Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 6, 1908, Page 2

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED NVERY AFTNRNOON, . BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. CLYDE J. PRYOR | A. 0. RUTLEDUE Business Manager Managing Editor Tutered in the postoffice at Bemid)l. Minn., as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION---85.00 PER ANNUM EDITORS FIRST TO LEARN. An exchange says: The local editor is always first to hear of any little trouble in the community. There is but little happens in this sphere of activity, no matter how closely the secret may be guarded, but that he knows of it, and most times he knows the real and true history of the transaction, but he does not always publish it to'the world, and many times softens the unpleasant parts of the transaction until the true import of the inci- dent is so cleverly concealed that its happening injures the reputa- tion or standing of nobody. The omission from the local paper of the details of a family quarrel, un- pleasant gossip concerning a neigh- bor and the wife of another (even though founded on facts), the fac- tional fight in the church choir, the financial difficulty of a banker or merchant, the elopement of a prominent society lady or the visit of a girl to the maternity home, and a thousand and one other little incidents in everyday life that are constantly happening in any com- munity and which would prove very spicy reading in these times when sensational and yellow news- papers seem so popular: all this is newspaper charity. Yes, the char- ity of a country newspaper man is more marked by what he does not print than by what he gives out of his financial means, or by the free use of the columns of his paper. Your banker may seem like a cold-blooded proposition at times, remarks and exchange. He may seem to be all interest and discount and exchange. You may get the notion he is a Shylock and would grind you for your last cent. Such is not the case, but that is all in the manner and surface looks. Your banker, next to your family physician, is the man who pulls you out of trouble. He has a heart as big as an ox, and when he finds you are honest and deserving, he will go to the limit and take great chances to help you over the rough places. He gets that “bank-look” fighting off crooks and people who try to work him for a sucker. REVERSES FORMER ACTION Employers’ Liability Bill Reamended by Committee. ‘Washington, April .—The Sterling employers’ liability bill, to which, in an amended form, the house judiciary committee agreed last Wednesday by a vote of 10 to 7, has been reamend- ed, that committee, by a vote of 11 to 6, reversing itself. It was not a party vote. Seven Democrats com- bined with four Republicans to make up the majority ballot. The clause amended is that relating to contributory negligence. Last ‘Wednesday the committee amended the clause so as to conform with the La Follette bill in its original form. Now the committee has changed the seotion so as to read that “contribu- tory negligence (instead of ‘slight’ contributory negligence) shall not be a bar to recovery but the jury shall apportion the negligence of the em- ployer and of the employe and allow to the employe such sum of money as shall be in proportion to the ration which his negligence bears to the neg- ligence of the employer.” Representatives Littlefield (Me.), Parker (N. J.) and Bannon (0.) will file a minority report declaring the section as amended to be unconstitu tional. ACCEPT $1 INCREASE. Chicago Milk Wagon Drivers Will Not Strike. Chicago, April .—There will be no. strike of milk wagon drivers. The differences between the milk dealers and the drivers were settled when the dealers, in a final peace conference, offered a flat $1 a week increase on the basic rate of wages, instead of their first offer of $1 and $2 on a com- mission basis. The drivers, who had demanded a flat $8 a week raise, accepted the com- promise concession. They felt it was better to accept the additional $1 a week than to risk losing everything through a strike, of doubtful possibili- ties at best. Students Declare Strike Off. New York, April ,.—Students of the New York university, who went on a strike Thursday to protest against the Buspension of President Young of the juplor class, have agreed to call e strike off and return to thelr class- ms pending action by the faculty. Accused of Stealing $26,000. ! New York, April }—Daniel R. De- ianey of Brooklyn, cashier for the law fiim of Henry E. Coe & Co. of this olty, wes arrested at Mountaindale, jvag county. He is charged with taking $26,000 of the firm's funds. BIG MATCH A TAME AFFAIR Russian Wrestler Surrenders Title to Frank Gotch. Chicago, April 6.—George Hacken- schmidt, “the Russian Lion,” is no longer champion wrestler of the world. At Dexter pavilion, in the presence of 8,000 spectators, after more than two hours of futile tugging and pushing, the Russian cried “quits” and iteteree Ed Smith gave the de- cision to the lowa boy amid the tu- multuous cheering of the monster audience. For an hour and forty-five minutes neither man was off his feet, except once, when Gotch went to the mat, but instantly bounded up again, which made the combat anything but an in- teresting affair. Speaking of schmidt said: “There is no man in all England who has a chance with your man Gotch. He is king of his class, the greatest man by far that I have ever met. After going nearly two - hours with him my muscles became stale. My feet also gave way. I had trained constantly against the toe hold and I the match Hacken- | had strained the muscles of my legs. When I found myself weakening I | knew there was no use continuing. T had no chance to win. That was the reason I conceded the championship to him. I have no desire to wrestle him again. A return match would not win back my title.” SPARTA WILL BE MOVED. Minnesota Range Town With Iron Ore. Duluth, April 5—It will not be many months now, it is belleved, be- fore the village of Sparta, Mesaba range, is shifted to a new location. Ore underlies the present site and to permit of its economical mining it is necessary that the town be moved. The new location has been selected following the spectacle of diamond drilling to determine where ore does not exist. As soon as the work of filling is completed by the United States Steel corporation and the ground has settled sufficiently a wholesale removal of buildings will take place. It will perhaps be only a question of time when McKinley also will occupy another site. Hibbing, the metropolis of the range, i3 an- other town underlaid with ore bodies. POPULIST PLATFORM. Committee Completes Work After All Night Session. St. Louis, April /,—The platform to be submitted to the Populist con- vention was completed at daylight after an all night session of the com- mittee on resolutions. Much consid- eration was given to the money plank and when finally accepted by a major- ity of the committee it was not satis- factory fo the minority and a fight over its phraseology on the floor of the convention was certain. A debate was also expected on the trust plank. As prepared by the committee the financial plank declared that the issu- ing of money is a function of the gov- ernment alone that should not be del- egated to any corporation or individ- ual. The demand is made that money be issued direct to the people without the intervention of banks and be a full legal tender for all debts, public and private. The Aldrich bill is de- nounced as “a method by which the nation and the people can both be robbed.” The plank on trusts demands that the government own and control the railroads and all public utilities which in their nature are monopolies. Own- ership of the general telegraph and telephone lines and a parcels post were also asked. GENERAL STRIKE ORDERED Workingmen of Rome Protest Against Killing of Rioters. Rome, April .—A general strike has been proclaimed as a protest against the fatalities in connection with the disorders on the streets here Thursday, when troops fired on and killed three rioters and wounded fif- teen others, four of whom were mor- tally injured. The strike so far has not been very successful, especially in the center of the city. Most of the shops are open, although shutters have been put up on the buildings as a protection against possible riots. The government has taken ener- getic measures to restore order and the whole garrison of the city is be- ing kept in readiness. Several dem- onstrations had been formed through- out the day, but these were rapidly broken up by the troops, who, with fixed bayonets, charged upon the dis- turbers and forced them to disperse. Seventy anarchists, who had gathered at thelr headquarters, were surround- ed by troops and taken into custody. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. The railroads operating in Eastern Canada have inaugurated a policy of retrenchment because of the extensive decrease in traffic over their lines. Joe Gans and Battling Nelson have been matched for a fight to take place at San Francisco some time in May. Gans ‘agrees to make 133 pounds ring- side. Nelson will fight at catch weights. Determination on the part of the New York city board of education to make the schoolhouses safe is reflect- ed in a vote of the board of estimates of $1,000,000 for repair work on these structures. The supreme court of Massachusetts has decided that the Independence league is not one of the two leading Dpolitical parties of the state and that it has no right to a representation on bi-partisan boards. Bishop J. Mortimer Lovering, pres- 1dent of the provincial elders’ confer- ence of the Northern. province of the Moravian church of America, died sud- denly of heart failure at Bethlehem, Pa. He was fifty-nine years of age. J. Pierpont Morgan and his daugh- ter, Mrs. Herbert L. Satterles, were received in private audience by Queen Helena of Italy, after which they visit- ed the pope. The pope received Mr. Morgan and Mrs. Satterlee in his pri- vate library. His demeanor was very cordial. Underlaid EXTENDED BATTLE ON Democrats Begin Threatened Fil- ibuster in the House. MEANS END OF MINOR BILLS Object of Minority Is to Endeavor to Secure by Coercion Legislation De- manded by Them and in Part Reo- ommended by President. Washington, April .—Leaders of the two parties in the house of repre: sentatives agree that Thursday’s en- sagement on the floor was but a skir- mish preliminary to an extended bat- tle in which the Democratic minority expects to fight out to a finish its pro- gramme of endeavoring to secure by coercion certain legislation demanded by them and in part recommended by the president and the Republican ma- jority will abahdon its defensive atti- tude and carry the war across the bor- der. For the struggle both forces will strip for action and all such impedi- ments as private bills and minor leg- islation in general will be cast aside and trampled under foot. Five of the big appropriation bills— District of Columbia, naval, naval academy, sundry civil and general de- ficiency—are yet to be disposed of and as the fighting order of the minor- ity is to compel action on selected measures by blockading . all action neither minor bills nor debates of any length must be allowed to consume the time remaining. Mr. Williams, the leader of the minority, denies that the affray was in the nature of a fili- buster. He declared that the Demo- crats were not filibustering, but “are intent upon a serious and highly com- mendable effort to force the Republic- ans to do onme of two things—either pass certain measures which most of them are personally in favor of and which a Republican president has urged or suffer themselves to be re- corded openly and individually as op- posed to them.” The understanding, from direct sources, is that the Repub- licans are prepared to bear up against the warfare of the minority for a lim- ited time without recourse to “the deadly weapon of the majority—the rules committee;” but that the Demo- crats will not be permitted to imperil legislation by delaying the big appro- priation bills. In other words, re- course will not be had until the sands of the session run low in the glass to the expedient of bringing in from the committee on rules the “without in- tervention” rule, nor will the speaker invoke the “dilatory motion” decision unless forced to do so. Struggle Is Renewed. There was a slim attendance of members when the house convened, due to the strenuous session of the previous day, which ran far into the night. Both Messrs. Payne and Will- fams, the majority and minority lead- ers, however, were on hand prepared for the further parliamentary struggle which was soon again under way. It was begun by a motion by Mr. Payne for the approval of the journal. On that motion, usually treated as a mere formality, a roll call was forced by Mr. Willlams. The call served to bring out the full strength of both par- tles. The partisans on both sides were evidently determined to conduct the fight to a finish, Having accomplished their purpose of obstruction the Democrats joined the Republicans in voting for the ap- proval of the journal, the proposition being carried, yeas 267, nays 3. Be- cause he was denied by the speaker an opportunity to make a brief state- ment in connection with the supple- mentary urgent deficiency bill, which | Mr. Tawne: (Minn.) called up, Mr. ‘Williams objected to its consideration, thereby forcing another roll call, and again the Democrats voted in the aflirmative along with the Republic- ans. The filibuster was renewed . when Mr. Tawney moved the previous ques- tion that general debate close at once. The yeas and nays were demanded by Mr. Williams and the roll accordingly ‘wags called for the third time. HELD TO BE ILLEGAL. Massachusetts Supreme Court Passes on Sympathetic Strikes. Boston, April .—In a decision the Massachusetts supreme court declares that sympathetic strikes for the pur- pose of preventing an employer from conducting an “open shop” are ille- gal. The court’s decision was ren- dered in the case of nine firms of building contractors in Lynn, who ap- plied for an injunction restraining the Lynn Building Trades council and several affiliated unions from enforc- ing a sympathetic strike against the employers over the issue of an “open shop.” In the superior court a per- manent injunction against the unions was issued and the case went to the supreme court on an appeal. In its decision the supreme court holds that “a sympathetic strike in- terfering with an open'shop is illegal end that the rules which govern the unjons in the furtherance of such strikes are unlawful.” Haggin’s Horses Burned. Lexington, Ky., April \—The barn on the Elmendorf farm, owned by J. B. Haggin, burned down and thirty- ‘hree mares and eleven colts were de: stroyed. All the mares were in foal. BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. Taking of Evidence in Vanderbilt DI- vorce Case Begun. New York, April ..—David Mo- Clure, the referee appointed to hear the case of Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt, ‘Wwho hag brought an action believed to be for absolute divorce, has begun taking the evidence. The first wit- ‘méss called before the referee was Howard Kempster, who was the valet of Cornelius Vanderbilt and who be- came valet for Alfred ®. Vanderbilt When. the latter became the head of | is seriously ill, the ‘family ‘upon ‘his ‘father’s death. ALFRED G. VANDERBILT. He testified at some length, but as the hearings are conducted behind closed doors the nature of his evi- dence Is a matter of conjecture. The ground upon which Mrs. Van- derbilt’s suit is brought has not been made public. In that connection it is sald that Mrs. Vanderbilt might have brought action for divorce in Rhode Island, where she was living, upon any one of several grounds. Any ac- tion for divorce in New York must be based on the statutory cause. BATTLE IN COURTROOM. One Man Killed and Five Others Wounded. Terre Haute, Ind, April ,—In a brief but terrific battle with revolvers, fought in the circuit courtroom hera following the finding of a verdict of guilty against Henry F. McDonald, charged with dynamiting the -Meth- odist church at Sanford, a suburb, on the night of Feb. 21, 1907, Chief of Detectives W. E. Dwyer was instantly killed and flve other men were wounded. As soon as the fusillade began a panic broke out in the courtroom. The Jjurors and spectators rushed for the doors, where they were met by hun- dreds of people from other parts of the building and the streets, who had been attracted by the sound of the shots, and a riot followed which the police had much difficulty to over- come. McDonald, the prisoner, who begun the shooting, was riddled with bullets from the policemen’s revolvers, but it was said at the hospital that he prob- ably will recover. None of the other men was seriously wounded. They are: Harvey V. Jones, superintendent of police, shot in the side; Ira Well- man, deputy sheriff, wounded in the chin; Sylvester Doyle, city court bailiff, shot in the leg, and a bystand- er, slightly wounded. SECOND TIME IN SIX WEEKS Bomb Exploded at Home of Rochester (N. Y.) Italian. Rochester, N. Y., April .—For the second time in six weeks a bomb has been exploded by the “Black Hand” at the home of Frank di Maria, a well to do Itallan. Six weeks ago a bomb placed under the front porch of ‘Di Maria's home half wrecked the build- ing. Friday a second bomb was ex- ploded under the side of the house and beneath the bedroom of Di Maria. The bomb blew in the windows and crushed the cellar wall. Five mem- bers of the Di Maria family were asleep at the time, but no one was hurt. Di Maria had received the usual threatening letter from the “Black Hand.” The explosion marks the tenth bomb outrage in this city in the past year. DUE TO FINANCIAL FLURRY Helen Gould Compelled to Retrench in’ Her Charities. New York, April :i—Miss Helen Gould has given out through her sec- retary a statement that the necessity of retrenchment in her charities had forced her to close part of her estate at Tarrytown, of which a portion is to be rented, to rent the girls’ industrial school at Lyndhurst, recently built at a cost of $75,000, and to discontinue plans for outings for children of the poor at Woody Crest this summer. “It is probable that the school will not be reopened,” the statement read, and it continued with the explanation that the present financial conditions are responsible for this curtailment of Miss Gould’s benevolence. Hundreds of poor children have been entertained at Woody Crest ev- ery summer and plans had been made to continue the entertainment there this year. Miss Gould was forced to the conclusion that the work could not be carried out without slighting other projects which she considered more necessary and several weeks ago she gave orders to her agents to dis- continue the plans. The Lyndhurst school, which was a pet project with her for many years, has been rented as a school for boys. New Subway to Cost $6u,000,09%. New York, April .—The proposi- tion to build a new subway from the Battery to the Bronx, under Broad- way and Lexington avenue, to cost $60,000,000, was approved by the board of estimate. The board adopted a resolution calling on the public serv- ice commission to submit bids for con- tracts for digging the new subway. Mayor McClellan and Comptroller Metz opposed the action on the ground that the city will not be able to secure the funds necessary to begin the work. Dead From Drinking Bav Rum. Detroit, Mich.,, April .—A News special from Decatur, a “local option” town in Van Buren county, says Ed- win Carney, Jr., aged thirty-two, and James Mahooney, aged thirty-eight years, are dead from drinking bay rum and that Seldon Allen, a barber, ESCAPE WITH FINES. Convicted Lumbermen of Toledo, O, Resentenced. Toledo, O., April 4.—The twenty wealthy Iumbermen of Toledo, found duflty of conspiracy in restraint of trade under the Valentine anti-trust law, were resentenced by -Judge Kum- lgr of common pleas court. The sen- tences were fines ranging from $500 to $1,000 and in no instance was a Jall sentence given. There was a dramatic scene when the defendants appeared in court. Their attorney asked for a stay of proceedings to give him time to file a petition in error in the supreme court. When he had finished his argument John Puck, one of the defendants, arose and declared the condition of his health made it imperative that the case against him be ended at once and he threw himself upon the mercy of the court. Puck is one of the most prominent citizens of Toledo and the prosecution has brought him near the grave. Mr. Puck’s attorney expressed his surprise at the action of his client and declared it amounted to the attor- ney being dropped from the case. The iudge fined Puck $500. The other de- fendants asked for and were given sentence. 5 MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, April 4—Wheat—May, $1.01%; July, $1.01@1.01%. On track —No. 1 hard, $1.05; No. 1 Northern, $1.03; No. 2 Northern, $1.01; No.' 3 Northern, 98%c. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, April 4—Wheat—To arrive and on track—No. 1 hard, $1.04%; No, 1 Northern, $1.02%; No. 2 Northern, 98%c; May, $1.00%; July, $1.01%. Flax—To arrive, on track and May, $1.15%; July, $1.17%. ° St. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Paul, April 4—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $6.00@6.75; fair to good, $5.00@5.95; good to choice cows and heifers, $4.00@5.00; veals, $3.76@5.00. Hogs—$5.80@5.90. Sheep—Waethers, $5.75@6.15; good to cholce lambs, $6.50@6.85. Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, April 4.—Cattle—Beeves, $4.50@7.30; cows and heifers, $2.00@ 6.00; Texans, $4.40@56.40; calves, $4.75 @5.75; Western cattle, $4.40@5.50; stockers and feeders, $8.25@5.30. Hogs —Light, $5.80@6.20; mixed, $5.80@ 6.26; heavy, $5.80@8.25; pigs, $4.75@ 5.60. Sheep, $4.75@8.80; yearlings, $6.25@7.40; lambs, $6.00@7.85. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, April 4.—Wheat—May, 92% @92%c; July, 88%c; Sept., 8614c. Corn—May, 661% @665c; July, 6414 @ 64%c; Sept., 63%c; Dec., 645c. Oats —May, old, 53%c; May, 51%c; July, old, 46%c; July, 44%c; Sept., 87%ec. Pork—May, $13.30; July, -$13.62%@ 13.65; Sept., $14.00. Butter—Creamer- les, 22@29%c¢; dairies, 20@26%c. Eggs —l4c. Poultry—Turkeys, 14c; ehiok- ens, 13%c; springs, 13%e. PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS PAZO.OINTMENT is. guaranteed to cure any case of Itching, Blind,;:Bleeding or Protrudnig Piles in 6 t0 14 daysor money refunded. 50c. WILMA SMITH. This Child’s Life Was Saved by : Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy In March, 1899, Geo. L, Hall of Birmingham, Ala,, together with his wife, went to visit his married sister, Mrs. William Smith, of Albertville, Ala. When they arrived at the house they found his sister’s tour weeks-old daughter dangerously ill with what the family physician pronounced la grippe. ‘The doctor who was treating the child said it could not live over night, said he was doing ‘all he could do, and there was no chance of saving the baby. He was giving it castor oil one hour and syrup of ipecac the next. berlain’s Cough Remedy contained all the ipecac that I knew that Cham- the child needed, and from experience with it in my own family with my chil- firen, I believed that the other ingredients in it were better for the baby if it had la grippe, than oil, so 1 took the responsibility of giving the baby Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy every twenty minutes for two two hours, then every forty to sixty minutes for the remainder of the Before morning the improvement was easily percept- of the night. ible. In three or four days the baby was well. She is now about nine years old, a dne girl, and her parents are everlasting believers in Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. Barker’s Drug Store The Da.ily Pioneer 40c per Month Printing The Pioneer Printery Is Equipped with Modern Machinery, Up-to-date Type Faces, and the Largest Stock of Flat Papers, Ruled Goods and Stationery of All Kirds in Northern”, Minnesota. 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