The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 17, 1919, Page 1

a} } HE BI vibe Pa v THIRTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 239. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA __ FRIDAY, OCT. 17, 1919. PRICE FIVE CENTS FRAZIER CALLS SPECIAL ELECTION)’ TO NAME SUCCESSOR T0 GIBBENS IN 22ND FOR EXTRAORDINARY SESSION Action of Chief Executive Regarded as Indicative of Need on Part of League for All Votes It Can Get—Peterson Probably Will Be N. P. Candidate The issuance late Thursday evening by Governor Frazier of a proclamation calling a special election in the twenty-second legisla- tive district (Towner county) for October 31 to name a successor to the late Senator A. S, Gibbens of Towner county is regarded here as a certain indication that the administration plans to call a special session in the near future and that the league is taking no chances on the loss of a single vote in the senate. Senator Gibbens, who was one of the oldest members of the upper house, died a few weks dgo. In the last election he defeated by a narrow margin C. P. Peterson, former league floor leader in the house. It is understood that ‘Peterson will be a candidate in the special election. Adjutant General Angus Fraser, addressing the American Legion on Thursday afternoon, predicted a special session within two weeks. If his information is correct, there would barely be time for the holding of the special election and the certification of the election of a senator to fill the empty sea from the twenty, ectres It is not believed here that the administration will act 30 astily. With the defection of Senator F. W. Mees and the partial insurgency of other members of the upper house during the last session, the league majority there was reduced to a dangerous margin. The governor’s action in calling a special session is taken as an indication that conditions from a league standpoint have not improved since last February, and that the Townley organization wants an extra vote if there is any way of, getting it. Senator Gibbens was one of the very few independents re-elected to the senate last November. f MAY HAVE OVERLOOKED LAW. Some question was expressed at the state house today as to whether Gov- ernor Frazier had not erred in calling the special election in the 22nd district for a date so early as October 31, Attention is called to the fact that Sec, 982 of the compiled Law of 1913 provides that “notice of ANY election” shall be given by publication in an official county newspaper at least once each week for four successive weeks. ‘This section rcites the officials in whose election this provision shall apply, snd members of the legislature are ex- pressly named. It is pointed out that it would be clearly impossible for the county auditor of Towner to comply with this act in the event of.a special etection’s being held but two days from date. WHAT OF WARD COUNTY? Wonder is also expressed as to what Governor Frazier intends to do in the case of Ward county, where there ex- ists a Vacancy on the legislative ticket owing to the recent death of O. N. Cleven. Cleven was elected last fall on a solid anti-league ticket., He was never seated owing to illness which de- tained him_in. SeattJe, whither he went to visit a daughter, just before the Jast session, and he remained in the Washington city -until his death a couple of wéeks ago, when his body was brought back to Minot for inter- ment, There is sald to be no reason. why Governor Frazier should wish to fill the vacancy in Towner county and to Jeave one Seat from Ward empty unless it be the fact thatTowner is-fairly solid in its Nonpartisan ship, while Ward county has been rather consistently re- jecting league candidates. The absence of Cleven cost the opposition one vote in the house during the last session at times when that one vote would have ceprived the league of the two-thirds majority which was necessary to pass the emergency clause giving its meas- ures immediate effect, and the absence of a successor to Cleven is, it is said, more likly to be expensive to the op- position than to the league. ‘ AUDITOR DERELICT It was stated at the governor’s of- fice this afternoon that the vacancy in Ward had not‘ officially been certified by the county offices, as required by |. law, and that the governor could not until advised take official cognizance off the vacancy. Silver Dollars Drop Into Salvation Army Bass Drum Yesterday Commandant and Mrs. Hale, Re- turned From France, Help Sway Feed Fund With thuds very similar to the sound of machine gun bullets striking a wall, silver dollars and~lesser\ coins rolled onto big bass drum of the Salvation army yesterday. as Commandant Hale of that organization who served in France for the benefit of the men in! kbaki coaxed the money from ‘the yvockets of the crowd that had gathered to hear him. | , Commandant! and’ Mrs.’ Hale’ came to Bismarck to take care of the former service men during the homecoming celebration Wednesday and the | two cay’s convention of the American Le- gion. With the afd of the local mem- hers of the Salvation army under Capt. Huffman, Commandant Hale‘has been qutertaining crowds alongside the Sal- vation army but on Main street where free lunches and doughnuts are served to the former doughboys. .and blue-|, jackets. It did not take Commandant. Hale yery, Jong to convince the crowd that silver dollars on a Salvation. army bass drum would do a lot.more good than in the pockets of those attending his meetings and in @ véry Short time he had received a considerable amount to help defray the cost of the free meals . for the former service men. i HUNGER STRIKE WINS FREEDOM OF IRISH PRISONERS Dublin, Oct. 17.—The lord mayor has been informed that all the Irish political prisoners in Mountjoy prison will be liberated immediately. This BANKING BOARD ASKED TO FILE NEW AFFIDAVITS Order From Supreme Court Taken to Exclude Probability ’ of Examination NO HEARING BEFORE 23RD Respondents in Scandinavian- American Bank “Matter Given Until That Date Counsel for the state banking board, Scgndinavian-American bank in Fargo, has been attacked in the supreme fled of the state, today commenced the preparation of additional aftidavits bearing on the bank’s condition to be filed with the supreme court prior to October 23, under the order issued late yesterday. (This order is interpreted as meaning that the court will not grant the bank- ing board’s ‘request that if the court purposed to pass on the facts in the Fargo bank case that it obtain such facts from witnesses in oral testimony yather than accept aflidavits as con- clusive as to the facts. As a result of the new order, no de- cision by the court will be available until after Thursday of next week, or until some time after the Nonpartisan league rally which has been called to be held in Fargo‘on Tuesday, when the situation created by the closing of the benk will be presented by league lead- ers to members of the organization. Peesatl ses oneartewnn eegoce LAN, Today’s Weather ——> For twenty-four hours ending at noon October 17. Lowest temperature . ‘Temperature at 7 a. m. Temperature at noon . Highest yesterday . 5, Lowest yesterday .. 16 Lowest last night . 19 Precipitation ..... » 0 Highest wind velocity, 13 S. W. FORECAST For North Dakota: Fair and warmer tonight; Saturday increasing cloudi- ness; cooler extreme west portion in afternoon, S Temperatures Fargo ... Williston St. Paul | Winnipeg . Helena .. /Chicago . Swift Current . Kansas City 5 ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Meteorologist. TWO COOPERSTOWN CHILDREN BURNED Tots Aged One and Three Die in Blazing Farm Home, “Copperstown, N. D., Oct. 17.— Two children ‘aged one and three years of Jacob Seigel of Karnak, this county, were burned to death last night when the Siegel farm home, was destroyed by fire. The father was badly burned attempt- ing to rescue the children. DEFEAT OF SHANTUNG AMENDMENT CHEERING TO PRESIDENT WILSON Washington, D. ©., Oct. 17.—Presi- dent Wilson continued to show: im- Suid, and he appeared to be much amendment to the peace treaty. The result of the senate vote was com- is the outcome of a hunger strike, it was explained. municated to the president immediately jatter it was announced late yesterday. the, course..of which:...Ja,.. slosing..te-ha,m:--His-machine-was working’ per- MURDERER OF LITTLE GIRL PAYS PENALTY Chicago, Oct. 17.—Thomas Fitzgerald, who on July 22 murdered Jeannette Wilkin- gon, aged six, was hanged to- | day. He said he killed her be- cause she screamed when he took her into his room to give her candy. SHNITH ENABLED TO RESUME HIS FLIGHT 10 WEST Major Carl Spatz Gives Up Ma- chine to Man Who Is Run. ning Second in Race MAYNARD NEARING GOAL Sky Pilot Now East \of Missis- sippi and Speeding Eastward Toward Mineola Buffalo, N.. Oct, 17.—Capt, Lowell Hi. Smith, flying in the airplane used by Major Carl Spatz over more than half the course of the transcontinental ccntest, left here at 12:39:30 for. Cleve: land, ‘that they SPAT ZGIVES UP BOAT Mineola, N. Y., Oct. 17.—Major (arl Spatz reached Buffalo this morning on his return flight to San Francisco informed the army officials by long distance telephone today that he wished to withdraw from the race. He expressed a wish to turn his machine over to Capt, Lowell H. Smith, whose plane was burned at Buffalo, while be- ing repaired, to enable him to continue his trip westward from that city. MAYNARD AT DES MOINES Des Moines, Ia., Oct. 17.—Lieut. ynard landed at Herring field at 3a, m. and left for Rock Island at 20 a. m. LEAVES OMAHA Omaha, Neb., Oct. 17.—Lieut. May- nard arrived in Omaha soon after 8 o'clock from Wahoo, Neb., where he had made a forced landing after breaking a crank shaft. Mechanics worked all night transferring a motor from another machine which had been wrecked near Utan. Lieut. Maynard resumed his flight eastward at 8:47:33 fectly. MAYNARD OFF AGAIN ' Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 17.—Lieut. May- nard, the flying parson, and leader in TRUST. CHARGES REPEATED TODAY Federal Trade Commission Reit- erates Allegations Against Packers ‘ SWIFT MAKES DEN President of Large Chicago Con- ‘cern Declares They Don’t Own Groceries Washington, D. C., Oct. 17.—Reiter- ation of the claim that the five big packing companies of Chicago bid fair to dominate the wholesale grocery trade, and already handle more than 200 foods unrelated to the packing in- dustry, many of them directly compet- itive as meat substitutes, is made in part of the federal trade commission’s report on the industry published to- day. Included in the list of commodities said to be falling under control of the “Big Five’ ‘are poultry and game, dairy products, lard and butter substi- tutes, canned and dried vegetables and fruits, canned, cured and frozen fish, cocoa, coffee, molasses and cane, corn and maple syrup. In addition, Armour & Co., one of the five, are said to be handling ex- tensively soda fountain preparations and utensils. Complete figures to show the pack- ers’ interests in canned foods, such as fruits and fish, were not available, the provement today, White House officials] American Red Cross jumped from 8 cheered by the defeat of the Shantung| 30,000,000, report said, but the business of the “Big Five” was shown to be large and growing. SWIFT MAKES DENIAL. Chicago, IIL,» Oct. 17.—Lewis F. Swift, president of Swift & Co. today issued a statement denying the charg- es that the five big packers by enlarg- |‘ ing the scope of their business threat- ened to control the wholesale: grocery business of the country, which are con- tained in the latest reports of the fed- eral trale commission. ’ Within little more than a year the membership of 500,000 to mote than * PETROGRAD SOON TO BE RESCUED FROM BOLSHEVIK] Reports That: Town Has Already Fallen Denied, But End Is Thought Near CAPITULATION DOUBTED British Admiralty Has No Ad- vices of Capture of Kron- stadt Fortresses London, Oct. 17.—The mareh of General Yudenitch’ at the head of the northwestern army on the city of Petrograd was still progressing favor- ably at the latest advic Some re- ports of his advancé, however, have ap- parently outrun his actual progress. There appeared, for instance, some Goubt today whether the for Kronstadt, outpost at the water ap- proach to Petrograd, had capitulated to British naval forces, as indicated in reports during the night. The British admiralty has received -no confirma- tory advices, and. thé accu neWs Was questioned in adm cles. REPORTS REACH WASHINGTON Washington: D..©., Oct 17. of the capture of Petrogra stad by nortliwestern Rus under General Yudenitch were received at the state department today from the American consular officer in Sweden, on the Finnish border. Confirmation of the reports’had not been received when BRITISH ENVOY’S SMILE OF GREETING WESCOTNT EDWARD GREY. the dispatch was,sent, but it said generally were credited in Sweden, CAPTURE IS IN DOUBI London, Oct. 17.—Dispatches from Scandinavia have announced the cap-; ture of Gatchina, 25 miles from Petro: grad, by the Yudenitch forces and state that Yudenitch was , advancing on} Tsarkoe-Selog former summer residence! of the late Emperor Nicholas, and; Krashoye-Selo, nearby. | Reports of the capture of these places. by the anti-Bolsheviki army. hewever, seemed of, doubtful accw . A Bolsheviki wireless station is located near Tsarkoe-Selo, and houncements | were made by the wireless here} this morning that the apparantly still in po Soviets propaganda Was still being sent out from the station. during this fore- noon, - Soviet troops are reported to he leay- Mutiny among the men ing Petrograd, hes broken out. In any event, advices indicate that the Yudenitch forces are encountering sistance: HEVIKI. TAKE KIEV { troops ‘ate, said fo have captured Kiey.-but-in This region= the? situation is obscure. Further details of | the — situation scuth: of “Moscow have not’ been” re- ceived. but it appears that BolshewWs armies in that region are Jaunchi has not been reported recently, but i is known to be west of the Tobol r which flows northward to the eastern foothills of the Urals. THE VICE PRESI The most expensive building in the United States is the Equitable in New York, worth $25,000,000, jCITY TO JOIN Washington.—Viscount Grey greeted his old friends in Washington with an infectious smil The new British ambassador wears dark glasses when he appears on the i the weak- ness of his e vent his re- maining in America long. For a. time he had pract y lost his sight and it now is greatly’ impaired, IN BIDDING FAREWELL isi LO DR. HUTCHESON Special Services at the Metho- dist Church on the Eve of His Departure Rey. Me( W. J. Hutcheson, pastor of the Lethodist church, who Jeaves nd Forks to ume the ottice “t superintendent. there next 1 hold special services at his Sunday. Although Dr, Hutehe- hes it to be understood that the ill not be in the nature of 2 yet the members of his the transcontinental air race. who was | counter attac gainst General Dene-| Church an¢ ‘ numerous friends in forced to land at Wahoo, Neb., yes-|kine’s line. h the exception of the) this: vicinity will take advantage of terday, when the crank shatt of his|c:pture of Kiev, the Bolsheviki seem {this opportunity to hear and see him machine broke, hopped off about 8 ito have been repulsed along the new) the last time as pastor of the o’clock this morning for Omaha, ac-| front. church here, cording’ to information received here! In the meantime Admiral Kolchak It is expected that the Masons will early today. Hhead of the all-Russian government atjattend the evening services in a body. ge 8 aR NT ‘Omsk, and commander of the anti-/Dr.. Hutcheson is a Shriner and one Rolsheviki element on the eastern Te of the best known members of that or- sia front, was ‘advancing rapidly in} ganization in the state, Both services pursuit of the Soviets armie: ni will be attended by the hundred have been ordered to retire, The loca-| people in this whose friend: tion of the line of battle in this region | Dr von by hi t ut the evening ser- vi in partict will be attended mere by those not affiliated with the church, DENT’S FAMILY | WASHINGTON—The family of Vice President Marshall came into prominence with the serious illness of; the president. This is the latest picture; the machine was of the trio—vice president, wife and son, FARMER OFFICIAL HERE CG. F. Lindsey of Regan, | secretary- treasurer of the Burleigh county Farm- ers’ union, Was in ‘Bismare! sterday. Mr. Lindsey said that the union in this county was very success- ful this year and-that there are many FARGO MADE STATE HEADQUARTERS OF AMERICAN LEGION; AMENDMENT OF SOLDIERS’ BOUNTY ACT URGED Gate City Wins by Unanimous Decision When Bismarck With- draws From Race—Yanks Would Have State ‘Funds Made Available at Once and Restructions Removed From Expendi- ture—Deportation of Undesirable Aliens Demanded—To Dis- cuss Cigarette Law. The following officers were elected at the first state conven- tion of the American Legion of North Dakota at the auditorium this afternoon: Pvt. M. Dawson of Beach, commander. F. R. Landers of Minot, vice commander. Jack Williams of Fargo, adjutant. William H. Greenleaf of Grand Forks, historian. Roy Baird of Dickinson, finance officer. C. S. Moore of Lisbon, chaplain. William Stern of Fargo, sergeant-at-arms. All officers were elected unanimously and these officials con- stitute the executive committee of the legion for the ensuing year. Following the election of officers, these men were named as delegates to the national convention of the legion which will be held at Minneapolis, November 11. ‘ Following the adoption of a permanent. constitution and: by- laws by the first state convention of the American Legion of North, Dakota at the auditorium this morning, Fargo was unanimously\ named as the state headquarters of the legion for the ensuing year. ‘ The contest was between Fargo and Bismarck and after same discussion it was moved that the temporary state secretary, Jack Williams, of Fargo, cast an unanimous ballot for the eastern city. Under the terms of the constitution adopted this means that the state headquarters will be wherever the state adjutantilives, which only a few minor changes. The a convention should adopt a resolu to repeal the so-called blue law: as a whole should adopt on this hibiting boxing and similar laws. it is believed that the legion as ‘CONCILIATION IN EVIDENCE TODAY AT ROUND TABLE Capital Group’s Concessions on| Collective Bargaining Pro- mote Harmony LABOR CHIEFS SATISFIED Confidence Expressed That First Step Toward Getting To- gether Has Come Washington, D. C. Oct. 17—With the introduction of a resolution by the capital group giving its views as to the right of collettive bargaining, a spirit of conciliation was manifested today in the national industrial con- ference, L. E. Shepard, head of the railway conductors’ brotherhood, said he saw in the resolution a Sincere effort at a closer cooperation between capital and in the meeting, and declared that in his opinion the gathering was just getting down to business. Announcing that the impatience man- ifested by the labor group Thursday had now given way to a willingness to wait any reasonable length of time, ‘|r. Shepard said, his group saw every rospect of a harmonious adjustment vf tne differences existing between the right and left wings of the conferences, as a result of the employers’ resolu- tion. Northern Pacific Train Hits Auto; Driver Uninjured Motorist Has Miraculous Escape When His Machine Is Wrecked by Engine Of all miraculous escapes from cer- tain death that haye been recorded in this section of the state, G. M. Skude of New England undoubtedly enjoyed the most fortunate one yesterday when the automobile he was riding in was new|stiuck by a Northern Pacific passenger train near Apple creek and although totally wrecked, Skude escaped with hardly a scratch. Skude was on his way from Dickin- son to Minneapolis. by automobile. Just as he started to cross the tracks, No. 8 came along and before he could get clear, the engine struck the rear end of his car, hurled it to one side, almost demolishing it. Skude emerged Farmers’, from the wreckage and the only trace ct an accident that he bore was a slight bruise on his forehead. thriving locals in various parts of the county, lward by rail, F He intends to continue his trip east- will make it more or less a roving headquarters moving fr i to city as state adjutants are elected. ee .The morning session started off promptly at 10 o’clock with the report of the constitutional commtitee which was adopted with uditing committee’s report which approved the erport of the secretary was also adopted. TO REFER BLUE LAWS : After lengthy and at times heated discussion on whether the tion urging the state authorities 8 covering the anti-cigaret law, Sunday sports and theatres, and similar laws, the convention unanimously directed the executive committee to call a referendum vote of all the members in the state as to what action the legion matter. It was pointed out that this matter should be representative of the entire organization and the delegates felt that in order to accomplish this, the vote of each member should be taken as to whether the state organization should request the governor and the legislature to repeal the anti-cigaret law, the law closing thea- tres on Sundays, the law preventing Sunday baseball, the law pro- From the sentiments expressed, an organization will not take up this battle but that it will be left to the individual members. Resolutions... ws. The report: of the resolutions committee brought forth the greatest amount of discussion. H. B. 128, known as the soldiers’ bonus law, was the first matter discussed. The committee rec- ommended that thé state con- vention extend its thanks to the state officials for the passage of this law, but petitioned the state authorities to amend it to pro- vide greater latitude so that re- turned service men can pay off indebtedness on their homes, buy furniture and farm equip- ment and invest that money in legitimate business. This rec- ommendation was unanimously adopted. The resolution further provided that instead of making the former service men wait years for the money provided junder the law that the state is- sue bonds or other certificates of indebtedness to make such funds immediately available. A resolution providing that no state or post officer can be a holder of political office, or seek- er of such office was laid on the, table by a unanimous vote after it was pointed out that many of the most active members of the legion in this state already both offices in the legion, as well as political offices. Hut the dele- gates made it known during the discussion that they did not favor and would not permit the use of the legion and its organi- zation for the furtherance of the political ambitions of any mem- ber. or other. To List Slackers The convention went on record by unanimous vote'to compile a list of all conscientious objectors, slackers and other un-American residents of this state and send this list’to all states in the country and co-operate with other states in keeping their names and their war records constantly before the membership of the legion. It was unanimously passed to co- ‘ operate with the United States public health service and the state board of health to secure the establishment of free venereal clinics in the larger cities of the state immediately. Aid for the service men in need of assistance was jembodied in another resolution that was unanimously passed. This covered free ‘employ- ment bureaus, obtaining bonus and back pay, taking care of war risk ii surance problems and engage actively in community, welfare and construc- tive work. The sense of the resolution was that each post in the state should take up this work immediately and obtain. any co-operation necessary from the state headquarters. Deport Enemy Aliens: A resolution was unanimously adopted providing for, the deportation of all foreign citizens who used that fact to escape military service in this country during the war, all men-con+ victed. under the. espiol act and (Continued on Page Bight) 4