The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 13, 1919, Page 1

Fair tonight. BIS CK TRIB meter eto to ere! E | LAS EDIMION! 4 oe eS THIRTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 184. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 13. 1919 PRICE FIVE CENTS CLASS HATRED IS DANGEROUS, SAYS ST, PAUL ORATOR E. M. McMahon, Secretary of Great Commercial Organi- . zation, Talks STERN HEADS CLOTHIERS Fargo Merchant Succeeds S. E. Bergeson as President of Association The officers of the North Dakota Retail Clothiers association for the en- suing year were named Tuesday after- noon at the first convention of that or- ganization held at the Commercial club. They are: President, Hugo Stern, Fargo; Vice President, Morris Katz, Casselton ; Sec- retary-Treasurer, J. C. Walker, James- * town; National Director, Ray Berge- son, Bismarck; Board of Directors, Herman Stern, Valley City; F. J. Mahony, Minot, and J. McRae, James- ~town. The vote was unanimous. In the selection of the next meeting place, there wag considerable rivalry, but upon balloting Jamestown won the distinction over Valley City. The feature of the final session of the convention yesterday was the talk delivered by E. M. McMahon, general secretary of the St. Paul Association of Commerce. Mr. McMahon dwelt con- siderably on the furtherance of the ideals of democracy as opposed to the socialization of individuals. ‘Class Hatred Criminal Fallacy. “We must strive to achieve a greiter community development and community Mfe where the individual resident of city or farm, is brought into closer tuuch with his fellowmen, where the iaeals on which our nation was founded in blood and maintained in the same erimson fluid and its honor and self respect so recently upheld by the sac- rifice of the best blood in the land are preserved,” said Mr. McMahon. “It is through the influence of our civic centers, our churches, schools, Playgrounds, good roads, mutual under- standing between neighbore, the county wide activities of our Commercial club and other civic and fraternal organ- eaten that our ideals will be Dreserv- ed. Education Best Weapon. “It is a criminal. fallacy, a terrible ignorance that breeds class hatred and prejudice. It is these things we must combat and our most effective weapon. is education. The state exists for the -individual, «not» the individual: forthe’ state, the system exists.for the individ- ual, not the individual or the system. ‘That was the degrading, the soul kill- Mig, the blood. sucking philosophy, if We Can Call it that, the idea that the individual did not exist excepting for such uses as the state might. put. him to that made Germany the despised nation she is today, that has brought ruin and chaos, rape and murder into Russia, that is so sadly misguiding many of our good people in this north- west. “Public opinion must be crystalized, people must be educated, reasoned with, shown the utter impossibility of the doctrine of ‘socialization upholding the ideals on which our:country, was found- ed, which were bought with the cherish- ed blood of our forefathers in 1776, by our fathers in 1865 and by our sons in 1918. That is the problem we are facing today in this section of our grand country. There is where our work Mes. Urges Community Development. “As we beat the Hun, so must we conquer those who would drag the fleals of Washington and Lincoln of you and of me into the depths of shame. The weapons are education and en- lightened public opinion, With Lincoln 'I believe that we will never be en- dangered by enemies without our coun- try, but those within our borders, those who so recently came from foreign countries, those who have not assimilat- ed our ideals, who do not yet grasp the broad foundation on which our land rests. “It is the spirit of give and take that we must exercise. The city man must be taught that he is not all-wise and the farmer must be brought to a real- ization that he does not hold the wis- dom of the ages in his grasp. We must teach the city man that the farmer is cnly human and therefore makes mis- t-kes and we must teach the farmer that the city man is composed of the same God-given elements and therefore errs at times. Civic Clubs Must Broaden, “Your commercial clubs must broad- en out, must include the farmer as well as the business man, the employe with the employer, the well to do with the wage earner, everybody on an equal footing all striving for the one ideal to make this world of ours a better place to live in, to respect the rights of private property, to offer opportuni- ties to the individuals, to show to all that each and every one is a neces- sary spoke in the huge wheel of human endeavor, all centering around the hub which represents the community. “A campaign of education must be undertaken to overcome the fallacy of isolation, it must be brought out clear- ly that exclusive prosperity for one class of citizens is detrimental to the other, that such prosperity is not long lived, that it is a breeder of discontent and harmful thoughts. It must be shown that all are an important payt to the general scheme that to produce those results which We all cherish, co- operation must be the prime motive power. . Democracy Implies Responsibility “And finally I wish to leave the thought with you that democracy does, not operate automatically, that with it goes hand in hand definite and cer- tain responsibility. It can not be de- nied. Something constructive in the way of a definite program should be map- ‘(Continued “on “Page Seven) E. M. M’MAHON Secretary of the St. Paul Association of Commerce, an Organizativn with 6,000 Members, 1,000 of Whom are Active. and an Annual Income of $115,000. RAID ON STATES SCHOOLS MAY G0 TO HIGH COURT): Probable That Supreme Tribunal , Will Be Asked to Define Powers of Board QUESTION OF AUTHORITY Old Educational Statute Decrees That State Superintendent Fixes Studies The supreme court of North Dakota Probably will be asked to determine whether under the provisions of the educational act of the sixteenth as- sembly the state board of administra- tion has power to take from Miss Min- nie J. Nielson, state superintendent of public instruction, the fixing of cours- es of study for the several types of common schools in this state. This «duty is conferred on the state superintendent of public instruction by an act which has been onthe statute- books- for years. The state superin-’ tendent :of public instruction, has: al- ways fixed the°courses of study and had general supervision of the pub- lic schools. The new board of admin- istration last week in addition to re- moving the certification of teachers and the preparation of examinations for high school and eighth grade pu- pils from the office of the state ,su- perintendent of public instruction de- creed that the educational commis- sion named by this board should take over the fixing of courses of study. (Miss Nielson to Fight. (Miss Minnie Nielson, who won her election to the office she now holds at the polls last fall in one of the -bitterest fights which ever has been waged in North Dakota, is not now prepared to give up all of her powers and prerogatives without mak- ing a fight. Section 9 of the ‘board of administration act clearly states that this board is to.-have supervision over the work of the state superintendent of public instruction only insofar as stich authrity was exercised by any or all of the boards which this commis- sion succeeds. These ‘bodies are the ‘doard of control, obard of regents and board of education, all of which passed ut of existence when the board of ad- ministration came into being. None of these commissions had any connection with the fixing of courses of study for the public schools. It is reported today that the supreme court will ‘be asked to construe the obard of administration act as to its effect on the office of state superin- tendent of public instruction. Moving Day. Today was moving day in the state superintendent of public instruction. B. P. Crain, newly appointed certifi- cate clerk, and furnished an office in the basement of the capitol. superin- tended the work of three janitors who with wheelbarrows and trucks carted away the records from Miss Nielson’s vaults. Mrs. Katryn Macdonald, wife of Net] C. Macdonald, whom Miss Nielson re- tired from the office of state superin- tendent last fall by a majority of 8- 000, has ‘been appointed deputy to Crain and is conducting teachers’ ex- aminations. Mrs, Macdonald was dep- uty to her husband. SENATE AGREES TO EXPEDITE DEBATES ON PEACE TREATY Attempt to Force Vote Threat- ened by Hitchcock If Ac- tion Is Not Taken Washington, D. C., Aug. 13—In a stormy session today the senate for- eign relations committee agreed to ex- pedite consideration of the peace treaty. Reading of disputed sections and con- sideration of possible amendments will be given, tomorrow. Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, ranking democrat of the committee, was understood to have told the com- mittee that unless there was early committee action an attempt might be inade to force a vote on the treaty in the senate. To ‘Twin Cities Dr. J. B. Hollenbeck left Sunday for tbe Twin Cities, making the trip by motor. TRUCK CIRCUS IN BISMARCK T0 BE MADE BiG EVENT Procession Mile Long Will Bring Remarkable Assortment of Machines LOCAL COMMITTEE NAMED W. E. Lahr to Head Board on Ar- rangements—Sailor Band Feature A local committee consisting of W. E. Lahr, head of the Lahr Motor Sales Co.; J.C. Taylor, assistant superin- tendent of the International Harvest- er Co. Bismarck branch; H. C. Brad- ley of the Western Sales Co., S. W. Corwin of the Corwin [Motor Co, and F, A. Copelin of the Dakota Motor Co. is making elaborate arrangements for the three-days circus which is to ‘be staged here August 29, 30 and 31, under the direction of the National Association of Motor Truck Sales ‘Managers, in connection with the na- tional motor truck development tour which set out from Chicago on Au- just 4. The tour enters North Dakota at/El- lendale on August 26, visiting La- Moure, Jamestown and Steele en route to Bismarck. From the capital city the great cavalcade of motor trucks will journey northward over the Great Plains highway to Minot, going thence to Devils Lake, Grand Forks, Pargo and Wahpeton, touching at Turtle Lake, Towner, Rugby, Churchs Ferry, Lakota, Larimore and Hills- boro en route. 60 Days—3,000 Miles. The motor truck circus expects to cover 3,000 miles of the greatest food producing territory in the world in 60 days. Nineteen trucks, with only one entry from each factory, will partici- pate in the tour. All trucks will be pneumatic tired and will range in size from one to 2'1-2 tons. In order to demonstrate the practicability of the truck on the farm there will be car- ried bodies for handing wheat, corn, oats, potatoes and similar crops; bod- ies designed to carry loose hay, bodies for the transportation of hogs, steers and sheep for poultry and for every other conceivable need which may arise on the farm. Demonstration loads will be carried from . point fo point by this truck train,-which’ will be more than a mile im length. The department of agri- culture is cooperating by furnishing demonstration. egents and speakers. Education: films will ‘be snapped en route.and will ‘be exhibited in all parts of the country to show what the truck will do on the farm. An attractive feature of the big show will ibe a 25- piece naval ‘band which will give con- certs daily and conduct a recruiting campaign on the side. MILWAUKEE LINE STRIKE SETTLED BY BILL LANGER Attorney General’s Arbitration Proves Acceptable to Both Sides Three hundred striking shop em- ployees of the Milwaukee railroad at Marmarth have returned to work to- day after accepting the arbitration of- fer of Attorney General Wiiam Lan- ger as formulated by Assistant Attor- ney General Sheets who was at Mar- marth. The 300 men including many Japs and Bulgarians, had been ord- ered from their homes on the Milwau- kee right-of-way iby Carl Lindquist, superintendent of the railway shops, and threatened to burn all railroad property. City officials wired to At- torney (General William Langer for help and he sent Assistant Attorney General Albert E. Sheets to aMrmarth to take charge of the situation. Negotiations were opened, and re- turned soldiers and men taken from the ranks of the strikers were sworn in as deputy sheriffs to protect the lives and property of the people of Marmarth and the property of the rail- road company. The conference agreed to Attorney General William Langer acting. as an aroitrator and the prop- osition placed ‘before the factions was an order preventing railroad officials from ejecting employees from homes, the men to ibe held responsible for any destruction or damage to property, all rentals to be paid during pendency of the strike. Today Langer was in re- ceipt of resolutions of thanks from the mayor of Marmarth, strikers and rail- road officials. The men returned to work this morning. TELEPHONE MEN SAY TAXES ARE BECOMING EVER LARGER BURDEN ‘North Dakota telephone executives appearing before the stahte board of equalization this week assured that body that North Dakota's new tax plan will increase their assessment 11 per cent. Their state tax, they advis- ed, already amounts to six per cent of their gross income. In addition to this they pay a government income tax and four other varieties of taxes, to which will be added a2 fifth next year in the form of a state income tax. The tele- phone companies did not ask lower taxes but merely that they be valued and assessed on the same basis as oth- er utilities in North Dakota. “GOVERNOR” OF HUNGARY} ARCHOUKE JOSEPH FERDINAND BUDAPEST. — Archduke Joseph, who was one of the commanders of the Austrian army: during the war, instead of being tried for high crimes is to be recognized by the entente as Governor of State of Hungary. And Joseph isa Hapsburg!’ His immediate problem is;to deal with the Rumanian invasion of Hungary. PROFITEERS WILL BE INVESTIGATED BY LOCAL PEOPLE Committee Headed by O. W. Roberts Formed at Request of Federal Government BACKED BY WASHINGTON In common with the entire country a campaign against high prices wil’ ‘be waged. in Bismarck and Burleigk county immediately. Following the announcement from Washington that Attorney Genera’ Palmer would have'agents and repre sentatives in every part of the coun- try combatting high costs of necessi ties, O. W. Roberts, who acted at county food administrator and deputy at large for the state during the war. has been made chairman of a commit tee to be selected to carry on the campaign locally. Mr., Roberts announced this morn ing that the committee, composed o! representative people, would be made this week and that it would immedi ately start on its program to reduce living costs. ‘Mr. ‘Roberts stated -tha! the committee would have the back ing of the entire government and that its requests, recommendations and in structions about prices of commodi ties and apparel would ‘be final ana absolute. “The federal attorney general is or- ganizing a corps of workers through: out the country composed chiefly o/ state, county and local food adminis trators,” said Mr. Roberts this morn- ing in discussing ‘the subject. Regulate Retail Prices, “His instructions issued through the state food administrations of the var ious states to the county and local administrations are to gather all pos sible information regarding the pur chase. and selling prives of food pro ducts and wearing apparel from loca) merchants. “Included in this class of mer- chants are drygoods dealers, grocers. ‘butchers, farmers, “boot and shoe dealers, milkmen, creameries and oth er handlers of the necessities of life. (Continued on Page Four.) UNIFORM DROUTH INSISTED UPON Brief. Prepared by Anti-Saloon League Lawyer Read Washington, D. C., Aug. 13—To se- cure uniform and efficient administra- tion.and enforcement of the prohibi- tion law, congress Clearly has the right to define what is intoxicating liquor. the senate judiciary sub-committee held in a report filed today on the amend- ed house prohibition law. In support of its ‘contention, it is said, the committee: submitted an elaborate brief understood to have been prepared by counsel for the Anti-Saloon League of America, citing many court decisions and’ precedents. TUESDAY NAVY DAY-BISMARCK HAS REAL TIME Jolly Jack Tars Train Guns on Capital City and the Whole Works Are Theirs CHANGE WAR BROUGHT Naval Force Changed From Luxury-Loving Lounge Liz- ards to Genuine “He-Men” If there is any little shaver missing from the breakfast table this morning, blame it on the navy. If the boy who is just turning into a man says he is going to sea and learn a trade, blame the navy. If you saw the baseball game yes- terday and wept, blame the navy. If you saw the movies last night and enjoyed the wholesome interesting in- structive pictures, blame the navy. If you listened to that rattling speech made by Lieut. Daniel W. Sooy at the Auditorium, blame the navy. In fact if anything happened yester- day, good or bad, blame the navy. For: it was navy day in Bismarck and the old town has not had such fun, amuse- ment, entertainment, baseball, stirring, Jazzful music in many a moon. $0,009 Mile Cruise. In thelr. cars fitted up especially for their inland cruise of some 30,000 miles in the interests of securing men for the peace time navy, sixty men in the recruiting party rolled into Bis- marck yesterday afternoon behind a Northern Pacific engine. They had no sooner set foot on dry Isnd when Acting Mayor John Frdnch was there to hand them the pass key that was to open all the locks in town, including the hoosgow, ball park, armory, auditorium, Main street, Broadway, city hall and the hearts of any of Bismarck’s fairest—if they could. As was perfectly proper, the band climbed out of its cramped quarters from the forcasle of the first tourist ear headed up Fourth, street. with horns blaring, and drums drumming and stopped right under the window of The Tribune. The serenade was great, but when it comes to pounding type- writers and linotype machines to the tune of a jazz band, it can’t be done, that’s all— it can’t be done. After playing a‘ number of popular pieces ,marches both old and new and lots of jazz, the band “pepped” its way to Thayer street and roused the echoes around. the. city.all,and., the... court house, much to the delight of those city and county officials whose numer- ous duties prevented them from leav- ing their offices, Band Delights Crowds. Wherever the band went a huge crowd gathered around to hear it. In fact the bluejacket musicians were completely surrounded by a pleased and happy crowd that never seemed to get enough of. the lilting tunes, No casualties were reported to the police of young boys being annihilated by the bass drummer, but they crowded the drummer so closely that nobody seem- ed to understand how the youngsters avoided being pounded on their curious ittle heads, The closer to that big drum they could crowd, the better they liked it And so did the drummer if his broad grin could be taken as evidence. Then the ball game at the capitol. The less said about that the better. A complete account of the sad event will be found in the mortuary column. But the band in the grand stand helped sooth the ruffled and disappointed feelings of Bismarck’s loyal fans. Following the game, the band troop- ed and blared its way to the Auditor- ‘um where moving pictures of activi- ties in the nayy were thrown on the screen. Dreadnaughts, superdread- naughts, destroyers, torpedo boats ,sub- marines, in fact every kind of craft ‘hat the navy boosts of sailed up and down, right and left on the screen. Intimate views of the interior of the vessels, the kitchens, excuse us, we meant galleys, the workshops, the]; -biazing guns, the rifle range, every- thing that happens on board ship in- eluding painting and teaching the ‘Continued on Page Kour.) Wilson Will Veto Law Abolishing Our Daylight Savings Washington, Aug. 13.—President Wilson, it was said today, will veto the law proposing repeal of the day- ‘ight savings act. The measure has deen before the president since August 5. He is expected to return it to con- gress before the end of the week. Ef- forts to pass the agricultural bill with its appeal rider over the president’s veto failed last month. AID FOR KOLCHAK’S RETREATING ARMY IS BEING RUSHED FORWARD Washington, Aug. 13.—Material aid for Admiral Kolchak’s retreating army in Siberia is being rushed to Vladivostok by the American govern- ment. It was said officially today that 45,000 rifles and several million rounds of ammunition already had been sent from San Francisco and that additional equipment would go for- ward this week on an army transport. BOLSHEVIKI ABANDON TOWN IN THE UKRAINE London, Aug. 13.—The city of Vin- nitza, in the Ukraine, 125 miles south- west of Kiev, has been abandoned by the Bolsheviki according .to a wireless message from Moscow. In Volhynia anti-Bolsheviki forces have occupied the railroad center of Lutsk southeast of Kovel, PRESIDENT OF FRANCE IS GOAL BEFORE PAMS a Jules Pams is the French Minister of the Interior, and so well is he filling, the office that he may be rewarded with the presidency of France to suc- ceed Poincare. REGULATE COLD STORAGE HOUSES, URGES MKELLAR Democratic Senator From Ten- nessee Would Have Strin- gent Rules Adopted 1,008,000 EGGS ARE SEIZED Plant in Chattanooga Raided— Fruit Said to Be Unlaw- fully Held for Rise C., Aug. 13.—Feder- al regulations of cold storage-of food was urged in the senate today by Sen- ator McKellar, democrat of Tennessee, as a certain means of reducing the cost of living and as the only remedy for “the most outrageous piece oi profiteering that can ‘be imagined.” The meat packers were charged by the Tennessee senator for using cold Washington, D. storage facilities for fixing food prices. “Some middle men,” said (Mr. Me- Kellar, are making 6 2-3 per cent profits on eggs alone. The only pos- sible way in Mich these prices can ‘be manipulated 1s through the medium of cold storage. Put a limit on the time in which the goods can be held and the packers will be compelled to sell.” 1,008,000 EGGS SEIZED. Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 13,—Eighty- four thousand eggs stored with the Atlantic Ice and ‘Coal Corp. here for account of Forest & Co. of Chicago, were seized today by the United States district attorney. Seizure was made under libel proceedings in the federal court which charged that the eggs were unlawfully stored for the purpose of unreasonably increasing prices. MILLION ASKED TO HELP REDUCE COST OF LIVING Congress Believes by Spending More Money It Will Cost Deer Peepul Less Washington, Aug. 13.—Appropria- tions aggregating nearly $1,000,000 with which to help carry out Presi- dent Wilson’s suggestions for reduc- ing the cost of living were asked of congress today by the commerce and labor departments. While the senate debated the high cost of living today congressional com- mittees gave further consideration to measures designed to curb profiteering and hording. Amendments extending the food control act to most necessities of life and imposing severe penalties upon those guilty of gouging the public were taken up by the house agricul- tural committee while the senate in- terstate commerce sub-committee or- ganized and decided on procedure on handling measures for regulations of corporations doing an interstate busi- ness in necessities. Additional funds for the fight waged against high living costs by the executive department were asked of congress, the request coming from the commerce and labor departments. MEXICO HANDS 21 FOREIGNERS HOP ACROSS BORDERS Washington, D. C., Aug. 13.—Twen- ty-one foreigners including Americans, Spaniards, Cubans and citizens of the Argentine republic have been ex- pelled from Mexico recently by order of the Caranza government officials,’ according to a Spanish newspaper in Mexico City under date of August 6. ‘Misconduct while in Mexico was giv- en as the reason. 200,000 YORKSHIRE COAL MINERS TO RESUME WORK 13.—The coal miners of Yorkshire, where more than 200,- 000 men have been on strike since July London, Aug. CHICAGO'S SHOP WORKERS STILL STRIKING TODAY Gradual Improvement Noted in Districts Aside From Windy City BOILERMAKERS GO BACK Several Hundred Employes of Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Take Vote Chicago, Ill., Aug, 13.—Calling off of the federated railway shopmen’s strike in the Atlanta, Ga., district caused rail- road officials today to predict that the entire rail system of the country would be operating at normal within a week. Reports from various parts of the country show that striking shopmen were returning to work. In the Chichgo district, however, there was no break in the ranks of strikers. oCntinued Improvement. Railway officials reported today continued improvement in the railway shopmen’s strike situation in prac- tcally every section of the country with the exception of Boston and Chi- cago, In ‘Chicago several hundred boiler makers employed ‘by the Chicago, Mil- daukee & St. Paul voted to return. Officers of the district council of the federated railway shopmen who called the countrywide strike, receiv- ed word today from Director "General Hines that the government would not negotiate with zhe local ‘body. Rep- resentatives of striking shopmen from overy section of the country arrived here today to attend a mass meeting tomorrow at which it will ‘be decided what action will be taken in regard to President Wilson’s demand that the men return to work immediately. + CHIEF JUSTICE OF WISCONSIN COURT TO: ADDRESS BAR Hon. John B. Winslow to De- liver Principal Talk at Magic City Minot, N. D., Aug. 13.—Chief Jus- tive John B. Winslow of the Wiscon- sin supreme court, one of the nation’s most distinguished jurists, will be the principal’ speaker at the annual con- vention of the North Dakota Bar asso- ciation, to be held in Minot on Au- gust 20 and 21. The Ward County Bar association will be host to the visit- ing lawyers. The annual dinner for the barristers and their courts of last resort—the ladies—will be held at the Leland hotel on the evening of Au- gust 20. The association and local commit- tees are now busying themselves with the program for what promises to be the most important convention in the life of the association. Many drastic laws affecting the practice of law in this state were enacted by the last assembly, and these among other in- teresting subjects will come up for discussion. Prominent lawyers from all parts of the state and from other states in the northwest have signified their intention of attending, and ad- dresses from them on important sub- jects are expected. All of the business sessions will be held in the federal court room. Judge Winslow’s address, however, will be open to the public and will be deliv- ered in the high school auditorium. American Steamer Hits British Mine Englewood Disabled Off Mouth of Thames River Dover, Eng., Aug. 13.—The Ameri- can steamer Englewood struck a mine in the North Sea off the Thames river at 7:30 o'clock this morning and sent out a wireless message for help. How- ever, she is in no immediate danger of sinking and tugs are standing by. The Englewood is making for the Thames under her own steam. The Englewood, a steamer of 5,129 tons, left New York July 30 for Rot- terdam. FRENCH WAR CROSS TO WISHEK SOLDIER Wishek, N. D., Aug. 13.—Christian Kurle, veteran of thelate war, was aWarded the Croix de Guerre today by Colonel T. J. Rogers recruiting officer from Aberdeen. The award was made in the name of the French government and in pinning the medal on Kurle, Colonel Rogers stated it was awarded by France “in recognition of bravery and valor far beyond the ordinary call of duty.” SERIOUS FOOD CRISIS IN MOSCOW ADDS FUEL TO DISGUST WITH REDS 13.—A Stockholm, Aug. serious food crisis has occurred in Moscow and there is general discontent there with the Soviet government, a dis- patch from Helsingford to the Svenska Dagblad says. In view of the situa- tion, it is added, the Soviet govern- 21, decided today to resume work. Tljs action was taken at a mass meeting, ment is thinking of leaving, Moscow. for Tula, 5