The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 6, 1920, Page 1

ral THE WEATHER FAIR AND WARMER THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE LAST EDITION | THIRTY-NINTH YEAR BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, ‘FEBRUARY 6, 1920 PRICE FIVE CENTS SOLDIERS WILL GET BONUS FROM STATE IN MARCH Adjutant General’s Office Be- Jieves 1,500 Claims Will Be Paid in Month FUND INCREASING DAILY Bill Lemke Promised Legion League Would Provide All Funds Necessary ° With $12,000 in the 1e soldiers’ bonus | fund at the present time and this amount increasing daily as tax re- ceipts are turned in, at least 1,500 claims will be paid before the middle of next month. These important facts were dis- closed last night in a. talk delivered by Major Harold Sorenson of the ad- jutant general’s department before American legion members here. The speaker outlined some of the require- ments of the amended. soldiers’ bonus 4 law and how the work in his oflice was progt sing in filing claims of former service men for the $25 a month for cach month in service which the state will pay. It was also disclosed that plan uidexaway to pay all claims this year and for that reason all former service men were urged to send in their certi icates and applications, A great many men. it was stated, were delaying these requirements because of the im- probability of getting their bonuses for several years, ; An interesting disclosure of the cau- the Nonpartisan league representatives during the recent spe- ion of the state legislature was made by Capt. Heury T. Murphy. Capt. Murphy, in urging ex-service men to file their claims at once said: “William Lemke promised the leg- are islative committee of the American legion, of which I was a member, that funds. would be provided at either the special session of the leigslature or at the ne: t regular session by the league majority to pay all soldiers’ ¢laims m full. As this, was not provided for by the special session, I presume, in v! of the solemn promise made by Mr Lemke to the legion committee. that | the league members will provide a fund to pay all bonus claims at the Fegular session.” FRASER WANTS SPORT SUPPLIES |* GIVEN T0 GUARD, Requests Some of the Athletic Equipment Used By Army During War That part of the army equipment which was surplus at the close of the war may be distributed among National Guard’ organizations, is suggesteil in ad letter received, by Adjutant, General Fraser from head- of) the fonal!.War Work in New York city. } Fra wrote the Council in Mr. quiring as to whether any of the sur- plus athletic supplies were available for the militia either as a lean or as; gifts. Replying to the letter, Associ | ate Secretary Bert C. Pond wrote ax follows: “Ther is not on hand at pre: any considerable supply of _atheltic equipment as our supply, when the} welfare work was turned over to the War Department. was turned over for | their work where necessary and the; remainder was disposed of and sal- vaged. | “We note your suggestion that some of this equipment could be used by the National Guard of the state of] North Dakota, but the War Work Counci] has as yet adopted no policy | which would make it possible for us| fo place equipment er -supplies. with | avy other than Army, Navy Marine Corps outfits, In determining the fu- ture policy your suggestion will be given consideration.” GOBS RETURN KEY Was Stolen From London Lord Mayor’s Home Toudon, Feb, 6—The large key of | the front door of the Mansion Hou oilicial residence of the Lord Mayor, : which was missed last summer after | in entertainment given to American | xuilors, has just been restored through the American Emba: The Lord Mayor ards) the in| cident as a joke and says’ that the | key will now possess additional in- terest after its Atlantic voyage. IMPOSSIBLE SAY DUTCH The Hague. Thursday. Feb. 5.—Vir tually without exception the Dutch) press characterizes the allied demand the surrender of German war criminals as being impossible. WANTS AIR PILOTS Paris. Feb. 6—The French gov ment determined to. maintait reserve of airplane pilots. Several flying schools have been approved to + athletic | ks Vhis squad weak only \Commanders Wanted By Allies) {January 7 and it w. unanimous: { ly concluded that evasion of the ex tradition Clause of the Versailley | | tire _ DEDICATE TH Big Convention at Grand Forks Outlines Program and Cam-. paign Methods to Be Followed in State to Defeat Nonpar- tisans and For N. . ND. F zation and campaign plans for North Dakota Independent Voters sociation were adopted at the s convention of that organization today The convention will close this after- noon, By the plan of campaign outlined and adopted it is propesed to organize a force of at least 25,000 voters to dedicate thelr time in carrying on the campaign against the Nonpartisan league in the state, Continuation of the work here! conducted by the association wi Feb, 6,—Organi- the tofore | ad vised. : CANDIDATES Tn the nominations of candidates | it was proposed by the ycommittee on campafgn methods the anti-Non- partisan league members of the repub- jlfean and democrati¢ state -eentral committees be asked ‘to appoint sev members eacsh to confer with a like committee of several members from the | Independent Voters association for the | purpose of calling a state mass con vention of all voters opposed to the league to nominate t pts. This plar of procedure also was recommended in the counties and in the legislative i fs and was approved by the ¥s- sociation. The reports of the committee on] referendum and initiation of legisla- tion advised that petitions be circulat- ed referring to the people the state sheriff Dill, the so-called “smelliug’ | committee bill—and the absent voter bill passed by the state le ature at its recent special session. The com- mittee also advised the initiation of 2 law prohibiting the displaw of the red flag. The reports were accepted by al- | most unanimous yote of the 500 dele- gates present. | Resolutions adopted declare *that the state administration under con- trol of the Nonpartisan league has fur. | thered a brand of. socialism in, the state. CALIFORNIA HAS MANY STARS FOR TRACK SEASON) 1 Year’s Veterans Expected |; to Clean Up on Coast : Championships * 1 Berkeley, Cal... Feb, “G—The Univer- sity of California has a half score! versatile veterans of the track with which to start the season's track and field training, These include Mer- | chant, Sprott, Hutchinson, Lupton, Ma- jors, Waltz, Roach, Carson and Gruns- cousiders Mo-dash Walter- Christie, coach, in the and the high jump. GERMAN HONOR WOULD PERMIT TREATY EVASION | | to Stand Trial “Only Did Their Duty” 7 { Field Marshal Von | Buelow told the loc ger today that Germans whose names are on the list of those whose extradition is de manded by the allies “only did their duty to the fatherland’ and that ex. tradition was ignominy to which “no yerman would y submit.” The field ma jared he would | never place himself at the disposal of | the entente nations and expressed the | belief that most of the commanders named in the allied list would take the same yiew. G It is unde army and na serlin, Keb. MAN HONOR tood that meetings of y commanders were held | treaty was entirely compatable with German honor and that no one must yoluntarily surrender. Legal ob. tions should be ledged against orders j for the arrest of any of the command: | ers, it was decided at these meeting: ;The. government has issued to the press a proclamation reiterating its opposition to the extradition demands and declaring it cannot be fulfilled by this or any other government. JUST GETTING MAIL Two Harbors, Minn. Feb. 6. People in Grand Marais are getting their Christmas mail tod: The en- district along the north shore of Lake Superior extending to Grand ais is also getting mail after an lute shotdown in “delivery for six owing to deep snow and bad | roads that defied the strongest trucks. Three carloads of mail were started for Grand Marais today, It contained all Christmas mail and presents that had been stored in the’ local whieh are to be sent each year a large niimber of student-flyers, j oftice. led recently to consider “the | government to take steps without d |eotton within the empire LV. A. PLANS 70 FIGHT LEAGUE BY HAVING 25,000 VOTERS TO EIR TIME TO PLAN RENTS IN FARGO INVESTIGATED BY LARGE COMMITTEE Price of Apartments and Homes Due to Advance March 1 and Women Are Inquisitive argo, N. D., Feb. 6-—Rentals in ‘argo will be investigated by a spe- cial committee of the city sioned named today at the instance of a delegation of club women. Gen- eral increase in rentals are to be made iu March, the club women told the commission, and these, it was yssert- ed, are unjustifiable. M. A, Hildreht, United States district attorney, heads the committee which is made up of representatives ef women’s clubs, la- bor, landlords and home owners, SUPPLY OF RAW COTTON CAUSES ENGLAND WORRY Big Manufacturers Want Gov- ernment to Encourage.Its Growing in Empire ichester, Eng. Feb. 6. shire cotton interests are so disturbed regarding the future supp! ef raw cotton, that a special meeting of the chamber of commerce was call- seriou menace to the staple trade of Lan- which may avise in the event of America’s inability to supply this future demand for raw cot- ton.” ‘vhe meeting also adopted a resolu- tion calling on the government to take immediate steps to promote the grow- | ing of cotton within the British em- pire. Edwin Stockton, presiding, referred fo the pessimistic reports ‘brought back by delegates who had attended the conference at. New Orleans, ang suid. it-mustube remembered..if. any. thing occured to interrupt materially it upply of raw cotton to Lanca- the business here would be faeed with possible ruin and the aA country wotild suffer, The spea cited authoritative reports re- garding increased consumption in America and decreased production of cotton and said: “It would em that the growing of: cotton within the Empire would nain one of the most desirable ob- | Jects which our statesmen could fos- r Ww illiam Barton, member of par- liament, proposed a resolution record- ing a se of danger of a future shortage of cotton and urging the }lay to advance by every means in its power the growihg of, cotton within! the empire, He thotglit Mesopotamia the most hopeful spot to” meet the needy of Lancashire. Egypt, he said had increaxe its acreage by 50 pe cent in the last 25 years but the total crop had scarcely increased and he expected very little help from India. TT. Crook thought the money spent in trying to grow British cotton had been to a large extent wasted and that America v the most likely place to inerei the Lancashire cot- ton suppl) Sir William Barton’s resolution was adopted. Since the meeting referred to in the | foregoing, the British empire cotton ‘owing committee has recommended that the British board of trade grant 10,000 pounds for five years to that committee to promote the growth of The com- mittee stated that the British cotton industry drew four-fifths of supplies from the United States and said there was evidence of a world shortage of eotton, Confidence was expt ed by the committee that if proper measures were taken it would be possible to grow within the empire “a ver, large proportion of the cotton it requires.” FAMOUS KIDNAPPER Uses Garage to Capture Men K ‘ Badly Wanted Vienna, Fel ischand Bleisch, the man who id to have engineer- ed the kidnapping of the Hungarian terrorist, Schon, who was in refuge here, is charged by the police with having by the same means returned other Hungarian Communists to Budapest. Bleisch opened a garage and one by one hired his victims to work for him. It short motor drive to the frontier and, after xet- ting their confidence, he would pro- pose a trip to a hotel for a good time. Then Bleisch would drive to the fron- tier where the gendarmes were wait- ing. FIGHTING IN ASIA London, Feb, 6.—A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Co. from Con- stantinople under date of January 3 reports important engagements in the region of Marasha and Aintab, Turkey, in Asia, between mational forces and French troops. Marasha seriously endangered the dispatch peays. : ess commis: |, FRAZIER’S BOOM FOR PRESIDENT FINALLY BURIED Courier-News Says “We Need Him” and Therefore Lynn Stays in North Dakota BEEN TREATED AS JOKE Only League’s Official Mouth- piece Has Taken Governor’s Campaign Seriously President” boom buried and the “Frazier for Geyernor” boom has been resurrected by no less au autho than the Fargo Courier-Nows, oflicia! mouth-piece of th Nonpartisan league. For weeks past, the league pap has been devoting considerable of space to influencing sentiment in fa- vor of Governor Frazier for president of the United States, Outside of the own office, nothing but ridicule has greeted this propaganda and now the CourierNews has at last dis- covered the humor of the situation, The discarding of the “Frazier for ident” boom was announced in the following editorial in the Courier- News Thursday under fle caption “we need him.” “As the yoters of North Dakota ap: proach the presidential primary their disgust with the prospect of being compelled to choose between such an array of candidates as General Wood ‘pallman’ Lowden, Senator Poindex- ter, Senator Harding, and such like aspirants for the presidential nomina. tion becomes acute. They cannot be blamed, therefore, for feeling more and more strongly that the choice o* North Dakota, should rest upon our own Governor’ Frazier, He has shawn the qualicies that would make for a good president. The report of the indus of which he is chairman, what a splendid business man he is He pbréught North Dakota thru the turmoil of the war with less disorder than any other state, North Dakota not only ranked with the best in ful- filling all its financial obligations te the war, but it went even farther than any other state assisting farmers te increase their acreage on behalf of a starving world. Governcy Frazier is an American .of the olf /uriety. who" believes in the kind of .Amer- icanism that. was preached by Wash- ington and Jefferson and Lincoln. He has permitted no Prussianism in North Dakota and there has been no ‘red’ arrests here, And he is, above all, a man whose sympathies are al- ways with the struggling mas “He stands head and shoulders above the entrants in the Republican presidential race, But we all knc of course, that the Republican con- tion will be controiled by hig busi The nomination of Governor Frazier is an idle dream—this y “In the meantime, he is needed in North Dakota. His work here is not completed. Much as has been done. there is more that remains to be done Our big job consists of all in {establishing on an unassailable foun- dation the North Dakota progr am. We cannot at this time Frazier, We must remain away from the presidentia] primaries, or choose the least. of ive of the various ola guard candidates presented, Governor Frazier’s work in North Dakota is far too important at this time to per mit us even to think ef drafting him for the presidential primarle s DENVER MINT MAN STOLE $100,000 IN BARS OF BULLION Skilled Worker Arrested By Secret Service Agents, Who Find Gold in Home The “Fra has been for ier P zn Denver, Colo, Feb. 6.—Orville Har- rington, skilled wor! in the Denver mint, was arrested early today by the branch of the fed ’ viee on a charge of having robbed the Denver mint of gold at more than $100,000. Harrington's home revealed the gold Di buried and hidden in’ various parts of the premises and all of it was recovered, bullion valued A search of AIR ROUTE NEW Longlon, Feb, British govern- ment agents have proposed an. air route between Europe and South America via Madrid, Rabat, in Moroc ‘st. on the west coast of Africa, and thence by a 1,400- mile ocean route te Pernambuco, Phe ocean pr and lies calm. ge ix comparatively short ina region of , equitorial — * COLLEGE WOMEN | TAKE UP SPORT IN SERIOUS WAY 1 | Berkeley. —Wom- |! | en students er: | | of Californ E gned up! | for athletics for the spring | | semester, The list of sports | includes’ baseball, basketball, | | crew rowing, canoeing and ten- | nis, | Geraldine Pratt is athletic | | manager of the women. + = + ROBBERS BREAK INTO. VAULT IN LARGE BUILDING Equitable Building, In Heart of New York’s Financial District, Entered The vault of the Pittsburg able building w burgla: Was learned, today. large sum in securities was The Equitable building, which the fheart of the financial district houses the New York branch of the federal reserve bank, GRAIN SHIPPERS 10 GET NEEDED CARS NEXT WEEK steel Co, in the Equit- looted last night by A Director General of Railroads Places Staple on the Priority List CAR SHORTAGE TO BLAME 4 Lack of Equipment Caused Shipments of Feed and Seed Grain to Be Delayed Relief to the drought afflicted dis: triets of western North Dakota and eastern Montana as far as seed gram and feed are concerned as well as to grain elevators all over the ie be cause of the shortage of cars is ex- pected to be affected next week, The state railroad commission re- ceived a telegram yesterday from the director general of railroads at Wash- ington that from February § to 18 North Dakota and other states will be given priority. in the furnishing of box cars fdr bulk grain loading. This ‘order is expected to release large number of box for ‘ing wheat and other grains, the shipment of which has been badly handicaped | by the car shortage. DEMAND FOR CARS The railroad — commission here reports that ‘the demand for cars for immediate shipments from grain cle- vators all over the state as well as others shippers lias been greater than the railroads could meet. This week one elevator requested “the sion to ‘secure. 147 cars to and seed grain to the dry sections in the western part of the state. This the commission could not do as the railroad had no cars availabl The telegram from R, H. Aishton, regional director of railroads with headquarters at Chicago, to the rail- road commission het as folloy TELEGRAM The director general of railrouds 1d the following ,or 3ecause of the impetat! fe neces: sity to provide greater movement of bulk grain, loadin, ilroads serving the)states of Illinois, Minnesota, Mon- tana, Missouri, Towa, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Colorado, Wiscons Kansas, A sas and Tey will gi preference and priority in the furnishing of box cars for bulk grain. loading from February 8 to 18 inclusive after. pro- viding for the loading of Jess than rloud = merchandi: priut paper, wood pulp and sugar. “This means that to the extent nece: to fill requirements al! available box car equipment suitable in handing these cor ss Will be confined to this cl has MPLOYES All offic agents, traflic tives and othe interested have been instructed a details of this order and asked > the full co-operation of gr farmers, commercial organ nd others in order to secure TO HELP repres- em- to the to KJELSTRUP BUYS RESIDENCE LOT sirup, an oflicer of the ital Security bank of this city and interested extensively in’ McLean county, has purchased fifty fect on Avenue B near First street adjoining the home of I. H. St Mr. Kjel- strup now resides at Pnderwood, but it stated) that he plans on erect ing a home on this property in the near Fucurcs ‘Today’s: eath er | * For twenty-four hour ending at noon, February 6. Temperature at 7 a, m. 16 Temperature at neon, Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday . last night. Low Precipitation .. Highest wind velocity. “ast For North Dakot Fair tonight and probably Saturd. not much change in temperature. Lowest Temperatures Fargo .. Williston . t. Paul..... Winnipeg Helena . Chicago . Swift Current. Kansas City. LINGERING STARVATION FACING AUSTRIAN POPULATION UNLESS CREDIT IS EXTENDED AT ONCE WEST VIRGINIA POLICE CAPTURE 22 BOOZE STILLS Secretary of Food Administra- tion Takes Gloomy View of Situation and Says General Under-Nutrition Prevails Big Cities in Activities For Month of January Includes 44 Persons 5,——-Lingering Arrested, - ing the Austrian re- Charlestown, W.Va ch. 6. public, the plight of which has grown Twenty-two illicit stills were considerably worse in by officers of the ate prohibition | months, said Dr. Lowenfeld-Russ, depaftment and 44 persons arrested |(yjan state secretary of food adminis during Janu aceerding to ar tration, to the ted Press today. port of comissioner Walter Hallahan made public today. Dr. Lowenfeld-Rus took a very It was also stated that details of|gloomy view of the situation and the newly-formed stitte police have} pointed out the absolute necessity of } been. ver of mountain {counties to work with prohibition of- ficers ina carefully’ plinned cam: piign) against moonshining. obtaining immediate relief. “Relief granted in December by the supreme council When importations of flour to were ordered,” Dr. fe said,” postponed to a sertain extent the food cr » but was, far trom giving definite s y to the country. The general food situation WILL nae CASE can be characterized ON BANK AUDIT starvation, Our nec ies, so far as flour is concerned, are .covered until arl Kositzky Will Be Told Whether He Can Look in the first of March, but this is only providing transports arrive on time. DEPRECIATION OBSTACLE, “Depreciation of our currenc, which has fallen in six months to le than two pércent of its original value, deprives us of every possibility of buy- ing food in the world’s market.) A dollar which was worth five crowns State Institution’s Books before the war is now worth crowns and those we have to pay for a oe Amportations sixty times their pre-war The stato supreme court has sct}yalue without counting the great in- February 10 as the date of hearing in the case of the State of North Dakota crease in prices even in America. ‘Our poor population cannot afford to buy even the small rations we are ex rel Carl Kositzky, state auditor, - Y ap Nae able to distribute. vs. J. I. Waters and F. W. Cathro, NDER NUTRITION manager and difector general, re-| | “General under nutrition in the big spectively, of the Bank of North Da- kota, involving the question ag to the auditor's right to examine the bank’s books. According to pape the 2, Mr. Kosi examine the books of the North Dakota on October 6, 191 ing on the ground the bank wa; especially Vienna, is the con Mortality figures regarding children have reached _ fantastic heights. There is no remedy for this situation except the granting of suf- ficient credit for a long term. The motion brought before the American act-| senate for the extension of credit to e nd cus-| Austria is our only ray of hope in that todian of public funds charge Off direction, but the situation is so bad their receipt and disbursement. The] in Austria we can not wait until these papers state that the auditor started| credits are granted, or until food stuff an examination on October Gth butwas! Lought’ with their afa (will arrive i refused admittance to the counting} jourope.” room or access to the books, papers and records of the institution on Oc- tober 7th. ction was commenced in’ the fourth al district before Judge W. L. le at Bismarck on behalf of the auditor for an order to show cause why a writ of mandamus should not issue out of that court directed by the defendants, compelling them to sub- {mit to an examination of the bank by Mr. Kositzky under the state statutes. Judge 'Nuessle denied the petition for a writ and an appeal to the supreme court followed. The case involve: ary defini- tion of the word “inspect,” which is jused in the ute quoted by counsel Na in the appeal. Another tow qu submitted in y attempted to Bank of 9, EX-SERVICE MEN SUCCESSFUL IN FORMING PARTY Political Organization For En- tire County Arousing Much Interest s nid to be involv: is as to ! whether the bank is a busin prpor- atone progre s is being made.in ation, a trading company, or an in-| B in the formation of a strumentality or department of the; composed slusively state government {of former service men, the committee in charge of the matter reports. A The state’s case is being handled byj Attorney General William Langer and county conyention. with del 28 Assistant Attorney General F. Is. Pack-!from every township .in the y will be held here [february 16 at which time a definite program will be prepared for the future activities of the organization. In a circular letter seut to ail form~ er service men in the county A, A. Jones, temporary chairman of the or- ganization, it id: “In atte ding this meeting you are CANADA TRYING TO TAKE CHARGE | i | OF RAND TRUNK not opposing any particular organiza- tion or pa no one cares a rip ( whether you are republican or demo- erat; but we want you here because aire jyou are an rvice man. If you Board of Directors of Railroad |" not here when i bl blows on |the 16th we won't send out the M. P.s Will Take Up Matter jfor you but we will miss you and “your H a 4 lideas very much. So drop in on us February 19 lon this date and bring along as many lof the gang in your neighborhood as Keb. 6. London, Propos hyiyou can get to come. Tell them not whicli the. ¢ yovernment |to wait for a personal invitation be- would ke Ov d Trunk | cause it is impossible for us to get the railway system inclnding lines at its/names of all the former ser control in the United States will be}on such short notice but that they laid before stockholders of the com-|are wanted here. If you can send us a ) names of th pany by Sir Alfred Smithers, chair. | few (or mar se men we man of the board, February 19, With {will be only too glad to hear from you hig call for the meeting sent out to-|and to write each one a letter of in- o | vitation.” “| FOOD SALE POPULAR a ae | ial Thousands Brave Cold All Night ito Buy Rations Vienna, Feb, 6—An open severa] thousand pounds of un foods, such as American and smoked meats, was adver er day. On the night pre eral thousand men and w sembled in the market 4 stood in the snow and cold until ‘the doors opened at eight o'clock. 15 minutes the supply was sold out. tonly a small proportion of the crowd being served. NEW COMPANY The John B, Sinner Farms ¢ with offices at Casselton, h ing t proposals, 1 agree: | he issues ai cir roplance of the in the form of ment approved by the Canadian petors? which were nent last Octol aises granted the Gr Trunk have been inadequate | pace with the ex) incurrs jing the last few the eirenlar | iys, and the situation of the ¢om-| red to have been “greatly Italian } { WOMEN Seattle, j hundred women ball at the U are an miter lass series played. be chosen and probably. Ip be “BANNED hb. G.—A_ coun: | dances and Dic ty-wide pany, ed 2 | public , except churches | jceles of incorporation with the secre- and sc’ ordered today bY/tary of state providing for a capital the St 1 of Ith to} stock of $200,000. The seven direct- combat t Lelfield there} ors specified are Frank J., John P. Jr., are 50 ¢ lise | Albert F., John B., Leo N.. Arthur J. authorities there have banned and Joseph Sinner. General farming schools and church gatherings. business is provided for. the