The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 4, 1920, Page 1

THE WEATHER ==]THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE MOTHER OF BABE TO WED BROTHER CHILD'S FATHER Miss Emily Knowles Is Wel- comed in Home of Friend ‘ at Fall River WIFE JOINS IN GREETING Queer Mix-Up Gradually Being Solved By Prospective Marriage Vall River, Mass., Feb. 3.—Miss Emily Knowles and her five-months old son, who were released by the immigration authorities at Ellis Island yesterday, arrived here today accompanied by Mrs. Cora .M. Spiker of Baltimore, Md., wife of the father of the child, and Mrs, Spixer’s broth- er-in-law, Guy S. Spiker, whom Miss Knowles has promistd to wed. Pearley R. Spiker of Baltimore, former flying lieutenant, whose rom- ance with Miss Knowles while he was at an aviation camp in England, led the young woman to come to this country with her child, was not a member of the ‘party. The party left the ‘New York-Fall River boat shorily after it docked and was greeted by Mrs. William Batters- by of this city with whom Miss Knowles is to make her home pend- ing her marriage. Mrs. Battersby is an affectionate friend of Misa Knowles’ family in Manchester, England. Their meeting was very affectionate and baby Alfred Ray- Knowles came in for a warm share of the welcome. Taxicabs took the party to the Bat- tersby home where Mr. Battersby also was very friendly in his greeting of the English girl telling her that his home would be hers as long as she wished, Miss Knowles and Mr. Spiker were unwilling today to discuss their en- gagement or plans for their marriage. No application for a license has been filed at the city clerk’s office. 4 MANDAN STARTS LV. A. UNIT-T0} DEFEAT LEAGUE Membership Starts With More Than 100 Prominent Citizens at Big Meeting Mandan, N. D,, Fel Feb. 4.—The Man- dan unit of the Independent Voters’ sociation was organized at an en- tic meeting of citizens on Sat- urday evening at the Mandan Com- mercial club, the following officers be ing elected; hr. A. Tostevin, chairman, James. Melarvie, vice J .A. Heder, secreta: Oscar Olson, treasurer, The local unit starts off with a membership of over 100 and it is ex- pected this will be more than dou- bled within a wee The I, V. Aas its name implies is an orgawization independent of any political party? the objects of which is to work # restore the state to the citizens and to wrest its management from the band outside socialists, ete. as represented by the Townley regime. This week at Grand Forks there will be a convention of the dele- gates of various units throughout the state, to consider policies, plans of campaign, what measures shall pe refeyended aud other important mat- ters, It had been thought probable that at this meeting candidates for state offices would be considered. Very ikelv | the matter will be talked over, but it is probable that no candidates will De endorsed at this meeting, as there has been a general request that this hé deferred so as not to lengthen out the campaign more than necessary, Delegates elected from the Mandan unit to the Grand Forks meeting are A. Heder, H. 1. Henke, Harry ( ter, F. H. Mottsiff. W. H. Stutsman and others also will attend. The Independent Voters assoZation will only concern itself in state poli- ties, If has a membership of over 40.000 in the ‘state already, with the probabilities that it will be doubled before the campaign gets much farther. It is the one big organiza- tion that is combatting socialism, high | 5 taxes and I. W. Two Dead When Irish Rioters Clash With Military Police; ‘Limerizh, Iretand, Feb. 4—Two pert sons are dead as a result of the riot- ing here Monday night when demon- strators clashed with an armel miii- tary patrol and Constabular Richard Dwyer, a publican, was killed during the disturbance and Lena Joinson..a young woman who was wounded. died yesterday. . The authorities withdrew the wili- tary patrols last night contining the troops to their barracks. The motion picture theatres were closed and in some of the Catholic churches the people were advised to keep off the _ptreets which they did. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4} 1920 PRICE FIVE CENTS WOMEN TRIED IN CONNECTION WITH REPORTER’S DEATH Husband Shot Newspaper Man Dead When Latter Raised Hat to Man’s Wife San Francisco, Feb, 4—Mrs. Alice Woodcock, charged with murder in connection with the killing of Edward Kelly, a newspaper employe here, faced trial in the superior court today The defendant’s husband, \Edgar Woodcock,who shot Kelly, was acquit- ted several weeks ago on a plea of temporary insanity. Subsequently the grand jury was said to have started an investigation when intimations of irregularities in the conduct of the trial were published in the local news- ba ik Testimony was presented at Wood- cock’s trial to show, that his wite told him she could not go out at night without being accosted by mashers. Woodcock followed her one evening, according to witnessas, and when Kel- ly raised his hat to her the husband shot Diy | ott WOMEN START A SCHOOL T0 HELP FEMALE VOTERS Will Teach Citizenship, Political Machinery and Parliamen- tary Law Wichita, K: Feb, 4.-A_ citizen- ship school was held at Wichita oue week in January, under the auspices | of the League of Women Voters, with Miss Marie Ames of St. Louis ,as reg- ional director. THREE FUNCTIONS hers from Kaulay, Missouri, Nebraska, Towa and | Oklahoma attended with stub penci and notebooks. The walls were hun: with muslin charts upot which. were printed representations of types of had three functions,” said M Ames, “to teach the women | the use of the politital machinery of | the United States, the correct usage of parliamentary Jaw and how to make public, speeche: PROBLEM OF ILLITE. “The aim of the citizenship s | to secure more intelligent citizenship, more efficient elections and highe: political ideas, together with measure: to protect women in industry. Inten- sive training in the citizenship schools is preceding the national suffrage con- yention to be held in February in Chi- cago. * Mliteracy is one of the big problems the women believe should receive at tention. This problem. they say. sted for a century and has grown bigger and blacker and more menac- ing each year. Political parties hav evaded this question the, wom charge. They hope to create such widespread demand for the needed ¢ rection of this il] that each politi party will adopt the movement and | make that aim a patt of its platform and campaign. \ Is NOT PARTISAN The League of Women Voters is a} non-partisan affair, Republican and democratic women alike sat side by | side at the Wichita school. \'The no scheme -bi of the Teague of Women Vote Mrs. Brouks, natio chairr ssured | “Ww must follow the children out into the scheols, streets and cities to sce that the students. believe that women they protected by legislation which will give them a square deal in hfe The Le ie of Women Voters is trying to educate public opinion along the lines most vital to the welfare of wo- men and children, It is not the inten- | tion to endorse or oppose political | Parti 4) MILITARY RITES | FOR ERICKSON A military funeral will be eld wo! morrow who died here za, will be buric day from Wel jel under the es j pest of the A Erickson, farm hand near of Company B, brothers funeral chay of the isismar Infant at Mandan, on t overseas Aug-| country | urged at) |e 31, 1919 h |'Camp Dodge, Ta. The funeral services wiil be con- ducted by Rev on of the Luther {church and inte: tt will be in Fair- | view cemetery. he paildearers will be members of the legion post here and a volle will be fired as the re: "@ to rest. A bugler will All members of the legion to attend the funeral. i who attended | raduating ssterday from | Wash., ruhen-| Fred Hohen- ather, left | ins home } ased’s par: | Herbert) Hohenhouse, the business college he: |short time ago. died 5 phenmonia at Seattle, | he left to take a position, heuse. the young man’s lust nihgt to b the r to Eldridge where the dee euts reside. | | to {Dieguez when | the latter jaway ANOTHER MEX. GENERAL CLAINS VILLA IS LICKED Famous Bandit Only Has 150 Followers, Federal. Com- mander States IT TOOK 25,000' SOLDIERS Interview Is Expected to Be Followed By Another Famous Kidnapping Juarez, Mex., Feb. 4—General Man- uet M. Dieguez., federal commander of military operations in the state. of Chihuahua and in the Laguna (Tor- reon) district of Coahuila, with a force of from 20,000 to 25,000 men. has driven Francisco Villa almost eu- tirely out of Chihuahua and forced him frequently to seek refuge in Coa- huila or Durango, according to a sum- mary of the military situation in Chi- huahua given to The Associated Press by General J. Gonzola Escobar, com- mander of the Juarez district, Villa now has no more than 150 men, according to General Escobar. In eyery fair-sized town there is a gar- rison of from 500 to 1,000 federais, besides, occasionally, a flying column j ready upon short notice to pursue the rebels, according to the Mexican com- manger, There are 1,600: soldiers m the Juarez district, of which ‘500 are stationed in Juarez proper. Offer garrison towns are Chihuahua City, Santa Rosalia, Jiminez, Parral, Guerrero, Villa Ahumada, Moetezuma, Hegos, Laguna, Horcasitas, Ortiz. ichos, Camargo, Casas Grandes, and Ojinaga. Tn most of these places the units and commanders are constantly shift- ing. For seme time past, however, ; General Pablo Quiroga has acted for General Dieguez at Chihuahua City; and General Isidro Cardona has been in command at Ojinaga, and Colonet ardo KF. Porcayo at Casas. Gran- Other “jefes” are General Miguel a, General Silvino Garcia, and neral Joauin Amaro, In addition acting in the place of General is called from Chihuahua City, Genera! Quiroga is the commander of the gar- rison at Camargo. All these troops are well euipped and well provisioned, it.is said, With tke restoration““of regular’ train .ser- vice, the pacification of Chihuahua has been virtually accomplished, ‘according to General ) Escobar. THREE YANKEES KILLED OVERSEA Part of Convoy on American Re- lief Supplies Washington, Feb. 4—The murder of three American relief workers » in Asyria was reported today to the state department. The Amer voy for Amer ‘ans were part of a con- n relief supplies and were killed by brigaads on February 1, j south of Aleppo. heir names were !not given in the dispateh, McDonald Resigns Prison Wardenship 'Head of State Pénitentiary Will Quit March 1 Charles McDonald, warden of the state penitentiary, has resigned, and will retire on March 1, according to announcement made here last night, Mr. McDonald, former state sen- tor and former sheriff of Morton county, has been warden of tie prison for a year, Prior to that time he was depu warden while Frank Talcott. of Fargo was warden, WILSON TO STAY IN WASHINGTON AS PRECAUTION President’s Physician Is Safe- guarding Executive From Flu Infection Washington, Feb. 4.—President Wilson is not likely to leave Washington for some time, his physician Rear Admival Grayson intimated. today. With the pre dent steadily improving, Dr. Gray- son sald he thought it would be ‘unwise to change his course of treatment. Every possible precaution to pre- vent the president contracting in- fluenza is being taken, Dr, Gray~ kon said, no one showing any _ Signs of a cold being allowed to go into the president's room, JAPS GAINING A FIRM HOLD WITH SOUTH AMERICA Ambitious Colonization Plan In Lower Hemisphere Caus- ing Anxiety COLONIZING MANY PLACES Privilege Nation Treaties Estab- lishing Nipponese Firmly in Countries Buenos Aires, Feb. 4. gentine newspapers are calling tion to what they regard as indica- tions that the Japan e aure pgeparing the way for an exte colonization program in South Ameri as seeking on this continent larger The matter attention. circles, which market for their goods. has_ attracted considerable in diplomatfe and comme The treaty with Paraguay, the Japanese minister to Chile ¢ ‘ continent to sign at ‘Asuncion, Japan favored nation inefuding the right’ of coloni Discussing thiy treaty, VParaguay’s Finatice Minister, Eusebio Ayala, said that one of the objects of Tapan was to provide for colonization in’ this country. --He added ‘tfut Paraguay, which’ is a country the size of Call- fornia with only a million inhabi- tants and a wonderful capacity for agricultural development, would wel- come the Japanese. It is now reported that a éimilar treaty is being nego- tiated with Uruguay. In furtherance of this \ supposed colonization plan in South America Japanese capitalists, according.to the newspaper, Ta Razon, have recently acquired enormous tracts of agricul- tural lands in northern Peru and Boli- via. Those in Boliva are said to be,1800 miles square; those in Peru), 20,000 miles square. It also said that Japanese capitalists have invested re- cently in the exploitation of ten mines in Bolivia and the projection of rail- ways Which they are preparing to con- strict and operate. “There ig no doubt.’ says La Razon, “that there already exists a vast plan of Japanese colonization in Peru and Bolivia, a plan which considering the very dispersed native population and their relative incapacity for certain kinds of work, is suseeptible to a very rapid development. and to such an extent that practically yery soon Japan will count three large nuclei of interests in South America; Sao Pau- lo, in Brazil, where cnormous quan- tities of coffee are produced and ex-} ported to the Far Kast; the depart- ment of Tarija, in Bolivia, and the province of Loreto in Peru. MEETS THURSDAY The missionary circle of the Baptist church will meet Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs, R. Mobley, 803 Third street. An interesting program has been arranged and all members are urged to attend, FIRST LEAGUE OF NATIONS MEETING EXTRADITION REFUSED BY Instrumental in Effecting = Demands of Military Men Responsible For War Is Asked Paris, Feb. Germans mianded whose extradition is by the allies which signed and is first train. throughout extradition. regarding the ary German mission here. Europe and Asia Are In'a Desperate Condition . Sunderland, En, » Feb. for War, declared ji delivered -here {hae -¥ 1 tell what will “ntéige™ ous to the British Empire.” peoples”, declared the minister, condition. them. cross the snows and menace them. “New forces Asia Minor, and if Russ and Denekine have protected Br of Koltchak are almost gone, if they wei danger would immediately a “It is possible that there may combination between Ki the German repubile. see tliat that does not happen. | not be called on to stand: aside.” 7 Paris, Feb. 4.—The above remarkable and historic picture was snapped during the first meeting of the League of Nations in the clockroom of: the French foreifn office on the Quai d’Orsay, Paris, January 16, 1920. Delegates seated at the big table, left to right, facing front, are: Dr. Cunba, Brazil; M,; Satsui, Japan; Lord Curzon, England; Leon Bourgeois, new president of the French senate and permanent chairman of the League of Nations; Ferraris, of Italy; Paul Mhymans, Belgium, and Guinones de Lion, Spain. PEACE HEAD Kurt Von Lersner Says No Ger- RESIGNS HIS. POST Leaves for Berlin When Arrest 4.—Kurt von ‘Lersner, head of the German peace delegation here, has returned to Premier Miller- and the list containing the names of de- was | handed to him last night and has in- formed the premier that he has re- leaving for Berlin by the Baron von Lersner told the Asso- ciated Press his decision was in line Twith the attitude he has maintained question He declared he has held that no German officials could be in- strumental in carrying out the extra- dition clauses of the treaty and con- sequently the matter having come up in a definite form there was nothing left for him ta do but resign and go ion today to discuss the situa- tion created by the resignation of Earon Kurt von Lersner, head of the The session was held in the a Broach foreign office. RUSSIA MENACE TO CIVILIZATION ~|AND FREE PEOPLE: Winston Churchill Says’ That 4.—Winston Churchill, British Sécretinry of State n~"addregs he ile: no one can rom Russi “it. will be? ‘Womething, verytnenacing | to civilization and especially dunger- “Bolshevist fanatics are determined to destroy civilization, democratic par- liaments, and the liberties of free “Europe and Asia are in a desperate The Allies may abandon | Russia but Russia will not abandon The ghost of the bear will! are springs | up in Bolshev- | sm and Turkish, Mohamedism should interests in the past, but ‘the armies the armies of Denekine are jeopardy and to disappear | serious We must | We! re continually being told that we should not trade with Germany again, | but how are we to get our indemni- tigs unless we trade with her? France ;and America are taking all steps to| trade with Germany, and we should | CHICAGO'S MOST FAMOUS GUNMAN DIES WITH FINGERS CLUTCHING CLAIMS INDIANS ARE NOT DYING OFF IN NUMBERS Just as Many Red Men Here Now as When Columbus Discovered America 333,702 AT PRESENT TIME {Rapidly Leaving Barbarism of Past and Accepting White Man’s Civilization d= Washington, Feb, Despite popu- lar belief that the lization forced upon him by the white man means his ullimate extinction the North American Indian, reviving from a long period of decadence, has shown increase in popula- tion in reeent years that he probably is scarcely less numerous today than when Columbus discovered Ameri such substantial home. Startling as this asscrtion may be CALL EXTRAORDINARY SWSSION | {0 {hese wha lave pictured. Amer Paris, (Feb. 4.—The allied council of | {vrning with req mon Gt ja free ambassadors was called in extraordin-| °° P ag ee noes advanced by experts of the govern- ment’s Indian bureau, who maintain that the Indian necessarily formed an exceedingly scant. populition which probably at no period materially ex- {eeeded, the total of 702 Indians reported by the bureau for year. “The Indian no longer is to be ouEIE of a dying race,” declared White, an Indian muy “ane su a 238, anon of that statement it the first place, to: disd mind of the tradition handea down st and carly colonists that sts in their day swarm- the dusky figure of ‘the red ed with man, As ‘the Indian neglected agri- culture almost completely, it is highly improbable that this country, consider- Hing. its latitude, could, hav more than sev of his race.” On the other hand, Dr. tinued, the In after periods of s supportel eral hundred thousand White con- n in the present day. harp decrease follow- ing as a natural reaction to sudden contact with the civilization of the white men, seen to be making sub- stantial gains in population. “While many estimates or guesses. of the Indian population were made ;during the past century,” said Dr. White, “ranging from less than 100,- 000 to 400,000, the first reliable cen- sus was made by the Indian bureau 1870, when the population was placed at 315,712, So figures demon- e that in the last fifty y the Indi n population has made a sub- stantial net gain. Pointing to statistics which show an excess of birth over death of 1,522 in 1916 and almost as great an ex- cess in 1917, normal y which were (not affected by the epidemic of in- White these join hands the situation for Great | fuenza, Dr. declared Britain would be grave. Kolt «| figures “fully reflected the genere ty Jof a government that has increased Jits Indian health appropri from $40,900 in 1911 to D0) in 1917 and) subsequent ye They demonstrate, he said, that} with the | schools, hospitals and other advantages he tribesman or freed man, “not a dying race but rather a flourishing one.” Had he been treated as other nations have treated savaye tribes, there probably Dr. White concluded, vestige of the race would not be a“ within our republ INMATES OF PEN TO WEAR CLOTHES jState Buys Surplus Supplies For | Prisoners Here and at i Reform School Inmates of North Dakota's penal m- | yr sho in cer stitutions may appe fain articles of army clothin: A representative of the army qui fermaster's departmer Thas taken up the matter of sel plus equipment, such as shoes and Inots, with some of dan each, have purchased approxi ly $900 worth of the surplus suppli iFLU SHOWS AGAIN AT JAMESTOWN Seventeen New Cases Reported, | Making T Total of 163 Jamestown, Feb, 4. seventeen new! cases of influe ported here for the past 24 hour total number of Cases has reached 163, Only one death has been recorded since the epidemic started two weeks ago. - Witt re- | jon alone | j now provided fer him, the Indian, be | | FROM ARMY STORE, the| REVOLVER HE USED IN BATTLES Was Prominent in Labor Battles and Killing Expected to Be Followed By War Between His Friends and Enemies Chicago, Feb. 4.—The slayer of Maurice I. (Mos: Enright, Chicago's most notorious gunman and labor feud- ist was sought by the police today, Two men trailed Enright through the street and fired eleven slugs from a sawed-off double-barreled shotgun into his body as he sat at the wheel ot his autoombile in front of his home here last night. Enright'’s wife and two sous and two neighbor boys witnessed the kill- ing. A closed automobile slowed down eight feet from the side of the gun- man’s car, the curtains parted, two shots fired and the black car raced ARRESTS FOLLOW Within thirty minvtes scores of gunmen, Jabor feudists and known ene- mies and friends of the gunman had been arrested. A number gf them were held for investigation. Enright for nine years was a leader in Chicago's labor feuds and. until eight months ayo was a business agent of the plumbers’ union. A meeting of the union tried to oust him, There Was 2 fracas in which forty revolvers were in action and four men ‘wounded. Kanright resigned then. MAY MEAN WAR ‘The police declared today that it was their opinion Enright'’s murder s “the outcome of a labor contro- and that it presaged the opening othe: gunman’s’ war.” Enright s old. Enright declared he was de- voted to his family and had not sought “trouble” since he quit the plumbers’ union. It was said he always carried a revolyer. It was in the right hand t of his overcoat and the fingers of his right hand clutched it when he Was found dead in his automobile last night, — 10 START HOLY WAR pa Aim to Attack Great Britain’s Rule in Turkey Was ¢ London, Feb. 4.—A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Co, from Constan- tinople today si mi “The Young Turk’s red army will, in the near future reach Constanti- nople to throw out the Turkish ene- mies. The Turkish Bolsheviki an- nounce that a holy war against Great Britain will be undertaken in the spring.” DEMOCRATS TO PICK TICKET AT GATE CITY Fargo, Feb. 4.—Democrats of North Dakota gather in Fargo today for a state convention in which candidates for delegates to the national conven- jion, for presidential elector, and for national committeeman, will be nom- inated. The democratic state central com- mittee, which also will meet, wilt elect. a chairman to succeed W. EB. \\Byerly, and a secretary to succeed Dr. R. A. ‘Bolton, both of whom have resigned, There is some talk that S. John- son of Grand ‘Forks will succeed Mr. Byerly as chairman, Hi ‘Talk of the national committeeman ‘nomination centers largely around H. iH. Perry of Ellendale, present com- |mittceran, with the-prospect that | he will be the convention choice. “DT he resigned the chairmanship of the state central committee,” said Mr. Byerly today, “so that I can give my whole attention to the revenue collection work. It is essential that the revenue collector shall have no | affiliations that could in any ner ‘be looked upon as influencing m one way or the other in the handling of the revenue work, and for that reason I elected to quit the | chairmanship.. ; “The revenue collector eyery individual must give the same sort of -, treatment—an that will be my aim an object., It is non-political in every respect and will be so conducted by me while in the office.” The convention will be held in the | Knights of Cola as hall, beginning at 10 o'clock a. | SOLDIERS DICHARGE The army recruiting station in the Bismarck bank building here has a ; number of honorable discharges which Re wishes to return to their owners but is unable to do so because of Yo addresses having been furnished. The owners “Of the following discharges are requested td call for them or | notify the recruiting office: Emil Nei, Carl §. Johnson, Ellsworth Butler, Cecil T. Anderson, Hans Snortland and Lawrence Hull,