The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 22, 1917, Page 1

The Weather Continued Cold. ELIMINATION ‘SOCIAL FEATURE NEW PROGRAN Whirlwind Campaign for Mem. bers to Be Launched in Bis- marck Saturday Morning NEW POLICY TO BE PURELY BUSINESS Eleven Teams ¢o Start Out This Week—Every Business Place to Be Canvassed Elimination of the social features, thereby placing the membership on a purely business basis is the policy of H. P. Goddard and G. N. Keniston, president and secretary, respectively of the. Bismarck. Commercial club. The whirlwind campaign for members started Monday with the appointment of committee teams, several voluntar- ily submitting their services and oth- er consenting when requested to act. Bismarck For Business, “It is Bismarck for business; Bis- marck for better homes; Bismarck throughout the state, and Bismarck all.the time,” said the officers this af- ternoon, who were caught considering the proposition of tackling a‘ certain business man for his opinion. “We're going to push this campaign with all the energy we have and hope to in- crease the membership of 300 to nearly doable the number of members. Every man whom we have seen has consented to act.” Commercial memberships will be re- quired to contribute larger sums of money under the new policy, but the work of the club will be devoted more to business enterprises and not social activities. The particular program in- cludes equitable adjustment of tariffs, yardage and other like railroad mat- ters. The National Parks. Transconti- nental highway, commonly known as the Red Trail, will come: in for no small share of attention in way of pub- licity and promotion. Letters Urge Trail Blazing. “Already a line of letters has gone out urging trail ‘blazing, diagonal grade crossing and water stations to- gether with the usual spring dragging campaign,” said Secretary Keniston this afternoon. “We are not going to stop here. We are -golng’to make the proposition of a’ bridge’ over the’ Mis- souri river one of the big issues on our program. The Mandan Commer- cial club“Hasexpréssed its ‘willing ness to cdipperite with the Bismarck club in this’ respect.” The board’ 6f'directors;:inconjunc- tion with’ thé’ financial committee of the club, ‘fis’ Held"five ‘meetings and carefully éényassed the roster iof com- mercial mémberships and ‘estimated the proper and fair assessments of each, Eleven Teams to Start. Eleven teams will start out Satur- day morning of this week and to each team will be assigned a list of names. It is expected to close the campaign in short order. The entire body of 25 men expects that the teams will meet with cheerful and ready approv- al of the work from every business man. GERARD ARRIVES AT MADRID EN ROUTE HORE (Associated Press) Madrid, via London, Feb, 22.—James W. Gerard, former American ambas- sador at Berlin, and his party arrived here this morning on their way to the United States. The Americans were met at the station by representatives of the foreign office and by Joseph E. ‘Willard, the American ambassador, and his staff. CREW GIVEN BUT 10 MINUTES. 10 LEAVE VESSEL (Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 22.—Sinking by a German submarine of the Swedish steamer, Skogland, which had five Americans aboard, after the crew had been given ten minutes to take to their boats, was reported by Consul General Hurst at Barcelona, Spain, in THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 45 UNITED PRESS Murders | Bride Then Kills Self Mewing of Cat Uncovers Grue- some Tragedy in Honey- moon Apartments WIFE DEAD WEEK BEFORE DEED IS KNOWN (United Press.) Chicago, Feb. 22.—Stanley Levins- ky is dead. The police found his body in’a gas filled room today. The po- lice records show but one brief word: “Suicide.” But behind it all lies the story of another victim of the aveng- ang Nemesis. In the honeymoon, flat in the rear of a physician's: office, apartment neighbors heard the mew- ing of a cat. The Levinskys’ apart- ments had apparently been vacated for a week, so yesterday the door was forced to release the cat. Cud- dling across the head of the bed with her head beaten and her disfigured face hidden ‘in the folds of the blan- ket lay the body of Levinsky’s 19- year-old bride, and nestling beside it was a Maltese cat. She had been dead for a week. “Stanley and I quarreled Feb. 12,” was the final entry in a little diary. The police were notified and orders for the arrest. of Lavinsky. were sent broadcast. ‘For the past few days he has been seeking forgetfulness in drink. He confided in no one, but drifted from one saloon to another. His body was found today. NORMAL NEED AT DICKINSON CROWS DAILY Hundreds Will Better Themselves for Life if They Are Given Chance HARMONY PREVAILS AS TO SITE FOR LOCATION * (Speci i to the Tribune.) ‘Dickinson, D,, Feb. 22—The peo- ple of southwestern North Dakota are eagerly watching each \ step which brings. neanét‘ithe realization of a normal, schdé}for this section of the state. The need of-such an institution is urgent, for until it is provided, the Nearest institution for higher educa- tion is Valley City normal, 257 miles from Dickinson, which means that few young people of the Slope counties are able to secure these advantages. The normal at Dickinson will change all and make it possible for hundreds to better fit themselves for life's work, Majority of Over 17,000. The people of the state at the 'No- vember election authorized the Dick- inson normal and gave the amend- ment’ establishing this school a ma- jority of eter 17,000, the largest ma- jority. ever acoprdett any constitu- tional amendmen! The utmost harmony prevails at Dickinson regarding the selection and purchase of. a site, all agreeing to abide by the decision of the state board of regents, who will make the final choice. Options have been se- cured on five separate 60-acre tracts, which will be donated to the state ab- solutely free. These sites vary in price from $50 to $100 per acre, but price does not concern the state, as the committee, will present North Da- kota with a warranty deed of 60 acres of the land finally selected, free of cost. Five Locations Suggested. Two of the locations are on the western edge of the city; one east, one northeast and the fifth south, on the opposite side of Heart river from the city. The plan of the state board of regents is to come to Dickinson and make the selection as soon as the snow gets off the ground. It has ‘been deemed best not to try to open the school this year since any appropriation would not be available until July, and it would be impossible to do things right and start the school this fall. The work will be pushed as rapidly as possible, however, and everything be in readiness for Sep- tember 1918. $280,000 Recommended. The -budget committee. has recam- mended $280,000 for ‘building, laying ‘out of grounds and the first year’s maintenance, and this matter comes ‘before the legislature and governor, with. other . appropriations, in the closing days of the session. The sum asked is not excessive and the need of the school is great and there Torpedo With The picture shows one of the im- Mense torpedoes the French hurl from the trenches. It fits snugly into the barrel (No. 1) of a large trench mortar of the newest type, ~and is directed in the flight by wings (No. 2) of steel plate. These aerial torpedoes are said ta spread disaster within large areas where they explode. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, FEB. 22, 1917. Wings Hurled|(AR SHORTACE by Newest Trench qeriars MAIL ORDER HOUSES MUST CLOSE DOORS Federal Bone Dry Act Liquor Firms Out of Business MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH ‘TO DRY STATES (United Press) Kansas City, Mo., Feb, 22.—Scores of Kansas City and other Missouri mail order houses will be forced to close their doors as soon as the Reed bone dry bill becomes a law. Many of them” have supplies, principally, from Kansas, Colorado and Oklahoma, since these went into the dry column. The Kansas City dealers alone have shipped millions of dollars worth of liquor annually into prohibition states and as .a result the wealth of the dealers has been swelled enormously. It is believed but a few can stand the adoption of the bill financially, MAKES STATE DRY. Considerable interest is being shown by. the legislators in the effect of the rider to the postal bill on the local'situation. Copies of the amend- ment are awaited eagerly. Washing- ton advices are to the effect that this provision will make it impossible to ship liquor into dry states as is done now. Many are preparing to lay in large supplies before the federal law goes into effect and also in anticipa- tion of the house passing a state bone dry law. CARSON ASKS $400,000 FOR THE BRITISH NAVY London, Feb. 22.—Sir Edward Car- son, first lord of the admiralty, today Puts NEW BRITAN NOW UNDER MARTIAL LAW Mysterious Fire Brenks Out in City Given Over. to Manu. facture of Munitions FEARED SOME CRANK PUT BOMBS IN STRUCTURES (United Press.) ‘New Britain, Conn., Feb. 22.—New Britain is under martial law today, with two companies of state guards- men patroling the streets, following nine simultaneous fires in the city last night. Two persons have been ar rested and are being held under sus- picion as having started the fires. Re- pairs are being rushed to the electric fire alarm systems of the city, which broke down when people rushed to them to turn in the alarms for the fires, which quickly lit up the sky for miles. All the local fire departments are at work today clearing away the. smouldering fire which threatens to break out again. May Be Incendiary. New Britain has many factories which manufacture ammunition for the Allies. It is thought the. fires were started by some crank, who placed bombs inside the buildings, but no evidence of the bombs has been found. A tenoment house, three residences, a garage, « synagogue and a business block were raked by the flames. The loss has been estimated at about $50,000. CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY. (Associated Press.) New York, Feb. 22.—Public celebra- tions in honor of George Washington are being held in 30 of the principal Wcities of the country today by the Knights of Columbus. The meetings are under the auspiccs of the Fourth asked $400,000 for the British navy. degree of the Knights. MENACES TRADE OF ENTIRE WEST American Railway Association Declares Chicago Has Failed to Show an Emergency ASSERTED THAT EASTERN MARKET I8 CUT OFF Shipments From Mississippi Val-; ley Points to New York Very Light (Associated Press.) New York, Feb. 22—-The American Railway association issued a state- ment here today on behalf of its car service commission, which is co-op- erating with the interstate commerce commission on the car shortage situ- ation, in reply to the rcquest made upon the eastern roads yesterday by J. P. Griffin, president of the Chicago Board of Trade, that embargoes be imposed upon all eastbound commodi- ties except fuel and foodstuffs, The association’s statement asserts that representatives of the Chicago board who appeared before the car service commission in Washington a few days ago were assured everything would be done to meet emergencies, but that the grain men. “had shown no emergency.” It was asserted to the commission, the statement said, that 00 per cent of the cars Chicago needed were for export grain. ‘Four or Five a Day. Chicago, Feb, 22.—When shown the statement of the car service commit- tee of the American Railway associa- tion to the effect that Chicago grain shippers have been receiving 200 cars a day, J. P. Griffin, president of the ‘board of trade, said: “For 30 days Chicago has been ship- ping four or five cars a day; that’s all. We had, it is true, cars of west- ern roads to load, but we couldn't get them hauled east. ‘Now, we are informed that we must get out cars from eastern roads. That practically shuts us out of the eastern market entirely.” Mr. Griffin, traffic experts and law- yers continued in conference on the situation. ROAD HOUSE BILL PASSES MINN. HOUSE (United Press.) St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 22.—The Min- nesota house this afternoon passed a bill prohibiting the sale of liquor out- side the municipal boundary. The bill is the famous roadhouse measure which passed the senate some time ago, and will now go to the governor. DALRYMPLE FARM T0 Be SPLIT UP (United Press.) Fargo, N. D., Feb 22.—The world's largest farm is to be cut into one hundred small farms. This was made known today by the management of the famous Dalrymple Farm, fn Traill and Cass Counties. The farm con- sists of 22,000 acres under cultivation. The change will come as soon as the 1917 crop is gathered. Near Romans is attached to this huge farm. In 1875 Oliver Dalrymple, a sturdy Scotch farmer, operated 3,000 acres of farm land near St. Paul. Then he and his brother, Wil- liam F., became interested in North Dakota lands. These two interested E. B, W. J., and J. L. Gradin, three brothers of Tidioute, Pa., and two eastern capitalists named Chaney and Cass. Prominent Business Men Tell Why They Belong to the Bismarck Commercial Club Owens Says Club Is Indispensible for Co-Ordination Mr. Geo. N. Keniston, Sec, Commercial Club, City. Dear Sir: The industrial, civic and social Goddard Believes in Bismarck for Bismarck Always Mr. Geo. Keniston, Bismarck, N. D. Dear Sir: Frankly, | shall say it is be- cause | believe in Bismarck for Community Daty Reason Advanced by F. L. Shuman Mr. Geo, N. Keniston, Sec, Bismarck Commercial Club, Bismarck, N. Dak. Dear Sir: Replying to yours of recent ‘No F ear in ASSOCIATED PRESS France Over Subsea War French Admiral Mt Minimizes Ef- fect of Germany’s Unrestrict- ed Use of Submarine SAYS SHIPPING HAS SUFFERED VERY LITTLE (United Press) ‘Paris, Feb. 22.—‘If Germany is bearing hope that the submarine blockade will cut off the Allies’ sup- plies and decrease their military strength and then end the war, these beliefs are misplaced. Tho submarine campaign will never succeed.” Ad- miral La Zezas gave this reply to a United Press correspondent today, when asked for a message to the American people on France's view of the. campaign. “It is impossible for me to see how the Germans see their new movement is aimed at France and Italy,” he con- \tinued. “On the whole, it cannot change the conditions much from the ‘past. If the. people are looking for the submarines to bring peace, let them take cognizance of the fact that ‘since the beginning of the blockade February 1, about the same number of merchant ships have been arriving at our ports as before, 800 Ships Daily. “The total was more than 800 ships daily. That figure is about the same now. Also since the beginning of the war we have doubled our seaboard im- ports, The blockade may reduce it somewhat, but it is impossible for Germany to abolish our imports. Take the two main French imports, coal and flour, The enemy has been able to sink only a little over a half of one per cent,—.53 is the exact figure —on the average for coal, while the flour is a little less than one percent. This flour does not equal the amount that the French baker wastes, This is the third time Germany has an- nounced merciless submarine warfare. Twice the climax of violence has been reached, but they were subsided.” The admiralty reiterated his belief that the German propaganda of sub- marine warfare was never opposed in German officialdom. RELIEF BELIEVED... IN SIGHT FOR NEWS PRINT BUYERS Manufacturers Gather’in Wash- ington for Discussion With Trade Commission (Associated Pres: Washington, Feb. 22.—Newsprint paper manufacturers began arriving here today for conferences with the federal trade commission on a pro posal that the commission fix news- print prices for a period of six months, Manufacturers representing about one-third of the United States and Canada, have signed the proposal. Those coming did not join in the sug- gestion and are here at the request of the commission, which wishes theit views of it. Restoration of free competition in newsprint paper manufacture is the aim of the commission. and if it ac- cepts the proposal, it will’ work with ; that purpose in view. The commis- sion, it was stated today, is bent on finding a cure for conditions and not a@ mere palliative. At the end of six months, the commission feels that conditions in the newsprint industry will so have been shaped that unre- strained competition will insure fair jand equitable prices. Acceptance of the proposals hinges on the attitude of the manufacturers who are arriving here. Those who ‘have already signed the proposal re- present about 30 percent of the news- print output of the United States and Canada. Their surrender, in the face of criminal indictment, officials be- lieve, will break the newsprint mar- ket and force prices to an equitable level, whether all other manufactur- ers join in it or not. Members of the commission are hopeful that most of the other big manufacturers will come in. Discontinuance of the department of justice’s criminal investigation has not been promised any manufacturers, it was made clear today. n —————— | TODAY’S WAR SUMMARY | o POREPPES Vins (2767 ACE PR SALE SEAN BE A ZEN AR PES TE effort to establish boycotts, de on certain food products. ade may do for the people just what { Continued on Page Three) REPORTED AMERICAN dispatch received her from says that the American sailors who were taken to Germany on the steam- er Yarrowdale have been rel FD CONTROL HRCED TO FORCE PES DOW Congress Determined to Force Some Action Relative to Al- leged Shortage 500 CARS OF SUPPLIES HEADED FOR NEW YORK Believed That This Will Relieve Local Conditions and Reduce High Cost (United Press.) Washington, Feb, 22.—Determined to force some action in congress that will at least temporarily relieve the serious food shortage which has caus- ed many bread riots and which the federal trade commission is to inves- tigate, Representative Foss, Ohio, to- day informed Representative London that he will introduce a resolution asking for temporary food control, Representative London _ believes congress should enact a permanent food control law, and stated that he would support such a measure. Rep- resentative Foss intimated he would introduce his resolution today despite the apparent disinterestedness shown by congressmen. The resolution will have the ‘support of Representative Borland, who stated he would crush his bill asking for an appropriation of $400,000 for the use of the federal trade commission, by passing the amount to the sundry service Dill when it reaches the house floor. In the meantime the federal trade com- mission, the department of agricul- ture and the commerce department have been called on to give some kind of relief. Representative London bit- terly assailed the food speculators, naming them ag the cause for the food shortage. TO PROBE FOOD SUPPLY, (United Press) New York, Feb. 22—Five hundred cars of foodstuff from the west are ex- pected to reach New York today, and contain mostly meat, poultry and Pe tatoes, The car shortage through the country is gradually being broken up and the food shortage pinot of of be mls a ‘dlals here. e ne aetna mig Mitchell will stat the city’ thachinery z working in an investigation of food prices on the East side. Mr. Jame- son of the New York and New, Jersey Retail association, in a statement to- day, declared there is plenty of. food in store and in the arrival of. the 600 cars, prices should be forced down. ., He declared meat prices should be the first to tumble... ‘The word: from the packers is all that it requires,” he said, It has been found on official records that 100,000 pounds of meat have been sent to cold storage in the last ten days. A police court magistrate in sus- pending sentence on one arrest, gave warning that hereafter he would send disturbers to jail. “ have had a number of you wo men before me,” he said, “and not one of you have impressed me as though you were starving.” (Associated Press) Housewives continued their demon strations against the high cost of liv- ing here. Police reserves suppressed outbreaks in various parts of the city. Dozens of push carts were overjurned, the contents destroyed and the own- ers attacked. Two women wefe ar- rested and charged with assault and later released. Hundreds of women, some with babies in arms, acted as pickets before provision stores in an MAY REDUCE COST. San Francisco, Feb. 22.—Germany’s blockade of Great Britain and France may be the means of redueing the high cost of food. S. V. Connolly, president of the National Grocers as- sociation, expressed this opinion to The Retail Grocers recently. asked President Wilson to place an embargo The block- SAILORS HAVE BEEN RELEASED BY GERMANY (Associated Press) Amsterdam, via London, Feb. 22—A Berlin The Americans were released, thé dispatch says, after the German, gov (Associated Press) Four steamers, aggregating. 9,743 tons, are on togay’s list of vessels sunk as a result of the new Teutonic blockade measures. date answering your query will say | belong to the Commercial club for the reason that it is a commercial and social community Fequirement. features of a growing city are comprehensive, varied and inter- ‘woven, and some central organli- zation is indispensable for co- ernment had been informed Sagres that German ships in America had not deen confiscated and that their crews had not been interned. $ a@ message today to the state depart- ment. No one was injured and the crew landed safely at Tarragona, Spain. should be no question as to this éx- business and | belive in Bismarck penditure being authorized. for attractive home life. Further. more, | realize that no individual, The Skogland, 1,837 tons net, sail- ed from Norfolk, January 26, for Bag- noli, Italy. Consul General Hurst in his dispatch said there were 26 in her crew, five of whom claimed American citizenship. The Skogland was stopped in the Mediterranean by the submarine, six miles south of Tarragona, Spain, Feb- Tuary 18, Consul General Hurst re- ported, and the crew was given ten * minutes to take to their boats. “As the crew left their ship, sailors from the submarine went aboard and plac- RISSOURI PACIFIC SELLS FOR $16,000,000 St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 22—The Mis- souri Pacific railroad was sold this afternoon for $16,151,000, the pprop- erty being bought by Robert H. Niel- son and Duncan Holmes, both of New York, representing the , Feorganiza-_ ordination, for needed and effect. ive results, There is a large field in any growing community embracing city and country tributary for con- certed and united effort with ben- eficient results for all concerned. A live and progressive organi- zation, keeping everlastingly at it, is an indication of the public spirit and boosting of the com- munity for a better and bigger community, and | know of rio body that fills the place wetter than a wide-awake and ical ater commercial club, firm or corporation alone can real- ize the best things for iteelf, that co-operation and collaboration are essential in successful, progres- sive modern community life. This ofganized co-operation costs money and | belong becauee 1 do not want to “ride free.” 1 _ want to pay our little share, | consider these dollars thus vert: €d among the. most productive in our business, Further, | like the kind of men. who, thus engage in sreanind community effort” =. m “with you heartily, “> 44. P, GODDARD, Co-operation of our business men must be maintained a " the time promoting a bigger and better Bismarck. Through our Commercial club each should devote a portion of his time and financial aid to com. bine our efforts, under the lead- ership of the club’s officers, who are some of our best business men. 1 consider it a part of the com- munity duty for,me to belong to the club and give.eome of my time and my financial aid. = — very truly, 23 F. L, SHUMAN. Neutral vessels again are figuring in the sinking reported. One of to- day’s announced victims of the sub- marine operations was Dutch and an- other Norwegian. A Russian and British steamer were the other two. In addition, a British trawler was sunk. As to military operations, Berlin re- ports that the British. in an attack near Armentieres, penetrated the Ger PERSHING SUCCEEDS 10 . _FUNSTONS COMMAND