Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 27, 1914, Page 1

—— VOLUME 11. NO. 308. -U. . PRIVATE PAID TRIBUTE BY HOBSON Congressman Who Was Hera .oi Span- ish War, Tells Members of House Confidence Soldiers Deserve RELATES INSTANCE OF BRAVERY — Repeatedly Risk Their Own Lives for a Companion—"“Members of Pres- ent Fleet Just Boys,” says Captain By Congressman C. H. Tavenner. Washington, April 27.—A beauti- ful tribute ito those real heroes of war, the private soldiers and sailors, was delivered in the House by Capt. Riclumond Pearson Hobson, repre- sentative from Alabama. It was an auspicious moment for such a tribute. The preceding day four bluejackets had lost their lives from Mexican bullets at Vera Cruz. Capt. Hobson himself was one of the heroes of the Spanish War. Ap- plause greeted him when he arose, and the House grew very quiet when he spoke. “Mr. Speaker,” he began. “I de- sire to add my word of tribute to the memory of the men, the plain pri- vates, who fell yesterday. [ had the honor of serving with the plain pri- vates for 18 years, I remember well how [ was first impressed as to the character and spirit of the plain private.” Capt. Hobson, who is probably the most eloquent orator in the House, then related how at sea in a storm he witnessed a futile effort of private seamen to rescue some of their comrades who had been swept overboard. I never forget the promptness, the agility, even the lighthearted way in which the crew manned their hoat and put off to sea to try to save their comrades, knowing full well how meager were their own chances of ever getting back. “I have seen seamen, plain seamen, jump overboard to save a comrade, so many of them that the officer of the deck had to order that no more should go ovenboard, exposing their own lives to try to save a comrade, “That was my first introduction to the spi¢it ‘of -this plain-private. And remember, gentlemen, they are really remember, gentlemen, they are really nothing but boys. The average age in the fleet that is off the coast of Mexico today is 21 years.” Then when Capt. Hobson was sel- ected to sink the old Merrimac and bottle up Cervera’s fleet in Santiago bor, Admiral Sampson called for seven volunteers from the sailors in the American fleet. “The call was issued by signal from the flagship, and more than a thousand responded, said Hobson. “The main trouble I had was in re- fusing the appeals of men, some who had been my old shipmates pleading with me on personal grounds, others on other grounds, all begging me to let them go in.,”" And then he described the scene on the sinking ship at night with Span- ish shells tearing the foundering ves- sel to pieces, and the eight men on the deck alone. “My men would say, ‘Now can we be off?” 1 would say, ‘No, no man move until further orders.’ At last the ship gave a lurch and heaved as though she would turn over on us, and we heard the gurgling and rush- ing sound of the whirpool approach- ing. But they stayed with me, gen- tlemen, every last one of them, and went down with me, no man knowing whether he would ever come up again,” And that night, prisoners in the Spanish fortress, having been captur- ed after hours spent submerged in the shark-infested water clinging to the edges of a raft, the men sent to Hobson this message: “The men ask- ed me to tell you that they would go in with yon again tonight.” “I want to tell you,” said Capt. Hobson, “that the confidence you have placed in the plain private, who represents the plain, average Ameri- can citizen, out there at the front, where the drum is beating, the flag is flying, and the thunder is in the alr—the confidence however great, you have placed in them and in the officers that command them, will not be misplaced.” “A WOMAN’S HONOR.” Home Talent Play to Be Produced This Evening for Church Benefit But few reserved seats remain for the home talent play which is to be produced .at the Athletic Club the- atre this evening. “A Woman’s Honor,” is the title of the play, and it is to be given for the benefit of the Catholic church. The last rehearsal was held yesterday afternoon, and the entire show was gone through without a single hitch. Alfred Neu- mannn and Mrs. Alden Remfrey will appear in the leading roles this ey- ening. XK KKK ¥ TO ADD] KKK K RESS FARMERS GOVERNOR EEERHART. Minnesota’s chief executive, who informed K. K. Roe this morning that. he had accepted an invitation extended some time ago ahd . will visit Bemidji next Saturday for the purpose of addressing the farmers of Beltrami county. The governor will arrive in Bemidji. early Saturday morning and will remain here dur- ing the entire day. His talk to which everyone will be invited, especially the farmers, will be given in the high school building at 2 o’clock, and his tupu- will be :wmcultnre 3 WOULD REPLAGE BUNN Judge Watts of Crookston and Judge Johnson, of Railrcad Case Prom- ence, File for Nomination THREE JUDGES NOW IN RACE Albert Johnson of Red Wing, judge of the district court in the First dis- trict, and William Watts, judge of the district court at Crookston, Sat- urday filed with Secretary of State Schmahl as candidates for associate justice of the Supreme Court on the nonpartisan ticket at the primaries June 16. They scek to.succeed Jus- tice George L. Bunn, whose term ex- pires. Justice Bunn has not filed for the nomination. Alyah R. Hunt, a Litehfield lawyer, filed "some fime ago, thus making three already in the race for the one vacancy on the supreme bench. The filing of Judge Johnson was not unexpected. In fact, politicians have assumed that he would enter the race ever since his startling charge to the Goodhue county grand jury last summer, in which he in- structed that indictments be voted against the railroads operating in ‘that county for a violation of the 2- cent law. This was just prior to the decision of the United States su- preme court in the Minnesota rate case, bui after that court had held the penalty clause under which the indictments were returned unconsti- tutional. The indictments came after the grand jury for a time had refused to heed the judge’s instructions and af- ter the rate decision had been hand- ed down. Because County Attorney Moen could not prosecute the cases without being in contempt of court, under the United States supreme court opinion in the case involving former Attorney General Young, Judge Johnson named Senators Al- bert Schaller of Hastings and A. J. Rockne of Zumbrota as special pro- secutors. The railroads demurred to the indictments, ‘but were overruled, and the case will go to the state supreme court. N TO HAVE BUSY SESSION Four Liquor Licenses to be Acted Up- on by Council This Evening Among the matters of importance which® will come up for the consider- ation of the council this evening will be the applications of four liquor Ii- censes. Those who seek licenses are E. K. Anderson, ' renewal, Larkin and Dale, renewal, Ted Maloy, who has again asked that he be given a li- cense, although he was refused a re- newal several weeks ago, and Harry ‘Gunsalas. tion work will be acted upon. i#ii#i*i *fii##-k-k* 5| W00D FOUND NOT GUILTY ted of Housebreaking by Itasca .County Jury at Grand Rapids After wrestling with the evidence for five hours a jury in district court at Gran d Rapids late Saturday re- turned a verdict of not guilty against George E. Wood, of Hibbing, a for- mer deputy state game warden, on a charge of housebreaking. The case has attracted much &tlen- tion over the entire state because of ‘the prominence which has been cast upon Wood of late, owing to the in- vestigation whichl is to be made by | a committee of the Minnesota Game and fish Protection association, re- lative to his dismissal from the ser- vice of the state commission, last summer. Woods and Deputy Game Warden J. E. Cummings of Chisholm were both charged with having broken into. the home of D. A. Cameron in Carpenter township, apd taken guns and other valuable articles from the building. Special care was taken to secure and a special venire was empannell- ed to try the case. The case was tried before Judge Wright. STOCK SCORES IN “MOTHS.” St. Clair Players Surprise Audience— Many Improvements at Brinkman | i Those whe comprised the audience at the Brinkman last evening to wit- ness the production of “Moths"” writ- ;" ten by the famous dramatist, Ouida, | were much surprised by the able manner in which the St. Clair play- ers handled the powerful drama. The same play will be staged tonight. Mr. | and Mrs. Jackson, who just arrived | from London, appeared in the cast | of last night and already have made themselves popular with the patrons of the Brinkman. A balcony, with a seating capacity of 150 persons, has ‘heen added to the Brinkman, the ov- ercrowded condition of the theatre at each performancé demanding it. Another feature of the theatre is the girl ushers, who are correstly cos- tumed, as in the show houses of the larger cities. . New Manager Arrives Torest Halgren, who is to be the manager of the Gamble-Robinson Be- midji house, formerly the Fitzsim- mons-Baldwin company, arrived in Bemidji yesterday morning and at once agsumed his new duties. Mr. Hal- gren has been with the Gamble-Rob- inson company for many years and is thoroughly acquainted with the wholesale fruit business. W. D. Me- Cune, of Minneapolis, traveling audi- RECORD BEING INVESTIGATED fair minded and ‘unbiased jurymen | |ed by Judge M. A. Spooner, and E. E. {should be dismissed for want of jur- |isdiction and, second, that the Indian REVERSAL Forn;er Range Game Warden Acquit- CLoSlNfi 0F S ) LMNS mmli‘ijtiidx.lgnst:ihtw:fntl:: m: . “Pussyloot” Tohnson ¢ -Argued Before United ‘tfl Snp Liquor Dealers Contend fha Should be Dismissed . What is known as the“'Pussytout" Johnson lquor case is mrobnbly ‘be- ing argued before the U.pned States Supreme Court at Wtshhglon today. and the decision of our highest judi- cial tribunal will be awaited with great interest in Norflz n’ Minneso- ta. The case m-nxe, .becauqe ‘of the ex-|" troadinary and high handed acts of “Pussyfoot” and his subbrdinates in confiscating and destroy liquor in this section of the stat& about four years ‘ago on ithe groupd that the sale of intoxicants in a farge portion of Minnesota was i)rohi;é;ted as con- trary to the provisions df certain In- dian treaties. Contention Sustdined To prevent these depraflations Fred E. Brinkman and elevep. others in this city sought an mefl:Mon in fed- eral court. - Their confention was sustained by Judge C.JA. Willard. An appeal was taken td the United States Supreme Court, which appeal is to be argued today. | The saloon keepers are Tepresent- McDonald of this city, ahd Ex-Sena- tor John Spooner, of New York City. They contend, first, thaf the appeal treaty relied upon was not in force at the time of the acts complained of. Would Close Saloons 1t Judge Willard’s decision is re- versed it will mean the discontinu- ance of saloons in more‘than half of that portion of Minnesota lying north of the Minnesota River. The case is being argiied by Sena- tor Spooner, neither Judge Spooner or Mr: McDonald goln‘giio Washing- ton. Grading MinnesotaRAvenue.. A. A. Carter, street commissioner, has started grading Minnesota av- enue, between 9th and 13th, streets. The work is Deing done, as ordered by the council at its meeting two weeks ago, in order to lower the level of the avenue thereby allowing mem-~ bers of the Minnesota -Avenue Im- provement Association to beautify the boulevard. The dirt whicl' is ibeing taken from Minnesota avenue is being used to bring Mississippi avenue, between 6th and 8th. tor for the Gamble-Robinson firm is also in Bemidji and will remain here during the next week. Crookston Family*Comes E. R. Evans and family of Crooks- ton, arrived in Bemidji today and will make this city their future home. Mr. Evans has been in charge of the Crookston lumber mill, and will hold an important position with the new mill of the Crookston Lum- ber company here. The Evans fam- ily will reside at 611 Minnesota avenue. & Taken To Fergus Falls Deputy Sheriff George Denley and Dr. E. A. Shannon returned to Be- midji yesterday from Fergus Falls where they had taken Elmer Evans, who was judged to be insane by Judge Clark, of the probate court, last week. Evans has imagined for some time ‘that he was being continually chased by his enemies, and when he was locked up at the county jail, in- sisted that his bed was on fire. The Eastern Star Thimble bee will be entertained by Mesdames D. L. Stanton, W. P. Dyer, B. Getchell and Miss Backus tomorrow afternoon at the Masonic hall. Supper- will be served to the members of the order and their families, beginning at 5:30. Five hundred will be played in the evening. Bids for various construc- | Fred Smith of International Falls streets up to grade. Commissioner Carter has six men and six teams working. Mary Pickford at Grand. “Hearts Adrift,” a Famous Player film with Mary Pickford in the lead- ing role will be the attraction at the Grand tomorrow afternoon and even- ing. The-matinee will start at 3 o’clock. The backgrounds in the pie- ture are remarkable and the photo- graphy will delight the eye of the connoisseur. It is a feature above the ordinary. “Little Mary™ is at her best in the part of Nina. Cahill Returns. James Cahill, deputy sheriff of Bel- trami county, has returned from Mineral Wells, Texas, where he has spent the past seven weeks in an effort to dmprove his health. Dur- ing his illness of the past few months, Mr. Cahill has. lost. more than twenty pounds. He feels much stronger since his visit to Texas, but will not be able to resume his offi- cial duties for some ime. No Arrests Since Friday. Not a single arrest has been mads in Bemidji since last Friday, and last night no ‘“sleepers” were re- corded in the ‘books of Desk Ser- geant Harrington. E. C. McGregor, district represen- tative of the Northland.Pine com pany, left last evening for Minne: is a Bemidji business visitor today.'apolis. SCOO COME ON N A MINOTE SCO0P- I WANNA HAVE OU MEET-MISSUS THE CUB REPORTER Snoop Hadn't Let Qut A Peep Abouf It To Scoop WI! FROM BLAOKIWGK —_— » i z Playing baseball of ' mid-season form the Bemidji high school team. eagily defeated Blackduck Saturday afternoon by a score of nine to one. Riley for-Bemidji pitched & good 'game and his support was faultless, while his teammates hit when safe drives were - most mneeded. . Cann, Blackduck’s twirler, pitched splendid ball for six innings. In the Seventh the home Moys took to his offering and in the two last fnnings counted eight times, the score being one and one at the start of the seventh. The Bemidji boys all played a strong game and are equally responsnble for ithe vietory. - The team will journey to Blackduck next Saturday, accord- ing to. Coach Bestul. PUPILS T0 HAVE GARDENS Agriculturist Gile Urges Parents to Cause Children to Sign for Summer Work—‘‘Develops Industry Habit"” MANY MADE MONEY YEAR AGO Bueford M. Gile, agriculturist of’ the Bemidji schools, is preparing foi the school gardens, and already many of the pupils have enrolled for the work. Last year the plan was a great success and much interest is now being taken. In telling of the gardens, . Mr. Gle this mornnig said: “Parents wishing their children to have school gardens should see that they sign up at once. garden may take the place of the ‘gang’ and develop~habits of indus- try instead of idleness. The child- ren geot the garden spot free and all they raise. Many of the children last year sold fve dollars and more worth of garden truck besides keep- ing the family at home supplied with fresh vegetables. We ‘have a fine lot of fresh seeds this year and some tomato plants that ‘we know will get ripe. The children will also com- pete for the numerous prizes at the fair. A deposit of 50 cents for seeds is required and we will furnish a hoe and rake if an additional 50 cents is deposited. This deposit is returned. in thé Fall if the hoe and rake are returned in good condition.” There are 39 gardeners tto date and the names of those who join this week will be published next week. They are as follows:- High School; Elizabeth Titus; 8th grade, 'Margaret Titus; 6th grade, Tarnest Olsen, Donald" Riddell, Claude Malzahm, Roy Webster, Alice Dyer, Ethel Marin, Raymond Dell, Ella Norie. Seventh grade, Elwin Bolster, Law- rence Harvey, Minnie Anderson, Mel- vin Geil. Fifth grade, Kenneth Longballa, Arthur Hovey, Roy Jackson, Lorraine Kreatz, Claire Vincent, Otto Erick- son, Ella Rudy, Thomas W. Simons, Barl Dell, Ruth Baumgartner, Claire Miller, Ruth Anderson, John Henry. Fourth grade, Wm. Bolster, Earl Black, Leonard Rafferty, Flavian Geil, Bessie Malone, Russel Clark, Lily Hovey, Clinton Ditty; 3rd grade, Francis Rhea, Orville Willson, June Vincent, and George Dyer. Those above the fifth grade getting a grade of 80 on their garden and do- ing a limited amount of outside work, such as studying the cabbage worm when cabbage worms are here, will receive. a half year credit in 8th grade agriculture. Those below the 6th grade will compete among them- selves for prizes. Possibly there will be prizes arranged for those above the 5th grad. > Here Seven Years Ago. It may be of interest to the many 'patrons of the Brinkman theatre to know that a company managed by BHarry St. Clair, who is at the head of the stock company now playing ‘here, appeared in Bemidji seven years ago at the City hall theatre, filling a ten-day . engagement. Records of M. F. Cunningham, who was at that time the manager of the _theatre, show ‘that the company played to ithe largest houses of any show dur- ing his management. During the last -generation the height. of women has increased al- most two inches. FOREIG POWERS ADVISE HUER'I‘A T0 Gcmmy,‘ Enghnd and France Now Brigade Reach Vera Cruz Which is Now Under Martial Law—Rumor i Says Hnum Has Aooepted Offer of Chile and Bnnl ARMY AVIATORS REPORT SEVERAL RAILROAD BRIDGES nmm& Wuhingmn April 27, 3:40 p. m. —Reported acceptance mediation of- fer by Huerta, even if it become of- ficially confirmed means, .nothing unless Huerta is ready to quit Mexico and abandon everything. That Hu- The school | erta will make such an absolute and unconditional surrender is inconceiv- able in Washington today. At pre- sent everything awaits Huerta’s ac- tion, - i Berlin, April 27,— (Pioneer Special) Germany, England and France have advised Huerta through their minis- ters in Mexico City to accede to de- mands of United States. This an- nouncement was made here today. Vera Cruz, April 27.—Four regi- ments of the Fifth Brigade, under command of General Funston, landed at Vera Cruz today. Washington, - April 27—Spanish Ambassador Riano announced late last night he had received private ad vices from Mexico City saying Huerta has accepted the offer, of ‘Argentina, Chile and Brazil, to use their good of- fices in bringing about an amicable settlement of the Mexican-United States problem. Riano accepted the information as authentic. ACCEDE T0 DEMANDS OF UNITED STATES L Take "sf.md_negime'm of Fifth forces in no way are restraining Mex- fcans from leaving there and was as- sured the Americans consequently will be allowed to leave as they please. Admiral Fletcher’s declaration. of martial law at Vera Cruz is approved by officials here who realize his dif- ficulties with housetop sharpshooters and concealed enemies. While ex- 2 treme measures will be taken to en force order at Vera Cruz to protect the waterworks and necessary points in the vicinity of the city to insure protection of the inhabitants, no fur- ther steps of aggression Wwill be ta- ken while peace plans are being con- . sidered. Mediators Working . The Brazilan ambassador and the ministers from Chile and Argentina who have undertaken . to solve the Mexican problem by diplomacy, were in conference most of the day. They ‘had not received any reply from Gen- eral Huerta through the Spanish am- bassador here who is caring for Mex- ico’s interests in the United States, as to what he thought of the tender of the good offices accepted by the American government, but the three diplomats are- confident, they said, that Huerta will accept. The acceptance of the good offices is in no way binding on either party to agree to any conditions, but opens the way 1or discussion of proposals of mediation. The announcement of the plans is necessarily dependent on Huerta’s first reply. Well posted members of the diplomatic corps are of the opinion tonight, that Huerta ‘Washington, April 27.—The .note which the state depart- ment has dispatched to Gener- al Carranza, through American Consular Agent Carothers, re- iterates the intention of the American government merely to obtain reparation from the Huerta government and not to engage in hostilities against the Constitutionalists. + + L * + * + + + + + + + + - * * * * E3 + * + + * A iobridde ol ddeosle ol ool o b ok o b b ok Washington, April 27.—The feature of the Mexican crisis is the effort of the state department to maintain af freindly relation with the Mexican rebels. . They regard as proof of their attitude not only Carranza's note to Bryan, but the more eloquent fact that the forward movement of the reb- els, which was to follow swiftly their victory at Torreon, has ceased and Villa' is back at the border. Washington, however, sees the hope that it cannot last long and that when the present fog clears the course of the United States will be plain. While it was officially denied that there was any friction between the president and members of his cabinet, or between the members of the cabi- net among themselves, it is well known that there are-sharp differ ences of judgment with reference ta our relatlons with the Mexican reb: els. * Ready to Push Operations. Once it becomes clear, as almost every statesman in Washington ex: pects, that the rebels will be our en- emies, there will be no further delay in military operations. ‘When this stage of the present con- flict 18 reached the man who will step|" to the front at once as the president’s closest advisor in future operations will be Secretary of War Garrison. He is a man of decided views and actlve vigor. The biggest part of the Job will be his, once real military op- erations begin. Secretary Bryan’s part of the work will be practically over. Meantime war department plans for a general military movement go steadily on: The signal to begin act- ual work in the field is almost hourly awpited. Aggressive land operations, however, may not wait until the state department ' has satisfled itself con: cerning the rebels. They may be pre. cipitated-at any time by the killing of Americans now unfortunate enough to be in Mexico City or other parts of the Mexican country. Thomas B. Rohler first secretary to the British legation in Mexico, is taking a trainload of Mexicans from Vera Cruz to Mexico City, and in- formed Huerta that-the American *********fi**i*i*****‘****tt*.fit will accept the proposal of the good offices and that the acceptance, in principal at least, will not be long de- ferred. X E KX KK KKK KKK *..Washington, April 27—Naval * ¥ aviators who made flights over * * and around Vera Cruz today re- ¥ * .port that several bridges and ¥ * tresles along the railroad from * * Mexico City were burning, This * * was cabled to navy department ¥ * * by Rear Admiral Fletcher. * oK KKK KKK KKK KK KK KKK KKK KK 7 - Vera Cruz, April 27.—Over ¥ thirty Americans, who are try- * . ing to leave the country, were taken from the train at Agua Scalien-ti and imprisoned in a smelter there, according to ad- vices received here last night. Among . them were Gaston Schmitz, United States consul at Agua Sacalientes. A drunken mob entered the train and or- dered all Americans out, stating that they were to be killed. While parleying with the drunk- ards, a small party of Mexican soldiers appeared and drove them into the rear coach.. This was uncoupled and taken to Ag- ua Sacalientes, A number of ¥ Americans are under -arrest at * Mexico City.- - Handbills urging * the populace to burn American * business houses are being cir- ¥ culated in the capital. ‘An Ame- * rican grocery store was burned * 7 and three other American stores 41 were looted. iii*{*i***t‘kii Fhk ok ok kkok ok ok ok kk ok kK Kk - PITCHES NO HIT GAME Jack Herbert Holds Lycan Colts Hit- less—All-Stars Win, 8 to 5 Aided by the superb pitching of Jack Herbert, who held Lycan’s Colts hitless, the All-Stars yesterday morn- ing won their first game of.the sea- son, the score resulting 8 to 6. Ly- can, of the Colts, usually a reliable twirler, had difficulty in finding the plate, and his curves which have brought many a victory to his team- mates appeared easy for the veterans. of the All-Stars. The feature of the game came in the sixth inning, when- with the bases full'and one out, Her- bert struck Lycan out and Murphy 'made a sensational one handed catch of Finnigan’s hard drive to left. The lineup. " Colts, 'Lycan, pitcher; Bos- coe, catcher; Booker T. Hardy, first; Griffith, second; Tanner, short; Fin- nigan, third; McClaren, left; Rice, centre; Hendricksen, right. All- Stars, Herbert, pitcher; Bestul, cat- cher; Bell, first; Brandon, second; Howe, short; Bafley, third; Murphy, left; Trafton. eenue Johneon, right. Pete Edd, of Mill Park, a..empted to umpire. MAKES mnsomi " APPEAL Washington, April 27,—President .Wllnm has mde pe‘nonll appeal to John D. Rockefeller to bring abont. . {settlement Colorado coal - strike and