Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 6, 1909, Page 2

mzm e ot it e s THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER A A A A A AN AN PUBLISHED NVERY AFTERNOON, A A A A A A A A AN BEMIDII PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. By CLYDE J."PRYOR. B e e osadad Tytered in the postoffico at Bomidil. Minn., a8 second class matter. NANARAARANANAR SUBSCRIPTION---§5.00 PER ANNUM —_— HENDERSON IMPROVING. We are very glad to say that most encoglraginz tidings come from the big cities In the same manner. Ole bedside of H. M. Henderson, the| qooenus proposition that county su- Since | porintendents should be elected on a he returned home a couple of weeks| non-political ballot was also killed. since from Minneapolis, where he| Henry McCall’s measure for the popu- was under treatment prescribed by a | lar election of the United States sena- specialist, he has improved consider-| tors suffered a like fate. Dr Morrill told The Pioneer- well known Verndale editor. ably. Journal a few days since that he felt much encouraged in regard to Mr. Henderson. He has charge of the case since Mr. Henderson returned, and the doctor has more confidence now | part which related to United States He is| senators. than at any time previous. continuing the treatment Mr. Hen- derson received in Minneapolis, and the results have been exceedingly |B. H. Canfield’s bili for a primary Henderson’s | svstem for delegates to conventlons, encouraging. Mr. friends will be glad to know of the great progress he has made toward health.—Wadena former good Pioneer-Journal. Henderson is one of the most-| Will now appear for general orders popular, big-hearted news-paper men in the north half of the state. He| nite postponement.” is a valued member of the Great Northern Editorial association, and all members of that organization join in hoping that he will soon re- gain his wanted “robustful health.” James J. Hill, the great railroad magnate, told the members of the | = mpe legislature, Thursday, that moneyed men were afraid of the treatment that capital gets when investment in this state. “Jim” refers to the 2-cent-a-mile passenger rats “Cass Lake will have a band,” | commodity. rates. says Mary McFadden, in the Du- Yes; and when luth News-Tribune. it gets right tuneful, we will ask the boys over to help Bemi shores of Lake Bemidji. “It would be real entertaining to witness a campaign for the govern-| Japanese legislation will pass the Mon- ship next election between R. C. Dunn and Governor John A. John- son,” says the Grand Rapids Inde-| Japanese resolution, which would have And that is just what the | requested congress to continue the pendent. good people are likely to see, as it is kuown that “Bob” has his ear to the all that noise must|ZDot be vassed. sound good to the Princeton man. ground, and RETURNS THE ~ TAX MEASURE House Committee Makes No Recommendation, fer e T0 TAKE REGULAR GOURSE Bill Will Be Ordered Printed and Will Come Up in Order—Senate Kills Four Primary Election Measures. House Favors Bill to Give Lieuten- ant Governor the Duties of the Gov- ernor During Latter’s Absence From the State. St. Paul, March 4—Sooner than get into a wrangle over the tonnage tax the house committee on taxes decided to send the bill back to the house without recommendation. When the report comes in the bill will be ordered printed and take its regular course, awaiting the report of the subcommittee which was appoint- ed to ascertain whether the mines are now paying their just proportion of taxes and also to ascertain what has been done and what is contem- plated regarding the steel plant. That iron mines cannot be assessed and taxed fairly upon the present basis was the burden of Representa- tive Bjorge’s closing argument in fa- vor of his bill. Representative Con- don maintained that they can be as- sessed fairly on the ad valorem basis. But if a change of system is wanted, he told the tax committes the mines should be assessed upon the value and not the quantity of the output. F. T. White’s bill for a constitution- al amendment to give the lieutenant governor the duties of the governor during the latter’s absence from the state recelved the favorable action of the house in committee of the whole. ‘White recalled the incident last fall when a messenger had to be sent to New Jersey to have the governor sign an extradition. He said that Illinois and Montana have this provision now. Came Near. Being Killed. T. J. Brady’s bill to license horse- shoers all over the state came near being killed, but was laid over. F. B. Wright's bill r~"ing it a fel- ony to use another’s automobile with- out the owner’s consent was amended g0 that the crime was made a gross misdemeanor and then recommended for passage. - E it seeks| attorneys Maybe | charge of the rate cases now before ji celebrate the laying of the corner-stone of| appointment of more Democrats, but the sixth state normal school, at “Diamond Point,” on the beautiful| eq they should be appolnted at once, The Holiberg bill for a better sys- tem of protecting forests against fire, | the bill for a fourth judge In the St. TLouis county district and R. L. Mork's Dbill providing penalties for making| . false representations in offering in- | . AGAIN GHUSEN vestment stocks were among-the forty | « 5= & or more bills recommended to pass. 2 : s In star chember session the senate Capt“ res Seflatol's]]]p on tha Twenty-third Ballot. elections committee killed four. bills and greatly cleared the legislative at~ mosphere on the primary election question. The committee yoted to post‘lzov;e —_— indefinitely J, H. Calhoun’s bi 0 wipe out the whole primary system nng treated L. O. Cook’s bill eliminat- WISCONSIN FlfiflT ENDS ing the primary system in-all but the Present Incumbent Had Been Gaining Strength of Late and on Two Re cent Occasions Missed Election by Only One Vote—Received Sixty three of the 123 Votes Cast on the The slaughter of this latter meas- 2 ure will probably procipitate a fght| Deciding Ballot. off the floor of the senate. John Moonan’s bill extending the primary system to all state officers was recormended to be placed on gen- eral orders, after exclusion of that Madison, Wis,, March 5—United States Senator Isaac Stephenson whose term of filling out the unex pired term of John C. Spooner, ha¢ Just ex d, was re-elected by thé Wisconsin legislature in joint ballol for a term of six years on the twenty: third ballot. He received 63 out of 123 votes cast, there being ten absen tees. Senator Stephenson received the Re publican nomination at the primaries last fall, but had been apposed for re election in joint ballot since Jan. 26, when the first ballot was taken. Hiz opponents had endeavored to block his election until the joint legislative committee investigating the primary election had concluded its hearings in connection with charges of alleged corruption against the senator. Y¥riends of Senator Stephenson had contended that hie was elected in sep- arate ballot on Jan. 26, when he re ceived a majority of the votes cast but Lieutenant Governor Strange had steadfastly refused to recognize amn Endorsed by the Committee. This action puts before the senate and John Moonan’s statewide primary bil, but the former bill has the in- dorsement of the committee. s In the same fashion was the action on the woman's suffrege bill. This without recommendations, its previous appearance having the label “indefi- The house in .committee of the whole recommended for passage Rep- Resentative Duea's bill giving the counties 10 per cent of the money which the cities and villages receive from lquor licenses. The bill was amended so that the money will go to the general revenue fund instead of the road and bridge fund as originally provided election. e Senator Stephenson had lately gath: senate re-enacted the com-| ..;""paterjal strength since the modity rate bill of the last session minus the penalty clause. This ac- tlon was taken at the behest of the of the state who have charges of alleged corruption had not been proven and Wednesday came withii one vote of the necessary ma jority. On two occasions this week the lack of a quorum alone prevented an election. ‘When Lieutenant Governor Strange announced the election of Stephenson Senator Blaine made a protest that nc certificate ‘should issue until the in- vestigation is over. Mr. Page raised a point of order. The protest was un heeded. In voting Assemblyman Dorner of Milwaukee said he had been threat ened with: dire disaster if he wonld not vote for Stephenson. He made public a libelous letter and a telegram which he had received. Dorner did not vote for Stephensen. the courts. It is hoped that by the re-enactment the court will be duly fmpressed with what the sentiment of the legislature is on the subject of The house passed J. O. Haugland’s bill requiring the public examiner to examine all banks twice a year, after voting down J. G. Lennon’s amend- ment to suspend the law until 1911. Lennon said he wanted to delay the L. C. Spooner said that was peanut politics. If the examiners were need- otherwise the bill should be killed. Committee’s Efforts in Vain. Madison, Wis.. March 5.—Vain ef forts on the part of assembly mem- bers to get Charles K. Lush to admit knowledge of 27 alleged conmectin: No Anti-Jap Legislation, Helena, Mont.,, March 5—Neo antl- tana legislature at this session. The Clayberg bill, as well as the Norton bill, was killed and Norton’s anti- | ‘or semator T TolleHE WitE the Hat: investigation _GOMPERS' DEFENSE FUND ton campaign and a categorical denial by ©. A. Hastman of Platteville of cer- tain statements attributed to him by Senator Blalne were the features of the session of tle genatorial primary Organized’Labar to ‘Adopt Stamp Sale *. Plan; New York, March 5—The sale of stamps, similar to the plan of the Red Cross, will be adopted by organ: ized labor in this country to raise a fund for the defense of President Sam- uel Gompers and his associates wha|* were convicted 'of contempt of court. In the center of each stamp there will be a fac similg.of the seal of the American Federation of Labor and be: low it the words “A Free Press and Free Speech.” The stamps are now being prepared and will be distributed soon. ' The price at which they will be sold has not been fixed.- GOVERNMENT’S CASE SAVED BY DECISION Vital Polnt in Oil Rehate Trial Passed on by Court. Chicago, March 5—A vital point in the government’s case against the Standard Oil company of Indiana was decided in the former’s favor by Judge Anderson. The defense argued against the admission of “tariff 24,” which shows the ‘rate on oil between Whit- ing, Ind., and East St. Louis to be 18 cents, on the ground that the mere posting in Chicago of notice that the tariff was on file in the Chicago office of the Chicago and Alton did not con- stitute publication. Without publica- tion the rate, it was contended, was .illegal and could not be recognized by the court. Had this document been barred the government’s case would have crum- bled, but Assistant District Attorney ‘Wilkerson, in an argument lasting all forenoon, saved the day for the gov- ernment. The victory was only a partial one, for the court ruling admitted as evi- dence only the notice of the existence of “tariff 24.” The judge stated that the government would have to prove by witnesses the actual publication of the tariff sheet itself. This Mr. Wil- kerson said he would do. " Filibusters Still Absent. Nashville, Tenn, March b5.—Not- withstanding the fact that the major- ity of the general assembly, in joint conventicn assembled, has accom- plished the purpose which the run- away senators sought to prevent by breaking @ quorum the filibusters are remaining: away from their seats in ihe upper house of the legislature and the situation remains in status quo. HILL ROADS MAY CONTEST ORDER. Will Appeal if Reduced Rates Affect Earnings. SPOKANE CASE DECISION Anterstate Commerce Commission Holds That Great Northern Ore Cer- tificates Cannot Be Properly 'Con- sidered In Determining What the Reasonable Earnings of That Com- pany Are at Present. New York, March 5.—The Great Nortkern and Northern Pacific rall- roads; it is'sald in well informed quar- ters, will probably appeal from the order of the Interstate commeree com- mission reducing rates from Chicago and St. Paul to Spokane, Wash., if it be determined by these roads that the reducticns ordered will cut into earn- ings to an extent to make such an ap- peal advisable. The swnmary of the deolslon sets forth two points which are noted with interest ns ‘indicatiig the commis- slon’s view on matters other than those directly connected with rates which were under discussion. The points were: “First—Certificates {ssued agalnst ore lands, formerly owned by the Great Northern Rallway company, cannot he properly considered in de termining what the reasonable earn- ings for that company are at present. “Second—The Great Northern Rail- way company has in the past dis tributed its stock issues among stock- holders at par from time to time, al- though the market value of such stock has been often much above par. ‘Without expressing any opinion upon the legality or prooriety of this prac- tice it is held that this fact at this time can have no bearing upon earn- ings to which that company is en- titled.” Serious Flood in Nebraska, Pender, Neb., March b5—Pender creek is out of its banks and a large territory Is submerged, including the lower portion of Pender. In Pender many families have been forced to leave their houses or move to second floors. Waterway Treaty Ratified. ‘Washington, March 5.—The Cana- dian boundary waterway treaty was ratified by the senate with a resolu- tion attached to meet the objections of Senator Smith of Michigan. ‘TO CURE A COLD INONE DAY, Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails tocure. E, W. GROVE'S signature is on each box. 25¢ ir Vigor Dandruff Ayer's. Failing Hair Ayer's Halr o tm;&&tm; Avu'sg:l!fvmf!mu unlvdutflmdu il Testorcs therm to health: The haie stops ~ Bace of dandrul {tsel, and keeps the scalp d 0o wish yons 60 posiively and distinctly anderstand that Ayer’ e Wi you to | IV ang p. S - does mot _affect A s air Vigor the color of the hair, even to the slightest degree. Lumber and Building Material V‘Je carry in stock at all times a com- plete line of lumber and building material of all descriptions. Call in and look over our special line of fancy glass doors. We have a large and well assorted stock from which you can “make your selection. WE SELL 16-INCH SLAB WOOD St. Hilaire Retail Lbr. Co. BEMIDJI, MINN. BUY A GOOD LOT With the growth of Bemidji good lots are becoming scarcer and soarcer. We : still have a number of good . lots in the residence /part of town which will be sold on easy terms. For further particulars write or call Bemid]f Townsite and lrr‘\-' provement Company. H. A.SIMONS, Agent. Swedback Block, Bemid}i. Chinese exclusion act and include other Asiatics, not having been acted upon in committee of the whols, can- No other anti-Japa- nese bills were pending. Strike Against- Wage Cut. Chicago, March 5.—Five hundred iron shipbuilders and boilermakers employed by the Chicago Shipbuilding company, South Chicago, went on strike against & 10 per cent cut in wages. The strikers are members of the Boilermakers and Ircn Shipbuild- ers’ union. The average wages paid the men is $2.50 and $3 a day for nine houre. The shipyard is tied up by the strike. Mrs. Lemp Asks New Trial. St. Louis, March 5.—Attorneys for Mrs. Lillian Handlan Lemp, who was granted a divorce from William Lemp, Jr., on Feb. 18, argued for a new trial of the case. The award of $500 month- 1y alimony instead of a lump sum and permission given Mr. Lemp to see his son, William Lemp IIL, on Saturday and Sunday of each week were the principal points which the attorneys attacked. ESCAPES ELECTRIC CHAIR Youth Secures Delay on Eve of Exe- cution. Trenton, N. J., March B.—After all! preparations had been made to put ‘Walter Zeller, a 'nineteen-year-old boy, to death In the electric chair his attor- ney notifled the state prison authori tles that he had secured a stay of ex- ecution. Young Zeller was convicted of murdering his aged grandfather, William Reed, at Vineland, N. J., for the purpose of robbery. It is consid- ered probable that on account of his youth his sentence will be commuted to life imprisonment. Two chums of the boy, who turned state’s evidence, are gerving thirty-year sentences in the penitentiary for complicity in the crime. WIND STORM ON ATLANTIC Virginia, Maryland and North Caro- lina Affected. Norfolk, Va., March 5.—A storm of great intensity swept through Eastern Virginia, Maryland and North Caro- lina, with a maximum wind velocity at Cape Hatteras of fifty-two miles an hour. The winds brought freezing ‘weather, but the temperature in Nor- folk and vicinity only fell to 36. High winds prevailed throughout the night, many cities and towns re- porting serious storms, particularly along the coast. At Raleigh, N. C., the wind blew fortytwo miles an hour. i line. spring wear. 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