless of un- ion afiiliations. £ Representatives of the breweries and representatives of the strikers ap- peared before the state board of me- diation and arbitration to present to that body the merits of each side to the controversy. Home Burned by Night Riders. Louisville, March 19.—The home of Henry Ellis, a tobacco farmer in Shel- by county, was burned by a party of masked night riders. Ellis was called to his door shortly after midnight and asked whether he had sold any of his pooled tobacco. He replied that he had and the intruders notified him that they would teach him a lesson. They quickly seized him and set fire to his home. The inmates managed to escape. ' Liberia Appeals to America. ‘Washington, March 19.—The gov- ernment of the little African republic of Liberia has appealed to America to protect her territorial integrity against France. The state department has been informed that a delegation is now on its way from Monrovia to ‘Washington to make a personal ap- peal to the president and Secretary Root to restrain the French from for- cibly taking possession of a large part of the country lying on the border be- tween Liberia and French West Af- WANIS ONE CENT A WORD. 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 Recruit. ing Officer, Miles Block, Bemidji Minn. WANTED MEN—To prepare for Railroad Brakemen and Firemen. Need men for spring rush. Rail- roads building fast. Complete course, $5.00 next twenty days. Call or write. Great Northern Railway Correspondence School, 309 Globe Bldg., Minneapolis, Minn. WANTED—A man and wife to work on a small dairy .farm as housekeeper. Good wages and steady position for right parties. No objection to a small child. = A. P. Reeve, Tenstrike, Minn. WANTED—Girl for general house- work. Apply to Mrs. Abercro m- bie, at the store. GIRL WANTED — For general housework. 1013 Minnesota Ave. FOR SALE. T S h e S FOR SALE: Frame barn 14x16, 12 ft. studding, shingle roof, ceiled inside, double floor, stalls for 3 horses. Will sell cheap. W. R. Tait, News office. FOR SALE—Two pool and one billiard table, all paraphernalia for running in good condition. Apply at Pioneer office. FOR SALE—OIld established paying business. Good location. $1000 will handle this proposition. Inquire at this office: FOR SALE—One-acre lot in Lang’s Addition to Bemidji. . House,fruit trees, etc. Very cheap. W.R. Tait, News office. FOR SALE—2-drawer NationalCash Register; good condition. Bemidji Brewing Co. FOR SALE—Rubber stamps. The Pioneer will procure any kind of a rubber stamp for you an short notice. FOR SALE—Eight-room 700 America Ave, P. Omich. house. Inquire of J. FOR RENT. FOR RENT My farm near Maltby postoffice. Sixty-five acres under cultivition. Good opportunity for the right man. - J. J. Jenkinson, Maltby, Minn. FOR SALE—Cheap, a full-blooded English setter. Trained hunting dog. Apply 1001 Minnesota Ave. LOST and FOUND AN A8 AN NS, LOST—Gordon setter; black and tan; answers to name of “King.” Reward of $5 will be paid for re- turn to W. N. Bowser, Bemidji. MISCELLANEOUS. A A A AN PUBLIC LIBRARY—Open Tues days, Thursdays and Saturdays, 2:30to6 p. m., and Saturday evening 7:30 to 9 p. m. also. Library in basement of Court House. Mrs. Harriet Campbell, librarian. DR. SIGLER, SPECIALIST, acute and chronic deseases of women given especial. Call or ,write for information. All correspondence confidential, Write today. 44 Syndicate block. 521 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis, Minn. 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