Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 20, 1908, Page 4

i ¥ INVITATION An hour or two spent in this store today or .tomor- row will be time well spent. See the decorations; hear examine the merchandise: the music; beautiful You are NEW POSTOFFIGE RULING AFFECTS SUBSGRIPTIONS, i Those in Arrears to Pioneer Will Do| Well to Read the Subjoined Article. During the last week the Pioneer;one cent per pound. There would has sent to its subscribers notices of |now be no new ruling in this re- the new postal ruling and also \\‘ith'spect were it not for the fact that the notice we have stated the exact amount theysare back on subscrip- tions. In considering these notices, our subscribers should not act hastily but take into consideration the posi- tion in which we are placed. The Pioneer is the largest paper in Beltrami county, and has never | refused to send the paper to any honest citizens, even if more than a year in arrears. felt that the citizen who honestly in- tends to pay for the paper some time should be given credit, and for that reason we are carrying on our books a great many who are in arrears one or more years. The DPioneer, in sending these notices, is simply obeying the ruling made by the postoffice department, which goes into effect April first. The government, in making this ruling, had no notion whatever of loaning to the various newspapers any partof its great power for the purpose of collecting past-due sub- scriptions. Briefly, the situation in this con- nection is this: The postoffice department has in the past been very liberal in rates of postage for newspapers, and it desires to 0’Leary & Bowser We have always|taken with the idea of disbarring invited. conduct the same policy in the future. Itis a recognized fact that from the great dalies in the large cities to the humble local papers of small villages, newspapers are an educa- jtion to the common people. These |and other legal publications are |allowed to mail their publications |are allowed to mail their papers at 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 from the mails spurious pnblications issued merely for advertising pui- poses. + In the order of Jan. 1, ‘mate newspaper termed actual a legiti- and what are subscribers are dess cribed officially. It isset forth that a subscriber is one who takes a paper regularly from the pastoflicei and pays for it. To such a person publishers can send their paper through the mails at the regular pound rate. One who takes a paper regularly from the postoffice jor 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 stampi 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 is behind in his dues and in addi: 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 jdays more time in which to get their lists in the best possible shape. Manvy of our subscribers are ex- 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. scribers, the postmaster general de- 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. Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued as follows, by Clerk of Court Rhoda: Hudson C. Britton to Jessie Carpen- ter; Nels O. Nygaard to Anna Ny gaard; N. O. Ahlmark to Maria Hedman. ' GILL BROS. Popular Priced Clothiers Next Door to First And in that respe You can get here in a spring s describe. ent shades, and terns. National Bank You’ll find a big advantage in a big variety when you come to select your spring suit; in variety of mod- els, and of fabrics, and of patterns. store the place for your buying. fabrics exclusive, not found anywhere else, and every style is shown. Suits here are in more fabrics and colors than we can attempt to Browns in an inconceiv- able variety, stripes, chalk lines, plain colors; grays in a dozen differ- The Hart Schaffner & Marx Varsity, in a dozen different models, is a favorits style. BOYS’ WEAR. Bring your boy here and see what $5.00 will do in velour and faney worsted knee | pants suits, double breasted, belted and bloomer fashions. The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes, Crossett Shoes, Wilspn Bros.” Shirts. ct you'll find this what you want uit; youw’ll find eur many smart pat- BEMIDJI, MINN. Having no legitimate list of sub-] GEORGE A. RALPH TELLS OF WORK ON DRAINAGE —_— Has Been to International Falls Look- ing Up Work of the Drainage ; Board. State Drainage. Engineer George A. Ralph returned to Bemidji this morning from a trip over the north- ern part of the state, where he had been to oversee the beginning of the work on several state ditches for which contracts were let on March 5th. . At International Falls he met with the board of county commis- sioners 'Wednesday and also the contractor for the ditches in Kooch- iching county. It is the intention of the county board to work in conjunction with the drainage commission, and at the same time that the ditches are made the dirt will be used for the build- ing of public ‘highways "along the course of the ditches. The board is desirous of getting asgood roads as possible and to that end will have a right-of-way cleared for a width of sixty feet and do such other * work outside of that which could be expected of the contractor under the contract, that may be necessary to make first class " roads along these: ditches. The board of county commission- ers of ' Koochichihg coulity believe that at the close of the year 1909, Koochiching county can boast as many miles of good road as any other county in ' the northern part of the state, notwithstaning the fact that it isthe youngest county in the state. District Court. Several criminal matters have been considered by the grand jury and indictments returned. The present grand jury is one of the best that has ever servedin Beltrami county. They are doing their work expedi- tiously and carefully. ' Court proceeding are going along nicely, but it will probably take a week to wind up the calendar and the consideration of all cases. Tarval Otis, iddicted on the charge of assault in the second de- gree plead guilty to the charge yes- terday afternoon, sentence to bée pro- nounced later. George Asmus, indicted on the charge of robbery in the first de- gree; plead not guilty yesterday afternoon and the court appointed A. M. Crowell to act a§ attorney for the defendant, the trial to be held next Tuesday. y Micheal Cochran, indicted under the name of Jake Cochran on the charge of grand. larceny; was ar- raigned. Through his Attorneys, Gibbons & Torrance, Cochan en- tered a demurrer to the indictment. Bert Roberts, indicted for forgery in the first degree, was arraigned and upon request of his attorney, D. H. Fisk, was given until 1:30 this afterhoon to plead to the charge. Witlais Sjorgen, indicted as Will- iam Sjorgen for assault in the third degree was arraigned and plead not guilty. Thomas - Kennedy; - indicted for larceny, was arraigned this morning and through his attorneys plead not guilty, Kennedy entered the same ‘plea to the indictment charging him| with uttering a forged instrument. Conrad Miller plead the same plea to similar charges as the indictments returned against Kennedy. The case of K.'O. Balstad vs. J. P. Pogue and A. Kline which was commenced yesterday afternoon, was still occupying the attention of the court at noon. “Tilly Olson,” March 26th. No dramatic writer everhit upon the idea of making a young Swedish girl a heroine of a drama until “TILLIE OLSON” was thought-out. There have been numerous Swedis- 'American dramas written for male stars, bat this is the first one in which the fair sex are exploited. The ounly Swedish character in “TILLIE OLSON” is the girl Tilly. The rest of the characters are pro- ducts of the great Northwest, the scene being laid first on a Minnesota farm and later in the city of Minne- apolis. “Tilly” proves to be a very entertaining stage creation, for she is bright and witty and with a fund of good humor hid beneath the im- perturbility for which her nation is noted. The situations of the play are said to be extremely amusing and the comedy is clean cut and scintillating with good things from 'beginning to end. Some original e it specialties are introduced and a fine quartette is cattied for the church scene. An adequate scenic équip- ment has been provided, every scene being from the studio of Messrs. Moses & Hamilton of the Broadway Theatre, New York. An exception- ally clever campany will aid in in- terpreting the comedy and the title role will be played by an especially clever comedienne, Miss Emily Erickson Green. At City Opera House, March 26th. Bazaar Store Spring Opening. Over at the Bazaar store, there is an elegant display of spring “things” for ladies, incliding an elegant line of white goods, ' shirt waists and mush’f underwear, the Jine being complete and: excellently selected. The decorations on the interior of the store, and also the window dis- play is of more than ordinary merit. A few of the specials offered are muslin underwear, shirt waists, corset cover embroderies, Indian Linen, bed spreads, bleached sheetings, etc., ad lib: The Bazaar enjoyed a nice busi- ness yesterday and today, and indi- cations point to a continuance of the trade to the end of the sale, to- morrow evening. Pleasant Birthday Party. A very pleasant party was given at the home of D. H. Fisk, lasteven- ing, in honor of the 23rd birthday anniversary of H. D. Fisk. Misses Alta A. and Clara Fisk, sisters of H. D., having planned a gathering of a number of “Hod’s” friends, and having a jolly time. Progressive flinch was played and there was dancing, the party proving a delight- ful function much enjoyed by all who attended. And “Hod” doesn’t mind the “skiddoo” influence of the anniversary either. New Spring Milinery Display, Commencing Friday, March 20th, and continuing from then on, during which time we shall exhibit the newest ideas in up-to-date millinery, Pattern and Tailored Hats, Novel- ties in Flowers, Ornaments, Veil- ings, etc. Our coming Display will outrival anything we have previously shown. Come now, or come later. You will find we have the leading styles from eastern marckets. At Hetland’s Millinery. Lumber for Sale. 125,000 feet pine lumber for Sale,at Wilton, consisting of No. 1 and 2- inch board demensions and plank, white and Norway, mill run. Price at mill, $15 per m. W. R. Tait, News Office, Bemidji, Minn. Nymore Lots for Sale. « I have for sale a few choicc lots in Barrett’s addition to Nymore. Cheap for cash or on easy terms. C. E. Barrett, corner 6th street and American avenue, Bemidji. STEEL MAGNATES MEET. Conference at New York to Discuss Trade Relations. New York, March 20.—Representa- tives of most of the large steel manu- facturing companies of the United States met at the offices of the United States Steel corporation in this city to discuss trade conditions and prices of iron and steel. The necessity of an understanding as to the price of pig iron is said to be one of the causes of the meeting. Besides Chairman E. H. Gary and President W. E. Corey of the United States Steel corporation there were present representatives of the Jones & Laughlin Steel company, Pennsylvania Steel company, Lacka- ‘wanna Steel company, Cambria Steel company, Bethlehem Steel company, Republic Iron and Steel company, In- land Steel company and Rogers, Brown & Co. The conference was expected to be in session throughout the day. INCIDENT NOW CLOSED. Qh!nl Releases Jap Steamer and Sa- 5 lutes the Flag. ‘Washington, March 20.—Word has reached the state department that the Chinese government has released to Japan the steamer Tatsu Maru, the seizure of which by the former gov- ernment for a time threatened the re- lations between the two countries. The Chiese 'government followed this with a salute to the Japanese flag.: Chinese Minister Wu, who was at the state department, gaid the in- cident was now closed and that an agreement had been reached with Ja- pan by the terms of which a conven- tion would be agreed to between the two countries preventing the importa- tion of arms into the interlor of China. Receiver for Insurance Company. Boston, March 20.—At the request of State Insurance Commissioner Frank A. Hardison the Massachusetts supreme judicial court has appointed Arthur D. Hill, a Boston attorney, receiver for the China Mutual Insur- ance company. The insurance com- missioner asked for a receiver on the ground that the China Mutual 10 60 UNINSTRUCTED New York Delegates to Demo- cratic National Convention. STATE COMMITTEE MEETS Chairman Connors Declares That Bryan Sentiment Is on the Wane and That Johnson of Minnesota Is Empire State’s Favorite Candidate. New York, March 20.—The Demo- ¢ratic state convention will be held in Carnegie hall, New York city, on April 14. This decision was reached by the Democratic state committee. With but one dissenting voice the committee adopted a resolution rec- ommending that the delegates to the national convention be uninstructed by the state convention when elected. The resolution adopted was as fol- lows: “Whereas, In our opinion the wel- fare of the country and of the Demo- cratic party will be best served by nominating July next at Denver the candidates for the presidency and vice presidency who shall at that time and Place appeal most strongly-to the in- telligence and judgment of the dele- gates gathered from all parts of the ecountry; and, “Whereas, We believe that before a choice so full of importance to the peaple shall be made the delegates representing the different states should receive and should avail them- selves of the benefits coming from consultation and deliberation with one another and should have before them the political situation as it may exist at the time of holding the conven- tion. Should Choose Able Delegates. “Resolved, That we, the Democratic state committee of the state of New York, hereby call upon the Democratic electors of the state to choose as their delegates to the national convention of the party the ablest and strongest men in their ranks and to send them to the convention unfettered by condi- tions and unpledged and uninstructed as to candidates, to the end that they |° may help to select as the standard bearers of the party the men best qualified by character, experience and training to advise and protect the wel- fare of all the people of this country.” Cheirman Connors, discussing the failure of the Bryan men to carry a resolution endorsing the Nebraskan, said: “Bryan sentiment is on the wane in New York state and it is my belief that not more than three of the fifty- one members of the committee are in favor of his nomination for the pres- idency.” “Who, in your opinion, is the state’s favorite candidate?” Mr. Connors was asked. “Governor Johnson of Minnesota,” was the quick reply. Bryan Has Nothing to Say. Chicago, March 20.—Mr. Bryan, who is in Chicago, was shown the dis- patches announcing the action of the New York Democratic state commit- tee. He read the matter through at- tentively and wupon being asked whether he had any comment to make replied: “None whatever. I thank you for the information, but I have absolutely nothing to say with refer- ence to it.” ARRESTED AT CHICAGO. Man Alleged to Have Recently Sought Life of Czar. Chicago, March 20.—Suspected of having sought the life of the czar by throwing a bomb at the Tsarskoe-Selo palace in St. Petersburg more than a month ago Ankodine Ziteso, late of Kishinev, was taken into custody by the Chicago police. The crime the police believe Ziteso gullty of took place within twenty yards of the palace. The instrument of destruction was thrown by a man closely resembling Ziteso. The bomb fell short of its mark and exploded, kMling three civilians. The bomb thrower apparently van- ished. The Russian secret police, however, claim to have traced him to New York and then to Chicago, where they assert he lived at 646 Austin avenue. Ziteso was arrested at that address. Repeated efforts of the police offi- clals to examine Ziteso were futile. Although the man cannot speak Eng- lish an interpreter who questioned him in Russian could learn nothing. Roaring Well Again Rumbling. Beloit, Wis., March 20.—The roar- ing well on the Charles Lathers farm northeast of Beloit, which preceded pany, which has been writing ma jnsurance, is insolvent. The company has been in existence for many years. S S e S S e the San Francisco disaster, is again emitting ominous rumbling noises and a strong wind from its cavernous depths and residents of Rock county fear another awful catastrophe in some portion of North America. This well began roaring a few weeks be- fore the San Francisco earthquake and ceased at exactly the hour of the fuake. Two Wisconsin Boys Drowned. Amherst Junction, Wis,, March 20. —Fred and William Miller, thirteen and nine years old, respectively, sons of Louis Miller, were drowned while playing on the ice of a pond near here. Mrs. Miller found the mittens belonging to one of the boys near holes in the ice. Help was sum: moned and the bodies were raised. Sir Nicholas O’Connor Dead. Constantinople, March 20.—Sir Nich- olas O’Connor, the British ambassa- dor to Turkey, is dead. He had been fil for some time past. Sir 'Nicholas was born in 1843. He has held the Constantinople post since 1898. Three Warships in Port. Port au Prince, Hayti, March 20.— The situation here continues tranquil. Three other warships have arrived in cruiser Des Moines, the American gunboat Padu- oah and the English crulser Cressy. Best by Test 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. WANTED—Good girl for general housework. Cor. Irv. Ave. and 4th Street. GIRL WANTED — For general housework. - 1013 Minnesota Ave. FOR SALE. 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. 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 house. 700 America Ave. Inquire of J. P. Omich, FOR RENT. A AN AN AN PSS 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 A AN A 8N, 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. 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. ' 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, Mlnn. 0 1Want Ads FOR RENTING A PROPERTY, SELL- ING A BUSINESS OR OBTAINING HELP ARE BEST. Pioneer W R. i | | | | | I | i | - e,