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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-14
INTERSTATE COMMERCE coMMis.
SION BEGINS INvEsTioATioN
ORDERED BY SENATE.
RAILROADS REQUESTED TO ANSWER
CIRCULAR LETTER SEEKING IN.
FORMATION MAILED TO ALL
COMMON cARRiERs.

Washington, July 14.-An investiga.
tion is to be made by the interstate
commerce commission, by authority Of
the United States senate, of the ele
vator, grain buying and forwarding
business of the country to determine
to what extent special favors have
been granted to them by railroad COM
panies; the influence which the al
legged monopolizing Of this branch of
business has~had upon the market:
the injury 1t has worked to grain
producers; the extent to which rail-
roads, their officers, directors, stock
holders and employees own or control
grain buying or forwarding companies.
and the manner In which such hold
ings, If any, were secured.
A few days prior to the adjournment
of congress the senate adopted q reso-
luton directing the interstate COM
merce commission to make thorough
inquiry along the lines indicated In
the judgment of the commission this
Investigation involves securing imme-
diately items of information from com.
mon carriers engaged in the transpor-
tatiOn of grain as interstate comm rec.
In pursuance of the resolution, there
fore, the interstate commerce commits
sion has sent circular letter to every
railroad corporation in the United
States requesting its responsible Of
fcials to furnish to the commission
AZ soon as practicable information
which will enable it to report to con-
gress next December.
In brief, the commission desires rail-
road companies to supply it with the
Lame and location of
Every Grain Elevator
along their lines, together with the
capacity of the elevator and whether
the elevators are used solely by their
operators; the name and address of
each firm or corporation operating the
elevators; whether any of the eleva-
tors are located upon the lands of the
railroad company, and whether ssuch
privilege of location is open to other
i persons desiring to erect elevators
along the railroad lines; what, II my,
interest the railroad companies have
In elevator properties and whether
any allowance In money or otherwise
is made by the railroad companies for
the elevation or transfer OF grain;
the names and addresses of the ten
persons or firms who have been the
largest shippers Of grain over the
railroad lines since June. 1906; the
extent, If any, to which each railroad
company since June, 1905. has been
engaged In the buying or selling OF
grain; the extent, so far as may be-
known, to which any omcer or em.
ploye of the railroad has been engaged
In the operation of any elevator; q de-
scription Of all special facilities or
privileges which the railroad com
panies, during the three years last
past, have provided under stress OF
competition or other conditions to
maintain or increase the volume OF
grain traffic over the lines of railroads,
together with details of such special
privileges or facilities, and state
ment showing In detail the methods
Of the railroad companies In distribut-
ing cars for the shipment Of grain.
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SALE OF CANAL BONDS.
Secretary Shaw Concludes Prsiim-
mary Negotiations,

New York, July Secretary
Shaw had conference with local
bankers at the subtreasury. His Wis
itors included William H. Porter. pres
ident of the Chemical National bank
The matter of further gold imports
by government aid was not discussed.
1t IS understood that the secretary
has concluded all the preliminaries for
the hotation of the $40, ,000, 900 OF Pana-
ma canal bonds, though the issue
price has not yet been announced. nor
Is it known what proportion of the
whole will be allotted to New York
banks. Inquiries from out Of town In
stitutions are said to be quite numer-
GUS.
It Is semi-ofttcially stated that prac.
tically all the funds derived from the
sale Of the bonds will remain undis-
turDed In the banks until crop NOV.
ing requirements have been met.
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MUST BE nockED FOR REPAIRS
Atlantic Liner Deutschland collides
With Pier.

Dover, Eng. July H.-.The Ham
burg-American line steamer Deutsch-
land, from Hamburg via Dover and
Cherbourg for New York, while leay-
Ing Dover collided with the Prince OF
Wales pier and twisted her stem. The
steamer Immediately anchored OF the
admiralty pier to investigate the ex-
tent Of the damage she had sustained
and it was found to be so great that
she was unable to proceed and must
be locked for repairs.
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oLoAT OVER HER MISERY.
Crowds Of Women at Tombs Prison to
Sec Mrs. Thaw.

New York. July 14.-Mrs. Harry X.
Thaw, after her daily visit to her hus.
band. had great difficulty in making
her way from the doorway Of the
Tombs prison to her cab. There was
3 large crowd at the doorway waiting
to see her and the extra policemen
who are on guard daily at the time
Of her visit were almost swept off
their feet as the crowd surged for.
ward. One woman seized Mrs. Thaw's
veil and attempted to raise 1t to get a
glimpse Of the young woman's face.
'This is the worst part Of it all" )"
said Mrs. Thaw, as she stood waiting
for the police to restore order. "If
I could only avoid that seemingly
hardhearted crowd Of rubbernecks'
do you call them? coming down here
would not be SO bad. They seem to
gloat over my misery. especially those
women"
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SISTER MURDERS BROTHER.
Latter Had Killed Fanatic Who
Wronued the Girl.

{ s
Seattle, Wash, July 14.-After e.
Gaping the gallows for killing Frank
Creffield. leader Of the Holy Rollers .
religious sect. because Creh1eld had
wronged Esther Mitchell, the girl's
brother, George Mitchell, was shot and
killed by his sister.
Last Tuesday young Mitchell was
acQuitted by jury at Seattle. Wash.
having been tried for the Crehield
murder. His sister expressed hatred
Of him after he had avenged her and
hoped that he would be hung. Late
Thursday afternoon while In the depot
at Seattle with her father and her
brother waiting to leave the city Es-
ther Mitchell suddenly drew Q pistol
and murdered the brother who haA
slain her hetrayer. !.
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puluth Wheat and Fl.x.

Duluth, July Wheat-To arrive
No. Northern, 79Ac; No 2 North.
ern, 777zc. On track-No. / Northern,
79sc; No. 2 Northern, 77Nc; July,
79Ac; Sept, 7s14c; Dec, 80. Flax
To arrive. on track and July. $1.1si1k;
Sept. $1.12h; Oct, }1.11h.
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Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, July 13. Wheat July
77&c; Sept, 77Ac; Dec, i81kc; May,
&C. On track-No. 2 hard, 7Shc:
No. Northern, 1850; No. 2 North
ern, 781sc.
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AGREEMENT EXPECTED.
British Cabinet Divided on Naval Pro
qramme.

gramme.
London, July 14.-H Is doubted If
tho differences in the cabinet over the
naval programme will be productive
Of anything like crisis. Conferences
are progressing and we'll informed
authority said that he was confident
that an agreement would be reached
1t is generally understood that Foreign
Secretary Gray is leading the faction
favoring larger construction pro.
gramme, thus supporting the conten.
tions Of the naval lords Of the ad-
miralty.
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Assassin Said to Be a Girl.

Sebastopol, July 14.-It is credit!y
stated that the assassin of Admiral
Chouknin was a girl disguised In the
uniform of sailor. No arrest has
yet been made. Iii.
The Holly chieftain., 1906-03-09

unfit dor seed, because the seed was
saved from melons that were too ripe
to ship. That is saying it all and that
is enough
A cantaloupe that will ripen so fast
from one picking to another that it
is too ripe to ship is not a cantaloupe
to save seed from. 1t has this pecul-
lar tendency to ripen too fast, and we
must. cut this tendency out by all
means. You will further find that this
cantaloupe has watery or soft meat
and lacks the most essential feature
to make it shipping cantaloupe. Is
it now surprise to you why cant
after cant, crate after crate and car
after car do not come up to expecta-
ton when they get to the eastern mar
kct?
This cupping theory in picking
seems to be an epidemic. The old
growers see to it that all new be
ginners get afflicted with the disease.
Yes, cup your cantaloupes, and keep
on cupping and you will never have a
cantaloupe that will amount to much
to ship any distance. A cantaloupe
that cups easy when it just begins to
show a little color might just as well
go in the Gull pile, or in this best seed
pile Of your neighbor The real ship
ping cantaloupe must still cling tight
to the stem when showing plenty OF
color, and when it does this it must
be harvested. Then you will find the
meat firm and sweet, but when you
bite into it you will find that it is too
hard to eat Lay it in the shade for
two days and you will be surprised
and wouldn't believe it was the same
cant.
Concluded Next Week.
The Holly chieftain., 1906-03-09
RIGHTOFWAY
NOW SECURE
Nearly Enough Money Secured by
Subscription to Bay Riihtofway
Across Small Farms.

A meeting OF the rightofway and
finance committees for the Holly a.
Swink railroad project was held at the
First National bank Wednesday after
loon and they are now in the field
collecting and soliciting.
The committees are composed as
follows:
Finance-W. J. Sicklebower, Chas.
Harper. Lew Frances. h. f. Shaw and
John Bell.
Rightotway--G W. Sherman, J. s.
McMurtry, g o. Pattison, A. Fenni-
more and John Gordon. .r an
The Holly chieftain., 1906-03-09
Not an Old Man, Either.

The Prowers County News started
its fifth volume last week Its editor,
c. Frost Liggett, claims the distinc-
tion of having published weekly
newspaper in this part of Colorado
continuously for 10 years without
missing a single issue He issued
newspaper in this valley before La
mar was born and has owned several
papers in this corner of the Centen-
NAL state during that time; in fact Is
financing three in as many counties
now, besides serving Uncle Sam as
yeceiver of his land office at Lamar.
Richard Weinecke of Corswell,
Mich, has accepted position with
the Holly Sugar company. Mr.
Weinecke is an expert sugar man
and will doubtless prove a valuable
acquisition to this company.
If better printing could be done The
Chieftain would do it. Ours is alb
solutely perfect in every detail.
The Holly chieftain., 1906-03-09
The Ant Hill Social.

The members Of the Union Young
Peoples Society OF Christian Endeav-
or with their friends enjoyed their
social held last Friday evening at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Nc
Pherson. After devotional exercises
and short business meeting at which
nine new members were received and
a proposed entertainment to be given
sometime this month announced, the
entertainment committee distributed
the anthills" which had been pre-
.hour in vigorous search for the ten
ANTS" that were wanted. The "ant
hills" were handed in and after ex-
animation 1t was found that G. w.
Williams, VIM. Wright and Mrs. Nc
Phcrson had succeeded in catching
seven each and to them the three
prizes were awarded, each of the re-
naming contestants being presented
with souvenir. During the counting
Ol lHC ANS luC Sifoll lui
some music very aacccptably and re-
ireshments were served by the social
committee After number of cha
rades were played, the singing of the
hymn, God Be With You till we
Meet Again." and the benediction,
the company separated with express
sions of appreciation to the host and
hostess for the pleasant time provid-
ed.
The members of the society with
their friends will meet tonight at the
residence of Rev A. Mcintyre for
their regular monthly business meet
ing when reports from the various
committees will be presented and
considered N.
The Epworth sisters will meet on
the 14th at the Methodist church at
2.3O sharp. Ea>te. work will be in
progress.
The Holly chieftain., 1906-03-09
The World Renowned Cantaloupe.
Paper read by Aug. F. Buck be-
fore the Farmers Institute at Lamar,
Feb. "a.

Feb. "a.
suppose it will hardly be neces-
sary to go into details in explaining
what Rocky Ford cantaloupe is here
with the people in the Arkansas Val.
ley, especially to these in this end oi
the valley.
The word "cantaloupe" I am sure
will make many ones mouth water
here today, and it is too bad tina,
someone has not provided us with this
most delicious fruit. on an occasion
like this, for l am confident that they
would not have been refused by very
many, and | will advise the more
thoughtful not to forget us next year
when we meet here again.
While stated it would not be nee
cssary to explain what Rocky Ford
cantaloupe was, will however en-
deavor to try and explain, what a
Rocky Ford cantaloupe should be-"
The most essential features arc, to
constitute a perfect cantaloupe: First,
uniform size; end, netting; 3rd, green
flesh; 4th, solid flesh; 5th, flavor; 9th,
blossom end nettcd: 9TH, shape; 8th,
thick meat; 9th, small cavity; 10th,
solid stem.
will not dwell lIany longer on these
points. but will leave them open for
discussion, and will try to explain all
OF them later.
The latest "fad" if l may call it
that, is the rust-resisting cantaloupe,
of which | have no doubt YOU have
heard.
Cantaloupe rust. or blight, is dis
ease, and can be combattcd in two
ways, and two ways only; one is to
spray early, when plants have about
four leaves, and every 10 days after,
until the vines nearly cover the
ground, with Bordoux mixture, the
other is to not plant cantaloupes on
land that had cants the year before.
Cantaloupes have tendency if plant
ed on the same land, to be subject to
this disease, but not so on land that
never had any on before.
The seed question has been such OF
late that if someone had a rust proof,
or another new variety to offer, he
would always find plenty of takers at
good figures, and in good many
cases it might turn out like the farm
er that bought an entirely new kind
of seed potatoes.
In the fall when he packed his po-
tatocs in barrels for the market. In
some way he lost his Specs" unac-
counted for, but never thought of
them afterwards. Now in the spring,
the same firm that he had sold his
spuds to in the fall had an entirely
new variety to offer at FIVE times the
price that he got for his; he bought a
barrel, and you can imagine his sur
prise, when he found his long lost
specs" in the barrel OF potatoes.
The Holly chieftain., 1906-03-09


different lines to follow; one is to
plant on land that had cantaloupes or
before, the oftener the. better, but
give light coat of manure, and disc
in, letting the disc lap half.
The next plan is to plant on sandy
soil; they will produce earlier thar
on clay land.
The other plan is to plant, if pos
sible, on the south side of strip OF
timber, the larger the better.
For a large crop of frst-class can
taloupes, and you will find that the
blight is not going to bother them
either, break alfalfa and prepare it as
if you would for beets, before drawing
any burrows, or planting.
After the ground is prepared as il
for bects, draw burrows, but be care
full to make them uniform depth, Sc
the water can follow them without
flooding, as that will spoil the whole
works. You can either plant before
or after irrigating; before is much the
best, provided your burrows are made
right, and you can get the seed just
where it ought to be, for you must
plant the seed just at the water line,
and little dry dirt must remain just
above, ii flooded, and the seed will
nevet come thru, and that is Why we
have such poor stands every var. and
whole patches fail.
The amount of seed to diop in a
hill should be at least 10 to I2 seeds,
and as close in a bunch as possible,
then when they swell, and commence
tc grow they help each other break the
crust, if there is any. The above
amount will take about half a pound
for an acre, but tlrce-quarters of a
pound is good deal better.
: You may think that the seeds are
about the same size as cucumber seed,
and you have never had any trouble
getting a stand of them, but IT your
cantaloupe seed fails to come up to ex-
pectations, you blame the seed man
for selling you old seed or something
like that.
NOW ! wish to ask all those that
saved seed of their own to experiment
a little. Take some OF this seed and
plant it, then get some cucumber
seed, OF your own, or buy it, and plant
little just beside the cantaloupes,
ana you will be surprised.
Speaking OF old cantaloupe seed,
the older the better. 1t is claimed that
old seed has tendency to produce
more OF the pistillate blossoms, the
ones that produce the cantaloupe, |
have had good results from seed that
was three years old, and cantaloupe
seed is said to retain its vitality seven
to nine years.
When anyone wants to buy seed in
a neighborhood, he finds that every
body has saved this seed for his own
purpose only, but that he can let him
have little, and in 90 cases out of
hundred he will find that the seed was
saved from cants that were entirely
The Holly chieftain., 1906-03-09
Now That Permanent Awnings Are Down. Keep Them Downe Canva

For the first time since the change
in management of The Chieftain last
December it is tardy in coming forth.
We shall use every effort to prevent a
recurrence of this.
The Holly chieftain., 1906-03-09

The Epworth sisters will meet on
the 14th at the Methodist church at
go sharp. Ea>te. work will be in
progress.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-08

London.-When is a man too old to
play golf? Dr.. T G. Allbutt, regius
professor Of physics at Cambridge
university, recently issued the die
tum that the law ought to forbid any
man playing the game before be is
IS years old, until which time he is
capable of more vigorous athletics.
Dr. AIIbutt left it to be inferred that
golf should only be regarded as a
kind of last resort for those lettering
downhill towards senilitr.
The presentation OF the golf prob
lem III this form led to inquiries
among the best known exponeats and
amateurs of British athletic games.
AS result the following has been
compiled, representing theories as
well as practice: Cricket should be
abandoned at 10 years, football at 80,
hockey at SIS, lawn tennis by women
at Is and by men at 60, and rowing
at So
The age for quitting cycling IS not
definitely fixed. Tesetlneier, for IN
stance, only abandoned the sport in
1896, owing to failing sight. Accord
<ag to the finding golf should 5e
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torily sampled, and beautiful views in
every direction enjoyed. At Marien-
thai we are in the midst of the vine
industry, and on the right. adjoining
the road, are the ruins Of the nunnery
of Marientha1. The vineyards appear
as a succession Of terraces, reaching
from the top to the bottom of the hills.
and in places are SO steep that only
by artificial means can sufficient soil
be retained to give the necessary foot
hold to the plants However, although
the conditions Of culture are 50 diff
cult, the vines seem to flourish ex-
eeedingly, and are now teeming with
their luscious punches of purple
grapes quite ready for the vintagers.
IN some places steps are cut in the
rocks. in others ladders are used for
getting to the various terraces. SO that
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RoYIsH MIND WAS WORKING.
Younsster on His First Sail Over the
"Raains Main."

None of US ever quite forget those
days-when our years were feW-of
dreaming about life on the raging
main, when the Imagination reVeled
in pirates and plumber from state
Iy galleons and yalorous deeds done
on sterm-swept decks, says d writer
in the New York Times. Recollection
of this period is, at any rate, sufi-
GENTLY vivid, SO that the remark OF
a small hoy could contribute mage
rally to the .gayety of nations"
among the passengers On one Of tbs
excursion steamers running from
Manhattan across the harbor to
Coney Island.
The steamer made her way across
the bay, lodging tugs and ferryboats
fortunately meeting no pirate craft.
The passengers, escaping gladly from
the city's heat, nibbled their sand
Wiehes and enjoyed the breeze. The
walters moved about the deck with
theiF trays The boy. Just from the
inland town. where his life SO far
had been spent, sat rapt and wide.
eyed. If one could but know fully
the mental content from which
sprang his words at last!
MAJ" he cried hoarsely, tell me
which one of em is the skipper!'
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one can imagine the patient and Ia
borious labor required in the cultiva
ton Of the vine. Soil, manure, and,
occasionally, water have to be carried
on the shoulders of the workers to
these almost inaccessible vine plots
From here we proceed to the delight
full villages Of Dernau and Rech, and
thence to Lochmuhle, where are the
rather important vineyards of May
schoss. The extreme Industry re-
CURED in vine growing is here well
observed. Every accessible shelf OF
rock has been patiently brought into
use, and know of no finer stretch on
the Rhine itself than the vineyards
about here. The day is fine, and about
ten o'clock, when the sun has got
some power, the whole scene becomes
alive with men, women and children
turning out to gather the grapes. It
is q case of many hands making
light work; no too old at 40'' in this
business, but every pair of hands,
however feeble, are Of use at this most
critical time. The gathering seems
done by magic fer no sooner do the
s.pickers' commence than the men
start bringing down the grapes
in specially-prepared baskets to the
watts in carts on the high road In
some instances the punches are passed
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a visit to the Rhine district during
the height Of the vintage is a rare
treat and the best place to spend the
few weeks is in the more favored To-
caHties Of the Mosselle and the Abr.
The Abr is generally considered the
most northernly point where the vine
is cultivated in any quantity, and Wis
1tcrs cannot dc better than make Re
magen a center while exploring the
valley and watching the vintage. Re-
magen, a small town Gu the left bank
of the Rhine, is noted principally for
the elegant Gothic pollinariskirche
as we'll as for being the place where
the greater part Of the many million
bottles of the famous Apollinaris
water is loaded in barges for tranship-
ment at Rotterdam and other ports
to all parts Of the world. The church
of ST Apollinaris is on a hill a little
below the town, TTettily surrounded
by well-kept vineyards, ana forming
altogether a charming Introduction to
the beautiful Ahrthal The first town
Of Importance to my subject is Abr
weller, about nine miles from Re
margen, an interesting place, with
population of nearly 3,ee0. Fine old
walls encircle the town, in which
there are four gates and numerous old
buildings to delight the archaeologist