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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-06-26
BAND CONCERT TONIGHT.
Program for Entertainment Includes
Popular Selections.

Following is the program which
will be played by the Bemidji band
at the concert tonight:
1. March-The Firing Line-Pond
2. Medley-Overture - Gus Ed
wards Song Revue-Halle.
3. Waltz-When l Waltz With You
-Schmid.
4. Melang nge-The Royal Circle
Dalbey: r.5 ~.
5. Characteristic-Ji gles- Favor.
s. Selection-The Sunny South
Lampe. .~ ..-.
7. Medley March-Peg O'My Heart
Fischer. .-:.' r.- h..
s. Habern-Mexican Kisses-Rob-
erts. z-
8. Medley Overture-Bits of Benz
ick's Hits-Lampe. -.
10. March = Teddy's Terrors -
Crosby. -. f. r.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-06-26
PREPARE FOR OPENING
New .Ready-to-Wear Store, THE
Paris Located on Third Street.

s E - Ea H. r. e - i a
Within the next few days, 'The
Paris" Bemidji's new exclusive wo-
mems and children's ready-to-wear
store will open for business at 2O2
Third street, in the building for
merly occupied by the Northern Ma
tional bank. The interior of the
state is being entirely re-decorated
and artisically arranged and on the
grand opening day carnations will
be given to the women visitors. M.
Lurie, who has interests in Minnea-
polls retail esta ablishments, is the pro-
prietor of .sThe Paris Mr.. Lurie
is being assisted in arrnging for the
opening by !. Sorger of New York
City, who will be the buyer. In
speaking Of his decision to locate in
.Bemidji, Mr.. Luris said that he was
SO taken with the possibilities of the
city and had such confidence in its
future, that he picked it out of sew
eral other places.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-06-26

Dairy Lunch, $500; First National
Bank, $1,000; Fair Store, $14.O0;
Fitger Brewing Co., $140O; GIL
Bros, $500; Gennes & L., $14.OO;
Given Hardware Co., $500; J. l..
George, $500; Gilmore, Dr., $500;
N. L. Hakkerup, $15.OO;$ Hoganson
Bros, $500; Andy Johnson, $24.OO;
Larson & Larson, $500; Lake
Shore Hotel, $4.00; Larkin &: Dale,
$14.O0; Lycan & Co., $4,000; Nc
Iver & OLeary, $500; E. E. McDon-
aid, $11O0; Model Bakery, s4.OO;
DR.. Marcum, $500; w. McCuaig,
$12.O0;, Fl. Miller, $3.50; Foley
Barn, $1,000; McGroth, F.. A.,
$1,000; C. O. Moon, $4OO; Northern
National Bank, $4,000; Northern
Grocery, $4,000; Netzer Drug Co.,
$500; O'Leary-Bowser, $500;
Peoples Meat Market, $11.OO: Pho
neer Pub. Co., $500; Roe e Mar
kuson, $500; George Paquin, $1.OO;
Reynolds & Winter, $780,; F. w.
Rhoda, $780, San Rey Cigar, SO;
Smith Robinson, $1,000; St. Hilaire
Lbr. Co., $500: DR.. Shannon, SIS;
Dr. Sanborn, S14.OO; S. T. Stewart,
.$14.00; Schneider Bros, $500;
Dr. Stanton, 500; w. G. Schroeder,
S14.00; Security State Bank, $14.OO;
Dr. Smith. $500; Judge Stanton,
S1.O0; F. G. Troppman, $500; War
field Electric Co., $500; J. G. Zieg-
Ter, $3.50; Total $S21.5O.
Non-Active Members.
Following is a list of the MONACO
tive subscribers showing the amounts
they had donated until they were
put among the delinquents.'
F. e. Brinkman, $4,000; Berman
Emporium, $500; John Bye, $12;
L. G. Crothers, $500: L. P. Eek
strum, $500; Fitzsimmons-Baldw
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-06-26
CITY OF SALEM VISITED
BY $20,O00,O00 FIRE;
10000 MADE HOMELESS

Salem, Mass, May 26.-(special
to the Pioneer. )-Nearly half of the
old witch city of Salem, rich in build
ings and tradition, was devastated by
fire today which caused, it is esti-
mated, a loss of more than $2O,00O,-
600. One thousand buildings, in
cluding a score of manufacturing es-
tablishments, were destroyed and
10000 men, women and children
were made homeless. -.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-06-26
STAGE MUSICAL COMEDY.
A|via's Company Begins Indefinite
Anga cement at Brinkman.

Beginning with last nights per-
formance Alvia's miniature musical
comedy began an indefinite engage
ment at the 'Brinkman theatre. The
company entertained. a large audi
ence last evening, making good the
recommendations which had come
from the larger cities where it. had
appeared .:s>
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-06-26
Mexican Situation Bringing Before
the Tragedy Which May Follow
Concentration Of People.
SEVERAL FAVOR INVESTIGATION
Large Holdings in Every State Of the
Union May be Cause Of Inquiry
49,. Create Commission Soon.
BY Con gresham C.. H. Tavenner.

by congressman u. ii. IaVenn0r.&
Washington, June 26,-While the
Mexican situation is bringing before
the country an object lesson of the
tragedy which may follow concen-
tration in Land ownership-and that
is the. real cause of Mexican reyolu-
tions- economists ARE drawing at.
tention to the fact that We Americans
have a problem in land concentration
on our hands that in actual acreage
ranks up very well with the problem
within the borders of our south ern
neigllhor Sl
While land concentration has gone
on to an alarming extent in the Unit
ed States, the matter is not, of course,
nearly SO acute as in Mexico, where
the large land holdings are SO great
in comparison with the total acreage
that millions have been thrown into
beggardom and peonage But never
theless, we have individual holdings
as great as those of the great land
owners of Mexico
1t is commonly reported that
William Randolph Hearst has
1000, ,G00-acre ranch in Mexico,
but THAT, iS a small holding with some
Iof this Fyountry. Take, for instance,
the Miller and Lux estate of Californ-
ia--1 4I50O,O00 acres, a veritable
empire in itself, occupying one-
|seventl of the total territory of Call
ifornia which is one of the two or
three largest states in the Union.
To gFts some idea of the size of this
area col hsider that it is over IA times
as large as the land holdings of the
Southern Pacific Railroad, which
owns s15s ,127s acres. Yet this latter
holding is larger than some entire
Estates of the east. 81.
But there are other~immense land
holdings in the United States. Three
men in Florida own 100000 acres.
This is larger than the land holdings
OF the Madero family in Mexico, and
the Maderos were one of the richest
fnmilies there. Half of the totaE
acreage of the state of Florida is
owned by 1872 men, whose land hold
.ings aggregate 16,990,00O acres.
Those who have. been compiling
statistics along this line declare that
in certain seven states of the Union
1902 men own S9.652OOO acres Of
land. This is concentration which,
if carried throughout the United
States. would seriously threaten the
continuance of peace >. 1.a. 3.
The Southern Pacific Railroads
land holdings come to total of 49,
S79.932 acres. The Weyerhauser
lumber interests are said to own over
100000 acres of land. There are
single owners of Texas lands who
hold as high as 100000 acres.
No bureau of demrtm ents i'm
Washing gton has ever made a study
of this concentration of land owner
ship in tie United States Many
members Of Congress think there
ought ito @be commission to investi-
gete large land holdings in every
state in the Union, and it would not
'be surprising if such commission
were created in the near future.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-06-26
Becker Writing a Book.

Ossining, n. Y, June 26.-Charles
Becker, the convicted murderer of
Herman Rosenthal, has moved his be-
longings from the top tier of cells to
the main floor. of the death house at
Sing Sing prison and began writing
a book on his experiences as a New
York policeman.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-06-26
Several Shovels Lost.

John Moberg, who donated
shovels to be used on Good
Roads day, reported today
that several have not been
returned. Mr.. Moberg re-
quests that they be returned
to the Bemidji Auto garage.
Each shovel is marked with
the stamp of "J. Moberg.'
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-06-26

The British Musicians union has
succeeded in obtaining wage in
crease in sixty-fve of the leading
theatres in London. J. , .
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-06-26

The Iowa State Federation Of La
Dor has refused to go on record as.
indorsing the fight against national
prohibition.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-06-26
INDIAN |! BUREAU TO
SEND / AGENTS HERE
I L.indbergh Wires That Government
Intends to Make Investigation Of
Conditions in Treaty Country.
MAY DENY FURTHER HEARING
Every Opportunity Will Be Given
Business Mems Committee to Make
Showing Sells to Act On Report

4 49, /! f =s5gE a.
Within the next few days Mime.
sofa, more especially the territory
included by the now famous treaty
of 1855, will be visited by a force
OF OF agents Of the, Indian bureau at
Washington, which are to be sent
here by Cato Sells, commissioner, in
order that the entire proposition NAV
be investigated. and the real condi-
tions Of the liquor question ascer-
tained =
Chance to Make Showing.
This became known today when
M. N. Koll Of Cass Lake, secretary
Of the Business Mems Treaty com
mittee, received information z from,
Con ngressman Lindbregh, in which
the sixth district representative said
that sufficient opportunity would be.
given to allow shoWings to- be made,
both for and against the enforce
ment Of the treaty, the provisions of
which were held to he valid by the
decision of the United States supreme
court last week 7
Hearing May Follow.
It is the congressman's suggestion
that should the agents decide that
the saloons of the territory involved
be closed, it would then be time
enough to seek a hearing in the de-
partment proper, as "a hearing would.
be of no avail if held before the de-
partment had made a special inves-
tigation. =
Congressman Lindbregh also said
it appears in Washington that
the Indian department wishes to
deny a hearing
May Mean Closing; y
False impression has been caused
by the decision Of the supreme court,
it being generally believed that the
Indian department. cannot close the
saloons of the treaty territory until
next October, at which time the su-
preme court is to hear a motion for
re-argument, permission which was
granted last week. In fact, should
the Investigation of the department.,
which is to be made Immediately, re-
suit in the decision that the saloons
of the district be closed at once, only
six of the 200 will be permitted 10
operate, these being the Bemidji es-
adjustments which are protected by
the Injunction of the federal court.
These six are the only ones certain
Of not being commanded to close un-
til the action of the supreme court
next fall. The six saloons will be
allowed to, run until the injunction
is dismissed which will not be done
until the mandate has been sent 70
the lower court ..-s..
Mcdonald To Washington.
Attorney E. E. Mcdonald of this
city, who has been prominently con-
nected with the liquor men cases
since the 'Pussyfoot'' Johnson affair
in 1909, lett last night for Wosh-
ington.
PREPARE FOR OpENING
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-06-26
The Bagley base ball team will
meet the Bemidji Athletics here Sun
day afternoon

In the production of sulphur the
United States is rapidly gaining on
Italy, which leads the world.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-06-26
SEVENTY ACTIVE IN
SUPPORT OF BAND
During Last Year Subscribers Have
Donated 1921 for Maintenance of
Bemidji Musical Organization.
COLLECTIONS AMOUNT TO $2Os5
Small Number Are Delinquent, Sec.
retary Anderson's Figures Show
Aim to Secure New Uniforms.

Figures of II. E. Anderson, secre-
tary Of the Bemidji Concert band, in
a report which he has just made, cov-
ering the subscriptions, collections
and disbursements of the OrganiZa-
tion from January i, 1913, to May
/, 1914, show that it now has more
than two hundred dollars in cash !;
that there are nearly seventy active
assisting in the band mainten-
ancc; that thirty subscribers are new
delinquent, and that during the per-
iod mentioned collections have
amounted to S2,0S5.67
Want New Uniforms.
While all necessary new music has
been purchased when needed, tho
members Of the band have been
working in an effort to secure funds
with which to buy new uniforms
The May pole dance, which netted
$63, was given in order to assist this
fund. Alden Remfrey, director, is
paid SIS month for his services.
Band concerts, free to the public, are
given once each months during the
winters, and every Friday during the
summer season
Anderson's Figures.
Secretary Anderson's report gives
the following information and which
can be secured at any time by an
inspection of the finance chart in
the band room at the City hall.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-06-26
"COUNTRY CLUB" OPENS.

Continued on Pare 81
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-06-26

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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-06-26
Mcdonald To Washington,

Attorney E. E. Mcdonald Of this
city, who has been prominently con-
nected with the liquor men cases
since the "Pussyfoot'' Johnson affair
in 1909, lett last night for Wosh-
ington.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-04-23
NO ROOM TO WAIT.
Mrs. NJ. A. Mack and Her Husband
Sue Seaboard Air Line.

Lexington, April 21.-Because the
Seaboard Air Line Railway company
has only one waiting room for pas
sengers at the town of CASTOR, about
IS miles south of Columbia, in this
county, and because she and her two
small children were forced to re-
main in the waiting room in the pres
ence of several negroes, who, it is al
legged, were rowdy, boisterous and
indecent in their manner Mrs. NJ. A.
Mack and her husband, L. H. Mack,
have brought suit against the COM
pany for damages in the sum of ST.
$50.
v This is the first suit of the kind
ever brought in the courts of Lex
Ington, according to the statement of
attorneys. 1t is alleged that the de-
fendant, under the law and under the
statutes of this State, is required
to furnish separate waiting rooms
for passengers-one, for whites and
one for negroes.
The case will not come up for trial
before the fall term of the common
pleas court.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-04-23
LOSES THE ENCAMPMENT.
GOVERNORS LETTER DOES NOT
SATISFY SECRETARY OF WAR.
Doubts Expressed as to Army En-
campments on Account Of MeXi-
can Situation.

Washington, April 20.-Secretary
of War Garrison announced this af-
ternoon that the encampment of the
National Guard of the Southeastern
division would be sent to some other
State than South Carolina. the reply
received to-day from the governor
to the secretary's telegram of Satur-
day not being considered satisfac-
tory. The matter appears to be clos
ed.
When asked for a statement on the
subject, Congressman Whaley would
say no more than this:
Il regret exceedingly that the de-
partment has taken this encampmenr
away from the first district. I had
worked Hard to secure it, and work
ed hard to keep it after having Sc
cured it, and hoped up to the last
moment that the secretary of war
would see his way clear to fixing up
on the Isle of Palms. The decision is
against the State, and not the site
at the. Isle of Palms. Had the en-
campment been held in the State
am absolutely sure that the Isle of
Palms would have been the site. If
there is war with Mexico, Of course,
there will be no Joint manoeuvreS
anyhow"
Some doubt is felt in Washington
as to there being any encampments
whatever of the militia if war breaks
out, except the encampments incident
to the war itself.
Columbia, April 20.-1t was stated
at the governors office this afternoon
that a telegram was sent to Secretary
of War Garrison yesterday telling
him a special delivery letter regard
ing the manoeuyre encampment had
been mailed to him. Telegrams were
DISPATCHED at the same time to Con-
gressmen Whaley and Byrnes In
forming that copies of the letter to
Mr.. Garrison had been mailed them
under special delivery. A report re-
ceived at the governors Office from
the Washington Office of the Wes-
tern Union stated that all three tele-
grams were delivered in Washington
yesterday afternoon at 2 O'Clock, 1t
was stated, and they should have
reached Washington this morning.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-04-23
apology to Rear Admiral Mayo COM
mander of the American fleet.

apology to Rear Admiral Mayo COM
mander of the American fleet.
I'VE thought the incident closed,
but unfortunately this was not so
because Mayo sent an ultimatum
wherein he asked second apology,
that the American flag be hoisted at
a public place in Tampico and salut-
ed by twenty-one guns and besides
that severe punishment be given Hin
ojosa. Stipulating that all this be
done within twenty-four hours.
The term was later extended. The
president of Mexico, when Informed
of the case. ordered another investi-
cation of the facts and punishment
of the guilty officer if it was proved
he was blameworthy. When he be-
came aware that the American gov
ernment supported the request OF
Admiral Mayo relative to the salute
to the American flag, which had not
been insulted, he proposed to- show
his good will toward the American
people. though he did not think such
request just. proposing that the flags
of the two nations be hoisted and
saluted simultaneously and recipro-
cally
The American government did
not agree to that idea but insisted up
on Rear Admiral Mayo's request.
This was not accepted by President
Huerta, who insisted upon his propo-
sal. Then the American government
determined that Pourparler be
brought to a close within the term
expired at o'clock Sunday night.
The Mexican government proposed
signing protocol and Minister OF
foreign affairs presented last night
draft of the protocol to American
Charge O'Shaughnessy
"O'Shaughnessy Sunday afternoon
communicated to the minister. the
fact that hts government did not ac-
cept the idea of signature of the
protocol. but wanted an uncondltlon-
a salute to the American flag.
This the Mexican government re-
fused, feeling it had done all that IS
possible. The Mexican government
is confident that the civilized world
will find that its conduct has been
wise and temperate: that it has OBJ
served all the requirements of inter-
national law. and that its refusal to
Weld further is inspired only by re-
gard for it's honor and dignity"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-04-23
Senate Approves Presidents Policy

Washington, April 22.-The SEN
ate at 3.21 o'clock this morning, by
a vote of Y to 13, passed the admin
istration bill declaring. "That the
president is justified in the employ
ment of the armed forces of the
United States to enforce his demands
for unequivocal amends for the
affronts and indignities committed
against the United States in Mexi-
co."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-04-23
PERSONAL MENTION.
People Visiting in This City and
at Other Points.

MIR. w. A. Hay, Jr.. of GoVan,
was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. o. G. Rhode, of Branchville.
spent last Saturday the city.
MIR. w. H. Warn, of North, was
in the city Monday and Tuesday.
Mr.. W. C. Wolfe, of Orange
, burg, was in the city last Friday.
MIR. Garland Smoak, Of St.
George, spent Sunday in the city with
his mother.
Rev. and Mrs. T. C. O'Dell, of
Rock Hill, visited relatives in the
city last week.
State Detective B. B. Leitzsey
attended the meeting of the Red
Men in Rock Hill last week.
Mr.. Cecil Smoak, of the Cope
section, spent Sunday in the city with
his brother, Mr.. ]. j. Smoak.
Mrs. Anna J. Alexander, of Co.
fumbia, spent several days in the city
last week on visit to relatives.
Mr.. Lawton Ashe, of the Cope
section, spent Monday in the city
with Messrs. J. J. and Laurie Smoak.
Mr.. Frank Smoak, who is now
living in Jacksonville, Fla, visited
his mother here this and last week.
Mrs. J. A. Williams left for
Asheville this week to be with her
husband, who is in sanltarlum
there.
Mr.. Winchester NJ. Graham will
leave next Wednesday for Pough-
Reepsie, n. Y, to attend business
college.
-Postoffice Inspector A. J. Knight
was in the city Monday on visit
to the family of his brother, A. ".
knight.
Miss Louise Wilson, of Bam-
berg, is with her sister, Mrs. J. l..
Ellis. for the week.-Allendale
Herald.
MIR. and Mrs W. D. Bennett,
Miss Mamie Ehrhardt, and Mrs. Ehr-
hardt, of Ehrhardt, were in the city
last Friday.
Probate Judge G. P. Harmon
spent several days last week with
friends and relatives at Greenwood
and Mccormick.
{. Mr.. H. w. Adams went to- Au-
gusta Monday to attend the funerai
of his brothers wife. He return
ed Tuesday night.
MIR. Jones A. Williams has gone
to Asheville, N. c., to enter Dr.. Car
rolls nerve sanitarium. He is now
getting along nicely.
Mrs. B. S. Johns and little
daughter left last Saturday for Co.
lumbia to visit relatives. They re-
turned Monday evening.
Mrs. McManus and children, OF
Augusta, spent few days this week
in the city with Mr.. McManus. They
will move to Bamberg to reside IN
short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. v. Camp and
little son, of Savannah, arrived IN
the city last Saturday for a visit to
relatives. Mr.. Camp returned Mon
dav, but Mrs. Camp Will be here for
some weeks.
DIR. Geo. F. Hair, Messrs. A. NJ.
Denbow. G. D. Ryan, and H. L. Hin
nant motored to Charleston Sunday
returning Monday night. DR.. Hair
visited his farm on Yonge's Island
while away.
Mr.. Charlie Kilgus, son OF Mr.
and Mrs. J. F. Kilgus, who is attend
ing the Citadel and who was in camp
with the cadets at Orangeburg last
week. spent one night in the city
with his parents.
Mr.. Geo. H. Higgins, postmas-
ter at Columbia, who has been visit
ing relatives III the city, returned
home last week. He made many
friends while here, who will be
mighty glad to welcome him back
any time.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-04-23

Mexico City. April 20.-Portlllo
Y. Rojas, Minister of Foreign At
fairs, in announcing that it would be
impossible to agree to the demands
of the United States that the flag
of that country be unconditionally
saluted, gave out a statement say
ing:
ION the ninth of the present month
boat without American flag, with
marines and one officer landed at
point called Beach of Iturbide in
Tampico. Colonel Raymond Hino-
josa, who has charge Of defending
this point. detailed the marines and
officer and conducted them to the
presence of the general who COM
manded the fort. Ignacio Morelos
Zagoza. 1t should be remembered
that the port not only was under
military control but was withstand
ing an attack by the, rebels.
General Zargoza Immediately. ev-
en- without investigating the case.
put the marines and officer at liberty,
placed Hinojoza in prison and sent
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-08-19
Announcements.

Upon being solicited by a great
number Of voters Of our county,
from all parties, factions and
Affiliations, it is my pleasure to
offer my name as candidate in
the general election Of November
1914, to be voted for to represent
you in the 59th general assembly
Of the State Of Tennessee. In
making my announcement wish
to say that | will be opposed by
@. L. McMahan who received a
socalled nomination in a farce
primary held on the 18th day Of
last March, which, so called
primary" is familiar to you all.
In this announcement | will not
go into detail to outline the per-
sonnet Of my opposition, but hone
to be able to later do so to the
satisfaction of all unprecedented
voters. | am a candidate of the
people of Cooke county, and if
elected will use all the ability at
my command to represent you in
an unbiased and unprecedented
manner. Hoping to meet each
voter personally, or as many of
you as possible, and make my
views clear to you on the coming
Legislation, | am,
Sincerely yours, :
C. F. BOYER.