Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 25, 1908, Page 2

§ £ THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER| PURLISHED NVERY AFTHRNOON, BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. By CLYDE J. PRYOR. ‘Totered in the postoffice at Bemidii. Minn., a8 second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION---$5.00 PER ANNUM —_——- " 'A Famous Poison Mystery. England had a famous poison mys- tery in the last century. Two mem- bers of a great club in Mauchester, both men of position and keen politi- cians, each received, apparently as g New Year's gift, small boxes contain- ing a few cigars of the very highesi quality apparently. Both were taker fearfully ill after smoking, and one o them subsequently died. The cigars were found to be loaded with poison and it was said that the man whe recovered only did so because he usec a cigar holder. The facts were at firs. hushed up, because, as was said, the suspected sender, whose motive was revenge on account of a lady, was 8 man of wealth and power. But thi¢ subject was cleared, and the mystery was deepened by the following cir cumstances: A rich Manchester mer chant, traveling one day in a railway car about the time of the incident re lated, got into conversation with § most agreeably and highly cultivated stranger, who finally offered his cigai case. The Manchester man was foun¢ at Leeds almost unconscious and the only occupant of the carriage. He grasped in one of his convulsed hands the cigar he had been smoking, and aft er analysis showed it to be identical with the others. He recovered, bu the stranger was never discovered. Easy Way to Be Generous. In a church of a New England vil lage was an old man who had all the Christian graces save one, and thail ‘was the grace of liberality. He would do anything in the world for the cause of religion but give up his money. Al the close of the financial year 186¢ the church found itself $400 in debt A church meeting was called, and it was voted to circulate a subscription paper on the spot and endeavor to thus raise the sum needed. This was done, and the old gentleman did not put his name on the paper. rather disheartening, $200 only having been pledged. Silence reigned for a moment, when one of the most gen- erous men in the church moved that “we double our subscriptions.” In- stantly the old gentleman was on his feet and with extraordinary fervor cried, “I second the motion.” He evidently felt that he was thus doing his part in hastening & most de- sirable result. Would Follow His Example. After the battle of Prestonpans & witty Scottish farmer amused himseli by writing a ballad upon it, which sc stung one of the English officers, whe had behaved very basely on the occa: slon, that he sent the poet a challenge to meet him at H. for mortal com- bat. The second found the farmer busy ‘with his hayfork and at once delivered the challenge of the redoubtable hero The good natured farmer, turning to- ‘ward him with the agricultural imple- ment, coolly said: “Gang awa’ back to Mester Smith and tell him I hae nae time to come t¢ H. to gle him satisfaction, but that if he likes to come here I'll tak’ a look at him, and if I think I can fecht (fight) him YT'll fecht him, and if 1 think I canna fecht him I'll just do as be did—I'll run away.” His Inspiration. The negro brass band connected with the traveling troupe was blatting a tune In its characteristic slap bang style in front of the theater when a dusky cornet player who had been sulking all day suddenly quit blowing and did not resume. “Say, Mose,” demanded the leader In the ensuing pause, “ain’t yo' workin’ any mo’?” “Ah is w'en Ah gits de inspiration,” retorted the sulky musician, throwing the whites of his eyes across at the leader. “W’en am dat?”’ “W’en Ah gits mah lag’ week’s pay.” ~Kansas City Independent. Conscientious About It. “Mr. Glizzard,” asked the caller, “are you carrying all the life insurance you can afford?” “No,” answered the man at the desk. “I can afford more, and I had expected to take out more, but from a note I got from my employer this morning I have begun to suspect that I'm carrying a good deal more than I am worth.'— Ohicago Tribune. Forcing a Success. “What is the name of your new novel?” “‘The Dungeon.’ eh?” “Yes. That name alone ought to get the book among the six best cellars.”— ‘Washington Herald, Good gloomy title, Nothing Liberal About It. ‘Wilkins—I understand you are giv- ing your son a liberal education? Hobbs—Liberal! Not a bit of it! They don’t give anything away at the col- lege where he is. 1 have to pay for every plaguy thing he gets.—Boston Transcript. Thoughtfulnet Mr. Saphedde—I like to be different from other people. Miss Caustique—That is very con- siderate of you. I dare say the other [people appreciate your thoughtful- ness.—Philadelphia Record. * Sarcastic, He—Look at this infernal bill. You know I can’t afford it. Now, I'm go- ing to glve you a plece of my mind. Bhe—Are you quite sure you can afford t, papa, dear?—London Opinion. Economy may be the road to wealth, (but a large number of people will re- se to travel it until the good roads movement has ‘made it smoother.— Washington Herald. The result was| f&flmfimmmflfim Poliiical Announcements 233333 1333333 399339 WES WRIGHT, Candidate for the Republican ‘Nomination for Sheriff, Pri- maries Sept. 15. 1 hereby announce myselfas a candi- date for therepublican nomination for sheriff of Beltrami county before the primaries to ba held September 15, If elected to the office I will give the duties thereof the very best ability which I possess. WES WRIGHT. A Lesson in Grammar. In a certain mountainous region the teachers are appointed with little ques- tion concerning their grammatical orthodoxy. Occasionally, however, a wave of school reform sweeps through the valleys, and undesired examina- tions are thrust upon embarrassed péd- agogues. It was during one of these periods of intellectual discomfort that the follow- ing sentence was given: “The bird flew over the house.”” Accompanying it was the query, “Is ‘flew’ a regular or an irregular verb?” One teacher after another shook his head hopelessly despite the slow, thought inspiring fashion in which the examiner repeated the perplexing fact that “The — bird — flew — over — the — house.” Finally a man rose in the rear, and, with the assurance of one who puts his trust in logic and a practical knowl- edge of natural history, he volunteered a solution. Said he: “If that bird which flew over the house was a wild goose, it went in a straight, regular line, so the verb I regular. But if it was a peckwood that flew over the house, then it went In a crooked. z g line, and so the verb is Irregular. All but the grammar bound exam- Iner were satisfied with this sensible and rational explanation. — Youth’s Companion. Artistic Slips. It is a frequent matter of lamenta- tion on the part of artists that one of their number may spend genius and time on a plece of work, only to fall conspicuously in small detail. There is a story that one Royal acade- mician gave a hand five fingers and a thumb and that another painted a llve lobster bright red. The clever Goodall had been engaged in painting a number of laborers drag- ging a huge stone across the desert when a man of science entering the studlo said to him: “I say, Goodall, if you want those fellows to pull that stone you must double their number. It would require just twice as many for the task.” But it is not modern painters alone who slip up on points of accuracy. Hven Albrecht Durer in a scene repre- senting Peter denying Christ painted one of the Roman soldiers in the act of smoking. Turner put a rainbow be- glde the sun, and in another picture he got fearfully tangled in the ship’s rig- glng.—Chicago Record-Herald. Fixing a Photografter, Senator Stone of Missouri once made himself unpopular with a certain pho- tographer. The latter Individual ap- peared at the senator’s room at the capitol and announced that he was there to take a picture. Stone expostu- lated, but in vain. A few days later the photographer again appeared and presented the pictures and also a bill for $10. Remembering how hopeless was his argument against having the pleture taken, Senator Stone decided it would be still more useless for him to decline to pay for them. So he wrote a check. After the man’s name was on the check he wrote the word “Photo- grafter.” ‘When the man presented the check at the senat» disbursing office for pay- ment, he was required to indorse the check and write after his name, just as it was written on the face of the check, the word “Photo-grafter.””—St Louls Republic. A Limit to His Power. A curious historical anecdote is hand- ed down from the time of James L James, being in want of £20,000, ap- plied to the corporation for a loan. The corporation refused. The king insist- ed. “But, sire, you cannot compel us,” sald the lord mayor. “No,” exclaim- ed James, “but I'll ruin you and the city forever. I'll remove my courts of law, my court itself and my parlia- ment to Winchester or to Oxford and make a desert of Westminster, and then think what will become of you!” “May it please your majesty,” replied the lord mayor, “you are at liberty to remove yourself and your courts to ‘wherever you please; but, sire, there ‘will always be one consolation to the merchants of London—your majesty cannot take the Thames along with youlr” Good Intentions. i “The - question s as to the intent of the law.” “That's easy: The intent of the law |18 to make business for the lawyers.”— ? ‘c_gyn use Herald. OF AGGEPTAN(}E Devotes Much of His Time to Tariff Question. BRYAN TALKS ON TRUSTS Presidential Nominee Follows His Running Mate With a Criticism of the Republican Platform on the Sub- Ject’ of Monopolies—Theodore ‘A. Bell ' of California Makes Notifica- tion Speech. Indianapolis, Aug. 25.—In the pres- ence of William J. Bryan, the ac- knowledged head of the Democratic party in this nation, the leaders and many of the notables of that party and a large and enthusiastic audience John W. Kern of Indianapolis this aft- ernoon accepted the nomination for the vice presidency by the Democratic party. The address formally notify- Ing Mr. Kern of his selection ‘as the runaing mate of Mr. Bryan was made by Theedore A. Bell of California, who was temporary chairman of the Den- ver copvention and who spoke for the notifiestion committee. Mr. Bell was glven the closest attention of his groat audience, his clear cut, actor Hie face and vivid style of oratory greating a distinet impression upon bis hearors. When Mr. Kern arose to acknowl- pdge the high henor accorded him by hig party he was given an ovation only slightly less demonstrative than that which later was given Mr. Bryan ‘when the latter arose to conclude the day’s programme with his address on “Trusts.” Mr. Kern faced an audience largely made up of “home folks”— people of Indiana who know him and who were apparently glad of the op- portunity thus.presented to volce their regard for him. It was a typical Hoosier welcome and many of the strangers present, particularly those from Eastern states, were mildly as- tonished at this expression of the warmth of an Indiana greeting. Arraigns Republican Party. After felicitiously acknowledging the honor that had been conferred upon him by the Denver convention and expressing his pleasure and satis- faotion in being associated with Mr. Bryan on the ticket Mr. Kern ar- raigned the Republican party for what he_alleged was the establishment of @ “parliamentary condition in the in- terest of monopoly, which under the sole power to determine whether a measure should be allowed to become & law or not was lodged in the speak- er” of the house of representatives, citing a number of cases in support of his contention. The principal part of his_address was devoted to the tariff, s follows: The question of tariff taxation is one of vital interest. I am in hearty accord with our platform declarations on that subject. The Republican candidate for vice president in his recent speech of ac- ceptance lauded the Dingley bill and deelared that when enacted it was well adapted to existing conditions, but proceeded to add “that the devel- opments of industrial prosperity in a decade which, in volume and degree have surpassed our most roseate ex- pectations, have so altered conditions that in certain details of schedules they no longer in every particular mete out justice to all” For these reasons he declared in favor of a read- justment, “based on the broad prin- qiples of protection for all American * |taterests Hlike, for labor and capital, for producers and consumers.” The hundreds of thousands of American workingmen who are now vainly seek- ing employment were doubtless de- lighted when they read about that “in- dustrial prosperity” which so “sur- pasqed our most roseate expectations.” fi: thousands of American homes fam- fes will gather about dinner tables which for many months have not been encumbered with a beefsteak and in- dulge in “roseate expectations” of their own. Why Change a Good Thing? American manufacturers, whose factorfes are idle by reason of a re- stricted market, and thoge whose busi- neds has been crippled by reason of the high tariff tax on raw materials, will read this speech with peculiar satisfaction. If by reason of the high ta#iff tax provided for in the Dingley bill factories were opened and labor siven employment at remunerative ‘wages and our “roseate expectations” realized why should we now, when factorfes are closed and an-army of men unemployed, seek to revise that beneficent measure at all? If the wages of labor depend upon a high tariff why should any man favor a reduction of that tariff? If, after eleven years of surpassing pros- perity, brought about by the Dingley bill, business languishes and labor suffers, why not excite some more “roseate expectations” by raising the tariff rates to the end that there may ¢ a much needed revival of business and that laber may find employment. The average voter understands that the tariff is a tax to be paid by the consumer of the article taxed. He kpows that taxes in excess of the meeds of government are unjust and oppressive and that extravagance in government administration indulged in_for the mere purpose of creating a necessity for additional taxation 1s profligacy. He is also ¢oming to know that the taxing power of the government in such ways that a few beneficiaries may enrich themselves by levying tribute upon the masses is legalized robbery. Every legmmate business interest In the co\mtry is demanding tariff re- form. The manufacturer who is not a mo- nopolist is demanding cheaper raw materials and wider markets for his products. Labor Has Nathmn to Fear, ing ‘for theit employers -more n twice as much as the laborers of any other count have mothing to ‘fear from commiilon ‘with: workmen any- where when the products of their la- hor are set down side by side in the markets of the world. The American Workingman * has had - bitter experi- ences under the aperation of the Ding- iff wall trusts and combines have Sprung up:on every hand and with ex- tortlonate. prices confront the con- Bumer on every occasion when he seoks to buy_the necessaries of life. Under this system 1he cost of living 80 increased as. to abserb the earn- ings’ of the laborer after the most rigid economy and self-denial on his part and that of his family. And it is a noteworthy fact when, as an inev- itable result of the fiscal policy of the Republican party, the panic of 1907 came hundreds of thousands of these American laborers who were thrown out of employment, instead of being able to draw upon the fabulous sav- ings bank accounts so exploited in po- litical literature in recent campaigns, found themselves and families in a state of destitution. The souphouses of 19078 in the large cities of the country were a realization of but a part of the “roseate expectations” of Republican statesmen. The farmer understands that while he ‘has to buy everything in a pro- tected market, where, on nearly every purchase, he is compelled to pay tribute to the trusts and tariff bene- ficlaries, he is compelled ‘to sell his surplus products in a free trade mar- ket, where he comes in competition with all the rest of the world. One Cause of Swollen Fortunes. Senator La Follette, in a speech de- livered in the senate last March, ex- hibited a list of less than one hundred men who, he declared, controlled the industrial life of the nation and held in their hands the business of the country. A casual reading of this list shows that it is made up of men who have been the beneficiaries of legisla- tion or favorites in the administration of the law. The president rails against swollen fortunes as menaces to the public wel- fare and as promotive of evils which eat at the very heart of society. As remedies he has suggested an income tax and an inheritance tax, that their growth may be to some extent checked. The national convention of his party is silent upon the question of these reforms, while the possessors of most of these swollen fortunes, allied as they are with the dominant forces of the Republican party, are giving generous support to the Repubhcan national ticket. The Democratic party, while favor- ing the reform measures repudiated by the Republican national conven- tion, has another remedy. It would by legislation' in large degree cut off the streams of money which under: the present system are flowing from every home in' the land and €mptying into the coffers of the trusts. It wculd leave in the pockets of the producers and laborers of this land every dollar of the money they earn, save only such amounts as may be needed for the economical administration of the government. I will not at this time discuss the several planks of the national plat- form. I endorse that platform in all its parts and pledge my best en- deavors towards securing the reforms to which the party is by its terms committed. As the campaign pro- gresses I shall discuss its various fea- tures from time to time, as opportunity presents. Bryan -Talks on Trusts. Mr. Bryan’s prepared address on “Trusts” concluded the day’s pro- gramme. He began by saying that “nowhere does the Republican party show its indifference to real reform more than in its treatment of the trust question.” He then quoted the Republican plank on the trusts add said of the Sherman anti-trust law that, instead of being a “wholesome instrument for good,” it has been al- most useless, so far as the protection of the public is concerned, for the trusts have grown in number, in strength and in arrogance at the very time when the Republican party was boasting of its enforcement of the law. He added that although the Repub- Hoan platform says that the law can be strengthened by amendments which will give the federal govern- ment greater supervision and control over, and greater publicity as to, the management of those interstate com- merce corporations which have the power and opportunity to affect mo- nopolies, that platform points out no remedies. Then he quoted the Democratic platform and said: “Here is a plain, candid statement of the party’s posi- tion. There is no quibbling, no eva- sion, no ambiguity. A private monop- oly i8 indefensible and intolerable. It is bad—bad in principle and bad in practice. No apology can be offered for it and no people should endure it. Our party’s position is entirely in har- mony with the position of Jefferson.” START ON LONG CRUIS| Torpedo Boats in Tow of Ves: Pacific Fleet. San Franoiseo, Aug. 25—Headed by the West Virginia, fiying the flag of the commander-in-chief, Rear Admiral ‘W. T. Swinborn, with the torpedo de- stroyer Preble off the port bow, seven cruisers of the Pacific fleet and seven destroyers salled out of the Golden Gate on a cruise to Hawali and Sa- moa, the black lines of the small rak- ish torpedo craft forming a sharp con- trast to the big buff and white cruis- ers-that loomed up above them in the blue waters and dazzling sunlight. Following the West Virginia came the Maryland with the Stewart, the Penn- sylvania with the Perry, ‘the Tennes- see, flying the flag of Rear Admiral Sebree, with the Hopkins; the Wash- ington with' the Hull, the California with the Truxton and the South Da- kota with the W‘h!pple 3 s of uemse.—-flmlh. fey bill. Under the shelter of this tar- | The workingman understands that 'nnzery mmm can be "'“"‘ ) ‘-_mm narzgt.mmu fireless ,Aug, 26, —Another act of violence occurred in the strike Zone when a white nonunion miner /| named Clayton was shot from ambush while ‘on his way to work in the Sayreton minés: The ' attack was made between Sayreton and Mary Lee and Clayton was left lying on the ground with three bullet ‘wounds in his body. The attémpted murder took Dlace near a camp of guards and. dep- uties. Burns Again Defeats Squires. Sydney, N. 8. W., Aug. 25.—Tommy Burns, the American, heavyweight champion, defeated Bill Squires in the thirteenth round. It' was the third meeting between ‘the two men, Burns having won from the Australian in California in one round and in Eng- land in eight rounds. Burns, who had been complaining of a cold, fought carefully, which accounts in part for the better showing of Squires. Strenuous Day for Chafin. -Minneapolis, Aug. 25.—Eugene W. Chafin, Prohibition. candidate for pres- ident, spent a strenuous day in Min- neapolis. A reception was tendered him at 10:30 a. m. and soon thereafter he began a hurry up tour of the city, speaking five times at open air meet- ings in the flour mill district and on Newspaper row. Still another address was made in ‘the rooms of the East Side Commercial club. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, Aug. 24.—Wheat—To arrive and on track—No. 1 Northern, $1.08; Sept., 99%c; Dec., 97c. Flax—To ar- rive, $1.29%; on tmck $1.30%; Sept., $1.28%; Oct., $1.27; Nov., $1.2 Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, Aug. Sept.,, 98%c; Dec., 973% @97%c; May, $1.01%. On track—No. 1 hard, $1.- 07%; No. 1 Northern, $1.05%; No. 2 Northern, $1.02%; No. 8 Northern, 995%c@$1.00%. St. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Paul,-Aug. 24—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $6.00@6.75; fair to good, $6.00@5.75; good to choice cows and heifers, $4.00@5.00; veals, $3.75@5.25. Hogs—$6.00@6.50.. Sheep—Wethers, $3.75@4.2! yearlings, $4.00@4.50; spring lambs, $5.00@5.50. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, Aug. 24—Wheat—Sept., 93c; Dec., 93% @94c; May, 98c. Corn —Sept., T6l%c; Dec, 65%c; May, 637% @64c. Oats—Sept., 48%c; Deo., 48%c; May, 503 @50%ec. Pork—Sept., $14.17%; Oct, $14.30; Jan, $15.55. Butter—Creameries, 19@22%c; dair- ies, 17@20c. Eggs—18%c. Poultry— Turkeys, 15¢; chickens, 10%ec; springs, 15¢. Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, Aug. 24—Cattle—Beeves, $3.70@7.60; Texans, $3.50@5.10; West- orn cattle, $3.50@5.90; stockers and feeders, $2.65@4.60; cows and heifers, $1.75@5.90;. calves, $5.25@7.25. Hogs —Light, $6.05@6.70; mixed, $8.50@ 6.80; heavy, $6.00@6.85; rough, $6.00 @86.26; good to choice heavy, $6.25@ 6.85; plgs, $4.75@5.75. Sheep, $2.25 @4.25; yearlings, $4.25@6.00; lambs, $2.50@6.00. 24—Wheat— | m Has all the elements to sustain life; Cleanly, wholesome and palatable. Try it for breakfast— you will find it delicious. Grander than ever, the MINNESOTA STATE FAIR Aug. 3lst to Sept. 5th, 1908 Hamline, Minn., Midway between St. Paul and Minneapolis Take the To either city. Convenient train servicein each direction. Extra equipment will be added to take care of all who attend this Exceptional Presentation of Live-Stock, Agricnltural, Horticultural and Manufacturers’ Exhibits, Hamess and Saddle Races, Automobile and Airship Competitions, Enormous Amusement Programs, and Evening Entertainments. Take your vacation at the Fair and travel via the NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY A. M. CLELAND, Gen’l Pass't Agent, St. Paul, Minn. W.H.GEMMELL, Gen'l M’g’r Minnesota & International Brainerd, Minn. Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Wash., 1909 Ridney=€ttes cure Backache The Leader of them Hil, Price 25 @ents OWL DRUG STORE, BEMIDJI, MINN. 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