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| | | S S— THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER A A A A A A A A A AN PUBLISHED NVERY AFTERNOON, BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. By CLYDE J,_PRYOR. Wntered in the postofice at Bemidil. Minn., as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION---$5.00 PER ANNUM FAVORS NEW TAX MEASURE House Committee Recommends | It for Passage. T0 ASSIST THE COMMISSION BIll Provides That All Property Shall Be Listed at Full Value by the As- sessor and Then Assessed at Forty Per Cent of Its Value—Senator Dunn Declares Canfield’s Bill ls Ineffective. St. Paul, Feb. 27.—The house com- mittee on taxes and tax laws recom- mended for passage the bill which provides that all property shall be Hsted at full value by the assessor Mnd then assessed at 50 per cent of this value, but amended it so as to make it 40 instead of 50 per cent. Some of the members had a hard time to understand the purpose of the bill and some said it would discrimi- nate against the farmers because at present farm lands were assessed less In proportion to their actual value than some other property. But Chairman Dalzell, Representa- tive Stuart and others explained that the tax commission has decided that next year they will enforce the old law which says that property shall be assessed at full value. This law has never been enforced, but the tax com- mission’s report shows that on the average property is assessed at about 43 per cent of its actual value. But many salaries, tax levies and limitations of expenditures are based npon the total assessed valuation of the county or district, and if property were assessed at full value many sal- aries would be doubled and many oth- er things disarranged, so the tax com- mission asked the passage of this bill thinking that this would be easier than to have the legislature revise all the laws fixing salaries and other matters based on aesessed valuation. Opposes Canfield’s BIll. Senator W. W. Dunn of St. Paul, who confessed before the temperance committee of the senate that he is in the employ of a large brewing firm, entered vigorous protest against the Canflold bill forbidding the own- ership of saloons by brewing com- panies. Senator Dunn protested that other measures should be pursued and that the number of saloons in each town should be strictly limited. He is in favor of the Alderman bill which lim- its them to one for every 500 popula- tion. He sald that at present there is one saloon for every 280 of the population of the whole state. He protested that by subterfuge the brewing companies would be able to avoid the provisions of the Canfield bill, but that the limiting of the num- her of salooas would enable each sa- loonkeeper to make enough money to rid himself from bondage to the brew- eries which now often advance the money for license, stock and fixtures. He sald that the company with which he 1s connected had at least $200,000 loaned to saloonkeepers now, mostly without Interest. He also characterized the saloonkeepers of the present as serfs of the corporations who loaned them money to carry on their business. The temperance fight was carried to the floor of the senate when In committee of the whole, sev- eral amendments were proposed to the Alderman bill. Several senators want the bill limiting the number of sa- loons to apply to present conditions. Under the bill the present number of saloons will continue until the popula- tion Increases largely, but there will be no reduction at present. Favors Zelch’s Automoblle Bill. The house by a small majority voted in favor of the Zelch automobile bill, which provides that the licenses shall be secured from the secretary of state and makes other regulations. By this vote they expressed them- selves against the idea contained in the Gates bill, which is the bill drawn by the automobile clubs and which provides a tax of $1 per housepower. A bill for a system of inspection of the smaller slaughter houses through- out the state was introduced in the house by John Rustad of Whalen. It provides a county inspector of slaugh- * ter houses and meats for each county in the state with assistants where such are necessary. They must be Uoensed veterinarians and are to be under the supervision of the state live stock and sanitary board. They are to have power of inspec- tlon over all plants and shops except the plants where the federal govern- ment has an inspector. That no teacher in Minneapolis would have a chance for promotion unleas satisfactory to the American Book company was the opinion of Clifford W. Thompson of Minneapolis, A member of the school board, who testifiod before the Adams committee \whioh is investigating the school book Quention. lh sald that teachers were intimi- The teachers make recom- m.mlnuonl as to what books to buy, dbut when Superintendent C. M. .for- 'dan, he said, wants a favorable report on a book he sends coples not to all the teachers, but to those whom he kmows will favor.the book. A state home for the aged is the lea presented in a bill by C. J. it ot Fergus B‘gl!n. GOOoD RESULTS EXPECTED Maritime Conference at London Ac- complished Much. 3 Washington, March 1.—Following the agreoment reached by- the mari- time conference at London mnot to make public the details of the protocol laying down rules for the government of the international prize court at The Hague until the third week- in March the state department is not glving out officially any statement covering what has been accomplished. In Washington the results of the conferenco are satisfactory; indeed, highly satisfactory, said one official who is thoroughly conversant with what the conference has been doing. “There has been an evident desire to reach a satisfactory adjustment on many questions of great international importance,” he added, “and there has been a marked willingness to come to an understanding that is worthy of the highest praise. Concessions have been made by all the countries repre- sented and the whole subject has been approached with a spirit of forbear- ance and of effort to bring about sub- stantial results.” DECISION OF JUDGE CARLAND Claims Exclusive Jurisdiction in Rail- road Rate Case. Sioux Falls, S. D.,, March 1.—Judge Carland of the United States court, as the result of arguments made be- fore him, decided that his court had Jurisdiction to the exelusion of all other courts in the case involving the act of the state legislature reducing passenger fares.in South Dakota from 3 to 2 cents per mile. PATRICK STILL FIGHTS ‘10 SECURE FREEDOM Lawyer Gonvicted of-Murder in Court Today. New York, March 1.—Before the appellate division of the supreme court today appeared Albert T. Pat- rick, the lawyer convicted of the mur- der by poison of Millionaire William Marsh Rice, on a writ of habeas cor- pus. His appearance before the state court is a continuation of his fight for liberty, which failed in the Unlted States supreme court. Patrick is seeking freedom on’ the ground that the commutation of his death sentence to life imprisonment by the late Governor Higgins was not warranted in that it was a change to a punishment not provided by statute for the crime of which he was con- victed and that the change was to the prisoner’s disadvantage in that it was an' imposition of a different and great- er punishment. His petition says that “life imprisonment is not only entire- ly different from but is in fact greater and more horrible to endure than the death penalty, alone prescribed by general law for murder, first degree.” Patrick asserts that his conviction was procured by fraud and collusion of “divers persons of vast influence, power and wealth.” His petition for freedom is opposed by the city, coun- ty and state authorities. BRITONS HONOR POE TODAY Poet’s Fame Extolled at Dinner of the Authors’ Club of London. London, March 1.—At the annual dinner tonight of the Authors’ club of this city, the principal literary organ- izatlon of the British' metropolis, the chief theme of the speakers will be the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe, the American poet whose cen- tenary was celebrated in January in the land of his birth. The list of patrons of the dinner in- cludes Joseph Chamberlain, Mrs. Humphry Ward, Justin McCarthy, Lord Fairfax, Lady Essex, Mrs. Corn- wallis-West and William Archer. 2 CENTS T0 NEWFOUNDLAND Reduction in Postage Between United States and Colony in Effect. ‘Washington, March 1.—Beginning today a 2-cent stamp wlill carry a letter from Newfoundland to the Unit- ed States and vice.versa, instead of 5 cents as heretofore. The reform is said to be due largely to the efforts of Dr. Wilfred Grenfell, the famous missionary to Labrador, who recently interviewed President Roosevelt and Postmaster General Meyer on the subject. STANDING WALLS COLLAPSE Another Severe Earthquake Shock at Paimi, Italy. Naples, March 1.—Another violent earthquake was reported from Palmi, Calabria. Many of the walls remain- ing from the terrific quake of Dec. 28, when 10,000 of Palmi’s inhabitants ‘were killed, were shaken down in the latest quake, but no fatalities have been reported. The guake is said to have been the hardest since that of Dec. 28, Tom Johnson to Study Law. Columbus, O., March 1.—Mayor Tom L. Johnson of Cleveland has officially notified the supreme court of his in- tention to. become a lawyer. -In his application he said that his preceptor is to be Newton Baker, city solicitor of Cleveland. He gave his age as fifty-four years and claimed to pos- sess the necessary qualifications to become a disciple of Blackstone. ON STAND FOR THE DEFENSE GGovernor Patterson Testifie§ in Carmack Case. paetl DID NOT EXPECT TROUBLE Tells of Meeting Colonel Cooper on the Day of the Tragedy and Warn- ing Him to Avoid a Personal En- counter—Says the Aged Defendant ‘Was Very Angry at the Newspaper Attacks Being Made on Him. Nashville, Tenn., March 1—The feature of the day in the Cooper- Sharp trial for the murder of ex-Sen- ator Carmack was the appearance on the stand for the defense of Governor Malcolm R. Patterson. The governor testified that on the day of Carmack’s death he hunted up Colonel Cooper as a result of a telephone message from the latter’s daughter, Mrs. Burch. The governor told how, with his private secretary, Mr. Scruggs, he hunted Mr. Cooper and finally found bim at the Maxwell House. “I found Colonel Cooper in the writ- ing room, writing a letter or dictating one. He told me to wait a minute, I sent for Attorney James Bradford and Robin Cooper. They arrived in a few minutes. Then I learned that the let- ter he had been dictating was to Mr. Carmack. “I urged him strongly not to send it. ‘So did Mr. Bradford and Robin agreed with us. Colonel Cooper was MALCOLM R. PATTERSON. citizen and that the senator had no right. to use his name; that he felt as though a man was spitting in his face each morning. = “I told him that if he sent that let- ter it might provoke an encounter, a personal encounter, which I told him must be avoided at all costs. “The letter was turned over to Mr. Bradford, who promised to adjust the difficulty. I left then, as it was near noon, and Robin “went with me up through the Arcade. -I told Robin if I were him I would remain near Colonel Cooper that day.” “Did you anticipate any trouble?” “No, sir, for the letter Colonel Coo- per wrote was unsigned and in Mr. Bradford’s possession.” “What was Robin’s manner at the Interview?” “He was very anxious to effect a Deaceable settlement and when he left me in the Arcade he thanked me for what I had done and as he did so his eyes filled with tears.” When the defense was through the state announced that it would not cross-examine the governor at the present time. IN HIDING IN KENTUCKY Tennessee Senatora Run Away to Pre- vent a Quorum. Hopkinsville, Ky., March 1.—Eight of the thirteen runaway senators who secretly left Nashville to prevent a quorum in the Tennessee legislature are hiding in Hopkinsville from the sergeant-at-arms and - deputies, who have warrants for their arrest. Others gre in Alabama. They say they will continue these tactics indefinitely to prevent objectionable elections. General Arbitration Treaty. ‘Washington, March 1.—A general arbitration - treaty will be negotiated between the United States and Ven- ezuela as soon as the minister to be appointed by that country arrives in Washington. Under its terms a. com- promise containing the questions in the disputed claims between the two countries which are to be referred to The Hague court will be drawn up and sent to the senate for ratification. Removes Possibility of Strike. Winnipeg, Man., March 1.—All talk of another strike of -Canadian Pacific shopmen, owing to the fact that the schedules established by the board of conciliation Aug. 1, 1908, would expire the posting of an ofiicial notice in' the: local shops by the company saying that its schedule wolld: continue in force until April 1, 1910. The men are satisfied. IRRITATED BY LONG SESSION Frequent Clashes Between Memberd of the House. ‘Washington, Feb. 27—All records for the Sixtieth congress were broken by the house session, which ended at 8:21 a. m., haying extended over a period of sixteen and a half hours. Bfforts of the “leaders to rush through all the important appropria: tion bills in the closing hours of the session, which terminates next Thurs day at mnoon, together with the ob- structions placed in their way by the very angry. He said he was a private | [ Democrats, nfiohuhly Wi necemuze long. xz.lsht Segsions on every one. of the remalning days. The Democratia flibustor, - inaugurated = against the sundry civil bill, greatly irritated Mr. Tawney #nd the result was frequent clashes between him and members on the opposite side of ‘the chamber. As the hours dragged on the tired lawmakers: lost some. of their self: restraint and bitter personalities were indulged .in. - When Mr. Tawney’s temper was referred to by Mr. Beal (Tex.) Mr. Mann (Ill.) suggested that Mr. Tawney's temper might be im: proved if the “gentleman l’,‘ Texas ‘would improve his manners. C “To. copy those of the gentleman from Illinois,” was the hot retort, ¥would make of myself-a clown.” Mr. Gaines (Tenn.) also took of- fense at Mr, Pawney and announced he would stand the “snarls and howls’ of the gentleman” but little longer. The records of the official stenog- raphers show that the aggregate of the remarks made during the day’s session exceed those of any day dur- ing the last quarter of a century. MAY WED NAVAL OFFICER Latest Story Concerning Miss Kath- erine Elkins. Norfolk, Va., Feb. 27.—Whisperings in naval and society circles that Lieu- tenant Julius Townsend, her suitor since childhood, had a hand in the broken _engagement between Miss Katherine Hikins and the ke of the Abruzzi have been strengthened by the presence of the two young people ‘MISS KATHERINE ELKINS. here and Lieutenant Townsend’s de- voted attendance upon Miss Elkins. The return of the fleet and the re- unions that followed have filled his- toric old Norfolk with a spirit of ro- mance that has ended in the an- nouncement of a scere of betrothals and their friends insist’that that of Miss Elkins and Lieutenant Townsend will soon be made publie. Charged With $19,500 Shortage. ‘Woodsville, N. Y., Feb. 27.—A short- age of $19,500 in the accounts of H. Aug. 1, 1909, has been set at rest by | W. Allen, cashier of the Woodsville National bank, is announced. The cashier was arrested, but was re- lea.sed upon iurmshing 510 000 hund. IHTERESTING FAGTS Barker's Drug Store Offers to Cure Catarrh. — The Medicine Costs Nothing if It Fails. When a medicine effects a cure in 98 per cent of cases, and when we offer that medicine-on our own personal guarantee that it will cost the user nothing if it does not cure Catarrh, it is. only reason- able that people should believe us, or at least put our claim toa practical test when we take all the risk. These are facts which we want the people of Bemidji to substantiate. We want them to try. Rexall - Mucu-Tone, a med- icine prepared from a prescription of a ‘physician ‘whose speciality was Catarrh, and who. has a rec- ord of thu'Lv years of cures to his credit. ‘We sell more bottles and receive .more good reports about Rexall Muco-Tone than we do of all other catarrh remedies sold in our store,- and if more people only knew what a thoroughly depend- able remedy Rexall Muco-Tone is, it would be the only catarrh medi- cine we would have any demand for. Rexall Mucc-Tone is quickly absordad and carried by the blood until it thoroughly disinfects and cleanses the entire mucous men- branous tract, destroys and re- moves the parasites which injure and - destroy . the membranous tissues, soothes and heals the itritation and - soreness, stops the mucous discharge, and builds up strong, healthy tissue, relieves the blood and system of diseased matter, stimulates the muco-cells, aids digest- ion and improves nutrition until the the whole body vibrates with healthy activity. Ina comaprtively short time there is a-most noticeable gain in weight, strength, good color and feeling of buoyancy. We urge you to try Muco-Tone, beginning a- treatment today. At any time you are not satisfied, sim- ply come and_tell us,and we will quickly returnyour money without question or quibble. ‘We have Rex- all Muco-Tone in two sizes, 50cand CRACK BOWLERS IN G TOURKAMENT Gnunmv's Graatast Players En- tered In Pittshurg Events. Pittsburg, Feb. 27.—With the fall of the ficst balls on the bowling alleys in Duquesne Gardens tonight the greatest event in the history of bowl- ing in America will commence. It will be the opening of the ninth an- nual tournament of the American bowling congress, which will continue in session until March 20. The lead- ing players of the game that is now generally recognized as the greatest of winter pastimes will compete in the tournament. Ninety citles in the United States and Canada are repre- sented in the entry list. nament is 2,137 and it is estimated that fully 20,000 games will be rolled on the specially built alleys. Prizes amounting to $25,280 will be awarded. Preparations have been made by the city to take care of the 50,000 vis- itors who are expected to attend the congress. Hundreds have arrived for the opening night and as the game is very popular here and practically all its fcllowers have signified their in- tention of being present at the first game Duquesne Gardens will certainly be crowded to the limit. CUE EXPERTS MEET TONIGHT Youthful Crack and Man Without Hands Play in Milwaukee. Milwaukee, Feb.:27.—One of the most interesting of billiard matches will be the one played at the Milwau- kee Athletic club tonight between Calvin Demarest, the former amateur champion of the United States, and George H. Sutton, “the handless won- der.” The game will be played at 18,2 bank line, in which both con- testants are adepts. Demarest is frequently hailed as the coming champion of the world. He is only twenty-two years of age and won the amateur championship twice before entering the professional ranks. Sutton is one of the best bil- liard players in America, despite the handicap of the loss of his hands in a buzzsaw accident. He has met and defeated ‘some very good men with the cue. He holds his cue close to his bady with the stump of the right arm, guiding it with the stump of the left, the right moving the cue when he is ready to shoot. He makes frequent use of the bridge. Selectlng Jury in on Case. Chicago, Feb. 27.—The work of se- lecting a jury for the retrial of the Standard Ofl company of Indiana for the alleged acceptance of rebates be- gan in Judge Anderson’s court here. The new panel of veniremen included sixty Chicagoans, the first man exam- ined being a plumber. The number of entries for the tour- | !n these da; 4 hardly conceive ).low the newspa) perr nnnotncement made March 10, 1787, that a “filer would begin flying on 3d April to perform the journey between New York and Philadelphia in one day” could have created a great.sen- satlon—even in Philadelphia. Bighty miles in fourteen hours does not seem to us such breathless speed, but when we read {n' the same paper that in or- der to accomplish this feat “John But- ler, with his waggon, must needs set out from the sign of the Death of the Fox at daybreak and ‘drive at top speed (the horses being changed at each stage ere the coach stops rock- ing) to meet the ferry of Rubin Fitz- randolph, which delivers pauenseu in New York by night.” ‘We -can understand that for those. leisurely times this was indeed “go- ing some.” This, at least, was the opinion of a traveler who performed this journey in 1737, for he writes bhome, “And if any one wishes to travel more quickly let him go to Kentucky and charter a streak of lightning.” The Dazzling Searchlight. On a dark night no warship would be safe from torpedo attack but for the searchlight. The full moon lights up a torpedo boat so that it can be fired at when: nearly a-mile away. To produce the same illumination with the most powerful artificfal light an electric arc of 100,000 candle power placed three-quarters of a mile high ‘would be needed if the aild of mirrors were not available. But with this light and an ingenious arrangement of mirrors it 18 possible to surpass the moon. Searchlights are now made which throw light a distance of sixty- three miles, but objects can be seen only a few miles from the source of the light. The effect on the enemy is most demoralizing. When the bright beam 1is suddenly thrown on the eye the pupil contracts violently; when the beam is removed the eye can see noth- Ing. If this be repeated a few times it takes all the nerve out of a man, so that only the best trained and most courageous can continue the attack.— London Answers. PILES CURED IN6 TO 14 DAYS PAZO OINTMENT is-guaranteed to cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protrud- ng Pilesin 6 t0 14 days or money refunded. 50c NOTICE OF APPLICATION —for— LIQUOR LICENSE STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Beltrami tss Village of Funkley. Notice is hereby given, That application has been made in writing to the Village council of said Village of Funkley and filed in my office, prayine for license to sell intoxicating liquorsfor the term commencing on’ Thursday, -March 4th, 1%09, and ter- minating on March 3. 1910, by the followin Porsons, and at the following Dlaces as stated in said application, respectively, to.wit: GEO. H. NEWTON On the lower floor of that two-story frame bullding situsto on lots cloven snd twelve (11 and 12), block four (). in the Village of Funkley, Beltrami County, Minn. ald nnpllcflnlon will be heud and_dete: of Funkley at the Vflllfi? rder’s. office in the Village of Funkley in Belfl'lml county, and State of Minnesota, on Wi nes» day the 3rd day of March, 1909, at8 o'cloc] D..m., of that day. Witness my hnnd and seal of the vllhze ot Funkley, this 20th dly of F%blall%l Vflll‘e Recorder, BEST COLD CURES THEY USE THE MOST SUC- OESSFUL THEMSELVES, Many Druggists Use Chamber- lain’s Cough Remedy in Their Own Families: Everyone must realize the dangers attend- ing a severe cold, and that, it is always pru- dent to remain in doors until the danger is rn. Many, howeser, do: aot feel able to the time and will be interested in know- ing the quickest way to break up = cold and to avoid the dangerous consequences which 80_often follow. Druggists who handle all kinds of medicines and are familiar with prescriptions of the best physicians, know which medicines are the most successful, and when in need of & medicine for their ¢ own use will of course chocge the one which is likely to be the most prompt and most ef- fectual. It has been observed that many druggists use Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy themselves and in their families, and take flelsura in tesufymfi to its good qualities. r. E. e leading druggist of Hmdhud /is., says: “I have sold Cham- berlain’s Congh Remedy for-the five ears and have yet to hear of the first case 1t has not relieved. I would not be without it in my own home.” For Salo at Barker’s Drug Stere Every Stationer Should Investigate | PEEI!I.ESS ‘MOISTENER co. 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