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The oasis., 1912-07-06

 last week, went to Magdalena Mon day, returning to the line again Tuesday evening.
 Wednesday there was at Nogales, en route to Los Angeles, Mir. w. J. Taylor, chief engineer for the Richardson Construction Company, in the Yaqui delta.
 Mir. Luis Iberri, cashier for La Compania Industrial and Explota- dora de Maderas in Guaymas, was at Nogales to participate in the festivities of the Fourth.
 Wednesday Sefior Don Juan Montana, administrator of the custom house in Nogales, Sonora, went to Tucson on business, re- turning home day following.
 Among the distinguished guests at the line city on the Fourth was Mir. T. H. Krutschnitt, assistant superintendent of the Tucson division of the Southern Pacific.
 Tuesday there was at Nogales. returning to Hermosillo from Douglas, and the north eastern part of Sonora Senor Don Eugenio H. Gayou, vice governor of the state of Sonora.
 Thursday Nogales was visited by Mir. William Hermans of the Gambrinus bar, in the Hotel AL mada at Guaymas, who came up to take in the Independence day festivities at the city.
 Last Saturday Colonel E. Ran dolph, president of the Southern Pacific of Mexico, was at Nogales en route southward. Retiring he was at the line city Monday and went to Tucson the same evening.
 Mir. J. w. Pierce, who was man. ager for the Southwestern Com mercial Company, in Nogales, and has been travelling some eight years for the Golden Gate Tea X Coffee Co.,, of San Francisco, was at Nogales Monday.
 Monday there arrived from El Paso Mrs. A. c. Bass, who is visit. ing her mother Mrs. Elizabe Walton, The lady is accompanied by her daughter, little Miss Aileen Griswold, who will make her home with her grandmother.
 Thursday evening there came up from Alamos Mir. and Mrs. F w. Dow, who are at the Monte zuma. Mrs. Dow and the family will go to California early next week, and Mir. Dow will return tc their home at Tesla, near Alamos
 A Span of work horses for sale cheap. Apply to Wylie Transfer Company. *
 Sunday and Monday there wal at Nogales Mir. John Woodrum, ar old time conductor on the Sonora railway, who has been running O late beyond EmpaIme, and he wal route to Oroville, California, tC visit with his family, who make their home there.
 Mir. John T. Brickwood, is in re ceipt of letters from his daughters Misses Elena and Lonisa Brick wood, who are visiting in Chicago conveying the information tha their cousin, MT. Albert w. Brick mood mhO uyoo Doarioon n oOoe,,l n
The oasis., 1912-07-06
NocALEs NOTES.

A Survey of the Hsppe 'ings In the Line City and Vicinity During the Week.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-20
CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS GIVEN IN
THE SCHOOLS THIS AFTERNOON

Each of the two rooms Of the same
grade in the Central building COM
bined this afternoon for Christmas
program. The first, second, third
and fourth grades each had a Christ
mas tree and the children were al
lowed to give each other presents.
In the High school, the high school
and grade students assembled for a
program prepared under the supervis-
ion of Miss Knappen-and Miss Nc
Donald. The new boys glee club
was introduced for the first time. Fol-
lowing is the High school program !:
Song. Grammar Glee club
"Joe's Search for Santa Claus".
Jane Hayner
Debate-"Have we good reasons for
believing the reign of universal
peace and good will lis at hand"
Song, "Nazareth," ...........
High School Girls Glee club
What Christmas Really Means
...... ...... .Lottie Mcdonald
Readings from Dickens "Christmas
Carol"
A-''TwO Views of Christmas
....... Earle Riley
B-The Christmas Party at
Scrooge's Nephew Mona F1esher
C-Christmas at Bob Cratch-
its. ...... Dorothy Torrance
Song. 'Anchored,'
...High School Boys Glee club
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-20
CLEVER HAIR DRESSER CAUGHT
AFTER WORKING FOREIGNERS
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Berlin, Dec. 20.-Posing as a rich
Rumanlan countess condemned to a
loveless marriage with a Servian
prince, Lydia Mehle, hairdresser's as
sistant, has been sent to prison for
swindling wealthy and amorous Ber-
liners. Attracted by her beauty, al
legged title and wealth, a prominent
government official was easily per-
suaded to take the Countess Der
music out to dinner of evenings, and
to lend her 500 to enable her to re-
turn home to ask papa's permission
to call off the Servian match.
She wrote him loving letters from
Rumania, but police inquiries deve1-
cped that she had gone there to hire
cut as governess at SO a week. It
was also proven at the trial that she
had told another wealthy Berliner,
an architect. that she had been able
to break off the Servian engagement
in order to marry her new admirer,
whereupon elaborate betrothal festiv-
tiles were arranged at fashionable
hotel. The prospective bridegroom
readily. furnished her with a costly
trousseau, and when she remarked
that the emperor Of Austria had &C.
cepted an Invita- ton to shoot on one
OF her estates, he added a couple of
maids and a lackey
The police believe that she swind-
led others similarly before being
caught, but that they refrained from
making complaint for fear of public
ridicu1e.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-20
ARE TAKING TESTIMONY
District Court New is Hearing Evi
~ dence in the Moon-Harris Elec-
~~~ ton Contest Case.
PUT BJELLA ON THE STAND

!. L. T. Bella; judge Of elections il
the towns of FROM, was placed or
the witnes stand in the district cour1
this morning and he, testified as ts
the regularity of the FROM election
and the count of the ballots. Mr.
Bella had not finished his testimony
at noon and was again placed on the
stand this afternoon.
c. o. Moon, one of the principals in
the case, was put on the stand by his
counsel yesterday afternoon and was
subjected to a severe cross-examina-
ton. He was asked to tell of his
duties as deputy county auditor, and
was quizzed as to his part in the
checking in of the election ballots.
Mr.. Moon testified that as far as he
knew, Mr.. George, Mr.. Alsop and
himself were the only persons who
knew the combination of the auditors
vault.
James L. George, the county audi
tor, was placed on the stand this
morning and he also was asked to
tell of the work of the office. He was
subjected to a cross-examination by
the defense.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-20
FREIGHT HERE

Beginning next Monday, or as soon
after as is practicable, the Minnesota
and International road will transfer
all of its freight for points north and
south on the road in the Bemidji
warehouse, Heretofore this work
has been done in the twin cities, at
the Minnesota transfer, in Duluth
and Brainerd. The new arrangement
|; will allow for the: sending of freight
in bulk to Bemidji and then it will
be broken up into small package lots
for local freight. The work will be
handled here under the supervision of
George Walker and will take several
extra warehousemen-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-20
SERVIANS HUNG MURDERER
AFTER TRACKING HIM ALL DAY
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Belgrade, Dec. 20. - Marchin e
against the Turks a company of Ser
Wan troops found an opportunity Of
avenging two-year-old crime, by
hanging Abdul shalan, a notorious
frontier brigand. Two years ago
Abdul treacherously decoyed a Ser
Wan schoolmaster to his home near
Guillam and shot him, afterwards
boasting of the deed and defying the
Servians to capture him. The school
master was a popular writer of ma
tional songs, and finding themselves
in the neighborhood of Guillam, a
company of Infantry obtained leave
to hunt the murderer. They tracked
him to his lair, and a gypsy was
found to act as hangma1! se.@e.-s..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-20
CHANGE IN LUMBER FIRM
The M. E. Smith, Lumber conn

The M. e. Smith, Lumber COMPANY
has been dissolved and the Smith
Robinson Lumber company is now
conducting the business. The new
firm is composed of M. E. Smith, Anna
B. Smith and William z. Robinson.
Incorporation papers for the new
company were filed December 10 and
the capital stock is given as $4,000.
Mr. Robinson, who by the incorpora-
ton takes an interest in the firm, was
formerly instructor in sciences in the
Bemidji High school.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-20
F0RET0LD THE ELECTION
Governor Elect Sulzer, Of New York
Won Many Votes By Open Door
Policy.
coIoRED> PORTER WAS WISE
by United Press.
(CopyriRht \

! ny United Press. .~-*
washington, Dec. 2O.-There is an
interesting tale in the origin of the
open door policy" which Governor
elect Sulzer has announced will mark
his administration at Albany. Ac-
cording to Sulzer the idea was origi-
mated by an old colored porter who
had charge of the car in which he
| canvassed the Empire state prior to
the election and it is to the old negro
that he gives credit for the idea.
During the strenuous campaign
days it was the habit of the candi-
date to return to his car in the eve
nings and, before retiring, to partake
of late supper consisting of a sand
witch Or so. The old negro, whose
name could not be recalled but which
the governor-elect says is positively
the longest of any except possibly the
titled heads of Europe, was known
as "Uncle" to all.
1t was near the end of the cam
paign when the candidate returned
to the car late one evening for the
customary refreshment The day
had been especially strenuous. Three
speeches had been delivered and an
other was scheduled for that night.
The candidate Was tired. ''Uncle. ~
with his trained powers of observa-
ton, noticed this and remarked:
mister Sulzer, don't you go and
worry about dat selection cause you
is gwine to win most sartinIy. I'm
got dat premonition.
Thereupon the candidate resumed
his campaign tactics, asking 'sUnc1e"
for whom he intended to cast his
ballot.
Use gwin to vote for you boss. We
niggers know dat de man up at Al
bany has done pulled his latch string
inside and dey say you is going to
put it out agin. I suspec though dat
it is going to be too high for most of
poor coons to reach
The following day the gubernator-
ial candidate made use of the Sopen
door policy for the first time in the
campaign. He has since promised to
put the string out again, low enough
for anyone that wishes to reach.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-20
THE LEoPARDS COMING
Brinkman Theater First Secured po-
lar Bears and Now Present a
Second Animal Show.
TO BE HERE OVER CHRISTMAS

Commencing with a matinee Sun.
day afternoon and ending with per
Torrance Christmas night, the
Brinkman theater will stage an ami
NAL act of trained leopards as its
special holiday attraction. The ar
rangements were completed over LONG
distance with Fargo yesterday and
the act comes as an extra Christmas
booking.
The act is said to be one of the
best trained animal performances on
the smaller vaudeville circuits. It
will be the second animal show to be
seen in Bemidji this winter as the
Brinkman staged Adler's polar bears
several weeks ago. Following the
leopard act, the Brinkman will pre-
sent musical comedy company Dec.
26, ~, % and 20.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-20
GOOD MEETING AT BECIDA

Miss Dull and Messrs. McLaren,
Nelson and F1esher drove to Becida
yesterday for the farmers meeting
held there and found an audience of
about forty persons. The addresses
were made in the afternoon and the
four returned to Bemidji about seven
O'Clock. This morning they went to
La Porte and will be in Guthrie this
evening. The meeting in Walker to-
morrow will finish the run of two
weeks. Mr.. Nelson will return to Be-
midi and Miss Bull and Mr.. McLaren
will go to Minneapolis from Walker.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-20
PREPARED FOR MONTHS TO
SEE TOTAL ECLIPSE OF SUN
BUT IT RAINED ALL DAY
BY United Press.

London, Dec. 20.-The official re-
port of the British Scientific expedi-
tons fruitless journey to the noun
tains of Brazil to observe the total
eclipse of he sun on October lot
rained all days thus summarized:
Duration of eclipse, 113 seconds;
preparation of charts and instru-
ments at Greenwich Observatory
three months; length Of journey out
and back, $4,000 miles; absence from
England, ten weeks; equipment car
ried, three tons; net results, nil
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-20
-Four Aldermen, Mayor and Police
Judge to Be Elected in
February.
DEMOCRATS AFTER THE OFFICES
Two Have E yes on Postmastership;
Russell Wants Cass Lake Land
Office.

After rest from politics Of about
one month, Bemidji will soon be In
the throes of another campaign as
the pot for city Officers has already
started to boil. In addition to this.
the few Democrats of which the city
can boast are lining up for federal
appointments,
II -ary, the city will elect an.
al"orman from each ward, a mayor
and a judge of the municipal court.
The first of January the mayor viii
be forced to appoint a new chief Of
police when Chief Cell assumes the
duties of county treasurer. Certain,
federal appointments are to be made
soon and the Democrats are lining m
already. = = 49,. =
1t is said that Charles f1eyt. an in
surarce solicitor, is slated by Mayor
Malzahn to succeed Chief Cell q.
head of the Bemidji police. This ap-
pointment will have to 20 to the
council for ratification but the mayor
is usually allowed to have his own
way with the police.
John Moberg from the First ward.
Sherm Bailey from the Second, Joe
Bisiar from the Third, and c. c. Grim
pen from the Fourth will be up for
reelection. AS far as can be learned
at this time no opposition has vet
come out in the open.
Three or four different dark horses
are being groomed for mayor as all
factions seem to wish to unite to beat
Mayor Malzahn. 1t is recognized that
in split field his chances for re-elec-
ton will be frst-class and harmony
will be the key note of the opposition,
Anton Erickson's term as postmas-
ter will not be finished until 1915
and the only way to get the Office
open for appointment is to have him
removed by petition. 1t is understood
that L. F. Johnson has his eye on the
job but unless some such petition b
he will have to wait three,
years for his chance at the appoint
ment.
Other Democrats who are said to
be lining up for federal appointments
are A. P. Richie who would be a can
didate for the postmastership in case
there is vacancy; P. J. Russell, who,
is said to have his eye on the office OF
receiver Of the land office at Cass
Lake; L. G. Pendergast who has been
been groomed for municipal Judge:
and William Russell, son of P. J.,
who is being groomed for clerk of the.
court to replace D. C..
Smyth.
1t is believed that the municlpaI
campaign this winter will be fought
out on clean cut lines and that party
politics will be forgotten as far a.
possible. There is a decided move
ment in the city for the commission
form of government and some effort
will be made during the year to have
a charter drawn up and special
election held
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-20
TAFT ACCEPTS CHAIR AT YALE

Washington, Dec. 19.-Taft has de.
cided to accept the proffer of the
Kent professorship of law at Yale,
and probably will take up his duties
at New Haven early in the spring.
Taft gave several reasons for the de-
cision. He said that owing to the
fact that he had appointed most OF
the members of the United States su-
preme court he felt he couldn't ap-
pear in cases before that tribunal
and that he had named many federal
judges in Ohio and didn't desire to
practice law in that state. According
to the Yale contract he can engage
in any other occupation he desires,
not being restricted merely to lecture
TO Yale students.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-20
Sizing Him Up.

When you call the average young
man honest he is likely to feel a mild
sort of qualification When you call
him competent his chest begins to
bulge. When you call him a heart
breaker he slaps you on the shoulder
and gives you to understand that he
considers you person OF remark
able PERCEPTION and unerring judg-
ment.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-20
Famous Financier, Now Bowling
With Age, Prefers it to Competition
Does Not Feel Vast Powers,
WAS ON THE STAND ALL DAY
Was Excused at 3:42 Thursday and
Investigation Adjourned to
January 6.


money trust investigating commit
tee adjourned late yesterday after
noon until January 6 when it will
resume it's investigations. The COM
rnjttee kept J. P Morgan on the
stand until ZAP in the afternoon.
There could be no money trust
All the banks and all the money in
Christendom could not control mo-
ney The question Of control is per-
sonal as to money and Credits de-
clared Mr.. Morgan yesterday, to the
committee.
The fnancier was led up to his an
swer by the questioning of Samuel
Untermeyer, counsel for the commit
tee, who asked Mr.. Morgan if he did
not admit he had vast power and did
not feel it. Once, when the lawyer
and the witness got into a discussion
of competition and combination, Mr..
Morgan said: I'D rather have COM
bination than competition. l like a
little competition but like combina-
ton better Control is the important
thing; without it you can't do a
thing, but no one man could mono
police money. One man might get
control of railroads or merchandise,
but never money and credit
Mr.. Morgans declaration that
there could be no money trust"
emphasized by vigorous bang with
his fist On the arm Of his chair, came
toward the end of the committees
morning session at which the fnan-
cier testified as to the relations of
the house of Morgan with several
great corporations. Mr.. Morgan
testified that he had approved the
prices at which the subsidiaries of
the United States Steel corporation
were taken into the big corporation.
MI. Untermeyer asked if he had not
named the board of directors of the
United States Steel corporation, but
Mr.. Morgan only said he might have
decided who should not go on
His holdings of certain bank
stocks he characterized as mot very
much-about million dollars"
when laugh went around the fnan-
cier Joined in heartily.
Mr.. Morgan, surrounded by nearly
a dozen of his partners and attor-
nc oil !,
apparent freedom. He agreed that
through ''voting trusts several of
which existed in his company, a few
trustees could name the directors,
who in turn would name the officers
of the great interstate industrial or
railroad corporations.
Mr.. Morgan denied, however, that
he believed interlocking directories
where two or three men held direc-
torships in several banks, trust COM
Danies or corporations, could bring
about control and a unity of action.
He declared that without a majority
on the boards such men could not
porations.
The fnancier took issue with Mr..
Untermeyer as to the opportunity Of
Tered a few men to control general
banking conditions, through such
participation as Morgan & Co. have
On the boards of directors of the
leading banks of New York
Morgan showed little of the testy, |
tart disposition SO generally attrib- |
uted to him.
Almost extravagant politeness
marked his examination.
I'd tell you frankly enough if I |
objected to your questions, Morgan |
retorted to Untermeyer at one time. |
CONTINUED on last .page). |
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-11-22
A TERRIBLE MOMENT

\ special from Los Angeles of No
vember 18th says that with an in
fernal machine containing enough dy-
Mantle to destroy a city block, a bot
tie of nitro-glycerine and a ~.45-caliber
revolver, a masked maniac took
charge of central police headquarters
Tuesday and held it for an hour while
hundreds of occupants of the build
ing and those for blocks around, pan
ic-stricken. sought safety in distance.
When Detective James Hosick
knocked the man unconscious with a
leather billy" after slipping up be-
hind him, the fuse of the internal ma
chine was automatically ignited, but
Detective Samuel L. Brown grabbed
the box with its sharply spluttering
fuse and hurled it into the street,
sticks of high-powdered dynamite
scattering over the pavement, while
hundreds of spectators stood appar
emily paralyzed with fright.
Through a freak of chance there
was no explosion, and Brown contin-
ued kicking the sticks of dynamite
and jumping upon the fuse until he
had broken the connection and extin-
guished the fire.
Manacled to a cot in the receiving
hospital the would-be dynemiter. who
gave his name as Albert Henry Da-
Wis. is suffering with several severe
scalp wounds, which police surgeons
say are not serious.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-11-22
LEROY

Special Cor. Ocala Banner:
Mr.. W. B. Eewbern anne down
from Maxville, Fla, Thursday to dig
potatoes, grind cane and also to do
some butchering.
Mrs. j. l.. Carter, who has been on
the sick list for some time, is now
improving, and will soon be able to
return to her home.
Mrs. c. Y. Miller of Ocala, mother
of Mrs. ". B. Newbern, came down
Thursday for a few days stay.
Mr.. Willie D. Young came home
the past week from North Carolina.
where he has been for the past few
weeks on business and to visit rela-
tiyes.
Our genial assistant postmaster is
found at his post of duty from ; a. IN.
to S p. m, every day, and has lost
only one-half hour in over a month.
That is just what the patrons OF the
office want, and nope that he may
continue right along with it.
Mr.. o. H. Smith OF Gainesville,
postoGice Inspector for Florida, was
here Friday, checked up and found
the office in good shape.
Our assistant postmaster sent in
an application for the Leroy p~ostoffice
appointment Friday, and he was the
only applicant for the office.
The Leroy p~ostoffice is a money
order Office.
MIR. Willie Roddenberry and broth
or came down Thursday.
Some miscreant threw a missile
through enc OF the big windows at the
depot Sunday night.
Mr.. John T. Parker has just had q
now wen put down at his new place.
The we}l is 1855 feet deep and affords
excellent ~freestone water.
Nr. James Parker came up from
Dunnal'on Sunday to see his parents.
and returned Monday morning.
Monday was pay day for the Leroy
section hands, and they are all jubi
LIANT.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-11-22

that the confiscation of property in
slaves had no warrant in our consti-
tuition, and was in violation of that
instrument, but one wrong does not
justify other wrongs, and it is never
too late TO remedy a wrong, and the
southern slave holder has his right of
indemnification. The government of
the United States should be just to
its subjects, and should not set the
example of violating it's fundamental
laws. We see where it will lead to if
the administration of its laws are ev-
er committed to the hands of the so
ciaIists. All means of production will
be confiscated without one cen of in.
Identification, and for such a high.
handed measure it will seek justifca,
ton in the government itself having
set the example of violating it's own
laws.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-11-22
HARNESS MAKER

We have a communication from a
gentleman residing in this county in
which he says that if the socialists
obtain to power in this country as a
mean to an end that they will confis-
cate all the means of production with
which the capitalistic class now ex
plot the poor. This will be resorted
to, if no other means will suffice, for
the purpose of aboIishing white slav-
cry on this continent. That in so do
ing the socialist will not be without
a precedent. That with the approx
al of the best thought and the quick
ened and ripened conscience of a
large majority of the Christian intel
ligence of the country, in order to
abolish negro slavery, confiscation
was resorted to, although slave prop
erty was recognized in the constitu
| ton of the United States, and that in
strument promised sacredly TO give il
the same measure of protection as
other property. Surely, says our cor
respondent. the white slave" ought
to be Of as much concern to the good
thinking Christian people of this ma
/, ton as the negro slave" He puts
this up to us: is not the white man
| as good as the negro?" We confess