The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 5, 1919, Page 1

THE WEATHER Partly cloudy. CK TRIBUNE == THE BIS THIRTY-NINTH YEAR, PRICE FIVE CENTS BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1919 MASSACHUSETTS IN REPUBLICAN COLUMNS AGAIN President Wilson Congratulates Political Opponet On His Victory OHIO IS VERY, VERY DRY Decided Prohibition Sentiment Shown—“Young Teddy” Proves Big Winner (By The Associated Press). Four complete returns today on the off year elections yesterday in several states did not change the outcome in any important respects. The smash- ing victory of Calvin Coolidge, republi- can, in Massachusetts, reelected gov- ernor by largest majority vote ever polled by a gubernatorial candidate in that state, shared honors with an al- most equally decisive “dry” yictory in Ohio as the most striking result of the voting. As a possible indication of the drift of popular sentiment preparatory to the national elections next year yes- terday’s results were being closely scrutinized by party leaders. Kentucky was Swept into the republican fold in the governorship fight, but today’s ré- turns made it certain that New Jersey had reverted to the demécratic column. Maryland, the only other state in which there was a serious contest for the gov- ernorship, was still in doubt, with the democrat candidates ‘leading. TEDDY CHIP OFF OLD BLOCK Oyster Bay, N. Y¥., Nov. 5—Oyster Bay gloated today over the election of Tieut. Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., to the state assembly and shared with him’ his happiness at the birth of an “election day” son. The one topic of discussion in this little town where the name of Roose- velt is worshipped was “young Ted dy’s remarkable run in terd: election, His majority over his demo- cratic opponent being estimated at be- tween 3,000 and 3,500. This was de- clared to be the biggest Republican majority ever rolled up in the second assembly district in Nassau county. When the returns last night indicat- ed a sweeping victory Col, ‘Roosevelt went to Republican headquarters at the Oyster Bay Inn and was greeted with cheers, “Hello everybody. It's perfectly fine,” he exclaimed as_ his friends crowded about him and grasp- ed \bis hand, “And I’ve got a seven pound boy too,” he added with a broad pin. The boy has been named Quen- tin after the ex-president’s son who was killed in France in an aerial com- bat. WILSON CONGRATULATES G, 0. 2 Washington, Nov. 5.—President Wi son from his sick bed today telegraph- ed Governor Calvin Coolidge of ‘Mass: achusetts congratulating him on_ his reelection which the president said was a “victory for law and order.” DRYS W ‘OUR POINTS Columbus, 0., Nov. 5—Additional re- turns received up to noon today by Sec- retary of State Smith served only to substantiate earlier predictions that the drys carried all four prohibition proposals by big majorities at’ yester- day’s election. N. P. Gets 12 Out of 100. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 5.—Incomplete reports indicate according to the Lin> coln Daily Star that about a dozen candidates alleged to be fn sympathy with the Nonpartisan league were selected in yesterday’s election as del- egates to the state constitutional con- vention which meets here next month to revise the Nebraska constitution. The convention will be made up of 100. delegates. VAMP A LITTLE IS LONDON IDEA IN MEN’S TOGS Pink Ruffles, Lace N’Everything Recommended to Relieve Soberness London, Oct, 6—(By The Associa- ted Press).—A man garbed in a black frock coat, a ruffle, a pair of pink beeches and bright colored stockings very likely would evoke astonishment if not ridicule were he to stroll down Fifth Avenue or Broadway, but Henry failed in London as “the hidden hand in men’s fashtons.” Parkes declares such restoration of ‘ color and line to men’s dress. should be a logical and altogether proper af- termath of the war. He is. seeking to revolutionize men’s dress—to popular- ize the “gallant” styles of bygone days. His creed is that men’ want to cast off their dark, unsymmetrical gar- ments of gloom and wear clothes of bright hue and brijliant cut expres- sive of a new age of heroism and yo- mance. REBEKAHS TO HOLD DISTRICT MEETING AT LIGNITE CITY The Rebekuh lodges of this district are to hold a district meeting at Wil- ton on Tuesday, November 11. There will be two sessions during the day and all visitors may go on the morning train ahd return in the evening. An in- teresting and practical program has been prepared and those in charge are anxlous that there shall be a good re- presentation from all’ lodgts concern- ed. The lodges comprising this dis- trict are Mandan, Hazleton, Sterling, Wilton and Bismarck. Bacay ‘Grand Forks, N. D., Nov. Glenn E. Plumb, author of the val of the “Plumb Plan.” DEMPSEY AGRERS TO MEET BEGKETT AT NEW ORLEANS Champion Signs Contract Guar- | anteeing Him $125,000 Out of Purse WILL GO TWENTY ROUNDS Great Bout Depends Unon the Ability of Britisher to Beat Carpentier New. Orleans, I Noy. Orleans on next St. Patritk’s Ihaye its first world champiouship light weight ‘fight ‘since Sept. 7, 1892 when John L. Sullivan lost the title to James J. Corbett if Dominick, Tovtorich, the’ promotor is able to secure the of Joe Beckett, Engl meet Dempsey. world’s champion here. Dempsey nature was placed on a contract. proffered by the promotor at Mobile yesterday ‘and he will re- ceive $125,000 as his end of the pu if the match goes thru Twenty rounds is specified as the Jength of the fight, BEC Tortor TT MEETS CARPE h said he would ha presentative in England in Deceml, when Beckett meets Georges tier the French champion and if Ca pentier should win the Frenchman would be offered the chance at the heavyweight title. The agreement be- tween Dempsey and the promotor conditional upon Beckett's succes against the Frenchman, In the meantime Dempsey has been offered $75.000 by @ local promotor to meet Bill Brennan here prior ¢) the proposed bout with Beckett. WORLD DRY LEAGUE PLANNING MEETING FOR NEXT AUTUMN International Convention of Drouth Encouragers Set for Glasgow Westerville, O., Nov. “—Preliminary atrangements for the first annual meet- ing of the World League Against Al- coholism, to be held in Glasgow, Scot- land, next October, are being made Lere by Ernest H, Charrington, execu- tive secretary of the League and an official of the Anti Saloon League of America, “ ‘When the League was formed in Washington in June of this year, Mr. Charrington said today representatives of twenty nations signed the constitu- tion. Such progress has been made, however, he added, that when the con- vention meets next fall at least fifty nations will have representatives pre- sent, Before the Glasgow convention, Mr. Cherrington said a nuniber of officials and quasi-official representatives | of several European countries will visit the United States and Canada to stu- dy the working out of prohibition, The Glasgow conference, he said, probably ‘would result in the adoption of a definite program of temperance ‘work in each country signatory to the }League constitution and of missionary work in countries that‘do not now have organized temperance activities, Stat- us of dependent peoples and aborigin- al races also will be taken up. He said that the conference will consider the formation of an international tem- perance news bureau. Holding of the convention in Glas- gow, he asserted, is expected to have an effect on the local option elections that will be held in Scotland next fall, Mr. Cherrington announced that drys of the Unitéd States and other ,coun- tries would be’represented at the con- vention of the World, Sunday’ School Association in Tokio, next year, =| FARMER DIES. HERE Beyer Ludwig, a retired tarmer, 19 years of age, who died here Monday, will be buried at his late hom2 at Den- hoff. The remains were shipped {thither Tuesday. yj iission aproyes. it. j will go into effect FRAZIER GIVES HAND ON PLUMB PLAN | .—Governor Lynn J. Frazier and “Plumb Plan” for the operation and control of the railroads, met in Grand Forks when Plumb spoke at the reconstruction conference of the University of North Dakota. Frazier is the first governor to publicly announce appro- Plumb is at the left. FAIR PRICE BOARD SETS LOW PROFITS ON FOOD RETAILING Dealers Limited to 3-4c on Flour; 6 Cents on Lard in Chicago Chicago, Noy, 5.—Three-fourths of a cent a pound on flour in original 98 or 186 pound packages, six cents a pound on lard, seven cents a pound on butter and seven cents: a dozen on eggs are the maximum margins of profit retailers should charge above the prevailing wholesale prices ac- cording to the first “fair price’ list promulgated by the Chicago fair price committee of fifteen. retail grocers an- nounced: today.tf Major Sprague lead of the Chicago “fair foed Con- i Ss. ted, they immediatly avd other lis sued from time (y the weuld govern prices 1 KOSITZKY THINKS n ciamipion to LEGISLATURE MUST RAISE WIND FIRST Auditor Believes North Dakota Should Pay Some of Its Past-Due Bills of extrava- against the Townley administration in North Da- kota, State Auditor Kositsky today sai ne thing the legislature must do, hefore “it s special money, i for more spending to devise a way of paying ithe Dills which already have accumu- lated. claim The exact amount of unpaid against the state on October 15 was 0619.43. , Salaries are being prid as fast as money becomes avail- takle, but general expense acgounts are waiting and some of them are months over-due, June 1, 1917) when this. administra- tion had been in the saddle only a few menths, there was a balance of $547,- 458.24 in the ‘general fund ; mber 1 of that year'we had $8,618, June 1, 1918, we had $334,511.43, and Novem- her 1 of that year there was $66.106.32 in the general fund. June 1, 1919, the acneral fund balance amounted: to$529,- 9. By August 1 it had dwindled 824.11, and September 1° it touched the low mark of $14.27. November 4, 1919, there was just $39.98 in the gen- eral fund. “During the months of August, Sep- lember and October, 1917, and in 1918, there were few bills unpaid and they were of ‘small amounts. But during the same months in 1919 there: were unpaid bills amounting to nearly $400,- 100 filed in the office of the state aud- itor, and with no money to pay them.” STOREKEEPING AGAIN Indianapolis; Nov. 3.—Frederick M. Ayes, millionaire’ merchant, left. his business for five months to direct operation -and sales work for the American R»i Cross in Paris. Now he’s back at his desk in his Indianapo- lis department store. or LABOR PROPOSAL NOT ACCEPTABLE TO. GOVERNMENT Injunction Against United Mine Workers Cannot Be Va- cated, Says Ames LONG FIGHT “TO RESULT Miners Declare “Determination to Stick It Out—Rioting in Steel Mills Washington, —The govern: ment cannot accept the proposal of or- ganized labor to end the coal strike by vacating the injunction against the of- ficials of the United’Mine Workers of America, Assistant ‘Attorney Gencral Ames in the absence of. Attorney Gen- eral Palmer announced ‘today that the government could not abandon its posi- Von because the strike Was in violation of the law. A refusal of the government to va- cate the injunction means a long fight in the coal fields while its withdrawal would have opened the way for set- tlement of the strike within 48 hours according to Edgar Wallace, legisla- tive representative of the United Mine Worket's of ‘America,’ RIOTING IN YOUNGSTOWN Youngstown. 0., Nov. 5.—Rioting broke out at the plant‘of the Youngs- town Sheet and Tube Co., again to- cay when fifty women attacked the heriff and his deputies when tha of- ficers tried to keep them from prevent- ing workmen from entering the plant. Ked pepper was thrown into the eyes of the officers as the, women tried to seize their revolvers. 2,000,000 TOTS SANS TEACHERS MENACE NATION President Black of N. D. E. A. Comments on ‘Shortage of Instructors MORE PAY; MORE DIGNITY Minot N. D,. Nov —R. M. Black of Ellendale, president of the North Dakota Educational association, —ad- dressing the association at the annual meeting which opened in Minot today asserted that the gravest problem in education is that of teachers, The shortage of teachers which he said totalled 100,000 in the nation, leav. ing about 2,000,000 children schoolless or without competent instruction, was pointed to by President Black as an eppaling condition that required care- ful consideration of the educators of the nation, President Black urged higher com- ~{pensation for teachers and a greater feeling of pride on the part of the teachers in their profession as essen- tial to overcoming the shortage of teachers, Only by the combination of those elements he asserted would others be attracted to the profession and its ranks recruited, The -association will be in session three days. 500 TO..600 MILES OF FEDERAL ROADS PLANNED FOR 1920 State Highway Commission Hopes to Have Surveys Made This Winter “From 500 to 600 miles of federal aid highway to cost between $1,500,000 and $2,000,000 will be contracted for early in 1920 on the basis of preliminary surveys now being made, announced J. BE. Kaulfuss, assistant state high- way engineer, today. While the premature winter has stopped construction on many projects which the commission hoped to com- plete this fall, it has not proven an un- mixed evil, as it’has released engineer- ing crews for the making of surveys which otherwise probably could not have been undertaken this fall. Projects aggregating 175 miles have heen completed, and 400 miles more is in propect, all of which the commis- sion hopes to have surveyed and esti- mated for, the. awarding of bids early in the new year. GOPHER YANKS’ BONUS LAW IS CONSTITUTIONAL Validity of Minnesota Bounty “Act Upheld in Hennepin District Court Minneapolis, Noy Validity of the Minnesota yeterans’ bonus law was up- held today by Judge J. S. Jelley, in Hennepin county district court, At- torneys for A, Gustafson of Minneapo- lis who instituted a friendly suit to test the constitutionality of the bonus Jaw plans an immediate appeal to the supreme court to obtain a speedy rul- ing from the upper body. . Judge 'Jelley’s decision sustained a demurer filed by Attorney General Hil- ton against Gustafson’s sult, i Has Strike Remedy Washington, Nov. 5.—Repre- sentative Eugene Black of Texas has been asked to introduce an amendment to the railway con- trol act which would punish with a fine and imprisonment any action or agreement of two or more persons to interrupt movement of trains. STATE ELEVATOR AND FLOUR MILL TO GRAND FORKS Formal Action on Establishment of Public Enterprise Is Taken By Board MUST RAISE ONE MILLION The first of a series of terminal ele- vators and flour mills which are to form a part of the Nonpartisan league’s industrial program in North Dakota was. awarded at a meeting of the industrial commission Wednesday afternoon to Grand Forks. The decision of the commission was unanimous. A resolution awarding the mill and elevator to Grand Forks was introduced by John N. Hagan, commissioner of agriculture and labor, and. seconded by Attorney General Langer. Governor Frazier joined with his two associates on the board in voting ‘“‘aye.” This action upon the part of the commission was forecast by President A. C. Townley of the: National Non- partisan league at the Fargo mass meeting last month. The commission, however, later denied that any de- cision had been reached, and no formal action was taken in the matter until Wednesday. No Time Limit The conditions under which Grand Forks is to receive this public enter- prise are that its commercial club sell $1,000,000 worth of the mill and elevator bonds, and that a site be do- nated by the city. No time limit was placed on the compliance with these conditions, which the commission seemed to believe would be accepted by Grand Forks. 1,500,000 Bushel Elevator The commission contemplates the erection of a terminal elevator with a capacity of 1,500,000 bushels and a flour mill which will mianufacture 3,000 barrels daily. In connection with the mill and elevator will be estab- lished a large power plant, as the commission purposes later to add a big cold storage and refrigerator plant. Estimates as to the number of men which this enterprise will employ range from 100 to 400. Others to be Established last assembly authorized an The vator bonds, and did not restrict the commission as.to the number of mills and elevators or other plants for the manufacture or distribution of food establish. The commission has always contemplated locating at least two mills and elevators,‘and it is prob- able that the second of these will be established at a point where it will serve the western part of the state. CONTINUANCE OF U. S. GUARANTIES PROVIDED IN ACT Washington, Nov. 5—Temporary leg- islation continuing the government guaranty return to the railroads after their return to private control Jan- uary 1 until such time as congress can enact permanent legislation virtually was decided upon today by the senate; interstate commerce committee. issue of $5,000,000 in mill and ele-|“ue treasurers products which the commission may !4 COAL OPERATORS Workers—President Recedes strike as an alternative, Preside conference with North Dakota ing, is to give all coal producers “For ‘some reason,” said Mr. was plainly stated in the call. CATHRO WOULD PUT W. C. M’FADDEN ON BIG BANK PAYROLL Director General of State Insti- tution Polling Bankers on Proposal F. w. Cathro, manager of the Bank of North Dakota, today commenced a mail poll of banks of the North Da- kota Bankers’ association to deter- mine their attitude toward the ap- pointment of W. C. MacFadden, sec- retary of the state association, as di- rector of the publicity and statics of the state bank. Cathro proposes that MacFadden should also retain the as- sociation secretaryship, in hig ref- erendum poll of the bank. DAKOTA BANK HAS SOLD FEW BONDS, SAYS MR. CATHRO Statement of Condition of Insti- tution Shows Some Interesting Facts + A statement of the condition of the Bank of North Dakota“at the close of business October 15. made public by Girector General F, W. Cathro, indi- extes that the bank has but $116,160 worth of its $2,000,000 worth of bonds in North Dakota. It till carrying under the head of re- bonds ; sources $¥ 3,800 worth of $50 71.800 worth of $100 bonds, § worth of $500 bonds, and worth of its $1,000 bonds: Bonds disposed of in North Dakota were Sold at a premium of two or 2 1-2 percent, and the bank ca of among its earnings, ed from this source, that since it began operations it has }received $31,814.26 in interes jeerned, but net collected, more, During the same period it paid cut $19,715.60 in interest, $1 Among deposits which the bank re- ports are $2,695,476.48 in sinking funds and $2,618,662.78 due depositary banks. It has on deposit 91,441.61 from county treasure d_$1,958..410.23 due school treasurer: while it was trying October 15 $2 2, 702.26 of the public funds of North Dakota. | Farm loans made during this period aggregated $25.4’ Minot, Williston, Beach, Dickinson, | 5 were $21,068.412.65 in domes- |Mandan, Bismarck, Jamestown and on North Dakota points, and New Rockford all are contendors for | $7, 90 on points outside of a second mill and elevator plant. {North Dakota, or a total of $28,287,- 5. CLAIM TO REDS HAVE PINCHERS ON YUDENITCH London, Nov. 4—A claim that the northwestern Russian army of Gen- eral Yudentich which has been at- tacking Petrograd has been surround- ed by the Bolsheviki is made in a So- viet government wireless dispatch from Moscow dated today. ANOTHER MYSTERY INVOLVING J. C. R. MAY CLEAR UP CLAIMS TO DICKINSON ESTATE AND TO NEW $250,000 FORTUNE , St. Paul, Nov. 5.—Mystery which has shrouded the famous “J.C. R.” identity case which for twelve years has been a tangled web of claims and counter-claims ‘with a fortune of $250,000 at stake may be Cleared away in the near future by Miss Dorothy Harris, a St. Paul girl, the police announc- ed today. bs Miss Harris hopes not only.that she can establish a right to the fortune but more important still she says, prove that “J. C. R.” known as the “man of mystery” is her father who disappeared while on a fishing trip twelye years ago. Both she and her mother now Mrs. L. V. Bert bélieve “J. C. R.” ‘now at Dickinson, N. D.. who has lost both memory and the power of speech from paralysis result- ing from a blow on the head be- lieved to have been struck by thugs in June, 1907, is her missing father sought thru the years since his disappearance ‘of the twenty | heard Drennan’s DRENNAN DELIVERS ULTIMATUM TO BUT GRANTS MORE TIME TO PERMIT SECOND POW-WOW Sixty Per Cent Increase in Wages Demanded for United Mine From Original Threat of Walk- ~ out at Midnight—Action Regarded by Producers as Political Move Which Has Approval of Governor Frazier Receding from his ultimatum that his demands for a sixty per cent increase in the wages be granted before midnight, with a nt Henry Drennan in an evening lignite operators, the governor and his labor cabinet at the local league hotel Tuesday evening agreed to suspend action pending a further conference of coal operators called for Thursday afternoon. The object in calling this second conference, Commissioner John N. Hagan of the industrial commission announced this morn- in North Dakota an opportunity to meet with Drennan and discuss the demands which he has made in behalf of North Dakota miners. Hagan this morning, “although every operator in North Dakota was invited to yesterday’s con- ference, only a comparatively small number attended. The oper- ators ascribed this small attendance to the fact/that many of the operators did not understand the purpose of the conference,” said Mr. Hagan, “although,” he added, “the object of the meeting “Thursday’s second conference will give every operator in the state an opportunity to be heard, and Mr. Drennan has agreed that in the meantime no strike will be called.” NDT PRIORITY ASKED The rail commission yester- day wired Max Thielan, director for the United States rail admin- istration, asking that priority be given to state institutions in ithe distribution of fuel in North Dakota, inasmuch as the state has no federal institutions and no railways which consume na- tive coal. In the original order of the federal administration government institutions and railway consumers were given priority over state institutions, which were awarded third place. | The North Dakota railway ad- ministration has not as yet taken any direct action to op- pose the government’s plan of jallocating fuel from this state, if it sees fit, to other states. Railway Commissioner Milhol- lan, who made the statement that the North Dakota commis- sion would resist, appears to have spoken for himself in this matter, as he is the only mem-. ber of the commission who is in the city, and no meeting of the board has been held to discuss j this subject. | Commenting upon the gover- ‘nor’s order, an official of the |board this morning expressed! doubt as to the constitutionality of the federal administration’s act and declared his belief that it would not stand up if attacked in the United States courts. | Coal operators will gather ‘here this afternoon for a confer- jence among themselves to pre- ‘cede tomorrow’s session with the governor and Drennan. Using Governor Frazier as the “go- between,” Henry Dreunan, president } strict of the United Mine Workers of America, on The bank Shows! 'Tnesday evening presented a number of lignite coal operators of North Da- isota with @ demand for a flat increase of percent in the wages of soft coal ers of the state. Ignoring entirely the agreement. be- tween the miners and the operators which does not expire until September 30, 1920, Drennan laid his cards on the table last night. after an all afternoon the capitol. “Take it or I will call a strike.” was, in effect, the miners’ representative's ultimatum. OPERATORS IN DARK The operators came to Bismarck at the request of Governor Frazier. The Turpose of the meeting was unknown ta any of them. Frazier had been in session with Drennan last week and side of the story. Yesterday the governor had the oper- ators in session, After the stage was set, Drennan was asked to tell the op- erators what he wanted. In & very few words, Drennan said he wanted a 'y percent increase and that he was going to get it or there would be a strike. Asked whether the federal court injunction would have any effect on him. Drennan said, according to one operator at the ses- sion, “If I am restrained, or arrested. the miners will know what to do. Which means that your mines will be closed, and closed tight.” PUBIC NOT ADMITTED Uufortunately for the public, the Dress is not admitted to the governor’s ses: Drennan has refused and still refuses to make any announcements, cther than “Nothing decided yet.” The cecal operators are not talkative, and the truth of what transpires behind the ‘closed doors .of the governor’s of- fice must be gleamed by continual questioning In substance. after much question- ing and listening to operators, coal dealers and others discuss the matter the situation in, North Dakota on the strike of soft coal miners is approxi- mately as follows: DISTRICT ORIGINALLY EXEMPT When the nation wide strike was, called, the 27th district of the United Mine Workers was not included be- cauSe of an agreement here between miners and lignite mine-owners which did not expire until September 30, 1920 ‘The. decision as to whether North Da-- kota miners were: to strike or not was. 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