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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-01-16

DANCING ACADEMY
Private instruction given on
Thursday afternoons from 2
to 4 o'clock; Saturday class
from 1880 to $50 p. m. Informal
dance from $50 to 70. For full
particulars apply at Eagle Hall
Tuesday and Thursday afternoons
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WANTED

WANTED-A job by a young man
willing to hustle; has had all kinds
of experience with horses and is
good teamster. Not afraid of
work. Address, E. Jones, Box 504,
city.
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LOST AND FOUND
MISCELLANEOUS.

YEARLING STEER taken up, black,
no brand but small earmark. Came
to my place on Stemilt hill one
month ago. Owner prove property
and pay for this notice. o. Allen
baugh. lie
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WANTED-Second hand 21a Inch
wagon; good condition. Box 5S5,
Wenatchee. LIS
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BROTHERHOOD OF AMERICAN
YOEMEN, Columbia Homestead
No. 6S2, meets first and third Tues
days of each month at Spragus
Hall. For information, see U. F
Lake, Deputy. w. A. Grant, Fore
man; c. w. Jorgenson. correspond
emit.
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~ G. A. R., Daniel McCooh
Post, No. los, Department
@ of Washington and Alaska
A meets I'd and 4th Fridays
of each month at Odd Eel.
lows Hail. NJ. 0. Merrill, Comman
der: ]. B. Palmer, Ajjutant.
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-04
COMMITTEE MAY VISIT
TOWNS WANTING SCHOOL
Senate Committee to Hold Joint SEES.
sion With House Committee
Tonight.

St. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 4, $3.50 p. m.
Especial to Pioneer. 1.-The Senate
committee on Normal schools met at
3 o'clock this afternoon for the pur-
pose of naming committee of four
to act in conjun ction with a COM
mittee Of five from the house, who will
visit all the towns who are seeking
the passage of bill for the location
or a sixth normal school somewhere
in the northern part of Minnesots.
After being in session for some
time they decided to wait until the
adjournment of the house and the
two committees meet in joint session.
Z. "A. G.. Rutledge. (.
I. st Paul, Mimi, Feb. 4, AS p. m.
Especial to Pioneer. Ut is more
than likely that the committees who
are jointly to make a tour of
northern Minnesota for the purpose
of looking over the proposed sites
for the sixth normal school will be
obliged to pay their own expenses as
it is thought probable the PROPOSE
ton to have expenses paid will be
turned down.
As yet Cass Lake is the only town
which has offered to pay their ex-
penses on such a trip.
If the committee is named and the
junket to be made Chairman Hinton
of the senate committee will be one
of those appointed from the senate.
81 A. G. Rutledge.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-04
.K0OCHICHING SHERIFF
CONTEST INTERESTING
Hugh Mcintosh Disputes the Right 0:
Forrier, the Recently Appointed
Sheriff.

International Falls, Feb. A.
Especial to Pioneer. AT a recent
meeting of the board of county COM
missioners called for the purpose OF
appointing a sheriff to take the place
of the late P. A. Walsh, who was
elected last fall, Paul Forrier was
appointed to fill the vacancy.
1t will be remembered by our
readers that Mr.. Walsh died on the
day of election and that shortly
afterwards, Hugh Mcintosh of
Northome was appointed for the I'm.
expired term.
At the meeting of the board,
Paul Forrier of Rainier was appointed
to fill the vacancy, the board taking
the view that the former appoint
ment held good until January 1st,
and no longer.
After receiving the appointment
at the hands of the board, Mr..
Forrier Immediately took the proper
oath of Office and had good and
sufficient bonds prepared which were
filed and approved. Mr.. Forrier
then demanded the surrender of the
office and keys from Mr.. Mcintosh
but the latter refused to vacate the
office and will continue to do so
until it is proven in court that he
is not entitled to it, he holding
that by virtue of his appointment
by the old board he is entitled to
officiate as sheriff until his successor
is elected and qualifed-not until
an appointee qualities.
= Paul Forrier, the newly appointed
sheriff will take the matter into the
courts. and no4doubt this will be de-
cided at the term of she district
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Mr.; White returned this morning
from International Falls and an
nounced the change in his and Mr..
Cowan's plans.
No election of officers has been
held by the stockholders of this
bank since the death of President
w. J. Mooney, who was killed
recently in the collision of the
Atlantic steamships, Republic and
Florida, off the coast of Massa-
chusettes. The election will not be
held until the return of J. w.
Mooney, cashier of the bank and
son of the late president, from the
coast where he went after hearing of
the accident.
During Mr.. MONEYS absence, ].
E. Cowan of Northome is attend
ing to the duties of the international
State Bank and vice. President R. F.
MtBonald of international Falls is
acting as president.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-04
STATE TAX COMMISSION
MAKES BIENNIAL REPORT
Wants County Assessors Full Valuations and Corporation
Assessments. Approves Plan Of Exempting
Standing Timber.

The State Commission has made
its, semi-annual report, and the
following comment, from the Min
neapolis Tribune and the St. Paul
Pioneer Press, will be read with
interest by people in this section
of the state:
Minneapolis Tribune: Recon-
mendations of the Minnesota tax
commission:
County assessor system to replace
the local assessor.
Enforcement of the law requiring
the assessment of property at its full
money value.
! Taxing of all corporations.
Larger inheritance tax.
Higher gross earnings tax for rail
roads.
Special taxation of credit in ad.
dition to those now reached.
Tonnage tax in substitution for
the property tax on iron ore.
These in substance are the recon-
mendations of the Minnesota tax
commission in its biennial report,
which will be sent to the legislature
this week.
On one subject only, that of the
tonnage tax on iron, does the com
mission disagree. O. NJ, Hall dis
sents from the. recommendation of
his colleagues, Commissioners McVey
and Lord, expressing a belief as to
the unfairness and inequality of such
a tax. Methods in mining, the
difference in quality of ore taken
from the same mine and fluctuations
in the amount Of ore mined in any
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courts which convenes here next
week.
The Brinkman Theatre.

The Monera Five appearing at
the Brinkman Family Theater= this
week, are without exception the best
ever seen in Bemidji. This is:tthe
general opinion of the Bemidji pub.
lie and the Monita Five are
undoubtedly worth it.
They will be seen in complete
change Of program tonight introduc.
ing all new instrumental pieces and
songs, and this act will be even
better than the first one, if such a
thing is possible.
This company of favorites will
appear at the Brinkman for the
remainder of this week only, and
you will miss a great opportunity if
you fail to see them.
The pictures this week are also
worthy of mention, being an excep-
tionally fine set and quite up to the
usual high standard always main
tanned at this popular place OF
amusement.
Manager Brinkman announces
that the admission this week is Is
and rs cents, but assures the public
that it will find the Moneta Five
we'll worth this extra 10 cents.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-04
SWAN TORKELSON DRAWS
TWO AND A HALF YEARS
Ex'Sheriff of Clearwater County Convicted Serious
Charge.-Juror Fined for Being Intoxicated.-Term
Will Last Another Week.

Baglev, Feb. 4.-(Special to
Pioneer. 1.-The second week of
court for this county is we'll under
way and from present indications
the session will last during the
greater part of, if not all of, next
week.
One of the sensational trials of the
term was that of the State of Mime
sofa VS.. ex-Sheriff Swan Torkelson
of this place who has been found
guilty on two serious charges.
Torkelson was this morning SEN
fenced by Judge McClenahan to two
years and half in the state prison
at Saltwater.
Judge McClenahan also sentenced
G.. A. Melland to twenty-four hours
in Jail and his forfeit of his per
diem and mileage, and excused him
from further service as jury man,
Mr.. Melland having reported for
duty in an intoxicated condition.
The jury sworn in in the case of
the State of Minnesota VS.. J. H.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-04

Ferris, indicted for grand larceny in
the second degree, brought in a
verdict for the defendant.
Charles Payne, indicted on a
charge of grand larceny in the Sec
ond degree, withdrew his plea of
not guilty and pleaded guilty to
petit larceny, and was fined 500
or ninety days in the Beltrami
county Jail.
But little has been done as yet
with the civil calendar. A number
of minor cases have been settled out
of court. A few of the more i'm
portant cases will be tried at this
term, and a number of cases have
set to be tried at chambers in Be-
midi at some future date suitable to
the Parties to the different suits.
Court work in this county has
been behind for some time owing to
the vast amount of work devolving
on the two judges. Judge Nc
Clenahan intends to finish as much
of the work in this county as can be
done at this time.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-04
HAVE MADE IMPORTANT
BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP
R. F. Murphy, Funeral Director, Pnr.
chases Interest in the Bemidji
Music House. -.

J. Bisiar, proprietor of the Bemid j
Music House, and R. F. Murphy,
who has been funeral director for
William Ross of this city during the
past year, have formed a partner.
ship and will hereafter be engaged
in the music business and will con.
duct funeral parlors. =
Messrs. Bisiar and Murphy have
purchased the funeral supplies and
equipment of William Ross. They
will conduct an establishment up-to.
date in every particular.
The two members will each own
a half-interest in the new concern
and the firm name will be the
Bemidji Music House. Mr.. Murphy
is an excellent embalmer and is
thoroughly competent to have charge
of the funeral department of the new
establishment. ...
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-04
CHANGED THEIR PLANS
in REGARD TO new BANK
A. P. White and J. E. CoWan Buy Stock
in the International State Bank at
the Falls"

A. P. White, president of the
Lumbermens National Bank of this
city, and ]. E. Cowan, the Northome
banker, have abandoned their recent
intention Of establishing another
banking institution at International
Falls and have bought stock in the
International State Bank, which was
recently established by the late w.
j., Mooney of Langdon, N. D., and
other North Dakota men.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-04
Sewer Assessments.

City Attorney John Gibbons has
served a writ of mandamus upon
County Auditor John Wilmann COM
polling the latter to spread the city
sewer assessments over a period of
five years instead of one year or
show cause why he should not do
so.
The writ is made returnable to
Judge B. F. Wright of Park Rapids
and hearing on the writ will be
held in the district court chambers
in this city at 10 o'clock on the
morning of February Sth, at which
time Judge Wright will hold a spec
ial session of court for that purpose.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-04
Mask Carnival at the Rink.

At the request Of a great number
of Bemidji people, Manager Wyler,
of theI skating rink, has decided
to hold a mask carnival at the
Coliseum on Friday of this week.
The costumes, which have been
secured for the Eagles dance on
Thursday night, will be held over
for use Friday evening.
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important Elk Meeting Tonight.

Bemidji Lodge, 1852, B. P. o. E.,
will hold an important meeting at
their hall this evening. There are
four. or five limitations in order.
A social session will be held after
the regular business is disposed of
and the five Monetas, from the
Brinkman Family Theater, will be
an entertaining attraction.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-04
M. B. A.

The local lodge of NJ. B. A. will
meet at the I. O. o. F. hall Friday,
Feb. 5th, at 7:5O p. m. where rigs
will be in waiting to convey them to
Nymore to install the officers of that
lodge and to give the oath of men,
bership to a number of candidates.
After the session there will be a
social time. Members, don't miss
the sleigh ride.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-04
Enjoying Visit at Former Home.

Harrison Pendergast of Bemidji
has been the guest the past week of
his sister, Mrs. Helen M. Harring-
ton. It is treat to hear this civil
war veteran and Hutchinson pioneer
of ffty-three years ago tell of BY
gone days and his old friends here
are glad to note that Father Time
deals very gently with him.-Hutch-
inson Leader.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-04

Pioneer Press: The tax on stand
ing timber in the state ranges from
one cent to so cents thousand feet,
and this is a low amount compared
with the tax on other property.
The commission approves the plan
of exempting standing timber, for
the sake of conservation of forests,
and of placing a tax on timber
where cut. In, the last twenty
seven years about $4,000, 100000
feet of timber has been cut in the
state.
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one season and the consequent uncer
tainty as to the amount of revenue
which the state could reasonably
expect to receive, are the principal
objections Commissioner Hall makes
against the proposed tonnage tax.
Relative to the recommendation
of the commission for a higher tax
on gross earnings of railroads the
report is accompanied by a table
which shows what the state is now
receiving under the gross earnings
law and what it might receive if the
the roads were taxed on an ad
valorem basis.
Under the 4 per cent gross earn
ings law the receipts for 1907 aggre-
gated $3,340,214. Under an ad
valorem basis it is shown that on
railroad reproduction valuation,
being figures submitted by the rail-
roads themselves, the state in the
same year would have realized a
revenue amounting to S5,339,975
and on the state reproduction valua-
ton $4,293,797..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-04
Samaritans Will Meet.

The Modern Samaritans will give
a dance Thursday evening, February
4th, after their regular meeting and
all members are requested to be
present.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-04
BAPTIST Sale and Supper.

. The Baptist ladies are busy pre-
pairing for sale and supper to be
ready for the public on Tuesday,
February Is. Notice Of location
later.
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HOUSE BILL 16O WOULD CONSOIJ
DATE ALL CORPORATIONS.
DEATH KNELL OF COMPETITION
Conceived in lnfamy, Law Would Place
People at Mercy of Gigantic Trust
Full Text of the Measure.

A bull has been introduced in th e
Legislature which, if enacted into law.
will place the people of Montana alb
solutely at the mercy of corporations
1t would mean the consolid alton OF
all the corporations IN the state into
one gigantic trust with unlimited au-
thority to prey upon the people
The bill was introduced at the in
stance of the Amalgamated Copper
company, and, by subterfuge, was
pushed through the house. Repre-
sentative 9. M. Crutchtield of Ravall
county, one of the company's attor-
neys, voted for it. 1t is the most
Infamous, vicious and arrogant bill
ever introduced In Legislature in
the west 1t has gone to the senate,
where its fate cannot be told.
Under the provisions of this me-
farlous bill one corporation can get
control of 81 per cent of the capital
stock of all the corporations in the
state and completely crush out com
petition, holding the paoole up until
they beg for mercy Those respon-
sible for the criminal operations of
the trust would be so concealed be-
hind numerous organizations that it
would be next to impossible for the
people to get redress in the courts.
The law would, in effect, New Jersey
ise Montana and subject it to the dis
grace that has so justly fallen to tina.
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SENATE BILL 18 SUBJECT Of
ANOTHER BIG MASS MEETING
Senator Miles Romney Saturday Night Explained Amend
ed Measure to a Large Audience---Beieves it
Is Meritorious and Rests His Case on
Thorough Understanding of the
Bill by the People.

! the bill.
Senator Romney spoke as follows.
Senator Romney's Statement.
Ladies and gentlemen and fellow
citizens: understand that indignation
meetings are the rage in these parts,
and | have taken the opportunity to
call one on my own hook, for the pur-
pose of considering senate bill No. 19
introduced by Senator Donlan. I am
informed that the people of Ravalli
county are greatly disturbed about
this bill and that some are disposed
to criticise me for voting for it as
amended in the senate. l am here in
the capacity of your member in thestate
senate to give an account of my
stewardship and to learn your wishes
at first hand in regard to this matter.
l have with me the history of the bill
and true copy of the original draft
and amendments as it passed the SEN
ate by una nimous vote, every member
of the senate from each of the u
counties in the state having voted in
favor of the bill. I want to say that
I voted for the bill, believing it to be
a meritorious measure, and believe I
did the right thing, although 1 am
open minded and as ready and eager
as anybody to help amend or even
kill the bill if it is shown that it is
not for the best interests of the people
of Ravalli county.
Il am not a public speaker and have
jotted down a few notes in regard to
the history of the bill. 1 have histroy
of the bill given me by the journal
clerk of the state senate, and it is open
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Speaking frankly and earnestly to a
crowd that filled the Lucas opera
house Saturday night, Senator Miles
Romney explained his position with
reference to senate bill No. 19, which
has been the subject of mass meetings
throughout the county and has arous-
ed opposition in the Bitter Root val
ley as nothing has done for years. In
the audience were farmers and pro-
perty owners from all parts of the
county, men who, feeling that their
interests were at issue, wished to
know why the lawmakers in the
senate at Helena voted for the
measure. Attorneys r. Lee Nc
Culloch, w. P. Baker, c. S. Wag-
ner, r. A. O'Hara and Representative
G. M. Crutchfield also spoke. Intense
interest prevailed.
Senator Romney presided at the
meeting and spoke first. Hearing of
criticism of himself, he had come
from Helena to meet the people and to
explain openly and fully the history
of the bill, which no one had heard be-
fore. The impression had been cir
culated that he voted for the original
bill-which was the only one that had
been discussed at the mass meetings
throughout the county-although thir-
teen amendments had been added to
the measure before it passed the SEN
ate by the vote of every member of
that body. Two further amendments
were proposed in the house which
made the senate amendments even
more specific and, with them, remov-
ed practically every valid objection to
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to the inspection of all. l want to q,
into this thing thoroughly. The bill
was introduced January II, 1909.
was read the first and second time
and referred to the committee on ir
rIgatiou and water rights. On the
day it was introduced it consumed ar
hour and fifteen minutes to read if
There are thirty five pages, l think
| and | gathered in following the secre-
| tary that this bill was an amendment
of the statute that is now in the re-
vised code of 1907. Yo1 will ind it,
section 10 of the revised code of. 1907.
In the main it is this bill with some
amendments to the original draft.
l looked it up and heard various re-
ports about it and that evening in
discussing it with my roommate over
at Helena, Senator George Metcalf of
Granite county, republican but a
good fellow-we do not carry politics to
extremes over there-Mr. Metcalf tolp
me about the bill and told me that an
attorney had appeared in behalfs of il
and wanted a hurried consideration of
it and favorable report right away.
| suggested that it would be much
better to stave the matter off until we
learned more about it. And | also saw
Senator Mccarthy of Gallatin. count
and requested the same thing of him.
l saw others in the matter. Whether
or not it was due to that request, the
bill was on January II reported back
water rights with recommendation
simply that 1t be printed, no recon-
as to what disposition to |
make OF it. 1t was reported printed |
on January IS. Just as quick as |
could get copies of the bill returned |
printed to the senate | secured and |
forwarded by mail copies of the hill to
every attorney in Ravalli county.
There are several here present to-
night and l think they will testify
that they received copies on the 18th
On most of them I wrote my name. I,
also forwarded a copy to M. D. Kip.
oen of the Bitter Root Stock Farm,
hey having big irrigation project
n the county, and had read that Mr..
Shannon was in California. I for
varded copy to Mr.. Wolg emuth of
The Bitter Root Valley Irrigation COM
pany, and to Mr.. Ben Plummer of the
Supply ditch company,
Continued on page A.
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A SYMBOL.

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might, main, position, do
main, men have ever re-
sorted to the symbol-the
crown, the sceptre, the
shield and its variations,
A symbol may tell an
exhaustive tale. Our SYM
bol is the Progressive"
label. 1t tells the tale Of
half a century spent lead
ing the upward trend
of tailoring ready-for-ser-
vice garments for men.
1t is a symbol which ex-
presses a method of busi-
ness conduct, broad and
liberal; a standard of mer-
chandise higher than nine
ty-and-nine have dared
accept and a disposition to
do the right thing at the
right time, and give every
man his pound of flesh.
Such, then, is the basis
upon which is founded the
power, strength, might,
main, position and domain
of Progressive" Suits For
Men and Young Men which
we show for spring at
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