Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 23, 1908, Page 4

Supreme Court of United States Declares the Minnesota Freight and Passenger Rate Laws Invalid.---Atty. Gen’l. Young Loses OQut/* Washington, D. C., March 23.--(Special to Pioneer.)--The su- preme court of the United States today denied the petition of Attor- ney General Young of Minnesota for a writ of habeas corpus in the case in which he is held for contempt of court by United States Circuit Court of Minnesota, because he refused to abide by the.in- Jjunction issued by that court forbidding him trom taking any action looking to the enforcement of the maximum railroad rate law. The court at the same time pronounced law regulating both freight and passenger rates. because of the enormous penalties imposed for disobedience of it. invalid the Minnesota FOREST SERVIGE WOULD TAKE GHARGE OF TIMBER Indians Would Have to Pay for “‘Ex- pert” Supervision of Their Timber Lands. Bemidji, March 21. To the Editor of the Pioneer: My attention has been called to a circular recently issued by F. E. Leupp, commissoner of Indian affairs, in which it appears that the Indian department officials have leagued themselves with the forest service for the further withholding from allotment Indian lands, espec- ially those on which there is any tim- ber, the good intents of which (if there are any) are not apparent to anyone with whom I have talked concerning the circular. The following is a copy of the cir- cular: “Department of the Interior, “Office of Indian Affairs, “Washington, “March 2, 1908. “To the United States Indian Agent or other officer in charge. “Sir—Under date of January 22, 1908, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture entered into an agreement, by the terms of which the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture is to make a careful study of the forest on Indian reservations for the purpose of determining the best permanent use of the lands, and when they are found more valuable for forest pur- poses than any other, to prepare and apply plans for their management; to sell such timber as may be cut without injury to the forest; to su- pervise the legging under methods which will improve the forest and yield the full market value of all timber cut; and to protect all for- ests on Indian reservations whether they are being cut or not. “While the saleries and expenses of men employed to carry out the agreement mentioned are to be paid by the Indian office, all men to be employed in this work, together with these now empolyed in the forest work on Indian reservations, shall be a part of the force and shall be responsible only and directly te the Forest Service. “The Forest Service will observe in its administration the general policies of the Indian Office affect- ing the welfare of the Indian; for instance, the employment of Indian labor, and keeping liquor away from the Indians. The work in the woods shall be conducted in accordance with general policies agreed on by the Forest Service and the Indian Office, and shall be initiated and superintended wholly by the officers of the Forest Service. In handling these lands the Forest Service will conform as nearly as possible with the policy, standards, organiza- tions, and methods of similar work on the National Forests. As far as possible, the Indian reserva- tions will be put under the super- vision of the Forest officers in charge of neighboring National Forests, but where this is impossible, as in Min- nesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, other officers will be assigned to this work by the Forest Service. The work of the officers on the reserva- tion will be inspected by the in- spectors of the Forest Service, now organized in six districts for the in- spection of the National Forests. “All correspondence and all matters relative in any way to tim- ber contracts or timber or log scales, or logging opperations, or men who handle timber work, shall in the future be reported to the Forester, Forest Service, Washington, D. C. Any correspondence of the nature referred to which is received by any officer of the Indian Office except through the Forester, shall im- mediately be referred to the Forester. It is my desire that you co-operate with the officers of the Forest Ser- vice and render every assistance in in your power to make the plan adopted a success. “You will furnish your timber employes and Government farmers each with a lcopy of this circular letter, and request them to co-oper- ate with you in carrying out the plan adopted. | “Very respectfully, “F.’E. LEUPP. “Commissioner.” Just where the Indian is to come in, in the carrying out of the order,is fot shown. It is specifically stated that the Indian department will pay all expenses incurred. ‘It is about time that radical ac- tion was taken to prevent the carry- ing out of some of the “fads” of the officials at Washington. This for- est service is attempting to tie up all of the land in the Chippewa res- ervation, and so far the poor In- dian has not been recompensed there- for.Instead he and his children must eke out an existence on a small annuity payment, while his “big bunch” of money lays in Washing- ton, “in trust,” to be parceled out to a lot of employes who receive office mostly as the payment of political debts. Contrast the poor, half-fed Red Laker with the sleek, well-fed Eforest official who was at the Red Lake agency recently, looking over the reservation in compliance with the preliminary work of carrying out the above scheme. Recently, many of the Indians on the Red Lake reservation have, made applications for allotments. There has been strenuous opposi- tion, on the part of certain well- paid officials, to these allotments being allowed. But I see no reason why the government should not comply with the provisions of its | treaties with the Indians and wind jup the alloting of lands, and stop this paying out of the Indians’ trust funds, for a lot of overseers, who must be provided with fat jobs while the Indian is starving. Give the Indian his lands and timber and let him go it “on his own hook,” for awhile. He cannot be worse than he is, at any rate. This scheme to hand over the res- ervation timber to the forest service for experimental purposes, without remuneration to the Indian, is not much short of holding him up at the point of a gun. Yours, for justice to the Indian, —Fair Play. May Start Cigar Eactory. Roy Burkhart of Crookston is in Bemidji today, and is looking over the city with the [intention of start. ing a cigar factory here. Mr. Burk- hart is already very favorably im. pressed with Bemidji, and it is more than likely that he will start the factory. Roy Burkhart is an old Crooks- ton boy, having been born in that city, He worked fora number of years in the cigar factory of H. F. Brown in Crookston and learned the trade there. He is a first-class cigar maker and has the best of recommendations from Crookston. ““The Pioneer Is All Right.” The recent ruling of the postoffice department (that subscriptions to newspapers must be paid in advance before the papers can be sent through the mail) has brought to the Pioneer many substantial responses, of which the following is a fair sample. “McDougald, March 18. Bemidji Pioneer—Enclosed will find order for $6.25. That will give me a year in advance from the first of next month. Your paper is all right; could not get along without it. “W. E. Rowley, Williams, Minn.” HENRIONNET MILLINERY B OPENING WAS A SUCGESS Many New Styles Were Shown, and There Were a Large Number of Buyers. Despite considerable inclement weather, spring has been on in{- earnest at the millinery parlers of Mrs. A. P. Henrionnet, on Minne- sota avenue, between Third and Fourth streets, the opening of which was conducted under the personal direction of Mrs. Henrionnet, dur- ing Thursday, Friday and Satur- day. Feminine eyes snapped when they gazed into the windows of the par- lors, and the ladies of the city who were passing on the street halted either to go inside and get a closer view of the pretty array of milli- nery, or, if intoo much of a hurry to enter, they gazed for a few mom- ents from their position in the street. And even the masculine pedes- trians were wont to marvel at the display, for, among a fine assort- ment of flowers of the natural kind, roses, hyacinths, lilacs and violets have sprung into bloom on hundreds of hats on display in the Henrionnet millinery parlers. i The opening was one of the most successful affairs of . the kind ever held in this part of the state. No pains or expense had been spared by Mrs. Henrionnet, who has had much experience in the millinery business, and the result demonstrates that she well understands how to cater to feminine wants in the millinery line. The parlors were prettily decorat- ed, the color scheme of green and brown being followed out through the entire establishment. A large floral ancher, of beautiful design, in- dicated that Mrs. Henrionnet had decided to “anchor” in Bemidji. There were hats of every descrip- tion, and many of them. The “Merry Widow” has invaded the millinery art and she stands sponser for the very newest millinery creation, the “Merry Widow sailor.” It is a big round hat loaded with muslin ruches, and imparts to its wearer a most alluring air. It’s at the Henrionnet parlors. Devotees of the small flowered toque, which one learns is just a fad of the “between seasons,” are to be let down easily, for in their place come the round turbans, which are not such a far cry from the tiny tip tilted things after all. And one must visit the parlors and see the creations which defy description. P Hand in Names Early. 0Odd Fellows who are intending to join the encampment which will be instituted in this city next Wednes- day evening are requested to at once get their names and applica- tions in, as the charter will be closed the day the lodge is to be instituted. The encampment promises to be one of the very best in the north half of the state, and all Odd Fellows are urged to join. A special invitation is extended to all encampment members in this part of the state to be 'present and participate in the institution of the new encampment. Card of Thanks. We desire to extend our heartfelt thanks to the members of the Odd Fellow and Rebekah lodges of this city; also to the many personal friends for their many kindnesses during ou recent bereavement, oc- casioned by the death of our little] daughter. s Mr. and Mrs, Geo. Canterbury: KNIGHTS TEMPLAR WILL INSTITUTE GOMMANDERY Akeley Paper Intimates this 1s Among Possibilities of Bemidiji : Masons. One must go away frdm home, |- sometimes, in order to' get news concerning some affairs in Bemidji. Apropos of this, the following taken from the Akeley Tribune, is in keep- ing: “In all probability an asylum of the - Knights Templar will be organ- ized at Bemidji in the near future. ““The Masonslof that thriving little city have erected a_handsome tem- ple at a cost of ‘about $15,000.00, and have an excellent and prosper- ous lodge and ‘chapter of Royal Moderate Arch Masons. Geographically Be- midji is an ideal location for a com- mandery. It would have a jurisdic- tion over a territory within a radius of nearly 100 miles. = At present commanderies are located at Duluth, Cookston and Wadena, this terri- tory being in the Wadena jurisdic- tion. Akeley will be in the new jur- isdiction.” “Tilly Olson,” March 26th. No dramatic writer ever hit 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 only 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 a2 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 f_mm beginning to end. Seme original specialties are introduced and a fine quartette is carried for the church scene. An adequate scenic equip- ment has beep provided, every scene being from ;'[le studjo of Messrs. Moses & Hagpilton of the Brpadway Theatre, New, York. An exception- ally cleyer campany will aid in in- terpreting the comedy and the title role will be played by an especially clever comedienne, Miss Emily Erickson Green. W At City Opera House, March 26th, Will Farm Near Tenstrike. Prof. L. E. Quigley of Moorhead, professor of psychology at the Moor- head normal school who was in the city today tells of plans which he has for farming on an extensive scale on a piece of land which he recently purchased near Tenstrike. Prof. "Quigley recently bought some land from J. J. Opsahl of this city located east of Tenstrike and will at once put men to work chop- ping small timber and clearing con- siderable of-the land. It is his intention to spend his summer vacation on -the farm and he will have with him a sister from New York city, who is a.writer of considerable note on one of the daily publications in that city. The professor left this afternoon for his home at Moorhead and will commence ‘active operation on his farm " as soon as school is out at Moorhead. Buried Yesterday. The body of little Emma Linton Canterbury was buried yesterday in the Greenwood cemetery in this city, funeral services being held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Canterbury yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Rev. McLeod of Brainerd and Rev. S. E. P. White of this city officiated at the services and each delivered a brief but eloquent. ad- dress. The members of the Odd Fellow and Rebeckah lodges attended the services in a body out of respect to the parents, who are members of these orders. Sl Geniune sympathy is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Canterbury in their bereavement. Supper Was a Success. The New England supper given in the Odd Fellows hall Saturday evening under the auspices of the Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid society of this city was a. success both finan- cially and in merit of good things provided for the supper, Price MANY ARRESTS AT PEKING Fully One Hundred Prominent Re- formers Locked Up. Peking, March 23.—The authorities on March 17 began a serles of whole- sale arrests of reformers and suspect- ed revolutionists and up to the pres- ent time no less than 100 men have been taken into custody. It is report- ed that four of the prisoners have offi- cial rank and that one is a member of the family of Wang Wen Shao, for- mer grand councillor. Most of the prisoners are men educated abroad and they had recently come into Pe- king from the outlying provinces. The police in this matter are acting upon the order issued by the throne in De- cember to the board of the interior to suppress public meetings and to watch closely all places where revolutionists ‘were supposed to congregate. Drowned in Effort to Escape. Chicago, March 23.—Plunging into Stony oreek at Blue Island to escape several policemen after he had stabbed and probably fatally wounded a girl who had jilted him to wed another man Nicholas Fortune, twenty-five years old, was seized with cramps and drowned. The wounded bride is Mrs. Donato de Diazea. Her niece, a six-months-old baby, whom the young woman was carrying at the time she was attacked, was also stabbed and seriously injured. Power Companies Consolidate. Marinette, Wis., March 23.—A great waterpower consolidation which will, it is believed, make Marinette and Menominee one of the greatest manu- facturing centers in the Northwest, has practically - been consummated. The owners of power on the Mernom- inee and Peshtigo. rivers have com- bined and expect to organize a holding company to take over all the power. Stoessel Joins Nebogatoff. St. Petersburg, March 23.—Lieuten- ant General Stoessel, who has ‘begun to serve ten years in prison for cow- ardice and treason in surrendering Port Arthur to the Japanese, occupies a room in the fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul adjoining that of Rea: Admiral Nebogatoff, who is serving a like sentence for surrendering to the Japanese, at the Sea of Japan. Suggests Home Grown Noblemen. ‘Washington, March 23.—In discuss- ing the fortifications bill in the house Representativé’ De: Armond of Mis- souri’ suggestod: ‘that .the government should " enfér upon. the industry of raising noblemen - for our American girls, because, he said; it would ;be cheaper than to send the girls to BEurope. A KILLED BY NIGHT -RIDERS Prominent Farmer Shot Down in Door- way of His Home. Carlisle, Ky., March 23.—A band of night riders shot and killed Harlan Hedges, a prominent farmer, seven miles northwest of this place. This is the first murder by the night riders in the “Blue Grass” region of Ken- tucky. Hedges was awakened by shouts. Apprehending trouble he went to his front door with a shotgun and fired once. The night riders replied with a volley, which killed Hedges just as his wife reached his side. The 8] men then rode rapidly away c.hgudgd not attempt to set fire to ‘Hedges’ house or barns. Hedges was an indepgndent tobacco farmer and was widely known over the country. Crew Deserts Dynamite Ship. Philadelphia, March 23.—Fifteen members of the crew of the British steamship Kiora, loading with dyna- mite at Thompsons Point, N. J., for the comstruction department of the Panama canal, left the vessel and no amount of persuasion would induce the seafarers to return to duty. They olaimed that the Kiora is a floating ine and that going to sea with such dangerous cargo meant death if any accident should ocour to the craft. Woman Killed by Trap Gun. Kenton, 0., March 23.—When Mrs. 8. O. Burdette went to gather eggs in the hen coop she was killed by thel discharge of a gun which her hus- band had set to kill thieves who had ‘been bothering the chickens. Inmates Barely Escape. Waterbury, Conn., March 23.—Fire broke out in the United States hotel in Grand street, the inmates being aroused by two policemen just in time to escape suffocation, but the patrol- men were almost overcome. Two fire- men were found unconscious in the rear of the building as the result of inhaling gas. Three gas meters ex- ploded in their faces. One man is in a serious condition, N Desires to Recall His Bill. ‘Washington, March 23.—Senator La Follette has introduced a resolution discharging the committee on inter- Btate commerce from further consid- eration of his bill providing for the valuation of railroad property by the interstate commerce commission. Mr. La Follette will at some future time | move the passage of his resolution, Walker Will Be Extradited. ‘Mexico City, March 23.—Extradition papers in the case of Wiillam F. ‘Walker, the former _New Britain (Conn.) banker, have been signed by President Diaz and are now en route to Ensenada. The prisoner will be surrendered to the United States au- thorities immediately upon their ar- rlv_u here. S z Johneon to Be Chief Speaker. New York, March 23.—Announce- ment is made that Governor Johnson of Minnesota is to be the chief speak- er at the Jefferson dinner of the Na- tional Democratic club to be held on April 13.. It was also declared that Wvilliam J. Bryan has not even been ‘| invited to attend, although he will be in the state at the time. Indiana Conference ' Arranged. Terre Haute, Ind., March 23.—Indi- ana soft coal operators have issued a call for a meeting here Tuesday, when Indiana miners meet with them in Joint. conference for the purpose of discussing a wage scale. I~ . Right to the Point. “The following letter,” said a travel- ing man, “was received by a friend of mine who was drumming up trade in New England for a New York necktie house: “‘We have received your letter with expense account. What we want is or- ders. We have big families to make expenses for us. We find in your ex- pense account 50 cents for billiards. Please don’t buy any more billiards; also we see $2.25 for horse and buggy. ‘Where is the horse, and what did you do with the buggy? The rest of your expense account is nothing but bed. Why 18 it you don’t ride more in the mighttime? “‘John says you should stop in Bos- ton, where his cousin George Moore lves. John says you should sell Moore a good bill. Give good prices—he iIs John’s cousin. Sell him mostly for cash; also_John says you can leave Boston at 11:45 in the night and get to Concord at 4:35 in the morning. Do this and you won’t need any bed. . And, remember, what we want is orders.’ ” Trading as a Fine Art. A grocery store in Nelson, Lanca- shire, was managed by a collier's wife. One night the good woman was com- pelled to leave the shop for a short time in charge of her husband, giving him full instructions how to act and especially cautioning him that in the event of a customer presenting a jar or pot and asking for treacle, jam or plckles he “must be sure and weigh th’ pot” 2 Full of confidence, the collier install- ed himself behind the counter. In a short time a lad ran into the shop and piped out: “I want two pound o’ pickles fur mi faythur, and here’s th’ pot.” The good man carefully weighed the pot and exclaimed: “Nay, lad, th’ pot weighs enough bowt pickles, but I'll gi’ thi one or two anyway.”—Liverpool Mercury. " The First American Duel. In the year 1630 occurred the first duel known to have taken place onm American soil. The principals, Edward Doty and Edward Leister, were sery- ants of a Mr. Hopkins, one of the New England colonists. The men had quar- reled over some trifling matter and re- sorted to the fleld for its settlement. The affair was stopped by the authori- tles, but not- before one had been wounded in the thigh and the other in the hand. There was no law covering such matters, but the governor of the province decided ‘that the men should be punished nevertheless., At his or- ders they were sent to have their heads and feet tied together and lie in that condition twenty-four hours without food or drink. They suffered so much, however, that they were. released at the end of an hour. His Apprenticeship. “Yes,” said Mr. Pater, with 1ll con- cealed pride, “my youngest boy makes some smart remarks at times. Only re- cently he asked me what it meant to be an apprentice, I told him that it meant the binding of one person to an- other by agreement and that one per- son 80 bound had to teach the other all he could of his trade or profession, ‘while the other had to watch and learn how things were done and had to make himself useful in every way possible.” “What did he say to that?” asked one of the audience. “Why, after a few minutes the young rascal looked up at me and sald, “Then 1 suppose you’re apprenticed to mother, aren’t you, dad? "—London Answers. > Herbert Spencer and the Puddles. On no one occasion was Herbert Spencer known to ride when going to & dinner, yet so carefully did he guard himself against the chance of soiling his dress shoes that he habitually car- rled a bundle of old newspapers under his arm. These were for the purpose of being dropped, one by one, into each mud puddle he might encounter on crossing the street. By the time he reached his destination the store of pa- pers was exhausted. Muddy shoes on the return walk did not matter to him in the least—London Caterer. For Emergencies. A banking reserve Is for use, mot merely for show. It is for use in times of emergency. Yet some bankers look upon their reserves very much as the superintendent of a hospital regarded its emergency bed. A patient all bang- ed up in an accident was brought to |- the hospltal one night and was told that there was no room for him. “Why not put him in the emergency bed?” it was suggested. “If we put him in the emergency bed,” it was replied, “then we would have no emergency bed.”— Wall Street Journal. A Clever Scheme. Mother (examining school report)— How did you come to have such good marks in arithmetic this week? Tom- my—Well, you see, it was this way: We had ten examples a day, and 1 got the teachet to help me to do five, and Eric Jones got her to help him on the other five. Then we swapped helps. Bee?—Harper's. 7 Impartial. “Mz. Scatterton prides himself on being strictly impartial.” “Yes,” answered the unamiable man. “I once went shooting with him. He Qldn’t seem to care whether he hit the rabbit, the dog or one of his friends.” The Dangerous Case. One of the surgeons of a hospital asked an Irish help which he consid- ered the ‘most dangerous of the many cases then in the hospital. “That, sir,” ' sald Patrick as he pointed to a case of surgieal instruments. SR Vg I Attention. FAM, L0.0.F, B.P.O.E F.C.B, F.0.E, M.B.A, M.W.A, M.S, B.LFE, and all other secret so- cieties of the ecity, and the auxiliaries to same. We wish to call your atten- tion to the fact that we have purchased a large stock of Em- bleme, in' Chains, Pins and Buttons, direct from the fac- tory and can save you 25 per cent or better. : Made in Solid Silver, - Gold Plate, [Gold Filled and Solid Gold. Some set with Dia- monds, Rubies and Pearls. ~ Call and inspect our line or write and we will submit de- signs and prices. Watch this space for quota- tions later. GEO. T. BAKER & GO, Located in City Drug Store. Near the Lake. WANTS 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 oebjection to a small child. A. P. Reeve, Tenstrike, Minn. Sl S T WANTED:—Man to drive delivery team. Man - who can scale lum- ber preferred. ~ Will pay good wages. Steady work for good man. Inquire at M. E. Smith Lumber yard. et L T SN AL WANTED—Good girl for general housework. Cor. Irv. Ave. and 4th Street. = T R e _ 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—One-acre lot in Lang’s Addition to Bemidji. House,fruit trees, etc. Very cheap. W. R. Tait, News office. i ¥ FOR SALE—Rubber stamps. The Pioneer will procure any kind of a rubber stamp for you an shott notice. ' FOR - SALE—Eighit-room - house. 700 America Ave. . - Inquire of J. P. Omich. —_—— FOR RENT. DSttt e E TSNS SN FOR RENT—My farm near Maltby postoffice. Sixty-five acres’ under cultivition. Good opportunity for the right man. J. J. Jenkinson, Maltby, Minn. FOR RENT: Nicely furnished room. Modern convenience. 103 Irving Ave. north. : —_— 1 LOST and FOUND AN e LOST: Long, black bear skin fur. 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