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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-02-15

SENATOR eastman SPEAKS FOR HIS BILL.

Peter when the freight rate from
here is from ten to fifty per cent
more than it is out of the twin
cities? How can Owatonna COM
pete with the twin cities when a
carload of stock costs five cents
more per hundred from that place
to Chicago than it costs from St.
Paul right through Owatonna to
Chicago?
but this discrimination not
only hurts the small towns but also
the surrounding country. the farm
ers. If the latter had just as good
home market for his products as
he has in the big cities, he would
not onlv save the difference in
freight. but also the profit now
paid to the middle man. Not only
that. If we had fair rates factories
would grow up all over the coun-
try. Little Falls, Crookston, Man.
kato. Owatonna. and other towns
would become business centers.
Still smaller towns would rapidly
increase in population and in conse-
Quence of which the home market
would insure better home market
and a better price for the farmers
Furthermore they would get far
lower rate on the goods they have
to buy. Take the one item of coal.
The cities pay from SO to 81 cents a
ton for coal from Duluth, a dis.
lance of l6l miles. but you have tc
nay nearly three times that amount
to ST.. Peter. only 70 miles further
But for this unjust discrimination
St. Peter might now have 10000
people. Mankato 10000. Do vor
realize what this would mean tt
the farmers of this part of the
state? These people would neee
potatoes and meat and butter ant
vegetables and a better demand fo1
these articles would very natural,
also boost up the prices.'
Nov what about this much dis
cussed eastman distance tariff bill
so vigorously opposed by the bi,
twin city jobbers and the railroads
l will tell you. 1t is an exact cop!
of the Iowa law. in force in tina
state for twenty-five years, will
the execution OF a few sections
thought to be of local importanc.
only and left out for that reason.
"This Iowa law provides for fla
rates for all and prohibits discrim
ination. You get a square deal
which you do not get in Minnesota
In Iowa you may ship from an!
point over the same distance ut thu
same rate. 1t makes no differenct
whether the shipper lives in De-
Moines. Waterloo. or any othe1
place. In Minnesota rate conces
sions are made principally to thu
twin city millionaire iobbers ant
manufacturers. A man in St. Pc
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-02-15
BRIEF BITS OF COMMENT.

Chester A. Congdon has bill re-
beating the anticigarette law.
The Clint Robinson resolution
providing for an investigation into
the campaign activities of certain
special interests created consterna-
tion when it was introduced. John
G. Lennon blocked it temporarily
and later L. C. Spooner had it sent
to the Committee on General Legis.
lation.
Representatives J. N. Johnson,
Frankson and Moriarity are the
joint authors of tonnage tax bill.
The tax committee has the measure
at present. That body is nearly
unanimous in its opposition to the
idea.
Senator 0. A. Lende has present.
ed bill extending the primary to
the nomination of United States
Senator's. 1t follows the Oregon
plan of publicly ptedging members
of the legislature to vote for the
nominee of the people. The Bal
linger boyle may lead the friends
of Knute Nelson to oppose the mea-
sure. which is backed by the pro-
gressive republican league. +.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-02-15

raise the rates and retard the de-
velopment of the state. Now it
will do nothing of the kind. On
the contrary it will reduce the rates
considerably and make it possible
for inland towns to get fair deal,
and that is the reason why the job
bers in the cities and railroads and
Mr.. Beck, their representative,
make such strenuous efforts to Gre
ate false impression in order to
defeat the distance tariff BILL
Congressman Volstead says that
he is opposed to the Canadian re-
ciprocity treaty because it will de-
prive the farmers Of the protection
they now enjoy on their products
and that all the advantages will be
Robbled up by the combines which
absolutely dominate prices in this
country. - He further says that
70. fifty years the American farme,
has consented to pay higher prices
for manufactured products in or.
der to build 40 q home market and
now he must not be deprived Of it,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-02-15

At q recent meeting of the Litch-
field Commercial Club the eastman
distance tariff bill was endorsed,
and the senator and representative
from Meeker County were urged
to use their best efforts to secure
the early passage of the bill.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-02-15

The expected happened. County
option was defeated IN the House.
The final vote on H. F. No. 201:-
the Rines bill-was SO to SO as fol-
lows: -
FOR COUNTY OPTION-J. j.
Anderson. Burnqusit, Campbell.
Conley, Crane, Davies, Davis, R. c..
Dunn, Ferguson. Frankson. Hard
ing. Holmberg. Holten. C. E. john
son. j. N. Johnson, J. T. johnson.
Klemer, Kneeland. Knutson, Kunze,
l. J. Lee, J. F. Lee. Lindberg, Me-
Martin. Mattson. A. Nelson, No.
Ian, O'Neill. Orr, Palmer, A. J.
Peterson, J. E.. Peterson, Put
nam, Rines. Robertson. Rustad.
Sampson. Skartum. Spooner, W.
T. Stone, C. H. Warner, E. War.
ner. Washburn. Webb and Whiting,
republicans-45; A. V. Anderson,
Morton, Sulerud and Voxland. pro.
hibitionists-4; Hillman, socialist
total SO.
AGAINST COUNTY OPTION
Aker, Andrew Anderson. Boothrovd
Bergen, Bouck, G. W. Brown, l.
D. Brown, Christie, Congdon. Con.
verse, Depzer, Diessner, Edwards
Fowler, Fuchs. Greene, Haffton
Hau9e, Healy, Henion, Hoffman
Hopkins, Jelinek, Knapp, S. N
Lee, Lennon, Liberia, Lundeen
Lydiard, Mckenzie, Mcneil, Nash
H, Nelson, Nye, Papke, Perry. Ok
Peterson. Reed, Rice, C. E. Stone
Westcott. White and Speaker H
H. Dunn, republicans-43 Clarke
Farley, He,zberg, Hurley, Just
Keefe, Kelly. Mcdonald, Melting
Minnette. Moriarity, Nygren
O'Brien. Peters, Pfaender, Ribe
mack, Robinson, Saggau. Schiller
Schwartz, Sullivan, Thielan, I'm
tiedt, Utecht. Virtue and Wisnie
wiski. democrats-26: total 69.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-02-15

The Metropolitan barber shop,
Bank Of Willmar building, B. T.
Otos, proprietor, is the shop to get
q shave. hair cut or bath. f
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-02-15

Cokato carried away a large
number Of prizes for it's exhibits
Of corn and grains at the National
Corn Show held at Columbus,
Ohio. last week.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-02-15
LEGISLATURE
OF 1911
The County Option Battle
Six Senator. Vote to seat
Stephons -other Comment.
BY LYNN HAINES


Fundamentally considered, coun-
ty option means step toward de-
Direct legislation means
a much longer and more important
step in that direction. Progress
sives are asking what is to happen
to the initiative and referendum,
if the related but less democratic
idea of county option could only
command SO votes. It will depend
upon the democrats. At present
most of them seem inclined to stand
for a measure with percentage 80
high that it would be practically
worthless.
Speaker Dunn publicly promised
that he would appoint a temperance
committee which would report back
a county option bill. Seemingly
fearful that he had not done so, he
appeared before the committee and
pleaded with them to make good
his pledge to the people. The play
would have looked more bona fide
had he not insisted on having the
House make final disposition of the
measure on Friday. two days later.
The author and friends of the bill
had to vote down the "fair play
speaker in order to get until the
following Tuesday to prepare for the
debate.
L. C. Spooner did not speak on
county option. His silence was no.
ticeable because that was about the
first important action on which he
has not made himself heard. At
this session Mr.. Spooner has held
the floor more than any other men,
Der. He possesses magnificent men,
,, tai machinery and his colleagues
like to see it in motion. But many
of them were not unmindful of the
humor in the situation when Spoon
er once demonstrated in dollars and
cents what it cost the state to listen
to Lennon in the legislature.
| would not care to be in the po-
litical boots of Senators I. y.
Cooke. w. w. Dunn, F. l.. Glotz-
bach, C. V. Johnson, G. H. Sulli-
van and S. D. Works. Legislative
"explanations' are always danger
Gus ana difficult. This will be es-
peciallv true in the case of those
six statesmen if they are called up
on to justify their votes to unseat
John Saugstad and give his place in
the Senate to A. D. Stephens.
! Mr.. Stephens is a reactionary of
the most pronounced and unalter-
able tyne. Mr. Saugstad is a pro-
gressive in politics. But that was
not the issue in the contest between
them, which the Senate had to de-
eide. The citizens of Polk County
preferred Saugstad and gave him
a majority of several hundred votes.
He was elected and had every right,
moral and legal, to retain his seat.
| l have studied this Stephens.
SauRstad contest from all possible
angles. Every point of view leads
| to the one inevitable conclusion
Its institutors must have been mis-.
taken in their estimate of the pro.
bity of the Senate. There was
nothing else upon which to hope
for success in the attempt to thwart
1.-THE plainly expressed will Of the
people and seat a senator who hao
not been elected.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-02-15

for a good program. SO that our
Ringville people will not feel disap-
pointed.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-02-15
SPECIAL NOTICE

Anyone interested in tho probsting Of
an estate end desiring to have the 1rib.
une publish tho legal notices co"nsc.
ted therewith are requested to ask
their attorney Or the Probate Judge to
have the notices published in tho Will.
mar Tribune.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-02-15

COMPLETING THE COUNT.
Not a single one of the twenty.
six House democrats voted for coun.
ty option.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-02-15

Counting Mr.. Fisher. the absent
member, the county option republi-
cans had 46 to 43 for the opposition.
They are still wondering why they
did not control the republican eau
Gus and organize the House.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-02-15

Hil|man, the socialist, ali four
prohibitionists and forty five repub-
licans made up the affirmative vote.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-02-15

Every member went on record
except w. A. Fisher of Minneapo-
lis. He was seriously i'll. but has
since sent word that he would have
voted "aye' had he been present.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-02-15

Frank Hopkins. of RenvilIe coun-
ty, delivered the longest and most
puzzling speech. On the roll call
he voted mo-, which convinced
most of mis- auditors that he had
agued against the measure.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-17
Destructive Fire in Sumter.

Sumter Aug. 11.--Shortly before 9
o'clock this morning fire broke out
in the Graham stables and before it
was checked destroyed the greater
part of this building and six negro
shanties. w. M. Graham and the
Sumter Commercial and Real Estate
company were owners of the prop
erty.
It is not known how the fire orig
mated, and when first seen it was a
roaring mass of flames. From the
stable the fire spread rapidly to a
nearby hay barn and soon the whole
row of negro shops on that side of
Hampton avenue had caught. At this
point the fire presented a grave as
pect, as Main street stores were now
only a few doors away, and to add to
the gravity of the situation the fire
department was late in arriving on
account of a misunderstanding as to
the location Of the fire.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-17
Arrange Bonds for Building.

The South Carolina Agricultural
and Mechanical society, at meeting
held last week, decided to issue bonds
to the amount of $4,000 for the
erection of the steel auditorium on
the fair grounds and for other i'm
provements contemplated. The au-
ditorium, as already announced, has
been purchased from Greensboro, N.
c., and will be sent to Columbia
shortly. It will accommodate about
$4,000 people. The bonds will bear
6 per cent interest.
1t was decided to leave the details
of the bond issue to a committee con-
sisting of R. I. Manning, Sumter,
chairman; J. A. Banks, president, ST.
Matthew's; ]. NJ. Cantey, secretary,
Columbia; G.. A. Guignard, Colum-
bia; D. A. Spivey, Conway; J. D.
Frost, Columbia, R. P. Hamer, Jr.,
Hamer. The meeting was a most
important one and plans were made
for making the fair of 1911 a record
breaker in point of attendance and
exhibits.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-17
May Veto Statehood Bill.

Washington, Aug. 9.-Word was
received at the capitol to-day that
President Taft unquestionably, will
veto the New Mexico and Arizona
Statehood bill passed by the senate
last night. His objection is to the
judiciary recall feature, which was
left in the Arizona constitution.
Democratic leaders of both the
house and senate declared, however,
that they could marshal enough votes
to pass the measure over veto.
The president indicated some time
ago that he would take this action
unless the Nelson amendment requir-
ing Arizona as a condition of State
hood to vote down the judiciary re-
call provision in the constitution.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-17
KILLED BY WAGON TONGUE.
Negro Struck in Face While Loading
Logs.

Sumter, Aug. 8.-A negro driver
for the Belts Lumber company, Sam
Anderson by name, was killed about
noon yesterday when the tongue of
a log cart, which he and another
negro were engaged in loading,
struck him violently in the jaw with
the result stated above.
The accident occurred in Black
River swamp, about IL miles from
this city. 1t seems that while Ander-
son and his companion were trying
to place log on the cart, to which
no mule was hitched, the wooden
tongue turned, striking Anderson in
the face. 1t knocked him some dis
tance and caused his death in few
minutes time.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-17
Had to Have a Wife.

Lavonia, Ca, Aug. S.-To be
IS years old and fairly good looking,
but without a wife; to be engaged
to a girl in a town only few miles
away and the courtship done entirely
by correspondence; to have the long
distance fiancee back down and re-
fuse to have the ceremony perform
ed on the day of the arrival of her
lover; to have her relent and con-
sent to introduce him to several of
her girl friends in order that he
might not go back home without
some chance to Offset the jeers that
might otherwise greet him; to meet
after a house to house canvass a girl
who fell in love with him at first
sight and he with her; to propose,
be accepted, change the license to
the new name and be married and
start home on a quiet honeymoon
in seclusion-that is the record of
Mr.. John Carlton, of Lavonia.
Miss Bessie Cook, of Bowersville,
was his first "engaged." He arrived
at her home village few days ago
armed with a license and assured by
her promise in writing to unite with
him in matrimony. When she saw
him, however, she declined and beg
ged off-not on account of any
homeliness of her ex-intended, but
for other reasons. Mr.. Carlton was
not to be outdone; he had come to
Bowersville for wife and was go
ing to carry back bride to intro
duce to the chaps awaiting him in
Lavonia.
Miss Cook, to make up for her re-
fusal, offered to introduce him to her
unmarried lady friends. He agreed
and with her he made literally a
house to house canvass. After Wis
iting several homes where there
were young ladies, he was presented
to Miss Cecil Bennett, an attractive,
worthy and winsome young lady.
Though Mr.. Carlton is As, he is a
wooer and a winner.
It was a case of love on exposure,
and there was a quick proposal, a
prompt acceptance, and the marriage
was performed within ten hours
from the time he first saw his bride.
They left for the home of the groom
in LaVonia.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-17
George Was q Cheerful.

An ingenious young man once took
his flancee to church in a small
country village and when the time for
collection" came around he rather
ostentatiously displayed a silver dol
lar Presuming upon their engage
ment, the young woman placed a re-
straining hand upon the arm of her
fiance.
Don't be so extravagant
George!" she exclaimed.
ooh, that's nothing. he replied.
81 always make a point of giving a
dollar when I go to a strange
church"
Just then the deacon came with
the plate, and George dropped coin.
Everything seemed favorable, and
the young man beamed with sense
of generosity. Then the minister
gave out the notices for the week,
and concluded with the wholly unex-
pected announcement of the days
collection.
'"The collection to-day" said he,
amounted to 95 cents"
George hadn't much to say all the
way to his iancee's home. > Hous-
ton Chronicle.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-17
WANTS CORRECT MILEAGE.
Congressman Byrnes Lodges Com
plaint Against Atlantic Coast Line.

Washington, Aug. 10.-Represen-
tative James F. Byrnes, of the I'd
South Carolina district, has request
ed the chairman of the Interstate
commerce commission to cause the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com
pany to reduce their rate now charg-
ed for transportation from South
Carolina to Georgia, over their lines,
to accord with the actual mileage at
the rate allowed by law in the two
States.
Mr.. Byrnes states that proof furn-
ished him by parties residing in
Hampton and Beaufort counties con-
vinces him that the railroad company
is charging passengers for four
miles more than is travelled; for in
stance from Ridgeland to Savannah
union station, a distance of 35 miles,
the company charges as 80 miles.
The Southern Railway, using the
tracks of the Atlantic Coast Line,
advertises the distance as 35 miles
and the Coast Line published it as
80 and collects for the latter mile
age. A passenger from Charleston
using mileage book has taken from
such book, for the fare to Savannah,
115 miles, whereas, it is alleged, the
distance is but Ill miles and the
railroad company, while charging for
115 miles, pays it's engineers for only
III miles.
No exception is advertised in the
mileage book and Mr.. Byrnes con-
tends that if the railroad decides
to charge this extra 10 cents for In
ter-State travel, they should publish
the correct mileage and advertise
that the extra charge is made for
crossing the bridge, or whatever
reason they have, when the reason
ableness of the overcharge could be-
questioned. He holds that if a rail-
road is permitted to publish and
charge for an incorrect mileage. it
could, with as much right and rea-
son, charge for SO miles more as
well as four miles. He says that the
railroad, when it was called to it's
attention by citizens through the
railroad commission, corrected it so
far as Intra-State travel was con-
cerned, but continues to make the
overcharge for Interstate travel.
Chairman Clements said he would
call the matter to the railroads at
tention and had no doubt it would
be corrected.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-17
Young Diplomat.

Taddy, aged four, aften called on
his nearest neighbor, Mrs. Brown,
who petted him a good deal and usu-
ally gave him a couple of her nice
cookies, and if she happened to for
get to pass them out, he sometimes
reminded her of it.
His father learned of this and child
ed him for begging and told him he
must not do so any more. A day or
two later Taddy came home with
cooky crumbs in evidence.>
''Have you been begging cookies
from Mrs. Brown again." asked his
father rather sternly.
''No!" said Taddy. 81 didn't beg
for any. I just said this house smells
as if it was full of cookies, but what's
that to me?"-Harper's Magazine.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-17
Expert Testimony.

Two men who swore off New Years
day for year have not seen each
other since that time. One, tied to
a city job, is under the guns because
all of his friends were posted on the
resolution. The other travels, and
if his foot slips on the road nobody
need be the wiser. The stationary
party to the agreement received a let
ter from the travelling man and wrote
in reply:
"I removed the stamp from the
envelope containing your letter and
submitted it to a chemist, who re-
ports that it reeks with whiskey. -
Chicago Evening Post.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-17

A girl had gone to a dinner in
New York with her steady. The
young man noticed a speck of lint
on her shoulder. When she wasn't
looking he attempted to knock it
off with his finger. After several
futile attempts he took hold of the
line and started to pull it off. He
unraveled several yards Of the feecy
stuff and when he seemed to have
all of it threw the wad under the
table. That night the girl told her
mother that she had had a perfectly
lovely time. "But," she added, 81
have just been lying here in bed,
mother, and wondering what became
of my union suit"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-17
Rock Hill Grants Franchise.

Rock Hill, Aug. 10.-An election
was held here to-day and by vote
of 203 to II a 5O-year franchise was
granted to the Carolina Traction COM
pany to build and operate trolley
road in Rock Hill. Less than half of
the registered voters appeared at the
polls.
The promoters have promised to
begin work on the railway within go
days, and have five miles built and
in operation within two and half
years, though it is understood that
the men behind the plans will not
take so long a time to get things
moving.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-17
Negro Snatched from Mob.

Savannah, Ca, Aug. 1O.-Snatch-
ed from the hands of a mob as pistols
were being drawn, Jake Collins and
Jake Eason, negroes, were brought to
Savannah tonight in an automobile
by Sheriff Kennedy, of %Tattnall coun-
ty, Georgia, after a ride Of 40 miles.
The negroes were suspected of an as
sault upon a 12-year-old girl, but
later it was learned that their Of
fense had been robbery at the girls
home. They had been captured af-
ter a long chase by mob. Sheriff
Kennedy whirled into the crowd in
his automobile, seized the negroes
and as quickly whirled away again.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-17
All Doing the Same.

"What is he so angry at you for?'
"I haven't the slightest idea. We
met on the street and we were talk
ing just as friendly as could be when
all of sudden he fared up and tried
to lick me-"
"And what were you talking
about?"
"Oh, just ordinary small talk. I
remember he said, I always kiss my
wife three or four times every day. "
"And what did you say?"
'I said, 4 know at least dozen
men who do the same,' and then he
had a Houston Post.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-17
Reading His Inmost Thoughts.

A negro, having won a dollar at
a crap game, decided to spend it on
having his fortune told, says the Ar
gonaut. The fortune teller led him
into gloomy room, with dirty hang
ings and misty red lights. She took
his palm, traced it with dollar,
spread out her cards. and then said:
"You are very fond of music; you
like chicken; you have won money at
craps, and you have been in JAIL"
The negro looked at her with
bulging eyes and finally calculated:
"Mah goodness, lady; why, you
Jest read nah inmost thoughts"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-17
Scraps of News.

Otto LIGHT anticipates European
yield this season of 100000 tons
of beet sugar, almost the same as the
1901 output.
Of the 4,300 known species OF
flowers only 420 have an agreeable
perfume, the white and cream col
ored being the sweetest.
The season of navigation in Rus
sia was exceptionally long during
1910, the ports of Cronstadt and St.
Petersburg having been open 24S
days.
England has 1850 ships engaged
in foreign trade, Germany over two
thousand, Japan nearly one thous-
and, while the United States has only
nine ships so engaged.