The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 3, 1919, Page 1

a Gagerally Far. LAST EDITION THE BIS THIRTY-NINTH YEAR. (0. 126. d BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA ‘TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1919. “PRICE FIVE CENTS ANARCHIST DIES IN SEEKING TO | ~ DESTROY. ATTORNEY GENERAL KOSITZKY TAKES TOWNLEY SHIRED WAN DOWN LINE Faces Fred Argast of Brittin to , (Admit That He Is Ignorant ‘h of New Laws JREAL FOES OF FARMER State Auditor Deciares Grafters Will Be Responsible for \Wreck of League Moffit, N. D., June 3.—“If you can Prove that any one of the bills. which am opposing forms the smallest part of the league program F will stan here convicted as the biggest liar in North Dakota,” \State Auditor Carl Kositzky informed Fred J. Argast, Townley league organizer, in directing to him a e i 1a yeays, and who has be inh home community of Brittin and. Mof- fit in an attempt to stir up opposition to State Auditor Kositzky, Secretary of State Hall, Attorney General Lan- ger and other prominent leaguers who have declared their independence of Townley, attempted to explain. His efforts to convict. Kositzky proved a pitiful fizzle. Mr- Argast was forced to admit that he. knew very little of the printing bill, the judicial redistricting bill, the one-man tax conkealaaion bill, |the board of @d- ministration bill and the immigration act, which Kositzky, Hall and Langer have opposed from the beginning. The league organizer not only displayed unfamiliarity with this legislation but ‘up in.any way with the league rere. Tie was finally hooted from the stand, and Kositzky continued his tevealed a complete inability to link address. i 1“. Phe state ‘guditor, in. spite of the fact that the meeting was called for :10 in the morning, had an audience of 120 league farmers. «He explained to them the: acts .which he and Langer, and Hall’ are: oppostig, ‘und gavethe reasons for their. opposition. He re- newed his pledge of loyalty to the farmers’ program’ and declared’ the real enemies of the’movement to be those who would: emascilate it by coupling! it ipswich graft and)self ag- gran ent, , A 7 UT Ab gest Mixed “Up : Later, on in his address, Mr. Kosit- zky took Argast to task for trying to tell the local’ property owners that their building would not be assessed at 100 per cent. Mr. Kositzky showed that Mr. Argast had confused the word equipment and structure and he in- vited Mr. Argast to inform himself as to the meaning of these English words." . Mr. Kositzky asked his audience to prepare for Mills’ meeting later on. “Ask him,” said Mr. 'Kositzky, “if he (Mills) did not conduct purity farms in different sections of the country which were closed up by the govern- ment. If he says he did not, then write Mr. Hildreth, United States dis- trict attorney at Fargo,” From, Moffitt the state|auditor drove overland to Hazelton, where hé spoke in the afternoon.’ Mr.-Kositzky ‘is. at home in this territory, have cam- paigned it a year ago with Governor Frazier, when the state auditor’s large personal following was largely re- sponsible for the heavy vote which the league polled in the southern part of the state. a ‘ ‘ \'When Mr. Késitzky arrived at Ha- zelton the streets were lined with automobiles and interest was intense in the ‘address. . LOST HEIR WILL CHOSE FORTUNE TO CAPITAL CITY Grand Forks, N. D., June 3.—‘“I'm the guy; that’s me,” said a stranger in the Hotel Columbia last night after reading the article in the Evening Her- ald to the effect that one Ole Hans Jacobs (Bordwick), supposed to ibe lo- cated somewhere in North Dakota, was the heir to $63,000 left him by an aunt who, recently died in' the west and for whom a search is now being made by Hans Landa, a cousin. “Hans Landa is my cousin and'I haven't seen him for over ten years.” he contin- ued, and immediately started a search, for him. t The missing heir once lived in Sweet Grass county, Montana, but is supposed to be in North Dakota at the present. His cousin, Hans Landa, of San Frencisco, Cal., is making a tour of the state in search of inform- ation that will lead to his where- abouts. Mr. Landa is supposed to have left for Bismarck and is in hopes that his cousin will see his ad in some of the papers and meet him tnere about June 7. With the enthusiasm displayed by the stranger in starting the search after reading the article, it is considered quite certain that Mr: Landa will be met by “said cgusin” in the near future. GEORGE WASHINGTON UNDER ORDERS WILL SAIL SOON WITH W. W. Brest, June 3.—The liner George Washington, in which President ‘Wilson has three times crossed the Atlantic, has been ordered to be ready to sale on 12 hours’ no- tice after midnight, June 5. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO NOT HURT CROPS | | While below freezing temperatures were recorded Sunday night at Bow- bells, Minot, Dickinson, Fessendén and New England, no damage to growing crops is reported. The most Hable td damage would have been flax, but 80 far as known it was not injured to any appreciable extent. New England, where the mércury dropped to 25 last night, was the coldest spot on the weather map. The lowest recorded in Bismarck was FLICKERTAILS 10 BE RUSHED THRU ‘AT CAMP. DODGE Commandant Hopes to Establish «New Record in Demob- i flizing Troops MORE BOYS DISEMBARKED Des Moines, Ia., June 3.—In receipt of official adVice tiat the 88th di- vision had| started from eastern em- bvarkation /camps, Des Moines and Camp Dodge today were preparing to receive returning soldiers, the first of whom are expected late today or to- morrow. . “We expect to set a new record in discharging officers,” said Col. 'R. S. Wells, camp casual officer. “The barracks for edch ‘unit have been as- signed, and we are réady to grab tha first man and. start him through the process of becoming a civilian.” ‘MORE DAKOANS ARRIVE. Newport News, Va., June 3.—The transport Canonicus arrived’ today with 55 officers and 1,283 men of the 88th ‘division, Minnesota, North Da- kota and Jowa, on board. Units on the ship included the first battalion of the 53nd. infantry, «maching,. gun_.,com- pany, 859nd infahtry and 313th supply train. Feat We ran TO ARRIVE TOMORROW. Des Moines, la., June. 3.—Railway, officials today announce that the 350th infantry will reach ‘here. tomorrow night and that the .351st infantry, en- trained today at/ Camp ‘Hill, Va.. and would reach here Thursday night. DAKOTA BANK’S ASSETS SWELLED 10. $20,000,000 ‘Reports Believed to Be in From 80 Percent of the Custodians of Public Funds Available assets of the Bank of North’ Dakota as represented by the Public funds, reported by 3,°01 custod- fans: totalled $20,081,958.488 at noon to- day. This total included $15,317,132.17 in checking- accounts and $4,764,- 826.31 in time certificates of deposit. Secretary S§. J. Boyd this morn- ing estimated that 80 per cent of the custodians of public funds, for which the Bank of North Dakota is made re- pository, have reported to date. If this is true, the total assets which the bank will derive from this source wi eb about $25,000,000, aS compared with an estimate of $27,000,000 made some time ago. The bank force is constantly in- creasing and there are now twenty on more people on the payroll. Tho in- stitution has not formally opened for business. as yet, and it cannot do so under the act by which ittis created until Secretary of State Hall has signed the bonds which are to form its capital. To date only a million dollars worth of these bonds have been signed by the governor and state, treasurer and none has been signed by the secretary of state, who has deferred action patil after the supreme court rules on the legality of issuing two million dollars in unse- cured ‘bonds. A hearing on the man- damus proceedings instituted by At- torney General Langer against Secre- tary of State Hall will be held in su- preme court Wednesday morning. YOUTHFUL BANDITS LOOT BILLIARD HALL ‘Chief Martineson and’ Officer Jen- sen lost little time yesterday in round- ing up two youthful bandits who loot- ed the safe in the Nasef pool room during the momentary absence of the proprietor. The room was filled with Patrons at the time. The safe door was open, and the boys proceeded to calmly help themselves to $38 in cur- rency and checks making an aggregate loot of $92. The boys were appre- hended within a few hours after the robbery was reported, to the chief of police,.and the money was recovered in full. The two youths will have a hearing in district court next week. Both are members of well known Bis- marck families, and it is their first of; fense. espe! the employers to agree to the ~| believed, in its constitution specifical- CHANGES cool head. Here ‘is a picture of NORTH DAKOTA LABOR ENDORSES Supports Stand Manito- bans Have Taken. = TO ORGANIZE NEW PARTY Minot, N. D., June 3—The state Federation of Labor, assembled. in unanimous vote.a resolution, commend- ing ‘and supporting thie inént Who are on Strike’ in Winnipeg.) |) The telegram sent to the chairman of the Winnipeg stnkers, read: “The North Dakota Federation of Labor sends ‘you hearty greetings up-)) jon the manly stand you have taken to policy of collective bargaining and the proper recognition ‘of the union.” The North Dakota Federation of La- ‘bor will today lay plans for the form- ation of a Workers’ Educational and Political organization, which will, it is ly state that the organization co-oper- ate with the organized farmers of the state and their Nonpartisan league. Jajp eg, T2.F erm Party... i The report of,;the committee: of séven to,which the report of the com- mittee on; “the Jabor party” was given, will be made.tomorrow morning. On good authority it can be said that, the, comniittee will approve the “fourteen points” of the Illinois Labor Party and recommend that a convention of work- ers be called at some later period, per- haps labor day. This convention will draw up.the platform, and principles. The report of the*labor party com- mittee, which’ stated that the time was now ripe for, the formation of such a party; was made a special or- der of business at this afternoon’s ses- sion, and the convention resolved it: self into a committee of the whole to discuss it. To Support League. After several hours discussfon, in which most “of the speakers gave as- sent to the proposition, the report was lranded over to a committee of seven, sting of delegates, Milhollan, Bis- ; Curan, Grand Forks; Compto: Minot; Abrahamson, Valley City; Har. vey, Devils Lake; Malone, Wilton and Brewer. a It seems to be the unanimous opin- ion of the deleg assembled that some sort of a political organization which will work in conjunction with the Nonpartisan league, ‘be formed. “The question is one of education,” said Frank Milhollan of the Bis marck Typographical union, in the di cussion. “If organized labor is to pro- gress we must have “some way of bringing the true’ state of affairs to every workingman. This can be done only thru an organization of work- ers which w#l combine with the ors ganized farmers, and this workers’ or- ganization should include non-union as; well as union meni” ol Jamestown Pastor to National Meet | of Episcopalians Devils Lake, N. D., June 3.Rev. J. S. Brayfield of Jamestown was elect ed at the 35th annual ‘convocation of the Episcopal diocese of North “Da= kota to: be the clerical delegate to the national convocation to be held in De- troit in October, and C. C. Doransof Grand Forks was elected layman: dele- gate. PLANE - IN BY WAY OF: ROPE LADDER convention here .today..-passed by a}. AIR , Climbing up a rope ladder from one airplane to another while both were speeding 2500 feet in the air is a feat that requires a the two planes with which the stunt was performed at Atlantic City, snapped just before Ormer Locklear, the daring airman; seized the rope on the wing of: the plane, from which he waved to the crowds below. ESTHONIANS AND ‘FINNS CAPTURE “RUSSIAN CAPITAL ” Copehhagen, June 3.—Esthonian and Finnish forcos have taken Pe- trograd, according to -an uncon- “firmed ‘telegram from Vardo, .re- ceived by the National Tidende. RAILWAYS LOSE MONEY DESPITE RATE INGREASES Hines Declares More Money Is \ Needed But Further Boost Is Inadvisable \ feo Washington, D.C, June 3— , Only by a further increase in rates ‘can the federal railway adminis- tration meet expenses; Director General Hines today informed the senate appropriations committee. He is opposed to any increase now for fear it might increase the cost of necessities, Hines, who appeared hefore the senate to ask an apnronriation of $1,200,000,000 for the railways’ re- volving fund for the remainder of the year, advised that while rail- way. workers’ wages had beendin- “Yercased from 51 to 55 per cent)» der government controt;\-they + re now, only reasonably fair an Gould not be reduced, is Most Fashionable in Washington. RETURN. OF — UTMLITIES _ Washington, Juno 3.——Favorablé reports on the bill of Senator Kellogg, Yepublican of Minnesota, for the im- mediate return of the telephone and telegraph, wires to prive ownership was ordered today by the senate inter- state commerce committee after the jp measuro had been amended. A vote of the committee was unani- mous, MURTHA MUST PAY ‘BACK LARGE FEE The supreme cou in & unanimous opinion handed down yesterday holds that Rep! T. I’. Murtha of Dickinson had no right to resign his post as state’s attorney for Stark county in order, to procure his employment as special counsel for the county in re- covering frgm a security company which’ had bonded J. R. White, county: auditor, charged with embezzling some $50,000. By quitting his job as public prosecutor and accepting employment from the coun mmission as special counsel, Mu . it is claimed, won a fee of $4,794.74, or fifty per cent of the amount which he recovered from the. bonding company. The supreme court upholds the district court in rul- ing that Murtha's proceedure was not strictly acgording to Hoyle, and that the nifty {fee which he collected be- longs to Stark county and not to his private account. * RESTORE POWERS. Washington, D. C., June 3—The sen- / ate interstate commerce committee to- day ordered.favorabdly reported a_bill by Chairman Cummings, restoring at once’ the rate making powers of the interstate commerce commission. “|next Monday evening. i{terview with Premier Norris. WESTERN PART OF CITY WANTS STREETS PAVED Petitions Presented to Commis- sion Last Night Ask 30 Blocks Improved SENTIMENT IS UNANIMOUS Only Two Property-Holders Ap- proached Decline to Join * in Application Petitions. presented the city com- mission Monday evening request the organization of a 30-block paving dis- trict in the western part of the city which will éxtend. Bismarck’s, street improvemént to the edge of the Rfver- view district. Dr. F. B. Strauss and A. | J.Miller, movers in the‘ undértaking, | adyised the commission, that,.every | property:holder in the ‘district’ whom they; had: appoached,, with the jexcep- tion of two, Had signed the petitions. | The distrigt. comprises Main, Broad- | way, Thayer and Rosses streets from | the end of the present paving io And-| erson street, and the intersecting | streets of Mandan, Washington, Ray: mond, West .Park, Hannafin, Ander: son and Criffin from main to Ave+ nue B. George Register appeared before the commission in opposition to the im-! provement. After both sides had ‘been given a hearing, City Engineer ; Atkinson was instructed to prepare! plans and specifications for the pav-| ing of the district specified with rein- forced concrete, sheet asphalt and bituminous concrete, to be presented Because of war: conditions, na\new paving has been undertaken since 1917, when the cdpital city’s first nine- mile project ‘was completed.’ : Peti- tions were presented last year, ‘but the petitioners were requested to ‘hold off until the close of the war. With the war ovez, labor more plentiful, and materials, especially cement, much cheaper than a year ago, there seems an inclination en the part of property holders,to go ahead. The completion of the proposed district will make Bis- marck the best paved city of 9,000 in the northwest. An ordinance creating a park ‘board. was introduced Monday evening ‘and read for the ‘first ‘time. i A SYMPATHIZERS OF WINNIPEG STRIKE PARADE Winnipeg, June 3.—Strike sympa- thizers who have made three parades to the provisional parliament since Friday and yesterday announced a similar demonstration would be held today, changed tpeir minds shortly be- fore noon. A small parade proceeded to Victoria park for a mass meeting, and several of the leaders .went to. Parliament to obtain’ a personal in- ‘When several hundred of the strik- ers gathered in Market square this forenoon, it was reported the military authorities were prepared to’act if disorderly conduct prevailed. No: announcement had been made early today of intended action by eith- er striking union men‘who walked out nineteen days ago in sympathy with} the striking metal workers union or dominion of city officials. Troops which were ordered to ‘be in readiness yesterday and held at the Winnipeg barracks during a parado which marked the most aggressive ac- tivity of union men were on duty again this morning. During the night the city was quiet. British Columbia Labor Strikes In Sympathy With Peg Vancouver, B. C., June 3.—-A general strike of organized labor in British Columbia, in sympathy with the Win- nipeg strike, effective at 11 a. m. to- day, was called at a mass meeting here. . POLICEMEN WILL NOT SIGN. Winnipeg, Man., June 3.—At a mass meeting this morning the policemen’s union unanimously voted not to sign the modified terms presented by the police committee providing that tho policemen must not join in a sympa- thetic strike. A resolution was adopt- ed to support constituted authority at all times in mainaining law and order. SHRINERS’ SPECIAL TO PASS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING Several hundred Shriners from Spo- kane, Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, Hel- ena and other northwestern points, en route to the imperial conclave at In- dianapolis, will arrive in Bismarck on a special train between 8 and 9 Thurs- day morning and will proceed from heer to Fargo, where they will take part that afternoon in the Shrine cere- monials of North Dakota nobles. Bis- marck Shriners will have a special sleeperon No, 2 Thursday evening for PLOTTER STUBS TOE AND IS BLOWN 10 PIECES BY BOMB HE INTENDED FOR A. Ml PALMER Aftermath of May Day Outrags Causes Loss of Life in Washington and New York—Explo- sions Reported From Number of Other Cities —May Spur Congress to Prompt Action Look- -ing Toward Deportation of Undesirable Aliens — “Class War Is On—Proletarians Must Win” _Reads Warning Pamphlet Left Behind. I. W. W. PLOTTER ARRESTED AFTER GUN FIGHT WITH DETECTIVES Pittsburgh, Pa., June 3.—Robert Johnson, 35, president of the I. W. W. ofganization here, and internationally known as a radical agitator, was arrested after a fight with detectives'and agents of the department of justice in a downtown office building here today. Johnson opened fire on the detectives when the agents entered the I. W. W. headquarters with a key taken from a suspect last night. Several bullets passed through the cloth- ing of the detectives. Johnson was arrested and taken to headquarters with a quantity of anarch- istic literature found in the offices. explosions last night, apparently a sequel to the unsuccessful May day outrages, in which infernal machines were mailed broadcast from New York to government officials and men prominent in public life, are believed here to be another step in the anarchistic movement for the overthrow of ‘organized government in the United States. “CLASS WAR IS ON” Evidence that the plot was carefully planned was contained in a pamphlet found at the home of in a fashionable residence district here was partly time has come when the solution ef social prob- lems be delayed no longer; class war is on and can be terminated only by a sweeping victory. for the proletariat.” AUTHOR OF PLOT KILLED Evidence that the bomb intended to destroy Mr. Palmer was prematurely exploded and blew to bits the author of the crime included a note signed “The Anarchistic Fighters,” and undoubt- edly was intended as a signal that the regin of terrorism is one. LITTLE LOSS OF LIFE The latest bomb outrage from the standpoint of loss of life, appears to have been little more successful than the outbreak of May.:. Fatalities as reported today were’ confined’ to the. plotter’ himself in Washington and to New, York, where one to three per- sons were killed. any an | ut y : WHERE EXPLOSIONS OCCURRED Cities where explosions occurred were New York, Washing- ton, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Boston and Newtonville, Mass. Following so closely the outrages of last month, the anarch- istic outbreaks of last night are expected to hasten action on bills now before the house, dealing with anarchy and providing for the deportation of undesirable aliens. € {home of Helmer H. Bryn, Norwegian - | through some of the windows. Sever- Says Report ., mark have notified the peace con- | The neighborhood where the explo- sion occurred is the most fashionable in Washington. Directly opposite lives COUNTRIES NOT. Rear Admiral Theodore Jewell. ‘The Re and Assistant Secretary of the Ae Navy, Franklin Roosevelt, lives only Sweden and Denmark Decline to!a short distance away. 44 f { | Parts of the ana ii e] nm “Violate Their\Neutrality,” | of he anarchist ware my ing the son of the Norwegian i ‘minister were thrown from their beds Paris, Junc 3.—Sweden and Den- |by the force of the explosion. | Additional precautions were taken Most Fashionable in London. SCANDINAVIAN | minister, adjoins that of Admiral Jew- jal occupants of the nearby houses in- c feernce that they will not join in by the police to safeguard public mer a blockade of Germany in the ‘in Washington May homes and public event of a German refusal to’sign {buildings were being guatded. At the the peace treaty., They state that |¢apitol extra police were placed on a blockade could be effectige with- | duty and tho rule against bringing any out their violating their neutral. {packages into the capitol and other ity. buildings was rigidly enforced. oe Washingt lice ins: te ly; LODGE FINDS TREATY Itoday believed they had identified the TERMS IN HANDS OF ;man who was blown to pieces last i night in an effort to kill Attorney Gen- NEW YORK INTERESTS ‘eral A. Mitchell Palmer with a bomb, as an anarchist of Philadelphia, They Surprised That More Considera- ‘tion Should Be Shown also said they were confident the na- Them Than Senate | tionwide plot against the lives of gov- ernment officials had been laid in that’ city. The police would not reveal the identity of the man, but they felt con- fident the facts they had gathered would lead to the apprehension of his associated, who they believe also were responsible for the May day plot. ANARCHIST STUBBED TOE, Detectives are positive that the stubbing of the an t’s toe on & concrete coping six feet from Attor- ney General Palm house was solely responsible for the bomb thrower himgelf being blown to pieces instead of the dwelling and perhaps all its oc- cupants. : ! THOUSANDS VISIT SPOT. Thousands today visited the street Washington, D. C., June 3.— Senator Lodge, chairman of the senate foreign relations commit- tee, told the senate today he had seen in the hands of business in- terests in New York a cony of the treaty with Germany given out by an American representatice at Paris, but withheld by the state department from the senate. FREEZING TEMPERTURE. Thief River Falls, Minn., June 3. Freezing temperatures ‘recorded in thi Fargo, where 3,000 Shriners ae ex- pected to gather Friday, in which the attorney general's resi- vicinity this morning damaged garden (Continued on Page Three.) truck valued at thousands of dollars. Washington, D. C., June 3.Widesprdad bomb wrecked by a bomb, giving warning “that the” Attorney General A. Mitchel Palmer, whose home: