The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 26, 1919, Page 1

no THIRTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 195. BISMARCE, NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1919 PRICE FIVE CENTS SHOPMEN DEFY WILSON STRIKE VOTE CALLED BY UNION HEADS COMMITTEE OF 100 REPRESENTING RAILROAD WORKERS ADVISE HINES UNCLE SAM TO ESTABLISH RETAIL STORES TO HANDLE MAIL ORDERS AS WELL AS LOCAL GROCERY BUSINESS Establishments to Be Conducted by Government in Connection With Supply Depots—Prices criminate Against Patrons Residing Out of Town—Catalogues to Be Supplied to All Postoffices—Demand for United States Supplies Noted Here. Washington, Aug. 26.—Retail stores for the. sale of household commodities included in the surplus stocks of the war department will be established September 25, it was aunounced today. stores will be located in depot centers and other large cities and they will accept and fill mail orders. Continued purchase by the department of certain necessities so that these stores may be continued indefinitely as a part of the government campaign against the high cost of living is understood to be under consideration. To Serve Mail Patrons Prices on all commodities offered for sale will be so fixed as to Will Be Fixed so as Not to Dis- The prevent discrimination between the purchasers who buy over the counter and those who purchase through the mail. All mail orders will be delivered by parcels post but the policy of making these sales through the postoffice department is to be expedite the mail order sales the postoffice department has been asked to establish sub-stations in each store. Catalogues quoting prices and giving the location of all stores are being prepared and will be available at every postoffice in the United States. The present plan is to open stores in the fourteen zone supply The chain will be extended to additional cities as rapidly cities. as possible. (MANY ORDERS RECEIVED HERE. Several orders for the war depart- ment foodstuffs bought through the lo- cal postoffice have ibeen received since the new zoning rates went into effect, Postmaster Frank Reed stated this morning. The orders . received ‘here include practically all of the. articles offered for sale. ‘These orders are entered by the postoffice ‘here.and then sent to Omaha to be filled, the purchasers tbe- ing: required to pay,.the full amount of each’ article plus the parcels post rate. z H Liat at Postoffice. Postoftice tias a complete list of the commodities offered: for sale and the price of each delivered to Bismarck including postage. The foodstuff must be ordered either in case lots or in 100 pound bags, as the war de- partment does not fill orders for less than these quantities. Many of the orders placed here, it is said, are a combination of less than case lot orders placed by more than one person. Housewives living in the same neighborhood, it is said, com- bined together to make up the re- quired quantity. The orders placed so far are ex- pected to begin to arrive here next week. As each order is received at the postoffice the purchaser is noti-| fied and #ey must take the order’ away as the postoffice is unable to deliver the parcels, WILTON . SLUGGERS AGAIN TAKE RIVALS INTO THEIR CAMP Wilton, 'N. D., Aug. 26—The Wilton sluggers, who claim the champion- ship of central ‘North Dakota, took Garrison into camp on the latter's home grounds Sunday to the tune of 11 to 5. Bruhns, the Garrison pitcher, was knocked out of the box in the second inning. Next Sunday Wilton will meet Tuttle here, and it is ex- pected that this game will definitely determine the baseball title for this section of the state. SOUTH DAKOTA FARMER KILLS DUCK THAT LAID ORIGINAL GOLDEN EGG ‘Lake Preston, S, D., Aug. 26.—G. H. Jones, a farmer living near here, be- lieves there is a gold mine on his farm and he is seeking the services of an expert prospector who will go “fitty-fifty” with him. Jones killed a tame duck recently. When the bird was cleaned seventeen small particles of metal were found. “Gosh, they look like gold,” said Jones. He took them to a jeweler. “They are gold,” said the jeweler. Jones thinks the duck found the gold in a gravel knoll near his pond. ALLTES TAKING A HAND IN RUSSIA; ODESSA OCCUPIED Japanese ‘and American Govern- ments. Send -Diplomatic Agents to Riga Posts SEAPORT LOST TO REDS Bolsheviki Admit That Occupa- tion Was Effected Following Long Bombardment Paris, Monday, Aug. 25.—The Japan- ese government has sent a diplomatic agent to Riga to take charge of Japan- ese interests there until the arrival of the peramnent representative. It is reported the United States contem- plates similar action. ‘ALLIES OCCUPY ODESSA. London, Aug. 26.—Occupation of} Odessa, chief Russian yort on the Black sea by allied forces, is admitted here in a Bolshevik wireless message; from Moscow received here today. ‘The occupation was affected, the dispatch states, after thirty vessels had bom- barded the city for two days. On the Russian northwdestern; front, according to the Soviet state- statement, the Bolshevik troops are advancing in the region of Pskov, hav- ing progressed already to within 3 1-2 miles of that city. OMSK NOT ABANDONED. Vladivostok, Friday, Aug. 15, by the; Associated Press.—Lieut. General Roseanoff, the highest Russian auth- ority in eastern Siberia, denies re-) cent reports that the all-Russian gov-! ernment under Admiral Kolchak had abandaned Omsk and moved to Ir-| kutsk. AS “OTHER WOMAN” SHE WEDS AGAIN ‘London.—How a woman_ stepped into the place of a bride who disap-; peared, and went through the form of! marriage with an Australian soldier, was described before the Recorder at the Central criminal court today,' when Mary Goreham (28), was sen- tenced to six months for bigamy. It was stated she had already com- mitted bigamy with another Austral- ian soldier, when she met this man, Milne. AUTOCRATIC ABUSE DISCOURAGE CRITICISM OF ARMY CHARGED AGAINST ENOCH CROWDER Propaganda Bureau Maintained to Discourage Critics of Existing Military Justice System Maintained by Baker and His Chief Aides, Alleges Ansell Washington, D. C., Aug. 26.— Charges that Secretary Baker, Major General Enoch H. Crowder judge advocate general and Col- one! John H. Wigmore “estab- lished a propaganda bureau to dis- credit critics of the existing mili- tary justice system and to defend the system’. were made before a senate military sub committee today by Samuel Ts Ansell, form: OF POWER TO erly acting judge advocate gen- eral. Ansell said several officers and about 14 clerks were regularly as- signed to duty in the bureau to is- sue statements to the press and to congress. ‘He also charged that officers who criticised the sys- tem “were menaced, threatened and disciplined” while those who THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT PROPOSAL Washington, Aug. 26.—The committee of 100 representing the rail- road shopmen informed Director General Hines today that they could not accept as a basis of settlement of their demands the rates submitted to them yesterday by President Wilson. TO TAKE STRIKE VOTE Results of the negotiations here were communicated to the union locals throughout the country with instructions that a strike vote should be taken to determine whether the president’s proposals should be ac- cepted. Pending the issuance of an official strike vote it was urgently re- quested by international officers that all men remain on the job. : WILSON PROPOSAL FINAL Director General Hines, according to a letter sent to the locals, told the committee that the proposition as presented by the president was final discontinued, All such orders will go directly to the stores. Toland that there would be no wage increases granted to any other class of railroad employes as a class, but in the event of unjust inequalities as be- tween individuals adjustments involving increases to equalize rates of pay would be made where justified. WASHBURN MINE TO PUT ON FULL SHIFTS SOON Wilton, N. D., Aug. 26.—The Wilton mine is now operating full shifts four or five days a week, and it is expected that by September 1, and certainly not later than the middle of the month, the company will have a full crew operating six days a week. Ord- ers are coming in in good shape, and conditions here appear to be very sat- isfactory. MONOPOLY MUST BE DECLARED ON REFRIGERATION Trade Commission Report to Wilson Recommends Taking Over Car Lines HELD BY PACKERS NOW Alleged Present System Results in Discriminatory Service to Dealers Washington, D. C, Aug. 26.—De-) claring that the step is necessary to} control the business of the five larg- est packing companies, the federal trade commission in.a special report to President Wilson recommends that operation of refrigerator cars and of cars used for transportation of meat animals be declared a government monopoly. It recommends further that the; property concerned including icing) stations and other facilites as well as the cars be acquired by the govern- ment and the railroads to thereafter be licensed to own and operate them, | The big packers, the report says, row own 90 percent of all the refrig- exatory equipment in the country suit- able for thé transport of fresh meats, “The prompt and efficent handling of the traffic in meats and other per- ishable foods is of great public con- cern,” the report says, “and it is also important that all shippers should have equal and adequate service. The recommendations are made to correct present inequalities of service and rates as well as to prevent the dan- gers of monopolistic advantages.” SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTING BILLS TO DISCOVER IF WILD RICE IS HELPING! Pierre, S. D., Aug. 26.—The state game department is taking inventory upon the result of its wild rice ex- periment which it inaugurated several years ago. The purpose of the work was to increase the supply of water fowl in South Dakota. Wild rice and other grains were planted in lake districts and in other places where birus were likely to visit. Experts are at present check- ing on the duck, geese and bird pop- ulation. If it is found that certain crops proved more attractive than others, the state will increase the acreage of the favorite grains . ENGLAND TO TAKE HUN TOY TRADE London.—Toys, which in pre-war days were “made in Germany,” on so large a scale, are now likely to be produced in considerable quantities in this country, the release of imported hard wood having given an impetus to defended it were promoted, (oe industry. QNESURPRISEIN LIST OF JUDGES IS ELGIN ENTRY Appointment of Frank J. Lemb- ke, State’s Attorney of Grant, Unexpected ENGLERT, GRAHAM LAND Selections in First and Third Ac- cording to Hoyle—How Districts Line Up The appointment ' of Frank T. Lembke of Elgin, state’s attorney of Grant county, to be the third judge in the sixth judicial district, was the only surprise contained in Governor Frazier's list of new district judges, announced by Frazier immedi- ately upon his arrival from a tour of Yellowstone park Monday evening. The appointment of M. J. Englert of Valley City to be the third judge in the first district and Fred Graham of Ellendale to be the third judge in the third, had been generally forecast. Lembke may be regarded as more; or less of a dark horse. He had not ‘been “prominently mentioned” in con- nection with the surplus. judgeship in the sixth district. E. P. Totten of Bowman, Les Simpson of Dickinson and H. L. Berry of Stanton were all considered more or less active candi- dates. Lembke is comparatively a new-comer to the Slope. He has been regarded about Elgin, his home town, as a “live wire.” He showed his first ‘burst of political speed last fall wien he defeated Col. I. N. Steen of Carson for the state’s attorneyship of Grant county. M. J. Englert of Valley City has long been a prominent member of the North Dakota bar. He is regarded as a good lawyer, and friends predict he will make a good judge. He became interested in the Nonpartisan league about six months ago, it is said. Fred Graham of Ellendale is considered a substantial practitioner, and the selec- tions generally are said to have been much more satisfactory than original. ly anticipated. The New Districts. The new districts will now line up as follows: First: ‘Nelson, Grand Forks, Griggs, Steele, Barnes and Cass; judges, Charles 'M. Cooley, Grand Forks; A. T. Cole, Fargo; M. J. Englert, Valley City. Second: Pembina, Walsh, Towner, Cavalier, Rolette, Pierce, Benson, Ramsey. Bottineau, Renville and Mc- Henry. judges, W. J. Kneeshaw, Pem- bina; C. W. ‘Buttz, Devils Lake; A. G Burr, Rugby. Third: Richland, Ransom, Sargent, Dickey, LaMoure, McIntosh, Logan and Emmons; judges, Frank P. Allen, Lisbon, and Fred Graham, Ellendale. Fourth: Stutsman, Wells, Foster, Eddy, McLean, Sheridan, Burleigh and Kidder; judges, W. L. ‘Nuessle, Bismarck; J. A. Coffey, Jamestown. Fifth: Divide, Burke, Ward, Moun trail, Williams and McKenzie; judges, K. E. Leighton, Minot; Frank E. Fisk, Williston. Sixth: Bowman, Adams, Hettinger, Slope, Golden Valley, Mercer, Oliver, Morton, Stark, Grant, Dunn, Billings and Sioux; judges, James M. Hanley, Mandan; W. C. Crawford, Dickinson; Frank T. Lembke Elgin. Governor Frazier’s appointees, un- der House Bill 124, the judicial redis- tricting act, will hold office until the next general election, when their suc-} cessors will be elected by popular bal- (Continued on Page Eight) JUGO-SLAVS ASK SLOVENE MERCHANT SHIPS RELEASED Paris, Monday, Aug. 25.—The Jugo- Slav delegation has sent a note to the peace conference asking that former Anstrian merchant vessels which be- long to Slovenes be turned over to the jurisdiction of the Jugo-Slay republic. TRUCK CIRCUS T0 REACH BISMARCK THURSDAY NIGHT Long Caravan, Traveling 3,000 Miles on Air, Now En Route to Capital City SATURDAY TO BE BIG DAY] Demonstration at Capitol Ath- letic Ground Expected to Attract Thousands Nineteen pneumatic tired trucks, ac- companied by a large corps! of expert demonstrators. agronomists, profession- al power men, statisticians and speak- ers. and by a United States naval band of 25 pieces. will hail Bismarck in time for dinner Thursday evening. for a three-days stay in. the capital ‘city. They form the national motor truck development tour party which is traveling 3000 miles through the bread basket of the world to teach formers. the Why and the wherefore cf the motor truck. Friday and Saturday will be de voted to demonstrating the pulling power of trucks on the farm. Trial loads of grain. livestock, poultry. dairy produce and other fruits of the farm will be made by the trucks, Farmers who have anything which they wished hauled to town are asked to notify F. A. Copelin of the local committee, at the Dakota Motor co., with assurance that a truck will be placed at their disposal. Friday evening a banquet will be tendered by capital city automobile and truck men to the vistors at the Grand Pacific hotel. Dinner will be served at 6 and it is expected that covers will be laid for 100, At 7:45 Friday evening the naval band will give a concert in the courthouse square, and it will play again at the jume hour and place Saturday even- ing. At 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon there will be a parade of motor trucks and other equipment of the caravan, through the down-town sec- tion to the capitol athletic grounds, where a truck show will consume the remainder of the afternoon. Trucks and power equipment will be demon- strated, particularly with reference to their servicability on the farm, and there will be educational talks by ex- perts who are members of the party. Tivery farmer in the Bismarck terri- tory is extended a cordial invitation to attend this demonstration, The bleachers and grandstand will afford ample seating capacity. The truckmen will remain in the city over Sunday, pursuing their way northward Monday morning. They came to Bismarck from Steele, and will have stopped at a number of small points en route. WILSON A FAVORITE Prague—The union station here has been named Wilson station. Half the new babies in Czechoslovakia have been christened Wilson. Most of the others are Woodrows. SHANTUNG AMENDMENT USED BY G.0. P. MAJORITY AS POISON DAGGER TO STAB PEACE TREATY — M'CUMBER Member From North Dakota, Sole Republican on Committee Stand- ing With Wilson on Question of China’s Rights, Assails Mo- tives of Confederates in Their Opposition to Transfer of German Rights in Celestial Kingdom to Japan—Charges Deception. Washington, Aug. 26.—Declaring the republican majority of the foreign relations committee was attempting by the Shantung amendment to the peace treaty to drive a “poisoned dagger” into the peace treaty and to place the United States in the position of a “big bully,” Senator McCumber of North Dakota, the only repub- lican member of the committee which voted against the amend- ment, asked the senate today to overrule the committee’s action. The speaker said: “No greater blow could ever be struck against the real interests of China” than by the committee amend- ment, the actual purpose of which he asserted was to kill the treaty and the league. The amendment provides that the old German rights in Shantung province shall go to China in place of : Charges Bad Faith “Why did the majority of this committee pause in the midst of their hearings to make this particular amendment?” he con- tinued. “And then proceed with the usual leisure to lay out dates for further hearings which will consume a week or so more? The purpose is apparent. It is to signify to the country that the senate is hostile to this treaty. It is to put Japan in a position where she can not without an appearance of being coerced do what she has promised to do. It is to create trouble between this country and Japan and thereby send the first dagger thrust into the body of Japan. this treaty. STATE TAX BILL FOR THE YEAR T0 BE $5,000,000.00 Auditor Kositzky Advises Board of Equalization of Sum to Be Levied 300 PERCENT OVER 1918 Whole Amount Raised Year Ago Was $1,690,155—Interest Mounts Up Fast North Dakota must raise nearly $5,000,000 by taxation to cover its running expenses, State Auditor Ko- sitzky today notified the state board cf equalization. This amount is in additon to the cash balance on hand July 1, 1919, and to the fees which may be collected from miscellaneous sources during the year. For the general fund, Mr. Kositzky advised the board, North Dakota must have for the fiscal year $3,463,685.39, In addition to this large sum, the state must raise $521,304 to pay inter- est and sining fund charges on its bonded indebtedness. Seven millions in state bonds issued for the Bank of North Dakota and the mill and elevator association will cost the state $350,000 this year. Interest and sinking fund charges on $412,000 in old state bonds will be $16,480, The principal payments on bonds maturing this year will be $130,000, and $24,824 Questions, Motives. “Is it an act of true friendship to- ward China or a mere political move to defeat the treaty? If-its. sponsors now fail to come forward and open- ly pledge that if Japan is driven out of this treaty then the United States will proceed single handed and alone to drive Japan out of China—will re- new this world war and send our sol- diers into the Orient to fight for her then by this act they-are'decrying China with a false kiss, “They know and we know that this ccuntry will never go to war against Japan to prevent Japan from doing just what we have allowed every oth- er nation to do in China without a pro- test. With the league of nations, China obtains the assurance which is paramount to a guaranty by all the world that not only will Japan re- turn to China what Germany wrested from her in 1898 but henceorth and so long as this league shall last no other nation shall rob China of one inch of ‘her territory or exercise any control over her people inconsistent with the claims of complete independence and sovereignty.” To Eliminate Americans. Under a blanket amendment to the Peace treaty agreed to by the senate foreign relations committee Ameri- can representation would be eliminat- ed from the various international com- missions which are to supervise Buro- pean reconstruction with the excep- tion of the reparations commission and such other as are to be appointed by the league of nations. The vote on the successive amend- ments was 9 to 7, the committee di- viding on party lines. FOREIGN WOMEN TO BE TAUGHT HOME SEWING A sewing Class of women unable to speak English will open this afternoon is allowed as a margin in the interest’ at the Presbyterian church under the und sinking fund to provide for tax direction of Miss Elsie Stark, home collections Which may not be made. Last year the levy for the general fund was $1,572,255.46; for interest on state indebtedness, $39,300; for the state sinking fund, $78,600 a total of $1,690,155.45. $2,294,833.99 More This year the state must raise by general taxation $2,204.833.99 more, advises Mr. Kositzky. There is a question whether an in- terest and sinking fund levy must not be made to provide for the $10,000,- 000 bond issue of real estate bonds provided for by the last assembly to finance farm loan operations through the Bank of North Dakota. If it is found that this levy must be made, it will mean $500,000 more in taxes, or a total of $4,484,989.39 for the cur- (Continued on Page Eight) demonstration agent, who will be aid- ed in this work by Mrs. F, R, Smyth and Mrs. James Algeo. The class will be composed entirely cf Syrians and Greeks, according to Miss Stark, and witl be held weekly at the church. Among the things taught will be the remodelling of children’s clothes, making them, fitting of pat- terns, dressmaking. and many other recessities of the mothers _ of large families, hee MONTENEGRO REBELS Paris—It is reported from Berne the virtually the whole of Montenegro ig rebelling against the Siberian oc- cupation and guerilla fighting is going on. COLD STORAGE TURKEY DOES WHAT HUNS’ BULLETS COULD NOT TO OLD COMMANDER OHIO NATIONAL GUARD Col. Charles C. Weybrecht, Twice Adjutant General of Buckeye State, and Woman Guest at Country Club Dinner Die After Eating Frozen Fowl Alliance, ©., Aug. 26.—Col. Charles C. Weybrecht, wno re- turned three weeks ago from France, where he commanded the 146th infantry, died here this morning as a result physicians be- lieve of eating cold storage tur key at a dinner last Saturday night at the Lakeside Country club Canton. Mrs. Helen Gahris, 33, of Se- | | | bring, 0., also is dead, and Mr. and Mrs. John C. Sharer, are pal- alyzed and their recovery is said to be extremely doubtful. Special- ists from Cleveland and Alliance were summoned here yesterday to attend the stricken persons. Col. Weybrecht and Mrs. Gahris died this morning. Col. Weybrecht served two terms as adjutant general of Ohio, He was 50 years old.