Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 1, 1913, Page 1

moret. THE B a1 Soctety THEE L Historl EMIDJI VOLUME 11, NUMBER 108, FELIX DIAS IS SEEKING PLACE Announces Uu_d.i@acy for President of Mexico—No New Move \Inbended. WILSON PLAYING WAITING GAME Strict Neutrality Will Be Enforced and Americans Urged to Leave Country. London, Sept. 1.—"I am now defi- mitely a candidate for the presidency f . Moxico,” General Felix Diaz, who wecently arrived from Canada, told a Ppress representative. “My friends in Mexico are working in my behalf,” continued General Diaz. “Unfortunately at this distance I my- self am unable to do much, but I am awaiting instructions which may sim #lify matters. “Hven if'] am ordered to proceed to Japan it is not certain that I shall go there. My action will depend upon developments in Mexico.” General Diaz apparently is pleased with the cewrse of events in Mexico, He sald th- contention that Victoria- Do Huerta candidacy for the presi- denoy was barred by the Mexican constitution was quite correct. He de. clares the fact that he was still an official representative of the Mexican government debarred him from dis. <cussing Pr1 sident Wilson's message or the Mexi an replies. NEW WRIT ISSUED IN CASE SCHOOL OPENS TOMORROW Nine Months Term Begins With Many New Teachers—Schools in Good Condition. ENROLLMENT WILL BE LARGE At nine o’clock tomorrow morning the school bell will peal forth a warn- ing to students that they should be in thelr seats and in their respective rooms after a three months vacation. Every teacher has arrived in the city and will be on duty in the various de- partments. Many new teachers have replaced the instructors of last year. Students who failed in subjects last year took advantage of the summer school course and obtained their credit and will be allowed to continue in the grades to which they have passed. Extensive repairs have been made throughout every school building-in the city and a force has been employ- ed the greater portion of the summer cleaning and polishing the fixtures. The high school building presents the same appearance it did when it was first built. The enrollment this year promises to be the largest ever entering the Bemidji schools. Five coaches were packed with students and teachers coming to Bemidji this morning from points along the north line on the M. & I. road and many more ar- rived this noone Rooming and boarding houses are being rapidly filled according to local residents who have rooms for rent. WIFE TO RETAIN HOME Habeas Corpus Order Secured By Eight Persons in Battle Possession. For Its Thaw’s: Foes—Deportation is Likely. Red Bank, N. J, Sept. 1.—Mrs. Frank Storck retains possession ot COMMISSIONERS TO TAKE HOLD Sherbrooke, Que.. Sept. 1.—Harry K. Thaw will be produced In court here again Thursday morning next, on a writ of habeas corpus obtained in ‘behalt of, Chiet of Police Boudreau of | Coaticook, who arrested him after his flight from Matteawan. The immigration authorities can at last get their hands on the Matteawan fugitive and he will be deported to Vermont, according to their plans. There will begin the fight for his ex- tradition from Vermont to New York. Superior Judge Hutchinson granted the writ on the application of Samuel Jacobs, chief counsel for the New York state Interests. It was an eleventh hour move, taken to defeat Thaw's lawyers, who have succeede in keeping him in jail, safe from the immigration authorities. Those of the Thaw lawyers who were in town, Charles D. White and Harry Faser, bitterly opposed the application. Thaw wa: ignorant of the day’s de- velopments. His lawyers even did not learn of it until a report of the con- templated rove, sent out some hours previous, 8 telegraphed back from Montreal. His chief lawyer, R. N. Greenshields, immediately chartered a special train at Montreal‘in the hope of checking the proceedings. The writ had been issued, however, be- fore his arrival. Boudreau asked for the writ on the ground that as the original captor of Thaw he might be liable to damages should Thaw’s arrest prove {llegal. W. T. Jerome, who worked out this Iatest attack, was jubilant. He hopes that the writ will be sustained and that on Thursday Thaw will be in the hands of the department of immi- gration for deportation to Vermont. TROOPS ANSWER RIOT CALL Calumet (Mich.) Women Spit in Faces of Deputies. Calumet, ‘Mich., Sept. 1.—Company ‘F of Saginaw, stationed at the Wol- -verine mine, was called out to protect :a party of deputies at No. 3 shaft :Bouth Kearsarge mine from an attack by strikers and women. The women were particularly active, spitting in the faces of the deputies and other- wise defying them. The soldiers rescued an Allouez ‘mine fireman who was attacked by strikers while on his way to work. “The strikers took him from a street car and were beating him when the militla arrived. Strikers and women sympathizers at the Champion mine resumed their attacks on nonunion men, striking them with brooms dipped in filth and throwing missiles. One man was bad- 1y beaten and three women were ar- rested. GIANT IMPERATOR SAILS Liner Apparently Suffers No 11l Effect From Fire in Hold. New York, Sept. 1.—Despite the fact that her hold was: swept by fire Thuraday. . the big Imperator of the Hamburg-American line sailed on time. The liner was apparently none the worse for the scorching. All out- ward traces of the fire had been re- her husband’s home in the fashionable residential section of Red Bank after a fight made to dispossess her in which three persons were shot, four injured by blows, an eighth broke his ankle and Mrs. Storck herself was| thrown through a window and made unrconscious” when she landed on her head on the sidewalk. Storck, a piano dealer, divorced hig wife last month. She has since frus- trated his efforts to force her to leave his residence here. He organized a raiding party, visiting the house with several employes and four private de- tectives. Mrs. Storck’s brothers and other members of her family came to her rescue and a brisk melee ensued. Ernest C.. Davis, employed by Storck, may die from a bullet wound in the head. Samuel Howard, brother of Mrs. Storck, also was shot in the head, and Ernest Howard, another brother, through the shoulder. Mrg, Storck and her married daugh- ter later swore out warrants charging Storck and Percy Houghton, a detec- tive, with assault. They were arrest ed and held to the grand jury. delohdoheb kb kb h b - QUACKING DUCKS SAVE FOUR LIVES. Kensas City, Sept. 1—A flock of ducks at the home of Dr. E. R. Heath, Bolivian and Guatemalan consul, probably saved four persons from death in a fire. Dr. Heath was awakened by the quacking ducks and discovered that the house of Charles Baumgardner, net door, was afire, ‘When neighbors forced an entrance Baumgardner and a _niece were found overcome by “smoke. Another niece and Baumgardner’s sister were 4+ -awakened. All four were safe- % ly revived. < < R R R R MEXICAN BATTLE RAGING Federals and Constitutionalists Clash Near Topolobampo. Douglas, Ariz., Sept. 1.—A battle between federal and constitutionalist troops of Sinaloa is raging near Topol- obampo, according to advices received at junta headquarters here. The message said 1,000 federals were engaged by the state troops shortly after the Huerta forces disem- barked from a transport. & 4 * & * * + % o+ * * * + * * * ) * B i e e e e e b BEMIDJI MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENIN Julius Bestul, Graduate of Columbia University to Succeed Earl : Carson, Julius Bestul, a graduate of Co- lumbia University, arrived in Bemidji yesterday and will take charge of the science department of the Bemidjl High school. Besides being an ex- cellent instructor, Mr. Bestul is re- ported to be an excellent athlete and will have complete charge of all ath- letics in the Bemidji High school. The young men interested in ath- letics in the High school are anxious to get a football squad started and a meeting will be called some time this week to .call for candidates. Excel- lent material is available among the High school boys this year and a championship team is expected to be a reality at the close of the football season. Mr. Bestul succeeds Professor Earl arson who will not return to Bemidji this year. HOME TALENTS PERFORM Wednesday Evening Local Troupe to Take Possession of The Brinkman Theater. MISS ETHEL CUSHING IN CHARGE Wednesday evening a troupe of talented local young people will pre- sent a home talent vaudeville musical comedy at the Brinkman theater. Miss Ethel Cushing of: Minneapolis practices and will give several dram- atic readings. Under her directions to entertain the local people . with good comedy and songs. promises to be one of the best taining features of the season. An admission charge of 25 and 35 cents has been made and the proceeds will be turned over to St. Phillip’s’ Catholic church. Mrs. Ray Murphy; obtained the material for the enter- tainment and has secured the best in the city. MILITANT WOMEN NOW ARMED London Suffragettes Carry Shar} Pointed Daggers. London, Sept. 1.—Some of the mili- tant suffragists, inspired by the ter rible ex periences they have passed through at the hands of London ' mobs, have adopted a novel agent of self- protection. It consists of a short sharp polnted dagger, with a thin blade ground to a razor edge. It is carried underneath. the skirt in a sheath attached to a leather gartet that encircles the right leg just below the knee. The dagger can be drawn with a single motion of the right hand. The weapon has not been offi- clally adopted by the militants yet, but many of the more determined members have thus armed themselves and they say they will not hesitate to use the dagger if they are attacked and their lives are in danger. It is generally understood that the dagger 18 to be used only as a last resort tc protect themselves from violence. MUST WAIT FOR THEIR PAY Court Refuses Cash to Pay Thaw At torneys. v Pittsburg, Sept. 1.—Judge J. J Miller and fudge Thomas P. Trimble in orphans’ court here, refused im mediate cousideration of a petition filed by cor usel for Harry Thaw and asking that his trustee, the Fidelity Title and T ust company of Pittsburg; be permitte to pay him $10,000 of the $600,000 of his estate. “This court will take judicial notice that the petitioner is adjudged insanc in New York and we cannot see how We can make any decree in this casr in view of the standing in the siste: SCIENCE PROFESSOR HERE WILL COACH SCHOOL ATHLETICS | - | this™ afternoon. (horses and race horses from all parts VENING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1913, TODAY 1§ C Special ‘Program ft Children at Ten 0’clock This M mit State Fair Gro\m"aa‘, Sept. 1.—The grounds of the world’s biggest state fair is the center of interest in the Northwest and hundreds of thous- ands of people are moving on Ham- line, U. 8. A. with the avowed inten- tion of studying -and playing. | - Minnesota’s cropsirank with the best. ~ Minnesota’s! business condi- tions and outlook are brighter than are those of almostiany other state. Minnesota’s people jare prosperous and progressive and ‘are just begin- ning to glimpse wfiP % and will be agriculi sota’s great state f: conditions and poin - to' the promised land. For £hese reasons the people of the Northwest are !{ocking fairward and nmothing - short of a weather disaster cdm pre\'epl this year’s exposition from’ being the best attended and the mogt:prolific 6f good any ever before held -in K& Uni- ted States. i With nearly fifty thousand dollars* worth of preparatign, the 300-acre grounds were never so beautiful or so well equipped to care for exhibitors and visitors. Bach jof the fourteen great exhibition departments. ‘are has taken complete charge of the filled with the best. results of men and women’s work. [The.greatest live stock show ever seén in ‘the North- about 25 young people will endeavor West and as well halanced and in- structive a show as Has ever been put Miss Orajon in the country is{ready for an in- Kron of Moorhead, will render sev-:quiring public. eral solos and together with comedylot tbe best. specimens |sketches by the young men th I AL Nearly-a ' thousand dairy and f breeds of cattleja; {"the judglng em will fiefigixfl Draft horses, -Show of the country are waiting for their cue to take the center of the stage in their respective departments. In th “Big Dome” building, the energetic men from nearly two score of counties have arranged their dis- tricts’ best soil products. The har- monious whole pictures Minnesota as she really is, arid will furnish inspir- ation to Minnesotans and prospective Minnesotans during the week. The Week’s Program., Monday, Labor and Children’s Day —AIll children under 14 years, ac- companied by adult, admitted to the grounds free. Special program by playground children at 10 o’clock in the Live Stock Pavilion. Race pro- gram begins at 1:00 p. m. and will be opened by a special ceremony in front of the grand stand. Tuesday, Minneapolis Day—Uhlan, 1:58, world’s champion trotting horse, will start to lower record. Wednesday, Live Stock Day— Special features of interest to farm- ers and live stock breeders of the Northwest. Mother’s Day program in Instituté "Hall. Great free-for-all pace and other races and speed exhi- bitions. Thursday, Pioneers’ Day and Sold- iers’ Day—State-wide G. A. R. reun- ion. An unusual ‘program in front of the grand stand both afternoon and evening. 7 Friday, St. Paul Day—Sensational racing for the rich St. Paul purse as headliner, and elaborate vaudeville program. Grand Live Stock Pageant in front of the Grand Stand at 1:00 P. M. Saturday, Automobile and C. T. Day—All of thé world’s fastest circu- lar dirt track cars, driven by. such speed demons as Louis Disbrow, “Wild Bill” Endicott, Tetzlaff, Mul- ford and others, will take part in the races and exhibitions. Every Day—Gates open at 7 a. m. ‘Buildings and exhibits open for visi- state,” said Judge Milicr. (Continued on last page). in the barns Joyce, Margie; C. B. Griffith, Hap- Talk at Land Clearing Meeting — APPOINT COMMITTEE OF THIRTY The first meeting on land clearing ever held in Koochiching county was held at Big Falls Saturday, at:which H. E. Reynolds of Bemidji, W. R. Mackenzie of Bemidji and-J. E. Kien- 1tz of St| Paul, assistant immigration commissioner, were the principal 8peakers. b A committee of thirty farmers was appointed for the purpose of organ- izing farmer’s clubs throughout the county and northern Beltrami eoun- ty. The meeting was attended by upwards of forty men, all of whum were deeply interested in.the move- ment, W. R. Mackenzie talked on th work being done by the Northern Minnesota Development association and Mr. Kienitz outlined the work being done. in the state immigration department. . Mr., Reynolds took up the proposition of land clearing and showed the necessity of the farmer clubs. He compared the work accom- plished in Denmark with the possibil- ® the floor for half the day with ques- tions fired at him concerning every angle of land clearing and farm club organizatiop. ! The next meeting will be held Sep- tember 27 at which time the clubs Wl organize and lay out a plan of work. Efforts will be made to secure A. D. Wilson of the.University of Minnesota to assist in the organiza- tion work. : A visit was made out to the Lach- apelle farm and the tract of land be- ing cleared by the state. The trip' was made by teams and the result proved beneficial to all. The follow- ing is the committee appointed: A. R. Button, chairman, and C. S. Jameson, secretary; C. L. Hilstad, Big Falls; J. M. Allard, Henry; J. Vandervalk, Little Fork; James pyland; A. T. Scarlett, Forsyth; ‘Wil- liam Durrin, Northome; Tom Smith;} Wicker; Gus Peterson, Gawodyville; Fred Smith, Laurel; H. E. Huber, Gemmel; L. Colwell, Colwell Brook; Knute Hoss, Sturgeon River; M. Mc- Kenzie, Lundgren; Walter Potter, Mizpah; C. Hamre, Bear River; Vic ities of this section and was held on | EXTR AMERICANS LEAVING MEXICO Reports Declare That Bandits Killed Some While Attempting to Leave. p—— ‘Los Angeles, Cal,, Sept. 1.—Amer- lcan refugees in force here having landed yesterday at - San Diego. Sixty persons were brought mnorth from Gueymas and vicinity by United States Cruiser Pittsburgh. T. L. Findley while enroute to El Paso, Tex., declared that a number of ‘Americans were killed by bandits. while attempting to cross from Du- rango, which place was captured by ‘the insurgents. ROE VISITS NO. DAKOTA Drives 500 Miles by Automobile Over Splendid Roads and Sees Many Big Farms. WAS GONE NEARLY ONE WEEK « K. K. Roe the Bemidji grocer, re- turned this morning from an extend- ed trip through North Dakota, where he visited a dozen different towns and more ‘than a hundred farms. “One thing they have there is good roads,” said Mr. Roe. “The farmers keep the roads in good condition all LATING ED. GOULD Visited Clayton Collard st County Jail Sunday Morning—No Hard Feelings Shown, GOULD MAY BE REINSTATED Takes. Partial Blame for Trusting Collard Too Much—Prisoner Tells of Thefts. “I don’t know what tempted me to open the leters and take the money, but it is too late now to think about that. "I am ready to take my medi- cine and have this over with.and start life anew,” was a statement made by Clayton Collard, the 18- year-old son of Mrs. Emma Collard of this city who made a written con- fession to United States Postoffice In- spector Hughes Saturday afternoon. Collard also stated that he could mot stand by any longer ami see Gould in trouble over a crime he had not com- mitted and thdt he had let the mat- ter. proceed to far already. Collard told the entire story of his thefts Sunday morning to a Pioneer representative and to Edmund Gould who visited him in his cell at the county jail. He confessed of having taken money over a dozen times dur- ing the past year and the money stol- en amounted to about $160. The night the letter past through the Be- midji postoffice that the officers had the time by hauling gravel and con- tinual grading. The crops there are Just fair and do not compare with the record set in Minnesota as it has been pretty dry out there this .summer, ‘We took many photographs of farms, and scenes-of hay making, etc.. The trip was certainly a fine one.” Mr. Roe visited Fordville, Peters- burg, Park River and Laramore on his trip. He reports that the state is building a splendid agricultural school in Bark River and when com- Dleted will fieaeredit.to sha.atate: - - FEW AMERICANS LEAVE MEXICO Consul at Vera Cruz Ready to Assist All Applicants. Olson, Swiford; Mac Roman, Romen; H. C. Grove, Grand Falls; John Bear- sack, Wild Wood; Spencer Kendall, R. Chute, Ray; Rapid Rlver; G. J. Blaine, Denlybow; Frank Miller, Fairland; L. A, Ogaard, Ericksburg. WILL DRAW $30,000 A YEAR Charles 8. Mellen to Remain in New Haven Payroll. New York, Sept. 1.—Charles 8. Mellen’s announced intention of giv- g his successor as president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad compzny ‘“advice frem time to time as required” is not altogeth er unselfish. retiring executive with the board of directors on July 27, the date on which he resigned, he is to receive a substantial salary for at least five years, besides a large cash payment for his services in the past. Information that Mr. Mellen was to continue on the New Haven payroll came as a surprise, following the an- Vera Cruz, Sept. 1.—The American consul here obtained passage for New Orleans. & A The consnl has applications for pas’ would indicate that the American ex- odus from. Mexico is not yet remark- able, though Consul General William Canada said he had word that about 300 or more refugees would arrive here in a day or two from Mexico City and other points in the interior. John Lin . special representative of President Wilson, remained at the con- sulate, saying nothing of his inten- tions. A report was current, but not confirmed, that he has no intention of returning to Mexico City, unless defi nitely ordered, and that he may sail for the United States shortly unles: overtures for further negotiations. LAKE ENGINEERS MAY STRIKE Men on Lumber Carrying Vessels De- mand Rais Milwaukee, Sept. 1.—Willlam 8. nnection with the New Haven after | Brown, business agent of the Marine ::nted that “Mr. Mellen will have no | Engineers’ Beneficlal association, has cinnection with the New Haven after | left for the Canadian Soo, where he this week.” When this fact was call-| Will await the reply of owners of 300 ed to the attention of the New Haven | lumber carrying vessels on Lake Su- officers it was explained that the re. | perior and Lake Michigan to the de- ceipt of an annual retainer could not | mand of the men for a 15 per cent in- be considered as evidence that Mr. |crease in pay. - Six hundred engineers Mellen was still in the company’s em- | are lwplved. ploy. 53 —_— Mexican Paymasters Executed. Mining Expert ls Dead. Bl Paso, Tex., Sept. 1.—Two Mexi- Chicago, Sept. 1.—Merrit E. Tabor, | can -paymasters accused of stealing mining engineer and author of several | $200;000 have been shot in Juarez, books on mining and mineralogy, is | according tc a report that came dead here. He was one of the firsi | across the river. The men, in charge to go to Alaska after gold was discov- | of money being taken in a troop train ered there. Mr. Tabor was born at | to pay off soldiers at Chihuahua, es- Homer, Mich., and was fifty-five yearg | caped from the train with the money, old. 5 but were caught and taken to Juarez SCOO AROW THE CUB REPORTER COME ON D0SS - INVENTED & SWE! LITTLE MOTOR THAT WILL RUN, A Boar-x GNVE 0L ARIDE S Defective Page T ENGINE. \S THAT You Can LEAVE YOUR 0ARS AT RIDE WITHOUT WORK I m "{n‘"k I i The Boss Is Some Inventor Himself G AES PLOWINGRIGHT G-, ANT WE = GOT l\& i PAR OF 0ARS SIKINNED HOME_~ AND TAIKE A BOAT/ |To DEATH, HASNT 172 FEET AND WE OUGHT T GET HOME TOMORROW NOOM /> marked and sent and which contain- ed eight dollars Collard had = taken from the sorting table while Mr, Gould was busy with other duties. The letters were sorted -and were about to be placed in the sack for the west mail when Collard while holding a conversation with Gould walked past the table, picked up the letter and extracted the money in a few moments time. The letter was replaced and did not appear to have been hampered with. “How did you ascertain which let-- ~-{iers contained the money,” the pris- oner was asked. “I just took chances and always got money, I never took anything else,” was the reply. Collard apologized to Gould for let- ting him take the blame s long as he had, but stated that it took a lot of nerve to confess and would un- doubtedly have delayed longer . had Bannock; Harold Royen, Birchdale; |eleven Americans ahboard the steamer |not Inspector Hughes cornered him Robert Aprobetes, | ity of Tampico, just departing for |and questioned him. closely as he be- lieved that Collard knew more of the thefts than he had stated in the International Falls, and Joe Rogers, |588¢ from fifty other Americans. ThiS |trial, Hughes wrote out the confess- ion and the prisoner signed it ac- cording to the latter. ‘When speaking of the work of the detectives Collard said, “I didn’t like Griggs and wouldn’t tell him any- . thing, but Hughes appeared to be the right sort of a chap and I thought that he would be the best man I could find to whom to confess. I don’t care Bo much about myself as I can take all they can give because I know I deserve it, but I feel sorry for my mother whom I have been helping to Through an agreement made by the | ¢po Huyerta government renewed its |SuPPOrt since my father died.” Collard and Gould held a heart to heart conversation through the bars at the County jail during which Gould took the blame for trusting Collard to much. “You would have been the last man I would have sus- picioned,” Gould said, “When I talk- ed with you the morning after I had been arrested you did not show the slightest trace of being the gullty party and the only way I could see through the whole deal was that it was either a frameup or that they had gotten the wrong man. I didn’t imagine I had as many friends until I got into trouble and as far as I could see or learn none of my friends appeared indifferent towards me and since my vindication I have been kept busy shaking hands with my friends who have congratulated me.” 5 Collard expects to have his hear- ing Tuesday afterncon. - Just what the outcome will be is yet to be learned as the young man is a ‘fed- eral prisoner and will probably be sent to a federal prison for a term of years. Gould expects to be re-instated in the Bemidji postoffice in the near fu- ture as he received his official dis- missal papers from Washington S&t- urday morning and on the same day he was notified of his vindication. “It was certainly good news to me,” said Gould. "I was thinking about my trouble when Mr. Russell conveyed the good news to me and I was absolutely unable to attend to my duties around the store.” . M. S. Gilette opened up his bowl- ing alleys this morning and will ¢on-- tinue to operate them during the win- ter months. New balls and pins have urchased and the interior-of