Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 28, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME 11. NO. 259. BEMIDJT MINNESOTA SATURDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 2, 1014, - DEMAND WILL BE MADE ON HUERTA Uncle $23m Wants fiepmti«n For Vegara's Death—General Villa Submits Another Offer MANY REBELS ARE EXECUTED United States Indirectly Responsible For Benton's Death Says General Huerta in Statement Washington, Feb. 28.—That the American government regards the hanging of Clement Vergara, an Amer- ican citizen, near Hidalgo, Mex., as a subject for reparation by the Huerta government, became known after the cabinet meeting. While the Benton incident was dis- cussed in great detail members of the cabinet particularly were concerned over the hanging of Vergara. That act, they believed, had shocked the *American people and should not go unpunished, Consul Letcher telegraphed Secre- tary Bryan that Villa would permit two Americans, two British represen- tatives and two members of the fam- ily of Willlam S. Benton to view the body of the dead ranchman. It is pre- sumed that the body is at Chihuahua City. Consul Letcher also reported that General Villa would permit two physi- cians te accompany the American and British representatives and members of the DBenton family and that he would furnish transportation and ac- communications for all of them. Secretary Bryan said just before en- tering the cabinet meeting that Con- sul Letcher's dispatches also confirm- ed previous dispatches that Benton's body was in Chihuahua City. He said arrangements would be made soon for the visit of the commission to Chihua- hua to view the corpse. HUERTA ISSUES STATEMENT United States Indirectly Blamed for Benton’s Death. Mexico Ci . 28.—Indirectly the blame for the execution of Wiiliam S. Benton is placed on the United States Ly the Mexican government in a memorandum sent to Washington, coples of which were delivered tq the foreign legations here. Hope is expressed in the memoran- dum that the United States will recog- nize the evils which have developed following the permitting of the impor- tation of arms by the rebels and will take steps to remedy them. The memo- randum concludes: “This government expects to com- ply with its high duty to humanity and with the functions of a represen- tative state that forms part of inter- national society by soliciting by means of this note reflection by our neigh- boring country regarding the sad consequences the arming of rebels, who do not respect life, honor or property, has brought and will con- tinue to bring.” ON THE KILLING OF BENTON General Carranza Receives Communi- cation From Secretary Bryan. Nogales, Mex., Feb. 28.—The Con- stitutionalist commander-in-chief, Gen- eral Venustiano Carranza, has receiv- ed a communication from Secretary of State Bryan regarding the death recently at Juarez of W. S, Benton, a British subject. The message was presented to Ceneral Carranza through Ysidor Fabela, acting secre- tary of foreign relations in the pro- sional cabinet. The Dbelated com- munication had been given to Senor Fabela by Frederick Simpich, the American consul here, who returned hastily from Cananea, where he had been called to investigate anti-Chinese disturbances. MR. SLAYDEN IS SARCASTIC Says Texas Militia Will Protect Uncle Sam’s Troops. Washington, Feb. 28.—Representa- tive Slayden (Dem., Tex.), member of the military affairs committee, as- sured the house that should General Villa attempt to invade the United States the state of Texas would un- dertake to protect the federal govern- ment and its army. . Mr. Slayden was replying in sar- castic vein to Representative McKel- lar's statement that the army was in- adequate to perform its functions. GENDARMES ARE CORNERED Detachment of 150 Persian Soldiers Surrounded by Tribesmen. Teheran, Persia, Feb. 28—A de- tachment of 150 gendarmes is corner- ed in its barracks at Kazerun by a large body of tribesmen. The com mander of the gendarmes, Major Ohls- son, a Swede, was killed. The assailants are Vasridiwan rifle men. Kazerun, the scene of the fight, is in the province of Pars, fifty-five miles west of Shiraz. Reinforcements have been dispatched from Shiraz and a detachment of British marines frorn Bushire. FOLK ACCEPTS NEW PLACE Resigns as Solicitor of the State De. partment. Washington, Feb. 28.—Solicitor Gen- eral Joseph W. Folk of the state de- partment, ‘ex-governor of Missouri, has tendered his resignation to Secre- tary of State Bryan to take effect at once. Folk will accept the offer made by the interstate commerce commission to become its chief counsel. WILLIAM LORIMER. Says Reports That He Has Quit Politics Are Ridiculous. LORIMER BACK FROM EUROPE Made Trip to Study Currency Condi- tions Abroad. New York, Feb. 28.—William Lori- mer of Chicago returned on the Olympic from a three months’ Eu- ropean tour. When asked whether he was still in politics Lorimer said: “Why, of course, I'm still in politics. ‘Why shouldn’t I be? I always have been in the game ever since I was old enough to have a man's thoughts and I intend staying in it as long as I live. Any reports that I have left politics are simply ridiculous. “One of the principal objects of my trip was to make a first hand study of currency conditions abroad. I found there is much more confidence in American securities since the pas- sage of the new currency law. You know I am president of a Chicago bank and the financial situation in this country has been so muddled in re- cent months that the directors of the institution déclared it would be a good idea to find out how tL.oy did things in Burope. ‘I have come back with some splendid ide REMEDY FOR IDLENESS National Conference On Unemployed In Session—Speakers Declare Ger- many Has Solved Problem STATE EXCHANGES URGED New York, Feb. 28.—Delegates to the national conference on unemploy- ment gathered in the city hall to find a remedy for irregularity of employ- ment, to hit upon a practicable meth- od of bringing together “the jobless man and the manless job” and to or- ganize the labor market so there may be a permanent thinning in the swol- len ranks of the unemployed. According to the census bureau 25 per cent of the entire number of work- ing persons in New York are without employment for from one to three months during the year. Mayor John Purrow Mitchel opened the conference with an address on “Public Responsibility.” The delegates brought to the con- ference special home problems from every large city in the country and from an exposition of these special conditions a general paacea is being formulated. “This problem,” said Dr. John B. Andrews, secretary of the American Assoclation for Labor Legislation, “will sift down to this: How are em- ployers to employ a constant staff of men and keep them busy in slack seasons? Germany has done it and certain manufacturing concerns and railroads in this country have shown that this can be done by shifting men engaged in construction work from one part of the country to another as the slack season in any given locality leaves a surplus of labor. “The definite constructive result of this conference,” he concluded, “will be the establishment of a great many employment exchanges. which ought to be run by the state.” Already, according to Dr. Andrews, eight cities have established free em- ployment exchanges. Washington, Feb. 28 —Amendments to the postoffice bill to strip the post- master general of power to lower rates and alter regulations of the par- cel post were-thrown out by the sen- RENEWS INQURY | o=memwss [yTgiEqics WiN ON FREE SERVICE™ * % WZA2™| FRON TWOHARBORS Interestate Commission Seeking Fur-| Monday for New York by the way of ther Light—Is Declared To Be |Minneapolis, while inithe twin cities| In First Game—Final Result Be- ing Thirty to Fifteen Costly—Opponents Advance Ideas he will attend the &mmg of the ; Synodical committee’"of Home Mis- sions and Sunday school work. In : g ILLIMINATE TARIFF INCREASE New York Rov. Whité will represent FAST GAE!E THIS =~ EVENING the Synod of Minnesota, before the Charges Should Be Made For “Spot-|riome Mission board/ which will be ting” And Railroads Would Save |in s¢»v‘on March lllfifilz‘ He will be absent two Sundays. . Pastor Large Amounts By Scheme evangelist J. C. Strand of East Grand Forks will preach in/the Presbyter- ian church —on the eighth and an- nouncement will be’made later for su.vices to be held on the fifteenth. Mr, White will visit his Liothers in the east before retuitzinz to Bem- iaji. Defeated Players Cert&in,l‘hey Can Win Tonight—Bestul Not To Be In Lineup This Evening Washington, Feb. 28.—Further in- quiry was begun by the fnterstate commerce commission into the ques- tion of so called ‘“free services” by railroads, including ‘“spotting - cars” for loading and unloading on. private spur and side tracks, ferry car serv- :::zs.and tunnel and lighterage serv- CONFESSED BEF&RE DEAT" In a game featured by sensational basket throwing the Bemidji Athle- tics last night won from the Two ‘Harbors five by a 80 to'15 score. The Two.Harbors bunch played a strong game during the first hald and start- ed off with a dash surprising to the Bemidji men. For the visitors Graves and Wood. ard were the stars, these two players being in every play and each was able to connect for difficult baskets, Woodard scoring from near the cen- tre of the floor. Keman was the CRIME | chief point getter of the Two Harbors aggregation, getting three field bas- kets. Inability to throw fouls cost Two Harbors many points. Inability to throw fouls cost Two Harbors many points, Brandon Stars Captain Brandon for Bemidji scor- ed 14 points unaided, and several of ‘his baskets were from almost impos- sible positions Neuman played his oppdsing centre to a standstill and added six points to the Bemidji score. Bestul, Howe and _ Peck also playad strong basketball. Now Out To Win Two Hanbors players are confi- dent that they will be able to win this evening, and claim that being unacquainted with the floor is large- ly responsible for their having met defeat. The visitors showed spunts of speed last evening which showed them to be real basketball players and that they will give Bemidji a hard run this evening is certain, Bestul Out of Game Julius Bestul, Bemidji’s star guard will not be in the game this evening as he will accompany the high school basketball® team ' to Fosston.. While Bestul's absence will be keenly felt ‘his place will be well taken care of by edther Jacobson or Ripple. In Eastern classification territory, where the proposed advance of 5 per cent in railroad freizht rates is pro-|Ellis Blames Wife For Her Own posed to be applied, there are approxi- = 5 mately 25,000 spur tracks and sidings,| ~ Death—Tells Court of Talk Before Murder It is the desire of the commission, through the hearings resumed, to de- termine two things: 43 First, the propriety of a charge by {ON TRIAL FOR the railroads, in addition to the regu- lar freight rate to a given destina- 1S = tion, for the spotting and ferry car Chicago, Feb. 28—With a wealth service; and, second, the amount of| o¢ getail concerning. | conversations the charge and the manner in which with his wife in the fl:{’ys just before 1t BHOUMI: Ha: ansestat, he Killed her in a Chicago hotel last fall, but not a syllable directly-touch- Witnesses before the commission |ing the manner of her d8ath, William have asserted that “Iree service” per-| Cheney Ellis held the attention of the formed by the rallroads for certain|court and listeners in his trial for large shipper: costly that if the | wife murder. X practice wers it would He steadfastly- declared that his snbstantially affect the revenues of | wife had confessed her love for an- the roads and possibly make unneces- | other man and that he had pleaded sary an increase in freight rates. with her to return-to tlieir Cincinnati No testimony being taken affect- | home, where their twé little children ing the railroads’ service to and from [ awaited them and where he was a within industrial plants. That is an-| respected and prosperous business other phase cof the advance rates ques- [ man. b tion which is being dealt with sepa-| “That night T implored her to go rately. home with me to our two children. Throughout the Eastern territory.| She said she could not help it—that however, the “spotti of cars is be-|she couldn't see how.she could treat ing performed Dby the railroads for|me that way, because I had always coal yards, lumber yards, elevators | heen good to her.” warehonses and factories by placing | Pale and apparently on the verge cars for loading and unloading at|of collapse Ellis continued: particolar points on the private spur “I don’t remember s anything far- tracks leading to them, in accordance | ther,” said Ellis, his voice tense and with the requirements of the ship-|strained. “My home had been broken pers. up. I simply seemed’to give way. The first thing I knew .I—J—I found MELLEN’S CASE 4 iN CGURT| myself in bed, my ar:as around Mrs. e ol Ellis. 1 had on -her iimono—and— Charge of Manslaughter Hinges Oy olid—and-F-saw—my-2@¥ing" wite Was Jurisdiction lssue. dead.” Bridgeport, Conn., Feb. 28—The vrought| RINES- ELIGIBLE FOR PLACE “Free Service” .Costly. charge of manslaughter, 5 against Charles S. Mellen, former The Lineup president of the New Haven Railroad | Speaker of Minnesota House May Run | Bemidji. Two Harbors company, as a result of a collision of for State Auditor. Brandon (c) f Keman express trains in which several per- St. Paul, Feb. 28—Henry Rines,|Howe T Graves sons were kifled, came up in the su-| gneoper of the house at the last leg- Neumann ° Woodard perior court on the plea. of jurisdic| ygjature, s eligible to hold the offico | pegtul : Yotnion };’;’" entered by counsel for Mr. Mel-| o¢ gtate auditor, the supreme court Peck " Saliivan decided in the test case started to de- termine whether Rines could be a candidate. The constitution says that a mem- ber of the legislature cannot hold any office created. by the session of which he was a member, nor any office the emoluments of which were increased in that session until one year after his term expires. The salary of the state auditor has been $4,200 and for several years the auditor has received $400 additional as secretary of the drainage commis- sion. The last legislature fixed the Field baskets, Bestul 2; Peck 1, Brandon 6, Neuman 3, Howe 2, Ke- man 3, Graves 2, Johnson 1, Wood- ard 1. Fouls thrown, Brandon 2, pire, Woodard 1. Referee Stanton, umpire Grant. . As questions of law only were un- der consideration Mr. Mellen was not in court. PINDELL AN “AUSTRIAN JEW” Grotesque Story Published in St. Petersburg Paper. St. Petersburg, Feb. 28—The lead- ing monarchist organ, the Zemstchina, which by order of the czar is studied by all officers, gives the following grotesque version of the recent pro- posed nomination of Henry M. Pindell to be American ambassador to Rus- |Salary at $4,600, with a provision that sia. no state officer shall draw any addi- The Zemstchina declares the Rus-|tional compensation. slan government learned Mr. Pindell| The court’s opinion says that the was the son of Josiah Pindell, an Aus- | émoluments of the state auditor’s of- trian Jew, and owed his nomination | fice were not increased and therefore to the “Hon. Jacob Lewis” of Illinois, [ members of the house are eligible to president of the League of American | hold the office. Jews. The paper proceeds: 73 % MRS. EDWARDS IS PARDONED “The Russian embassy at Washing- ton confirmed the foregoing informa- Woman Slayer in Shadow of Gallows for Thirteen Years. tion. In a delicate manner the presi- Reading, Pa., Feb. 28.—Mrs. Kate dent was given to understand. Pindell scarcely would be acceptable to the Edwards, who has been in the shadow of gallows for nearly thirteen Rusgian government.” sl oo ole oo ol ofe e ol v ode ol oo ohe e b o * years "Eor the killing of her husband, was released from the Berks county jail under a pardon granted by Gov- ernor Tener and-secretly taken from the city to begin life over again. She was convicted of murder in 1901 and sentenced to be hanged, but four governors declined to fix the day for her execution. After her conviction petitions were circulated in many’ parts of the coun- | try and were signed by thousands of women protesting against the execu- tion of one of their sex. . WATER TANK RIVETS BREAK . Stream Sprays Warfield House Across Street Shortly after six o’clock last even- ling the rivets connecting the lad- der to the city water tank blew out and for nearly an hour a stream of water sprayed the Charles Warfleld residence across the street. The water in the tank was reduced and with the assistance of Thomas Swinson city engineer the trouble was located. No serious damage was done and the job of reparing the tank has been turned over to the boiler makers at the M. & I roundhouse. To Honor Jefferson Davis. Jackson, Miss,, Feb. 28.—The name of Jefferson Davis as a subject for one of two statues in Statuary hall at Washington is put forth in a bill introduced in the Mississippi state senate, proposing acceptance of an in- vitation extended by the national gov- ernment.” James Z. George is the oth- er name mentioned. 5 % IDLE MEN ARE MARCHING + ACROSS CONTINENT. & st P Richmond, Cal, Feb. 28— ++ Two hundred unemployed men, < equipped with blankets and #+ cooking utensils, left here on + a march to Washington to pe- # tition congress for work. The < men recruited at San Fran- = cisco, across the bay. On their <+ arrival here they were fed by * the local authorities. +° The men expected. to obtain # rations from thé various towns | uo o Nione left ¢his afternoon 4 on the line of march. * For Federal Incorporation. ‘Washington, Feb. 28—Federal in- corporation and exclusive federal reg- ulation of issues of railroad securities was recommended to the house com- merce committee by Albert H. Har- E e e e o e i ate, 33 to 24. o R . ! for Fosston where he will referee Be- = v \ ris, vice president and general coun: e e ol e ofe ol o ol ol o ok e o o o o o MIdS1 game tondght. sel for the New York Central l'nes. TR BT ] OREy SCOOP ierorter NOW LOOK QH HERE., 00 LI RUNT-CUT OUT ACTIN' SQNUTTY N’ TELL ME WHUT The Boss Is Too Dawgone Practical - FALL RGHT BOSS, TLL UN- @R BO550M MY HEARTSECRET - WHEN THIS GIRLS PICTURE CAME OUT INTHE PAPER. ual clasring of linea rom- fres P-u-b:-‘h--l—l NDafactive Paae LYCAN FAYORITE OF STRAW VOTE Bemidji Hotel Man Gains Lead Over M. J. Brown In Last Day Of Sena- torial Candidate Contest MUCH INTEREST IS AROUSED Roe, Swedback, Carter and Wilson Recommended By Many—White Favorite for Second' Choice Plans to Lead Army of Un.. _empoyed to -Washington, Frank 8. Lycan, Bemidji’s popular hotel man ,is the winner in the straw vote conducted by the Pioneer for the purpose of ascertaining just who the citizens want tq represent them in the senate during the next session of the legislature. The contest has been close during the entire three days of the straw wvote, Attorney M. J. Brown leading Mr, Lycan by a small number of votes the first two i Photo by Amerlcan Press Assoclation. —_— Eeeeee——— 3 days. SECOND MA_RCLTO CAPITOL Result of Straw Vote Coxey to Lead His Army Into Wash- 1st| Choice 2nd Choice ington on May 16. Lycan 350 108 Washington, Feb. 28.—“General”| Brown 274 81 . Jacob 8. Coxey will have an army of| 'White 120 218 unemployed surrounding the Capitol Roe 40 9 building on May 16 too big for the 1 grass to hold if he succeeds in carry- g:v“;;a k az “s] ing-out the plan he outlined on afly- .e g ",. ing visit here. Wilson 15 4 The march will mark the sixtieth| Yesterday afternoon and this birthday of the “general,” who in the morning much interest was shown in spring of 1894 led a similar move- ment to the: Capitol steps and spent the result of the contest and workers twenty days in jail for his pains on a[for each of the leading candidates ;echnlcnl charge of walking on the|of the straw vote brought in vote af- Tass. ter vote for their favorite. “What am I going to do with the = army when I get these men here?” he o dullot box pyie; olosed. L sald; “why, let the government take |PTOMmPt noon and the result showed care of them, of course. It is respon-[that Lycan led Brown by 76 votes, sible for them being out of work, [While A. P. White, K. K. Roe, W. B. not L.” Stewart, Charles Carter, E. J. Swed- back and F. A. Wilson were favored PETERSON GETS DAMAGES|” ™ "™ Favor Lycan A. P. White, president of the = = Northern National Bank, who has Jury Decides HeA Is Entitled To Bsen: protitently’ HeRAAsATEE & $2,296 For Injuries Done To His candidate for the senate and who re- Business, Character end Feelings |ceived a large vote in the straw vote, today said that he has no desire to be sent to the legislature and does not AGAINST BAUDETTE COUNCIL|want to be regarded as a candidate. X g In speaking of the possibility of the B candidacy of Mr. Lycan he said, “I That Emil Peterson, a contractor am 4n favor of Mr. Lycan as a can- and builder of Baudette, is entitled |gidate for the senate, and should he to $2,296 for damages done to his|deside to enter the race I not only business, character and feelings, ig|Will support him but will urge my the contents of the verdict return- |friends to do so.” A Several men who are not named as ed last-night shortly after 9 o’clock. having received votes requested that In 1911 Peterson was given & €OD-|ihey not be mentioned as being straw tract by the Baudette council to erect |vote candidates, and for this reason a bridge. It being the belief of |their names are omitted. the council that misrepresentations| * had been made, C. R. Middleton, then : ; * "A; ;I “T;;c* * ; * % : city attorney, was instructed to x *U ’“D* regrorart *xn;n*!m* ’ be cause Peterson’s arrest for larcery, X Salvation '‘Army in connection with the issulng of| gu;q.y sengol at 2:30. Services at 8 o’clock in the evening. several liens. ‘The arrest was made and Peter- son kept in jail for three days before Congregational (Nymore) he was given his release by a justice Sunday school at 11 a, m. Preach- of the peace who believed the evi-|ing at 7:30 p. m. G. M, Peacock, pas- dence insufficient to hold him. Be-|tor, 3 cause of this Peterson started suit ~ for $24,690, claming that damages Nymore Luthera to that extent had been done to his| George Larson of Nymore will feelings, character and business bY (preach §n the Swedish Lutheran the rvest. church at 3:30 p, m. and in-the Ny- Judge Stanton’s charge to the Jury |yore Lutheran church at 8 p. m. The was completed shortly before 3|pagies Aid will meet with Mrs, Ole o’clock yesterday afternoon and the|nderson on Thursday, March 5, at verdict was received by Judge| o p. m. o Wright at ¥ p. m . The verdict was itemized allowing the plaintiff $1,000 for damages done to his busi. ness, $1,000 for damages done to his character and feelipgs and $296 for expenses in fighting the criminal charge at the preliminary hearing. According to several Bemidji law- yers the verdict of the jury, in that it was itemized, is a rare occurrence in lay procedure. The verdict will Presbyterian Bible class and Sunday school at 10 Morning worship and sermon at 11. Jr. C. E. at 3 Intermediate C. E. at 3. Young peoples méeeting at 7. evening gospel service at 8. Mid- week service for prayer and Bible study, Thursday evening 8 p. m. All are welcome to all these services. 3. AT GALNOUR. SO0UL MATE 2 why THAT ANT NOREAL LWE GAL-THATS TUST A DRAWING— MADE BYA FASHION! ARTIST=UMP-UMP- probably be appealed. I B, White The lawyers in the case were E. i % 0.-Hagen of Crookston and E. E. Me- First Methodist Donald of Bemidji for the plaintiff, Morning Worship 10:45. Sunday while C. R. Middleton of Baudette |school 12:00. A junior league will be and Graham M. Torrance of Bemidji|organized at 3:00 p. m. Enw?rth appeared for J. U. Williams, George Ileangn_e 6:30. Ew_znlng gervice 7:30. Partridge, George Arnold, Elery Ri- Meeting of Official Board Tuesday ley and J. A, Lindsay, village council | 8:00 _P. M. Prayer meeting at fhe time of the arrest, which is|Thursday at 8:00 P. M, The the cause of the action. ; Rev. J. H. Frarey of Black- duck and the Pastor of this church will exchange pulpits Sunday. All By "HOP” are cordially invited to the services. —Charles W. Gilman, pastor, —— - Episcopal Church ‘Sunday-school at 9:30 a. m. Even- [ing services and sermon at 7:30 p, m. Archeacon Parshall, SANDLIN BUYS SHOW Gilbert Sandlin, clerk at the Gill - | Brothers clothing store, has purchas- ed the Royal theatre at Nymore and has ocommenced making improve- ments. A mew machine will be in- _ |stalled and the building remodeled. -|Mr. Sandlin plans on operating an - |up-to-date theatre and will endea- | vor ¢o obtain the very.best films for