Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-13
IOWA STATE COLLEGE STUDENTS
PLEASE sEARcHLIGHT MEN,
RERs.
AUDIENCE OF $50
OUT TO HEAR THEM
Carlos Madero and Luis Gonzalez.
Brother Of Assassinated President
and Nephew Of General carranza,
Respectively, Talk Interestingly Of
Their Country and Its Revolutions.


ciously opened it's annual session at
the Y. NJ. c. A building Wednesday
night. An audience Of about $50 men
heard interesting talks about Mexico
and they enjoyed especially not so
much, perhaps, what they were told as
the way it was told.
I The speakers were Don Carlos Ma
dero, a brother of Francisco l. Ma
of Mexico, and Luis Gonzalez, a
nephew of General Carranza, the gov
ernor of one of the northern states,
who is leading the constitutionalists
(: in rebellion against the Huerta gov
eminent. If the United States allows
munitions of war to be taken into the
! northern states it Is not unlikely that
| Carranza will be the next president
of Mexico.
Tell Of Mexican Things.
The students from Ames divided the
evening. Madero told of the history Of
the country. including something of
| the numerous rebellions, and the tragic
| incident Of the death OF his brother.
But both he and his college mate
showed very natural diffidence about
going into the particulars of recent
and current political events of the
| country because of relationship each
bears to prominent men who have had
great deal to do with the politics OF
their native country.
| Gonzalez expressed the viewpoint OF
both when, referring briefly to his
uncle General Carranza, he said. Be
| ing a relative l could not be expected
to speak other than well of him.
Gonzalez Tells Of Reeources.
| Gonzalez, who is a senior in the
school Of agriculture, where he is pre-
pairing himself to return to Mexico to
take charge of the immense ranch
owned by the family, told of the ma
tural resources. including precious
metals and minerals, forest products,
oil, and of the agriculture and its pro-
ducts of the country also the climate.
Having been in this country six years
he had the better command Of Eng
fish lacking which both young men
had difficulty at times saying just what
they wanted to say. Gonzalez. how
ever. could not be blamed much, for
when questioned on the point he said,
he had never yet found any rules for
tho grammatical construction OF Eng
liie s'i''1ie.'AN>'A
lish.
Tells Of Brothers Death.
/ Madero gave a new version OF the
| murder of his brother, the president,
whom he declared he believed was as
fsassinated in his room in the palace.
I The body was removed. he said, ana
the story was concocted that the presl-
! dent had been set upon ana assas-
sinated Oh the highway.
! Discomfort. caused by the repeated
I elections Of Diaz. Madero gave as one
I of the reasons for the revolutions OF
! the last three years. I'VE all thought
Diaz would be dead by this time. but
] he is living yet" he said in speaking
! of ne old age the ex-president had
! attained. But you mustn't wonder al
/ that because Diaz's father lived to be
| zoe end only died then because JOCK
ass kicked him in the stomach
| Mexican Government Ownership.
Among the interesting details of
! Gonzales talk was his statements re-
garding the railroads and telegraph
lines of Mexico. The government owns
| a controlling interest in most OF the
! important roads. 1t owns the te e.
graph lires. except the strictly private
lines, but it allows the t'ublic :, use
the federal lines for commercial ousi-
| ness.
When the meeting was thrown open
fer Questions many were asked, and
| it Vas during this period especially
that the young speakers and their
audience got on very friendly and
cordial rela tons. Any reserve the
speakers may have felt earlier was
broken down. and some Of their bright
deal Of laughter.
saIIies Were Frequent.
| Pointing to the isthmus portion Of
Mexico, Gonzales said 1t had a rain
fall of 15e inches and added, Its the
wettest place in the world-I mean
wa ter a sally the inference Of which
was quickly caught by the audience.
Speaking of dry farming, which Con-
zales called that camel idea." he
frankly admitted that he had to make
good in the study Of it to pass his ex-
aminations, but knew it wouldn't work.
They had tried it on the family ranch
in northern Mexico, he said.
I'VE grew thrty-two bushels Of corn
to the acre by the method" he said.
but we got crop only about once in
ten years.
Madero made the crowd laugh when
asked If Mexico City had board of
trade. which he described by asking,
you mean the place where they yell?"
To the students the evening was an
outing. and they enjoyed 1t as much as
did the men Of the club.
Adopt New Meal Plan.
In order to help the ladies' auxiliary
which prepares the meals and turns
whatever profit is made into the Y. NJ.
c.. A.. a plan was suggested by the
committee that II the members would
pay in advance for the seven meals
Of the course, the tickets would be
sold for 81. a saving Of Is cents on the
seven. OF those present eighty-five
accepted the plan and paid their
! money. The club will pay the ladies
the difference between the fun price
and the price per meal given for pay
ment in advance. This plan will en-
able the women to come more closely
to knowing how many to prepare for
than they have before.
Aaron Palmer. president Of the club,
j presided and introduced the speakers.
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