The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 16, 1920, Page 1

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE LAST EDITION THIRTY-NINTH YEAR BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, JAN’ ARY 16, 1920 | ra FIVE CENTS NATIONS’ LEAGUE HOLDS FIRST MEETING ne od UNCLE SAM'S DROUTH BEGINS AT MIDNIGHT; LONG FIGHT FOR BAN ON ALCOHOL RESULTS IN VICTORY|— Prohibition Amendment to Fed-| eral Constitution Becomes Ef- fective at 12—Manufacture of Liquor With More Than One- half of One Per Cent Illegal— Home Brewing Goes; Wine- Making Stays —_———_ -~4 Constitutional prohibition, effec- | tive at midnight tonight, and the | enforcement legisiation enacted by | Congress, make the following pro- visions. Declare unlawful the manufae- ture or sale of any beverage con: | taining one-half of one percent or | | more of alcohol. | Declare places where liquor is : | sold: in viotation of law to’be:.com- mort nuisances, abatable as such, Search and seizure powers given |. prohibition enforcement officers, | except for the search of private dwellings unless used for the un- lawful sale of intoxicants or in | part as places of business. Liquor seized to be destroyed, |:vehicles and other property to be sold and proceeds paid into United States Treasury. Advertising of method prohibited. Permit manufacture at home for personal use of non-intoxicating ci- | ders and fruit juices. While “non- | intoxicating” is not defined specifi- | cally, the term “intoxicating” is | j construed by law to mean one-half ; | of one percent or more of alcohol.) -Permit manufacture of alccholic | iNiquors for sacramental. and medi- cinal uses, under restrictions. Permit manufacture of alcohol | for industria. and scientific uses. Permit possession of liquor in | home if purchased before prohibi- | tion became effective. Physicians prohibited from ‘pre= {| seriting alcoholic. liquor for .pa- | tient unless in good faith they be | lieve it will. afford relief from ail- | ment. “Not more than one pint can | be prescribed in any month for one | person, | ,;Complete records of sales, in- | cluding names of persons obtain- | \ | | i liquor by any ing liquors, required of manufac- turers and druggists. Various penalties for violation fixed, the most severe being $2.00) | fine and two years Imprisonment. Washington, Jan, 16.—Constitution- al prohibition, becomes effective at midnight tonight. From 12:01 a. m., the “manufacture, gale or transportation of intoxicating Nquors within the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof trom ihe’ United States and all territory subject to the Jurisd iction thereof for} Deverage purposes” is prohibited by the 18th amendment to the Constitu- tion, and the United States becomes the first nation of the world to make such a’ provision part of its basic law. Congress. hag. defined an intoxicating liquor..as any beverage containing one- half,of one; percent, or more, of al- cohal. Actually the event of constitutionai prohibition will make little difference in the daily life of the pcople of this country, as they have been living un- der the nation-wide war-time ban on alcoholic drinks since last July, Tere have been eager hopes entertained by the thirsty, by distillers and by spec- ulators holding large quantities whiskey for higher prices, that war- time prohibition would be lifted be- fore, today in accordance with the ro :- ommendation of. President Wilson to Congress, but Congress refused to do so and the arid spell now about to be- gin under authority of the nation’s Constitution, which prohibitionists de- clare will continue in effect. for all time in as much as it could be re voked only in the same manner in which it came into existence, will per- mit no opportunity for the replenish- ment of private cellars or the unload- (Continued on Page Six) STATE BANK LOANS FUNDS TO FARMERS OF THIS COUNTY Many Deals Put Through This Week on Burleigh Acreage A number of loans have been made by the Bank of North Dakota to own-! ers of farm property in this cour during the past week. Among those who have secured funds through this} agency are Vernon G. Hallum on Section 3, township, 144; range, 78; being in Steiber township in the north part ot | the county. Alex I, Anderson on the south half of the northwest of section 2, town- ship. 137; range, 79; being in Mis- souri township. Basil H. Small on the northwest and west half of the northeast quarter of section 27, township. 140; range, 80;-being in Burnt Creek townshi near Arnold. Clyde CG. Putnam on the west half and- the west half of the southeast quarter of section 22. township, 141; range, 7; heing in Crofte township east of Baldwin. a of; STATEBOARD T0 STAMP OUT T. B, IN CASS COUNTY Disease Affecting Cattle of the State Will Be Eradicated Under Present Plans | HOG CHOLERA. TAKEN UP |\Members of State Livestock Board Broaden Regulations , to Combat Sickness Plen$ for the eradication of tuber- culosis in cattle in Cass county which will ultimately include the entire state until every herd in ‘North Da- kota is free from this disease were the most important feature of the |quarterly meeting of the state live- slock board “which was held here Wednesday. The members of the board, after conferring with Dr. W. F. Crewe, state veterinarian, decided that instead of attempting to cover the entire state in the campaign to isolate and eradi-; cate tuberculosis among cattle, the work would be confined to a circum- scribed area. Gass county was pick- ed’ as the first field for the campaign extend this activity until it has cov- ered every county in the state. Government Co-operating There will be four veterinarians as- signed to the work, two being fur- nished by the United States burean of animal husbandry and two by the} jstate livestock beard. ‘These workers svillvstart. the first of February. in Cass county. This county was choos en because it is one of the oldest set- tled counties in the state, the Jive- stock men there are familiar with plan and will cooperate in the work, |the facilities are ‘better and there is more work to be done in that county. | The state board will cooper: the federal government in ob for North Dakota more ac herds, In this connection Dr iistates that this section comna ern states in the matter of affected; eattle and that it ranks our in the number of accredited herds entirely free from tuberculos i ‘hy pos- itive test, and ranks fifst in the num- iber of herds tested for tuberculosis, (Continued on Page Hight) SHOW BAD FAITH Attorney General Tells Neigh- bors of Late M. K. Bowen of Murder Case GOLVA, N. D.. Jan. 16.—In the presence of old friends and neighbors of .M. K. Bowen, who was killed at his ranch near here last summer by constables who ineluded neighboring ranchers, Attorney General Langer, at whose door the Townley admin. tion has laid a charge of. contribut negligence, this afternoon reviewed the tragedy from begining to end, and jdenouneed what he declared to be an effort upon the part of the ad- ministration to make political capital out of the unfortunate affair, He condemned Governor Frazier for the | removal of State’s Attorney Gallagher which the attorney general declared did not warrant such exccutive. 9¢- tion -and challenged the Townley press to substantiate the ¢ which it made against Lange other officials in -connecfion with an alleged cattle poisoning mystery which preceded the killing of Bowen in an | altercation over cattle which he had j impounded. j “It was along with this manufac- | tured cloud of accusations against me ! that ‘every Townley paper carried the | headstines that I ed,” said Langer, “But today in those} same vewspaper nothing is being said about the Bowen cattle poisoning. The special session of the legislature has met and adjourned. There was the; | opportunity for which the men who! | had charged me with failure‘ to per-| j form my duty in connection with this ease had lead you to believe they j were dreaming. Yet never during that entire session was the slightest action taken in connection with the Bowen ease, A single vote by those men, and all the records would have been spread before them, and the conces led tions of duty. had there heen -brought to the light of day.” ‘ir, Langer described the events leading up to the tragedy, and asked the friends and neighbors of M. K. | Bowen to judge for themselves as to whether he, the attorney general, hac been derelicted in his duty. | derelic ny, and from this section the board will} he} vorably with any of the middle ae i . herds! LANGER DERIES. TOWNLEYITES 10 and Sheriff ‘Piersina, upon evidence; |/ ould be impeach- i et tient temnttnn AMERICA. OFFICIALLY DRY AT TWELVE 1 CRRA RANA AAA A RA RNR ER BEAD NIRS EXTRA! i} William Jennings Bryan Biggest Influence in Shaping Course of His Party’s Politics for 1920— Not Thought to Be Candidate Himself RY HARRY 2B. WUNT. WASHINGTON, Jan, 16.—The big- gest influence sh ping the course of democratic politics in 1920, not even <cepting Woodrow Wilson, who as ent is titular head of his party, promises to be that experienced and time-tested political mariner—Williaw Jennings Bryan. Whether Bryan himself is to steer pthe course of ‘whether he will simply set the course for another helmsman is, in.the belief of political analysists here, the only , question involving doubt, i} TO LIBERALIZE: PLATFORM Those who know Bryan best, how- {ever, and the impulses that move him, re-entered ~ the {believe that he has ‘political arena not to capture or attempt to capture any nomina- tion for himself, but to see that the political program laid down by {his party is a Jiberalgand appealing one and that the candidate chosen is one that, in an admittedly dif- ficult year, has.a chance of election. President. Wilson admittedly has {dominated his party for the past sev- en years. He alone has held leader Spe ed ale a ‘a w. 7. Pr. AGE. f y March 19, 1920. RESIDENCH Born Salem, HL, lives |) Win be Lincoln, Neb. except when at Miami, Fla, winter home, ‘ BUSINESS Publisher of Commoner, lec- | {| turer and statesman. POLITICS | Served as congressman from | Nebras! 1891-95; defeated for senator in 1894; won national fame and democratic nomination for presidency in 1896 at Chicago by his silver plank and famous veross of thorns and cross of gold” “speech; was defeated by McKinley, enhanced fis power of democratic leadership in next. four years and in 1900 again op- posed and lost to McKinley; toured world in 1906; for the third time ran for president in 1908 against Taft and lost; he forced nomination of Wilson in 1912 and became Wilson's Sec- retary of State; resigned June 9, 1915, because he differed with Wilson over way to. handle negotiations with Germany. BRYAN’S VOTE Six and a half million, 1900-—Sgx and a third mil- lion. | 1908—Six million, four hund- Pow ITICS Bryan was one of the first ad- vocates of free silver, prohihi- tion, woman's suffrage and gov- ernment ownership und operation of railroads, of the latter policy in a ii Square Garden speech on his turn from his world tour Lg con- | sive, and in 1906-07 wrote most of his ‘policies, including the in- itiative and referendum and di- rect election of U. S. senators into the Oklahoma state con- stitution. FAMILY Bryan married Mary Elizabeth Baird of Perry. TL, in 1884. He has one son, William Jennings, Jr, and two daughters. oo ship, he has not, as leader, develop- ed a supporting staff of political aides ! i his direction. The result was that, ‘following the | president’s physical breakdown four months ago, the Democratic craft was without an able steersman, She fell off in the trough of the seas, w {buffeted from all sides by the rising (Continued on Page Six) MANKATO WINTER CARNIVAL MONDAY MANKATO, MINN, 5. Mankato Winter Carnival opens } day and continues all wee! program us planned includes Alas dog races, and international ski meet. speed and faney skating, curling.’ il- luminated night airplane flights, elab- orate carnival court parades by fifty marching clubs, fireworks, tobaggan- ing, indoor and outdoor dane other features. Everything is tree. who could carry on efficiency aeinqar HOUSE BILL 60 KNOCKED OUT House Bill 60, which would have given im- mediate effect to all acts of the recent special as- sembly, was declared unconstitutional in a four to one decision of the supreme court handed down late this afternoon. .Judge Robinson. dissented. ANCIENT MARINER AGAIN AT HELM OF DEMOCRATIC, NATIONAL AFFAIRS ‘BISMARCK HEARS OF SUFFERINGS OF JEWISH RACE Terrible Conditions in Central and Eastern Europe | Pictured ELOQUENT RABBI SPEAKS; The terrible sufferings of the Jews in eastern Europe and what America should do to alleviate and remove these sufferings were the features of Rabbi Maurice Léfkowitz's speech last night at the city auditorium .in the interests of the Jewish relief cam- paign which Starts in this city Sun- day and has for its purpose the r: ing of funds .to provide food and clothing for the millions of stricken Jews in Extrope, The auditorium was comfortably filled and the audience was greatly impressed with the (ve unfolded by the talented Jowish’mspeaker.. The s! plight of the children and women in Poland, Palestine, Galicia and, other eastern European countries as a re- It of the ravages of war demands immediate and material sistance from the people of this country, BETWEEN TWO MILL STONES “Caught between the. warring arm- ies of Germany, Russia and. Austria, the Jews in these countries have fered more than words can describe,” said Rabbi Lefkowi “Oi the 8,000, ) Jows in the zone, at least. 2,000,000 were slaughtered and many of the others have sufferec vortures too horrible to relate. ‘These pitiful survivors are holding their ontstretelt ed hands toward America and begging for bread to feed their starved hodic and clothing to cover thetr fre ¢ forms. “An the most. pitiful of ¢ are the children.” The goal of the drive is to provide food for 5050000 adul and 830,000 childre. id this count share of that amount is $5,000, in most a state of terrorism wo ‘nan war still rages where the sufering Jews live and their condition is becoming more and more difficult daily. ATROCITIES OF BOLSHEVISM Bolshevism, Rabbi Lefthowitz said, is e1 ng the people into the eruel- est atrocities and Trotzky, a Jew by Wirth, the speaker said. has left the teaching of his fathers and has turned liberty into license, The meeting was preside over hy George N. Keniston, secretary of the Commercial club, who inteoduec¢ the speake: Dr. Richardson of the iap- tist church gave the benaiiction. Mrs, H. H. Steel and Henry Halvorson gang solos. Rabbi Lefkowitz the money raised in t campaign soup kitche and hospitals would aled that with is nation wide bread lines main’ be where the suffering was worst aod where the greatest number could be} benefitted. very attempt will be made to enable the survivors of these atrocities to again resume their nov- mal occupations and bring peace to their ravished land. FAMOUS BATTLE OF NEIL MACDONALD seeker Given Permission to Get Diploma . st echo in the famons battle Neil ©. Macdonald to dis- | ; The la waged lodge Miss Minnie J. Nielson, state superintendent of publie imstruction was heard today in the filing with the clerk of the Burleigh county district ‘action of 3 in fay- Amount in question covers th» costs. on the appeal of! Macdonald to the supreme court, and the release against Macdonald was signed hy FE. T. Cok, Miss Nielson’s attorney in the fight. Macdonald also filed through h torney a petition for the poss of certain exhibits used in the including his diplomas and certifi- jeates, JIndge W. TL. Nuessle granted ©) Rolshevik invasion in the near ENDED YESTERDAY | i |Last Papers Filed, and Office- | tional bank jlargest in et a a ety BRITAIN MAY ACT IN INDIA Impression, Prevalent in London! That Conference May Bring Results SOVIETS AT ASIA’S DOOR Empire Threatened By Bolshe- vik Aggressions on East- ern Frontiers London, Jan. 16.—The impres- sion prevailed here today that in the conference at Paris of Pre- mier Lloyd George, Winston Spen- eer wrchill, the war minister, Walter Hume Long, first lord’ of fhe admiralty; Baron Beatty com- mander of the’ grand’ fleet, and Field Marshall Sir Henry Wilson, chief of the imperial staff, it would pe decided to take some de- fensive action against Bolshevik military aggression. The Persian ‘government has requested Great Britain to state what assistance can be given Persia in the event of a Bolshevik invasion and what defensive action by Persia would accord with the British policy, AT THRESHHOLD OF INDIA Attention of the Eritish people is fixed on the near east. where recent Bolshevik successes have carried the red Russian armies almost — to threshholad of India, ‘Persia, Messo- potamia and Asiatic Turkey. Cal et members and chiefs of the Bri army and navy are today in Paris whither they were hastily summoned yesterday and are conterring with Premier David Lloyd George on mili- tary and naval matters in connection, southwestern Asia, believed,wite it is believed; with conditions in soutly western Asia. Apprehension was aroused by the issuance of a semi-oflicial statement yesterday pointing out the situation that has arisen through the collapse of General Denekine’s army in, south- ern Russ of trans Caspia, Not only was it a mitted the menace from a J east was very real, but it was pointed out that internal conditions in Persa, Tur? key and Afghanstan were threatening, In Mesopotamia too the British are forced to contend with difficulties aris- ing from radical dissension. SITUATION ANTICIPATED The situation which now confronts Great, Britain and more or less Ja+ »{Dan and China is not of sudden growth, however, for the past two months or more the Bolsheviki have had an almost unbroken series of suc: cesses which had swept them forward on all front where their forces are believed to be formidable. Admiral Kolehak’s army in Siberia seems to have been completely defeat- ed if not dispersed, ‘Thus from the Yenisee river to- the spian a dis- tance of more than , the Bolsheviki seem to be guite firmly es tablished. From this line it would appear they might be able to essay incursions toward China to the south- east or Afghanistan or Incia to the south. i THREATS OF TERRORISM Thinly veiled threats to resort to methods of terrorfsm should the Bol- shi be opposed ‘by the entente are contained in a wireless message re- acived here from Mos It is capital punishment will be inflicted upon enemies of the sovic ment only when senten proved by the all-Ru: nary commission but a return to wholesale executions was _ hinted should the entente nations take steps to combat Bolshevism. BIGGEST BANK HAS | ANNUAL MEETING; NO CHANGES MADE First National Will Go Through 1920 With Same Officers as Last Year No changes were made in either the directorate cr officials of the First Na- at the annual meetings of the stockholders and directors of that institution Wednesday, lowing officers were re-clected : Little ,president; J, 1. Bell, vice p ident; Frank E. Shepard, cashier, The bank has a capitalization of $100,000 with a surplus of $200,000 and undivided profits amounting te $45,083. According to the last state: ment issued December 31 the deposits subject. to check amounted to $1 631,- O77 and the certificates of deposits totalled $118,449, Time deposits were and United States funds on National bank is the the city and ono of the re Tt has had a very steady grewth under the diree- tion of iis president, Col. C. Th. Little. and now ranks as one of the most conservative and accomodating finan- t in the s the petition yesterday, and Mr. Mac- donald can now obtain his valuable | papers whenever he desires, cial instifutions in the central part of. the state, the | ja and Bolshevik penetratio. | s Opeaing history of the league. Great Britain as general secretary. the Saar:basin. HUGE CROWDS GO WILD OVER BILL LANGER’S TALKS Attorney General Enthusiasti- cally Greeted in Golden Valley County WITH YANK LEGION HEAD Jan. 16.—No one who has ever spoken on polit subjects: in this county has received closer at- tention-from- larger-crowds than, “Al- torney General Langer in speeches at Sentinel’ Butte and Beach yesterday and at Golya today, Crowds of farmers followed Langer from one point fo another, apparently | j nnxtous to hear ey word he had ro nd at all plices halls were pack- the walls and the crowds cheer- and bangs to the echo, Many ‘'membe of the league were there, At Sentinel Butte and Beach Langer reviewed ‘the general history of the birth and development of the league and told how the promise of righting of wrongs attracted thou- sands of farmers and business men to its standard. Then he told how he and other state officers began to rents in the Townley way of work farni for huge sums and forgetting in his quest for dollars, the high aims he set out with; of the final break over Miss > on and rotten bank deals, explaining these two features in detail, and he then told of the part he- ing played in the betrayal of the peo- ple by the board of administration and the new Ia‘ md the absolute Beach, N. D., subserviency of ators to Town- ley’s will. nd how this*eame about through the secret. caucus and from hbanking on the farmers’ honest pur- pose to make better conditions in state, In this connection he unmerei- fully flayed Senator Wunt of this county, and the faet that his senti- ments were cheered showed he hit a responsive chord. Some leaguers at- tempted to heekle Langer here last night, but before they got through were langhted out of hall on Langer'’s vit fo an overflowing Sheeting, is subject. being the Rowen killing. Golva is but a few, miles from the seene of that tragedy, in whieh he is showing up the gdjities injected into} that affair and subsequent events. THe speaks tomorow at Belfield and Me dora. DAWSON IS INTRODUCING Cc. L. Dawson, state commander of the American legion and acting attor- ney general of Golden Valley counts is accompanying the attorney general on hig tour and is introducing him to Golden Yalley and Billings county | crowds, MINNEAPOLIS MAN i TO HANDLE TIRES A. H. Wolff of Minneapolis, has had years of experience in anship in the northwest, has Bismarck to take charge of the distribution of Stronghold t which! are handled in the southern half of, | North Dakota and the northern half of South Dakota by the Finch Lumber Ca. Mr. Wolff will ma headquarters and wi Wolff and their sen hither he can lease a suitable residence, He left. toda r a tour of the South who Dakota The — Stronghola tire is manufactured hy one of the oldest rubber goods houses in and its hizh standard has won it wide popularity, < heen en the market paratively few y T “TONIG HT of Custer Eneamp- will hold their semi-| fonight at Oddfel- bers are urged to ME members, 1.0.0. F., meeting All me: The ment, monthly lows hall. attend. eee ood O'CLOCK TONIGHT REPRESENTATIVES OF ALL GREATER POWERS EXCEPT AMERICA PRESENT AT INITIAL SESSION THIS MORNING Act of Council Appointment of Commission to Trace New Frontier For Territory of Saar Basin—Original Protest Comes From Envoys of “Elected Governtent. of Irish Republic?— United States Senate Remains in Deadlock Paris, Jan. 16.—Representatives of France, Great Britain, Italy, Greece, Belgium, Spain, Japan and Brazil, members of the, council of the league of nations, met in the ‘‘clock room”’ of the French for- eign office at 10 o’clock this morning for the first meeting in the The council organized at 10130 o'clock by electing Leon Bour- geoise chairman and confirming the choice of Sir Eric Drummond of The first official act of the council was the appointment of a commission to trace upon the spot the frontiers of the territory of Paris, Jan. 16.—The council of the league of nations received the first formal protest to be presented to it almost before it came into being with today’s initial session. The protest was from ‘‘the envoys of the elected government of the Irish revublic’’ against ‘‘the unreal English simulacre of an international league of peace. PURPOSE OF LEAGUE New York, Jan, 16.—The purpose of the league of nations, the council of which holds its first meeting in Paris today, was declared ‘in the covenant of the league to be “to promote inter- national co-operation and to achieve international peace and _ security.” This was to be accomplished, accord- ing to the covenant, by the nations ob- ligating themselves not to resort to war; by preseribing open, just and honorable relations between them. by establishing international law as an actual rule of conduct. among govern- ments, and by maintaining justice and scrupulous respect for all treaty obli- gations. 32 NATIONS REPRESENTED Thirty-two nations were to becone the original memoers of the league upon signing of the peace treaty. ‘These nations as listed jn‘ the annex to the covenant were: United| States of America, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, British empire, Can- ada; “Australia, South ‘“Africa, New Zealand, India, China, Cuba, Ecuador France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Hedjaz, Honduras, Ita)y, Japan, Li- beria, ‘Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Po- land, Portugal, Routnanfa Serb, Croat and Slovene states, Siam, Czecho-Slo- vakia and Uruguay. Ot the foregoing nations a number, however, have not yet ratified and signed the peace treaty. Notable amon these is the United States which therefore. remains outside the great confederation, AMERICA STILL HEDGES Washington, J J6.-While it was said no actual agreements had been reached lead on both sides of. tha senate treaty fight today expressed belief that some ‘progress in the com- promise movement was made at the by-partizan “round table” meeting of faction leaders yesterday and that ‘the continuation of the conference ar- ranged for tomorrow might pave the way for final settlement. The meeting was participated in by four republicans and five democratics including Senator Lodge, republican Jeader,, and Senator Hitchcock; admin“ istration leader, and marked the first’ formal step in the nogotlatiotis for compromise reservations to the peace treaty. ARMY OFFERS BIG CHANCES FOR WIDE AWAKE RECRUITS ‘|Many Courses Available at Va- rious Camps to Prepare For Civil Life An example of the opportunities of- fered the recruit in the United States army for obtaining a technical train- ,ing that will enable him to gain a good position after he leaves the army is demonstrated by the schools con- ducted at Camp Meade, Md., for the benefit of the enlisted men. This camp is only one of a number where similar schools are established and all men in this vicinity who en- list through the Bismarck recruiting office are given an opportunity to name which one of the camps they desire to be sent to after enlistment. Among the courses of study which are open to the recruit at Camp Meade are clerical, commercial, civil service, radio and telegraphic, motor trans- port, practical road work in motor cars and trucks and motorcycles, tank corps instruction, music, photography, chemistry, blacksmithing, — machine and many other forms shop, plumbing >) REGINALD DE KOVEN, COMPOSER, IS DEAD Jan. 16-—Reginald ‘De American operatie composer died here early today Chicago, Koven, and conductor, of appoplexy. a | RETU FROM TRIP. Theodore Koffell returned yesters day from Wahepton and Minnesota points where he has been during the past week on business. Mr, Koffell conducted several cases at Wahepton at the regular term of court there,