Evening Star Newspaper, September 19, 1930, Page 5

THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 1930 2001 16th St. N.W. Two Rooms, Kitchen and Bath, $67.50 FLECTRIC REFRIGERATI Repair Parts for Hot Water Boilers Fries, Beall & Sharp 734 10th St. N.W. NA. 1964 Listen, Folks— ‘l"”]"’fl a man b}'g;’l, to dress well—he com- mences to improve in It's easy on my Kaufman Budget Plan. Pay a fourth in cash, balance other directions. in 10 weekly or 5 semi- monthly payments. Fall Hats Beau - Geste, $6 Stetson, $8.00 up Fall Suits— $25 to $60 Sharp Topcoats $19.75 to $40 Smith Smart Shoes JORN LIND DIES; WAS WILSON ENVOY Former Governor of Minne- sota Refused to Discuss Mission in Mexico. By the Associated Press. MINNEAPOLIS, September 19.—John personal diplomatic repre- | sentative of President Woodrow Wilson to Mexico in 1913 and former Gover- nor and Representative from Minnesota, | | died at his home here last night after an extended illness ) Prominent in affairs of the Democratic arty in Minnesota, Mr. Lind was se- ected by President Wilson to make an investigation of conditions in Mexico. Mr. Lind declined to discuss his mission or what it accomplished. He was the first Democrat to be elected Governor of Minnesota, serving from 1899 to 1901. He served three terms in Congress from the second Min- nesota district. beginning in 1886. He was nominated and elected to Congress |on the Republican ticket. He was a | member of that party in his early po- litical career, but the free silver move- | ment appealed strongly to him, and he | joined the Democrats in 1896, and in | 1902 was elected from the fifth district as a Democrat. A Widow, two sons and a daughter | survive | Became International Figure. | Mr. Lind became an international | figure in the sphere of diplomacy when | he went to Mexico in 1913 as “personal | representative” of President Woodrow | wilson | " Hardly known outside his own State where he had been a Governor and Representative, Mr. Lind was chosen for the delicate task of unofficial emis- sary to Mexico City. He had no official title. “Though unable to speak the language | of the country, Mr. Lind made an ex- | tensive investigation of conditions in Mexico. On his return he faced attacks before legislative committees in Con- | | gress, but received commendation in | many other quarters. | Victoriano Huerta, provisional Presi- dent, was at the helm of the govern- ment in Mexico City when Mr. Lind was introduced to international diplom- acy. It was charged the Wilson ad- ministration was openly opposed to the Huerta regime, and reports were that | one purpose of the “personal representa- tive” was to effect the resignation of the acting President. | After conferences with the American | special envoy, Huerta still remained as the titular head of the Mexican govern- | ment, although rebellion under several military factions was rampant at the time. Mr. Lind would not comment on the published report that upon his ar- rival in Vera Cruz from Mexico City | he recommended armed intervention by teh United States. | | Silent on Mission. Interrogated hundreds of times, Mr. Lind would never give any intimation | as to his mission or its subsequent ac- complishments, although before a Sen- ate investigating committee he revealed | several of his opinions. He would an- swer that all data was in the files of | the State Department. | In April, 1920, before the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee. Mr. | Lind hotly defended President Wilson’s | stand on Mexico in recognizing the Carranza government. | Five years after his Mexican trip President Wilson asked Mr. Lind to be- | come a member of the advisory com- | mission created by the United States Department of Labor, and on his ac- | ceptance he was appointed chairman. | It was said by those close in touch | with him that Mr. Lind was offered | the ambassadorship to Norway, but de- | clined it because he did not want to | leave his home estate. | John Lind was born March 25, 1854, | in Kanna, Province of Smaland, Sweden, the descendant of farmers and freemen | who had tilled the sofl around his birth- place. ] Lost Hand in Sawmill, The family came to the United States | in 1867, settling in Goodhue County, | | Minnesota, when John was 13 years old. Shortly after, while working in a saw- | mill, the boy lost his left hand. This | turned him from physical labor into | intellectual pursuits. | Minnesota, receiving his degree in 1876. l When war was declared with Spain Mr. Lind offered his services to Gov. Slough, and he was made quartermaster | of the 12th Minnesota Regiment, with | the rank of first lieutenant. | While his regiment was encamped at Camp Thomas Lieut, Lind was unani- mously nominated for Governor by a fusion of the People’s Silver Republican | and Democratic organizations. He re- | mained at his Army post, returning | home just before his election. | Other important State posts held by | Mr. Lind included the presidency of the University of Minnesota board of re- gents from 1908 to 1914, and member- ship In the State Public Safety Com- mission. He resigned this office in 1918 to accept the chairmanship of the Ad- | visory Commission of the Federal De- partment ‘of Labor He was made commander of the Rayal Order of Vasa by King Gustave of Sweden in 1913, ‘ LEAVES BRIDE AT ALTAR ' Groom Dauh;s tt;iFil‘e ;R C!r?mm\y" Is About to Be Performed. i CONNERSVILLE, Conn. September 19 (N.AN.A.—Garrett Reynolds can get married at any day. at any time, | but he can't see a fire that often. At least he decided so when he left his bride-to-be shortly before their wedding and rushed away to a fire. | The plant at which Reynolds works caught fire and the wedding was stopped Stresses Co-operation DR. ROSCOE POUND. until the blaze was successfully exlln-‘ Fishwives guished. (Copyrisht, 1930. by North American News- | Alliance.) paper NEED CO-OPERATION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT Dr. Roscoe Pound of Hoover's Law | Tells | Enforcement Commission, Needs to State Bar Association. By the Ascociated Press PASADENA, Calif., September 19— Dr. Roscoe Pound, member of President |"Hoove’s Law Enforcement Commission |and dean of the Harvard Law School, told the State Bar Association Conven- tion last night that Federal enforce- | |ment of the prohibition laws and stamping out of organized crime would convert the Government of the United | States into & Federal bureaucracy un-| less there were increased co-operation | between all law-enforcing agencies, Dr. Pound said unless district attor- neys, deputy sheriffs, police and Federal investigators could reconcile their dif- ferences and develop teamwork, in- creased governmental concentration would ensue, which would “concentrate power in the Federal bureaucracy, fatal to local self-government and destruc- ‘ll\l' to our Federal tem.” | . | little Cullercoats, Eng- land, this year made a record collec- | tion of $830 for the Royal National Life- | boat Institution ! and he fell dead. MPORTANT GOLD STRIKE | REPORT IS CONFIRMED Ore Assaying From $50 to $2,000 Per Ton Found by Prospec- tors at Manhattan, Nev. By the Associated Press. RENO, Nev., September 19.—Reports of an important gold strike at Man- hattan, Nev., 75 miles north of Tono- pah, were confirmed here last night by H. G. Clinton, widely known geologist. The high-grade ore has been found in & northern drift in the Gold Metals Mining Co. property. More than 100 feet of ore, assaying as high as from $50 to $1,000 per ton, has been exposed, while at the bottom face of the drift the ore assays $2,000 per ton, it was said. STRIKERS KILL MAN Spanish Militiaman Is Shot Down While Protecting Worker. BARCELONA, Spain, September 19 (#).—One militiaman was killed and another wounded last night in an at- tack growing out of a strike among building trades workers. Jose Callmany, the slain militiaman, was asked by & worker to escort him to | his place of work as protection against strikers. 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