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Morris tribune., 1911-04-14
TRAINING SCHOOL REPORT
House Eliminates Paragraph Referring
to Superintendent.

The lower house of the legislature
adopted the report of the special inves-
tigating committee on the Red Wing
training school, after eliminating the
paragraph demanding the resignation
of Superintendent Whittier and some
of the subordinates. incidentally, de-
mand was made for the resignation
of the members of the board of con-
troll and the proceedings ended with
an hour of rough house," in which
half of the members were on the floor
all the time demanding recognition.
The house passed Senator A., T..
Hanson's bill prohibiting sale of malt
except in licensed drinking places;
Senator O. A. Lende's bill giving the
right of civil action against saloon
keepers for damages inflicted by in
toxicated persons when liquor is sold
illegally; Representative Robert G..
Dunn's anti-roadhouse bill.
Morris tribune., 1911-04-14
THE POWER OF
THE SPEAKER.
ILLUSTRATED BY A SIMPLE
STORY.
By Withholding or Granting
Permission to Advance a Bill.
He Can Now Control Legisla-
ton.
By Lynn Haines

Were you watching the lower house
of the legislature last Wednesday, a
most interesting and significant thing
happened. First let me offer a few
explanations and introduce a few
characters.
Previously the Senate has passed
a bill extending the primary to the
nomination of state officers. The
House reactionaries did not intend
that this bill should become a law.
Accordingly it was sent to the Elec-
tions Committee where it was to be
held indefinitely. The Elections Com
mittee had reactionary chairman and
reactionary majority, which was a
good and sufficient guarantee to the
special interests and professional
politicians that this primary bill
would not be reported out in time for
its passage. In order to understand
the situation you must know that
business had become so congested in
the House as to render the assassina-
tion of any measure safe and easy.
That is the modern method-the one
Congress employed to kill the non-
partisan tariff commission. At that
time last week-and it is the same
to-day-there were so many bills on
general orders and the calender that
there was not the least possibility of
any fundamental reform being reached
unless it was advanced out of its regu-
lar order. A reactionary ruler and
reactionary rules were at hand to see
that no important progressive measure
was given precedence. A reactionary
one-third. under the cannonistic condi
tions which prevailed. could delay and
defeat any and all reforms, and this
desire for death included number of
measures besides the primary.
Next consider a vastly different
sort of measure. Minneapolis has
liquor license zone. 1t limits the
territory in which saloons can legally
exist. Two large notes.-the Dyke
man and the Radison-are outside
this zone. 4 bill was introduced to
make an exception of these two hotels
and permit them to dispose of intoxi-
cants. The people of Minneapolis
were and are violently opposed to the
granting of this special privilege,
which amounts to an extension of
their patrol limits. Hence it can
readily be seen that this particular
bill must have had substantial i'm
petus, personal and otherwise, to make
it move under such conditions.
Now meet the characters in the
play. Speaker H. H. Dunn was i'll
and unable to act his part.
His understudy, the speaker protein,
was John G. Lennon. Mr.. Lennon is
a reactionary and an exponent of the
modern method and OBJ
struction. He holds that a majority
have not the power to advance mea
sure at critical time. This speaker
protein is opposed to the primary, and
progressive ideas generally. On the
other hand he was author Of the hotel
license bill and entrusted with the !
of passing it through !
the House. J
Morris tribune., 1911-04-14
BANDIT FIRES on BRAKEMAN
Unsuccessful Attempt to Hold UP
Train Near St. Paul.

Unsuccessful in an attempt to wreck
the Northwestern limited train near
Hazel Park, st. Paul suburb, a high
wayman fired upon Oscar Funne,
brakeman, who had gone back to pro-
tect the rear, and escaped without
showing himself The train, carrying
800 people, was stopped by Engineer
James E.. Clune within a few feet of
a pile of lumber and ties which
blocked the track at the curve.
The attempted holdup occurred
about fifteen minutes after the train
left the st. Paul Union depot for Chi
cago in a deep cut half a mile east of
Hazel park.
Morris tribune., 1911-04-14
LOSS OF 100000 RESULTS
Fire in the Hamm Brewing Plant at
ST Paul

Starting with an explosion which
tore a stairway from it's fastenings
and hurled it toward the roof, fire
broke out in the bottling department
of the Hamm Brewing company at St.
Paul and, eating it's way through the
entire building, caused loss estimat-
ed by William Hamm, president of
the company, at 100000.
Firemen battled for four hours with
the flames, which broke out continual
ly in new places, and succeeded in
mastering the situation only after the
building had been completely flooded.
Morris tribune., 1911-04-14

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Morris tribune., 1911-04-14
Pertinent Perplexities.

The Senate is still sitting on the lid
beneath which repose the initiative
and referendum and income tax bills.
The House passed one bill provid-
ing for the popular election of United
States Senators: the Senate passed
another bill on the same subject. The
Morris tribune., 1911-04-14
Woman Perishes in Fire.

d" A fatal accident occurred on the
farm that C. J. Riley, newcomer, from
Iowa, purchased recently just west of
Amboy. Mrs. Riley went down into
the basement and it is supposed that
she lighted match and that gas leak
ing from lighting plant exploded.
Her clothing, as we'll as the house,
was set on fire and before the family
could come to her assistance she had
been burned to death.
Morris tribune., 1911-04-14

Wagner, twenty-five years old, of St.
Cloud, at the home of her brother-in-
law, G. A. Loudon, at Minneapolis,
and then killed himself Loudon
entered the room in time to see Miss
Wagner fall and to see Void turn the
weapon upon himself.
Several letters of Wold's and a con-
fession, found in his trunk, tell the
story of his infatuation and his doubts
Morris tribune., 1911-04-14

L snail next present d coup ol pro-
gressives, naming only two, N. j.
Holmberg of Renville and Henry
Rines of Mora. Between forty and
fifty others might be included in the
list of those who have carried on the
almost hopeless fight for fundamental
reforms. But Messrs. Rines and
Holmberg acted the stellar parts on
this occasion.
Let us assume that this happen
ed before the session started that
morning. Mr.. Holmberg sought the
speaker protein and Informed him
that the progressives were determin
ed to unlock the death grasp of the
elections committee upon the throat
of the primary bill and bring that mea-
sure before the House where it could
be acted upon out in the open. Still
assuming, the speaker protein sought
to discourage this insurgency by in
forming the exponent of progress that
the chair would hold that it took a
two thirds vote to recall bill from
committee and make it special order.
Of course Mr.. Holmberg was sorry
and to emphasize his grief probably
threatened to connect the incident
with the Klemer-Stone charges of spe-
cial interest control of the organiza-
tion. Whereupon, and this is more
than mere assumption, the speaker
protem's voice became lower and
more oily, and he made this PROPOSE
tion to the progressive leader: If you
and few of your followers will vote
for my hotel bill, I'll let the primary
bill be advanced this way-when we
reach Emotions and resolutions in
the order of business. I will find an
excuse to vacate the chair and will
call upon any one you name to preside.
While l am out you can make your
motion and your man will rule that it
takes only majority vote to make a
special order of the bill. Mr.. Holm
berg accepted in considerably less
than a second and Mr.. Hines, another
dependable progressive was selected
to preside during the brief but epochi-
cal period during which Mr.. Lennon
was summoned from the chamber.
The rest of the story is simple and
comparatively unimportant. Mr.. Len
non vacated the chair, according to
contract. Mr.. Rines was called upon
to preside. Next MIR. Holmberg
moved that the primary bill be recall
ed from the elections committee and
made special order for April 18th.
A reactionary raised the point of order
that it would require eighty votes to
carry the motion. Acting Speaker
Rines ruled that the question and the
majority could do whatever they
pleased with the bill. That settled
the question and the reactionaries,
after being defeated, clambered aboard
the band wagon. All present, except
ing Greene, Hoffman, Lydiard. H.
Nelson, O'Brien and C. E. Stone,
voted with the progressives.
Do you comprehend what all this
means? The fate of the primary
election bill depended absolutely and
alone upon the man in the chair. 1t
should not require very many more
expensive lessons in politics like the
present session to convince people of
the paramount Importance of the
speakership.
Later in the day Mr.. Lemons
hotel bill was placed upon its final
passage. 1t was passed and sent to
the Senate.
Morris tribune., 1911-04-14

Judge Sanborn of Federal Court Rules
Against Passenger, Freight and
Commodity Rates.

Judge Walter H. Sanborn of st.
Paul, senior United States circuit
Judge of the Eighth judicial district,
has handed down a decision in the
Minnesota rate cases, aflrming the
report of the master and enjoining the
enforcement Of the reductions of pas
senger, freight and commodity rates
after June 1, 1911. The decision was
against the members of the Minnesota
state railroad commission ON the
ground that the necessary effect of
the reductions ordered was substan-
TALLY to regulate interstate commerce
and to create unjust determinations
between localities in Minnesota and
those in adjoining states in violation
of the commerce clause of the Con-
stitution and to take the properties of
the railroad companies without just
compensation. The decision, in brief,
holds:
tirst-That the laws of the state
legislature reducing passenger rates
33 1-3 per cent and reducing commod-
ity rates 1877 per cent are discrimina-
tory and in violation of the Constitu-
ton of the United States.
Second-That the railroad and ware
house commissions order reducing
general merchandise rates within the
state is discriminatory and in viola.
tion of the Constitution of the United
States.
Power of the Commission.
Third-That state may regulate in
trastate commerce insofar as it does
not burden interstate commerce and
no farther, thus striking a death blow
at the railroad and warehouse commits
sion
Fourth-That the ration only,
through the national congress, can
regulate interstate commerce rates.
Fifth-All state laws regulating
rates, which affect or burden or regu-
late, interstate commerce, are uncon-
stitutional and void
SiXth-The unavoidable effect of the
sweeping laws of Minnesota reducing
and regulating rates is to directly
discriminate against interstate COM
merce and is in direct violation of the
commerce clause of the Constitution.
Judge G. E. Otis, who acted as mas
ter in chancery and heard the mass
of testimony in the rate cases and
whose decision the opinion of Judge
Sanborn upholds, is deeply gratifed
over the finding of the court.
"The decision speaks for ITSELF" he
said, 'and I am glad that I have been.
completely vindicated in the NATTER
E. S. Durment and E. T. Young, at
torneys for the state, will appeal the
case to the United States supreme
court.
Morris tribune., 1911-04-14
BATTLE
CREEK
DOCTOR
COMING

REMARKABLE SUCCESS OF THIS
TALENTED PHYSICIAN IN THE
TREATMENT OF CHRONIC DIS
EASES. OFFERS HIS SERVICES
FREE 70 the SICK
Morris tribune., 1911-04-14
SHOOTS GIRL AND HIMSELF
Crazed Minneapolis Street Car Con.
ductor Commits Double Crime

Crazed by the belief that the woman
he loved did not care enough for him
Arthur Void, forty years old, street
car conductor, for two years separated
from his wife, shot and killed Minnie
The Washington times., 1911-11-09

W O NJ a n ] II
need of such
a re m e d. y.
NJ O I II e r S
Friend is sold
at drug store
book for expec
ppAnEIEi REcI
The Washington times., 1911-11-09
APPROPR|AT|ONSFOR
DISTRICT LIBRARY
GOING BACKWARD
trustees Declare 1t Is Not
Keeping Pace With
4 Growth of City.

The District Public Library was
started on q very narrow basis of sup
port,r ana this basis has been kept too
marrow Tor II ever to have a real chance
TO develop and fill the needs of a city
nke washington, according to the trus-
tees OF the library. whose report was
ilied with the District Commissioners by
theodore w. Noyes, president of the
trustees, today.
The report declares that the Library is
now ana always has been, hampered by
lack Of appropriations; that notwith-
standing the fact that the city is grow
: Ing. thus increasing the demand for
books. the amount of money appropriat-
ed annually BY Congress for its main
tenance, fs not growing.
Appropriations Go Backward. ..
Relative to the total appropriations
for the District of Columbia" the report
says, the appropriations for the library
have actually been going backward.
The appropriations for 1910 Of s61 ,O2O,
were but o.56T of the total appropriation
for that year. The appropriationssfor
1911 of $61,A0 were only O54eo of this
years total, and the appropriation Of
$67.14O for 1919, reduces the lfbrary's per-
centage Of the total appropriation to
o53ee.
The trustees state that with the ex-
raordinary extensions Of library work
Of the last four years there has been
no corresponding increase in the force
to do this work. There has been noted
constapt shifting in the personnel of
the limited force, through numerous
designations from underpaid- positions,
amounting thi. year to thir~ y.three and
one-third per cent Of the ieiitire force.
THE conditions in respect to library
force and book stock congest and ham
per the operations OF the central library
and check the normal. enlargement Of
circulation through the establishment Of
necessary deposit stations and minor
branch libraries"
the 81 trSstess point to the backward
conducting branch libraries.
Facilities Limited.
On this point they say:
I'm the central library Washington
has a collection of books of no mean di-
nnsnsion (reaching now $4,000 volumes),
attractive reading spaces. and helpful
service; but these benefits are not
equally free to all the inhabitants of
Washington, for they may Be enjoyed
without expense only by those residing
In the immediate vicinity of Mt Vernon
square. By the rest of Washington they
may be had only by the expenditure OF
the double car fare, nearly equal to tho
price OF current monthly magazine,
and In addition, the time required for
the Journey.
I'm q city such as this central
library without branches Is but a torso.
a varied and far-reaching service. but
It lacks 1.-The members through which
alone tfTfB service may be effected. II
may even become oongested so that its
service within its own limits is ham
pered. Or, to change the simile, 1t is
reservoir without mains; it repre-
ton of useful material and a denial of
the relatively small expense which may
diffuse this material to the consumer.
The slight expense Is indispensable TO
make the large expense profitable"
The Washington times., 1911-11-09
Sons Given Dinner By
Col. Henry B. Thompson

Members Of the board Of m anagement
and chairmen of omnittees of the
Sons of the American Revolution. were
entertained at dinner at the Cosmos
Club last night. by Col Henry B.
Thompson, president Of the organiza-
tion. Prior to the dinner, a special
meeting OF the board was held Address
es were made bv William ". Cox, Jus
tice Thomas " Anderson A: y "''"Td
Clark. Philip H. Larner. John H. MooreJ
John Paul Earnest, t1ei..I ". !. ..., ,..,
William A. De CairdrA, and Col. Gil
bert c.: .Kniffin. The Rev. Thomas S.
Childs pronounced the blessing and BEN
ediction. E. ..''
Among those present we're:
Col. William B. Thompson. William
v. Cox. Col. Gilbert c. Kniffin, Paul
Brockett, Philip F. Larner, Albert d.
Spangler, John f. Fen&ick. Selden NJ.
Ely. the Rev. Thomas s. Chlds. VIII
Ham A. De Caindry, william L. Marsh,
Sidrcy !. Besselevre, Francis II. Par
sons, Albert ]. Gore. Col. Frederick c.
Bryan, Commander John II. Moore,
Commissioner e. B. Moore. Frank B.
Martin. George c. Maynard, Henry p.
Holden. Frederick ID. Owen. John c.
Greenawalt Edgar r. stocking, Jus
tice Thomas II. Anderson, John Paul
Earnest, Rear Admiral c. W. Baird A.
How ard Clark, Henry w. Samson, Ze-
bine Moses. William c. Parks, DR..
Francis j. Woodman. DR.. Edwin A.
Hill. and william II. Somervell.
The Washington times., 1911-11-09
AMM1THIRS MOTHERS
1&&nuTYE@

1t is the duty of every expectant
mother to prepare her system for
the coming Of her little one; to
avoid as far as possible the suffer
ing Of such occasions, and endeavor
to pass through the crisis with her
health and strength unimpaired.
This she may do through the use OF
Mothers Friend, a remedy that has
been so long in use, and accom-
plished so much good, that it is in
no sense an experiment, but a
preparation which always pro-
duces the best results. 1t is for
exernal application and so pene-
trating in its nature as to thor
oughly lubricate every muscle,
nerve and tendon involved during
the period before baby comes. 1t
aids nature by expanding the skin
and tissues, relieves tenderness and
soreness, and perfectly prepares
the system Tor natural and safe
motherhood. Mothers Friend has
been used and endorsed by thou
sands of mothers, and its use will
prove a comfort and benefit to any
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-17
SUNDAY SCHOOL
WORKERS HERE
Stop Over in Ell Paso and
Eat, See Sights and
Give Talks

The Nineteen Fourteen Special +"
composed of 27 delegates from Florida
81 from Louisiana, 20 from Arkansas
six from Mississippi, one from Okla
homa and one from Cuba, arrived in
the city at $40 yesterday afternoon
Ihey were met at the train by a
large number of FL Paso workers. and
speeial cars took the sightseers over
the river and to all points Of interest
around FL Paso.
At s o'clock they were banqueted at
the Woman's exchange, and at Z o'clock
the crowd left for the First Christian
churcn, where convention was held.
lasting an hour and a half. Thos v.
EIlzey, general secretary for the Louis
lana association; had charge of the
meeting, and he called on the best
speakers in the party. The speakers of
the evening We're Messrs. Long, general
secretary of Mississippi; Baker. presi-
dent Louisiana Sunday School assocla-
ton; Medlit, general secretary from
Cuba; Bowling. general secretary from
Arkansas; Bull, Mississippi, state
teacher, Primer, delegate from Flor
Ida; Rogers, delegate from Florida
Ray, general secretary of the. eastern
division of Florida, and Miss SUSIE
Juden one of the state primary Off
Gals from New orleans.
One of the alrgest crowds ever in the
Christian church was present last night.
fully 500 being there.
The delegates seemed well pleased
with their treatment during their short
stay here; and two will make Ell Paso
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-17
DOUBLE HEADERS
IN CITY LEAGUE
Fort Bliss and White Sox
and Globe Mills and
InternatiOnals.

The Fort Bliss and the White Sox
teams will play the first game in the
City baseball league double header al
Washington Park Sunday afternoon.
The second game will be between the
Globe Mills and the Internationals
Van Otterman, the new soldier
pitcher, viii be on the slab for the
Fort Bliss team, and Smith will do the
catching. The White Sox battery is
not known as yet, but it will prob
ably be Fisher in the box, and Fogg
will do the catching If his throwing
arm is in shape by Sunday.
The Globe Mills boys will use Arm
strong and Doering. and Mesa and
Manquera VIII work for the Interna-
tionals.
The Globe Mills team and the Fort
Bliss team are playing at Washington
Park this afternoon.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-17
Tel. 1929.

and one-half cents per message, want
two cents per message
A big policeman was stationed on
duty in the alley next to the Western
Union office, to prevent the boys from
raising any disturbance. They posted
pickets all over town in attempts to
stop boys from delivering messages
Manager Gould says the boys got
angry because he discharged some Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-17

their home after the International con-
vention at San Francisco.
The only thing to spoil the pleasure
of the evening was the announcement
that Miss Mary Kennedy, the greatest
Sunday school worker in the south, was
unable to be with the delegation. as
she was critically i'll in Birmingham.
Ala.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-17
MUST INCREASE JURY FUND
TO PAY HIGHER SALARIES

The increase in the jurors pay which
went into effect last Monday will re-
quire an increase in the Jurors fund. By
the new law the jurors get so cents per
day more than formerly and as Jury
script is now two years behind, the Jury
levy will have to be raised. 1t is ex-
pected that the county commissioners
will take the matter UP at their next
meeting.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-17
MESSENGER BOYS
OUT ON A STRIKE

Messenger boys employed by the
Western Union Telegraph company
went on a strike at three o'clock Fri
day afternoon and declined to allow
other boys to work in their places.
The boys, who are getting only one