Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 14, 1913, Page 1

i deal with Mexico. The sensational, VOLUME 11. 171, BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA,FRIDAY EVENING NOVE]AIBEB 14, 1915. FORTY CENTS PER MONTE MEXICAN WAR TALK: | TELLING ON WILSON President Shows That Responsibilities Of Office Are Weighing On Him Says Congressman Tavenner NEWSPAPER REPORTS BLAMED | Fake Stories and Sensational “Stuff” Aiding in Urging On Fight— ! | Means Lives of 25,000 Boys f By Congressman Clyde H. Tavenner. Washington, November 14—The President was weary the other morn- ing when he met the Washington newspaper correspondents in the re- gular weekly meeting he holds with} them. The lines on his face showed that the responsibilities of his of- fice are weighing on him. He was pallid, tired. His ahswers to ques- tions lacked the play of humor that characterized his informal utteran- ces when he first entered the White House. He knew in advance the questions that would spring first.” Mexico. 1t has been the theme of these White House meetings for months. And the questions were sanguinary, warlike. Had Huerta sent to the Powers a note of defiance of the United States? Had Lind prepared to break off all diplomatic relations War! ‘War! War! How soon? That was the unspoken, but apparent, eagerness behind most of the questions. The President answered all pa- tiently. He knew of no note. Lind is merely the medium for communica- tion—he is not laying down ulti- mata. But the President by his man- ner showed he realized the futility of trying to impress upon some of these news writers the necessity for moderation in their articles dealing with the Mexican question. Yet he did not terminate the inter- view without making the trail—his usual trial. Because of the White House custom I am mnot permitted to quote his exact words. But he zave the reporters to understand that the newspapers are making it very hard for the administration to jingoistic headlines not only excite the American people and appeal to the worst side of their nature, but the distortions and the surmises of of the reporters, raw boys some of them, and the pure “war fakes” are telegraphed promptly to Mexico to create further excitement and a lit- tle more hatred in an already excited country. It is a pity that this is true—that newspaper owners will assist the spread of inflammatory rumor and guess. It is not usually the fault of the reporter. His writing reflects the wish of his employer. And so, to get the “good story”, he draws founda- tionless conclusions he snatches a straw and with it predicts the tem- pest, or he resorts to that contempt- able thing, the out-and-out fake. Happily—I almost wrote unhap- pily—there will be no war unless the American people desire war. It is zood that the people have this free- dom of choice. But the people as a crowd are sometimes easily excited, ! yielding to war hysteria. As Champ§ Clark said the other day, the United| 23 has been the aggressor in get- ting into every of its foreign wars. And no one knows better than the President the effect in mob phychology of this continual, hyp- notic repetition of the tocsin of war with Mexico. It puts the nation into a frame of mind ready to be aroused to fury by some act that might other- wise result merely in a diplomatic incident. Do those who are writing news that makes the President’s task dif- ficult, do those who own the newspa- pers which print these articles, know what war means? Aside from the fact that it would set back for years the growing movement for “the new freedom,” aside from the wound war would give to the na- tion’s ideals, aside from the cost in money war is a terrible curse to a nation. Speaker Clark said that an inva- sion of Mexico would cost 25,000 American lives—American boys’ lives, for wars are fought by boys. One of the 25,000 might be your boy reader, or your sister’s boy or your daughter’s boy. Are you willing that your boy shall pay with his life for the desire of a few large city news- paper owners, and the Standard Oil Co., and Big Business in general that the United States gratuitously seek war with Mexico? ene MISS HELEN HUNTINGTON. Authentic Photograph of Vincent Astor’s Fiancee. KR KK KR K KKK KK KK * Saturday’s “Football * KK KKK KKK KKK KK KKK West Minnesota vs. Chicago. Ilinois vs. Purdue. Kansas vs. Nebraska. Hamline vs. Carlton. Iowa vs. Ames. Notre Dame vs. Wabash. Michigan vs. Pennsylvania. East Yale vs. Princeton. Harvard vs. Brown. Navy vs. Penn State. Army vs. Villanova. Dartmouth vs. Carlisle. | ® 1913, by Campbell Studio. This is the first and only authentic photograph posed expressly for the press of this country by Miss Helen Dinsmore Huntingion, who is to be- come the bride of Vincent Astor, the richest young man in the country. D.W.LAWLER FILES FOR GOVERNOR St. Paul Minn (Special To the Daily Pioneer.)—D. W. Lawler of St. Paul and former mayor of this city today filed as a candidate for the democratic nomination for governor. Mr. Lawlers filing is the first to be made for the primary election which is to be held next June as is provided for by laws passed by the last legis- lature. LYCAN MADE ALTERNATE| Bemidji Man Again Honored By Governor Eberhart Who Named Him As Delegate IS ONLY LOCAL MAN SELECTED Delegates to represent Minnesota at the fifth National Conservation congress at Washington, D. C., Nov. 18 to 20, were named today by Gov- ernor A. 0. Eberhart as follows: Rome G. Brown, Joseph Chapman, Jr., Allen D. Albert and H. V. Jones, ‘Minneapolis; Dean A. F. Woods, J. A. O. Preus and Harry T. Black, St. Paul; Milie Bunneil, A. C. Weiss, C A. Congdon and A. M. Chisholm, Du- luth; T. C. Collins, Windom; W. B. Parsons, Winona; Israel Sjoberg, Roseau. Alternates—John C. Sweet, T. Gui- ‘brandsen and George F. Authier, Minneapolis; Jerome W. Wheeler, St. Paul; C. F. MacDonald and Alvah Eastman, St. Cloud; Henry Sampson, Elbow Lake; Frank S. Lycan, Be- midji; W. B. Cliff, Ortonville; Mag- nus Peterson, Benson; Elias Jacob- son, Montevideo; Henry Benson, St. Peter; Olle Ferguson, Luverne; John Schutz, Marshall; Milo Price, Owa- tonna. The following were named dele- gates to the rivers and harbors con- gress ,also at Washington: Rome G. Brown and Colonel A. L. Crocker, Minneapolis; John Dietze, C. N. Morse, W. B. Parsons, Fred S. Bell, J. W. Lucas and James A. Tawney, Winona; George H. Sullivan, Still- water; L: C. Spooner Morris; J. H. Davidson, St. Paul; Lee Willicuts, Alexander McDougall,’ J. H. Barnes, R. B. Knox, F. B. Spelman, W. H. Hoyt, J. I. Thomas, W. A. McGonagle, F. W. Sullivan, J. R. McGiffert, A. M. Chisholm, W. H. Hoyt, E. F. Spink and B. Stockman, Duluth. Reported To Have Drowned Information reached Bemidji today .telling of the drowing of Gunder Ose. The message did not say how or when the man met his death. He was a homesteader at Roseau in Itas- ca county, near where he is thought to have met with the accident which cost him his life. L. T. Skrivseth has purchased three lots on Fourteenth street and Minnesota avenue and will com- mence building a bungalow in the near future. The foundation for the CANPAIGN ENDS TONIGHT Rankin To Conclude Two Weeks Tem- | perance Fight at Methodist = | Church This Evening | HAS ACCOMPLISHED MUCH HERE After having concluded one of the most temperance cam- paigns ever held in Bemidji A. C. Rankin will deliver his last lecture this evening. About hundred persons have signed pledges the campaign was begun. During his stay here Mr. Rankin has never re- peated the same argument against the sale of liquor twice, each even- ing ushering forth a new reason for his attack. Mr. Rankin’s theme last evening was the justification of the state department for the enforcement of the liquor laws, the same as we have to look after the banks and insur- ance companies. The first contention was that the license laws, local ov- tion prohibition creates an artificial suceessful three since condition of thingsabout the sale of| liquor that tempts men to be lawless. These condifiqus do not apply in anything else. Hence the necessity of safe guarding the community by special officers to enforce the law. The state provides special depart- ment and officers to enforce her laws along practically every other ling where tiz “viclation ol “law “aifects’ a large portion of the people, if a bank fails a great number of deposi- tors are injured, if an insurance com- pany fakes, large numbers are injur- ed, if low grade oil was permitted o be sold it would effect many people of the state injuriously, and so on throught the entire list. Mr. Rankin showed that in all of these lines the state provided special officers to see that the laws were enforced, where as the liquor business which through its lawlessness injures a larger num- ber in the state than any other busi- ness, has none. The industries have been revolu- tionized during the last third of a century of great combinations have [been formed, new legislation to pro- tect the people has been enacted, both state and national and the liquor business has been revolution- ized as much as any other while we have the same old method of a 100 years ago, to provide officers to en- force liquor laws, namely local elec- tions. Mr. Rankin leaves in the morning for Wadena where he will open a two weeks campaign Sunday even- ing. TRIPLE B TEAM NOT COMING Billings Team May Not Orgénize This Season—Now Champions. Bemidji Basket ball enthusiasts will be unable to witness the play- ing of the Triple B basket ball team this winter as the local manager was unable to book a game with this team. The Triple Bs hail from Bill- ings, Montafla, and now hold the championship of the world. An ef- fort was made to book a game with this team for the Bemidji quint for a feature contest which would un- doubtedly prove a big attraction as a former Bemidji boy is now manag- er of that team. According to Joseph Markham, manager of the Billings Quint, the Triple B five have not or- .ganized this year and if they do they will not tour as as in former s€asons. ‘ The Bass Lake Farmers club will build a church in the near future. Money, logs and lumber has been contributed for the purpose and it is expected that the church will be in condition to be used by next spring. J. J. Opshal of this city has donated the site for the building. The club meets tomorrow night and the sub- building has been completed. ject will again be brought up for dis- cussion. _New Officers To Be Named—Swamp {tion lof the Northern Minnesota De- PROGRAM ISSUED Announcement Made Today By Sec- retary Mackenzie of Features to be Provided Convention Delegates PROMINENT MEN TO BE TALKERS Land Issue Will Probably Be Discussed ! Enthusiasm in the coming conven- velopment growing association s and steadily point to the most successful meeting ever held.Tke convention will be held in Bemidji December 4th and 5th. The program for the meeting was issued today, and shows that among the speakers will be C. . Schulz state superintendent: Hugh J. Hughes, of St. Paul; Fred D. Sherman, state im- migration commissioner; W. P. Kirk- wood, Minneapolis; Tams Bixby; Dean Woods; Editor Scheers of Akeley and others. = Much interest is being shown in selection of new officers, and already several have been ' mentioned for president, one of these being Attor- | ney C. A. Albright of Brainard. It is likely that Mr. Mackenzie will ac- cept reelection as secretary, if given to him. indications Discuss Swamp Land 1t is probable that the swamp land |issue; which has caused such a stir during the last few weeks will be digcussed at the convention. The program follows: Program. (Tentative.) 10 a. m.—Convention called to ord- er by Cyrus M. King, Deer River, president N. M. D. A. Prayer—Rev. S. E. P. White, Be- midji, pastor First Presbyterian church, Address of Welcome. Response—Cyrus . M. King, dent. - -Appointment of committees. “"Address, “Co-¢Lorative Mifiketing? ) F.T. Wilson, Stillwater, State agricul- tural extension work. Address, “The Credit the Farmer| Needs.” Hugh J. Hughes, Minneapo- lis, editor, “Farm Stock and Home.” 2 P. M. Address, “Utilization of Convict La- bor on Public Highways.” C. F. Scheers, Akeley,. editor, “Akeley Her- ald-Tribune.” Address, “The Newspaper and the Country Life Movement.” W. P. Kirk- wood, Minneapolis, Country Life edi- tor, “Minneapolis Journal.” Address, “Co-operation in . Rural School Progress.” C. G. Schulz, St. Paul, state superintendent of public instruction. Address, A. F. Woods, St. Anthony Park, dean and director, University of Minnesota, department of agriculture. Address, “Co-operation of the Busi- ness Man and the Farmer,” Tams Bix- by, Muskogee, Okla. Address, Robert Carmichael, Farm- ington. Address, “Co-operative Land Clear- ing,” A. J. McGuire, Grand Rapids, superintendent, Northeast Experimen- tal Farm. Address, “Roads”, J. H. Mullen, St. Paul, deputy state engineer on road work. Address, “Co-operative Community Clubs.” D. B. Jewell, International Falls, agricultural agent, Koochiching presi- county. Address, “Co-operative Develop- ment.” J. D. Deets, Mankato, secre- tary Southern Minnesota Better De- velopment League. Address, Fred D. Sherman, St. Paul, State immigration commissioner and moving pictures. (Thursday evening.) Address. J. T. Elwell, Minneapolis, state senator, Address, L. H. Johnson, Minneapo- lis, former speaker, Minnesota legis- lature. Report of Committees. Report of officers. Election of officers. Friday wlil bel argely taken up with discussion on our problems for 1914. There will be music interspersed throughout the meeting. Smoker, Thursday evening. The Beltrami County Development Association and the Commercial Club of Bemidji have charge of all enter-, tainment features, ag hosts. As now planned all the meetings of the association will be held in the city hall. MOTHERS PENSION LAW HELD CONSTITUTIONAL St. Paul, Nov. 14—(Special to the Daily Pioneer)—The Minnesota State Supreme court this morning gave out a decision upholding the Mothers Pension law passed by the last legis- lature, as being constitutional and applicable in"all parts of the state. Large Number From Here will Watch Minnesota and Chicago Battle on Northrup Field DOPE SEEMS TO FAVOR GOPHERS Bemidji is to be well represented at the championship football game which is to be played at Minneapolis ' tomorrow between the Minnesota and Chicago elevens. Among those who will attend the game from here are the following, Attorney M. J, Brown, George Kinny, Gregg Malone, Art Lundberg, Clay- ton Cross, John Hilliby, James Sul- livan and Lester Achenbach. . Unusual interest is being shown in tomorrow’s contest which will un- doubtedly decide the conference title. Minnesota by its great victory over Wisconsin, was at once recognized as being a fit opponent to meet Chicago and during the last ,week have steadily gained support from the fans, and today the Gopher eleven is generally being considered as the fa- vorite by those who are supposed to “know.” ‘Wisconsin is -hoping that Chicago is returned the winner in the Satur- day game, thereby giving the Bad- gers a chance to figure in the cham- pionship should they defeat Chicago. If this condition should arise, it would give all three elevens an op- portunity to claim the title, Min- nesota claiming it because it won from Wisconsin who defeated Chica- g0, Chicago claiming it because of winning from Minnesota who de- feated Wisconsin, and the latter eleven taking a swing at the flag by reason of it having run down Chicago who beat Minnesota. AKELEY TEAM- DISBANDS Basket Ball Quint Which Was To Play Opening Game With Bemidji Cancels All Contests For Season Fi Akeley - athletes have disbanded their city basket ball team and will not play any ‘games this winter ac- cording to J. Engelbritsen, who was elected manager of the team several weeks ago. The reason for the dis- banding of the team is the result of many of the players leaving the city and the lack of good material for a winning team. The disbanding of the Akeley team forces the Bemidji Ath- letic Club basket ball team manager to re-arrahge the local schedule ‘to some extent as Akeley had been booked for the first game of the sea- son which was to be played on Thanksgiving night. Letters have been written to several other cities for an opening game and it is prob- able that the opening game will be booked by the latter part of the week. 75(-31')' little practicing has been done by local candidates but as two of last years men are out of the city and as the suits have not as yet ar- rived the interest usually shown has been lacking. Owing to the fact that there only 12 more days before the opening game a quint will be picked from the candidates appearing regu- larly commencing Monday to clash with the opponents for the first game of the season. PREPARING FOR MINSTRELS Committees On Home Talent Show To Start Active Work Soon Arangements are now being made to commence practice for the Bemid- ji Athletic Club Minstrel Show which will be given by members of the club this winter. Although the en- tertainment will not be produced at |as early a date as had been first planned it will undoubtedly prove a success as the latest songs, jokes and other material will be used. Al Jester has complete charge of the play which promises to rank among the best productions ever presented in Bemidji. ° Mrs. Lee LaBaw, accompanied by her brother, Earle Cochran, left last evening for Minneapolis, where she will be met today by her father and mother, George and Mrs. Cochran. Mrs. LaBaw and Earle will likely go on to Milwaukee where the latter will have his eyes treated. Mr. and The case over which the decision of the supreme court is caused, arose in Stearns county. 'Mrs. Cochran will return to Bem- idji Sunday morning. Mrs. Cochran just returned from a trip west. OF CANDIDATES'IS-REASON.| - The-city donations was allowed by DEVELOPMENT NEET |BENIDI NEN T0 SEEGANE[ISSUE.REPORT OF ROAD AROUND LAKE A. P, White, Chairman of Contruction Committee Gives Out Statement of Receipts and Disbursements. TOTAL COST AMOUNTS TO $1,238 Tag Day, Minstrel Show, Auto Clab and City Donations Responsible for Existence of Highway. That the exact cost of the com- struction of the road around the lake totaled $1,239.88, is shown in a re- port issued by A. P. White, chatr- man of ‘the construction committee of the Bemidji Automobile club, to- gether with a statement of the re- ceipts and disbursements. The road which has proven so po- pular during the summer and fall was made possible by donations and attractions which were staged for that purpose. Those most responsi- ble for the success of the undertak- ing are the women who conducted the tag sale, from which $260 was netted, the young men of the city, who participated in the minstrel show which scored such a hit, the Auto club donation, and the city dona- tions. Several individual donations were. also made, and the residents of Lavinia “came across” with $65. The statement issued by Wr. White follows: Receipts. Tag Day .... 260.02 Minstrel show . 212.25 Auto club 339.0% Lavinia residents 65.00 City donations .......... 300.00. Donation No. 1.... 41,90 Donation No. 2. ... 21.68 $1,239.88 Disbursements. Labony 4ol inmi $ 74156 Supplles ..............0 498.32 $1,239.88. the council after Mr. White had ap- peared personally before the alder- men and proved -to them the neces- sity of improving the Irvine avenue road, leading to the head of the lake. Mr. White said this morning “The committee wishes at this time, to publicly thank those who donat- ed, also the ladies who assisted at tag day and to ' especially thank Messrs. A. Lord and James Black for their efficient services rendered in the construction of the road.” COMPLETE SEASON'S CUF Crookston Company Mill Closed Down This Noon After 192 Days Of Sawi HAVE CUT ABOUT 74,000,000 FEET At noon today the Crookston saw mill shut down bringing an end to the 1913 operations. The season has been very successful and approxi- mately 74,000,000 feet have been sawed. While the mill has been running since the third day of April, the out- put is not as great as was that of last year when 76,000,000 was the re- sult, when the operating season was several days shorter, this difference being caused by the fact that the gang saw was out of commission for more than a week. During the summer months about 460 men are employed, and when the carriages stopped running this noon, 240 men were thrown out of jobs. The most of these will probahly seek work in the lumber camps dur- ing the winter months. The pay roll at the Crookston mill averages about $36,000 a meonth. There is a great demand for Nor- thern grown alfalfa seed at the pre- sent time.. Alfalfa has grown with such good results that a greatly im- creased acreage is certain to come. It is time to begin to get seed that will be needed. A movement is now om 'foot ~to secure several thousand pounds of hardy Northern grown seed. Any farmers interested should write to 'Northwest Experiment Farm, Crookston, for full informa- tion regarding this seed. It is ab- solutely necessary to secure a hardy strain of seed. It cam be secured at a modegate price now but it must be *ordered early. 5 Spy