The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 12, 1919, Page 1

* was a ‘read: ‘drawing apart, ‘something in. his mad” I BU E THIRTY-NINTH YEAR. NO. 133. ; TS THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1919. PRICE FIVE CENTS ——— ADVERTISE ANDHUMANIZEMADE (RETAILERS ASK CENT Thoughtful Consideration Given by Merchants of North Dakota to Problems Which Réegns truction ahd Changing Political Conditions Have /Brought—-Too Much Chasing of the Al- thighty Dollar Not Good, Declares President Mann. Mandan, N. D., June 12.—“Perhaps that’s the trodble with .us—perhaps we're too prosperous; perhaps in our chase for the almighty dollar we've. lost aagut of something, I’ve begun to wohder.if that isn’t the trouble with us here ‘in North. Dako! else- where,” said Tromaent ete tenn ot the North Dakota Retail Merchants’ association, : reviewing at the annual banquet last evening the days of pio- neer merchandising in North Dakota, when the frontier merchant and the homesteader were very close ‘to one another; -when the homesteader, had no, banker or loan association to finance him; when the Jocal merchants had to carry him from season, the merchant, ‘in fact passing his burden on to the, 1, When Jobs Were Few . President Mann was introduced as a man who had begun’-his career. 8s water boy on a gravel train. The chief executive of the Flickertail Mer- chants’ association admitted‘ the i peachment, and declared he bad car- ried water on a Minnesot gravel trata at 25 cents a At’a, time Ww em man was glag.jto..get iat is father De is father, days’when that, point. rf tant shipping center £9 lobones, great mounds of which were the first siete that greeted’ the’ visitor. He told of the early struggles,‘of the homesteaders ‘and the merchants thete with grasshoppers, with frost dnd with aout of the dreary years when family “after ‘family lost, everything and moved out, and when there were vio new families coming in; of the years of feming, when the. commynity ‘was forced to wend to the Bwin Cities an appeal, for -relief to which ‘there a ready response’ in food ang clothing, “He: spoke of the happy day when ~after. years, of disappointment Max Bass, immigration agent for the Great grants, the first.who had cq@pe ‘i t front. Lake a carload of. Dunkard fe eineé the year of the President. merchant and. the. days, and he re db mi ley Nate same ie opperity, they. have: seemed: to. bi er He questioned ‘wheth- came celia Sr mr: cwere in fact is for.more;| business... ‘We need more mixing and more. getti er, closer co-pp- i “4 bi mathe a od ie cl Abe Much! hed. béen spears ‘duriig e iI. convention, said:/Mr.-Mann, whi might ‘tend ‘to’ discourage the small merchant. He insisted that the small merchant is not. down and. out, but declared that unless “‘he gets: into.the game and puts in‘a little pep, he wilt “There ‘never were in all the world the chances there arte here and now. Uncle Sam is calling ‘upon you to ad- vertise because he’ knows that adver- tising will create business, and Uncle Sam wants more business; he wants to see the wheels of industry. turning at full speed; he wants. to see em- ployment, prosperity and contentment for everyone. Get into advertisig and jnto home merchandising today. Raise the standard of merchandising in North Dakota and they won't have a chance to call us thieves and rob- bers, and we will have no’ cause to fear mail order competi r Major J. M,. Hi the, Twelfth judicial e first, speaker of the event He offereda toast to Mandan, declaring the first settlers on the present site were Lewis and Clark, who built Fort Mandan, the original settlements in 1804, and for whom the* Lewis’ Clark hotel, scene of last night’s banquet, was named. He corrected the opinion he declared he found common ‘that the hotel had been christenedin honor of R. S. Lewis and Sam: Clark. i The judge read from the diary, of Sergeant Pat Gast of the Lewis and Clark expedition, telling of the: first white man’s Christmas day in Man- dan in 1805 and of the firét hoisting of the American flag over Fort Man- dan. . He compared the long-haired roamers of 'that*day,, with the Iong- J, A. TAWNEY DIES FOLLOWING SHORT ILLNESS Winona, Minn., June 12.—James A. Tawney, former congressman of the first Minnesota diétrict and one time chairman, of the House appropriations) committee, died. this morning at * o'clock at Excelsior Springs, Mo. Death was due to arterlo schleros is, Mr. Tawney was 64 years old. For 18 years he was a member c? congress. : _Jimtown K. C, Council Initiates 50 Men ‘ Jamestown, N. D., June 12.—James- town council, Knights of Columbus, is initiating a class of 50 candidates to- day. The ceremonial -session. opened this morning when the knights and their candidates attended. high mass, and_will conclude this evening with a banquet’ atiti’ball: | There are’scores of visiting nigits: ftom other councils, Northern, browght into Devils f lann told, how elpse; the ‘ haited rodmers who kota today. | “They put nothing on the land; they left to the generation that; succeeded \them’ less of happiness and less of prosperity than they enjoyed, and for that reason they were wiped out to be succeeded by a more intelligent peo- ple, and that will be the fate of their prototypes of today. The: whites came to’ stay because they came to hand down ‘ge same liberties and the same rights they enjoyed. In ho part of the state today is there assembled a group vf “men. who can be‘so powerful in in- suring these rights and ‘liberties as the members of the North Dakota Re- tail Merchants’ association gathered here ‘tonight, if they will only stand united in the defense of con- ent and right in our own state. served in France itl the idea that their town was the best. town in the state; that their: own state was the best {state in the union, and that their coun- was the best country in the world, ind they. are prepared to fight for infest North Da- these ideals.” on “From South Dakota - \ The, president of the South Dakota Retail Merchants’ association spoke \briefly, declaring he had traveled 36 Hours to cover 350 miles, changing trains four.times in’ order to reach fandan for the meéting and that he felt well repaid for the trouble. His first experience in Mandan, he said, was in 1887, when he awoke one morn- ing in his “side-door Pullman” to look out. upon a depot and a few scattered puldings which then constituted the city.. He spoke on the wonderful wth and development which Man- lan showed and complimented the men responsible for it. Tom Welo of Velva, introduced as a ‘section boss who’ had become a great ‘merchant, modestly. begged off. i Oscar. Schultz brought. ..greetings ane, Twin City johbers, and whole- if ce bi . He ‘spoke, of pioneer days ‘the mercliant .wag),the ‘only ¢ id to whom the;homesteader 3 ‘There: Wea no banker in those da: lroaiis... The mer- chaht kept the farmer from seagon to season. If there was a crop, he got his--money in the fall; if there. was ‘none, Be pad. to picaengtt yer ane, ack of the retailer. stood the jobber.; y. worked ‘ane in hand ‘all_ these. Years. ‘There have been times when the retailer deemed the jobber unnec- fessary, but there is today a better spirit’ of, co-operation, and in ‘this apirit I believe we-stand’on''the eve of tguch. prosperity as ‘we’ never befo "have ‘known’ in this’ gréat’ northwest. We have heard much of the pissing’ of, the {Little town. -F' don’t “believe it: The little town ‘Is here to’ ¥ ‘We have only to look upon, such ‘successes as those of Mt. Hart of Loig Praitie, Minn., or-Mr. West of Jordan, Mont., who is doing $150,000 a year in a town of. 300.” West of\Jordan, Mont., and Jordan of. Minneapolis, were called upon in turn, and J..T. Nelson, pioneer mer- chant of Glen Ullin, was asked to tell of merchandising as he saw it in his long career,” He declared the making of North Dakota depended upon each ard everyone doing his part. He paid high, compliment. to the sacrifice shown by Major J. M. Hanley in: the service of his country and launched for him. a tentative senatorial boom. 2 The Toastmaster getter, without whom no gathering of North Dakota retailers ‘is complete, wielded the gavel, presiding with an ability which contributed much to the success of the banquet. His quips and stories and personal “digs” kept the crowd in’ laughter between talks. Nor- man Black sang several numbers, in- cluding “Anniq: Laurie,” as only ke can ‘sing it, and ‘he led the bunch, in everyone joined with a vim. z The Lewis & Clark was highly com- mended for the excellent service which it gave. The viands were deliciously prepared and _ tastefully served, and J. T. Nelson declared that something would be lacking were not the young ladies who so graciously ministered to the needs of the, ravening ‘horde given their nfead of praise. Se Oa Counter Proposals - Ready Saturday Paris, June 12.—There was increas: ing belief in peace conference circles today that the reply to German, coun- ter proposals would not be ready for delivery before late Saturday night. Five days has definitely been fixed as the limit within which the Germans must reply. It is understood that the reply to the counter pro, josals agree to a plebescite in uppér KOREANS SET ~ UPNEW REGIME Seoul, Korea, May 15.—(Correspond- ence) —Leaders of the Korea movement claim they have set up a provisional government in Korea with Yiu Sung Man as president. The cabinet: con- tains the names of Koreans who have been educated in the United States. Covenants adopted declare that the country is to be a republic, that the constitution is to protect the right and welfare of the people, and that the eople are under obligation to pay taxes and ‘give military ‘service. ea / Frank X. Gravel, veteran business |* the community singing of songs made | me! popular by the way and in which. ENTRAL THEME OF INTENSELY (DEEP WATERWAY? _ INTERESTING RETAILERS’ MEET|TO THE OCEAN Resolutions | Adopted Favoring Digging of Channel Through the St. Lawrence” FOR CHEAPER LETTER MAIL, Campaign of One-Cent Postage Association Endorsed—Hanna Makes a Good Talk Mandan, N. D., June 12.—Resolutions, endorsing the campaign of the natignal po one-cent letter postage association for a lower tariff on drop letters; advocating the early completion of a deep water- way from the head.of the lakes to the sea by. way of the’ St. Lawrence’ river. and endorsing the North Dakota’ Re- tail Merchants’ Mutual Fire Insurance, Co. as-ably administered by Secretary’ W .DwAustin, fortier deputy state in- urorang nomen gelone, were adopted at the close, of. aibusy and profitable day Wednestlaysayening. / Theorésolutions on one cent postage recited the fact that the national pos' age association was about ready to laid one-cent drop letter postage When the war interferred ; that when congress pro} a tax on all letter mail, the association successfully opposed azfur} ther’war tax on drop letters, arguing that the cost of delivering these lett@rs: was less than 1-4 of a cent,and tha! businésy<was already taxed. , enough when: 4€:paid two cents. ‘tion Was shown to have saved the coun- try. $30,000,000 from November, 1917, t» July, 1918, on drop letter postage, and it was estimated that the saving fen November, 1917, to July, 1920, would be $100,000,000. GREAT SAVINGS POSSIBLE In connection with the resolutions | voy, when Senstor’Kn supporting a deep waterway from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic, there were read statistics furnished by a Duluta jobbing house,contrasting lake and rail rates as follows’ on. butter, and, eggs from various: North Dakota ‘points: New York: Fargo +44 124 +1482 Mandan . ce hae ism 183, Famed i iis ‘ Le ‘ArBO bi. 2 an ee Butter (Rail) Byes Mandan’, 21.5. - 248, 245.5, 283 Bismarck. «209 Jamestown - 196.5 Fargo... 173 res ee the whole’ north- west,, would, exter Se ataioie jually from! an all: water rotte.from the head of the laked. to'the Atlantic seaboard, and’ congress was strongly urged to take immed{ate ,action upon: this wi ferways program. ) GOVERNOR HANNA’ SPEAKS | ; Phe last address, ; am ie fi a captain ‘with the Aneri¢ar ' Rak Cross: ‘He vividly detailed’: scenes; the battlefield and in the hospital ; of the wonderful things which the Red Cross is accomplishing in the rehabili- tation of maimed and marred ‘men, and of the splendid sacrifices made by ster- ling American women serving as, Red Cross nurses, Cir At, the close of his address the for- i Eick Gil chief executive received real, ov ay i M MC aRE INSURANCE” |] “W. D. Austin of Fargo, secretary of the Retail Merchants’ Association Mv- tual Fire Insurance Co. of North Da- kota, spoke on mutual fire insurance... “If you want to enjoy the a itec- tion .6f mutual fire insurance at reduced cost,” he said, “you can do niuch to’ bring .this about. Were every town, civic improvement which would clean up streets, alleys and back yards, and. were every merchant in each of thesn towns, cities and villages to take ac- tive steps to eliminate existing hazards and substitute CAREFULNESS for}: CARELESSNESS, the results. would soon make themselves evident in the shape of {ncreased dividends.. By all means help stage’a clean-up and paint up campaign in your town. Make tt real’ civie-clean-up. Carry the campaign into every nook and corner of your cWn store. It will prove one of the most profitable moves you ever made. CREW ON RAMMED « VESSEL ARE SAVED New York, June 12.—Several mem- bers of.the transport, Graf Walder- see, were injured when the vessel wa: rammed’ last night by the Redondo in a collision off Fire Island, which. the Redondo’s commander declared was unavoidable.” The Redondo :réported, on entering port this morning that all of the Redondo’s crew and pagsen- gers were safe aboard the transport, Patricia,’which was towing the dam- aged vessel, her hold partly flooded, toward this harbor. : The associa-|- “ Butter (Water) Eggs 161.5 t “be Washin _|RAILWAY OPERATORS - village and city in North Dakota ac-4 tively to enter upon a campaign of} NORTH DAKOTA BOY “IN ACTION the names of ee in, action. i Jenwen of Fis Do REVISE CASE Atlantic: City, Nj) J., June > 1 Among the, resolutions being corsid- ered by. the resolution committee of the American: Federation of Labor is one dealing with.the Mooney case. It ig proposed that the ‘federation int a, to take action ‘in- about a new trial for wuld: the.committee fail, that the federation’ sub- ternational organization calling a twenty-four hour ‘strike....; ‘ e cated Saar TREATY PROBE "AT STANDSTILL 42.—With ee in- the question tips involved in the F aes committee took up the’: Riou of ‘Senator Knox, re- publican of Pennsylvania, that fhe sen- ‘ate declare in definite terms its stand ovenant, « The rl “that Perel: tion ‘woul: al to ‘the’ senate during ae day. aetion must: Go over | under the rules; however, until ‘tomor- or’ Knox expec be- | gin an effort to'Bring' it to‘ a vote. Protracted: oppeition is expected, and’ the debate is*looked “forward .to ag involying issués, which will lead to a atormy ‘fight, 4.’ ve Senator > Knox’sresolution | to pat the. Senate\ on: recor ainst accept> ing the league pt na sl the peace T i st vision which would declare it the pol- {cy of the American government that wheneVer the “peace: of Europe was in: jeopardy. the’ U.S. would join ‘to remove such a menace. The. motion the “Knoy or Knox (and afl: other’ republican thembers, except; Senator. McCumber, of North Dekota. ° Stamps and. ; | Certificates: to:: ‘nowAid Government lune -12y+-Saleof sav- ny ates’ will be ings ‘stamps . and’ certi | [relied on by the treasury to supply.a large part of: the government’s need during. the transition period. “We have got: to borrow more money to meet. our obligations,” Sec- retary Glas stold officials of. the twelve federal reserve districts. To ‘get. that money we must sell more ings, stamps and certificates.” NOT TO BE AFFECTED -.., BY ‘COMMERCIAL ROW Pete Howard- H.. Ellsworth of. Killdeer, i$ in the city. today*en route home St.Louis, where he ‘attended the nuals-convention wf) the: Order of: i Telegraphers;: Mei Ellsworth states)ithat the''strike ‘called ‘by\ the: commercial telegraphers’ union. does: not affect railway telegraphers, who are fully, satisfied with present wages and’ working ‘conditions. Mr..-Ells- -worth, who'‘is local chairman of the Dakota division,.“Fifting-Fifty-Four,” has ‘been: delegate to: four national conventions . of. the telegraphers—at Baltimore in 1913, St. Louis in 1915 and Seattle in 1917.' ‘ : THIRD BIRTHDAY LUSTY “INFANT” Home Insurance Company. Cele- brated Anniversary Today— Shows Fine Growth NOW SECOND IN THE STATE Only One Competitor Surpassed It in Amount of New Busi- ness Written in ’18 The Provident of Bismarck, North Dakota's only home life insurance comuany, celebrated its third birts day anniversary today with the an- nouncement that it has $7,851,428 worth of insurance in force. Tho Provident was chartered June 12, 1916.0: Anyear later it had $2,635,000 insurance in force; June 12, 1918, it had. $5,408,769, and today it is only a little short of $8,000,000. “The assets hbve grown from $138,538 in 1916 to $345,814, and the reserve and‘‘€urplus to ‘policyholders has increased: from $51,835 in 1916 to $341,905. Among forty-nine life ‘insurance companies riting business in North Dakota, the ‘Provident ranks second in amount of new business placed on the books in ‘1918. The Northwestern National i with $4,606,451. ‘The Prov- |igent’s new business for the year was 2. The same relative posi- is held in 1917, when the lent, wrote. $3,515,869, as com- Di Be $4,280,032 for the North- ‘western National. . b Fiu Epidemic’s History. The Provident,.in common with all other companies, has passed through the heaviest mortality period in the history of the life insurance business —the flu epidemic of last fall. The company met the situation by paying alf ‘claims promptly. Of these 799 claims were paid on the date the proofs were receivetl, and the Provi- dent emerges stronger than before, with $3,000 in prime’ assets against each’'$1,000 of liability. | The Value of a Home Comuany. «primarily, the purpose ‘of the Provideng is'to provide safe, life in- surance, but the underlying, motive for its inception was, the. desire to ‘|:build, a Home Instity: its concentration o} Dakota ie : nel an effectiy, would . force. in opin the latent resources,’ said Sec- retary’ F..L. Conklin today. ‘ “By its ‘investment at. home of monéy ‘received for premiums on its policies, {nthe form of loans secured to, amend measure ~: ; hajrman| by mortgages and-in state and munic-| e a ae ie SP Ra peyote manly of enous ROR” =~ Kept here and ands of dollars will be a investments, distributed. by such among ‘its people. f . “By insuring in a. home, company, prompt payment in case of a claim py death asualty, is: “The, po dent Tikjr tected: by the stri ; 1 Dakota, ‘which specify certain provi fons which must ,be in. every policy ‘and other provisions which-mus* not ‘be contained therein, and Provident policies are all issued in strict con- formity with these laws. “The State of North Dakota also provides another safeguard. for policy holders by the reserve deposit law, under’ which the* company deposits the entire reserve on every policy ac- cording to the North Dakota stand: ard, in the form of securities which must be approved bythe insurance department of the state. The policy holder can thus be assured that there will always be sufficient funds on hand to carry out every ‘insurance obligation. of the company.” GRIP KNIGHTS IN niwA NNUAL MEETING i; AT GRAND FORKS \ Grand Forks, June 12—The annual meeting of the grand council of ‘the United “Commercial Travelers for North Dakota’ and Minnesota opened here this morning. More than 200 delegates are in attendance, and by tomorrow morning it is expected that allsof, nigeae councils in the jurisdic- tign will be represented. experisive Socialistic venture. Vof the “New Day.” « Coupled inevitably, with ‘Tribune: thro! the ugh a series ‘of front page various measures to be voted upon. | THE REFERENDUM. ELECTION | i North Dakota has one jmiore chance before it plunges into an The voters if: they desire can apply the brakes June 26/or step on'the gas and take a joy ride with Townley and his'henchmen {nto tle promised land-into the dawn New Day will be Pay Day. ‘The editorjals.will explain the je cost of the “millenium” ig an important factor for every taxpayer to consider. This social- istic venture is nota free. Someone ‘has to pay for the gas. There is ‘no mystery.‘about the payer. Mr. Townley elected Mr. program. North Dakota taxpayer for that supreme sacrifice early in the campaign. | That is a’ eondition, from which death only can save the voters of this state. ‘For every voter in a broad sense, directly or indirectly, will LARS to defray the cost of the much heralded » The referendum election naturally is confused by many issues not germarie to the economic policy which, the socialists would put into effect in this ‘state. The. Nonpartisan, league leaders evade S/ any discussion of the:cost and ; ft speakers deal in personalities’ and the cheapest kind of political invective. They continue to fan. the final tax load. Most of the tHe fires of class prejudice. t- ‘It Pehooves' the voters’ to read the publicity pamphlet care- fully. Then if they. want pure unalloyed socialism, they of course will support the Townley regime and the entire state will pay the bills ‘untilthe load becomes intolerable. The Tribune hopes that the entire: program‘ will be defeated The tiansport, Graf Waldersee, for-|and the taxpayers saved from a burden that is bound to cause merly one of the:crack passenger lin-|/an awakening. ers of the Hamburg-American line, which was rammed last night by the Redondo, was beached this forenoon on Long) Beach, Long Island. With this i begin an impartial disctis effect upon every-resident of thi ission of introduction, the Tribune in an early issue will the program and its far-reaching is state, pesasleT sun PROVIDENT HAS|SLOPE BANKERS |WIRE HEADS IN CONVENTION ) CLAIM VICTORY First National Bank of Bow: , man Makes Fine Talk TO HAVE SHOW. TONIGHT Visitors Will Be Entertained at Grand by Provident Insur- ance Co. This Evening Bankers from all parts of western North Dakota, seriows-minded busi- ness men, assembled here to talk business, gathered at the Grand theatre this morning for the annual convention of the Slope group of the North Dakota Bankers’ ‘ association. The group: was called to order by Pres. W. A. Lanterman, of Mandan. ‘The invocation was offered by Rev. H. C. Postlethwaite of the First Pres- byterian church, after which Pres. R. R. Fields of the Bismarck Commer- cial club welcomed ‘the visitorg tthe capital city. © President rman responded . The ste of John N. Hagan, commissioner of agriculture and la- bor, on the Missouri river bridge, was decidedly interesting and instructive, | and it made every banker present a loyal booster for this improvement, and a better friend of the commis- sioner of agriculture, Mr. Hagan went unqualifiedly on record in favor of the bridge, adding his support to that of Governor Frazier. Mr. Hagan elaborated on the great part .waich this span is destined to play in th~ development of the country west of; the river. hf The election of officers and reports of committees and selection of thr next meeting place occupied the early hours of the afternoon,’ An addres~ by Director F. W,,Cathro on the Ban". of North Dakota followed, and ther J. E. Phelan spoke on the industrial Program in North Dakota. At 5 o’clock the bankers embarked for an auto tour of the city; at ” they will enjoy a banquet, and at ° they will be entertained by the Provi- dent Insurance Co. of Bismarck, a* the Grand theatre, witha speciallx a De Mille comedy which isa “cork er’ FEW FACTS ABOUT NORTH DAKOTA { Speaking before the association to- day,. Pres. J. E. Phelan, president of the First National: bank ef Bowmah, offered “A Few Facts, About North Das “The North Dakota Bankers’ asso- elation is not a political organization. state, When politicians. encron busing: ithaut due. regard, , for, .the and ,the, honor of, the, state, it is time for, individuals. of any, nd ‘Wllasgociations to; act, ( "What Tsay today, must not! be takes} ' expressei] jon. Lam speaking for myself, not, independeni of the will and desires of the associa- tion, but dependent on my associates in day business and in social life. cial life L mean the fraternal and trial life of. the country and the remote districts. among the ranchmea and farmers ; the cities and towns near and far; among the good people of the earth who are earthly and human-+ with feet on the ground, respecting God given natural laws,, and nat seeyins the ultra theoretical utopia dr the’im ai possible, « NOT LOSING SLEEP “Within the last two months I have traveled as far as Seattle, San Fran- cisco, Los Angeles, Chicago gnd_ the Twin Cities, During.the wigter many of the press dispatches starting some- where in North Dakota and spreading out over the country, have been alarm- ing, disgustingly sensational, and’ dis- tressing. People of prominence in line of brain and common sense have asked what we were coming to and where we were drifting. All I could ‘say: was, that in'my 62nd year, everything I had as thé! result of a very active indus- trial life; starting at 16 years’ ‘of’ age. wag jin North Dakota, and T'was not losing any sleep over it. Somebody was slopping over, and the good sense of the people ultimately would require moderation and some action. “It has been said that God must] have loved variety. Each face a type; each heart a type; each race a type. For any one class to dominat€. unjustly when the ballot is free is out of the question for any considerable time. “Looking at the situation in North Dakota from afar or near, some aspects are tragical, some are on the order of burlesque, while now and then. situa- tions exciting one’s sense\of. humor. “Consider the fundamental example of democracy as practiced in the New England town meeting—‘as simple and intelligent\an expression of democracy as ever devised.’ Then consider our democracy in North Dakota, HELL BENT ON THE ROAD - “Vernon Kellogg in the ‘Atlantic’ re- cently describes a German officer, who at the height of prospective rman | glory, contended that if America wis! ed to be great, she should acquire as soon as possible, a kaiser and a general staff. Do you realiz p in North Dakota have acquired a general staff and are now h——1 bent on, the road to greatness? “One of the elements of prospecti greatness is the wiping out of the iin- dependent press, while at great head- quarters, the general staff will select one subservient paper in each county as the official organ representing the kaiser and the general staff, independ- ent of the people, Furthermore, the general staff is provided with $200,000 without any strings to it, to spread propaganda and employ satellites to in- duce immigration and incidently en- courage emigration, NOT UNFAIR TO LEAGUE “Many here can testify that I have not been unfair to,.the Nonpartisan imported’ film, “For Bettér or Worse.’ | Pp; TALK BUSINESS) IN KRY STRIKE President James E. PHelan of| Western Union Officials Declare Demonstration Practically + at an End 18000 MEN ARE IDLE — | Labor Leaders Expect to Induce Electrical Workers to Join Them Atlantic City, N. J., June 12.— Moral support, of the strike called for June 16 by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Work- ers, which includes the bulk of the telephone workers throughout the country today was voted by the American Federation of Labor. Chicago, June 12—In the face of statements by the officials ofthe com- mercial telegraph companies that the strike had failed, S. J. Konnenkamp of the Telegraphers union announced that assurance had Veen given that the brok- er operators would join the strike, The announcement followed long dis- tance telephone conversations with nion representatives in New York and Aflanti¢ City, where the American Fed- eration. of Labor is, in, session, Just wihien; the New York operators would more favorable,’ “Today there are fully, 18,- it is said. 000 telegraph operators on strike thru-, out the country. The best results are being had in the south.and southwest and the west.” “On Monday the ‘electrical workers will/join the strike, adding a total of, more than 100,000 to the striking forces.’ A CLAIM VICTORY: Both sides concerned in the country- wide strike of members of the Com- union gf Amer- Officials of the Western. union and Postal telegraph said the strike, which is only 24 hours ‘old, was virtually at an end, while resident Konencamp, of the as jae f aid between 16,000) and 17,000 telegraphérs had qtiite work yesterd: ‘nd that'Hefore''the day was over sé eral thousaivd niore ‘vould, walk; out. Reports froni’ thé! country: generatly ' showed that the postal had Jost more men than the Western union, although officials of the company said there was. light delay.in, ha x messages. * ‘oricidls in this clfy sattt 600 haa although officers of the cotu- panies declared the number -inuch less. it ig broadly interested in affairs of Mn -San Francisco officials ‘of the’ tele- ed their ‘bust? by ' the rh yu | St. Louis, June ing members of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers to discontinue handling business of the Western union apd Postal Telegraph companies after 6 h. m, Saturday, June 14, was issned here Manion, president of’ the ad Telegraphers. The order af- 80,000 railroad operators and ap- mately 30,000 railroad. telegraph Ss, according to officials. ALL LOVELY SAYS W. U. T. CO. New York, June 12.—General. of- fices of the Western Union reported today that traffic was running smoothly on its line. No figures -were available to indicate whether the num- ber of men who-had quit work had in- creased over, yesterday, 7] ahh ATE ‘Ss aly ala innipeg, June .. E.' Barker, chairman of the: Railway Brotherhood” mediation board in ‘formally announc- ‘’ ing: teddy that attempts to conciliate strike controversies have completely failed, admitted that the brotherhood executives are facing strong pressure ‘rom railroad employes to permit Winnipeg locals to vote on’ the ques- tion of a strike. Investigation of\the serious phases of the labor upheaval was in progress here today with federal officials. in charge. Conferences were held in the office of Mayor Gray and parliament. SENATE PASSES - RAILWAY DEFICIT BILL IN HURRY Washington, June 12—The senate in two minutes today passed the jouse bill appropriating $750,000,000 for de. ficiencies in the railway administra- tion. \. Without a record vote the senate passed the bill of Senator Cummings of Iowa amending the railway admin- istration act to restore the rate mak- ing powers of the I. C. C. WILLISTON HAS A RECORD RAINFALL Williston on Wednesday night had he greatest rain in its history, 2.08 inches of precipitation being officially reported. No other part of the state west of Jamestown appears to have been favored, but good rains were gen- eral in the Red river valley. Amenia reported .10 of an inch; Devils Lake, .78; Ellendale, .04; Grafton, .80; Grand Forks, .28; Jamestown, .22; Langdon, .15; Larimore, .70; Lisbon, 12; Pembina, .64; Wahpeton, .08; Williston, 2.08; Moorhead, .02. TURKISH PEACE DELEGATES ARRIVE Paris, June 12.—The Turkish peace delegation arrived this morning ac- companied by a French naval lieu- tenant and a captain from the staff of General D’Espray. There was) 20)... league. I have contended and still con- \ (Continued on Page Seven) official reception. The party-was.aenha!tt to Vaucreson. Re