Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 11, 1909, Page 2

— THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED NVERY AFTERNOON, BEMIDII PIONEER PUBLISHING 'CO. C. J. PRYOR. G. E. CARSON. A. . RUTLEDGE, News Editor. Entersd in the postoffice at Bemidji. Minn., second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION---$5.00 PER ANNUM CARRIED A CREW OF FOURTEEN PERSONS Lake Steamer Adelle Shores Undoubtedly Lost. Cleveland, May 10.—It is believed here that the fourteen members of the crew of the stecamer Adelle Shores have perished and that the boat lies at the bottom of Lake Superior, off ‘Whitefish point. The Shores, which is owned by the Mank Transit com- pany of Cleveland, passed the Soo, upbound, over a week ago. Since then nothing has been heard from her by the owners except the information conveyed in the newspaper dispatches reporting the finding of wreckage identified as being a part of the Bhores. The Shores was in charge of Cap tain Selvert Holmes of Milwaukee. She was a wooden vessel of 734 tons and was built in 1894. Formerly she was owned by the Neff Transporta: tlon company of Milwaukee. H. B, Waite Lumber Co. Washington and California Lumber and Shingles Minneapolis, Minn. Mr. Leonard K. Thompson, president, Minneapolis, Minn. Dear Siri— 1 am very pleased to see the satisfac- tory progress that has been made by your Company during the past year, and I trust that your present prosperity may continue, as indeed I feel sure it will with such efficient management as you have at this time. Certainly it would be hard to find a company having a list of Directors of more representative business men than that shown by your Company, and all can certainly be relied on to give an intelligent and honest management to the company. ‘With best wishes for your future pros- perity, I am, Yours truly, H. B. WAITE. Lawrence J. Anderson, GENERAL AGENT, BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA. Office with Markham-Bailey Co. MARKHAM HOTEL BLOCK. Notice to Heating and Plumbing Contractors. Sealed bids will be received at the office of Graham M. Torrance, clerk of Independent School District of Bemidji, Minn., until 8:00 p. m. May 14, 1909, for the installation of the heating and plumbing of a High School building at Bemidji, Minn. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check in the sum of five per cent of the amount of bid made payable to T.J. Andrews, Treasurer, as a guarantee that the successful bidder will enter into contract and furnish a Surety Com- pany Bond, satisfactory to the School Board in full of the amount of his bid. Plans and specifications can be seen on file with Graham M. Tor- rance at Bemidji, Minn.,, or at the office of the Architects W. R. Par- sons & Son Co., at 601 Phoenix Building, Minneapolis, Minn. The work must be completed on or before the 15th of August, 1909. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids. By order of the School Board. Graham M. Torrance, Clerk. Notice to Contractors and Builders. Sealed bids will be received by the Bemidji Public Library Board up to 7:00 o’clock p. m., May 18, 1909, for the purpose of erecting a public lib- rary at Bemidji, Minn. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check in the sum of $500, made payable to A. P. Ritchie, secre- tary, as a guarantee that the success- ful bidder will enter into contract and furnish a surety company bond, in full of the amount of his bid. Plans and specifications may be seen at the office of A. P. Ritchie at or at the office of Haxby & Gillespie, architects, Fargo, N. D. All bids must be made upon blanks furnished by the Library Board. All bids must be for the building com- plete, including general contract, heating and ventilating, plumbing and electric wiring, according to plans and specifications. The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. A. P, Ritchie, Secretary. PORTO RIGANS " UNGRATEFUL President Tait Criticises the Island’s Assembly. WOULD CURTALL - POWERS Bends Special Message to Congress Recommending an Amendment to the Foraker Act Taking From the Legislative Branch of Government Absolute Control Over the Making of Appropriations. ‘Washington, May 11.—President Taft sent to congress a special mes- sage recommending legislation at the present extra session amending the Foraker act, under which Porto Rico is governed. The president directs the attention of congress to affairs on the island, laying particular stress on what he terms “a situation of unus- ual gravity,” developed through the fallure of the legislative assembly to pass the usual appropriation bills, leaving the island without support after June 30. Porto Ricans have forgotten the generosity of the United States, the president says,-in the desire of cer- tain of the island’s political leaders for power. He adds that the present situation’ indicates that the United States has gone too fast in the exten- sion of political power to the Porto Ricans. He concludes that the abso- lute power of appropriation should be taken away from “those who have shown themselves too irresponsible to enjoy it.” Would Amend Foraker Act. The president suggests to congress the wisdom of submitting to the ap- propriation committees the question of qualifying some of the provisions of the fundamental act as to the re- spective jurisdictions of the executive council and the legislative assembly. But no action of this kind, the presi- dent says, should be begun until the Foraker act is amended, so that, when the legislative assembly shall adjourn without making the appropriations necessary to carry on the government, sums equal to the appropriations made in the previous year for the re- spective purposes shall be available for current revenues and shall be drawn by the warrant of the auditor on the treasurer and countersigned by the governor. Such a provision ap- plies to the legislatures of the Philip- pines and Hawail and “it has prevent- ed in those two countries any misuse of the power of appropriation.” The president reviews the estab- lishment of the present government for Porto Rico by the Foraker act. He says the statute directing how ex- penses of the government are to be provided leaves some doubt whether this function is not committed solely to the executive council, but in prac- tice the legislative assembly has ap- propriated for all expenses other than for salaries fixed by congress. The president adds “it is too late to re- verse that construction.” Power Used to Attaln Ends. The president says that ever since the institution of the present assem- bly the house of delegates has uni- formly held up the dppropriation bills until the last minute of the regular session and has sought to use' the power to do so as a means of com- pelling the concurrence of the execu- tive council. in legislation which the house desired. In the last regular legislative assembly the attitude of the executive council in refusing to pass bills led the house of delegates to refuse to pass the necessary appro- priation bills. Mr. Taft discusses the acts of the legislature and of the council in-de- tall and says the facts recited demon- strate the willingness of the repre- sentatives of the people in the house of delegates: to subvert the govern- ment to secure the passage of certain legislation. The question whether the proposed legislation should be:enact: ed into law was left by the funda- mental act to the joint action of the executive council and ‘the house of delegates as the legislative assembly. The house of delegates, says the pres- ident, proposes to secure this legisla- tion itself without respect to the op- position of the executive council, “or else to pull down the government.” This growing spirit shows that too great power has been vested in the delegates. Conditions on the Island. The message presents an .exhaustive economic review of conditions en the island, its trade and its wealth and its improved educational facilities. 1t points out that “there never was a time in the history of the island when the average prosperity of the Porto Rican has been higher, his op- portunity greater, his liberty in thought and action more secure.” For the first time in its history Porto Rico, he says, is living under laws enacted by its own legislature. The president points out that if the Porto Ricans desire a change in the form of the Foraker act this is a mat- ter of congressional consideration, de- pendent upon the effect of such a change on the real political progress on the island. - Such a change, he says, should be sought in an orderly way and not be brought to the atten- tion of congress by “paralyzing the arm of the existing government.” Special Assistant Attorney General Kellogg to Retire. ‘Washington, May 11.—Frank B. Kel- logg, the special assistant attorney general in charge of trust prosecu- tions, has informed President Taft and Attorney General Wickersham that he would close his relations with the government when he has com- pleted the work he now has in hand in connection with the effort to have the Standard Oil company declared a combination in restraint of trade and WILL RETURN TO MINNESOTA the fight to have the Harriman lines declared a combination of competing roads in violation of law. It probably will be a year or more, howeyer, be- fore these two important cases can be closed up. Mr. Kellogg said he was -anxious to return to Minnesota to de- vote himself to his personal law prac- tice. He also will probably give more attention to politics, being the Re- publican national committeeman of his state. MARKET REMAINS TRANQUIL Patten’s Return to the Pit Does Not Affect Prices. Chicago, May 11.—James A. Pat- ten’s return to the market was not reflected in the course of wheat prices on the board of trade at the opening. Quotations eased off a cent during the first hour, but the tone of the market ‘was tranquil. In another part of the city Secre- tary of Agriculture Wilson met with PATTEN. JAMES A. his meat inspectors from all over the country, discussing the inspection of meats. Neither the cabinet member nor Mr. Patten had anything to say about wheat prospects. Both appar- ently were standing on their asser- tions of some weeks ago that “time will tell.” DEGLARED T0 BE IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE Fiber and Manila Association Permanently Enjoined, New York, May 11.—A permanent Injunction restraining from operation the Fiber and Manila assoclation, un- der which name it was charged that twenty-five paper manufacturing con- cerns had formed a combine in re: straint of trade, was ordered by Jus- tice Hough in a decree handed down in the United States circuit court in this city. The companies composing this association were fined $2,000 each in June, 1908, for membership in the combination which is now ordered to be enjoined. Tt was charged that the combine ‘was organized in September, 1906, and that John H. Parks was manager of PROSTRATED BY * LONG SENTENCES Boyles Collapse When Given Maximum Penalty. SAY DEATH IS PREFERABLE Apparent Determination of the Pair to End Their Lives Confirmed by Find- ing of Razor Concealed in Man's Clothing and by the Reported At tempt at Suicide on the Woman's Part by Taking Morphine. Mercer, Pa., May 1l.—Before the expiration of another day, if their ap parent determination to commit sui cide is not successful, James H. Boyle and his wife, convicted of kidnapping “Billy” Whitla from his home In Sharon on March18, will have begun long terms in the Western peniten tiary at Pittsburg. Boyle will go tc the institution under a life sentence, his only hope for release lying in a pardon. Mrs. Boyle is under sentence of imprisonment for twenty-five years By good behavior she can cut this down to fifteen years, but even at that she will come out of the institution very nearly the “dreaded old woman’ of her recent interview, in which she said death would be preferable to such a fate. That death is preferable to impris: onment in Mrs. Boyle’s opinion was indicated by a reported attempt to take her own life by swallowing mor- phine alleged to have been secured from a feHow prisoner. Her threats of a double suicide might have been carried out but for the failure of the morphine to act and the discovery by the sheriff of a razor secreted in the clothing of Boyle when he was searched after being sentenced. The severity of the sentences, each of them was the maximum penalty al lowed by law,.not only proved a sur prise to the community, which expect ed more leniency, but prostrated both the abductors. Both were so over come that it was necessary to carry them from the courtroom and into their cells. J. P. Whitla, father of the kidnapped boy, and Frank H. Buhl were present in : court when sentence was pro nounced. Six months’ time is allowea convicted prisoners in which to make an appeal. = ARGUMENTS IN HAINS CASE John F. Mcintyre Makes Plea for Defendant. Flushing, N. Y., May 11.—John F. Mecintyre, counsel-in-chief for Captain Peter C. Hains, Jr, on trial for the killing of William E. Annis, occupied about four hours in his closing plea to the jury for the defendant. During the course of his remarks he said: “It was the act of God that directed Captain Hains’ hand when he took the life of the man who ruined his home. The meeting between Annis and the defendant was accidental; there was no intention to kill.” There was an affecting scene when the defendant’s mother came into court just before the proceedings be it. Following the organization it was alleged that the production of paper was reduced and the price advanced. Judge Hough's decision granting the injunction declared that the Fiber and Manila association is an unlawful combination in restraint of trade and commerce and an attempt to monopo- lize contrary to the provision of the Sherman anti-trust act. The hearing of the cases took place on April 16 of this year. DINED BY JAPANESE ADMIRAL American Army and Navy Officers Guests on ‘Flagship. San Francisco, May 11—Rear Ad- miral Ijichi, commander of the Japa- nese training squadron, banquetted the representatives of the United States-army and navy aboard his flag- ship, the last function before the sail- ing of the squadron for the North. The admiral expressed again his be- lief that the friendship of his country and the United States was so firmly fixed that it could not be changed by any trifling questions and thanked the' Americans present and the city of San Francisco for the entertainment accorded himself and his men. Tokio, May 11.—The programme for the reception of the Third division of the Pacific fleet of the American navy, which is visiting Japan, extends the time of entertainment to Rear Ad- miral - Harber and- the officers and men under him until May 18. Several important functions of both official and private character are to be given the visitors. BY TWENTY-FOUR MINUTES Steamer Mauretania Beats All Previ- ous Eastward Records. Queenstown, May 11.—The Cunard line steamer Mauretania arrived off Daunts Rocks at 10:48 a. m., having beaten her own previous and all other eastward records by twenty-four min- utes. She ‘would have done still bet- ter had she not been delayed by fog off Fastnet. The liner’s time from the Ambrose lightship to Daunts Rock was 4 days, 18 hours and 11 minutes. She cov- ered the entire distance, 2,935 knots, at an average speed of 25.70 knots an hour. Well Known St. Paulite Dead. St. Paul, May 11.—Louis D. Wilkes, | docto; St. Paul manager of the Equitable Life Assurance society of the United gan. She walked to where Captain Hains was sitting and caught him in her arms. The prisoner half arose from his chair and mother and son embraced until she was led away by Major John Hains, another son. CHARGED WITH EXTORTION Martin B. Madden, Chicago Labor Leader, on Trial. Chicago, May 11.—Martin B. (“Skin- ny”) Madden, president of the Asso clated Building Trades unions of Chi cago and generally referred to as the local “czar of labor,” was placed on trial here before Judge McSurely charged with the extortion of $1,000 from Joseph Klicka for “settling” a strike. M. J. Boyle, business agent ot the Electrical Workers’ union, and F. A. Pouchot, chairman of the business agents of the general organization, also are defendants in the case. Madden’s career as a labor leader has been uniformly successful. He rides in his own automobile and for years his word has been law among the majority of trades unionists of this city. FOUND DEAD IN HOTEL ROOM Secretary of Turkish Legation at Bel- grade and Young Woman. Vienna, May 11.—Ali Fahuy Bey, secretary of the Turkish legation at Belgrade, and Mlle. Ludovica Mil- necka were found dead in a room of a hotel in Semlin, across the river from Belgrade. The couple were lov- ers and it is evident that the tragedy was prearranged. The secretary ap- parently shot the young woman and then committed suicide. A sum of money was laid out on a table in the room with the request that they be buried in the same grave. Noted Authoress Drops Dead. Mobile, Ala., May 11.—Mrs. Augusta Evans Wilson, noted author and nov- elist, fell’dead here ‘while she was dressing. She was the author of many celebrated novels, including “St- Blmo,” “Inez” “The Speckled Bird,” “Vashti,” “Macaria” and “Beulah.’ She ‘was seventy-four years of sge. There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to be incurable. For a great many years rs pronounced 1t a local diséase and prescribed local remedies, and by constantly falling to cure with local treatment. pro- nounced it incurable. lence has proven catarrh to be & constitutional disease and States and prominent clubman, is dead of apoplexy. He was fifty- years old. Mr. Wilkes had been ill and under constant medical attention since the first of the year. A few hours before the end he suffered ‘an apoplectic stroke and in spite of the strenuous refnedies administered sank rapidly. therefore requires constitutional treatment, Hall's Catarrh Cnre, manutactured by F. J, Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohlo, is the only con- stitutsonal cure in the market. It ts taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a tea- spoonful, It actsdirectly on the blood and- ‘mucoys surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any_case it fails to. cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. * Agg‘rfif: g. J. ‘UHE%{%Y & Co., Toledo, Ohi Ty % e atle Bammity Bills for constipation. SEVEN GROWNED IN ~ SWOLLEN STREAM Launch Party- Meefs Disaster at Eau Claire, Wis. Eau Claire, Wis., May 11.—George Hall, aged twenty-one; R. H. Sweet, aged forty-five, and Sweet’s wife and four children were drowned in the swollen waters of the Chippewa river here when Hall’s gasoline launch, which they were trying out for the first time, capsized in midstream upon striking some sunken piling. None of the party was able to swim. Nobody saw the launch capsize. It was just turning dusk when Willam McLaughlin, fishing on the bank of the river, heard frantic cries for help from midstream and, upon looking up, saw Sweet and Hall clinging desper- ately to the overturned boat and cry- ing for help, while the swift current was carrying them rapidly down the stream. -Some time elapsed before McLaughlin secured a boat and when he reached the place where he last saw the launch nothing was seen of the men or boat. GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, May 10.—Wheat—May, $1.25%; July, $1.24; “Sept., $1.07% @ 1.07%. On track—No. 1 hard, $1.281} @1.28%, No. 1 Northern, $1.27%4@ 1.27%; No. 2 Northern, $1.24% @1 25%; No. 3 Northern, $1.23% @1.24%. St. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Paul, May 10.—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $5.00@6.50; fair to good, $4.50@5.00; good to choice cows and heifers, $4.00@5.00; veals, $5.00@5.75. Hogs—$6.80@7.10. Sheep—Wethers, $6.50@5.90; yearlings, $6.25@6.50; lambs, $7.50@7.75. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, May 10.—Wheat—To arrive and on track—No. 1 hard, $1.27: No. 1 Northern, $1.254%; No. 2 Northern, $1.23%; May, $1.23%; July, $1.23%; Sept.,, $1.07%. Flax—To arrive and on track, $1.68%; May, $1.67%; July, $1.67%; Sept., $1.45; Oct., $1.39%. Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, May 10.—Cattle—Beeves, $5.00@17.20; Texas steers, $4.60@5.75; Western steers, $4.70@5.75; stockers and feeders, $3.60@5.60; cows and heifers, $2.40@6.15; calves, $5.00@ 7.00. Hogs—Light, $6.80@7.25; mixed, $6.90@7.35; heavy, $7.00@7.87%; rough, $7.00@7.10; good to cholice heavy, $7.10@17.37%; pigs, $5.75@6.65. Sheep—Native, $4.00@6.60; yearlings, $6.30@7.60; lambs, $6.25@9.10. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, May 10.—Wheat—May, $1.2617; July, $1.12% @1.12%; Sept., $1.06% @1.05%; Dec., $1.04% D1.04%;. Corn—May, Tll%ec; July, 683%c; Sept., 67c; Dec., 58l%ec. Oats—May, bB8c; July, F1%c; Sept., 43% @43%c; Dec., 44% @44%c. Pork——May, $17.90; July, $18.05; Sept., $15.02%@15.05. Butter —Creaineries, 22@26%¢; dairles, 19Q 24c. Eggs—20@20%c. Poultry—Tur- keys, 17c; chickens and springs, 16c. INSTANT RELIEF FROM ITGH The lich Gone, the Skin Soothed and Refreshed—Immediately. Instant Relief from that itch. A few drops of a soothing liquid— And the itch is gone as if by magic, Just a drop or two on the skin and no more of that torturing, end- less, nerve raking itch. Can you imagine how it will feel —that itching agony swept away in a moment? You can know the relief if you just try the simple remedy— simplest of external liquid remedies—oil of wintergreen as compounded in D. D. D. prescription. We positively know that it alle- viates the itch immediately—we vouch for this and guarantee it— for we have seen it used in too many cases, and the cures that fol- low, as far as we know, seem to be permanent. Barker’s Drug Store. Ghe J. A. Hoff Pearl Barnell Painting, paperhanging and decorating done neatly and promptly. First class work guaranteed. Prices reas- onable Office 315-4th” Street Ltimber and Building Material We carry in stock at all times a com- pleté line of lumber and bwlding 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 W00D St. Hilaire Retail Lbr. Co. BEMIDJI, MINN. Bemidji Decorators * J. C. Hand Phone 202 BUY A GOOD LOT With the growth of Bemidji good lots are becoming scarcer and scarcer. 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 Bemidji Townsite and Im- provement Company.- H. A. SIMONS, Agent. Swedback Block, Bemid}i. The Dalily Pioneer 40c per Month PHONE 206 If you want some nice cheese we have the following kinds: Edam Cheese; Pineapple Cheese, very rich; Blue Label Cheese, nothing finer; McLaren’s Cheese in glass jars; Parmeson Cheese, grated, made in England. Mrs. Kaiser’s Peanut butter on sale at our store. ROE & MARKUSEN, The Reliable Grocers PHONE 207 - BEMIDJI, MINN. Roe & Markusen’s Editorial [1t Is our aim to tell the people of Bemid]i, through the columns of this paper, what we have In the line of groceries and the quality of them.] Ripe Olives in Cans Just Arrived. Be sure to include one in your next order.