Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 3, 1909, Page 2

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER AN A A A A AN AN AN AN PUBLISHED XVERY AFTERNOON, A A A A A A A AN ANAANNANAANAAG BEMIDII PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. By CLYDE J. PRYOR. B ead Tatered in the postofice at Bemidji, Minn., second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION---85.00 PER ANNUM COMMISSION PLAN FAVORED Senate Passes Bill Allowing It in Minnesota, CONFIRMED AFTER A FIGHT Senate Approves Appointment of C. E. Vasaly of Little Falls to the Board of Control—Half of the Sen- ate Members Go on Visit to Iron Range Towns—Grant’s Railroad Bill Passes House. St. Paul, April 2—"“The commission plan simplifies city government, places responsibility where the people can find it, enables the city council to work unhampered, enables them to receive credit for what they do, gives better attention to detail, frees them from the place hunters, provides pub- licity.” Thus Colonel Lafayette Young of Des Moines summarjzed the advant- ages of the commission form of gov-. ernment, whose adoption is being urged for Minnesota cities, in an ad- dress before the members of the legis- lature and many others in the house chamber. The adoption of this form of govern- ment is made possible by the bill of Senator S. D. Works, which passed the senate, and is likely to pass the house. Before being passed the bill was amended so as to apply to all cities in the state with a home rule charter. + The movement started with the de- sire of the citizens of Mankato for permission to try the commission plan and the bill introduced by Senator Wgrks was drawn to include only cities between 10,000 and 20,000. The house passed the bill permit- ting Sunday baseball between the hours of 1 and 6 p. m. The vote was 67 to 31. The law at present prohibits Sunday baseball but the law is freely violated. Nomination of Vasaly Confirmed. Affer a fierce fight on the floor of the senate in which the senate vir- tually declared a law passed two years ago to be unconstitutional, the nomi- nation of C. E. Vasaly of Little Falls as member of the board of control to succeed S. W. Leavitt was confirmed with six votes against the proposition. The confirmation of J. G. Armson as member of the state tax commission was made without opposition. The fight for Mr. Leavett was led by Senator F. H. Peterson of Moor- head, who introduced the bill several weeks ago relating to the continuance of old-soldiers in office. He started the fight by forcing the reference to the judiciary committee of the nomi- nation of Mr. Vasaly. That commit- tee reported that there was no legal impediment to the confirmation of the appointment, and Senator Peterson then fought against the consideration of the report, asking for time to pre- sent legal authorities to support the constitutionality of the law of 1907, relating to the preference of old sol- dlers. He lost in this, and the report of the committee was adopted. On the motion to confirm the nomi- nation he made the principal effort. He didn’t question the fitness of Mr. Vasaly for the place, but based his contention on the law of last session glving old soldiers the first right to places of appointment in the state. On roll call on conlirmation forty- seven voted to confirm. More than one-half of the senate went to Duluth and the iron ranges as guests of the Duluth Commercial club and other commercial bodies in the various range towns. If the expecta- tions of the people in the northern part of the state are realized, they will come back ready to kill the ton- nage tax bill the first time it comes up. Senators Visit Iron Range. About forty senators will inspect the mines on the range, see the prosperity of the towns near the mining centers and hear arguments against the im- position of a tax such as is contem- plated in the Bjorge bill. G. W. Rodenberg made a protest against a somewhat ambiguous bill that passed the house. The bill is by R. F. Grant of Duluth and authorizes railroads and street railways to enter into ‘“‘contracts for the carriage of passengers, express and freight” to “enable and permit the operation of railroads and street railways in con- nection with each other.” N. W. Rodenberg claimed that the bill would authorize the carrying of freight on street cars, and would al- low suburban lines to come in with- out any regulation by the city. Grant said that the only purpose of the bill was to allow suburban lines to make contracts with the city lines, which they cannot do now. The house passed T. J. Kneeland’s bill regulating co-operative and as- sessment casualty companies. Knee- land told the house that he had been threatened in various ways by insur- ance men if he passed the bill. The house also passed the Wallace bill allowing fire insurance companies to attach the watchman clause, clear space clause and some other riders to their policies which are now prohibit- ed. 5 The house passed the bill intro- duced by John Holten limiting the ex- penses paid in contests for seats in the legislature to $300, ROGERS OPENS NEW ROAD His Virginian Railway Is the Realiza- tion of Long Cherished Plans. Norfolk, Va., April 3.—With the ar- rival today of the first train of the ew Virginian railway at Sewells oint nd the formal obening of the road by Henry H. Rogers, the finan- cier, the favorite project of Mr. Rog- ers became a reality, For several years Mr. Rogers has been laboring to construct a railroad from the ri coal fields of West Virginia across Virginia to tidewater. 6 crowning of his labors with success is the opening of the new road to regular trafle. - ' Mr. Rogers, who is the president and virtual owner of the Virginian rallway, witnessed the opening of the line with a party of friends. Among them were Samuel L. Clemens, better known as Mark Twain; James M. Beck and Urban H. Broughton. The citizens of Norfolk, who have shown great interest in the building and opening of the railroad, will give a dinner tonight in honor of the party. The cost of the road has been ap- proximately $40,000,000, about half of which has been put up by Mr. Rogers personally. TO NAVIGATE THE MISSOURI Kansas City Business Men Form Steamship Company. Kansas City, April 3.—With a pledge from the city officials that Kan- sas City will expend $75,000 to im- prove the Missouri river levee and erect a public warehouse forty lead- ing business men and shippers met here at the Commercial club and took the preliminary steps toward forming a company to navigate the Missouri river between Kansas City and St. Louls. A capitalization close to $1, 000,000, fully paid in, was pledged. A permanent freight line is to be oper- ated. The scheme is a result of al leged discrimination on the part of the railways in the matter of freight rates. S00 MEN AT HEAD OF WISGONSIN GENTRAL Edmund Pennington wow Presi- dent of Both Gompanies. New York, April 3.—FEdmund Pen- nington was elected president of the Wisconsin Central Railway company, succeeding Newman Erb, and A. H. Bright was elected vice president in succession to A. C. Starr. Messrs. Pennington and Bright, with W. L. Martin, had previously been elected members of the Wisconsin Central board of directors. All three repre- sent the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie interests, which re- cently secured control of the Wiscon- sin Central. It was stated that New- man Erb would, for the present, at least, retain the chairmanship of the ‘Wisconsin Central directorate. Earthquake Shock in Virginia. ‘Winchester, Va., April 3.—Two sep- arate and distinct shocks of earth- quake were felt here. While no re- ports of damage have been received many residents were awakened and considerable alarm was felt. Reports from Charlestown and Harpers Ferry, ‘W. Va., show that the quake was felt there. The vibrations lasted about one half minute each and were from west to east. Sixteen-Year-Old -Boy Ends Life. New York, April 3.—Walter Heil- shorn, a sixteen-year-old boy, shot himself dead on the roof of his home in Brooklyn. His body, huddled near a chimney, was found by his father. The boy left no explanation and his parents are at a loss to know why he killed himself. GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, April 2—Wheat—May, $1.16%; July, $1.17%. On track—No. 1 hard, $1.19%; No. 1 Northern, $1.- 18%; No. 2 Northern, $1.16% @1.17%; No. 3 Northern, $1.03% @1.05%5. St. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Paul, April 2.—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $5.00@86.00; fair to good, $4.50@5.00; good ‘to choice cows and heifers, $4.00@5.00; veals, $5.75@6.50. Hogs—$6.60@6.95. Sheep—Wethers, $5.76@6.00; yearlings, $6.00@6.25; lambs, $7.25@7.85. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, April 2—Wheat—To arrive and on track—No. 1 hard, $1.18%; No. 1 Northern, $1.17%; No. 2 Northern, $1.15%; May, $1.16%; July, $1.17%; Sept., $1.13%. Flax—To arrive and on track, $1.66%; May, $1.65%; July, $1.65; Sept., $1.41%; Oct., $1.37. Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, April 2.—Cattle—Beeves, $4.70@17.10; Texas steers, $4.40@5.50; Western steers, $4.00@6.50; stockers and feeders, $3.50@5.50; cows and heifers, $1.90@5.65; calves, $6.00@ 8.50. Hogs—Light, $6.55@7.00; mixed, $6.65@7.12%; heavy, $6.75@7.15; rough, $6.75@6.90; good to choice heavy, $6.90@7.15; pigs, $5.60@6.45. Sheep, $3.75@6.40; yearlings, $6.30@ 7.40; lambs, $6.00@8.30. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, April 2—Wheat—May, $1.- 20%; July, $1.08@1.08%; Sept., $1.- 003; Dec., 99%c@$1.00. Corn— April, 66%c; May, 67%0; July, 6614 @66%c; Sept., 6% @66%c; Dec., 58c. Oats—May, 56% @56%¢; July, 48% @ 48%c; Sept., 40%c. Pork—May, $17.- 874%; July, $17.87%; Sept., $17.871%. Butter—Creameries, 221 @291c; dair- les, 20% @25%c. Eggs—19@20c. Poul- try—Turkeys, 17c; chickens, 13c; springs, 15c. TO CURE A COLD'IN ONE DAY, Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. B. ‘W.GROVE S signature is on each box. 2ic, - SUGAR TRUST fiefianfis Payment of $l,-- - 239,000 in Duties. PP i GOVERNMENT DEERAUDED Collector of Port of New York Im- poses Increased Assessments on Allegation That Imports Were Not Correctly Weighed at' Refineries of Defendant—Legal Steps Taken to Enforce Collection of Duties. New York, April 3.—Reassessments of duties amounting to a total increase of $1,239,000 on sugar imported by the American Sugar Refining company at the refinery of Havemeyer & Elder between December, 1901, and Novem- ber, 1907, have been ordered by Col- lector T.oeb of the port of New York. Mr. Loeb ordered the reliquidation of the duties ou the ground of fraud. The imposition of the increased as- sessments is a result of the trial of the case of the government against WILLIAM LOEB, JR. the American Sugar Refining com- pany, which was recently tried here, in which the government was award- ed $134,000. Ex-United States Attorney Stimson and Assistant District Attorney Deni- son, who prosecuted the previous case, have been retained by the department on_ further: litigation of a similar na- ture. - Acting on evidence which they laid before him Collector Loeb. or- dered the reliquidation of the duties and the. increase of $1,239,000 in-as- Eessments followed. Of this amount, it was announced, about $100,000 has heen pald to the government by the American Sugar Refining company. ‘In addition the government claims that it has been defrauded out of $500,000 in duties on sugar at the refinery of Havemeyer & Eldar -in Brooklyn and also of $500,000 of duties on sugar weighed at the Jersey City vefinery prior to 1907. It was announced that legal steps are now. being taken on behalf of the government to enforce a collection of these duties. PRICES CONTINUE UPWARD Wheat Again Touches Highest Figure of Season. Chicago, April 3.—Wheat prices on the board of trade eclipsed the high record mark for the season estab- lished Thursday for all deliveries, the May option advancing to $1.21. per bushel and the July to $1.08%. Crop’ damage reports and an urgent demand for the cash grain, both here and at Kansas City and St. Louis, were fac tors contributing to the continued up- ward flight of prices. Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local applications as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deatness, and that is by constituiional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lin- {ng of the Bustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or im- perfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed Deafness is the result, and unless the inflam- mation can be taken out and this tube re- stored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever: nine cases out of ten an inflamed condition of the mncous surtaces We will give One Hundred Dollarsfor any case of Deafness (caused by.catarrh) that can not be cured by Hall's Galarrh Oure, Send for circulars, free. F. J. CHENEY & €O, Toledo, 0. Sold by Druggists, 75¢. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation, are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but" k $25,000 Mi Montreal, April 3.—W. S. Stout, general manager of the Dominion Hx- press company of New York, is here looking into the mysterious disappear- ance of $25,000 in new bills.which was being carrfed by the: Dominion Ex- Dress company from Ottlwi;’tn To- two days ago. 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You cannot afford to buy a boat of Over 2000 Moore Quality Boats on Lake MOORE BOAT WORKS, 71 Lake Ave, WAYiATA. MINN, ronto for the Traders’ bank of Canada || ‘BUY A GOOD LOT _ With the growth of Bemidji good” lots are becoming scarcer ‘and scarcer. still have a number of good lots in the residence ‘part of We town which will be sold on easy terms, For further particulars write or call Bemid}i Townsite and Im.- provement Company. H. A. SIMONS, Agent. Swedback Block, Bemidi. " Alask = = il l|| [ a-Yul;bn-Pacific EXPOSITION SEATTLE: June 1 to Oct. 18,1909 A splendid opportunity to ocombine edu?;fion Wi o the Land of Fortune Northern Pacific - Railway Visiting YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK en route, via Gardiner Gate- way, National Irrigation. Qcngrom, Bpokang: Aug, 0-14; Ratnier Nat1 Park, frot Tacoma; June 1-00k 1 attractions. the offioial entranoe. Rose Festival, Portland: June 9- Full particulars, illustrated Exposition folder, with advice about Summer Tourist fares, < wpon application 50 C. A. WALKER Bemidji Manufacturers, Wholesalers and Jobbers The Crookston Lumber Co. Wholesale Lumber, Lath and Building Material Chas. Nangle ~ Wholesale Dealer in General Merchan- dise, Live Stock, Farm Machinery. The Bemidji Lumber Co. Wholesale Lumber, Lath and Building Material. THE BEMIDJI PIONEER Manufacturers of UP-TO-DATE STATIONERY Our the best in north central Minnesota. printing plant is PEPPER & PATTERSON Wholesale Liquor Dealers Telephone 489 Major Block Bemidji, Minn. BEMIDJI CIGAR GO, Manufacturers of High Grade Cigars Tom Godfrey La Zada : Queenie Imported Leaf Bemidji Leader Model Ice Cream Snowflake Bread and Deelishus Candies Made at The Model Wholesale Bakery, Manufacturing Confectionery and Ice Cream Factory 315 Minnesoat Ave. BEMIDJI, MtNN. Big Boy Blue Come Blow Your Own Horn. B-LOW YOUR OWN HORN L-oud enough to be heard 0-ver the housetops. W-ell, why not? Y-ou cannot expect o O-ther folks to hear it U-nless you blow R-eal loud and clear. O-nly the horn blower [W-ill succeed in business. N-ow is the time to blow! H-orns mado of Printer's Ink— O-therwise NEWSPAPER ~ADVER~ TISING— R-each farthest when blown. 2 N-OW IS THE TIME TO ADVER- TISEL 5 COMPANY THE FOLLOWING FIRMS ARE THOROUGHLY RELIABLE AND ORDERS SENT TO THEM WILL BE PROMPTLY FILLED AT LOWEST PRICES NORTHERN ~ GROGERY WHOLESALE GROGERS Melges Bros. Co. Wholesale Commission Fruit and Produce Manufacturers of JOBBING ETC. - THE NORTHWESTERN Creamery Butter L. K. DEAL LUMBER CO, OTTO PETERSON, Supt. GEDAR POSTS AND POLES MUSIC COMPANY Dealers in High grade Pianos,Organs, Phonographs, Recor’ds:» Musical Merchandise, Sheet | Music and Pyrography Goods WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ‘Mail Orders Promptly Filled 314 Mins. Ave._Phone 143 Bamidi, Minn.. J. H. GRANT LAND & LUMBER GO, ‘Wholesale White Cedar Posts and Poles, Lumber, Lath Shingles-and Cordwood in Carload Lots Bemidji Minnesota Send yofi Mail Orders to GEO. T. BAKER & G0, Manufacturing Jewelers and Jobbers They are especially prepared to promptly fill all orders in their various lines of merchan- dise. Largest stock of Diamonds and Watches and the finest equipped workshop in Northern Minnesota. Special order work given prompt attention. Esti- mates furnished. Del Marca Cigar Factory D. R. Burgess, Prop. - Manufacturers of the following High Grade, Union Made Cigars. Del Marca Bemidji Enterprise Don Q 10¢ Queen City 5¢ THE DOUGLAS LUMBER CO. Wholesale Lumber, Lath and Building Material. i