The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 6, 1919, Page 3

‘WINS A VIGTORY FOR CONSUMERS ‘Resolution Adopted Months ‘Ago Demanding Squaré Deal Is Acted Upon _ nig TOWNLEY’S HAND FORCED : After’ “Exifdéting $1,100,000 ‘From Farmers, He Gives Them Share Apiece S The recent announcement of that the Consumers United. Stores Co.eehain of 88 ‘stores would be turned over, to the farmers and that the men ‘who supbscribed $100 each for a Certificate periiitting then to trade at a C.U. S. ©. stéré would be alfowed to run: the outfit and be given stock, has been re- ceived by at least two officials, Setre- tary. of State Thomas. Hall and At: torney General William Langer, ‘with a great deal of personal satisfaction. These two officials were unmerci: fully'pained by the Townley’ organ: Sonie six months ago when they pa: resohitions over the governor’s opposi- tion advocating the same procedure which has now been adopted. They = were then Accused of conspiring © to “4 Oh wreck the farmers’ store plan, The whole story is told in the min- utes of the state banking board. At a special meeting of the, state banking board on March 20. 1919, in the book of official proceedings it hown that “it was moved by Langer’ seconded by * Hall and ‘carried unanimousiy that the: seére + (of the banking board) at duce notify the Consuniers United Stores Co.: of Fargo to cease “buyer’s, rtificates” in. the state, of 2 North Dakota until the comfahy had. complied with the requirements of the Blue Sky Law,” ‘ On the next day a special meeting of the state banking board was called to order in the\office of ‘the governor with Langer, Hall and Frazier present, @, The session was called, accordiig — to the minutes for the purpose of con- sidering the matter af the Consumer: Vnited: Stores Co, zr Langer secénded by. Hall, two officials vot- * against 1 No,” which id tlrat: tite stores company bt made what it purported to ‘be a mu- tual co-operative organization. » As far asthe banking. board knows there has not been ac sold since that ineeting, and the Consumers United Stores Co.. promoters have been collecting their $100 notes instead, The resolution which at that me ‘was -ealled an: attempt of “Big Bu ness” to wreck the “farmers store * and prevent: them from: taking® advan- tage of buying co-operatively, is now almost ‘the idéntical b which Town- »dey deeMres the’stores shall be run upen. a is It: contained graphs: f ‘ , “Be: it ‘further resolved that inas- inuch’ asthe members of the banking board have: seen..fhe contract, issued by the Coisumers United Stores Co, that they ‘express: desire to-meet with ollicérs of the Consumers United Stores . for a‘ conference next Thursd afteriioon. the object of which shall by a discussion dealing, with the desir- ability of placing the affairs of the Cousuniers United Storé: strictly co-operath after concerns 1 ative Packing C Co-Operative E that ‘stock be issued to the farmers and Contract holders and that the man- ageménty be’ placed in a boaitd sélect- ed by the farniers and contract hold: ‘theniselvés,) ~~ ‘ ‘Be vit further resolved that the stité banking. board: goon record as ittvocating the proposition . that — the i Should organize so ‘as. to Nix. goods at the lowest price possible. and’ thult: they endorse : idea and. that’ for’ the ‘purpose of ti- idling: the people of this state to get goods at the léwest price possible, that they urge cleaicut 4définite arrange? ments a longffines which Willenable the stotes now ed by the Constimers fted Stor to beconie units of a co-operative able! thein to buy goods in Intgé quan- tities ‘and to'sell’ them tu consumers at a’ Correspondingly ‘Tower price. s “Be it farther resolved that the banking board direct its secretary’ to urge the officers of, the _ Consum United Stores Co. to attend the mect- ing heretofore. mentioned and to, con- wey fhe message to the officers: of (he Consumers United Stor state banking board is anxious, will- lig. eager and desitous of having co operative °s in) North Dakota and that th will co-operate freely -and gladly to the fullest possible extent ‘in the establishment andmanagement: ‘of them, - And .that. the, State Banking regret any attitude ~on the. following para- My Mothe Moruers kh * | before [vas born: * 2b yedird ago and my ‘birth was’ prac- aealy a’paintess one,” ‘writes onexen- thuisiastic mother, °, How: very, natufal didi, thar het Owh ‘diother, Whose’ ek- . perience had unqualifiedly proven the Gienie of Mother's Felend:would have het daughter enjoy the same: benefits. Mother's Friend is.tised externally. Atal. Druggists. ~ Special Booklet’on BMotherhood and Baby free, ‘Bradfield Regulator Co. Dpt. F-11, Atfcrita, Ga, used ‘ i : i the part of the officers’ of the Coxsum- ers: United Stores company | whielv would prevent the establishment of such stores.” The Equity idea of ¢o-operation j Where each stockholder has a vote was not‘approved by Townley eight months ago} but now the Townley organs in LEAGUE STATE TREASURER SAYS THE | FARMERS SHOULD HAVE TEACHER FUND WHICH IS. NOW LYING IN STATE BANK Obert A. Olson Urges Trustees of Retirement Plan to With- draw $54,253.12 From Direc- tor’ General Cathro’s. Institu- tion and Loan It Through the ao dspreyy eee ost ‘ BISMARCK DAILY TRIBU! Webb Brothers ‘First in Style” “First in Variety” “Foremost in Values” fully worded article; great gift to the farn of 33 stores with stocks pr 100,000 for, WORLD’S OLDEST “Uncle John”. Shell Another 131. Years N. B.A. Staff Correspondent Hyden, ‘Ky., to liye-another 131. years? his‘aged mind. * He has been ley glands, Unele John rather doubts it, of the neighbors~ fail to Whey say It “1 can si ‘can’t be done. telling’ theegift umed to be $10000 each ; the gift of $330,600 of worth of stores which they paid $1,- MAN WONDERS IF Seg emmene ott IT’S WORTH WHILE) ite ot this body hetd last evening in ! Doesn’t . Think He’d Like to -Live t ‘Noy, 6.—To live, or not That is the question Uncle John Shell, oldest man in the world, is: turning over in _told that Dr. Serge Veronoff at Paris claims he can make} may properly be charged against such oid men young by transfusion of mon- \ Most take much stock in the French scientist’s claim. | good ‘reliable secu Uncle John’ said, “how v man can live long by taking ,the|timated for the coming year. ht kind of care of himself. I’ be- ce live God intended human beings to live long, and it is all our fault if we cen’t, But I don’t believe God ever intended that you could make an old Board of University and. School Lands Minot, D., Nov. 6—The invest- university hoo] lands, of a sur- plus of 12, in the state teachers’ insurance and ° retirement fund was recommended to — the the report of State Treasurer Obert A. Olson, custodian of this fund. Mr. Qlson’s recommendations. fol- low; “As custodian) of. the teachers’ in- surance ‘afd retirement fund I am pleased to report that the total amount to the credit of such fund on October 31, 1919, was $214,253.12, of which amount $160,000 is represented by United ates Liberty loan bonds, and the balance of $54,253.12 is a cash balance, ‘carried on land and subj to such payments and disbursements | fund. “] strongly urge that the board of trustees of this fund invest, a~ major portion of this cash balance in some ies, and leave only such amount subject to check as will be sufficient to meet the payments es- It is al- together likely that arrangements might. be made’ to obtejn first mort- gage farnt loans from board of wi- versity and school lands, as it is en- tirely probable that more applications New Suits of the Better Kind In a Specially Priced Sale i Saving opportunities such as this are, and will be, scarce this season. The values are only our regular lines, The’styles are over with verve and youth. The materials are Silvertones, all wool Velours, lovely ‘Tinseltones, Broaddoths, Tricotines and Mannish Mixtures. Sizes for \ women and misses. Every Suit Specially possible by the readjustment of astonishingly smart—brimming . se Friday and Saturday Specials Coats High grade fashion- able models for women and misses, including fur trimmed and plain, tailored types, at $19.50, ' at $35.00, at $49.50. Each of these groups brings saving’ possibil- ties of highly interest- ing nature. Priced —FROST GLOV elliny | yy A fesolition intro- | jinto him.” ing iran airplane. intended human beings to be bi put wings on u SN the only li years of .age admits He points to his fou wanting to live awhile yet. “Bul what I can’t moke a man young. learn all over again?” He would on getting older. back to school. and repeat. the te hin, % out any: monke; ‘let this Frei glands, get. good and. old.” iu’t anything remarkabl remarkable thing’ to him people don’t live that long. he said. co ing, and don’t under chase. the dolla thin tike ’em as they come.” eW! young -again?” “Live outdoors, working, resting, ’em either. man try the mon! glands on himself-and if they work all ight maybe T may try them when I man young by Shooting mankey glands However, and only by Way of ex- tion; Uncle John doubts: the aoe percent and would be an entirely safe always has insisted that~ God never, rds. “If He had wanted: us ‘to fly,” the; <, oidest man argued, “he would bave like he did on birds.” s man Who is 151 that, he would; bke to live another live another 181.| Id son as ‘« good and. sullicient reason for his understand,” ‘hell said, “is how moukey glands can Would 1 wake!than the board up next morning looking like a boy, c feeling as Spry as a colt, and have to| versity. and ‘ather stay old and keep This thing of getting so young that he would have to go he {one to two percent in interest charges. of boyhood doesn’t 4ppeal so strongly | ate tric “But I do believe that I'm going to live quite a few years yet,und with To Unele John being 131 years old “They would if they lived like I do,” don’t over- playing Don’t Don’t chase any- at would you do if you were That was the inter- that, general) Coy that. the); © Jot! 1913. | direct to , viewer's. question. GERMANY USING CRIME WAVE AS ARMY PRETEXT With the Americans in Germany— ( {By The Associated Pr - The German government is using sta- tistics on the increase of crime in Ger- wany’ since the’end-of the War as the basis and, the excuse for formation s units of security police, s they are called. They are to have} jt purely military interior organization eoaked outwardly, however, as police and intructed only with police powers. The intentions of the government, as ‘voiced in the German newspapers, fs’ toMiave shese organizations as in- ruments of the police chiefs of the ious cities without any connection with the military authorities, It ap- hears, however, according to the in- tormation in the hands of the Ameria cans, that these units are to be hotsed | inf barracks in order to: be available in| e of any concerted trouble. Com-} pahies are to be formed,@¥ch of one hundred men, with a leader and a nuin- ber of officers for-each company. While these uhits may’ perform po- ice duties, they are nevertheless, ac- cording to reports reaching American headquarters to he well trained bodies | of men to be incorporated into the National army ata monent’s notice. The security polite is to be the arm- ed! military-constabilary “for, the Iarg- cr towns, as différentiated trom the voluntary guards for Mie smaller towns thé civil gendarmerie: in .the country cistricts and the civil polite in. the Lagviis. a Figures quoted in the newspapers re- cently: show 14,000 crithes in Germany an the peéod from January 1 to June 20'last, as against 10,000 in’ the Swhole Officials’ sity that, (in~ the event’ of serious outbreaks this winter | the present civil’ police cannot. be ‘so’ expinded ag to handle the situation. ! Up to this: time” Breslau. has) had "anjallowance of 675 policemen, to which 176. will be added, recently authorized joy the local ministry. © American: of- [ficers*say this-incrérse is in: violation lof article 162 of . the -peace’ treaty, }\which’ provides that<the increase in the“number of gendarmes employes ox, officials. of the Tocal or municipal po- lice-will be allowed only sin proportion tor the increase of population since 1913* in. the® disti de employed: patna EES “THE OLD/RELIABLE” | ‘Sell your creém.and_ poultry to our agent. ~If' we have’ no agent in your town, then ship cts in’ which ~ they | are on file with the said board than 'there are funds available to meet them with. These loans draw _ five investment and further would be a direct. benefit to the farmers of this state, who might thus be enabled to ure tle use of such money in their farming operations.” ‘The teachers’ retirement fund is now deposited with other ‘public moneys pays only two percent on average in the Bank of North Dakota, which aily balances and -four percent on jtime certificates of deposit. This money is loaned to farmers at the rate of percent. or one percent more of university and school lands asks. The board of uni- school lands recently {witlidrew, $88,000 of the school funds from the Bank of North Dakota and applied them to hetirement of bonds. asa means of saving the farmers from +| Mexico City. Oct. e: state of Chiapas which during the last week in September was visited the most devasting storm in its ory, who haye arrived fh Mexico y that virtually the entire north of the state was flooded and that the towns fo Tonola and Chilon have been leveled. Death lo: are placed The really }at one thousand with property damage , that other ig into the millions of pes vy vestige of crops has been des: The government has d patched several relief trains to Chia- pas. MRS. STOKES ‘TELLS OF PLOT TO WREST HER BABIES AWAY Describes Husband as Degener- ate Drug Addict — “Big Black Negro” Threat runnii —— Mrs. Helen El- Wood Stokes declared she is the victim of 2 plot to deprive her of her children and her property rights by action for divorce brought against her in which her stepson, a stepbrother and other men fre named. The children are James, five years and Muriel, fou The property re her dower interests in the property of her husband, W. E.. D. Stokes, millionaire hotel proprietor, fhe counter che which Mrs. Stokes makes in asking dismissal of the suit brought by her husband, sep- aration and alimony,’ are scarcely less Sensational than the charges the hus- band makes. ‘Three men are named as co-respond- ets by Mr, Stokes, in addition to others “unknown.” ‘They are, in ad- dition to Mr, Stokes’ son, W. EB, D, Stokes, Jr, Roland Miller, the_step- brother of Mrs. Stokes; Harold Billig, her cousin, and Geo! Schroter. Affidavits of Miller, Billig and Schro- ter and a statement by young Stokes, all emphatically denying improper rela- tions with Mrs. Stol are submitted by her to the court, Mrs. Stokes swears that her husband has ‘treated Her Welly and in- humanly; within a month after the marriage assaulting her in their apart- ment. She charges him with seizin her by the throat, choking and shaking her. He was insayely jealous of her, she declares. In November, 1913. she swears, after she had for god reason refused to \sit at the table with her husband’s broth- et, Thomas, and ordered him to leave her apartment, her husband seized her, slapped her face, pinned her against the wall in the hallway, and held her there until his brother finished Nis neal. He tlireatened aloud. she says, that he would bring a “big black negro” to her room. She swears her husband was a drug addict, personally filthy in his habits; that he admitted improper relations with other Women, and that he had warned her that some of them had threatened to disfigure her by throwing acid on her, % She recalls the reported shooting of Stokes by a woman‘in 1911. _She alleges that on one: occasion: in the early morning she awakened and feud. her husband standing over her with a revolver pointing at her, The Stokes were secretly married in Jersey City im 1911, when Mr. Stokes gave hisiage as°65 and Mrs. Stokes de- jared ‘that she was 25. She is his sécond wife. His first was | Rita d’Acosta, a famous beauty, who mar- ried him in 1895, when she was nine- New York, "ges ra NORTHERN..PRODUCE!CO.° BISMARCK, N, D, teen, and: divorced “him in 1900, later marrying Philip M, Lydig, vee: Hosiery 3 Women’s and’ Misses’ Hose in a lot of discontinued $18.50 eenenstenesccbensreseeesse8 “SHOES! SHOES! Lace and Button, Black and Tan. Wool Challies in neat, pat- terns; POC LOCOT OL LOLS EO EEL OOTLOTLOT NEEL OLESEREEDELOLELISES: New Fall Dresses, Special Taffeta, Georgette combinations, French serges, Chiffon Panama Dresses; values up to $37.50; special $23.50 Dresses of excellent quality, pore eeeas effecti styles, ornamented with silk embroidery, braids, appliqued ornaments and COATS! COATS! beads. Values up to $29.50; but a good assortment of material. Friday and Sat- ladies’ and misses’, sizes. urday, special to close, Worth $12.00. |Special your $ ‘ choice....... 9. 75 clearance, 5 00 per pair... r OOOLEDDCCeEDEOLELE LOLOL EOLOLEODELEOLOLLEDDDED>DIDED>EEDEEELOLDDDODEDOLELDEDD LED Wool Challies —TINSELTONES —SILVERTO —MIXTURES Taffeta and _ Three handsome groups $19.50, $35.00 $49.50 special at . $9.75 One Lot of Ladies’ and Misses’ Winter Coats car- ried over from last season. Here you can select a good, warm, serviceable Coat at less than the cost of the ; 3 ; 3 i | 3 3 ; 3 _$ =POLO CLOTHS —VELOURS- Broken lots, COCR TOSS ELE OEO DEL OELELLELLELORLELOLELOL DOE TEOLESEEODODOLOL ELLE LD Dress Ginghams 35¢c Dress Ginghams, in a good assortment of light oe dark and light POCCC SOL Oee Oe eTE Tees DeDeoOeaeees OOOO CORLL OL OLE EELS OOTEDILOOLObOODOD Millinery / We have selected and placed on tables for Friday; and Saturday many Hats se- lected from our large as- sortment of Winter Hats, including many pretty models neatly and taste- fully trimmed. Everyone! a bargain. Your choice. . $5.00 Yard Wide Taffeta Pure dye yard wide Taffeta in black only. Regular $3.75 quality. Friday and Satur- numbers; all sizes; fleeced, wool and cotton. Special to close at ‘ 1-4 Off Rew, Price Undervcas Wemen s and Eoys’ Shirts, Vests and Drawers, including heavy cotton, jer- sey ribbed cotton and woolen garments. We bought heavy and are over- stocked. You get the bene- fit. Special to reduce our stock at— 1-3 Off Reg. Price | No T won't subscribe to the Ameri- un Red Cros sald Professor Charles. Emil Stangaland, A. B., A. M. Ph. D., discharged empleo of the! United S making a vey of the libraries of the institutions of the state, and who ig drawing down $3,600 per year in so doing, Members of the Bismarck post — of the American Legion who are employ- | ed in the state capitol undertook the Work of signing up the state employees in the roll eall drive. .The Legionnaire working the -b ment floor called on Stangaland, t EVERY LARGE CITY | MAKES OWN PAPER) se- Recovering Plants proposed to} Relieve Present Shortage < | rbana, IU, Nov. 6—In view of the) present paper shortage I.regard it as} entirely possible that soon every large | i i its own paper recover- ing plant. In that way more than talf the wood pulp used every day may be saved.” This was the assertion of Lr. Oliver Kamm of the department of organic chemistry at the University ot Ulinois who until ,recently had charge of the xescarch work conducted at the 26 mills of the American Writ- Paper Company. ef i the shortage has been ‘and still is an item of great concern to newspaper men all over the country and asa restilé numerous attempts have been wade to find new processes for the manufacture of paper,” he continued. : “Straw, grass and even’ dead ‘leaves have been used with some success, but the processes necessary to make usable paper from these materials have prov- s consular service who is; i grounds. Regular 75c qual- ity. Friday and Sat’day, special, “aD 8 ( 6 3 3 i 3 Dress Goods bY Remnants 2 Remnants of ‘Serge, Wool $ Batiste, Suitings, etc.; $ many in skirt and dress lengths. Friday and Sat- 3 urday special— ; tb 9 1-3 Off Reg. Price POLLS LLC LOL ILLS OLE8L OED EIS ODED DLO IDL L OS. \ So one of the; him in the eeiving that other state library No T will not give you a dollar,” sted the man of many, degrees. heu I take it that is tinal?” que ied the soldier, “Certainly Stang: id to be awaiting | his passports to Norway. { However, the members of the Bi: marck legion will take up the que: tion of whetber or not the state should | have in its employ one who refuses to! allow his name to go on the rolls of | the Red Cr reply. approached Gd more expensive than wood pulp.! looking into the future we have conelud | ed that probably in 20 years, when our forests. are Somewnat depleted, straw, | cornstocks, leaves and various other | substitutes for wood. pulp which are} continually being brought up:and found { to be inferior may be used in making) of print. paper. i “The most important process now | used for reducing the price of paper! is that of re-inking and restoring the! paper that has already been used, This has been found to be profitable for; Wook paper, and other higher grades ; not pay so well for use on | Become Thin... 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ENGRAVED XMAS AND CALLING CARDS We are in position to supply you with En- graved Christmas and Calling Cards. Come in and’ see'qur samples:- : Bismarck Tribune Co. - Bleached Regular Friday and yard 28 C Light and dark patterns in a good heavy grade. Regu- Friday and Special, per yard oo sprint i sa JOHNSON’S for Phoenix Pure go into that paper are cheaper than | qs the ee the cost of re-inking.” | Silk Hose.