Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 28, 1913, Page 1

THE BEMIDJT VOLUME 11, NO. 182, BEMIDJI MINNESOTA FRIDAY E&ENING, NOVEMBER 28, 1913 FORTY CENTS PER MONTH MEXICO TROUBLE IS WAR OVER OIL Peons Behind Carranza Think They are Fighting for Liberty—Patriot- ism Hold Huerta’s Men WANT UNDISPUTED TITLE sTavenner Tells of Conditions of War And Shows Insane Folly of En- tering Fight *v Congressman Clyde H. Tavenner. Washington, 28—The troubles that beset Mexico are very November iargely the battles in a war over oil. The peons behind Carranza think they are fighting for liberty, and the spldiers in Huerta's army feel that patriotism holds them in the ranks, but both are mistaken. These Mexi- cans are shooting down their brother Mexicans, and the United States is in danger of being brought into the im- sroglio, because the great Pearson oil aterests want undisputed title to cer- tain rieh oil concessions in Mexico. Much of the history of this oil lispute was told by witnesses before the Senate Committee which inves- tigated the troubles at the Mexican rorder. But as the situation grows wore acute for this country addition- .1 information has been brought out, until now the entire history of the Mexican oil struggle is pretty well known in Washington. It dates back to the regime of Por- “rio Diaz, the dictator who believ- »l in the development of his country »y the process of giving away the re- =ources of the Mexicnn people to rich exploiters from other counties. At that time the Standard Oil Com- pany through the Waters Pierce Oil “‘ompany (then a Standard sub- sidiary), and the British oil interests were engaged in a desperate contest tor the oil concessions of Mexico, pro- rably the greatest store of petroleum n the world. The Water-Pierce peo- vie were given an oil grant. Diaz al- =0 gave a vast oil concession to Sir #Weetman Pearson, now Lord Cow- cyray, of England. ! Madero, a visionary, began his re-| volution. The Standard people, feal- ing that Diaz had favored the Brit- ish over the American oil interests, lined to be friendly to Mad- were i ro. When Madero won it put the Amer n interests in the ascendency. Nitnesses before the Senate Commit- tee tried to show that Madero intend- «d to vote the vast oil regions to the Waters-Pierce Company, which has since severed its connection with the Standard. Madero was not successful in this, tat he did actually menace the Brit-| sh holdings by proposing to take way from all concessionaries lands maving clouded titles. That sealed his tate. There seems to be no question that Cowdray gave at least moral nacking to the Huerta-Feliz Diaz treachery against Madero. But the hand was played too far. The con- epirators - in a murderous frenzy as wassinated Madero, and the whole} world recoiled with horror. The kill- ing of Madero precluded recognition by the United States. But so strong vas the Pearson influence in British politics that Great Britain prompt- 'y recognized Huerta's government. Recently the British oil magnates began to grow uneasy about the con- tinued refusal of President Wilson to recognize Huerta. They found the, way to put pressure on the United States. Lord Cowdray convinced Winston Churchill, head of the ad- miralty, that Britain should go in for, «il burning battleships. Where to get 1he 0il? Why, in the Pearson conces- sions in Mexico, forever independent of the United States and the Standard 0il Company. Cowdray got the oil eontract and England sent to Mexico % new ambassador friendly to Mexico. Therefore, peons who never owned = foot of land cof their own, are kill- img each other in Mexico to deter- mine whether Lord Cowdray or the Waters-Pierce Oil Company shall do- minate the Mexican oil fields. And there are Americans urging that Am- «rican boys shalll be sent in to kill the peons and be killed themselves, for the benefit of a few millionaries. The insane folly of war was never more elearly shown than in this Mexican affair. There will be a special meeting of the Eastern Starin the Masonic Hall #his evening at 8 p. m. There is con- widerable work to be done and refresh- wments will be served. W. M. PARCELS CLOGPOSTUFFICE| ®rvess vereats choss | BUSHiC A CCIDENT. Annual Christmas Congestion Ap- pears—Erickson Tells of Package Insurance. | “MAIL EARLY” SIGN POSTED' Congestion of Christmas mail al- Cross showed marvelous recuperative ready has become a bugaboo at the'’ postoffice and sundry are rules and| expendiences being resorted to in order to snare the specter. With| parcel post shipments added to the ac-| cumulation of mail, the quantity of, matter which will crowd floors andi corridors is expected to be larger than: ever. To forwarn a thoughtless puu- lic, the department has prepared sev- eral cards bearing the injunctions, “Mail Early,” * Wrap Securély,” and “Address plainly.” Instructions were received by of- fices of the state from first assistant postmaster general, Daniel C. Roper, to ‘have clerks assigned to parcel post duty memorize the first, second and third class postoffices, known as the presidential offices, in the first and second zones. This will obviate the necessity for employees spending frenzied moments looking up data with crowds lined up at the windows. Department officials, in the inter- est of time economy, are urging peo- ple who expect to use the parcel post to get their tags in advance, adddress them and have them tied to packages on the day of mailing. “There is much misunderstanding among people generally as to the in- surance of parcel post articles,” said Postmaster Erickson. “Packages un- der this classification cannot be reg- istered, but they may be insured, the charge being 5 cents on a value of $25 and 10 cents from $25 to $50. Special tags are procured for the pur- pose, these tags having three sec- tions, one to be placed on the parcel, one to be kept by the postoffice and the third going to the sender.” Practice Tonight. Basketball practice will be held thi$ evening in the Athletic club rooms and every candidate is requested to be present. A game is now being ar- ranged for next week and owing to the short time left for practice the nlayers will put in every possible mo- ment at practice. A temporary cap- tain will probably be appointed to- night. Miss Ivis Roberts, teacher in the Cass Lake schools, is spending her Thanksgiving vacation as the guest of her mother Mrs. W. H. Roberts. Miss Harding of Cass Lake and Miss Randalh of St. Paul are also guests at the Roberts home. Mexican Awarded Victory In Twen- tieth Round at Los Angeles. Los Aageles, Nov. 28—Joe Rivers| of Los Angeles, the Mexican, defeated Leach Cross, the New York light- weight, in 20 rounds, after two knockdowns in the fourth and ninth. powers and fought (brilliantly, but could not overcome the lead Rivers won by constant and vicious milling. Cross had a marked advantage in five rounds, while Rivers lcd in 13. Referee George ‘Blake’s decision was popular with the crowd. TRIBUNE IS MISINFORMED Minneapolis Paper Says Swamp Land Deal Will Probably Cost C. M. King Receivership. FRED KING IS MAN SELECTED| Bemidji persons interested in the selection of Fred King, the Grand Rapids man as receiver in the Cass Lake land office, are much aroused because of an article printed in the Minneapolis Tribune saying that the appointment would probably be fought because of the swamp land protest. The Tribune- believing that C. M. King was to be the new receiv- er. The Tribune quotes Attorney Gen- eral Smith as saying. “l saw trouble ahead for these lands, and I had in mind just before the protest was filed to go to Washington and consult officials of the interior department. With Mr. King taking the position he does, his appointment as register of the land offiice at Cass Lake would be harmful to the state and possibly we would be doing the right thing if we protest- ed against confirmation of his ap- pointment. These lands are located in the Cass Lake district and Mr. King could make the state a lot of trouble. It is not tHe first time that'lla‘?“'".‘:dimg to. witnesses, he dazed. this particular land office has made trouble for us.” Many Crowd Grand. Crowded houses greeted all shows at the Grand yesterday at which the! motion picture “In the Bishop’s Car- riage,” was shown. Many persons had to be turned away. The same ppicture will be shown for the last time this evening. Many who saw the picture yesterday claim it to be! one of the best films ever brought to Bemidji. Building a It is a difficult proposition to huild a business without capital and business methods. What would we think of a man who started in business with little capital, in a poor location, with puor goods, poor salesmen, poor reput least, poor advertising. 1 not sell the goods to the public at the poor loca- tion, aided by the poor ad poor merchant blame. H advertising, and says advertising doesn't pay. His advertising don’t pay him The impossible is not No one claims that advertising can change the leopard’s spots, but advertising will sell the leop- Likewise no one claims that advertis- ing will make a business man out of a man, or a ard’s skin. success of any business, b vertising will assist materially in building a busi- ness for a man where common sense is used in the conduct of the business. 7 The basis of all individual success in life is common sense, and the ness is common sense. sense in embarking ina b selecting a location, choosing salesmen, and parad- ing his wares before the public throuch advertis- ing, it i3 as impossible to ceeding as to stop the Niagara. build a permanent and profitable patronage only way to do that is to the time, i No business essential more neglected, and thus pletely to so many business failures as advertising, The buying habit of propl and the best way to keep changing habits, ever in:reasing demands, is throngh newspaper advertising —everybodv looks to the newspaper for all the news. ' g Business ‘ ation, and last, but not f the poor salesmen do vertising, what does the e invaribly blames his claimed for advertising. ut it is claimed that ad- basis of success in busi- If a man uses common usiness, buying his gonods, prevent him from suc- His purpose is to The go out after business all is less understood and contributes mo e com- e is changing constantly in touch with these ever NOT CARELESSNESS In Sté.tement. Made to Crow Wing County Attorney Noted Twirler Tells: of Running Down Man, INQUEST BEING HELD TODAY Witnesses Say Pitcher Was - Going Slow and Could Not Avoid Strik- ing Aged Man Thought Deaf An inguest is being held at Brain- erd this afternoon over the remains bf Louis T. Miller, the aged flagman of dently run down and killed by Leslie Joe “Bullet” Bush. Busl, in a statement made to Coun- ty Attorney G. S. Swanson, said that it w\'aspxiw!y accidental; that Miller had dodged on the street in front of the car; that he had twice put on the brakes; that he had turned from Mil- ler, and ‘as he did so the last time the old man jumped squarely in front of the car. Bush was driving the car and one of the passengers was his father. Neck Is Broken. Miller’s skull was fractured and his neck was broken. He was taken to the hospital by Jokn Bush; Leslie’s father, in an ambaul- ance. Sisters’ He died within an hour after the accident. The car passed over ‘his body. Say He Sounded Horn. Bush sounded the auto horn as he rounded the‘ corner, according to eye witnesses, who said the aged man walked in front of the machine, evi- dently not heeding the signals. Bush, who was accompanied by Kirk Smith, Mose De Rocher a}\d four oth- er young men, shouted at Miller, but, seemed Bush Running Slowly. J. A. Larson, employed at the freight depot near the accident, said Bush was running the car slowly and had the lamps lighted. Bush re- fused to make any statement. He conferred with the chief of police, but was not arrested. The coroner’s inquest will be held today. i Young Bush is well known in Be- midji and his many friends here are confident that the accident was not due to carelessness and that it was unavoidable. CASS NAMES DELEGATES Neighboring County Selects Those Who Will Attend Big Convention In Bemidji Next Week RESULT OF COUNTY MEETING Delegates who will represent Cass county at the convention of the Nor- thern Minnesota development as- sociation which is to be held in Be- midji next Thursday and Friday were named at a meeting of the Cass coun- ty association held recently. M. N. Koll was appointed chairman and Chris Burns, secretary. Following is a list of the delegates: - Cass Lake—M. N, Koll, Chris Burns, G. E. Marshall, Wm. O’Neil George Lydick, Lester Bartlett. Walker—F. A. Dare, Hon P. H. MecGarry. W. T. McKeown, A. Mec- Bride. Wi Backus—B. L. Perry, John Bailey. Pine River—E. B. Dahl, E. L. Forbes, H. C. Gilbert, M. Bowman, Remer—Joe. Hermes, R. A. Wick- lund. Federal Dam—Ed. Gannon. Bena—J. E. Johnston, Jas. D. Middleton. 3 Pillager—E. P. Bacon, W. P. Jones, Wm. Coe. KE K KKK KKK KKK KKK * THANKSGIVING FOOTBALL «x R R R R R R R EE RS SR Notre Dame 29, Texas 7. Carlisle Indians 13. Brown 0. Haskell Indians 39. Christian Brothers 10. * University of Pittsburg 7. Penn- sylvania State 6. . Syracuse 74. St. Louis 0. South Dakota 17, Creighton 0. ||| Copyright 1913 by George E. Patterson |I! Western Reserve 17, Case 6. St. Thomas 13, Marquette 0. Cornell 21, Pennsylvania 0. the Northern Pacific railroad, acci-| DISLOCATES SHOULDER Homer Oranger Jumps From Moving Passenger Tuesday Evening. Homer Oranger was dismissed from St. Anthony’s hospital Wednes- day night where he, was confined two days on account of injuries received when he jumped from the north bound passenger. Oranger caught the six olclock passenger Tuesday with the intentions of riding to the box factory where he is employed. When within about 100 yards from where the ‘train stops Oranger attempted to jump. The train was moving at a rapid rate and he was thrown violent- ly against a syitch and was knocked unconcious. He was rushed to St. An- thony’s nospital where it was dis- covered that no bones were broken and he was uninjured further than a dislocated shoulder and several min- or bruises. He will return to work in a few days. PROGRAM WAS SUCCESS Junior-Freshman Literary Society Entertained Large Audience Wed- nesday Afternoon at High School i FEATURES “PRINT SHOP SCEII‘IE"’ Original productions are proving popular in the Bemidji High school as was shown by the Junior-Freshmarn Literary program which was given Wednesday afternoon in the High school assembly room. Filling the as- semply room and crowding the rear aisles the attendance proved the largest that has ever shown an inter- est in the work being done by these societies. Every number was loudly applauded and the students partici- pating in the musicial selections re- sponded to encores. The first number on the program was a song by the double quartette consisting of Myrtle Neuman, Har- riet Davids, Harold Hayner, Robert Shaw, George Graham and Delbert Elletson. - “One Hour in a Printing Offics” and original production staged by the students of the Junior-Freshman Lit- erary society proved to the most en- tertaining number presented. Edwin Simons, as managing edi- tor, and Fred Graham, as editor had charge of the office which represent- ed the editorial rooms of a city newspaper. An interesting editorial on the Mexican situation was read by Mr. Simons which described the con- ditions in Mexico. At the close of this reading Miss Ella Daigle’ entered the editorial rooms dressed as a spinster. Miss Daigle read an . original poem on “Love” which apparently did nnt meet the approval of the editors who invited her to leave at any time. This portion of the number proved to be the most rumorous incident of the en- tire entertainmrent and Miss Daigle won credit for therself by the able ‘manner in which she recited the long poem, Many High school students were used by the society editor, Miss Ella Anderson, for her news items and the incidents related brought outbursts of applause and laughter from the audi- ence. As sporting editor Milre Achen- bach described a football game from the angle of a young lady who was witnessing her first game. She also told amusing incidents on each foot- ball player of the 1913 squad. Charles Haycraft as fashion editor described the new fall ‘styles for women. This subject proved an easy opportunity for a humorous produc- tion and Mr. Haycraft was selected as the most capable of carrying this role. Walter -Deneau as printer's “devil” was also classed among the comedy features of the production. Many Attend Bemidji United Commercial Tra- velers entertained aboue 40 couple last evening at their fourth dance of the season. Remfrey’s five piece or- lchestra furnished the music. Miss Dolly Koors and sister served the frappe which was furnished by E. F. Netzer. The dance was classed among the most successful of the season and was attended by a larger number than has ever attended these dances. The fifth dance of the series will be given in about two weeks. Christmas Sale Tomorrow. Tomorrow afternoon the women of the Episcopal church will hold a hand made Christmas article: sale. ' The sale will be conducted in the base- ment of the Episcopalian church. MAYOR WOULD PUT COUNCIL ON SALARY McCuaig Approves Thief River Falls Plan Whereby Alderman Are Given $100 a year For Their Services CHARTER CAN BE REMEDIED Believes That With Small Amount of Work It Can Be Made Into Docu- ment Filling Needs of Bemidji l Th@t the charter now being used in governing Bemidji, which is crif- icised by almost every one as ‘being “absolutely no good,” can be made into a document which will meet with all the requirements of the city is the opinion of Wmiaan McCuaig, Bemidji’s mayor.. 2 The mayor expressed himself in this way when asked his opinion as to the defeat of the charter commis- sion. “While I am not opposed to the commigsion. form of government, I must admit that I was against the proposed charter as it was put to the voters last Tuesday,” he said. Can Amend Charter “But with its defeat,” continued Mr. McCuaig, “the ridicule whicn during the last couple of years has been thrust at the present charter is renewed. We all of course know that the charter is lacking in several res- ‘pects. We must admit that it has a large number of good charactenistics. It is my earnest opinion that with a small amount of work the charter can be amended as to in all ways rule and govern the city’s affairs in a proper manner. : “Another matter which meets with my approval, and which under our charter can not be allowed, is the giv- ing of the members of the council a small salary for- work performed by them in governing the affairs of the city. At Thief River Falls I un- derstand-the plan allowing each councilman - ‘one hundred ‘dollars a year is very satisfactory. I do.noe be- lieve that another charter election will be held soon.” = The New Council Now that the proposed charter has been defeated talk is already turn- ing as to who ‘will comprise the new members of the Bemidji counecil. George Stein and George Rhea, city clerk and treasurer, respectively, will seek reelection, it is understood, al- though neither have announced his candidacy. Both “George’s” will probably be returned to office with- out opposition. Murphy To Hold Over Ray Murphy, alderman at large, will hold over another year, while the terms of Alderman Kiein in the first Alderman Smart in the second, Alder- man Miller in the fourth will expire. None ©of these have announced that they will seek reelection. Alderman Hannah is the only So- cialist on the council and it is prob- tion at the polls in February. Two years ago when he was elected the third ward went Socialist by =a large vote, and had much to do in electing Fred Malzahn mayor. Since that time and especially in the election Tues- day, indications seem to show that the Socialist vote in this ward is de- creasing, and already many are pre- dicting that Hannah could not be re- turned, to the council should he so desire. ‘While Mayor McCuaig will not say he will be a candidate for reelection it is generally understood his name will be placed on the ballot. NEBISH FARMERS TO MEET Carlson - To Address Settlers = Next : Tuesday Afternoon. Farmers in the vicinity of ‘Nebish are much interested in' the meeting which s to be held there next Tuee- day afternoon. Mr. Carlson: of Er- skine, who is known as being ome of the best institute talkers in the state, will speak. Other features have beem provided for the program. Bociety Elects Officers. ‘Wednesday evening the members: of the Junijor-Freshman Literary so- clety of the Bemidji high echool held 2 short meeting. to elect officers for the ensuing year. was elected President; Hazel Sever- son, Vice President and Miss Ella Anderson Secretary and Treasurer. man Hannah in the fourth and Alder- able that he will meet with oppiste - Bdwin J. Simons.