The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 18, 1920, Page 1

3 q j ON PEACE PACT a , = THE WEATHER FAIR AND WARMER THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE THIRTY-NINTH YEAR, . ISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18, 1920 PROGRESS NOT VISIBLE TODAY Situation So Muddled That Most Ardent Ratificationists _Weep CANNOT FORCE BALLOTING Washington, Feb. 18. — Progre: the peace treaty ratification fight was not visible today after two days of vigorous debate since the pact was brought back from committee to the floor of the senate. Tn fact. the situation apparently was sv Muddled that even. the most ardent ratificationists seemed ~ disheartened over the prospects of settleemnt al though others professed to see a way out of the wilderness of original and sub-reservations, Af. another ex ample to get republican support fe modifying the reservation to article 10 Minority Leader “Hitchcocn said it looked as thouzh the opposing side “might come out cf the same hole’ they went in. Leaders on obth sides ing any effort to forec first of the proposed mod the republican reservations to let debate run its course. are hot mak- yote on the ications to intending ’ LITTLE DEMAND - FOR PUBLICITY INN. D. PRIMARY, Only $200 Worth of Space: Pur- chased in Pamphlet Hall Is to Issue At the expiration of the time limit fixed by the secretary of «state for filing of pr copy to be us in the state publicity pamphlet, plication had been made for only worth of space as compared — with $2.000 worth used in the issue before the special election in Jume., 191 The pamphlet is being prepa! view of the presidential primary March 16, Calling attention to the pending is- sue’ of the publicity-pamphlet.in a circular notice dated January 22, Sec- retary of State Thomas Hall set Feb- ruary 14 as the last date upon which matter could be submitted, He listea in the notice the titles of measure to he submitted to the electors at the primary as follows: Measures initi- ated hy. petition—Creating a state athletic commission, regulating the sale of cigarets, providing for Sunday baseball, and providing for Sunday theatres; amendments to the coustitu- tion proposed by the sixteenth legis lative. assembly—Recall of public _ot- ficials, leasing of state lands,, debt _and limit of political sub-di on residence requirements of elector “All referendum tions and all for ops ny méasure x n this office not later than Saturday: February 14th, 1920," the notice specified.’ The one’ demand for’ space caine. from: F, L. Watkins, nlanager of the “campaign of the Home Pe- ue. Mr. Watkins, on Feb- a 14, submitted matter to tak up one page of the pamphlet, compr ing an argument in favor of the “blue’ guments are printed in the pa phiet-at the rate of $200 a page, Ac cording to the secretary of state's ottice, in June, 1919, $400 worth was used by the Nonpartisan League and 00 worth by the Independent, Vot association, FARM LAND BEING SOLD IN VARIOUS PARTS OF COUNTY Many Transfers of Property Re- corded During the Past Few Days Fred Gruenberg sold to Ellen Con way lot 8, block 12 in the Sturgis addition. Josie Thomas purchased lots 1, 2 and block 15, Hallum addition to the town of Driscoll from W. TH. Thomas and sold to Ole J. Dahl they cast half of lot 6. block S, first ad- dition to Dricoll, : P. C. Remington sold to Catherine Ferris the southwest of the north- east quarter, the ¢ast half of the southeast quarter and lo in section 22. township 157, range being in the center of Manning township. Julius Otteson sold to the Patterson | Land Co. the southwest qua of section 4, township 145. range 76, be ing in the northern part of Richmond township, Clifton R. Doxey sold to R. J. Buchanan the northwest quarter of section 19. township 137, range 76. being two miles southwest of Moffit. Joseph Sime sbld to Elias Benson the east half of section 10, township OT, rau 78. being in the northern part of Telfer township, CARRINGTON WI Mandan, N. D,. Feb. 18—Carrington hi school basketball team, which ras defeaten the pismarck tive high school team here last ot pe by FEW MEN ON SOO UNAWARE STRIKE ORDER WITHDRAWN Some Failed to Report Yester- day, But Return to Work When Told News Neither the Northern 1 ific nor the Soo railroad were affected by — the strike of maintenance of way em- ploy which had been called for Tuesday, but which has been indeti- Hitely postponed pending settlement of the wage controversy between officials of the brotherhood and President Wil- son at Washington, If the © had been called it weuld have cted at Jeast 500 employes on both roads. on the division adjacent to this city. A few men failed to report to work on the Soo yesterday morning as they had failed to receive notice of the postponement cf the strike from. the union's headquarters, but after a con- sultation with local officials of the road and Scott W. Derrick, division superintendent, the men were informed that the strike had been postponed. They then returned to work. No mea were reported as out through © mi understandimg on the Northern Paci- fie, W. A. MeDonald, local agent of that road, reported yesterc AMERICA FACES OIL FAMINE, IS EXPERT BELIEF Only Four: Months’ Supply in Storage Means Necessity For Importing York, . is—-America, wit ouly four months’ supply of el in| storage, faces the prospect of ha | to seek oil from foreign sources which are now showi tendency clude the United from purchi ing from their fields" according to Van H. Manning, United States Di- ines, in ® paper read here, today before the 1Z1st annual mect- ing of the American institute of min- ing and Metallurgical Engineers. George Otis Smith, Director of the United States geological survey, at the same meeting. conlirmed’ the state- ment of the director of mines, and de- New tate glared that the position of the United States in regard to its oil supply ie the present ‘timg-is “precatioys.* Mr: Smith estimated the supply still un- developed, however, at enough for about 20 years. There are enormous. quantities of oil in the shale beds in Colorado, Wyomi nd Utah, it was explained, but Director Maming wa doubtful whether economic production of this oil is ut present possible. Latin - Americ Great Britain, France and the Netherlands, it was said. control the main potential sour- ces and.all of these countries have adopted policies tending to shut ou: those of other nationalities. Director Smith declared that American cot certs should chter foréign fields not only with American methods, machin- ins but also ‘with money Sand opexatiiie control. ‘itide open pil. policy all the f14" was ailopted by Director, Manu- ing “yho urged: the. active, projection ly eitizens ahd! legis:, Director’ Smith fin his: addre: Foreign Oil Supply for the United ite urged a on-Wwide campaign in the conservation of fuet oil, ‘oline and lubricating oil all along the line of production and con- sumption by better methods in locat- ing, drilling, recovery, transportation, refining and He pointed out that the new demand of the shipping pro-} gram alone would call for cil in quan- equivalent to nearly one-half the pnt domestic output, Other papers presented at the sions included discussions of oil pro- Philippines and} on Argentine, Kentu and Ney HAWAII SUGAR PLANTATIONS | ARE BURNING Honolulu, Monday, Feb. 16.—Nine fires started on seven sugar planta- tions on the island of Kauai during) Saturday night, and, about 90 acres; of sugar cane burned, according to} a Wireless message received here from} the manager of a sugar company on| that island, suspects had been~arrested. WILSON CONTINUES HIS IMPROVEMENT i Washington, Feb. ident Wilson contineus te show improvement and was up early today shaving~him-| self and going about his usual routine. | Rear Admiral Grayson, his physician said. Dr. Grayson’s statement was prompted by published reports that the president had a relapse last night. INTERNATIONALIZATION OF DARDANELLES FACT ization of the Da been forecast was decided ujon defi- tel, oy the silled Suprenic council today, “Lhe detalis the Cuntrul of howerer, pace not be the waterway score of 19 to 12 reset | worked out, thrift ayility. be settled He reported that two! - MRS, FRAZIER’S- FATHER PASSES IN CALIFORNIA Sad News Received By Wife of] North Dakota Governor This Morning Mrs. Lynn J. Frazier, wife of Nort" Dakota’s chief executive, this morn-; ing received a wire announcing the death of her father, John Stafford, a pioneer of Pembina county, at San Gabriel, Calif, where the deceased had made his home since his retire- ment six years -ago. Mr. Stafford had ‘been in failing health for some time. Mrs. Frazier visited him last: summer, and she was not wholly an. ! prepared for the sad mews ‘which | ne today. Because of the impos- sibility of traveling with her few-! months old baby, and the length of fime which world ‘ke required tto reach San Gabriel, Mrs. Frazier does; not plan to go to lifornia for the; funeral services, arrangements for, which were not announced in the message. J6éhn Stafford was born in Eng- land 73 years ago, He emigrated to} Ontario in his youth and thence, in 1881, to Pembina. cousity, where he Was among the successful pioneer farmers. When he retired six years ago his holdings were among the largest in the county, He never took an active part in politics, but he was} recognized among his neighbors as} a substantial citizen and a leader. | In addition ta Mrs. Frazier, there survives in North Dakota, a secona daughter, Mrs. James Minder, wite of the publisher of the Crystal Call. The youngest daughter of the de- ceased and his widow are living at San Gabriel, and he leaves four sons in Alberta. UNITED STATES NOTE NO THREAT, | SAYS PRESIDENT { Wilson Declares He Merely De-! fined American Position | on Adriatic i Washington, Feb, 18. — President Wilson in “memorandum” to the allies concerning their proposed Adri- atic settlement informed them that the United States might have to consider | withdrawing the treaty of Versailles /froti*the ‘senate if thé ‘fillies went ahead with their plans without the consent of the United States, This statement was made ofticially here today with the further statement that the American position was out- lined not in the nature of a threat but sa statement of a situation created “not by an act of the American goy- ernment but by an act of the British, French and Italian premiers, which would pace the United States in the position if it were a party. to. the; treaty of Versailles of subscribing through the pact to,rights of soverign- ity and other agreemenits. to ‘which it Was opposed DENVER CONTRACTORS FACE NEW WAGE BOOST Deni —Denlands by three . add iz erafts for wage increases’ have been made upon Denver. ¢éitractors, namely the hod carriers, | plaste: and bricklayers. and their demands will in’ all prob- by — the formed arbitration hoard. consisting of representatives of the unions and the contractors. Both the plasterer dd Dric ers ask for flat da scale of as compared with the 1 ent wage of | 89. The hod carriers ask an increase to $6.50 per di Formal reply is cide. West Orange, N. J., sas observed as a municipal (left) and his wife. greeted his home town folk and they greeted him on his Edison extending the greeting THE LETTER THAT NOMINATED OLSON The letter which nominated: Gunder Olson to succeed himself as na- tional committeeman when read at the republican state convention Tues- day by Treadwell Twichell is herewith presented in full. The text. from which Twichell read was a copy of an original letter sent to William Lemke, and it was addressed to Mr, A. C. Townley, Aberdeen Hotel, St. Paul, Minn., marked “Personal.” A note to “Art” on the margin in- dicates that it is a copy of a letter sent to “Bill’ Lemke. The letter follows U.S. SISAL TRUST MIAMI, FLA. Jan, 29,1920. Mr./William Lemke, Fargo, N. D. Dear Bill:d I wish you would make out, or have it done, for me the necessary papers to file as a candidate for national committeeman on the republi- can ticket for the March presidential primaries. I am not fully decided on whether I/shall file, but 1 want the papers ready to forward to Hall in case I make the decision. . Should J file, 1 will give out an announce- ment that I am a candidate for national committeeman supporting the republican policies as outlined by Hiram Johnson of California. It appears to me from ihe newspapers in North Dakota that ther is going to be a fight staged between the Young republicans as rep sented by Jerry Bacon and the Fargo Forum and the McCumber-Jim Shea organization, and I note that big effort is being put forth to try and prove that the Nonpartisan league is supporting the McCumber crowd. I do not know what your plans are, but regardless of wheth my chances would be good of election, I believe it will be good pol in w of the fact that my name has been brought in as a co-worker with McCumber as well as the man the Bacon crowd would p This would make it hard for the Fargo F the Brinton element in the Nonpar't The situation would be understood by those entitled to the informa- tion, or there would be confliction in-the final analysis. If 1 were elect- ed, the! selection certainly would be ‘actory to the league fellows, and it would be satistactory to the faction that is friendly to them but fundamentally opposed to it. And in the other egent if I were defeated, it would prove publicly that as far as the leagud{is concerned it has no affiliation with either one This would make at least a three- Ba- of the calls that have: been issued. cornered fight for the national republican committeeman, with Jerr con’s candidate or the Young candidate drawing a part of the nati-lee element and Gunder Olson, who is to be a candidate for re-clectio part of it, as certainly no one could accuse Olson of being a leaguer, and my entry into the contest would set at rest that assertion, making certain to divide the anti-league republican vote, ma selecion reasonably sure. The Forum would then havi to change its position soon as Ifiled because it could not claim with logit: that ihe league v supporting Gunder Olson, with me in the field, nor could it claim tha tth cleague Was supporting both Gunder Olson and myself. No one could question my republicanism, and with thirty years’ dence in the state and with my wide acquaintance in the state I believe 1 would make as strong a candidate as any one who could be put in the field and who is friendly with the league and would work in harmony with the wishes of the league organization. It is already known that Gunder Olson and the McCumber crowd, including C, B. Little, are Wood men, and the Bacon crowd would be for Lowden of Illinois or semeone cl they will be forced to support some other candidate than Wood, in view of the fact that the McCumber people have got into the field behind Wood first. This would give me the big advantage in supporting Johnson, who is without question, aside from Frazier, the strongest presidential candidate in North Dakota, for republican nomination. ‘This would not interfere in any other arrange- ments that you may have jor the selection of the acual delegates to t convention, leaving the league free to put in a Frazier delegation if it was thought advisable, or work out any other program that would be of advantage to the league. The only alternative might be your entering the field yourself for national committteeman, but | do not believe that would be advisable on account of your being a member of the executive committee. as they would make a much more concentrated fight on you than they would on me and might aitract'more outside support not only agaiiist you person- ally, but against you as a league candidate. I wish you would see to it that L get these papers and when you send them to me, I wish you would also give me an idea of ‘the situation and also what you think of my suggestion. I am sending a copy of this letter to Art at St. Paul, and you can talk it over with him when you see him. 3 Yours as ever, ‘ (Signed) J. W. BRINTON. AUTO OWNERS CAN |MERGER OF N. P., APPLY FOR PERMIT | BURLINGTON AND FOR PRESENT YEAR Applications for Motor; Vehicle Registration Are Being Distributed St. Paul. Feb. 18. —- Merger of the Great Northern, Northern Pa- . cific and, Burlingtow railroads into one great transcontinental system shortly; after. government, cotitrol is relinquished: this’ month was ‘in, high railroad cirel It.is reported that {he ‘me ger’is being planned along, ithe lines conceived by the late James J. Hill. Applications for motor vehicle regi tration for 1920 are now being “di tributed by the tary of state office, a number of them being avail able at the Grand Pacific hotel. The application to be filled out re- | quires the name of the owner, make and number of the car and motor, type | of body. 1919 registration number ind considerable other information, ‘The | tion must he signed before a} i public and sent to the Motor Weingartner fell Registrar at the capitol . ago and has been uncon: 20 license tags in yellow and — - MIDWEEK HOLINESS M tions since, Feb. 18.—Thomas Alva Edison, “Wizard” Inventive Genius, 72rd birthday auniversarv. [1 Abo © picture sho Mes) Charts Mauser event, marked by elaborate ceveiun, . With, him are his daughter las G. N. FORECASTED fo normal conditions again. 1S which continued for five minutes. jtribu similar demonstrations WOMAN DELEGATE TO A NATIONAL CONVENTION; MISS NIELSON NAMED , Unique Honor Conferred Upen State Superintendent of Public In- struction—Gunder Olson Renominated By Committeemen Fol- lowing Expose of Brinton’s Plan to Grab Job Through Split.ia.. Republican Party—Orators Denounce Townley and Predict End of Reign in North Dakota The nomination of Miss Minnie J. Nielson, state superintendent of public instruction, as North Dakota’s first woman candidate for delegate to a republican national convention; the renomination of Gunder Olson of Grafton, whose call for a convention held in Bis- -{imarck on January 28 Tuesday’s gathering r atic expose of a scheme upon the part of Job W. Brinton to take advantage of a split in the republican ranks to garner for himself. the job which Gunder Olson now holds, furnished an abundance of intense interest for the closing hours of the republican state con- vention held in the capital city yesterday upon the call of seven mem epudiated, and a dram- ers of the republican state central committee. The nomination of Miss Nielson as one of the convention’s ten jcandidates for delegates to the republican national convention, to be voted on at the primaries March 16, followed the refusal of |Judge Burleigh F. Spalding of Fargo to accept the honor. inomination of Miss Nielson was greeted by tumultous cheering The It was the most impressive y of the state superintendent of public e which the popul linstruction ever had received in this city, although the auditorium Nhe jhas time and again since her election in 1918, been the scene of Unfortunately it is contended that inasmuch as Miss Nielson a state official, she cannot qualify as a national committee- iwoman. If this is proven to be a fact, the republican state central committee has the privilege of filling vacancies, and some other irepresentative North Dakota woman will be picked as the first ‘woman candidate the republicans of the state have ever presented jas a member of a delegation to a national convention, | esa = —— 1 ENTS EM n nv ORIGINAL TICKET || THE NEW TICKET [NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN 11) NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN | 1 Gunder Olson, 1 | Gunder Olson, ¢ : | |) MoH Snovtland, 1 { PESIDENTIAL ELECTORS — j i) HL N, Nicholson, \)) A.D. Heaton, Burleigh county. | 11 de Mahowald, F 1) 2 R. Trubshaw, Barnds county. | | Kdward Ss. Jolson, i{) EB. L. Gordon, Bottineau county. }{ One to he name i| P.M. Cole, Ward county, \\ JEL EL \)) BM. Hoverson, Golden Valley. | 1) Niek MeKe |)) DELEGATES TO REPUBLICAN | Henry Me i ATIONAL CONVENTION j| EF.) Bue | — Henry McLean, | “red Sletvold, | c. Lu *Ran- {| Little, B ty m, ‘| Pryse, itis \| md district B. Kelley, i| shaw. V {|| Foster; Alfred Steele, Stute- | | 4 thd man, ! | (1) Third distriet—Olag Lukensdort, | 1 1/} Ward; ki. B. Bishop, Stark. {| i}] At Jarge-—A.‘T, Kraable, Trail; 1] d SUy, el . Nielson, Barnes; J. { y; W. field, Richland, Wy . Sheridan; BE, H. Tos- j MLW. Kelly, Logan. 11) tevin, Mandan. 1 1) Charles Chirk. Divide. if RNATES ELECTED | John Shaw, 10] s H, S. Asla | KL, Pet yy ‘ls Peterson, ' 1) Don Stover \;| gent. j Three to be uamed, ii | Second district —-M. W. Kelley, ito | Logan; 0, 'T. Toftsrud, Pear : | Third di 1. Peterson, | | Stark; McLean i 7 2 ICONVENTION FOR At large Stecle {| 'T. Welo, McHenry ; G. B, Mets ' DO > . p LUMBER COMPANY |) scr, wiitians; Martin Steueb- be | im, MeKen MEN BEING HELD} .. sane “ge delegates cam | inois, Minnesota, Washington, Nebras \ka, Montana, fowa and Washington, | 1D. C. PROVINCIAL LEGISLATOR ‘arpenter Concern Holding “An- j The | tenden the eight plant pent. leep three weeks | day l evening. endum vote of farme jwest will by 'on methods of ‘in buying and selling between various 2 = Z: = + . Thi inton. letter sensation of the: day, from the « platform yby.."Treadwell Wwichel]) after the econvenfien had be- } come! Involved > it lieated debate jever the. proy or ,etdorsing Gun- | It wais tread nual, Meeting of Superin- tendents jumial convention of saperit jdet Olson of on for reelection ag and yard mumagers of the} republican national committeeman. FL, <C sy Lumber Co, started) Phe committee on nomination, headed today here with representatives from) hy senator Frank Hyland of Devils of the company pres-| Lak The convention wi tow ‘ nnounced its inability to reach continue Wilan agreement on a candidate for this tomorrow | ofliee, and it) presented two Mam ndey Olson and Representative O. 1igen of Cass county. ngen jeurn president of the! p, BE Carpenter asked by the brickl by March 1, | green ready for distribution and | company. reapolis, was the prit-! immediately withdraw, declaring that while the two other unions have giveti | all automobile owners surged te] The midweek holiness — meeting! yout the meetings. The he was not a candidate for the nomi- the contractors until April 1 to de-|be prompt about sending their ap-) will be held at the Salvation army ¢ held for the purpose oc] nation and urging the selection ot plications to the state official, barracks at 8 this evening. i business alfairs of the Mr Olson. ‘The nomination of Mr. : SEAN BRR AARP PRAT | nehes of the company with ¢ was then presented to the een Tthose in actual charge and making yention by L. 8. Merry, who referred EDISON’S 73RD BIRTHDAY OBSERVED BY HOME TOWN FOLKS [arrangements tor the year’s Iusiness to Ue ational committeeman as { Rrepr tives from) Belfield, Mott.! critically ill and not expected to live, : : ; | Flasher. il declared that his reputation | | Hazelton r } should not be clouded by the failure The meetings are being held in the} of this convention to endorse him. Jocal offices of the company, | The nomination was seconded by L. 1. \" ichell of Mass, uf ISTERN eadwell ‘Twichell of .C took NORTHWESTERN Japon the intimation of Mr, Merry ‘that there might have been some ef. FARMERS WILL fort to cloud Mr. Olson's name, He VOTE ON PLAN teetarea he had known the Grafton man for for that he was the {only membe the republican state Question of Co-operating in Buy- | ceniral committee present who had ‘ “Leonferred with Mr. Olson since the sued his famous call, and that whatever might have been said of is cull, there had at no time been reflection upon the integrity of Olson, Chairman Hyland on be- of the committee supported the itements made by Mr, Twichell, as- ing that members of the commit- tec who had hesitated to renominate Olsen had done so purely because his physical condition and for the y the representa-| reason that they felt. that in such aw Th ht as was pending in North Dakota Hl-} a man in sound health was required | for the leadership. Theodore Koffel of Bismarck, } member of the nominating committe | de i the party entitled to the ser | vices of a man who is able-bodied ang active. Olson, he said, couldn't handle the job in his present condition, and. ing and Selling Goes to Referendum Des Moines, J taken in the effective hear co-operati De- ing farn to take the terda us ore from W consin, ACQUITTED OF SEDITION jhe a rted, he didn't want it. Win: ipes. F, Dixon, aj Faber of Morton county spoke emver the provincial legislature rman of the convention which fwho ues meen ca teint here charged v held here Ja 28. He de- feaitinne \ ete tuat’ Olson should 1 Me anStetu ail the (Continued on Pago Two) . aequitted by aj @ cine, saturday at