Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, February 3, 1909, Page 3

$750,000 10S FIRE IN ST. PAUL (Lashed by Terrific Gale Flames Threaten to Wipe Out Business Section. MANY THRILLING — ESCAPES St. Paul, Jan. 31—Lashed into a terrific fury by a forty-mile wind, ‘which shifted during an hour from every point of the compass, fire which broke out in the rear rof the second floor of the White House, East Sev- enth and Cedar streets, last night, completely butted the building, leap- ‘ed across Seventh and Cedar streets ‘to the California Wine House and the Fey hotel, destroying both buildings, and for a time threatened the entire upper town business district of‘ the city, Only the hardest kind of work on the part of the firemen prevented the flames from spreading for blocks, and for the first hour it seemed that Sev- enth and Eighth streets, from Cedar to Wabasha, were doomed. The loss as estimated last night will range from $600,000 to $750,000, with the in- surance ranging from $500,000 to $600,000. Business Section Threatened. The fire was the most’ dangerow and for a time gave promise of being the worst tha t ever occurred in the city. Fanned by a terrific wind, the flames advanced in an irresistible wall, surging, a sea of fire, forty feet high, in all directions. Sparks flew in blaz- ing showers for blocks, hundreds of them hissing through the night and falling as far away from the scene of the fire as Third and Robert streets. Time and time again the raging mass of flames drove back the firemen who, shrouded in a dense smoke and fog, advanced the fire lines inch by inch, fighting grimly, desperately, and final- ly in the face of defeat grinding out a victory. It was a body-breaking struggle, lasting from 7:20, when the first alarm came in, until 11 o’clock, when the flames, beaten down and corner- ed in the front end of the wrecked White House building, were drowned under a heavy flood of water. Many Narrow Escapes. Too much credit cannot be giver the fire department for the fight it made against almost overpowering odds. At least a score of buildings and stores were menaced .by the flames, representing millions of dol- Jars’ worth of property. Chilled to the bone, wet through and through, the fire fighters battled on until vic- tory crowned their efforts. Time aft- er time their lives were endangered by falling walls, and escapes of the most thrilling kind were common. In response to an appeal for help, two companies were sent over from Min- neapolis and they did effective work in battling the flames. From a spectacular point of view last night’s fire was unequaled in the history of the city. PESERVE GAME IN NORTH. Co-operation Between Minnesota and Ontario Is Sought. Toronto, Jan. 28.—There is a special interest for Western people who spend their holidays among Northern lakes and woods, in the action that was tak- en here at the annual meeting of the North American Fish and Game Pro. tective association, which is compos- ed of well known sportsmen, and many high officials from various states and provinces in Canada. The associ- ation considered the question of pre serving the great district in northern Minnesota and northwestern Ontario which provides unequaled fishing and moose and deer hunting, and appoint- ed a committee to take up the matter with a view to securing co-operation between the authorities of Minnesota and Ontario. Rainy Lake is now also reached from Duluth by the Duluth, Missabe & Northern and the Minnesota section of the Canadian Northern railway. At Fort Frances and International Falls a great water-power is being develop- ed, in preparation for the establish- ment of several factories, and it was confidently predicted that sufficient co-operation between the Minnesota and Ontario people would result in a profitable development of an Interna tional preserve. Convicted of Election Fraud. St. Louis, Jan. 31.—Patrick White was convicted yesterday of fraudulent registration by a jury and sentenced ‘to two years in the peniteniary. This makes the fourteenth conviction for illegal registration for the last gen- eral election. Wife Murderer Executed. San Quentin, Cal., Jan. 31—Charles Baldersar, who murdered his wife and mother-in-law in Stockston on Sept. 30, 1908, was executed yesterday in the state prison here. _ LOSS BY {FAMILY ROW ENDS FATALLY] Youthful Rancher, His Aged Wife and Her Son Fight—Man Is Fatal- ly Hurt. Belle Fourche, S. D., Feb. 2—Mys- tery surrounds the shooting of David Paxton, a young rancher, rear Sun- dance, Wyo., his wife and _ his stepson, following a series of bitter quarrels. Paxton is dying with a bul- let in his head, while Mrs. Paxton and her son will both recover. The affair occurred at the Paxton ranch, eighteen miles south of Sun- dance. Paxton, who is thirty years of age, surprised his neighbors last sum- mer by bringing home a bride, who is past sixty and her young son, Cecil Davis. Soon thereafter it was noticed that all was not harmony at the ranch, and before long family jars became fre- quent and protracted. They finally culminated in the shooting that will have an airing in court. Shots attracted attention to the ranch and when neighbors arrived they found all three members of the family wounded and an empty gun lying on the floor. Paxton in a sworn statement de- clared that he had shot both Mrs. Pax- tonand herson during a dispute and that the woman had shot. him. He then lapsed into unconsciousness, from which it is thought he will never recover. Mrs. Paxton and her son both de- clare that Paxton shot them and then turned the gun upon himself with the statement,“Well, old woman, I may as well go with you.” TRAIN STILL MISSING. Stalled Milwaukee & St. Paul Train Is Unaccounted For. Milwaukee, Feb. 2.—Railroad trains, which have been more or less irregu- lar on account of the blizzard during thé past two days, have just about re- sumed normal conditions. Trains operated from Mflwaukee were about on time yesterday, with one or two exceptions, due to the cold weather, the temperature being not far from the zero mark, All the stalled trains with the ex- ception of No. 23, on the Southern Minnesota division of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway, have been accounted for. Wires are down and trains are still being run on what is known as the card system. SWALLOWS CARBOLIC ACID. Sioux Falls Girl Commits Suicide at East Grand Forks. East Grand Forks, Minn., Feb. 2. —Fay Myers of Sioux Falls, S. D., committed suicide here by swallowing carbolic acid. She was hurried to the hospital and died there in terrible agony. The girl, who had been here only a few months, attempted to commit suicide a month ago, but was restrain- ed, é She had a quarrel with her fiance recently and had been despondent over this fact. BUYS BIG TIMBER TRACT. Bonifas Lumber Company Purchases 33,000 Acres in Michigan. Escanaba, Mich., Feb. 2. — The Es- canaba Timber Land company has sold to the William Bonifas Lumber company 33,000 acres of timber lands in Gogebic and Ontonagon counties for $425,000. The William Bonifas Lumber company is a newly organized corporation instituted for the purpose of purchasing this tract of timber and the stock is held by William Bonifas of Garden and the Kimberly-Clark company of Neenah, Wis. Fined $100 for Larceny. Bagley, Minn., Feb. 2—In the dis- trict court here the grand jury made its final report Saturday and was dis- charged, having been in session four days. Charles Payne, indicted for grand larceny in the first degree, charged with stealing $170 from a man named Roberts in a saloon last fall and having returned the money, was allowed to plead guily to petit larceny and was fined $100 or ninety days in jail. Dakotan Frozen to Death. Grand Forks, N. D., Feb. 2.—Alarm- ed over the failure of his father to re- turn home, a son of Henry Stevenson started a search yesterday and found his parent lying dead two miles south of Milton. Stevenson had been fro- zen to death. Stevenson was about sixty years old. His wife died a few months ago. He is survived by five children. Fire in Turpentine Forest. Seminary, Miss., Feb. 2. — A forest fire has broken out in the turpentine timber belt and last night, fanned by a gale blowing thirty or forty miles an hour, was sweeping through the forest near here. Drops Dead Digging Grave. Burlington, Iowa, Feb. 2.—At Ains- worth, Iowa, Wesley Price, sexton of ‘the city cemetery dropped dead, fall- ing into the grave which he was dig- ‘ging for the body of his deceased sis- ter, LEGISLATURE REVIEW OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK OF THE STATE LEGISLATORS FOR THE WEEK. St. Paul, Jan. 27, — Public service corporations were the subject of con- siderable proposed legislation in the house yesterday, several measures for their regulation being introduced. Representative Wright had a bill tax- ing all gas works, water plants, elec- trie light plants and heating plants which have a franchise to supply the public, upon a gross earnings basis. Telephone companies are made com- mon carriers in a bill by Representa- tive Johnson and are subjected to the regulation of the railroad and ware- house commission. The commission may require companies which are not parallel to connect. Representative Thayer offered a bill fixing express rates. The maximum charge is 30 cents for distances of less than thirty miles and about 4 cents additional for each additional fifteen miles until the rate for 400 miles reaches $1.28. The classification is to be the same as at present, and lower rates may be given for the lower grade of goods. Street railways are placed under the jurisdiction of the railroad and ware- house commission in a bill by Repre- sentative Nolan. The third tonnage tax bill appeared in the house yesterday. The bill is fathered by Representative Ware and providing for a flat tax of 10 cents a ton on all grades of ore. Six county agricultural schools are provided for in the amended bill which was reported yesterday by the house committee on agricultural schools. It was made a special order for Thursday of next week. Representative McKenzie introduc- ed a joint resolution memofializing congress to establish an international clearing house, through which pay- ments may be made without the ac- tual exchange, shipment and reship- ment of gold between this and foreign countries. A bill requiring fraternal benefi- ciary associations t> base their net rates upon the fraternal congress ta- ble of mortality, plus 4 per cent inter- est, was introduced by Representative Stence. i A normal school at Red Lake Falls joined the other bills of similar pur- port yesterday. It was presented by Representative Hanson. In the Senate. An appropriation of $200,000 for a building for mechanical training at the St. Anthony Park school is made in a bill by Senato& Hackney. A concurrent resolution in the sen- ate called the attention of the tax commission to mineral rights in the northern part of the state which are reserved when lands are sold. Sena- tor Works, who fathered the resolu- tion, says that these minerals are not on the tax books. The resolution went over under notice of debate. Three insurance bills were intro- duced in the senate yesterday by three senators. The most important one prohibits reihsurance in compa- nies which are not licensed in this state, Milk bottles must be carefully fu- migated under a bill presented by Senator Bedford. It provides that all packeges shall be thoroughly cleaned before being used. again. Senator Works introduced a_ bill permitting a hunter to kill one moose ‘a season, without regard to sex. The present law permits only one male moose to be shot. The senate passed a bill amending the law relating to annexation of ter- ritory to cities between 10,000 and 20,- 600 population. appropriating $1,000 for repairs to the Winona normal school, se © St. Paul, Jan. 28. — An employers’ liability bill, with a commission of three to settle personal injury dis- putes, was introduced in the house yesterday by Representative Wright. It requires employers to provide suit- able machinery and then pay benefits for all accidents, regardless of the negligence of the employe. The lia- bility is to be determined by a com- mission of two doctors and one law- yer. Any five corporations, with at least 1,000 employes, may form an as- sociation for the payment of damages for injuries. The state treasurer shall be the treasurer of the association, and a fund maintained to pay dam- ages. After a warm discussion the house took Spooner’s 6 per cent gross earn- ings tax bill from the railroad com- mittee and referred it to the tax committee. “Air line” promoters and boomers of fictitious stock are given a blow in a bill by Representative Mork. Ac- cording to the bill any one who know- ingly publishes any false statements, intended to give a false value to any stock of this corporation is guilty of a felony. The maximum penalty is ten years in prison or $10,000 fine. Polling places must be kept open from 6 a. m. to 9 p.m. on general It also passed a bill | election days, just the same as at the primaries, in cities of 10,000 or over, according to a bill by Representative Wallace. A bill regulating loaning companies and placing them under the supervi- sion of the public examiner, was pre- sented by Representative Roden- berg. . A tax of 10 per cent on the income from iron ore royalties is provided in a bill by Representative Fitzpatrick. An 8 per cent gross earnings tax on express companies is provided in a bill by Representative Nolan. Persons who practiced as veterina- rians three years may be given certif- icates by the state board, even if they cannot pass an examination, accord- ing to a bill presented by Representa- tive Wright. A laboratory for the purpose of testing wheat and other grain as to their chemical properties and for testing flour for its breadmaking qual- ities is established at the state farm school in a bill by Representative Zelch, In the Senate, A bill designed to prevent voters of one party voting the ticket of another at a primary elections was introduced by Senator Cooke. The bill provides that any successful candidate for nomination must receive at the pri- mary election of his party 50 per cent of the votes cast for such party’s can- didate for governor at the last gen- eral election. The motor vehicle bill drawn by the officers of the state automobile association was introduced in the sen- ate yesterday. It provides a tax of $1 a horsepower on all but electric vehicles, which are taxed according to cost. A tag is to be issued each year by a state officer and the money used by the state highway commis- sion. Chauffeurs are to be licensed and wear a badge certifying their right to operate a machine. No rebates or inducements can be given by agents for fire insurance companies to insured, according to a dill by Senator Calhoun. A bill amending the anti-pass law so that soldiers and marines who served in the Civil war and were hon- orably discharged may ride on passes was handed in by Senator Hardy. A bill raising the salary of the ad- jutant general to $3,600 was present- ed by Senator Hardy. ss @ St. Paul, Jan. 29.—Public utilities of all kinds except street railways are placed under the supervision of the state railroad commission in a public utilities bill introduced in the house yesterday by the committee which went to Wisconsin to investigate the workings of the public utilities law in that state. The committee preceded the introduction of the bill by a report stating some of the advantages of the Wisconsin method. The term “public utility” is to embrace every corpora- tion, company, individual or associa- tion, and every village or city operat- ing or controlling any plant or equip- ment for the convenience of telephone messages or for the production, trans- mission or delivery of heat, light, wa- ter or power. The bill is lengthy and describes in detail rules for the gov- ernment of these utilities. They must have uniform accounts, in a form pre- scribed by the commission. The full- est publicity is one of the big features. The bill does not give the commis- sion as strong judicial power as some states do; but the right of appeal is | preserved in all cases. A commission of three, to be ap- pointed by the state auditor, to devise plans for the development of the wa- ter powers of the state, under state ownership is provided for in a bill by Representative Christensen. The hunting of pheasants, quail, gray squirrel, black squirrel or red squirrel is prohibited until 1913 in a bill by Representative Krause. The house, in committee of the whole, took favorable action on the bill making the office of public exam- iner elective, after a lively argument. Two bills were passed by the house. One was for a constitutional amend- ment providing for an educational qualification for superintendents of county schools, which will be voted on at the general election in 1910. The other is a measure authorizing the board of county commissioners to ap- propriate $500 for county exhibits at the state fair. The state prison bill was a special order for yesterday, but at the request of the author action was postponed until next Wednesday. In the Senate. Gov. Johnson yesterday sent to the legislature a special message recom- mending the passage of an employers’ liability bill which shall include the suggestions made by a conference of employers and representatives of la- bor. The message recommends the .appointment of a commission of three to frame a law along these lines and to report to the next legislature. The senate got into a squabble over the disposition of the message and the matter finally went over until tomor- row. Memorial exercises in memory of the late Senator Fitzpatrick were held in the senate during the morning ses- sion, A tax of one-half of 1 per cent on a bank’s daily average deposits is pro- posed in the bill of Senator McCall for the establishment of a depository guaranty fund. The money shall be paid into the state treasury. -Any state high school, graded school or consolidated school may re- veive state aid for instruction in agri- cultural subjects, according to a Dill by Senator Putnam. Schools are to get two-thirds of the amount used for instruction in agriculture and domes- tic science. Only ten schools are to be thus aided the first year. Automobile owhers will be held re- sponsible for all damages to person or property by the machine if the bill by Senator Fosseen becomes a law. Bequests to charitable and benevo- lent assocjations are exempted from the provisions of the inheritance tax law in a bill introduced by Senator Vail. ae St. Paul, Jan. 30.—The Nolan bill making the. office of state public ex- aminer elective by the people was passed in the house yesterday by a vote of 78 to 27. An attempt to have the bill referred to the committee on banks and banking was defeated by a vote of 34 to 74. The bill was amend- ed to make the examiner’s term of of- fice four years. The bill as amended was then passed. Employers’ liability legislation again came up in the house yesterday. Representative Stuart introduced a resolution asking for a committee of five to draft a bill “that will provide proper compensation to employes who suffer personal injuries and for a sure and speedy adjustment and payment.” The resolution states that an effort is being made by ambulance chasers and others who prey upon injured em- ployes to delay legislation on this subject. The resolution was passed. All passenger cars on railroads must be equipped with electricity, ac- cording to a bill introduced by Rep- resentative Bendixen. No other light is permitted. State lands which are offered for sale and do not bring the appraised price may be leased for agricultural purposes by the state auditor, under a bill introduced by Representative Putnam. Cities of 10,000 or less may acquire by purchase or condemnation water works or light plants, already in ex- istence, if a bill introduced by Repre- sentative King becomes a law. A bill to accept the gift of a bust of Henry M. Rice, made by Matilda Rice Auerbach, was introduced by Representative Stone. The house at its next session will fight out the question of adjourning early or holding a full ninety-day ses- sion. Representative Sangstad yester- day offered a resolution fixing March 81 as the date for adjournment and March 10 as the last day for introduc- ing bills. Notice of debate was given and the resolution went over until Monday. The house adjourned until 8 p. m. Monday. In the Senate. Two bills were introduced in the senate yesterday increasing the amount of state aid to high schools and other schools of the state. Simi- lar provisions are contained in the two bills. The proposition is to in- crease the state aid to $2,000. Senator Nelson introduced a bill for a proposal for a constitutional amendment relating to reforestation. He would have the people authorize a tax of three-tenths of a mill on the taxable property of the state for the purchase of land at a cost not to ex- ceed $5 an acre, on which trees are to be raised for lumber. Senator Anderson has a bill pro- viding for a general salary boost for all employes of the dairy and food commission. Senator Hanson would have the leg- islature change the method of mov- ing the county seat of a county. Un- der the change a petiton is required to be filed with the secretary of state and the election is called by procla- mation of the governor. The tuberculin test for cattle got a jolt yesterday when a report of a special committee of the legislature was read. The report stated that the sanitary live stock board refused its assistance in the experiment the com- mittee desired to make, so they did the best they could with a dairy herd in one county. The committee put with a lot of cattle condemned by the tuberculin test some which were said to be free from tuberculosis, and after slaughter all the cattle were found to be affected alike. The com- mittee left with the legislature fur- ther investigation into what some members characterized as graft of the veterinarians, The senate adjourned until 11 a. m. Tuesday. eee eae orn eeeeereeeeeee eer ea a eee NEW REVOLUTION BREWING. Mexican Citizen Insulted by Hondu- ran Police. New Orleans, La., Jan. 29.—A spe- cial dispatch received here from Puerto Cortez, Spanish Honduras, states that as a result of a clash there between a citizen of Mexico and the Honduran police, the Mexi- can consul has cabled his country to send a gunboat to Puerto Cortez to exact an apology from the Honduran officials. Kills Himself After Quarrel. St. Paul, Jan. 29.—Remorseful and despondent following a quarrel with his sweetheart, Alfred Strandberg shot himself through the right tem- ple and died at the city hospital a few minutes later. Made Speechless by Shock. Janesville, Wis., Jan, 29. — Mrs. John Dehn, shocked because her son did not visit her when he was here, has completely lost her power of speech. She is eighty-two years old. ¥ Shot for Burglar; Dies. Superior, Wis., Jan. 30.—Tilka Re- pa, who was shot by Senator Hudnall while prowling about the senator's residence at an early hour one week ago yesterday, died yesterday morn- ing. Bacbn’s Nomination Confirmed. Washington, Jan. 29. — The senate yesterday confirmed the nominations of Robert Bacon to be secretary of state and John Callon O’Laughlin to be assistant secretary of state. AWFUL GRAVEL ATTACKS Cured by Doan’s Kidney Pills After Years of Suffering. F. A. Rippy, Depot Ave., Gallatin, Tenn., says: “Fifteen years ago kid- ney disease attacked me. The pain in my back was so agoniz- ing I finally had to give up work. Then came terrible attacks of gravel with acute pain and passages of ‘ blood. In all I \) passed 25 _ stones, oN some as large as a bean, Nine years of this ran me down to a state of continual weakness, and I thought I never would be better un- til I began using Doan’s Kidney Pills. The improvement was rapid, and since using four boxes I am cured and have never had any return of the trouble.” Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. His ‘Deficiency. A certain Chicago merchant died, leaving to his only son the conduct of an extensive business, and great doubt was expressed in some quar- ters whether the young man possess- ed the ability to carry out the father’s policies: “Well,” said one kindly disposed friend, “for my part, I think Harry is very bright and capable. I’m sure he will succeed.” “Perhaps you're right,” said another friend. “Henry is undoubtedly a clever fellow; but take it from me, old man, he hasn’t got the head to fill his father’s shoes.” FINE RECIPE FOR COLDS Mix half ounce of Concentrated pine compound with two ounces of glycerine and a half pint of good whiskey. This simple mixture is to be used int doses of a teaspoonful to a tablespoon- ful four times a day. The bottle should be well shaken each time. Any druggist can supply the ingredi- ents and it can be mixed at home. The Concentrated pine is a pine prod- uct refined for medical use. It comes only in half ounce bottles, each en- closed in a round case, which is air- tight and retains all the original strength in the fluid, but be sure it is labeled “Concentrated” in order to get the genuine article. TO REFOREST MAINE. { A Man Who Plants Thousands of Trees Offers Prizes to Others. A plan for the reforestation of the State of Maine has been submitted to the governor by B. C. Jordon of Al- fred. Mr. Jordon offers to give the state $1,000 on condition that once in eighteen years five’ prizes shall be awarded for the five best lots of young forest growth. These lots are to consist of not less than ten acres, accurately surveyed and plotted, the majority of the trees to be not less than ten nor more than thirty feet high, and not less than ten nor more than thirty years old when the prizes are awarded. The varieties of trees to be grown are specified and cover a long list from white pine to elim. Mr. Jordon believes that the incen- tive afforded by such prizes would do much to bring about better forestry conditions. Maine has many thou- sands of acres of waste land, now al- most worthless, but naturally well adapted to timber growth, and which by a small expense for care and for- est cultivation could be made easily worth in fifty years $100 an acre. In this way the state, instead of be- ing of the poorest in the Union might be made one of the richest. Fifty) years is a large part of one person’s life, but a very small part of the life of a state. Mr. Jordon himself set out from ten to fifteen thousand trees: last summer, and states that he hopes to set out many thousands every year as long as he lives, DIDN’T KNOW Coffee Was the Cause. Many daily habits, particularly of eating and drinking, are formed by fol- lowing our elders. In this way ill health is often fas- tened upon children. A Ga. lady says: “I had been allowed to drink coffee ever since I could remember, but even as a child I had a weak stomach, which frequently refused to retain food. “The taste of coffee was in my mouth all the time and was, as I found out later, the cause of the stomach re-, belling against food. ‘ “I now see that it was only from fol-; lowing the example of my elders that, I formed and continued the miserable; habit of drinking coffee. My digestion, remained poor, nerves unstrung, fre-' quent headache, and yet I did not sus-i pect the true cause. | “Another trouble was a bad, muddy’ complexion for which I spent time and money for creams, massaging, etc., without any results. “After I was married I was asked to try Postum, and would you believe it, I, an old coffee toper, took to Postum from the very first. We made it right —according to directions on the pkg., and it had a most delicate flavor, andI at once quit coffee, with the happiest results. “I now have a perfectly clear, smooth skin, fine digestion and haven't had a headache in over two years.” “There's a Reason.” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich, Read, “The Road to Well- ville,” in pkgs. { Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of humag interest. + worsen oe