Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, January 5, 1907, Page 5

THREE: LIGHT REAR OF STOCK TRAIN—FIRE ENSUES. ARE KILLED “IN WRECK)” Hawley, Minn., Jan. 1. — Three men were killed outright and four injured as the result of a wreck here. The bodies of the lead men were badly burned by a fire which fo!low- ed the wréck. The injured are in a Fargo hospital and aone is fatally hurt. The accident was the result of a rear-end collision of & push engine from Winnipeg Junction with an east bound stock train, the pusher crash- ing through the caboose, killing and injuring the occupants and also tele- scoping the three rear tock cars of the train, killing and maiming the ani- mals. The wreckage was set on 4: JUDGE YOUNG IS STRICKEN. Dies at His Home in St. Paul After Brief Illness. Jan. 1. — George Brooks xty-six years old and 9ne of s pioneer lawyers, died at home, 324 Summit avenue, yester- afternoon, after a short illuess. Mr. Young’s death was entirely unex- pected and came as a great shock to ends. He returned from New k last week with a severe cold, but nothing of a serious nature was antici- pated until yesterday morning, when Mr. Young became critically ill, and in the afternoon passed quietly away. He was an associate justice of the state supreme court in 1874 and i875. He chief counsel for the Northern Securities company in the snits brought against that company by the United States and by the State of Min- nesota. St Paul, NEARLY BREAK JAIL. Climbs Over Wall of South Dakota Penitentiary. 1x Falls, S. D., Jan. 1. — Robert Ame serving a twenty-year term in the ux Falls penitentiary for man- slaughter in the first degree, made a desperate effort to escape, but was recaptured before he had gone very ne guard mounted the wall just as Ames dropped over and saw him go- ing. The guard fired several shots at the prisoner, but failed to hit him. The alarm was sounded and a number started in pursuit of the fugitive, who soon was overhauled and _ escorted back t» prison. ‘ “SOFT DRINKS” PUT OUT FIRE Driver of Wagon Load of Thirst Quenchers Is Hero. Wis., Jan. 1. — A new use on found for “soft drinks.” driving along the country road 1 wagon load of pop and soda si- , William Smith discovered that m house of Isador Barribeau fire. Hastily turning his team the lane leading to the house, th, on reaching the burning dwell turned loose a dozen soda siphons with the help of Barribeau and his deluged the building with pop, er ale and lemon soda, quickly g out the blaze. Oconto, has was OL into pu IN BUNK HOUSE. One Man Meets Death and Score of Others Narrowly Escape Fire. Knowlton, Wis., Jan, 1—One man was red to death and a e of others narrowly escaped.a sii r fate in a fire which destroyed the tunk house at the Johnson Creek Lumber c pany’s sawmill, six miles east of here. The fire is supposed to have started from an overheated stove. CREMATED GUN SPLITS HUNTER’S HEAD. Lad of Seventeen Crawis Half Mile for Help and Will Live. | rairie due Chien, Wis., Jan. 1. — , Schwert, seventeen years old, of a prominent farmer, had his ll split wide open by the breaking of the breech of his gun while hunting in woods alone. He crawled home half a mile and then fell unconscious, and the surgeon says he will live. He Fie) sk Fire in Black Hills. I wood, S. D., Jan. 1. — The Da- Kota hoist was entirely destroyed by a complete diamond driil out- 1 by this and two other «om- s was ruined. The hoist was lo- the mine at Bald mountaia uued at $10,000. and was Fall Breaks Neck. yn City, Iowa, Jan. 1. — George wenty years old, a prominent armer, fell from a load of hay Poke bis neck. He was dead icked up. jor Murder Charge. Minn., Jan. 1¢ — Henry Raced with the murder of gadorn, was committed to bail to await the action of _ jury which will be d While Stealing Ride. ‘wis., Jan, 1. — Harry sixteen, son of H. E. adison, was killed by a It is said that he and ms were stealing ride ENGINE ie. brabties into | “HAVE GOLDEN WEDDING. Former Lleutenant: Governor Silmass Celebrates. ‘St. Cloud, Minn., Jan. 3—The gold- en wedding of Former Lieutenant Gov- ernor and Mrs, Charles A. Gilman was celebrated last evening. The large and spacious rooms of the Gilman home were thrown open at 4 o’clock on New Year’s day and the reception was con- tinued until 11 o’clock at night. It was one of the most noteble events that has taken place in St. Cloud in a long time. OPERATOR CAUSES WRECK. Wanted to See Long Train Plunge Inte Utah River. Salt Lake, Utah, Jan. 3—Roy Swart- |- zer, the young telegrapher who was ar- rested for’ causing the wreck of an Oregon Short Line train at Peterson, Utah, which caused the death of Engi- neer McFreely and serious injuries to two oher trainmen, has confessed that he alone caused the wreck. The youth says he was prompted to the deed by a desire to see the long freight train plunge into the river below. FREEZES NEAR CAMP. Butcher Is Found Dead Not Far From Shelter. Brainerd, Minn. Jan. 3.—James Reil- ly, a butcher employed at a lumper camp near Longville, was found frozen to death a short distance from the camp. He had been to Longville to buy supplies and started back shortly after nightfall. It is supposed that he got off the trail and becoming lost wan- dered about until he dropped from ex- haustion and then froze to death. PEACEMAKERS ARE CUT. Attempt to Separate Combatants Witi Knives—One May Die. Chippewa Falls, Wis., Jan. 3. — Jo- seph Bunk and John Clark, who for some time have been bitter enemies, met yesterday-at Ingram. From fistic combat they resorted to knives, with the result that friends interfered James Foundery and Martin Case were badly stabbed, the former perhaps fa- tally. Bunk escaped into the woods and has not been apprehended. ARRESTED FOR MURDER. Waterloo Woman Charged With Leaa- ing Milo Craven to His Death. Waterloo, Iowa, Jan.*3.—Mildred K. Jenkins, a Waterloo woman, has been arrested at Coryden with her husband on a charge of murdering Milo Graven, whose dead body was found Christmas night along the roadside. It is charged that the woman enticed Craven, plied him with liquor and tnat he was then murdered for his money. GIRL COASTS INTO POLE. Nose Is Nearly Severed and Face I< Badly Cut in Accident. Eau Claire, Wis., Jan. Due, aged fifteen years, was quite bad ly injured while coasting down a hill. Her sled was moving at a rapid pace when it suddenly swerved into a tele- phone pole. The young girl was badly cut about the face, her nose being al- most entirely severed. Shot While Hunting. Downing, Wis.; Jan. 3—Rogers Dan- iel met with a painful accident while hunting near here. While climbing through a wire fence his gun was acci- dentally discharged and the load of shot took effect in his left arm below the elbow, severing the bone. It is thought that amputation will be neces: sary. Bride Seeks Death in River. Minneapolis, Jan..3. — Mrs. Conrad Sabo, a bride of less than two months, leaped tother death from the Washing- ton avenue bridge at 6 o'clock last evening. Mrs. Sabo’s action is believe to have been caused by ° unfriendly feeling between her husband and he? brother. Babe Kills Himself. Sioux City, lowa, Jan. 3.—Seeing his elder brother place a loaded pistol in a dresser drawer drawer, Carl Mattus, a four-year-old boy, removed the weapon and, pointing it toward his own head, pulled the trigger. The ball passed en- tirely through his head, killing him in- stantly. Fire at Fergus Falls. Fergus Falls, Minn., Jan. 3—Fire oc- curred in B. N. Fritz’s grocery store and meat market. Mr. Fritz’s loss will be $4,000; insurance $3,000. There will be $3,000 or $4,000 loss on the build- ing, which is owned by John Laurit- zen. Kills Self After Quarrel. Logan, Utah, Jan. 3.—After a quar- re] yesterday with her husband, Mrs. G. I. Green took strychnine and died soon afterwards, Boy Owns to Big Theft. Butte, Mont., Jan. 3. — The apart- ments of Dr. G. D. Bryant were entered by a youth named Walthal and money and. diamonds to the value. of $1,500 carried away. Walthal confessed after »eing in confinement several hours. Child Burned to Death. Marquette, Mich., Jan; 3. — Robert Johnson, a Mackinac county supervi- sor, was seriously burned and his granddaughter, aged five years, whom he attempted to rescue, is dead, the re- sult of a fire. QUEEN HELE Sovereign who believes king’s mother, from gaining affections of the people. WILLIAM H. TAFT OF OHIO, Secretary of war, who declares that he is not a candidate for the nomina- tion for president and that his am- bition is not political, but that if nominated for the high office he would not decline. GEORGE W. PERKINS, Member of the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co., and former vice president of the New York Life Insurance company, indicted for forgery. PRINCE OF WALES. Much interested in flying machines, and who, it is believed, will be next president of the Aero club. NA OF ITALY, by staying in Rome, prevents her ANTHONY COMSTOCK, Anti-vice crusader and postoffice In- spector, the report of whose dismis- sal is denied. A, J. CASSATT, President of the Pennsylvania railroad system, who died last week. aN SSE SIGNOR ENRICO CARUSO, Noted Italian tenor, whose appeal in “Monkey house case” resulted in de- feat for the singer. “Gone.” The red hammock slowly swayed in tthe gentle night breeze. Two hearts with but a single thought. * “Dearest,” she said dreamily, “we are here to-day and gone to-morrow.” “Not here, my love,” whispered the ardent suitor. “And why not?” “Because I am ‘gone’ now, se! ae waiting for to-morrow. And then only the chirping ot ‘the September crickets disturbed the bliss=|: ful stillness, Rainy Day Money. “Ts your husband putting up any- thing for a rainy day?” asked yee pru- dent relative. “I think so,” answered young Mrs. Torkins. “I heard him mention sev- eral horses yesterday that he said al- ways run best on a muddy track. Impossible... ~ * eqrouta you “think. “Paul capable ot deceiving a friend “Certainly “not: “Not <one: of: “atts friends believe a word he says.” TO DRAFT CODE OF TAX.LAWS. Bill t8 Create Temporary Commission Prepared. A bill to create a temporary tax commission, to draft a code of tax laws for Minnesota under the new wide-open tax amendment, has been prepared by Senator George P. Wilson of Minneapolis, and is ready for sub- mission to the legislature at the open- ing of that body next month. Senator Wilson’s bill authorizes a proposed temporary commission to recommen4, if it sees fit, the establish- ment of a permanent tax commission for the state, or the appointment of a single permanent tax commissioner, with assistants, as the Wisconsin law now provides. An appropriation of $12,000 is carried by the bill to pay the salaries and expenses of the tempo- rary commission. The introduction of. this bill will undoubtedly be followed by the intro- duction of a number of other tax meas- ures, built on different lines. There is opposition in many quar- ters to the appointment of another temporary tax commission. Many members of-the legislature, and tax experts outside that. body, will insist that a permanent tax commission be appointed at once, and that any codi- fication of tax laws, and drafts of pro- posed laws, be left with this perma- nent commission during 1907 and 1908, instead of with a temporary commission. A flood of bills urging immediate tax reform is expected. . The wide open constitutional amendment gives the legislature authority to pass any form of tax laws it deems best, and the va- riety of forms suggested will be limit- ed only by the capacity of the 182 members of the legislature to discover new schemes of taxation. It is proposed to reduce the tax on mortgages to one-half of 1 per cent, with no subsequent annual tax. There is also a demand for the entire exemp- tion of mortgages, but they are not likely to be accorded that favor. At present mortgages pay the full tax, approximately 3 per cent, and the bur- den of taxation rests squarely on the borrower. , MAKE TEST OF PRIMARY LAW. May Defeated Candidate Continue to Run? Judge Taylor, the newly appointed judge, will take up the Bayer-Whaley election contest at Moorhead on Dec. 27, Judge Baxter having passed on the primary contest. Sheriff Bayer defeated Archie Wha- ley for the Republican nomination for sheriff and Whaley instituted a con- test, but lost. Whaley’s friends then began a “writing-in” campaign, and his name was written on a sufficient num- ber of ballots at the general election to elect him. Mr. Bayer has now be- gun a contest, alleging various irregu- larities, but it is understood that the other allegations will be dropped and that the contest will be decided on the question whether Whaley did not become a candidate for the office of sheriff after being defeated for that office. The law provides that a man who has been defeated for the nomina- tion for any office at a primary elec- tion cannot become a candidate for that office at the general election, and Bayer alleges that Mr. Whaley’s elec- tion is illegal on this ground. The question is one that never be- fore has arisen in this state, and the decision of the courts will be of consid- erable interest. Whaley’s friends claim that he had a constitutional right as a citizen to run for the office, regardless of the law. HELD PRISONER BY. BEARD. Woodchopper Finally Had to Sacrifice Luxuriant Crop of Whiskers. John Mjellele of Star Lake lost a luxuriant beard, of which he was proud, in a peculiar accident while chopping wood. He was splitting out cordwood and his ax became fastened. He tried to wrench it out, but being unable to do so stooped down to get a better lever- age. He finally worked the ax out of the split in the log, but as it flew out the pieces of wood closed upon his beard, holding him a prisoner. He tried: gently to draw the beard from the crack, but each movement served only to increase the pain caused by the tenseness of the hair. He could not stand erect nor.yet sit down without causing himself the most excruciating pain, the only posi- tion in which he could ease up the beard being a kneeling one beside the log. Mjellele knelt by the log for several hours, hoping some one would come along and release him, but finally, hearing the dinner horn, he decided to sacrifice the beard, and taking out his jackknife severed it as neatly as possi- ble close to the chin. DR. MAYO FOR REGENT. Gov. Johnson has tendered the posi- tion of regent of the state university to Dr. William J. Mayo of Rochester. Dr. Mayo has not yet stated whether he will accept the position. The terms of three of th regents ex- pire with the first of the year, and this offer to Dr. Mayo eliminates one of them from the list of eligibles for reap- pointment. The regents whose terms are about to expire are James T. Wy- nian of Minneapolis, Stephen Mahoney’ of Minneapolis, secretary of the board, and Dr. O. C. Strickler of New Ulm. ReeCAPTIASE BPARE FIRE MARSHAL IN BAD BOX. Law Creating Office in Need of Some Tinkering. The law by ‘the last legislature cre- ating the office of state fire marshal, with a provision for raising funds for maintenance of the office, is proving a money-making proposition for the state, but at the expense of the service rendered the state by the office. The state has collected $16,000 under this| law, of which $3,000 has gone to pay} the state fire marshal, Edward Pe: terson, his salary and traveling ex- jpenses and the balance must be turned into the general revenue fund of the state on Jan. 1. In creating the office two years ago the legislature provided for the collec- tion of a tax of one-fourth of 1 per cent on the insurance premiums of fire insurance companies in Minnesota, as shown by the annual reports of the companies. The law was passed in April, 1904, and the tax collected for last year was for only a portion of the year, amounting to $16,000. The law’ provided for, a salary of $2,500 tor the fire marshal, and provided fur- ther that he maintain an open public office in the capitol, with records al- ways open for inspection, and author- ized him to employ assistants for in- vestigating fires. But while the legis- lature made these provisions for the conduct of the office and the keeping of records, it omitted one quite nec- essary provision—that of providing for the payment of the expenses connect- ed with carrying out those provisions. It was this little omission that will result in enriching the state to the ex- tent of $13,000 on Jan. 1, when the bal- ance of this special tax is turned over to the general fund. In the meantime Mr. Peterson has endeavored to find some way of getting around the failure of the legislature to provide funds for conducting the office as provided by law, but without success. The ontly satisfaction the attorney general could give him was that the legislature had certainly authorized him to maintain an office and records and to employ field assistants, but that if he availed himself of these privi- leges he would have to pay them out of his own salary. This method did not appeal to him strongly enough for Mr. Peterson to put it into execu- tion. He has drawn his salary and about $500 for traveling expenses, but the rest of the fund has remained idle and will be merged with other moneys of the state at the end of this month. When the legislature meets next month Mr. Peterson will ask that the law be amended so that the money raised for this purpose may be used in carrying out the provisions of the law. The amount to be raised for this department during the coming year will amount to about $25,000. GIVES EXPERT ADVICE. E. K. Slater Goes Before Nationa. Pure Food Commission. E. K. Slater, state dairy and food commissioner, has returned from Washington D. C., where he appeared before the national pure food commis- . siom in a hearing on the matter of es- * tablishing the requirements with ref- erence to the amount of butter fat and moisture in butter. The dairy and food commissioners of a number of states appeared before the commission and gave their ideas on the subject. The hearing was held for the purpose of ascertaining the best way of harmonizing the national pure food law and the rules of the in- ternal revenue department, the two be- ing now in conflict, The pure food law requires that butter shall contain 821-2 per cent of butter fat, and the internal revenue law fixes the maxi- mum standard of 16 per cent of mois- ture, As the salt and casein, or cheese product, constitutes 4 per cent of but- ter, the requirements of the two laws sometimes conflict, and it was for the purpose of getting the suggestions of the various dairy and food commis- sioners that the hearing was held. Most of the commissioners suggested reducing the pure food law require- ment so as to require but 80 per cent of butter fat and to raise the moisture standard to 16 per cent. Mr. Slater proposed a compromise between the present laws and these recommenda- tions and suggested that the butter fat requirement be reduced to 81 per cent and the moisture requirement to 15 per cent. The commission took the matter un- der consideration and will endeavor to adjust and harmonize the two laws. The Coates hotel, a stockman’s hos- telry in South St. Paul, was partially destroyed by fire, a total loss only be- ing prevented by the aid of engines from St. Paul. The plants of the South St. Paul Reporter and of the Co- operative Grocery company were also damaged by fire and water. The loss is estimated at $10,000. Fire which started in the Pease block at Anoka threatened to destroy Langum’s furniture stock and the of- fice of the Anoka Union. Granville S. Pease, editor of the Union, discovered the fire, and it was soon extinguished, the loss being only $300 on Langum’s stock and $100 to Mr. Pease, the own- er of the building. 208 OS TS oe While caring for a horse which was dying of the rabies Charles Schwartz- kopf of Waseca was bitten and is in a serious condition. He has gone to Chicago for treatment. 09, soda} seUany 4 Pre ae *