Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 22, 1909, Page 2

AR § THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON, BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. By CLYDE J.PRYOR. Taotered in the postofice at Bemidji. Minn., as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION---$5.00 PER ANNUM CAUSTIC COMMENT. A. G. Rutledge.] Of course the new regulation requiring truthful numbers on wom- en’s shoes does not go in Cass Lake. It is growing funnier every day to read the speculations on what Poe might have accomplished had he been raised in a county option county. Mr. Bryan lines up with the Ne- vada legislature on the Japanese question. The ‘“‘Peerless” one cer- tainly retains the good old demo- cratic fondness for trouble. Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin says that he spent $107,693 in the Wisconsin primary fight.© Looks as if the days of Jeffersonian simplicity must be quite a bit behind us. If you have a grudge againsta book agent or insurance man give him a friendly tip that he can land somebody in Cass Lake. The visit at that quiet village will be sufficient and wholesome revenge. PLEADS FOR ' THE LABORER Fa v Professor 6ray Favers Injury - Compensation Measure, MBH OF ACCIDENTS Held to Be Quite as Important as Compensation and He Favors Safety Devices—Book Trust Agent Denies Charges Made Against Him by the 8chool Officers of Winona—To Equalize Lumber Prices. L 84 Pewl, Deb. 00, I IX. Oeay, pro fessor of economics at the state uni- versity, appeared before the house kommittee on labor and argued for the proposed commission to devise a plan of compensation for injured workingmen. He spoke at length for such legislation, saying that a wage earmer with an annual wage of $500 to $700 was not able to bear the risk of infury and that if he were injured his family was almost certain to be- come a public burden. He contended that mobody knows what the expense of compensating la- bor would be or what are the average wages. He polnted out that prevent- ing acoldents is quite as important as spompensation and said that machinery swhich would prevent accidents would make men more productive because the fear of #ocidents alone injures Shem. | Thomas Van Lear, representing the lway machinists, said it was inhu- %r the employers to say that y would not stand for any addition- expense. He thought it proper to sppoint & commission, but could not #ee why the lesislature could not pass A bill that would afford partial relief the injured. “We are far behind Darkest Russia In this respect,” he sald. How About the Employers? | @eorge M. Gillett, president of the innesota Employers’ association, wsked Mr. Van Lear if it was not fair that the employers be considered, and ‘Mr. Van Lear replied by insisting that womething: ghould be done for the em- ‘Ployes event if it did bring additional expense to the employers. W. F. Ellis, agent of the American Book company in Southeastern Min- mesota, was on the stand before the house committee which is investigat- ing the school book question, and de- nied everything that had been charged egainst him by the school officers from Winona, that ke had meddled in the selection of a superintendent there. Asked about each separate charge, he denied each one of them point hlank. F. E. Maxson, superintendent at Marmony, and some of the school offi- gers from that town, were at the hearing, and Maxson testified that Bllis tried to sell him an order for arithmetics and to close the deal he promised him a rebate of $10 on some dictionaries, but Instead of selling the dictionaries at $10 less than the regu- lar price he had the bill made out at the full amount and gave Maxson $10 to pay the company on the bill. When Ellis was on the stand he ad- mitted glving Maxson the $10, but clalmed that the sale of the arithme- tics had been closed before the sub- Ject of the dictionaries was men- tioned. Money for Books, | 'A bill doing away with the present system by which the state gives ald to school districts for libraries when they purchase books from one certaln firm with which the state hds a con- tract and giving each district $10 a yeoar to spend for books wherever it sees fit was Introduced in the house by R. J. Wells of Breckenridge and geveral other members. The bill was recommended for passege by the com- mittee on general legislation. —-Lumber companies. must sell lum- ber~ at the same price all over the state, after allowing for difference in freight and grade of lumber, accord- ing to a bill introduced in the house by Burdette Thayer of Spring Valley. The bill for the new prison will have to go back to the house after the amendments added by the senate to House File 206. Section 3 of the Spooner bill relating -to the enlarge- ment of the revolving fund was strick- en by the senate as giving too much power to the board of control. This bill permits the issuance of certificates to finish the prison. The senate adopted a joint resolu- tion addressed to congress and pre- sented by Senator F. L. Glotzback of Faribault providing for the establish- ment of a national college for the blind. The road and bridge bill was in- troduced in the house by the commit- tee on roads and bridges. The amount GUT IN PRICE OF STEEL PRODUCTS Sweeping Reduction in All Except- Rails. TRUST OFFICIALS CONFER Lowering of Prices Will Be Accom- panied by a Corresponding Reduc- tion' in ‘Wages of Employes—Drop in Value of Steel Stocks Follows this time is $400,000 for each of the next two fiscal years, which is double the amount appropriated two years ago. gThe house passed Donald Robert- son’s peddlers’ license bill. A bill by Senator F. E. Putnam pro- wvides that all taxes except poll taxes shall be paid in cash. Senator A. D. Stephens presented a comprehensive drainage Dbill which cures some present defects and unites all the present laws into one. The senate finance, K committee re- ported to pass the bill of 8. A. Nel- son Increasing the state aid to high schools from $1,500 to $2,000. T0 BE HELD AT THE HAGUE World Conference on Conservation of Natural Resources. ‘Washington, Feb. 20.—President Roosevelt has announced that a call would be issued at once for a world’s conference on the comservation of nat- ural resources to be held at The Hague next September. Forty-five na- tions represented at The Hague will be invited to participate. EMPEROR FOLLOWS CASKET Funeral of Grand Duke Viadimir at 8t. Petersburg. St. Petersburg, Feb, 22.—The re- malns of Grand Duke Vladimir, who died in this city last Wednesday, were conveyed from the grand duke’s pal- ace on the banks of the Neva across the river to the fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul. The emperor and the grand dukes on foot followed the gun carriage on which was the casket. Emperor Nicholas came into St. Petersburg from Tsarskoe-Selo by train and drove from the railroad sta- tion to thé palace of Vladimir in an open sleigh. He passed through fre- quented streets without escort and his presence in this city did not bring out any demonstration. The route of the funeral procession was from the residence of Vladimir, which adjoins the winter palace, over the bridge of the Trinity to the fortress. The way was ge'd the entire dis- tance by troops a<l at the street in- tersections spectators were massed in large numbers. The guns of the for- tress were fired in salute as the pro- cession crossed the frozen Neva. POLICE SERGEANT KILLED Shot Dead by the Man He Was Going to Arrest. New York, Feb. 22.—Sergeant John B. Goldhammer, who was attached to Deputy Police Commissioner Han: son’s staff, was shot dead by Edward J. Byrnes, a bartender, in the latter’s apartment in a First avenue tenement. Goldhammer had been active in the fight to break up the policy business. Byrnes declares that Goldhammer in- sisted on forcing his way-into his apartment and that he shot him, sup- posing he was a burglar. = Deputy Commissioner Hanson said subsequently that although Sergeant Goldhammer suspected Byrnes of be: ing connected with poligy, he actually weént to arrest him concerning a rob- bery from an express compafy. Saved on Brink of Gallows. Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 20.—After the warden had announced “that all was ready” and the guards had prepared to lead R. Meade Shumway to the scaffold the supreme court suspended sentence until March 5. Shumway was convicted of the murder of Mrs. Sarah Martin. GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES Minneapolis Wheat, Minneapolis, Feb. 20.—Wheat—May, $1.11%; July, $1.11% @1.12. On track —No. 1 hard, $1.13%@114; No. 1 Northern, $1.12% @1.18; No. 2 North- ern, $1.10% @1.11%; No. 8 Northern, $1.07@1.00. St. Paui Union Stock Yards. St. Paul, Feb. 20.—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $5.00@86.00; fair to good, $4.60@5.00; good to choice cows and heifers, $4.00@5.00; veals, $5.26@6.00. Hogs—$5.60@5.85. Sheep—Wethers, $5.00@65.25; yearlings, $6.00@6.50; lambs, $7.00@7.40. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, Feb. 20.—Wheat—To arrive and on track—No. 1 hard, $1.13%4; No. 1 Northern, $1.12%; No. 2 Northern, $1.10%; May, $1.11%; July, $1.12%; Sept., 98%c. Flax—To arrive and on track, $1.69; May, $1.68%; July, $1- 86%; Sept., $1.46; Oct., $1.40. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, Feb. 20.—Wheat—May, $1.165, @1.15%; July, $1.005% @1.00%; Sept., #5%,c; Dec., 96%c. Corn—Feb., 6214c; May, 656%c; Sept., 84% @64%c; July, 84% @€4%ec. Oats—May, 54%c; July, 40%c; Sept., 40%c. Pork—May, $16.9214; July, $16.9713@17.00. Butter —Creameries, 22@28c; dairles, 21@ 26¢. Bggs—22@26%c. Poultry—Tur- keys, 17c; chickens, 18%4c; springs, 18%c. Chicago Union 8tock Yards. Chigago, Feb. 20.—Cattle—Beev $4.75@8.90; Texas steors, $4.20@6.39; Western steers, $4.10@8.50; stookers and feeders, $3.35@5.40; cows and heiters, $1.85@6.60; ocalves, $6.00Q 8.00. Hogs—Light, $6.05@6.80; mixed, $6.05@6.45; heavy, $6.05@6.45; rough, $6.05@6.20; good to choice heavy, $6.20@6.45; pigs, $5.10@6.00. Sheep, $3.25(@5.10; yearlings, $6.00@86.90; lambs, $5.75@7.60. Recelpt of News in the Financlal District. New York, Feb. 2)—Conferences between the heads of the subsidiary companies of the United States Steel corporation were held to discuss con- ditions in the trade. While no official statement had been given out it was current report that sweeping reduc- tions in prices of steel, except steel rails, had been decided upon by the corporation, to be accompanied by a corresponding lowering of wages, and that to meet this situation the various independent steel companies were or- ganizing for self-protection. It was reported that the price of steel tubes were to be cut from $10 to $12 per ton. When the reports concerning an impending reduction in the price of steel products reached the financial district a recession in the price .of United States Steél common stock on . the New York Stock Exchange followed. - It was stated unofficially that the United States Steel corpora- tion has determined to abandon its hitherto firm attitude in the main- tenance of prices of finished steel other than rails and that the.market will hereafter be an open one with both independent manufacturers and the Steel corporation taking orders at such prices as the immediate condi- tlon of the market may warrant. B. H. Gary, chairman:.of the board of directors of the United States Steel corporation, is expected to issue a statement defining the position of the corporation in this respect. HANDLED CAMPAIGN FUNDS Stephenson’s Banker on Stand in Pri- mary Probe. Madison, Wis., Feb. 2)—The sena- torlal investigation dragged through a wearisome three hours with J. H. Puelicher, Stephenson’s private bank- er, on the stand. The net result of the proceedings was that the listeners heard several times over a few les- sons in the rudiments of banking. Puelicher explained over and over again what is known as the “envelope cashier’s check” method of handling the campaign funds. He acknowledged At tne DANKING mMetnods Used were unusual and said that “never again” would he act in the capacity of “in- dividual banker” in a political cam- Dpaign. United States Senator Stephenson lacked eight votes of re-election when the result of the fourteenth joint bal- lot of the legislature was announced. He received 55 out of 124 votes cast. Nine members were absent. FOR THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC New lssue of $82,000,000 Four -Per Cent Bonds. i New York, Feb. 2 .—Directors of the Southern Pacific company, which controls and operates the Southern Pacific rallroad, have authorized an issue of $82,000,000 twenty-year 4 per. cent bonds, which are convertible into common stock at $130 per share. At the same time the directors in- creased the common stock of the Southern Pacific company by $100,- 000,000 to provide for the conversion of the bonds. Switch Engine Hits Automobile. Grand *~ Rapids, Mich.,, Feb. 2)—A dispatch from Boyne City says that J. E. Mighan and W. S. Spratt, prom- inent citizens of that place, were in- stantly killed when a switch engine on the Boyne City, Gaylord and Al pena railroad ran into a railroad auto- mobile. Ralph Beers jumped from the machine in time to save himself. Prison Conditions a Disgrace. Jefferson City, ‘Mo., Feb. 2).—Fol- lowing an official investigation the senate committee on penitentiary and reform schools declared that the sani- tary conditions at the penitentiary are- a disgrace to the state. It was found that at least 75 per cent of the deaths . within the prison walls are caused by consumption. Chinese Naval Department. Peking, Feb. 2).—An imperial edict Just fissued brings into existence a naval department for China. Prince Su is to be the chief and his associ: ates are Duke Tsai Tso, a cousin of the late emperor; Tieh Liang, super- intendent of customs, and Admirel Sah. Prince Ching is adviser to the department. Loose Sentenced to Death. New York, Feb. 2).—Carl Loose, the baker who shot and killed his sixteen- year-old daughter -and shot and wounded his son, Rev. F. W. Loose of Yale, S. D, last November, in this city, was sentenced to dle in the elec- | tric chair at Sing Sing prison during the week beginning March 29. PLOT TO DETHRONE CZAR Reactionaries Dissatisfied-WIith Policy of Government. St. Petersburg, Feb. 20.—A sensd- tional story of a reactionary plot to dethrone Emperor Nicholas and pro- claim a regency in Russia is being related in St. Petersburg in connec- tion with the recent death of Grand Duke’ Viadimir, the emperor’s oldest uncle. The authority for the story is & high judiclal official of Peters-. burg. According to this {ndividual the with the révélitions concerning fhe Azef and Lepunkine cases. While in- vestigating the relations Dbetween Azef and the reactionary organiza- tions (Azef'is the man who has been condemned to death by the organiza- tion because of his alleged treachery) the prosecuting. department of the government found indications that the organization, dissatisfied with the present moderate policy of the gov- ernment, desired to substitute a strong headed reactionary regime and bad formed a plan to establish a re- gency under Grand Duke Viadimir. How far the grand duke was cognizant of this scheme is not set forth. - RAMSEY THE FIRST WITNESS Convioted Banker Testifies In Klein Bribery Ca Pittsburg, Feb. 20—W. W. Ram- sey, former bank president, convicted of bribery, was the.first witness in the trial of Councilman John F. Klein, who is accused of -soliciting and ac- cepting $17,500 from the bank of which Ramsey was president upon & promise to have the bank made a city depository. Hardly had the sealed verdict been read in court finding Ramsey guilty, when Klein’s trial was started with Ramsey as the first witness. He tes- tified to having arranged with Klein for payment of the money and to di- recting his cashier, A. A. Vilsack, to get the money. He said it was placed on a table in the room with Klein and that when he and Vilsack returned after being out; both Klein and the money were gone. " i, E: The maximum sentence in Ramsey’s case is fourteen years in the peniten- tiary and a fine of $22,000. Count Boni Appeals. Paris, Feb. 2)—Count Boni de Cas- tellane has appealed from the decision of the French court, handed down Dec. 30, that his three sons remain in the custody of-their mother, Prin- céss de Sagan. It is said that the count’s purpose in trying to reapen this issue is to compel the De Sagans to come to a private settlement. VOTED DOWN IN COMMONS Tariff Reform Amendment to Reply to King’s Speech. London, Feb. 2/—After a debate lasting two days the tariff reform amendment to the address in reply to the king’s speech from the throne was defeated In the house of com- mons by 276 votes to 107. The amend- ment was proposed by J. Austen Chamberlain and he had all the back- ing of the opposition benches. The debate followdd the old lines, the Un- fonists advocating duties favorable to colonial prodfcers as a measure of securing the Harkets of the empire to British manufacturers. Masterson Flees From Dress Sult. ‘Washington, Feb. £)—“Bat” Mas- terson, gun fighter, terror of the old frontier, now deputy United States marshal in New York, showed the white feathe” yhen he fled in panic rom au evéffihs suit wnd the army and_ navy reception in the White House. The first news his friends got of his precipitate flight was conveyed in a telegram from Baltimore an- nouncing his return to New York. Mauretania Lowers Record. New York, Feb. 2).—With a new transatlantic record won from 'her steamer Mauretania came into port after crossing the ocean over the long course from Daunts Rock to Ambrose channel lightship off Sandy Hook in 4 days, 17 hours and 6 minutes. The best previous record for this passage was 4 days, 19 hours and 36 minutes, held by the Lusitania. TIME TO AGT. Don’t Wait for the Fatal Stages of Kidney lliness.—Profit By Bemidji People’s Experiences. Occasional attacks of backache, irregular urination, headaches and dizzy spells are common early symptoms of kidney disorders. It’s an error to neglect these ills. The attacks may pass of for a fime but return with a greater intensity. If there are symptoms of drops}— puffy swellings below the eyes, bloating - of limbs and ankles, or any part of the body, don’t delay a minute. Begin taking Doan’s Kid- ney Pills and keep up the treatment until the kidneys are well, when your old time health and vigor will return. Cures in Bemidji prove the effectiveness of this great kidney remedy. Mrs. Edward Jewett, living at 1112 Park Ave, Bemidji, ' Minn., says: I am recommending Doan’s Kidney Pills as from personal ex- perience. I know them to be a reliable remedy. I did not take them as carefully as I might, but still the results received were satis- factory. There was a dull aching in the ~small of my back, and when the attacks were at their height, I felt weak and miserable. 1 finally went to the Owl Drug Store and procured a box of Doan’s Kidney Pills, = This remedy benefitted me right away, and Iwas well pleased with the results received.” For sale by ‘all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name—Doan's nd take no other. speedy sister ship, the Lusitania,*the. BABIES SUBJECT T0 COUGHS AND COLDS KIOK OFF THE COVER AND TAKE COLD. = Lumber and Building Material We carry in stock ‘at all times 2 com- plete line of lumber and bwlding material of all descriptions. How One Baby Was Cured of a Dreadfil Cold by Chamber- lain’s Oough Remedy. Call in and look over our special line of fancy glass doors. We have a large and well assorted stock from which you can All the world loves a baby and everyone is more or less interested in their health and llall:piness. There probably never was a baby that did not kick off the covers and take cold; in fact, babies are particularly susceptible to colds and croup, and the favor- ite remedy for these ailments is Chamber- lain’s Cough Remedy, It atways gives quick relief and is pleasant and safe to take, in fact, it contains nothing injurious, Mothers have-become acquainted with this fact and do not hesitate to give it to their babies when such a preparation is required. Mrs. John D. Harmon, of Melfa Station, Va., saye: “About two weeks ago our baby had | a dreadful cold, and at one time I feared it would have pneumonia, but one of our neighbors told how Chamberlain’s Cough Tremedy had cured her little boy, and 1 -be- gn\‘?egiving it to our baby at once and it soon cured her. I had tried other remedies and they all failed to do-her any-good. ' Our baby is now well and we heartily thank Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, for it cured her. I cannot recommend it too highly or say too much in its favor. I hope all who rem‘l"(hia will try it and be convinced ag 1 was. z Barker’s Drug Storé make your selection. : WE SELL 16-INCH SLAB W00D St. Hilaire Retail Lbr. Co. BEMIDJI, MINN.| BUY A GOOD LOT With the growth of Bemidji good lots are becoming y scarcer and scarcer. We still have a number of good 5 lots in the residence *part of town which will be - sold on easy terms. For further particulars write or call Bemidji Townsite and Im- provement Company. H. A. SIMONS, Agent. Swedback Block, Bemidfi. Want Ads FOR RENTING A PROPERTY, SELL- ING A BUSINESS OR CBTAINING HELP ARE BEST. Pioneer The Daily Pioneer 40 Cents a Month Typewriter Ribbons The’Pioneer keeps on hand all ‘the I'standard makes of Typewriter Ribbons, at the uniform price of 75°cents for all ribbons except the two- and three-color ribbons and > spedial makes.