The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 1, 1919, Page 1

Partly cloudy. HE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Sk Ri gaat pa ME hee eee LAST EDITION THIRTY-NINTH YEAR. NO. 148. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY, JULY 1, 1919. PRICE FIVE CENTS FRAZIER HAS NOT NAMED MEMBERS OF NEWEST BOARD Much Conjecture at Capital as to Administration Commis- sion Personnel M’DONALD MADE WARDEN Brown and Nagel Vote ‘Former Morton County Sheriff Into Job The most important duty confront- ing Governor Frazier as a result of last Thursday’s referendum election approving the seven league measures submitted wil be the naming of the » submitted will be the naming of the state board of administration. It was announced at the executive offices last evening that no ‘appointments had been made. Various guesses have been made as to the probable identity of the three appointive mem- ‘bers, the most common selections be- ing Patrick M. Casey of Fargo, mem- ‘ber of the present board of control and president of the Equity Coopera- tive Packing Co.; Neil C. Macdonald former state superintendent of pub- lic instruction, and either Robert T. Muir of Sarles, president of the state Doard of regents, or George A. Tot- ten, a member of the board and ac- tive in league work since the incep- tion of the organization. Of the lat- ter two Muir is believed to have the inside track, for the reason that he is a brother-in-law of William Lemke next to Townley in contro] of the league. Muir was active in lobbying for the bill before the assembly last winter, and he was then popularly believed to have been promised a place. Readjustment of Jobs. Charles Liessman is now secretary of the state board of regents. Chas. G. Boise of Fargo is secretary of the state board of control. Both of these secretaryships will be abolished July 26, when the board of administration bill takes effect. The board of ad- ministration secretaryship will pay $3,000 per annum, the same salary as is to be received by appointiye mem- ‘bers of the commission, who will be required to devote all their time to the duties of their office. | Whether. this plum will fall to Leissman, or to Boise, or to one of the present league members of the-board of regents, or perhaps to some other loyal worker, such as William J. Prater, whose job as commissioner of university and school lands will expire September 1, remains to be-seem. 9" x . Prater's Future. Prater is said to have been slated for commissioner of immigration, a post which will pay $3,600 per an- num, and which is to be filled before July 26. Leissman has been picked asa first-class man for the job of manager of the home building asso- (Continued cn Page Three.) HAIL AND RAIN STORM AY BEAGH Beach, N. D., July 1—A terrific hail and rainstorm driven by a high wind struck this district last. night. Hail smashed many windows in the city but did little other damage. The rain which reached the proportion of a cloud burst came too late to be of any value to winter wheat or rye, but will help growing grain and pas- turage which has been in bad condi- tion. Golden Valley, Stark County, etc., were in the path of the storm. BEULAH TO HAVE NEW PLAY HOUSE Thriving Mining Town Showing Some Real Speed Beulah, N. D. July 1.—With the completion of the Opera house now under construction Beulah will have a play house far superior to any on the North Branch and second to few in western North Dakota. M. M. ‘Mounts and E. F. Munro, both well known in Bismarck business circles are the owners ofthis new building and being men of extensive exper- ience their enterprise meets the sanc- tion and approval of all interested in the welfare of Beulah. The building will be 40 feet wide by 100 in length, with a full basement. All plans are made along those of first class opera houses and a perfect ventilating and heating system will be installed. The highest grade maple flooring will be used and the interior decor- ating will be elaborate. Owing to the fact that the owners are leaders in the famous Beulah Saxaphone orchestra, and that Mr. Munro is an expert electrician and moving picture machine operator, the dancers and movie fans are assured of unparalleled satisfaction upon the completion of this meritorious enter- prise. TELEPHONE MEN FEAR AFFECT OF HIGH VOLTAGES North Dakota telephone executives are in conference today with the state railway commission relative to the formulation of rules governing high power transmission lines. The conference today has to do particu- larly with the effect of such high power transmission lines on tele- phone service wires. The last assem- bly empowered the railway commis- sion to’regulate this matter. British Dirigible To Start Flight WASHBURN MAN Wednesday Morning] SHOOTS WOMAN East Fortune, Scotland, July 1— ‘The British dirigible R34, it is ex- pected, will start on its attempt to ‘tly across the Atlantic at 2 o’clock ‘Wednesday morning. SCHOOLS MUST ~ AMBRIGANIZE THER PUPILS Elimination of Illiteracy Not Enough, Declares Dr. George D. Strayer NEED FINANCIAL SUPPORT Institutions Must Have Liberal Funds to Provide Equipment and Pay Teachers Milwaukee, Wis. July 1.—The re- sponsibility of the public schools for the. Americanization of the youth of the country was emphasized by Dr. George D. Strayer, professor of educa- [tional administration in the teachers’ college at Columbia University, who, addressing the National Educational as- sociation Monday evening on “Read- justing Education to the Changing Needs of Democracy,” said: TOO MUCH ILLITERACY. We have long been committed in the United States to the principle of universal free public education, That we have not yet realized the ideal em- bodied in this principal is a matter -of common knowledge. But few American realize how far short we have fallen. ‘The army tests indicated twenty per cent of illiteracy among our adult pop- ulation. One man out of every three was found to be physically unfit for general military service. Hundreds of thousands of foreigners who live among us have had no opportunity for that kind of education which would enable them to understand our government nor have they had provided for them the instruction which might lead to an understanding of our ideals. Only those children who live in the more fovored communities have any ade- quate educational opportunity. Millions of Americans, boys and girls, are being taught during a six months’ school term by boy and girl teachers who have less than high school education... The great majority of our children receive no- education beyond fourteen: years,of age, It, isa matter of comon »knowledgé’ that idéals and purpose which govern in life are com> monly developed after fourteen and we krow that the intellectual maturity re- quired to understand the principles un- derlying our republican form of, gov- jernment is not developed before that age. STHE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY. The future of our American democ- racy depends upon a_ recognition of states a system of public education: (1) which. will remove illiteracy, (2) vhich will provide for the Americani- zation of every foreigner who would continue to live among us, (3) which will include a program of physical ed- ucation and health service, providing for every boy and girl an opportunity for normal physical growth and de- velopment, (4) which will guarantee sufficient support for public education to make possible a well equipped school in which a properly trained and ade- quately paid teacher will teach for a minimum of one hundred and eighty days in the year, (5) which will make compulsory education to eighteen years of age on full time, for boys, and girls until sixteen years of age, and‘on part time, in daylight hours, on the em- ployer’s time, for those who work be- tween sixteen and eighteen years of age. The responsibility for educating our {cllow citizens with respect to the short- comings of our school system and of enlisting their support in the develop- ment of a program of education which will make good the promises of our democracy, rests upon our profession. We may not hope to meet our re- sponsibility except as we organize our profession in such a way as to make effective in our states and in the na- tion our demand for the development of our public school system. REORGANIZATION URGED. There is immediate need for the re- organization of the Nattonal Educa- tional association to the end that every local group of teachers may feel their responsibility for the schools of the state and of the nation, and in order that the National association may be able to accept responsibility and to offer expert service in the solution of state and local educational problems. It is posible to bring. to pass an or- ganization of the seven hundred thou- sand teachers, supervisors, and admin- istrators of our schools which will serve as a powerful force in bringing to the attention of every true Amer- ican, the needs of our public school system, and which will stimulate every member of our profession to renewed endeavor in the public service, This reorganized N. E. A. will be a working organization. At the annual meetings, the repre- sentatives from every state and local- ity will meet for the consideration of current problems. There will be de- bate and discussion. As a result of the deliberations of this representative professional group of men and women, there will be adopted a program for tne development of our school which will challenge the attention and com- mand the respect of every intelligent citizen. MAYO SPECIALIST VISITING BROTHER Miss Cora Olson, who has for fit- teen years been employed in the art department of the Mayo Bros.’ hos- pitals at Rochester, Minn., is here for a visit with her brother, State | Treasurer Ober A, Olson, and family. HE HAD. LOVED}. After Appearing Against Mrs. Graham in Divorce Suit, Carson Makes Attack 4 ASSAILANT BADLY BEATEN Son of Victim Wrests Gun From Would-Be Slayer—Recovery Seems Doubtful After appearing against her in a divorce suit which resulted in a ver- dict for her husband in the McLean county district court at Washburn last week, Boh Carson of Washburn forced his way into Mrs. J. H. Gra- ham’s home in south Bismarck on Monday evening and, finding her in the back yard, he drew a revolver and shot her three times before tue wounded woman’s son could wrest the gun from Caréon. Carson, who seems to have once been a close friend, presented himself at the Graham home early Monday evening. When denied admittance by Harry Barker, Mrs. Graham’s son by her first marriage, Carson, it is alleged, forced his way past the young man, rushed through the house to the rear and there attacked Mrs. Graham with a. 38 revolver. Following the shooting Carson was overpowered and the gun taken from him, and a police call was sent in.|- When Officer Randall of the city force and Sheriff Welch reached the scene they found Mrs, Graham un- conscious from her wounds and Car- son with his face beaten almos: to a pulp as the result of rough handling which he had received from Barker and Amos Alson, a neighbor. Carson was removed to the county jail, while Mrs. Graham, in a serious con- ditton, was taken to a hospital. She was shot once through the shoulder and through one arm, and a third bullet lodged in her neck. Recently Divorced. | Mrs. Graham’s husband secured a divorce in*the McLean county dis- trict court last week. Seen in his cell at the county jail last night, Carson, in a very much _ subdued frame of mind, stated that he had testified for Graham, having been subpoenaed by the latter. He stated that he-had known Mrs. Graham from childhood, their friendship be- ginning years before her first ‘mar- riage, when she was Miss Eva ‘Webber. Well, it's done,” said (arson, @ picture of repentant woe, his face swollen and battered, and his cloth- ing blood streaked. “I don’t know why J did it. I'd have been all right if she’d have let me alone. I just lost control of myself. It’s done; it ¢an’t be helped.” ‘Bought Gun Here. Questioned by Sheriff Welch, Car son admitted having purchased the gun “at a little store here.” “Why did you buy it?’ Sheriff Welch: ask- ed. “Well, I suppose to use,” was the reply. “To shoot Mrs. Graham with?” “No, not for that,” declared Carson. Upon .Mrs. Graham’s recovery, which seemed doubtful last night, will depend whether Carson faces a charge of murder in the first ‘degree or merely one of assault with intent to commit murder in the first degree. From Linton. F. B. Streeters of Linton was a bus- iness visitor in the capital city on Monday. ¢ —_— TWO CENT POSTAGE IN EFFECT There is some misunderstand- ing as to the postage regulations effective today. Two cent stamps are restored to the pre-war basis. The one-cent stamp has all its pre-war prerogatives also. Sealed letters for city delivery must bear two cents as of yore. Some. people got the impression that one.cent’ would carry their local letters. “ Another point to be impressed upon the public is the fact that there can be no exchange of stamps. The postoffice depart. ment will not take back your “three-centers” and give you ones and twos, Just hold them for parcel and excess postage. PROSECUTION NEARS END IN TOWNLEY CASE War Program of Nonpartisan League Introduced as Evidence °. cd DEFENSE PREPARES CASE Jackson, Minn., Juy 1—Shortly be- fore a recess was taken until nine o'clock tomorrow in the trial of A. C. Townley and Joseph Gilbert, the prosecuting attorney announced it ex- pected to complete its testimony by tomorrow-noon. The war program of the Nonparti- san league drawn up nearly two years ago in St. Paul was introduced as ev- idence this forenoon at the trial of A.C. Townley, president of the Na- tional, Nonparjisan league, and Jo- seph Gilbert. The Minnesota supreme court some time ago decided that the words used in the.pamphlet which had been dis- tributed by the .Nonpartisan league were not in themselves disloyal. The prosecution in the case argued they would attempt to show that this method..was one used to discourage active participation in the war. Judge Dean ruled, after attorneys for de fense objected to the introduction of the pamphlet, that the document had been referred. to at the trial and might be introduced. League Platform, “The contributor: present’: war ' Ake: Jous, but above the horrible slaughter looms the ugly incisement’ of an economic system based on exploitation. It is largely a convulsive effort of the adroit rulers of warring nations for the control of! a diminishing market. Private: mon- opoly must be supplanted by public administration of credit, finance and natural resources.” “We declare unequivocably that we stand for our country right or wrong as against foreign governments with whom we are actually. engaged in war. We believe that when we be- lieve our country wrong we should endeavor to set her right.” After the pamphlet was introduced, J. iA. Sales, was called to testify re- garding the speech Gilbert made at Lakefield. on January 23, 1918. His testimony was about the same as that of half a dozen other state witnesses who previously testified. It was expected that a recess would be taken at noon until 4p. m., so that some of the court officials may at- (Continued on Page Three.) causes of the| WV , |SEWERAL DIE IN STORM SWEEPING NORTHERN AREA Havoc Wrought From Williston to Minot by Twister That Descended Sunday TWO KILLED AT ALAMO Mother and Daughter Victims of Tornado—Property Loss Will Be Heavy ‘Minot, N. D., July 1.—A wind storm which bordered on a tornado swept northeastern Montana and northwest- ern North Dakota late Sunday night and early Monday morning, killing several, injuring many others and causing great damage to buildings both in towns and in rural sections. Wires are all down west of Minot, and only meagre details are available tonight. Miles of telephone and tele- graph wires.are down. from Stanley to Williston. According to trainmen who passed through the storm Mon- day, the wind storm came from the west where considerable damage was done towns in eastern Montana. Damage at Williston. At Williston windows in fronts of stores were blown out and several barns in that district blown down. Apparenily the storm went almost due north from Williston and had great force at Zahl, 45 miles north- east of Williston, At Zahl, which is on the Stanley branch of the Great Northern, the front was blown from the First State bank, a garage blown down, several windows ‘broken in fronts of stores and a lumber office blown away. Box cars standing on a siding in Zahl were blown over, & miles and a half east of Zani the wind struck the old log home of the Zahl family, pioneers of that district, Blew away two rooms of the house and left the other room standing. Members of the family were in the room which was left and no one was injured. -Two Are Killed. Sweeping on southeast, the storm damaged the elevator at Appam and damaged a number of barns in that section and at Alamo killed a mother and daughter named. Helgeson, living a short distance out from the village. Details of the fatality are not yet available. A school house’ was blown down at Corinth while a garage, the Timyperial. Lumber comsany’s . office and five barns' were blown down at Wild Rose. A farmer living south of Hamlet, the first station erst: of Wild Rose was killed but details are lacking. Another farmer is reported killed near McGregor but no detais are available. arly this morning McGregor residents sent out calls to several surrounding townes for physi- ctans expecting many were injured in the rural district. White Earth Hit. It seems as tho the storm swept due south again from McGregor, striking White Earth, and blowing a car from the siding onto the main line of the Great Northern, The car was struck by a fast mail train going west early this morning. Fireman Algers on the fast mail was slightly injured but the rest of the crew were unhurt. The wreck tied up traffic on the Great Northern west of here sev- eral hours.. A passenger train due here from the west at 6 a. m. did not arrive until 5:30 last night. It brought the only information available but those who were aboard left the storm area so early this morning that de- (Continued on Page Three.) CYCLONE DAMAGE IN FERGUS FALLS ’ All that’s left of the three-story brick Grand hotel in Fergus Falls, Minn., is shown in the upper picture. It was wrecked when a cyclone which took nearly three score lives swept through Fergus Falls. Most of the dead were found in this building, where they had taken refuge from the storm, Below is a section of the devastated business district looking toward ‘the mill of the Red River Milling Company, which is'so weakened it may be torn down: Property loss in the storm was more than $1,000,000, a dozen blocks were turned‘ to wreckage and scores injured, Tons of Red Literature Found In Montreal Montreal, July 1.—Tons of Bolshevist and Socialist literature were seized in a raid on the foreign quarters of the city conducted early today by 130 patrolmen under the direction of Chief of Police Belanger. EARTHQUAKE NEAR FLORENCE FATAL TO MANY Dead Being Taken From Ruins —Thousand Homes Are Damaged RED CROSS TO RESCUE Heart Rending Cries as Relief Is Delayed for Lack of Tools Florence, Monday, June 30.—In many’ places throughout the district visited by the earthquake Sunday, the number of injured has made it im- possible to transport the sufferers to hospitals, because of the lack of prop- er means. Volunteer nurses have taken care of the injured ones in the field and along the dutsy roads. Pos- sessors of automobilas ‘have given the greatest assistance bringing band- ages and medicines. In spite of heart rending cries from ruins, rescue work could not begin in many instances until tools had been brought from Florence. In the earthquake zone more than 1,000 houses were badly damaged in addition to the hundreds destroyed. The entire population of the Reg- ello valley, 20 miles southeast of Florence, is obliged to camp in the open air. The authorities have not succeeded in supplying ail the vic- \ims with tents and huts, and thus the exposure to the unusually cold weather in addition to the general misery in that district may have seri- ous consequences. The railways crossing the Revello valley have been broken, and: the wa- gon roads have been blocked by rocks. TOTAL CASUALTIES UNKNOWN. Rome, Monday, June 30.—Military auto trucks and Red Cross ambu- lances have gone to the earthquake zone near Florence. The council of Rome has also sent»a detachment from the city fire department. Re- ports state that more bodies have been taken from the ruins, but the total number of casualties has not as yet been established. 10 MILLION COTTON BALES ISPREDICTION Washington, D. C., July 1—Cotton production this year was forecast to- day at 10,986,000, equivalent 500 pound bales, by the department of agriculjure, basing its estimate ‘on the June 25 condition of the growing crop, which was 75 per cent of nor- mal. TRUCK DRIVERS WANTED BY STATE HIGHWAY BOARD The state highway department is asking for applications from motor truck drivers who can take charge of the several hundred army trucks as- signed to this state for « highway work. A number of the trucks al- ready have been delivered at Bis- marck and elsewhere about the state. A half-dozen applications have been received by the secretary of the high- way commission from soldiers who drove motor trucks in France, and there will be places for several score more when all of the trucks are re- ceived. JUNE COLLECTIONS FOR AUTO TAGS RAN NEARLY $147,000.00 June collections in the- automobile registration gepartment of the high- way commission reported to the state treasurer today were $146,790- .60, bringing the total for the year up to $538,790.60. Bonds Are Ready. Secretary of State Hall probably will complete today, the signing of the last batch of 500 Bank of North Dakota bonds. Upon the delivery of this final consignment of the $2,000,- 000 state bond issue to the Bank of North Dakota, the institution will be ready to begin business. Resources reported to date from repositories for public funds aggregate about $22,000,000. ATTORNEY GENERAL TO SPEAK AT CHAUTAUQUA Attorney General William Langer will address the Mouse River chau- tauqua at Mohall on July 7 on the subject of “Law Enforcement.’ FOUR FIREMEN KILLED. Norfolk, Va. June 30.—Four _fire- men have been killed and tobacco said by officials to be worth a million so far has been burned in a fire which threatens to destroy a ware- house here of the Imperial Tobacco Co. The building and contents are valued at $4,000,000. NATION IS NOW ON DRY BASIS; MOIST IN SPOTS Some Cities Continue Sale of Brew With Two Percent Alcohol AWAIT DEMOBILIZATION When Effective Present War- time Prohibition Is Re- pealed Automatically Washington, D. C., July 1—The whole nation awoke today to a realix- ation of prohibition. The banishment of the eye-opener at the bar, long ago forgotten in many parts of the coun- try, was all-embracing. Only those who had been provident énough to stock up before the beginning of the drouth or who could gain solace from @ 2 3-4 per cent brew were able to Start the day with the age-honored bracer. Pending the decision of a suit brought to determine whether ‘beer containing 2 3-4 per cent alcohol is in- toxicating, no action will be taken to stop the sales of lighter drinks in states in which there are no regn- latory laws, until January 16, when constitutional prohibition becomes ef- fective. Other than this the only ray of comfort left the anti-prohibi- Pres. Wilson will declare the demo)- ilization of the army complete, which would automatically suspend the op eration of wartime prohibition ‘uncil January 16. The celebration of the passing of whiskey continued until an early hour this morning, although sales of liquor generally were stopped at midnight “We purpose to makz immediate arrests of persons who viclate the wartime prohibition law according to our interpretation thereof,” Attoraey General Palmer said today. “The department does not intend, however, to be swept off its feet the first day that prohibition comes into effect. We will proceed in an order- ly fashion to establish whether intox- icating beverages described. within the law include those containing less than 2 3-4 per cent alcohol.” While there remains a question as to whether 2 3-4 per cent. alcohol. ts intoxicating, the department will not ;make wholesale arrests, but if the trial of the suit at Baltimore results favorably to the government,:prosecu- tions will begin at once and willbe vigorously. Test cases on the sale of beverages {will be brought immedaitely ‘by the Department of Justice in all jurisdic- tions where such cases are not now pending. Louisville, Ky. July 1—Notwith- standing the enormous amount of whiskey sales of the past week, Ken- tucky liquor dealers today claimed to have a surplus of 40,000,000 gallons. STILL SELLING “BOOZE” _ Atlantic City, N. J., July 1.—Prac- tically every saloon in this resort is open today and dispensing liquid re- freshments of all kinds. Whiskey, brandy, gin, and other sort of liquor called for is served to patrons. The exceptions are the beach front hotels, all of which closed their doors with one exception. SUSTAIN DEMURRERS, Baltimore, July 1—Judge C. Rose, in the United States district court here today sustained the demurrers against the Standard Brewery, Inc., of Baltimore, which charged the concern with manufacturing a “cereal bever- age” containing at least one-half of one per cent of alcohol. The court ruled the manufacture could be done only at the risk of the brewer. RIGHT KILLED IN TRAIN SPILL Dunkirk, N. Y., July 1.—Eight per- sons are known to be dead and more than 40 Were injured in a rear-end collision between the second section of trains 41 and 7, known as the “westerner,” gn the New York Cen- tral railway at 2:20 this morning. All fatalities occurred in the first pas- senger coach of the second train, the westerner, when its engine buckled back through a wooden express car. TRAMP SAT ON THE “AIR.” Washington, July 1—An unidenti- fied tramp killed in the New York Central railway wreck at Dunkirk this morning was, according to reports to the railway administration, prob- ably the cause of the tragedy. The mechanism controlling the flow of air from the locomotives to brakes on the train was found shut off at the place where the tramp was riding. BOLSHEVIKI SEEK ROAD TO MOSCOW London, {July 1.—Anti-Bolshevik forces are advancing against Kursk, 250 miles south of Moscow, and Vor- onezh, hoping to find a way to Mos- cow, according to a Russian wireless message, quoting the official Bolshev- ik organ Izvestia. It is added that the Bolsheviki suf- fered a severe defeat at Kharkov and have also lost Bkaterinoslav, 115 miles south of Kharkov. MOVE INTO CHEAPER QUARTERS St. Germaine (Monday) June 30.— The Austrian delegation has moved into smaller quarters to save its im- poverished government from the ex- pense imposed on the delegation by its long sojourn here. i tionist is the coming of the time when - SURPLUS OF 40,000,000 GALLONS.