Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 9, 1908, Page 2

. R T — THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED BVERY AFTHRNOON, A A A A A A A AN BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. CLYDE J. PRYO! | A. . RUTLEDJE Business Manager | Managing Editor Tntered In the postofiice at Bemidll. Minn., as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION---$5.00 PER ANNUM Though a deputy oil inspector himself the writer does not think mnch of kerosene oil inspection busi- It covers only kerosene and | does not 20 far enough. The test should be a gravity test. At present the law requires that the oil when heated shall not flash when a match is applied reaches 120[ degrees, a lower test than required| by some other states. The oil com-| panies pay the inspection fee of 15 cents per barrel. The total amount paid the state is $30,000, just about | enough to pay the inspection salaries. Of course, the Standard passes this; inspection charge on to the pur- chasers. Whether it would reduce | the price of oil 15 cents per barrel were the inspection system to be abolished is a question. But if the present system were to be abolished there would need to be law with a| big penalty, forbidden the companies ness. until it ORDEERS PROSECUTION President ‘ Upholds Complaints of Negroes of the South. MUST 'FURNISH BETTER CARS Under the Law Railroads Are Sup- posed to Supply Equal Accommoda- tions for White and Black Passen- gers Paying First Class Fare. ‘Washington, April 9.—President Roosevelt has made public his letter of April 2 to the altorney general di- recting proceedings by injunction to compel certain railvoads of the South to furnish equal accommodations to white and mnesro passengers. The text of the president's letter is as follows: “1 forward herewith the report of the interstate commerce commission containing its order of June 27, 1907, and the report of the failure of the railroad company to obey this order, under date of March 26, 1908, together with a letter of the commission of April 1, 1908. It appears that the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway company has not complied with the order of the commission to furnish the same facilities to colored passengers paying first class fare that are furnished to white passengers pay- ing fist class fare. From time to time to ship oil of an inferior grads into| various complaints have been made the state.—Windom Cit'zen. {to me by reputable colored people to | the effect that the accommodations furnished to colored persons on cer- OBSERVATIONS. {tain railways L*By Doc."] 1 The man who keeps as quiet as a mouse may have reason to fear the cat. When some men think of a good excuse they consider themselves in- spired to make a mistake, The circus now boasts the “miss- ing link,” but it is the missing quarter that most interests the small boy. Sherbie Becker threatens to run for governor of Wisconsin in an air ship. That’s somewhat better than running in the old ‘“‘stalwart” ma-| chine. If some people can’t find you to tell you something unpleasant they’ve heard about you, they put in their time relating it to your; friends. | Worse than the man who lets you| tell a story and then says “I've heard it before,” is the man who| tells the story you have been aching | for a chance to tell. Son, you think you are attracting | a good deal of attention when you sow your wild oats, but the men who call you a good fellow are not holding you up as anexample to their sons. | Pleads Guilty to Forging Will. Scranton, Pa., April 9.—George Schooley of Philadelphia, chief claim- ant for the fortune of James L. Craw- ford, his cousin, a millionaire coal op- etator of this city, who died three years ago in Florida, pleaded guilty in court here to the forgery of the so- called Schooley will, under which he was to inherit practically all of the Crawford fortune, cutting off the widow with only a few thousand dol- lars. He made ani aftempt to have the case continued anl“#Men refused en- tered the plea of guilty. Benton and Barton. In the “Thirty Years In the United | States Senate,” by Thomas Hart Ben- ton, MisSouri’s famous United States senator, there is scant mention of Ben- ton’s colleague from Missouri, David Barton. The only place in which his name occurs is where Senator Benton gives the roll call of the senate, and Barton’s name of course is therein contained. Benton undertook to pun- Ish Barton by ignoring him and thus relegate the first United States sena- tor from Missourl to oblivion. Barton had brought about Benton’s election to the senate. Barton was first named by the legislature, and there was a long contention as to the second senator- ship. Finally Barton’s friendship for Benton brought about Benton’s elec- tion. Later the two quarreled over the appointment of an Indian agent in the far west and drifted further and fur- ther apart. Finally the relations be- | tween the two senators became such that they scarcely spoke to one an- other when they mét—Kansas City Star. The Injured One. A gentleman owning a sugar estate In Demerara went out to visit it for the first time. The day after his arrival he stood watching the punts bringing the cane home. A young negro boy who was driving the mules, wishing to increase the speed of them, struck one of them with his whip. The mule promptly responded by launching out with his heels and dealt the boy a kick on the head which stretched him on the ground, where he lay rubbing his woolly pate on the spot where the kick had been recelved. “Is he hurt? Is he hurt?’ cried the planter in alarm. A full grown negro, hearing the expressions of concern, sprang forward hastily and, raising the mule’s heels, shouted out: “No, boss! That mule him walk tendah fo’ a day or two, but him no hurt!”—Chambers’ Journal. Are Filthy and Inadequate compared to the same accommodations furnished to white passengers paying the same fare. The commission has taken what is unquestionably the right ground—that where separate ac- commodations are provided for white and colored passengers the accommo- dations for colored passengers shall be as good as those furnished to white passengers for the same money. In { other wordsy while there is nothing in the law which' forbids separate accom- modations these accommodations must be equal. This principle of equality of accommodations is set out explicit- ly in various state laws. For instance the code of the state of Alabama pro- vides that there shall be ‘equal but separate accommodations for the white and colored races by providing two or more passenger cars for each passen- ger train, or by dividing the passenger cars by partitions.” The action of the comntission has simply been to insist that the accommodations be equal in convenience and comfort, for the same money, wherever the separation is made. In this partjcular case, where the railway has neglested to comply with the order of the commigsion, it s important that compliance with this order be immediately obtained. I sug- gest that you proceed to enforce the order by injunction proceedings un- less in your judgment some other course is preferable.” RATIONS UNFIT TO EAT. Scandal Discovered in French Army Commissary. Paris,” April 9.—It is believed that a great scandal in the commissary de- partment of the French army has been discovered and developments are awaited with keen interest. It was learned recently that the rations sent to some of the garrigons on the eastern frontier were unfit for con- sumption. Minister of War Picquart | at once issued orders by telegraph that the supplies of food delivered by certain contractors be seized at every garrison and sent to Paris for micro- scopic examination. That much of this food was unclean and unfit to eat already has been established and the investigation is being comtinued. ASQUITH BECOMES PREMIER Vacancy Caused by Resignation of Campbell-Bannerman Filled. London, April 9.—The vacancy in the office of prime minister of Great Britain, caused by the resignation last Sunday of Sir Henry Campbell- Bannerman on account of ill health, was filled at Biarritz, France, during the audience there between King Ed- ward and Herbert H. Asquith, who had been summoned from London. Mr. Asquith first tendered to his ma- jesty his resignation as chancellor of the exchequer and immediately there- after he kissed the hand of the king on his appointment to the post of prime minister and first lord of the treasury. Bank Robbed of $1,300. Dundee, Minn., April 9.—After cut- ting all the telephone and telegraph wires leading from the village yegg- men blew the safe of the State bank of Dundee and escaped with some- thing over $1,300. Three men in the window of a hotel opposite the bank saw the burglars at work, but were afraid to give the alarm. The bank building was badly damaged by the explosion, the entire plate glass front being blown out. Fined $20,000 for Rebating. Grand Rapids, Mich.,, April 9.— Judge Knappen, in the United States district court, sentenced the Stearns Salt and Lumber company of Luding- ton, Mich., to pay a fine of $20,000 for accepting rebates from the Pere Mar- quette railroad on lumber shipments. TO BOOST AMERICAN TRADE Two Hundred lllinois Business Men Will Visit Orient. Chicago, April 9.—Two hundred members of the Illinols Manufactur- ers’ association, the strong8st com- mercial delegation that ever has Héen sent out of this country, will go to Japan, China and other Eastern coun- tries to work for the extemsjon of American trade. The assoctation wijl take the initiative in formadly plal:% Ing the flag of American industries the Orfent. _ _ was decided on at a meeting of the directors of the association at the Union Leaguo club, At the same time arrangements were made for the en- tire bourd of directors to go to Wash- ington about the middle of this month to oppose certain features of the Al- drich currency bill. The association is opposed to the reserve requirements of the ourrency measure and also to that section which forbids a bank from loaning money to & corporation in which the bank offl- clals may possess pecuniary interest. Just when the delegation will de- part for the Orient to work in the in- terest of the open door will be deotd- ed later. It will be within the next six months or the next year. The committee will go to the Pacific ceast in a special train and will be trans- ported to Japan on a special steamer —the first of a new line of steamships that will ply between this country and the Orient. Will Dismantle the Plant. ing of La Questione Sociale group of of the paper, terminated his connec- which led to the suppression of the group also decided to dismantle the publication plant. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. The emigration from Germany via Hamburg for the quarter ending March 31 was 24,000, as against 103,- 589 for the corresponding term of last year. Rear Admiral Evans will not rejoin the battleship fleet at San Diego or participate in any of the functions and celebrations in the ports of Southern California. Seven hundred valuable objects, the gift of the Congo Free State, made through King Leopold of Belgium, are announced as additions to the Amer- ican Museum of Natural History. Arbitration treaties with Great Brit- ain and Portugal and a naturalization treaty with Salvador have been or- dered favorably reported by the sen- ate committee on foreign relations. Mis. Fairy McClain Miller was shot and instantly killed at Kokomo, Ind., by Worley Osborn, a discarded lover. Osborn entered the Miller home and shot the woman as she lay in bed. Osborn escaped. Dr. W. W. Dailey, aged sixty years, one of the wealthiest citizens of Southern Indiana, was found dead in his home at Selvin hugging a “strong box” containing his fortune. He did not believe in banks. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolfs, April 8, —Wheat—May, 99% @99%c; July, 99%c. On track—— No. 1 hard, $1.02%; No. 1 Northern, $1.00%; No. 2 Northern, 981 @98%¢c; No. 38 Northern, 90@95c. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, April 8.—Wheat—To arrive and on track—No. 1 hard, $1.01%; No. 1 Northern, 99%c; May, ¢; July, 99%c. Flax—To arrive, on track and May, $1.151%; July, $1.17%; Oct,, $1.- St. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Paul, April 8.—Cattle—Good to chofce steers, $6.00@6.75; fair to good, $5.00@5.95; good to choice cows and heifers, $4.00@5.00; veals, $3.75@5.00. Hogs—$5.80@5.95. Sheep—Wethers, $6.00@6.50; good to choice lambs, $7.00@7.25. Chicago Union 8tock Yards, Chicago, April 8.—Cattle—Beeves, $4.60@7.30; cows and heifers, $2.10@ 6.20; Texans, $4.50@5.40; calves, $4.50 @86.53; Western cattle, $4.40@5.50; stockers and feeders, $3.25@5.35. Hogs —Light, $5.75@6.15; mixed, $5.80@ 6. heavy, $5.75@6,15; rough, $5.75 @5.90; pigs, $4.70@5.50. Sheep, $4.75 @6.80; yearlings, $6.25@7.25; lambs, $6.00@7.85. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, April S8.—Wheat—May, 91%ec; July, 86% @86%c; Sept., S5e. Corn—May, 67%c; July, 643%c; Sept., 63% @63%c. Oats—May, old, 52%c; May, B13%ec; July, oid, 45%c; July, 43%c; Sept.,, 37%c. Pork—May, $13.- 50; July; $13.85. Butter—Creameries, 22@29%e¢; dairles, 20@26c. BEgfs— l4c. Poultry—Turkeys, 14c; chitkens and springs, 13@18%e- Paterson, N. J., April 9.—At a meet- anarchists, Ludovico Caminita, editor | tion with the sheet. It was Caminita’s | virulence and advocacy of violence | paper by President Roosevelt. The | Executing a Death Sentence. Prince Urussoy writes in his “Me. wolrs of a Russlan Governor” of an equaintance. one )’fln Rohren, a very kindly man, who liked to tell some- times of his presence of mind and his police ability as demonstrated on one occaslon at his former post. He was once called upon to be present at the execution of a Jewish criminal. The condemned man hung the required number of minutes and w: taken | down from the gallows, when the phy- i siclan was supposed to confirm bhig death. But it appeared that they had forgotten to cut off the Jew's long. thick beard, thanks to' which, although the noose had deprived the man of consciousness, it had not killed him. “Imagine yourself in my position,” | said Rohren. *“The doctor told me the Jew would come back to life in five minutes. What was I to do? To hang him a second time I held to be impos- | sible, and yet 1.had to execute the | death sentence.” “But what did you | do. then?” 1 asked and received the memorable answer, “I had him burie? quickly before he regained conscious ness.” Two Clever Answers. A pretty southern girl recently show- ed herself a match for the curious minded women in her boarding house who were bent on knowing what her | tather’s business was. { As a matter of fact, he was an un- | dertaker, but the girl was a bit sensi- | tive on this point, so she made up her | mind not to gratify their curiosity: ‘When unduly pressed on the point she answered: “He's a southern planter.” This was quite within the bounds of truth and completely threw the inquis- itive one off the track. The retort of a well known actress to a similar question about the occupation of her father, who was a letter carrier in her old home, was not inferior in finesse to that of the Disie girl. It was when she first began playing in London. Some one asking what business her father was engaged in, she sweetly replied that he was “a man of letters.”—Pittsburg Leader. At 4 In the Morning. The hour of 4 a. m. has something mysterious about it. Cocks crow, peo- ple on the brink of death give up the ghost, every one who is asleep sleeps sounder, and even the watchful sentry can’'t always keep his eyes open. At this hour people are in their weakest state, and if life is just on the flicker it is not surprising that it goes out. Many a man’s life has been saved by a spoonful of ammonia administered just when the clock strikes 4. The period of deepest sleep varies from 3 to & o'clock. An hour or two after going to bed you sleep very soundly, then your slumber grows gradually lighter, and it is easy enough to wuken vou at 1 or 2 o'clock. But when 4 o'clock comes you are in such a state of som- nolence that you would take no notice of the end of the world, Criminals In New South Wales. New South Wales has a novel system of dealing with habitual criminals. A man is sentenced to a term for his par- ticular offense and to an indeterminate | term because he is an “habitual.” | When he has served the definite term, if he is well behaved, he can rise from grade to grade, each step being accom- panied by various concessions. One feature is that he may earn wages, which may be sent to his family, spent on luxuries or credited to him for the day of release. A committee examines his progress from time to time, advis- Ing the minister when he may be re- leased. No releasc Is absolute till after a year's probation under modified re- straint. Curiosities In Wedding Rings. Among the curiosities of wedding rings it is on record that in the early days rings were made of rushes. Pep- thaps the most curious material used for rings required on an emergency i the case of one being hurriedly mage by cutting it out of the finger of 8 glove and another cut out of a visiting card. Many cases are on record of rings made of brass and iron being used, as also curtain rings and door keys being pressed into service at wed- dings. ] More at Home, A young fellow being asked by a re- cruiting sergeant if he wished to ‘enlist in a Scottish regiment, replied: “Not likely. I'd rather go to a lunatic asylum than enlist in a Scottish regi- ment.” “Ah, weel,” said the sergeant, “I've nae dout ye'd fee] mair at hame there.” ~—Dundee Advertiser. A Gr A. S)Tl)rfli - o A Body Buiider - A Blood Purifier » Askyour doctor if a family medicine, A Doctor’s Medicine like Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, is not vastly Ayer belter without alcohol than with it. Foere e SEsftel Yoo publien 1.2, Without Alcohol Without Alcohol § ‘Without Alcohol ‘Without Alcohol Without Alcohol Without Alcohol or Co., owell, Mass. eat Alterative DRI s Sarsaparilla - good lots scarcer and easy terms. provement Bemidji Townsite and Im- H. A. SIMONS, Agent. Swedback Block, Bemidii. BUY A GOOD LOT!/ With the growth of Bemidji are becoming scarcer. We still have a number of good lots in the residence part of town which will be sold on For further particulars write or call . Company. . Never'a One Day President. The periodic’ assertion is made that on Sunday, March 4, 1849, Senator Da- vid Rice Atchison of Missouri, who ‘was then president pro tem. of the senate, was president of the United States “virtually.” He never was “virtually” or otherwise. In 1798% congress enacted that in event of no president or vice president being ready to succeed the first office should devolve on the president of the senate and next on to the speaker of. the house. The succession was changed In 1886. Now, Zachary Tay- lor and Millard Fillmore were in Wash- ington on March 4, 1849. It being Sun. day, they permitted an interregnum to follow until the next day. Mr. Atchi- son took no oath as president, and without taking such he could not ex- ercise the office. Mr. Taylor could have taken the oath at any second subsequent to noon on March 4. No| pompous inauguration is demanded. The chief justice need not administer the oath. Arthur took It in New York before Judge Brady at 2 a. m. and Mr. Roosevelt in Buffalo before United States Judge Hazel. The “virtually” of Mr. Atchison Is visionary unless by some bolt from the blue the elected officials had been re- moved.—Pittsburg Post. Glory Everywhere. A Methodist minister was much ar’ noyed by one of his hearers frequently shouting out during the preaching, “Glory!” “Praise the Lord!” and the like. Though often reproved, the hap- py member ' persisted in expressing himself. One day the minister invited him to tea and, to take his mind from thoughts of praise, handed him a sci- entific book, full of dry facts and fig- ures, to pass the time before tea. Presently the minister was startled by a sudden outburst of “Glory!” “Halleluiah!” and “Praise the Lord!” “What - is the matter, man?’ asked the minister. “Why, this book says the sea is five miles deep?” “Well, what of that?” “Why, the Bible says my sins have been cast Into the depths of the sea, and if it is that deep I need not be afraid of their evér coming up again. Glory!” The minister gave up hopes of re forming him. A Daring Escape. The annals of Sing Sing are full of daring escapes. A typical case was that of Pallister and Rohlf, two con- vieted murderers. By frequent appeals they had headed off the day of their execution, and at length decided on escape at any cost—even that of life itself. Late one night Pallister called for a drink of milk, and as the official on duty opened the cell door to give it him he was seized, dragged in and overpowered. The desperado then locked the officer in the cell and, after securing his keys, released his com- rade Rohlf, when they in turn over- came and disarmed the second night watchman. This done, they offered re- lease to three more prisoners with whom they had made friends. These declined the doubtful benefit, however, whereupon the two murderers climbed the skylight, reached the boundary wall and dropped to liberty by the broad Hudson, which they crossed in a small boat.—New York Tribune. Pioneer Printery PHYSICIANS' DISCUSS . NEW THEORY Cooper’s Views of Human Stochh Noted by Medical Men. - A recent article in the New Orleans Item gives an account of the effect upon the medical profession of that city with regard to L. T. Cooper’s the- ory that the human stomach is respon- sible for most ill health. The article is as follows: “The astonishing sale of Cooper’s preparation in this city has now reach- ed such immense figures that the medi- cal fraternity have been forced into open discussion of the man’s theories and medicines. “The physicians seem to be divided with regard to the young man’s suc- cess in New Orleans—some being will- ing to credit him for what he has ac- complished, while others assert that the interest he has aroused is but a passing fad that will die out as quickly as it has sprung up, “In a statement recently obtained from a well-known physician of this city, the position of those in favor of Cooper is well voiced. The doctor said: ‘I am not a believer in proprietary medicines, but I must admit that some of the facts recently brought to my attention concerning this Cooper medi- cine have gone far toward. removing the prejudice I had formed against them when I first heard of Cooper’s new ideas and medicines. “‘Numbers of my patients whom I have treated for chronic liver, kidney and stomach troubles have met me and stated that Cooper’s medicine has ac- complished wonderful results for them. I notice particularly in cases of stomach trouble that the man has relieved several cases that were of years’ standing and proved very ob- stinate to treatment. “‘I do not wish to stand in the way of something that may be for the pub- lic good, simply through professional prejudice, and I am inclined to give Cooper and his preparations credit as deserving to some extent the popular demonstration that has been accorded them 1 this eity.”” ‘We sell the Cooper medicines. 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