The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 17, 1920, Page 1

===] THE BISMARCK THIRTY-NINTH YEAR ISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TU PRICE FIVE CENTS “Scalp, Crucify, remate | ___Townley” Convention Cry $7000,000700 "WHOLE VILLAGB)-= a . FORMER MEETING ILLEGAL, CLAIM BIG FOR PROFIT (GETS DRUNK ON| Temporary Chairman Twichell |! pppypiicans asseMpLED TODAY -ONHATLSCHEME SALVAGED BOOZE| Declares Soviet Leaders Must | 10 PICK NATIONAL DELEGATES tetanic" | Be Annihilated By Americans | c Plan Outlined By Grand Old Party Not Followed January 28, | Members of State Central Committee Contend—Enthusiastic Exaggerates Spanish Town | : : Caucus Monday Evening Precedes Main Bout—Judge Young PLAN NOT A BIG SUCCESS!THREE DAYS’ ‘ DEBAUCH [tbls fe going 30, a ® fight. Presents Plan for Reorganization of North Dakota and Oust- e 4 ive, scalp- . ern, + + J —_—— ! ing crucifying, cremating "Townley." ing of Townleyites declared Tread Miche : Official Declares North Dakota|Boys and Men From 16 to 70 [ing the republican slate convention st] erat today’ s : ae , Hs the Auditorium this morning. at today’s convention was necessitated by the fact that the Compares Poorly With Participate in Six- Little actual progress hed been |convention called January 28 by National Committeeman Gunder South Dakota ; Hour Orgy made by the republican state conven-|Qlson did not proceed regularly and officially with the selection of tion, when it reconvened at 2 this aft- rat i i i ernoon to receive the report at ‘hal delegates to the national convention ; that the republicans of North committee on credent! appointed Dakota as represented by today’s convention are ready to join during the morning session. Doubt|with the democrats in a coalition ticket for the purpose of defeat- was dat that time as to theljng Tow: ; : i i f oh Ulla “conventions cane jing 17 Townleyism, and that today’s convention has the sanction of pleting its labor today, although it|the republican national committee, conveyed by a representative had been hoped that the work might'!of Chairman Will Hays, who conferred with those responsible for be disposed of before the departure! the call, were important points stated during a preliminary caucus of No. 2 Pa as : lityeor ihe eae which the “Real! delegates held Monday evening. River valley expected to return home nnn, Brewthing fervid defiance of Town. a sm and confidence that the time it The forenoon session was generally 4 Q Hs Come when te Joyal Americans harmonious and uneventful. of North Dakota cun redeem their “As one of the anti-Townley mem- state from socialism and Russian bol- bers of the state central committec,| shevism, as typitied hy the Townley I have been selected to temporaril movement, leaders of the convention preside,” said Treadwell Twichell, in which convened at 10° this morning sed a caucus of 200 enthusiastic opening the convention at 10:30, : in the dini f th He then asked that Dr. R. A. Beard iri Mie Inst nights FS of Faroe ae the truley eee Grand Pacific last night. torney General F. London, Feb, 17.—Virtually the en- Packard in a statement issued today] tire male population cf the village of wsserts- that, the declaration of the }Ta Grana near FKerrol Sy ina Townley pri that state hail insur-| state of “helpless into: for ance saved North Dakota $7,000,000] three days recently, the ing indus- in 1919 is on a par with previously | try and all ether work being at a published assurances that the Bankj complete standstill according to a of North Dakota has made $50,000) Madrid dispatch, for the people of North Dakota dur} “Owing to the stormy weather ing its first five months existence, says, “a number of ¢ “According to the state insurance | laden on incoming vessels had been department,” says Mr. rd, “the | washed overboard. The casks w total risks written 1 picked up by fishermen, small trade; panies in 1918 Were $36,007.91 1.64 jMen and mechanics, who after selling x premiums paid were part of the wreckage assembled in a} the losses paid were building, consumed dozens of bottles 412.20, and the net profit to the in-} of brandy, rum and other spirits. The | surance companics \ 85, The ted G hours at the end of which | average premium was 75 cents on aj time the whole crowd was found lying | $10-per-acre risk. ‘The maximum risk} in huddled heaps about the floor in an i under the state law was $7 per a unconsicous condition.” [eeeistance in exercising harmony and Out of that caucus came these ni Bn . the old-line premium) — The value of the liquor consumed 1s j ceneciall i give us the good sense Pr arre. things : was 52% cents an acre. estimated at 1500 pounds. ‘There a and strength to cast out this thing] Entire eek ‘or Ste ris Approval for a plan evelved at : : et For State Legisla- DI rat plan evclyed a which hag grown up among us and| ate Legisla-| yi Thdependent. Voters” ascii: +» QUOTES INSURANCE REPORT | 540 patients ranging from 16 to 7 whi state convention in Grand - “Still quoting the insurance depart-| years of age in the hospital, as citizens has placed us al- ture Is Nominated By tion ment,” continued Mr, Packard, « “the aan aero | most beyond the pale.” ‘ 4 % Forks: for the selection three-cents-an-acre t | Rev. Baird thanked the Almighty Ex-Service Men of a t, composed of present law on 28,C “for this gr anti-Townley republicans — and ree-CONES-AN-AEN levied by the; duced a revenue of $840,209.70, The | ut commonwealth with its SS | great possibiliti We are the in-|,, anti-Lownley democrats, after a humber of acres presumed to have | | heritors of a glorious past, of a splen-|TORM PERMANENT BODY] plan devisca by a committee of been insured total 12 1-4 million, but | {did present and an even more hope- nea 21, to co t of seven members owing to errors in listing the indemni- \ {ful future.” He declared it.a pyivilege |. F , of the T. V. A, seven democrats, ty tax was, levied. against.otly AL} 42 IMF Pe | to be permitted to live in this time of Big Delegation Representing En-| Selected by members of the de- 000,000 acres. which, at nts an | struggle. “Give us wisdom that we, ‘ mocrtic state central committee acre, yielded $2,750,000, making the ALLIE ACCU k may be able to show those wrongly tire County Condemns opposed to Lownleyism, and seven, total gross revenue under the act $3.- lead where they have been mistaken n . republicans, to b® formally approv- 590,209.70. ‘The total risks assumed and bring them out into the light.” Townleyism -| ed, together with the ‘catetive by the state were about $77,000,000, Treadwell Twichell then proceed- a pregram outlined, by today’s pro- “Applying last year’s average oll-lEntente Powers Adopt New ed to read the call for today’s con-| The following are the candidates of stam. line premium of 52 1 nts an aere jvention, “for the purpose of placing|the Burleigh County War Veterans Heatly: endorsement “Of widen to the 11,000,000 sured in 1919 Method of Procedure in in nomination men who are true and| Political club organized last night by| submitted by Judge N. C. Young, under the state law, we get p00 Sar ee loyal republicans.” the ex-service men of this county: whereby every otlice in the republi- as the gross premiums. ‘To arrive at War Crimes Trials | He declared the county representa-| Lynn Sperry. for state senator. can organization in North Dakota the cost under the state department \dioncas ‘defined’ in ithe we must deduct from this cost under old-line insurance the cost under s insurance, namely. $3,590, shows a saving of THE FLAT HAIL “It must not be forgotten, however, that the three-cents-an-ucre tax was Jevied on more than 110.00) acres: while there were only 11,000,000 acres insured. leaving more than 17,000,000 i, ; x 2 : ; a me au eae been} Hi. V. Semling, for state representa-} now held by a Townleyite, from : eee 2 E pased on the vote for Charles Evans] tiy: the state central committee down OT WAIVE RIGHTS ike Hughes in 1916. al Alfred Qualy of Driscoll, for state! to the precinct" committeemen COL. J. H. FRAINE OF GRAFTON . Twichell after explaining the var-| representative. shall be declared vacant, and fil ———=" ious steps leading up to today’s con- V. G. Hallum of Regan, for state ed by the appointment of anti- Holland Still Persists in Its Re-| Veteran Commander of Fighting First, Who Presided as Tem- | vention declared “we had every right] 04, : Townleyite republicans to serve b e This Morni to presume that the convention woulA" preseniaiiye. until their successors are elected fusal to Turn Over porary Chairman This Morning. meet in Bismarck or some other The election of the above men to] as provided by Jaw. : a ate vo pur gi nt the latest political party tof hae ~ Ex;Emperor | } in the state with two purposes in view r D y to A determination to go into ees | =; rehabilitations of out party‘and, enter the field‘of county: politics was A : « i “Qa |\ALLIES WILL NOT : | } the elimination of the scourage of|Uanimous and followed speeches by | ae of ele ae with me in- acres Which paid a tax of three conts| Tondyn.! "Feb, 17-—Germany — has DEPRIVE TURKEY | Townleyism from this state. We were] Velerans of the Spa of, this i TG Nens sory igntion in an i} an acre without ‘deriving Any. benefit informed she “May. try ,men ae forééd ‘to assume a great deal.of re-jand the ‘late war: wh thls: Shet "rol itie precinet com To get at the actual saving to the| cused by the ‘alfies while Holland me OF: \ sponsiblity; we. wére’, placed ‘in. the| dened: socialism, .Townleyism i i anil of the state. this tax of $510,-| intern William) of Hohenzollern and! OF CAPITAL CITY position of destructi mitteemen); to} Hiembers', of, the There was'| greatly enthused the former soldier’ sina hi 209.70 must be-deducted from the Satisfy the allied powers. Notes i vact Cease Persecution of Ar-| ©, central’ ‘commit is | WILL repr nothing on. the part of.any, member of} Which crowded the Eiks club where republican ‘asta the meeting was held. | tec, men, Who ‘ure ‘antl-Townley republicans, epposed to Townley- ing arrived at, farther reducing it tof this effect have been sent to Berlin this convention but a desire for harm- ‘ zo . is = PTR Wectlie Gnwerne calla aes! " 5 f armanent organization was per- $1.674.499.35. Ps and The Hague by the supreme allied menians, However, Says CARS IN DA 0 A y. ' permanen i i - sin aad a a beset ear erent ouniel i ? K | eclared it necessary to go i ted following the adoption of a con-} i8™. m and bolshevism, Instead of saving the farmer of | council . | ee 2 red it necessary to go into} Teclet Aes andotioeiolinde Agreement to the formal ele tution and by were named to hold of-| tien of the alternates to th « republican national — conyention Harrington, by the e convention in The committees named by sion today, in’ view of the iet that the presidential prefe! British Admiral nt and build up an organi-| § zation “so we would have an alignment ins otflest . and know whom we're fighting. I’m) fice for one een Have Far “More enough of a machine pol: ae feel} man; P. that we must have some organization! treasurer. someone from top to bottom who is H . s sponsible.” fonstituti and H. 'T.| ence primary laws of North Da- Twichell urged every delegate to| Murphy, A. G. Wanne ss,| Kola make no provisions for the overlook little things, “Thi going | Jr.. Thorn Dickinson, George P. Littl election of such detegates, Sixty per cent of all automobiles in] to be a man’s fight. You can’t win; Credentials—P. G. Harrington, R.| A pledge upon the part of every the state $7,000,000. the state hail ine] ‘Trials of Germans under charse e plan saved them $1,675,000. preferred by the powers will be undy surance v m In other words, the Townley press} Close surveillance by the allies who} London, Feb, 1 ; will net wave their right xageerated 2 trifle better than four ae i : h is a fair batting average, | there is suspicion of unfairness, or) niral De Robeck at Constantipole’s to Joy-Buggies Than Slick nother phase of a miscarriage of justice, The powers! announce .there that the allies have or 5 ; hail insurance uider the present law:| Will not intervene physically in the! qocided not te deprive Turkey of Con-| City Fellers H The insured who suffers loss must | Conduct of the cainst the ac-| stantinople. If the persecution of the} wait until a tax is led and paid, rmans. but will leave ther} Armenians continue, however, the ad jon in the hands of the su-|miral was instructed to 7 -Great Britain, at S learned toilay, has instructed Ad- x {he greater part of a year after he y the yx © North” Dakota are fart it wil such ta ag Th awit ; H Jack Serres. delegate present to fight Town- ‘ Q eee: mh {| preme court at 1¢ 1a rite iA a : if akola are far it with such talk as I’m giving you}! pais ‘ De actually suffers loss fro his -monex,] Preme court at Ye Cae | trealy with Turkey may be consider: jeording to 2. pamphict hargzloday orcas 1. helifa-lastinlehts| Underwood, | sm to the last ditch, even if or he may discount his warrant at a ‘The Hoe 17-—Holland will ably modified, is being distributed | Tere is one big objective, scalping | © oan fi i success in this enterprise depend. local bank or cash it at par at the is x E ihroushout ‘the state by &. P. Crain, | crucitying, cremating ‘Townley, and jor Henry w ed to express upon supporting lid demo- ° state bank. Tn any event, interest pera Rea ee tere by the jregistrar of the motor’ vehicle regis-| we've got to get together and shake ntiments of the men present and — cratic state ticket at the general must be paid on the whole loss for a former. emperor. William rating tration department. Total registra-| hands and say we're comrades. said in par elections next November, period of many months, Hes Onistay oat loncretislng? tae tions for 1919, the report states,| “If there ever was a time when the) “We are starling something new in AMERICANS, ALL, ‘Complaint is yery general that the - jshowed 82,885 y cars and > of 1d al Politics, an org: i solely of Fae aabaaie its osieision ay {render him but acquiescing in the , beet = peome of tis siete could render 2 z meses “Pye alw een ay i adjutants were to congervative—that Peete euned bee pee fede ae trucks in the state e aggregate | service to ull the other states of cial former service men. We have here 4. | i eave etd ike ae the actual loss not always paid. | @ pany is comprises 81,571 passenzer cars and] United Ste it is in the interment} tonight a man who fought in the always ‘th i ca ck- elared here today. et. There have times when a de- the L \ This would appear to be indicated by 11,314 iruc of 1 5 War, many Spanish-American veter- i bs . = | - i ot I m al its birth-place.” » ma a 1 ve it didn't look very good to me” . i . the fact that while there was con- | Total re Mr. Twichell then told of the plan) #ns and those who took an active part ae ie neat ttc ad < Vi» siderable more than twice as many BLIZZARD DELAYS ‘ 11919 were Gore caucuses for the! in the last war. No grander political Stil Tr sds Twichei, who presided acres insured in 1919 as in 1918. that iMr. Cra ae organi tate by congres-| Organization could be formed. Atte over last night's caucus, in explaining A. plan. “But today when s for democ- loss percent ‘more, TRAINS IN EAST) loys: Automobile: sional units, which he declared fair| We have fought overs fe Tae NO GR AT IMPROV EN rae ee . * ger cars and trucks, and efficient. racy, we are going 2 show the peo- T see : a al, onest-to- od democrat, “Taking these two considerations in-| A anne ain. |Calliaux, ex-Premier, Charged itr $7,313; dup! f One behalt’ of the. commilise. and| (Continued on page two) iin ath Townley, democrat, he looks to account, it ix exceedingly doubtful /S00 Railroad Passenger Trains " wae ? 1$303.50; motorcycles, $2,70° with the endorsement of the 200 dele-! | demu; good: tome. if the present i i With Aiding Country’s cent statement, the Tied Up {nounced there were approximately ates ow 2 2 ast. everiine’s! “There's not so much difference, ane He Smained one on ISONERS W IL L atter all, between democrats and ry chairman Col. J. D, Fraine! publicans. Here in North Dakota we're ; pment over | ro ‘ That the lave could. be made to be of| ; \ Enemies 1900 motoreycles in North Dakota, mporary chairman Col. raine eas d { considerable benefit to the people of |. Suult Ste, Maric Mich. Feb, 12—] 0 See Ger : tains reprints HO ton aiid Hs “youk lenipORary 466. all tghting for the same thiug—our H the state is indieated by the experi- Rail traflic in this region is ously Feh.17-—Jd soph Calliaux, to R. D. Gallagher—he's lived out 7 constitu fon, our _, uustitutions our : ij z ence of South Dakota, In North Da-| affected by the blizaird that has been premier, was placed on trial id alsoc ve table are Townley started.” | kK homes. and s hristian civilization. co ne kota the cost per acre runs approxi-| 1 pros for the past 24 hours, before the senate acting its is Hs of fees for 1920. T! are sched-!” Mr. Gallagher was. state’s attorney Lea a meat nel eniieier cadve eeauiiee 4 mately 32 cents fora § There has been no traffic over the \ uled according to model and make of of Golden Valley when Governor | ween a zeal republican and a sockali # surance, South Dakota ine bey eet sae ane ees : tated iy ereegre a jautomobiles,, with ay minum Of 55 Frazier imade an unsuccessful effort caren democrats arene cialist. ‘ i me ce early Monday and one passenge of the state b eUYers, ‘ 3M ° ; : guod, logy 5 a ay $10-an-acre protection for y and one J "" 4 specified. Motorcycles will be to remove him following the Bowen} fee ig een demecs 3 ions and intelligence vw i to fi censed for $3. | murder. Col. Fraing w The highest fee ¢ ed is for a' commander of the Fighting Fir: train was delayed there nearly 86) mach 4 ; x hours waiting for snow plows to get| the enemy tendi a $10-an-acre protection, the cost would 3 Towules democr have been within G8 cents of the old-| rough. In some places the snow is) enterpri : ince and her al | certain ¢ of five-ton truck, license | veteran of the Philippine campaign, Illinois Sherif! Wants Inhabi-. Townley democrats, ; line average premium in 1918, A real|Teported to be plied as high as ae lies.” Article 79 of the penal military |for which is fixed at § A maxi-jand former lieutenant-governor. The ‘ in a smaller way 4 state hail insurance act might j number plate on the engine » makes conviction of such an Of mum set for passenge s is $32.85,| convention stood and enthusiastically | tants of Jail to Witness | rowley: -republicans are doing—ra' § saved the people of the state several! ishable with death. \specified for a particular kind of/ applauded as Fraine and Gallagher) Execution ing all the hell they can, ~ The trial is expected to last between |sedan. mounted the platform, to beat Town- tronehie ty the feacat aot hie? wwe; TRADING IN SUGAR | two and three month Forty-three trade names are listed) Col. Fraine briefly acknowledged Saat | I'm willing to go to the hem anything. b in the schedule of 1920 fees for the, the 1} + Ox I | Cook coutit “Had the act been compulsory. ‘ook county STOCK MARKET, “most, commonly used motor vehicles | presiding even temporarily over ‘ that I'm a Seapanllean and vore : ' | tions in spite of tic ticket. But s the veteran t what w re doing— " acre. Had North Dake furnished ror the latter's il will witn wotests made by ‘wor | for a solid demo Feb, 17.—Trading ‘in a - about ten cents an acre ion to y Xt N ta,” the models spe- a convention and then introduced Sec : . c cet. a the three-cent tar would hascuaial the! sugar res suspended at the gov: | HAS JIM HAMS Seer ene the way from’ the|Tetary Gallagher as a man with a real) men. public offic rind ad Tad me believe it is necessary.) , losses for 1919 and would not have | ernments request in August, 1917, was; year 1906 to 1920, inclusive. | message. : int ,_ Peter mnounced ae Beek ue eve Bt ule committee ott sean been a Irardship for those who ‘elected | resumed on the New York cofiee and| New Y Feb. 17—1 17.The stock The itemized registration for 1920| Gallagher began his address with a| O'Brien will he han dd Friday for t « erm H feuns a d : ren de oe ats, to try state insurance, The law should | sugar exchange tod The first sale’ ket was much unsettled tod leading |shows Cass county, including the city, reference to the administration’s at-' murder of a policeman and the proce- with seven. men vers of we fae cither work by zones after the South 18 100 tons for May delivery at tea| shares making material extensions to |of. Fargo, leading in number of pas-|tempt to remove the heads of great; dure will he the same as in the hang- ae pen ae poole rs’ fissoe ation Dakots or should be compulsory.|cenis a pound. This contrasted with | severe losses of the last fortnight. senger cars, totalling 5,010, with! educational institutions because he, ing. ot alfacHlo 7 nie at ee Sa ORIG ere pals ond at 3,664. | would nut svand fur tie intruducuon | after Canadian idea, ‘The the jast previous sale nt74.S4 cents al ‘Stocks were two to five points lower Grand Forks county | ir Fue Lhe North Dakota | pound ms (. ;at the opening but made moderate re- | These count held the same relative of sucialism. He declared that every-| prhiorne ! v Teper 4 “upon the insured in those i joy sugar or iinme-|coveries before noon alter which positions at the top of the list of) fhirs that has been dune in Kus:te Is iL wockivg L | Wey da Whe ey Ecwubdean or | (Coniinucd on Pago Six) (Continued on ‘Page Sovon) counts were renewed, trucks, \jith 85 and 68, respectively, * there is seldom bau.” s iL7d ceals asked.) ing fur both ace