The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 2, 1920, Page 1

I I cesscesesteseosummaneoecenreet te ~THE WEATHER FAIR AND WARMER N LAST EDITION THIRTY-NINTH YEAR 7 VERY BAD QUAKE 18 RECORDED BY FEDERAL GRAPH Seismograph Shows That Shocks Were Most Severe and Were About 3,500 Miles Away Washington, Feb.’ 2—A severe earthquake, lasting more than two hours and centered between 3,300 and 3,800 miles trom Washington, was re- corded early today on the Georgetown University’s seismograph. Shocks be- gan at 6:42, reached the maximum at about 8 o'clock and ceased at 9:03 o'clock. MOST PRONOUNCED , ‘Chicago, Feb. 2—The United States government seismograph at the Uni- versity of Chicago recorded the most pronounced earthquarke in months this morning. The shocks. which were still continuing at 8:45 o'clock, were heavier even than the recent Mexican upheaval. MANDAN PLANS FOR DAIRYMEN’S STATE MEETING Convention This Month Expect- ed to be Biggest Ever Held in Dakota -/ Mandan, — Feb. Comprehensive plans for the Dairymen’s convention and accessory gatherings to be held in this city February 17, 18, and 19 are maturing and taking definite shape. According. to Henry C. Shulte of this city, president of the Norta Dakota Dairymen’s association, this will be the largest convention in their history and one of the biggest .of the kind ever held in the state. Latest information is that the North Dakota Ice Cream Makers as- sociation. will meet here in conjunec- tion with the dairymen on February 17 and 18.~ This organization num- bers between 25 and 50 ice cream manufacturers and they will have here their own speakers and their own bauquet, but after adjournment will, throw, in with the larger con- vention for the closhig: day. ‘ J. Qsterhous, state dairy ¢éom- ‘ioner and secretary of the or- ganization, was in the city a-few days ago conferring with President shulte and looking after arrangements for the gathering, He-said at that time that more than 150 stock growers of the state have accepted personal. in- ¥nations to attend the convention here. This alone is a larger delega- tion than the Dairymen’s association s able to gather in former years, will be an unusual feature of year’s program. John Christianson, pioneer dairy farmer of Western Dakvuta and one of the prime powers in the New Salem Holstein’ circuit, will -be on the program. The New Salem Hol- stein breeders and all the members of the newly organized circuit at Flasher will attend the convention in a bod Fe izes for the state st were announced t place will carry away a stand- gold watch, and to the h score will be given a gold chain and knife, Other ‘speakers for the convention are now be lined up. W. Stutsman, ident of the local ( mercial Club, has been asked to give the address of welcome. It is likely that Mr. Osterhous will reply. Dr. Ladd of the state pure food commis: sion, will be one of the speakers on the program of the ice cream makers. telling them of state regulations and the ements that ice cream and like. products: must meet in this state, CANADA STRONG FOR WATERWAY TO THE GULF Winnipeg, Man., » 2.—Powerful agitation r Canadian cooperation with the United States government to carry out the project for a deep water- way from the head of the Great Lakes to the Gulf of the Lawrence, was formulated here this week at a con- vention of deep waterways delegates. Speakers at the convention includes Charles F. Craig. one of the original “deep waterways” boosters in the United States and various Canadian authorities. Deepening of the Well- and canal is in progres: The por- tionof the St, Lawrence river which st be deepened, is between Luke ) and Montreal, a distance of F. Maclure Solanders, commissione: for the border, Ontario, Chamber of comerce declared : “Deep of the St. Lawrence water would make a varitable North American mediterranean of the Great Lakes and would enable nine- tenth of present ocean shipping of the world, to pass freely to the Head of the Lakes, 2,100 miles from the\At- lantic seaboard. UNDERGOES OPERATION Miss Minnie J. Nielson, superin tendent of public instruction, was op- erated on at ‘Bismarck. hospital for appendicitis and cystie growth Satur- day. The patient is doing well and expects to leave the hospital in a short time. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1920 THE BISMARCK TRIBU PRICE FIVE CENTS |WHISKEY RUNNERS STAGE DUEL. WITH SAINT PAUL POLICE Four Men Charged With Rob- bing Well Filled Cellar in: Private Home St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 2—Four al- leged whiskey runners are under a rest at central police station in con- nection with an attempted wholesale robbery of the'liquor stock in the cel- lar of the home of William Thebold at 3’a. m. today. One. of the four men when cornered opened fire on the three police offi alleged to:have caught the thieves handed, Both times he missed, The four men then surrendered. REDS TO ATTACK WARSAW AS SOON AS CONVENIENT Bolshevik Massing Forces For Campaign Against Polish Capital in Spring Warsaw. Sunday, Feb, 1. —- Concen- tration of large numbers of Bolshev! troops north of the Dyina river hay been prevented by attack by Poti units, according, to an unollicial state- ment, Attempts to gather Bolshevik forces along the Lithuanian and White Ru stan front are believed by military authorities to be pert of the sovict government’s — preparations for a spring attack aganist Warsaw. News- papers here say the red offensive against Poland will be commenced as soon as possible. FARM TAXES JUMP WHILE AMOUNT ON CITY LAND DROPS t F. E. McCurdy Does Not Under- | stand Why Owners of ‘Farm Land Should Suffer The disadvantage of being a farm owner under the Nonpartisan league controlled. administration is, graphi- cally shown: in: the *t of, Fb hle- Curdy on 1,240" acres in Pembina county. Mr, McCurdy has just paid his 1919 taxes and in ,comparing last year's taxes with those of the year before finds that in 1919 he paid $678.46 while in 1918 he paid $256.40, On his property here at 413 Ninth strect, Mr. McCurdy paid $80.64 in 1918 and’ ouly'| $62.69 in 1919, which makes him won- der why a_se-called “farmers’ ad- ministration” should make the city man’s taxes lower in 1919 and, the farm owner's taxcs so much higher forythe same period. in order to quiet who claim that it is not state ta that are responsible for this gigan- tic increase in taxes on farm prope Mr. McCurdy, after deducting the sol- diers bonus tax and adding the .08 hail tax to his 1919 figures he paid $152.15 for state purpose in 1919 and only $39.09 in 1918. This-figures out to be afi increase of # almost four times as much last year for state purposes than the y fore. IDAHO ATHLETIC BOARD ANNOUNCES ITS NEW RULINGS | Boise, Idaho, Feb, 2. Phe state ath- letic commission consisting Chair- man T. §. Sherlock of PB , o. W. Rickard of Potacello and F.C. Blea- master, has made several important changes in rules affecting boxing and wrestling in the state, The changes include: Increase iq the no-fall in wr hours thirty minutes, Decreasing the number of that may be issued to any event to one per cent of the sez y of the house. T ng shows or carnivals stag- ing athletic events must get consent of commission and also of the cmb time Jimit Passes theltic ating of the town in which they are ex-! hibiting. Permission for a club of one town to exhibit athletic events in an ad- jacent town must be granted by the! commission, Boys under ,18 are no participate in pre Boxing and wr schools or. colleges where is charged will be under of thé: commission. An application for an athetie club in Preston, Tdaha, was received and acted upon favorably. ROBERT BRUCE, SIOUX SOLOIST, TO ‘TOUR EAST Mandan, N. D., Feb. 2—Robert Bruce, famous Indian musician of the Standing Rock reservation, has signed contracts for an eastern concert tour this summer. He recently joined the musicians’ union in South Dakota to sonable him to meet any requirements on any’ concert stage. Recently he has been leading a reservation band and giving music lessons. One of his pupils, an Indian lad by the ‘same name, but no relation, was cornet soloist with the famous Million Dol- lar bond. allowed to events in supervision a gi any Gaims of those | ) percent, or |} ing from two hours to two | THEODO ae EQUITY FORCED TO PAY BIG FEE TOSTATE TODAY’ Deposits $4,000 With Treasurer For Permission to In- crease Capital { The iquity excnange, a North Da- kota corporation with headquarters at St, Paul, today filed articles with the secretary of state increasing its capi- al stock from $1,000,000 to $9,000,000. Judge S. L. Nuchols, acting locally as attorney for the exchange, paid the $4,000 treasurer’s fee under pro- test, pending determination of the. ti poration is a co-operative concern, Ac- cording to the secretary of state, the See to the state ‘treasurer in the case would be $5 if it were established the exchange were cooperative. .The fee so fhe secretary of state.amounted: to 5310 phi ° i would be brought to recover the treas- Turer’s fee. Following filing of the | articles. a certificate was issued auth- orizing the increase in capital stock. MOTHER OF FIRST WHITE CHILD IN | PEMBINA IS DEAD |Mrs. George Douglas Real Pio- neer of Interesting County | Gratton, N.. D., Feb. 2.—Word has ‘reached Mrs. David Morden of this city that her sister, Mrs. George A. Douglas, died recetly at Seattle, Wash. Mrs. Douglas was 77 years old, hav- ing been born in London, Ontaria, ‘in 2. Mrs. Douglas, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Morden, was, married to George Douglas in the early six- ties and moved to the Mennonite set- tlement in Manitoba in the early sev- enties. but finding the language and customs of the people there ‘foreign to them the couple followed the trail to old Fort Pembina where they lived for a few year: As. Mrs. Douglas owned the only cow, and the only chickens at the fort she supplied the rs. with butter and eggs, rare: delicacies to the hardy frontiersmen.! Walks to Pembina. In 1875 Mr, Douglas fited on a quar- |ter section of land adjacent to: the present “Bite of Cavalier and at one time grazed his cattle where the Cava- lier city park now lies. The story is told that Mr. Douglas, believing {that the tongue would prove an ef- |fectual fence for his ox team, turned them loose on a small island the first ‘night the family camped on the home- stead, but the animals forded the river lin the night and went back to Pem- | | | i | | | | | i j bina, the* owner following them the 'whole distance on foot. | The Douglasefamily were the first hite settlers at Cavalier, and their son George was the first white child! born in Pembina county. Mrs. Douglas is survived by five children, Mrs. Neil. McKechnie, Mrs.| Tenie Young, William,’ John and George Douglas; also by two broth- ers, John H. Morden of Cavalier and} David Morden of Grafton. Her hus- jband died two years ago. |GOV. STEWART FINDS DOUBLE. Missoula, Mont., Feb, 2—Governor Sam Y. Stewart of Montana has a double. He is J. O'Neill, an oil ‘man from Butte. Many are aware of | the resemblance—and some are not. | O'Neill came to Missoula recently jon business, A man who wanted an interview with Governor Stewart saw Mr. O'Neill on the street and im- mediately tackled him. He introduced jhim to a second man, who hastened jto make.a third known to the “gov- ernor.” “And they all wanted something”. aid O'Neill. “I reckon I filled all the vacant political jobs in the state.” { { wi w RE ROOSEVELT, JR. question as to whether or not the cor-|” It was announced that proceedings ‘ | S WIFE INVITES MOTH BABY TO HOME WHI OFFERS TO MARRY G Many Complications Arise from “Friendship Which Ripened Into Something More Than Friendship” at English Avia- tion Camp. , New York, Feb, 2.—-Miss Emily bh girl who met Pearley R. Spiker, of Baltimore, while he was at an aviation train- ing camp'in England, was ad- mitted to. the United states with her baby today after‘ being de- tained’ at Ellis Island while the authorities were considering the plea of Spiker’s wife for permis- sion to adopt the baby and the offer of Guy S. Spiker, brother of the aviator, to marry the girl. A telegram rece at the island today from the department of labor ordered that the mother and child be admitted to’ the couutry for. three. nygnths and placed in the eare of William and Kate Butterfly, of Fall Mass. A bond: of $1,000, requii from them has been furnished by Mr. and Mrs. Spiker. “MOST EXTRAORDINARY” Immigration officials here re- garded the ad. n for three months as “most extraordinary.” and were at loss to explain it. There is nothing in the conditions of admission, it is explained, to prevent Guy Spiker from marry- ing the girl as he offered to do so in an aftidayit submitted to the immigration authorities although he had neve Such a marriage, is an American permit her to stay in the United States, Mrs, Spiker’s aflidayit contained the followin; “My husband and Miss Knowles formed a friendship which ripen- ed into something more than friendship, Miss Knowles is not immoral! under the immigration Jaw. She is a lovable gentle re- fined girl. I, would welcome her into my home. T know the moral character and tendencies of my husband and known them to be beyond reproach. DRAKE FLOUR MILL IS _PROFITEERING “That D big. profits,” ke mill aid a Mandan, Feh, ought to mak merchant today. “T have ne dence in’ the prises at a prot interested = my: very much, “Tam in business to satisfy. my customers, and when some of my customers who belong to the Non- partisan league came tu®me and ask- ed me to send and get a shipment of the Drake flour, from the mill owned and operated by the state J complied with their “request. “The Drake mill asks $1.00 per, barge] more than can buy flour for anywhere else, and with ‘the freight and_cartage added ‘the’ price to the customer is 90¢ more for a hundred pound sack than other flours, “The Drake mill mill, and of cou ig it can find customers who are willing. to pay this dollar a barre] added — profit, it should make about $15,000 a year more profit than the ordinary _ mill. This plan might hold out until the novelty wears off, but the public as a rule will buy where they can buy the cheapest.” COST OF LIVING IN CANADA STILL GROWS fr had ,much — confi- state running enter- . though T have not if in the matter I is a 50 barrel Ottawa, Ont., Feb. -The cost of living in Canada continued to mount in December. according to’ semi-official statisttics. The average cost of the weekly’ family budget of staple foods was $14.70 as compared with $14.27 for November, and with $7.59 for De- cember, 1914. Thé average ob- ained, after obtaining figures from the leading cities of the Dominion, LAYS ‘TOWN HALL’ CORNERSTON New York, Feb. 2.—Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., son of the late colonel, has laid the corner- stone of the Civic Auditorium, which is a sort of'a town hall for New York. erected by the League for Political Education. It is to be we ee ER OF HUSBAND'S LE MAN’S BROTHER IRL FROM ENGLAND DRIVE FOR NORE MEMBERS 10 BE WAGED BY ELKS Band Concert and Annual Min- strel Show Will Be Part of Festivities A big membership drive to include the territory tributory to Bismarck will be put on by Bismarck Lodge No. 1196, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. Some of the features of the drive will be a band concert the end of February by the Elks’ band and the annual Elks’ minstrel show two or three weeks after the ‘concert} Various committees have been named which will secure prospective members from the various kinds of businesses and professions, One com- mittee, headed by J. E. Flow, will obtain new members among the form- er servicemen living here, and. be- cause of the active patriotism of Elk- dom this committee is expected to bring in a big number of members. The Elks’ band has reached a high degree of perfection since it started holding weekly rehea: js under the direction of Spencer- Boise, and the concert it will give at the auditorium next month ‘will undoubtedly be, the best the band has ever given. The concert, besides inducing membership to the lodge, will be for the benefit music. The members who will) participate in the minstrel show will’ start re- hearsing in a few weeks and the com- mittee in charge of this entertainment are endeavoring to secure several nov- elties that Will lift the show above | $F the commonplace. Past Elks’ min- strels have developed much theatrical talent in the lodge and the show this year will undoubtedly be as good, if not better, than any in the past. Committees have been named to onduct the campaign in the varioas ties and towns within the jurisdic- tion of the Bismarck lodge and these committees, coupled with the commit- tees that will operate within the city, | expect to obtain at least 200 new members. The campaign started Saturday and will continue up to the time the min- strel show is give. Brother Elks at Mandan, Jamestown and Dick n will be asked to attend the big initi tion of the newly acquired membe which will take place in the after- noon. In the evening there will be a banquet at one of the hotels follow- ing which the “fawns,” with horns still in velvet will be given «their second degree entitling them to blos- som: forth as full-fledged Elks. boxing carnival will probably staged after this initiation. The committees that will have charge of the campaign in this city are: Committee No. 1: C. M. Henry Hollst; chairman; G. It. Thompson. Committee No. 2: Fred Veterson chairman; Thos, Lee, Al Simmons, R. W. Patzman. Service Men's Committee: A Flow chairman; Leonard Sather, Asa Dawson, A. H. Scharnow: The places outside the ly where the campaign will be waged and thos: who will have charge are as follow: Napoleon: William O'Donnell and George Laney. Braddock: F, M. Long. Kulm: Robert Lange. Wishek: John Cater, Jam Frank Rigler and Dr. A. J. ¢ é Linton: H. C, Lynn, E. A. Beck, J. Peitz and Carl Vojander, Wilton; Pp. J, Cahill and Dr, W. P. Phelan. Washburn: = Au; |W. 1. Gordon and W. Garrison: Alex Southey and Simons. Steele: A. E, Anderson, be s Welch. t F. t Johnson, Dr. Hendrix HO | of the band to buy instruments and}” All AUSTRIAN SPY IS SHOT BUT GERMAN * REVEALS SECRETS French Execute Former, But Grant 48 Hour Postponement to Turn Coat Ps dicut, Funek, an ng the War was eu ployed in a hank here and reported to the Germans peint which shells of their long range gu fell was execul- ed today. Louis Guaspare, a German spy, Was also {o have been executed, but at the last moment made revela- tions to the authorities and his execu- tlons’was postponed 48 hours. Paris, Keb, Austrian, who du DEATH RECORDS BROKEN IN 1948 FIGURES REVEAL Census Bureau Mortality Tables Show Rate of 18 Per Cent Per 1,009 Washington, Fe in the United $ was the ord, according to the burean’s actual juortality sta- sued today which show 4,- 7 deaths for the year represent- ing a rate of 18 percent for 1,000 pop ulation in the death registration arda of thirty states and 27 cities with a total estimated population of $1,868,- 104. Of the total deaths, 447.46£ or more than $2 percent, were due to influenza and pneumonia, $80,996 ‘haying oc- curred in the last four mouths ‘of the year when an epidemic of these dis- eases prevaile FLU DEATHS HIT RECORD MARK IN CHICAGO FIGHT Total of 207 Die in 24 from Influenza and Pneumonia e death rate Hours Chicago, 2.—Influenza ana pneumonia claimed the heaviest toll of the present epidemic during the pust 24 hours ending Saturday, Two hundred and seven deaths, 122 from flu and 85 from pneumonia were re- ported, L V. A. WILL HOLD INTERESTING MEET Will Be Held at Grand Forks Thursday The subject of civil service reform is going to be discussed at the Inde- pendent Voters association — state ‘orks on February etary of the i ociation of go, will address the mecing on February 5 for the purpose of extend- ing the fork of/the Chicago Civil Ser- vice Reform ociation, is also expected that ker of national prominence wil be at the meeting that day and dis another very important subject which has become one of the serious political problems of the state and na- tion today, another 1 TO HAVE FIRST OF SLOPE ANGUS SALES Mandan, Feb. 2--The first. sale of Abredeen-Angus cattle held in west- ern Dakota take place in- this city Friday, ~ when John Dawson, proprictor of Oak Coulee ranch, will put up at auction 56 bead of purebred stotk The sale will tike place in the big new stock pavillion at the Slope fair grounds, with an experienced auctioncer in, charge, A great many 1919 and 1918 calves, both bulls and, | s. Will be offered, full partien- being contained ina display ad- isement in this issue of News. A feature of the purbred animals that l true of sales of this size, is that M Dawson bred on his own farm every animal that will fe put up on the public. ‘There is not an outside an- ima} in the entire list of 56 He will, however, have on hig byll he’ recently Towa at a fancy figure a ped to this city. After animal, ad midant of the Trojan Erica family, will be sent on out to the ranch, : This sale, a big forerunner of the Hereford sale scheduled for June, is expected to draw a large crowd from the Slepe and many buyers from all over the state, ra offering of not always hig le 1 i S TUESDAY lar monthly meeting of the Christian Temperance Un- ion will be held Tuesday afternoon at the community room of the public lib- rary. Mrs. H.C, Postlethwaite will be the leader of the program which will deal with the life of Mi: Nard and “The Building of the Nation.” ‘The r Women Fernol OAK COULEE RANCH} stock |* the | the sale the } TO BRING PEACE PACT 10 SENATE FLOOR IS PLAN Senator Lodge, Republican Whip, Will Bring Treaty Into Open Next Monday Washington, Feb, 2.—A renewal of senate debate on the peace treaty next week was regarded as vitua}ly assured today when republican lead- ers decided to join with the demo- crats in the movement to bring the treaty back into the open senate. Senator Lodge, the republican lead- er, planned to give nptice today that. he would move next Monday to sus- pend the rule and proceed to consid- eration of the treaty. The democrats. already had announced that they would make a similar motion Tuesday of next week, BOWEN MURDER CASE OVER 10 JUNE CALENDAR Mrs. Bowen, Recently a Mother, Unable to Testify for State Beach, Feb. he expected fire- works at this term of court have failed to materialize and the businesss of the court has dwindled down. to. the trial of commonplace civil actions of more or less moment. The most notable case, ing to, the killing of M. K. Bowen, weut over to June 1, to which time the court will adjourn when the pres- ent business is completed, owing to the fact that Mrs. Bowen, who re- cently became a mother, could not ent ut this time, she being a ial witnes: e next case in popular interest and growing out of the charge upon which the ‘governor remoyed State's Attorney Gallagher and Sheriff Pier- zina, that of’ Mary Halstad ys; John Jchnston et al, in which she is suing the signers of the charges against those tivo officiyls for, $25,000 dam- niges' tol’ character, ‘also goes oyer to * June. In thig case the defense tiled an affidavit of prejudice against Judge Crawford, and under the law the. supreme court ‘designates anoth- er, judge to try the case, and Wedens- | that relat- |day, Judge Crawford was notified that. the higher court would name 4 judge to try the case in June. One of the features of this case was the fact that a subpapna had been issued by the plaintiff “for Goy- Frazier to appear as a witness, but the postponement of the trial stopped Deputy Sheriff Mikkelson just as he was about to board No. 2 for Bismarck to serve the papers on the governor. -The plaintiff’s attor- heys have not so stated, but it is understood the governor's — presence Was wanted to Gear up the state- ment made by Seaman Smith last fall that the original charge against two county oflicers had been » him by Governor Frazier with. is to get somebody to sigu it end it back to him, EX-SERVICE MEN TREATED GRATIS Application Should Be Made to Recruiting Office direc and $ In order that discharged soldiers, who may be suffering from disease or injury, may secure prompt action on their applications for treatment, the local Army Recruiting Officer has been advised’ that the Public Health e has appointed representatives in every state and territory. Those who reside in South Dakota should correspond with Dr. Sherman Lull, Waubay, and soldier residents: of North Dakota should get intouch with Dr, C. J. MeGurran, Devils Lake. ’ Today’s Weather ii twenty-four hours ending at noon, February 2. ‘Temperature at 7 a. M....,.66 Temperature at noon.... Highest yesterday .. Lowes! Lowes Highest wind velocity Forecast For North Dakota; Fair tonight and Tuesday; colder east portion to- night; slowly rising temperature Tues- day. Lowest Temperatures Fargo .... Williston . St. Paul. Winnipeg . Helena Chicago .. Kansas City ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Meteorologist. MASC MEET TONIGHT Bismarck Lodge No. AUK. & A. M., will meet in regular session at The Masonic temple this evening. when there will be work in the fellowship degree and other important business. All master Masons are expected to at- tend,