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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-23
Doty Wanted in Urumiah.

William F. DOty. United States consul
at Tabriz, has telegraphed the State De-
partment that the missiona ries at Tru-
miah. are anxious to have him come to
that place. He has been directed to con-
suit with the officials of the American
matter. If he can be Of any practical
service to the missionaries there will be
no objection to his going to Urumiah.
Turkey has repeatedly given assurance
to this government of its purpose to pro-
tect the missionaries of our country so far
as lies in its power.
The Kurds, nOmads as they are have
long been a serious proposition for the
Turkish and Persian governments to
deal with. Their constant pillaging has
threatened to lead to serious troubles
of international character.
They are likened in some respects to
the Yauui Indians of Mexico. whose
hostile operations have given the Next
can government SO much concern. and
who even now are threatening trouble
Their case is somewhat different from
that of the Kurds however. for the Mex
lean and United States governments have
the troops of ether country may enter
the territory Of the other in pursuit of
Indians on the war path.
Possible Solution Proposed.
The solution OF the trouble in the orient
predicated by the signing Of concordat
at Cons;antinople. whereby Turkish troops
will be allowed to cross freely into the
disputed territory, which has become
known in diplomatic parlance as mo
mans land" in order that prompt and eff
fective measures may be taken for cap
ture and punishment of offending kurds.
Such an arrangement will remove
grounds for charges which are apt to
grow out of the invasion of the land by
the Turkish troops. under existing condi-
lions. by governments who look with dis
trust on every move of the Ottoman EN-
pire.
Diplomats who read the st. Petersburg
dispatch declare the deeply complicated
game of European politics. with its
many ramifications. is interfering with
settlement. Russia and England will
have to settle the question and Turkey is
laying the one against the other.
Russia has long been extending or maxi
ing an effort to extend her sphere of in
fiuence toward the south. England for
many years has claimed influence through
much of Persia. Thus the conflict arises
Because of these claims the difficulty is
much more troublesome to settle
IF Russia makes an effort to settle the
trouble there Is a growl about the balance
of power. said a diplomat today; CON
sequently nothing Is DONE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-23
TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION.
Local Republicans Will Hold Rati-
fcation Meeting.

Local republicans, members of the vari-
Gus local clubs. as well as the League of
Republican State Clubs Of the District Of
Columbia. will have. their first opportu-
nifty to show their appreciation Of the
party's nominees at ratification meet
ing to be held this evening In the Raleigh
Hotel. Henry NJ. Camp. president of the
o'clock. and speeches will follow.
Arrangements will also be made for
great ratification outing to be held at
Marshall Hall. on which occasion the
league hopes to secure the largest gather
ing in the history of the party in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-23

Herbert Martin Regarded a. Re-
sponsible for Wife's Death.

Herbert A. Martin. colored. formerly
employed as a compositor at the govern
ment printing Office, was held to await
the action of the grand jury for the kill
ing Of his wife. Maria Martin. by coro-
ners jury at an inquest held at the
morgue today.
1t is alleged Martin shot his wife Dec
Grafton day at their home in Howard
avenue Hillsdale. from which injuries she
died at the Casualty Hospital yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-23
SALARIES INCREASED.
Engineer Department officials Who
Are Benefited.

The District appropriation bill for the
next fiscal year. which begins July 1.
provides increased salaries for a number
Of officials in the District government.
Officials in the engineer department of
the District who are among the lucky
ones. as announced officially by the Com
missioners today are:
J. s. Garland. assistant engineer in
charge Of the water department, incre ased
from 1.SO0 year to $500.
George w. Wallace. water registrar, in
creased from 81 500 TO 50. 100 a year.
Samuel Riggs. clerk in the office of the
superintendent Of the water department,
increased from $l.OOO to 81. 2oO a year.
F. b. Sheldon, chief inspector In the wa
ter department, increaS ed from 1886 TO
S1.O(U year.
Other orders announced by the Com
missioners today are. that the following
water mains and service sewers be con-
structed under the provision of an act of
Congress, approved April %. 1884, the
same being necessary. in the judgment of
the Commissioners for the public s1fety,
health. comfort and convenience:
Eighty feet. more or less. of e;ght-inch
main in Chicago street. westward from
Shannon place; and
Two hundred and eighty feet more or
less. of eight-inch main in Shannon place
between Chicago and Franklin streets
southeast.
sewer IN SHANNON pace De Ween Cnlca-
go and Franklin streets southeast. abut-
ting lots II and 500. square J7SO. and
lots 1. and 500. square 51S7.
Sewer in Cathedral avenue between
COnnectucut avenue and Woodley road
abutting lots l. 6, {. s. . and 10 of square
2202. and lots /. IL. Is. 10, 10 and u OF
square DOS.
Sewer in south side of Claiming street
northwest. between North Capitol and LIST
streets, abutting lots Ill and 13S to 1J2.
square 1927.
Sewer in alley Of square 3O33, AUDITING
lot 3. and lot Al. square 3O3S: and
Sewer in Newton street, west Of Warder
street abutting lots p, g and -, square
:aO31.
Sewer in Oak street. between Holmead
place and 14th street, abutting lots 81 to
AZ and 81 to Il. square cS35
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-23
HAS LITTLE TO SAY.
Gen. Wright Will Start for This City
Thursday for Conference.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, June 23.-Gen. Luke
f. Wright will leave Thursday for WASH
ingtOn. He expects to hold a conference
with Secretary Taft before taking up his
duties as Secretary Of War to which he
was recently apr onted by President
Roosevelt Gen. Wright had little to say
regarding his plans after his a sumption
OF the secretaryship but said that existing
arrangements in the War Department
would be disturbed little. He said:
II am only going in for few months
until next March,
Don't you expect then. to be retained
in Mr.. Taft's cabinet II he should be
elected?" he was asked.
Il don't anticipate anything" was the
reply, with smile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-23
Vacation Board.

Vacation Board and Summer Tours in
Maine and New Hampshire" Is a de-
scriptive booklet issued by the passen-
ger department of the Maine Central
railroad. 1t contains a complete list Of
vacation spots reached by the Maine
Central and names boarding houses and
hotels. together with their rates. A
copy Of this booklet may be obtained
free at The Stars Resort Information
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-23
Parker-Bridget Employee Outing.

Perhaps no moonlight excursion which
takes place during the summer is awaited
with so much anticipation as that OF
the Parker. Bridget Co. Employees Re-
lief Association. Tomorrow evening the
members and their friends will board the
jamestown at o'clock for delightful
sail forty miles down the Potomac. There
Tickets are fifty cents and may be had
at the store or of any Of the employees
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-23
Hull's Success Practically Assured

DIES MONIES, Iowa. June 22-Repre-
sentative J. A. T. Hulls victory over
Judge Prouty in the congressional primary
election in this district is practically as
sured by a gain of ffty-six votes given to
Hull in the recount Of the ballots OF the
third precinct OF the second ward. Hulls
majority in the entire district is now nifty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-23
The New Special Bullet.

Gen. Bell. chief Of stan. has issued a
general order to the army saying that as
the new special bullet is yet in an ex-
perimental state It's use will not be per-
mitted in the national match this year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-23
Davis Body Recovered.
RENoM1NATED FOR CONGRESS
Representatives Livingston and Bell
Of Georgia Indorsed.

ATLANTA, Ga. June 3-The fifth dis
trict congressional democratic convention
has unanimously renominated Leonidas
F. Livingston for Congress. thus formally
ratifying his selection by the recent demo-
cratic primary.
GAINESVILLE Ga, June 23.-Repre-
sentative Thomas N. Bell has been re-
nominated for q third term in Congress
by the ninth district convention. Resolu-
tions indorsing his record were adopted.
MIR. Bell was notified and made a speech
of acceptance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-23
Three Killed in Boiler Explosion.

Three Killed IN Boiler Explosion.
PHILADELPHIA. June 23-Three men
were killed this afternoon by the ex-
plosion of the boiler Of a locomotive on
the New York division of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad near New Brunswick. N. J.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-23

Of Philadelphia. and Judge William H
De Lacy and William r. Downey. repre-.
senting local Irish societies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-23
DEATHS BY DROWNING
SECOND MAN TO LOSE LIFE IN
COLGATE CREEK.

BALTIMORE. June 23-Frederick 8.
Eckberg, aged twenty-five years. a wait
er employed in the restaurant Of Arthur
c. Smith, 1882 North Charles street, was
drowned in Colgate creek yesterday after
noon about $50 o'clock while taking a
swim. Smith. who saw Eckberg strug-
Cling In the water, narrowly escaped
drowning while endeavoring to nsave his
friend.
According to several persons who went
to his assistance, Smith was sinking for
the third time. when a launch piloted by
Gus Davis drew alongside. Quickly
Davis leaned over the gunwale of the
launch and grabbed Smith and brought
him to the shore. The body Of Eckberg
was recovered a few minutes later and
but without avail For half an hour Dr.
Wright s. Sudler worked over the man,
but life was extinct. Smith and Eckberg.
accompanied by Mrs. Smith, went to Col
Eckberg was the first to don bathing
suit. and he was about fifty yards from
shore, when Smith heard him cry out
Smith ran to the water and swan toward
Eckberg and reached him just as the
man was sinking
Smith worked hard to rescue the drown
ing man, and finally he discovered that
his (Smfth's) strength was leaving him
He called for help and then he disap-
peared below the surface. After Smith
was taken to the shore divers went to
the bottom of the creek and found the
body of Eckberg.
Eckberg was drowned about 200 yards
from the spot where Mr.. A. E. Davis Of
Washington lost his life Sunday.
Drowned at Catonsville.
Jacob Dorsey. colored. aged seventeen
years. of Winters lane, Gainesville. was
drowned in the lake on the Blackstone
farm on the Johnny Cake road. near Ca
louisville, about 3 o'clock yesterday after
noon. Dorsey. who was in swimming
with several companions, attempted to
swim across the lake. When he reached
the middle he was seen to disappear and
never again came to the surface. His
companions dived for him. but his body
was not recovered until several hours
later. The lake is about fifteen feet deep
where Dorsey was drowned. Coroner
Whiteley Of Catonsville gave a certificate
of accidental death.
Davis Body Recovered.
The body of Mr.. Albert Edward Davis,
member OF the Washington Cricket
Club, who was drowned Sunday afternoon
in Colgate creek, was recovered yesterday
morning by Mr.. Arthur Gamble, men,
Der of the Sons of st. George Cricket
Club, and two assistants. The body was
found In about twelve feet Of water and
not far from where Davis was seen to
disappear. Coroner Wright S. Sudler. of
Hishiandtown was notified and after View
ing the remains he gave a certificate of
death due to accidental drowning. The
body was prepared for burial by Funeral
Director Martin Dippel. and was sent to
Washington last night,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-05-02
The Minstrel Maids.

Since last season the management
of The Juvenile Bostonians has ar
ranged new and novel performance
throughout and take pleasure in pre-
senting to the amusement loving
public their latest offering. The
Minstrel Maids, a bevy Of pretty
girls in an old time minstrel perform
ance, followed by a musical comedy,
introducing the best lady artists on
the American stage, including Miss
Ruby Lang, Miss Jacque Casad,
Edith McClaire, Faye Griffin.
Sydney Farmer, Connie West and
Tiny Halcyon Martin, the child
wonder, with beauty chorus. The
company come direct from the
Pacific coast, where they have made
big hit nightly. This attraction
will appear at the Rink Opera House
two nights, commencing Wednesday
May 9th.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-05-02
BODY OF WOUNDED BANDIT
FOUND ON The PRAIRIE.
Armed Posse viii Probably Round Up
Entire bunch" That Robbed
Stephen Bank.

The robbers who looted the Bank
of Stephen made their escape, are
In fair way to be apprehended, and
that at no distant day.
Several arrests have been made in
the country north of Stephen, near
the Canadian boundary and across
into Canada, and some of the sus-
poets who have been taken into
custody bear all the earmarks of
being the men who got away with
the safe blowing stunt.
The following special, in yester-
days St. Paul Dispatch, would indi-
cate sthat the .robber who was
wounded had died and was left
alone on the prairie by his compan:
ions. It is more than likely that he
was killed by his fellows, when it
was seen that he was so badly hurt
that his escape was impossible. .
Winnipeg. Man., May 1.--While
tracking bank robbers from the
south border this morning party Of
United States detectives made the
startling discovery of a dead body
on the prairie eight miles northeast
of Stephen, Minnesota, the scene of
the robbery. The body was de-
prived of garments, and lying few
feet from the corpse was small pile
of ashes. indicating that the desper-
ADDE'S are taking no chances on iden-
LITIGATION.
The dead man was doubtless the
robber shot from the roof of the
building adjoining the Scandal bank
at Stephen on the night Of the rob-
berry, by a local merchant, who
fired five shots into the bunch and
then took refuge behind chimney
and escaped volley Of bullets from
the burglars. One hundred me n,
armed with rifles are out on the
hunt and a desperate encounter is
expected at any moment with the
remaining members of the gang"
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enactment into law, as I do not
believe it to be for the best interests
of the indians that their timber be
administered in this manner. The
act of February 20, 1904, author
ICES the allotment to Red Lake
Indians of 100 acres of either agri-
cultural or pine lands. The bill
now before me amends that act
only to the extent of reserving
certain sections of pine land for
the benefit of tribe in common, and
for the sale of the remainder of
merchantable timber for the benefit
of Indians:
It is the intention of the commits
sioner of Indian affairs to detail
representative to his office to proceed
to the Red Lake agency during the
coming summer and take up with the
Indians the question of administer
ing their timber lands in a manner
whereby they would derive the great
est benefit from them without denud-
ing the lands. This could be done
for instance, by placing timber lands
ina forest reserve, the ripe timber
to be cut under supervision of the
forest service annuity and the net
proceeds paid to Indians.
If the Indians of Red Lake reser-
walton should agree to this or SIM
liar policy it is the intention of the
department to request at the next
session of congress legislation author
izing allotment agricultural lands of
the reservation and inclusion of pine
land In a forest reserve or their con-
servation in a manner whereby the
:. ....tlt.,? ..' o..
Indians would receive the full bene-
fits from the sale of ripe timber and
and preserve the forests for future
generations.
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I'VE WANT FAIR, EQUITABLE
AND JUST ASSESSMENTS''
frof. Frank L. McVey Chairman Of the State Tax Com
mission Met With and Addressed the County AS.
SCISSORS, in Bemidji Today

Prof. Frank L. McVey of Minnea-
polls, chairman of the Minnesota
State Tax Commission, arrived in
Bemidji yesterday afternoon for the
purpose of meeting this afternoon
with the assessors of the towns,
villages and cities of Beltrami county,
who had been called to meet in the
auditors Office in this city for the
purpose of comforting with some
member Of the Tax Commission and
receive instructions as to the assess
ing of real and personal property in
this county for the year 1908.
Mr.. McVey had just come from
Grand Rapids, where he had held a
similar meeting with the assessors of
Itasca county.
Professor McVey stated that out
Of thirty-one assessors, who will
off1ciate in Itasca county, thirty
were present at the meeting and
evinced much interest in what tran
spired.
The professor was apparently we'll
pleased with the conference held
with the Itasca county assessors.
In speaking of his experiences in
the various counties which he has
visited since the commission started
to confer with the different assessors
Professor McVey stated that the
commission had been greatly sur
prised at the methods which had
been pursued in nearly every county.
It was very evident to him that the
custom established many years ago
by the State Board of Equalization
in yaluing- property at one halt the
real value had been followed to the
letter for, 10, these many years; that
he believed many methods had been
used to avoid just assessments and
was Of the opinion that a radical
change would soon have to be made
in the entire system of assessing.
Professor McVey spent consider
able time in the Office of County
Auditor Wilmann yesterday after
noon, going through many of the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-05-02
SECRETARY GARFIELD is
OPPOSED TO THE MEASURE
The Secretary, in Letter to Congressman Steenerson
States His Position on the Stevenson Bill Relating
to the Red Lake Allotments.

The following, taken from the
Crookston Daily Times, will be of
interest to those residents of the
Red Lake reservation who have
made application for allotments on
that reserve, and also to those inter-
ested in the possible disposition of
the timber on these lands:
Congressman H. Stevenson has
received a statement from Secretary
of the Interior Garfield concerning
his bill to adjust matters on the Red
Lake Indian reservation in Mime
sofa.
The bill authorizes the allotment
of $50 acres to each man, woman
and child of either agricultural or
pine lands, and in addition a lot of
five acres of either pine or agricul-
tural land suitable for residence or
gardening andfronting on or adjacent
to the Red Lake.
The bill provides also for reser-
walton of certain sections of mer-
charitable pine timber for use of
the Indians in common, and for.
the sale of timber growing on the
remainder of the reservation for the
benefit of the indians.
The price at what white pine
shall be sold is fixed at not less
than $11 and Norway pine at not
less than 50 per thousand board
measure, the timber to be sold on
stumpage under sealed bids to the
highest bidder, the net proceeds to
be paid to the Indians after the
expense of sale and supervision
of cutting by the government shall
have been paid from the gross re-,
ceipts. -"---',. :, J,
Secretary Garfield says: II have
given the bill careful consideration,
and am strongly opposed to its
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-05-02
POSTPONED BALL GAME
TO Be PLAYED SUNDAY
Fosston and Bemidji viii Try conc|u-
sions.-- Emerson and Row Will Fl
Be Here.

1t is the intention of Manager
Washburn of the Bemidji baseball
team to play the Fosston-B emidji
ball game POSTPONED from last Sun
day. on the local diamond next Sun
day.
The management of the Fosston
team has been written, and as far as
it is at present known the game will
be played Sunday unless the weather
or some other unpreventable obstacle
intervenes.
Louis Roy, Bemidji's crack big
Chief catcher, and Emerson, the
best Indian pitcher in the northwest,
will be present and oficiate as the
battery for Bemidji, and much is
expected of the "aboriginee" combi.
nation. Emerson's work on the
rubber was of such a character last
year as to stamp him one of the best
semi-professional slab artists in the
state; and Roy has always been a
good back STOP"
The remainder of the team will be
strong, and Fosston will be com
PEELED to go some" to hold her own
in Sundays contest,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-05-02
PROPOSITION TO BUY A
SCHOOL SITE CARRIED
There Was Light Vote Cast.-WiII
+ Probably Vote on Bonds for
New Building.

At the election held at the Cen.
trail school building yesterday after.
noon and last evening, the PROPOSE
ton submitted to the voters to au
thorize the board of education oil
Independent School District No,
I. to purchase Block D of the Be.
midi Townsite & Improvements
Company's subdivision on outlots
c., D and E as a site for a new
school house, carried by a majority
of 49 votes, and the school board
will at once purchase the site, pay.
therefor sum not to exceed S 900.
Two elections had been previously
held, both eof which contained pro.
visions for the purchasing OF. this
site, but were also embraced in a
proposition to bond the district in
the sum of $35, 900 for the purpose
of building a new school house on
the site. .
The total vote cast at the cleo
ton was 81, 1870 being in favor of
purchasing the site and 131 against
the proposition. The vote cast was
very light one, for many reasons.
The board will now submit a
proposition to bond the district for
the purpose of erecting a new
school building on the site which
will be purchased as result of the
election yesterday.
AS there is a crying need fol-
more school room, it is believed that
the proposition to bond for new
school building will carry if again
submitted.
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records and also visiting some points
of interest about the city this FORE
noon.

There were more than forty of the
county assessors present at 1880
o'clock this afternoon when County
Auditor Wilmann called the meeting
of the assessors to order, and, after
thanking them for being present,
introduced Professor McVey to adj
dress them on the subject of assess
ments.
Prior to the opening of the meet
ing Mr.. Willmann distributed
pamphlets containing the laws on
taxation and assessments.
Professor McVey spoke in explain
alton of the tax laws and the duties ).
of assessors along the following lines:
l. It is of the gratest Importance
that the assessor should place all
property, both real and personal,
upon the assessment books.
2. The assessor should actually
view all property so far as possible.
He should not accept the valuation
placed upon it by the owner, but
should make his own valuation.
Tax Code SIS.
3. The assessor cannot deduct
debts from credits unless the person
claiming the same shall make an
affidavit required by s44, Tax Code.
4. Assessors have no authority to
grant the 500 exemption. All
property must be listed. The
Auditor, not the Assessor, grants the
exemptions.
Tax Code, Subdivision i 3, Sc, aud
SIT.
S. Land should not be assessed
at 50 much per acre thruout town
ship, but each tract should be valued
separately. Improvements upon the
land should be assessed separately
from the land. Improvements con-
sist of buildings and permanent
structures on the land. This. applies
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