Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 6, 1914, Page 4

& MBER SEPTE. RN To RE’EAILERS .;;_,..g,,“.m..., WEVERHAEUSER DEAD ON COAST St. Paul Lumber Baron Vic- tim of Pneumonia. AMASSED HUGE FORTUNE Born of Poor Parents in Germany, and Himself a Common Laborer for Years, He Passed Away Credited With Belng One of World’s Richest Men. Pasadena, Cal, April 6.—Frederick Weyerhae\_mar. multimillionaire Min- nesota lumberman, seventy-nine years old, died at his winter home at Oak Knoll. Mr. Weyerhaeuser was strick- en ten days ago with a severe cold. Pneumonia developed and several times he sank to, the verge of death Lut ralled. Mr, Weyerhaeuser's body was sent aboard a limited train bound for Rock Island, Ill, his old home, for inter- ment. Mr. Weyerhaeusr caught cold Sun. day, March 22, while attending church. On tha following Wednesday his condition became so alarming that his_ children were sent for. Three physicians were called and remained in attendance day and night. The final sinking spell came at a time when it was believed Mr. Weyer- haeuser would recover. Several days 2go he appeared to be on the verge of death, but resort to oxygen rallied him and thereafter he appeared to improve rapidly. Death was due to a weak heart. Mr. Weyerliaeyser was conseious to the last and recognized each of his children, bidding each of them good- bv. Seven children survive Mr. \Weyerhaeuser. John P. lives in Spo- kane. He is the eldest, and has charge of the firm’s business in the West. . Frederick E. and Rudolph live in St. Paul. Frederick is the most active in charge of his father’s inter- ests. Charles A. lives in Little Falls, Minn. The three daughters are mar- ried. g Dominated the Lumber Industry. Frederick Weyerhaeuser’s steafthy,| unobtrusive climb to the eeriest height of wealth, the progress of which was only discovered by the people of the finished in Roman You will call 1t the r~:1ost exquisite thmg you ever saw. We offer one of these beautiful pins, while they Iast, to every purchaser of our new 10-Cent Tin of Stag. Look for “FREE—SEPTEMBER MORN” poster. on a dealer's windkow TODAY and get your pin early. Dealers have only a 11m1ted supply -and they will go fast. For Pipe or Cigarette .A “EVER-LASTING-LY GOOD~” If you have not been supplied with September Morn stick pins, kindly advise your ]obber and he:will arrange to have the Stag salesman call upon you at once, st e et o (WHILE THE SUPPLY LASTS) lntroducmg the New 10-Cent Tin of Stag By far the most beautiful and valuable gift ever given with a tin of smoking tobacco. The lovely Bathmg ‘Girl from the famous painting, “September Morn,” ‘daintily reproduced in bas relief and the whole pm gold. VILLA PURSUES VELASCO'S MEN Leaves Torreon at Head of Large Force of Troops. nation when it had become.a. matter ADVANCE fiUARD ENfiAfiED of argument as to whether he was richer than John D. Rockefeller, will lend his name more readily to the fic. titious tales of mythology than to the records of historical fact. He dominated the lumber industry of a forest clad nation during the years prior to. the discovery by that nation of the doctrine of conservation of national reSources. He is one of several great figures of the last forty years whose private life was unim- peachable, but whose business meth- General Hernandez Surprises Fleeing Federals, Killing One Hundred and Taking a Number of Prisoners. Artillery and Supplies Abandoned. Chihuahum, Mex., April 6:—General Francisco Villa has left Torreon at the head of a large body of troops for ods recently came under indictment at| S3% Pedro de las Colonias, to join the bar of public conscience. General Rosalio Hernandez in an at- Mr. Weyerhaeuser was born in| tack on the forces of General Refugio Germany, Nov. 21, 1834. He came to| Velasco, entrenched in the hills, ac- America with his parents when eight. eording to a message received at the een years of age, settling in Penn-{ cuartel. General Velasco isgcomplete sylvania, where he-worked as a hrew- er. The family came West in 1856, where young Weyerhaeuser entered the lumber business as an employe of ly,'surrounded, this dispatchésaid, and Hernandez reported he could capture him, but Villa evidently wants ‘to make a sawmill In 1870 Weyerhaeuser| the capture a certainty. It is understood by telegrams that helped organize the Mississippi River Boom and Logging company and this| Hernandez picked up sixteen horses was the beginning of his career as a| and several pieces of artillery aban: lumber baron and at the time of his| doned by the fleeing federals. Her- fleatl\ he was conceded to be the heav-| nandez engaged Velasco’s advance ‘?5‘11““111 la“dl“‘}”‘ble" ?\vr}er in the| guard shortly after midnight Friday world,.- althigugh Ytle of hig-property morning and followed them up so appears on' record in the name of Weyerhaeuser. - Neither his wealth| C108€ly: as they fell back.on the main nor his income could be exactly| D0y that the latter was taken com- known by anyone, himself included.| Pletely by surprise. In the fight that He declared recently that he did not| followed 100 federals were killed and think he was richer than Rockefeller,| 193 captured. The balance of the ad- but competent judges affirm that he| Y3Rce guard fled precipitately, aban- was. i doning their wounded, artillery and such food supplies as they had been able to take with them when they left Torreon. ‘There was nothing in the dispatches received here to indicate the number of men in Velasco’s party. It is es- PIONEER WANT ADS Cost Little Accompnsn Much Oune-half cent a word-cast ‘with copy Phone 31 timated'it numbered between 3,000 and 4,000. In the present fight, however, Velasco’s force should prove an easy i prey for the Constitutionalists, as it is almost without artillery and be: lieved to have only a small amount of rifle ammunition. STILL DENIED AT CAPITAL Mexican Officials Declare Torreon Has Not Fallen. Mexico City, April 6.—The federal government still obstinately denies the capture of Torreon by the rebels. It was assumed in many quarters, however, that General Huerta and his ministers. were not in ignorance of the fate of that city. Tt was suggested that the with- holding of the news from the public was based on psychological rather than on military grounds. S It was pointed out by serious mind- ed people here that the temperament Demonstration at Palmer’s Hardware Store Place your orders early to avoid de- Livery disapoint-~ ments A H. 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WOMEN FACTOR IN WINDY CITY Fair Sex Will Decide Alder- manic Elections. ARNY OF THEN T0 VOTEZ / More Than 280,000 Have Registered and Many Have Taken an Active Part in the Picturesque Campatgn Just Drawing to a Close. Chicago, April 6.—Women will vote for the first time in a Chicago munici- pal election April 7, when thirty-five aldermen are’ to be elected and a referendum vote cast on-a number of important pond issues. More than 280,000 have registered. The campaign which is now._draw- ing to a close has been one of the most hotly contested and picturesque in the city’s political history. In addition to the women's vote the nonpartisan principle has been in: jected into the campaign, with the re- sult that eight candidates are run- ning without the backing of a po- litical party. There are eight woman candidates for alderman and each is making a vigorous campaign. Scores of po- litical clubs have been organized by women in the different wards and numerous mass meetings are held. The women are taking an active in: terest in the:campaign. Interest of woman suffragists throughout the country is centered on the fight being made by "Miss Marion Drake, a court stenographer, who 18 running for alderman on the Progressive ticket in the First ward against (“Bath House”) John J. Coughlin, Democratic boss, who, with his colleague, (“Hinky Dink”) Michael Kenna, has ruled the politics of this district, which includes the theater, hotel and downtown shopping district, for twenty years. Miss Drake, who is making a house to house canvass of the ward and holding dally mass meetings, is be- ing supported by Jane Addams and all the prominent leaders of the woman's movement, the Municipal Voters' league and other reform or- ganizations. Her meetings are erowded and her attacks on Coughlin and his political methods are . vigorously applauded. Secretary Bryan Better. ‘Washington, April. 6—Secretary Bryan, suffering from a severe cold was fmproved. 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