Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 10, 1908, Page 2

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED BVERY AFTHRNOON, BEMIDII PIONEER PUBLISHING C(;. CLYDE J. PRYOR I A. O. RUTLEDGE Business Manager Managing Editor Tutered in the postoffice at Bemidjl. Minn., 8 second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION---$5.00 PER ANNUM THE E-ITOR AND THE POET. (The Pioneer writers who are occasionally called man, like other| upon to use strong measures, has at times been afilicted with poetry of doubtful merit. The following verse is dedicated to ambitious rhymsters who try to break into print.) His hair was long; his eyes were set Deep in hishead as they could get Conviently. He held his poem in his hand: The editor said, grave and grand: “Read it to me.” "The little breeze crept down and :ighed,” He read: the editor then eried: “If that's a fact— That littie breeze that crept and sighed— State just how long it was, and wide: Please be exact,” The poet flushed and read some more: ““The babbling brook its messasre bors The editor Demanded then to know the cause Of the brook’s babbling—"And who was The message tor?” The puet hitched about, and then Read from his manuscript again In fluttered tones: “The groaning trees beat hands and cried”— The editor asked, steely-eyed: *“What caused the groan The poet just read on some more, H “The swooping swallows skimmed the shore”— And then the grim 1 014 editor asked, soft and low: “'Those swallows—I should like to know ‘What did they skim?" The poet clutched his poem then And did not read a line again— He'd naught to say Until the editor asked for Its name; he told the editor: “The Dying Day.” “Oho!” the editor smiled then, “Obituary verse you pen— The advertising manager Wil print the verses for you sir— So much per line."” The poet rose, and stralghtway took His groaning trees and babbling brook Outside the door; And 0, if poets ever swear— That s, if such things they would dare— I think he swore! STARVES HIMSELF TO DEATH 8t. Paul Man Dies in Attempt to Fast Forty Days. 8t. Paul, April .—Knute Ohnstesd is dead here, having literally starved himself to death in an attempt to fast for forty days in order to demonstrate his theory that the mind controls the body and that mind is mightier than matter. Ohnstead's fast lasted thirty- nine days. Ohnstead had been steadily growing weaker durlng the past week and an- other boarder at the same house noti- fied the police, declaring that unless prevented Obmstead would starve himself to death. An officer was sent to the house and he found Ohnstead in an emaciated condition and very weak. He suggested to Ohnstead that he be treated by a physician, but Ohn- stead replied that he knew what he was doing and that he desired noth- ing to eat or treatment of any kind. The oficer’s report was sent to the clty physician and when an assistant went to the house several hours later he found that Ohnstead had suc- cumbed. Ohnstead was about forty years of age and had done no work since be- ginning his self-imposed fast. Chinese Boycotting Japanese. Hongkong, April .—The Chinese Merchants’ guild has decided to cable their agents at Japanese ports not to place any more orders for Japanese 8oods and to ship goods already or- dered In vessels other than Japanese. The boycott is a result of the Tatsu Maru incident. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, April 9.—Wheat—May, 9T%@97%c; July, 97%c. On track— No. 1 hard, $1.00%@1.013%; No. 1 Northern, 98% @99%c; No. 2 North- ern, 98% @97%c; No. 3 Northern, 89% @98%ec. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, April 9.—Wheat—To arrive and on track—No. 1 hard, 99%e; No. 1 Northern, 97%c; No. 2 Northern, 98%¢c; May, 95%¢c; July, 97%c. Flax —To arrive, on track and May, $1.- 15%; July, $1.18; Sept., $1.17%; Oct., $1.17%. 8t. Paul Unlon Stock Yards. St. Paul, April 9.—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $6.00@6.75; fair to good, $5.00@5.95; good to choice cows and hetfers, $4.00@5.00; veals, $3.75@6.00. Hogs—$5.75@6.90. Sheep—Wethers, $6.00Q6.50; good to choice lambs, $7.0097.25 Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, April 9.—Cattle—Beeves, $4.65@7.30; cows and heifers, $2.15@ 6.25; Texans, $4.50@5.40; calves, $4.50 @0.50; Western came. $4.40@35.50; stockers and feeders, $3.25@5.35. Hogs —JLight, $5.75@6.20; mixed, $5.75@ 6.95; heavy, $5.75@6.20; rough, $5.75 @5.90; pigs, $4.65@5.65. Sheep, $4.75 @86.80; yearlings, $6.25@7.30; lambs, $6.00@7.85. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, April 9.—Wheat—May, 80%c; July, 83% @835%c; Sept., 82%c. Corn—May, 67c; July, 64c; Sept., 82% @63c. Oats—May, old, 52%c; May, 51%c; July, old, 45%c; July, 43%c; Sept., 37%ec. 47%; July, $13.75@13.77%; Sept., $14.07%. Butter—Creameries, 22@ 30c; dairies, 20@26¢. Eggs—14c. Poul- try—Turkeys, 14c; chickens ~amd Pork—May, $13.- springs, 13@18%ec. B SILODIS MUST QU Three-fourths. of the Townships in Hlinois Go Dry. LARGER CITIES REMAIN WET Scores of Smaller Ones, However, De- clare for Prohibition, More Than One Thousand Drinking Places Be- ing Voted Out of Existence. Qhicago, April ».—The great liquor ‘contest in Illinois has resulted in a dgawn battle, with the saloons win- ming declsfvely in most of the larger cities, but lesing in scores of smaller ones, 1,014 saloons being voted out of existence. The returns, as collected by town- ships, are even more impressive from the prohibition viewpoint, 828 town- ships, or more than three-fourths of the total number—1,012—being closed to the saloon. Only by winning in the larger cities did the lquor interests save them- selves from a complete rout. Where the “grog shop” was not an economic asset in the city government the prohibitionists had the advantage. “fheu financial questions entered largely they lost. Although they did not chase the “demon rum” from the state they pro- igss satisfaction with the results. They were the aggressors and where they win it is clear gain. The saloons were on the defensive. ‘Where they win they have nothing but what they had before and the losses were clear loss. The towns mainly affected had from five to twenty-five saloons each. FAVORABLE TO LA FOLLETTE Delegates Elected at the Wisconsin Primaries. Milwaukee, April /,—La Follette delegates at large to the Repyblican national convention were elected at Tuesday's primaries, as were nearly all the district delegates faverable to e Wisconsin senator. The Righth :l%ulat is in doubt and the Tenth is claimed by Taft supporters. John Barnes of Rhinelander was elected justice of the supreme court over Robert M. Bashford by a large plurality. Oshkosh, Wis,, April '\ — That George M. Paine of Oshkosh may en- joy the distinction of being the only Taft delegate elected in the state is' a possibility. His friends here maintain that he will be elected in the Eighth district, which is in doubt on account of incomplete returns from some pre- cincts. Nelson, Torrison and Paine are claiming election and Lampert and Gehbe, independent La Follette dele- gates, are considered eliminated from the race. Returns are coming in slowly on account of the rival La Fol- lette tickets, which caused a general splitting of the vote. Kansas City Goes Democratic. Kansas City, April )—Complete re- turns show the election of Thomas T. Crittenden, Jr., Dem., for mayor over Henry M. Beardsley, Rep., by a plural- ity of 1,611 votes. The complete Democratic ticket, with the exception of police judge and city treasurer were elected. In addition the Demo- crats also secured the entire upper house ticket and nine out of fourteen aldermen in the lower house. This glves them complete control of all branches of the city government. Rose Again Mayor of Milwaukee. Milwaukee, April i .—Complete city returns from the municipal election in Milwaukee give David S. Rose, Dem., for mayor 2,247 plurality over Emil Seidel, Soc. Dem. The total vote was Rose 23,114, Seidel 20,867 and Pringle, Rep., 18,169. Democrats will control the new council, having elected all of the twelve aldermen at 7large and eight from the wards. The Social Democrats elected nine and the Re- plblicans six aldermen. Election Results in Colorado. Denver, April . .—Thirty-five towns in Colorado in which elections were held voted on the question of local optlon. Nineteen of these elections resulted no license and sixteen voted fo license saloons. The anti-saloon lement won over four towns that ‘were formerly “wet” and the liquor element made gains of five towns, giv- ing them the advantage of one in the total of changes. s Republican Gains ‘in. Chicago. Chicago, April .—Thirty-five alder- men were elected in Chicago and of the number twenty-four were Repub- lcans. One of these ran as an inde- pendent, but he nevertheless polit- ically, is a Republican. Mayor Busse will enter on the second year of his term with .a larger party majority back of him than any mayor has had in the last thirty years. Naval Bill Reported to House. ‘Washington, April : .—The naval ap- propriation bill, authorizing the con- struction of two instead of four bat- tleships and elght instead of four sub- marine torpedo boats and carrying a total appropriation of $103,967,518 for the naval service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1909, was reported to the house by Chairman Foss of the committee on naval affairs. TO DISCUSS NEW LAW. Railroad Employes Will Meet General Managers. Chicago, April —Executive officers of the organizations of railway con- ductors; engineers, firemen and train- men will meet with the General Man- Rgers’ asgoclation of the American Railway association to “consider the provisions of the new sixteen-hour workday law that becomes effective May 1. The meeting will be held at the conclusion of the annual session of the General Managers’ ass ociation, “An execullve session of the conduc: tors, engineers, firemen and trainmen was held and the provisions of the law were considered without official action, The opinion of the delegates was that if the general managers will con- cede some of the changes demanded the law will operate without friction, otherwise trouble might be expected, either from strikes or legislation ask- ing the repeal of the law. MILITARY IN CONTROL. Lisbon Has Greatly Improved. Lisbon, April .—The situation in Tdsbon has improved. There has been no resumption of the election rioting, the city is calmer and the shops have reopened. Lisbon is virtually under martial law and with the arrival of reinforcements the military govern- ment is in absolute control of the city. The general opinion is that the royalists have gained a sweeping vic- tory at the polls. Irrespective of how this was attained it greatly strength- ens the throne and affords an.oppor- tunity for the rehabilitation of the monarchy. There is little belief, how- ever, that the “rotatives,” who again are in the saddle, will sink their greed and devote themselves disinterestedly to the public welfare and the regenera- tion of the administration. DENY MRS. GREY’S CHARGES Messrs. Situation at Garfield and Leupp Before Senate Committee. ‘Washington, April :.—Secretary Qarfield and Indian Leupp appeared before the senate committee on Indian affaiys and en- tered general denials of the charges made by Mrs. Helen Pierce Grey that they had favored capitalists in the matter of leasing Crow Indian lands to the detriment of the Indians them- selves. Messrs. Garfield and Leupp also defended Major Reynolds, the agent at the Crow reservation, but said that the books of the interior de- partment and the Indian offices would be opened to Mrs. Grey if she desired to pursue her charges further. “If there is anything wrong there I should like to know it,” said Mr. Gar- field, in conclusion. BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. House Committee Agrees to Report Cannon Resolutinns. ‘Washington, April .—By unani- mous vote the house committee on Jjudiciary agreed to report favorably the “paper trust” resolutions intro- duced April 2 by Speaker Cannon. One of these resolutions directs the attorney general to inform the house what steps have been taken to investi- gate and prosecute the International Paper company of New York and other corporations or combinations en- gaged in the manufacture of wood pulp or print paper. The other resolution directs the sec- retary of commerce and labor to in- form the house what steps have been taken by the bureau of corporations towards investigating the alleged “pa- per trust.” Policemen Indicted for Robkery. Philadelphia, April 9.—True bills of indictments containing four separate charges and twenty-six counts were returned by the grand jury here against the four policemen of this city who were arrested Saturday following a sensational confession of a nineteen- year-cld youth which involved them in a number of robberies of business places. Jealous Women Fight Duel. Youngstown, O., April 9.—Two wo- men, jealous of each other because of the attentions of a young man, fought a duel with-a red hot poker and a big butcher knife and the police arrived just in time to prevent a fatal ending. Republicans Sweep Tacoma. ‘Tacoma, Wash., April 9.—Complete returns for mayor give Linck, Rep., 6,840; Wright, Dem., 4,799. In the councilmanic race all of the eight wards went overwhelmingly Repub- lican by almost three to one. Policeman Killed by Burglar. Salem, O., April 9.—Policeman Charles Miller was shot and killed by a burglar whom he found robbing a residence here. .The burglar, together with two companions, escaped. A posse is searching for the men. Commissioner ! HOT BACKED BY HLL Johnson Denies Railroad Man Is Aiding His Candidacy. TALKS POLITICS AT CHICAGO 8ays Democrats Have an Equal Chance to Win This Year, but It All Depends on the Platform and a Vig- orous Campaign. Chicago, April .—Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota, who is on his way to the battlefield of Shiloh, Tenn,, where a monument is to be dedicated to the Minnesota soldiers who were killed in the battle, passed through the city. He discussed the presidential question freely, saying: “I am a candidate for the presi- dency in the sense that if I gain the nomination I shall accept it and make every effort to be elected. I am not making any personal campaign and do not expect to seek instructed dele- gates. I consider the ambition to be president one of the most laudable aspirations which any man can enter- tain. “Any insinuations or assertions that my candidacy is being advanced by James J. Hill and his interests is ab- solutely false. I have fought him sev- eral times and have never received a word of eneouragement from him or any similar source.” Governor Johnson said he did not caré to discuss Willlam J. Bryan or any differences in policy between him- self and Mr. Bryan. “I have the highest regard for Mr. Bryan as a man,” said Governor John- son, “and I admire his ability and his honesty. We are friends so far as I know. My position is just this: If the members of the Democratic party feel that I would stand more chance of election than would Mr. Bryan or any other man I will be glad to make the campaign. “If I am considered the most avail- able man there will be no lack of ap- preciation on my part of the honor conferred on me. It all depends, in my judgment, on the platform and a vigorous campaign. As I view it the Democratic party has at least an even chance to win this year.” SOUTH DAKOTA FOR BRYAN Delegates to Denver Instructed for Nebraskan. Mitchell, 8. D., April . .—The Demo- cratic state convention met here, elected eight delegates to the national convention and instructed them to vote for William Jennings Bryan for the presidential nomination. A fight was precipitated over the manner of choosing delegates. There was a division of opinion as to wheth- er the districts should elect them or the convention as a whole. On roll call the duty was left with the dis- tricts. Colonel W. A. Lynch of Huron was elected permanent chairman and Thomas Taubman secretary. S. A. Ramey made the report on resolutions, |, which were exhaustive and declared in favor of the absolute abolition of the tariff on all trust controlled articles, favored a graduated income and in- heritance tax, favored a law compell- ing all foreign corporations to appear and stand trial before state courts, asked for the vigorous enforcement of the criminal law against trusts and magnates, urged tariff reform by the reduction of import duties, favored the instruction of the delegates of-the con- vention to vote for the nomination of William Jennings Bryan first, last and all the time and for nobody else. The resolutiens were adopted. Henry Volkmar of Milbank started another fight over the positive instruc- tions for Bryan, urging that the con- vention should permit the delegates to have a second choice and naming Governor Johnson of Minnesota. His suggestion. was voted down. CRAWFORD FOR SENATOR. 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For further particulars write or call Bemidji Townsite and Im- - H. A. SIMONS, Ag provement Company. Swedback Bloqk. Bemidji. xcmng und intennely tntemung of | any convention ever held in this state, Hyery county was represented by a full quota of delegates. There were 222% stalwarts and 266% progressive votes. ‘The stalwarts are followers of Sena- tor A. B. Kittredge and the progres- sives are adherents of Governor Coe I Crawford. Frank McNulty of Roberts county was made temporary chairman and M. J. Chaney of Clay county perma- nent chairman, with W. E. Sweeney of Lyman as secretary. Resolutions were adopted endorsing Governor Crawford’s candidacy for United States senator and commend- ing his administration of state affairs, endorsing Taft for president and fa- yoring the policies of President Roose- velt. Lake Navigation Opens. Duluth, April —Lake navigation at Duluth opened when the steamer C. W. Moore of the Booth line steamed out of the harbor headed for north shore points with supplies for the settlers, who have been shut off from the world for two months. FOREIGNERS IN CITY HALL Band of Unemployed Raid Mayor’s Office at Chicago. Chicago, April ‘.—A band of 100 foreigners out of employment invaded the city hall to demand that they be furnished with work. The majerity of the men had been employed in con- struction work on railways amd had recently been laid off. On entering the city hall they demanded that they be admitted to the office of the mayer, but _this was refused and they were directed to the Chicago bureau of charities. Instead of going there they lined up in Washington street oppo- site the city hall. The report was soon current that they were about to be joined by 1,000 other men and a detall of police was sent to disperse them. The men departed in a column, after being ordered off by the police, marching west in Washington street. Throughout the demonstration they were noisy, but not otherwise disor- derly. WEALTHY MAN SUICIDES. Cashier of Stoughton (Wis.) Bank Ends His Life. Stoughton, Wis., April | —M, A, Johnson, cashier of the First National bank of Stoughton, was found dead on the floor of his room with an open gas jet from a movable fixture in_his mouth, indicating death’ was due to suicide. There is no known reason for the act except possible insanity. Mr. Johnson was wealthy and the bank, so far as is known, is in excel- lent financial condition, having paid large dividends for the past two years. The bank is capitalized at $50,000. Actress Named as Co-Respondent. Salem, Mass.,, April .—A suit for divorce was entered in the Essex county probate court here by Mrs. Clara Louise von" Hermann of Hamil- ton against her husband Karl, in which Julia Marlowe, the actress, is named as principal co-respondent. 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