The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 19, 1920, Page 1

THE WEATHER FAIR AND WARMER THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE LAST EDITION | TRIRTY-NINTH YEAR ASMARCK, NORTH DAKQTA, THURSDAY, FEB, 18, 1920 PRICE FIVE CENTS HIRAM JOHNSON REPUDIATES JOB BRINTON’S HELP Californian Deniés Even Know- ing Townleyite Who Linked Up With Him "JOHNSON COMES TO NORTH DAKOTA [NEXT WEDNESDAY ||*" Senator Hiram W, Johnson of Cali- fornia will invade North Dakota next Wednesday speaking that evening at Grand Forks, Thursday noon at Devils Take; Thursday night at Minot; Fri- day night at Bismarck and Saturday night at Fargo. Advice to this effect was conveyed to Richard Selden Wil- cox, state manager for Johnson, in PMAY BE AMBAS- | SADOR TO ITALY Canina WORKER BUREAU, USES BUT TENTH OF ITS BIG POT Collects $489,000 in 7/, Months and Spends $48,000 ! of It TREATY FIGHT. TO DRAG WHILE RAILS ARE UP Washington, Feb, 19.—Leaders in the treaty fight indicated today that the controversy would be permitted to drag on indefinitely while the sen- ate is considering railroad and other important legislation, ‘There was doubt, thowever, whether the issue would command attention on the floor or “play possum” for several weeks as it did yesterday when it was not mentiomed at all as nobody PROTEST AGAINST WAGE PROVISION IN COMPLETED WAGE BILL WILL BE MADE BY RAILWAY ORGANIZATIONS Letters to President Wilson and Director General Hines Now Be- ing Framed at Headquarters of American Federation of Labor message from Senator Johnson ret cd last night. —Administration Would Continue Present Schedule Until September 1—Esch and Cummins Compromise on New Agree- ment—Congress Surprised was ready to speak. . Compromise negotiations are being continued in- IS TOO HIGH} formally. DECLARES STORY IS FALSE SCHEDULE Asserts He Never Has Had Un- derstanding With Any Clique in Dakota Washington, Feb, 1 espite the request of the North Dakota repub- lican convention Tuesday that ye. publican presidential candidates file no primary petitions there, Senator Johnson of California announced to~ day that he desired to have the peo- ple of the state pass directly on his candidacy and that he nad no pres- ent intention of withdrawing the pe- tition he has filed. In a telegram to 'R. S. \Wifcox, Johnson manager ‘at Bismarck, Sen- ator Johnson said: “I am not willing to have my can- didacy abide the ultimate. determin- ation“ of delegates who say they are unpledged. I want the people them- selves to pass on my candidacy.” The telegram denied that there had been, any’ agreement ibetween‘ Senator Johnson and North Dakota politicians for control of the state. “T have been astonished toe read this morning in the Washington Herald that at some gatherin day in Bismarck a letter v from parties of whom I have ney heard assertlug there was an a ment between me, McCumber, Mck zic and Townley to contro] North D: kota,” tor Hiram W.° Johnson of California yesterday wired hi North Dakota state manager, Richard Selden Wilcox. “Of course there is not a word of ‘truth in any such statement, I have had no communication with anybody in North Dakota except yourself, and those you represent. Iam in receipt this morning of a long telegram si ed by Fraine and Gallagher quoting resulution adopted, yesterday asking that presidential candidates keep out WORKMEN AND TROOPS FIGHT ABOUT GENOA Serious Disturbances Reported '. in Factory District Over Wage Reduction London, Feb. 19.—Serious, fighting between working men and troops in the industrial region about Genoa is reported in a Central news dispatch from Rome. Many causaltics occur- red during the disturbance. The trouble took place at the Ansaldo factory and at factories in San Pier a’ Arena, Cornigliano, Sestri Levante and other places where the workmen fought the police and soldiers all day long. The troops eventually gained the upper hand, cleared the factories and established armed guards except at the workmen still are in possession. The trouble apparently arose through the announcement of the owners that wages would be tempor- arily reduced. The workmen refused to accept the proposal and the own- ers closed the factories. RAISIN STILL _ SPIRITED AWAY FROM REVENUER ‘Agent of Prohibition Enforce- ment Act Has it and Then Ansaldo factory where the! ‘Crown of [taly. ROBERT UJOHNSON Washington — Considerable interest follows the announcement that Pre dent Wilson will send fo the Senate the nomination of Robert. Underwood Johnson of New York as the new am- bassador to Italy. Johnson has long been interested in Ttalian affairs and is the oviginatorsof the Keats and Shelley Memorial in Rome. He holds the decoration of Cavalier of the DESCHANEL WITH WILSON ON LUCK OF NUMERAL “13” is, Feb, 19.--Another fam- ous stateman has come forward to keep President Wilson com- pany in claiming that thirteen is a lucky number. Thig new fol- lower is aso the president of a great republic. He is M. Des. chanel, newly elected ciief exec tive of France, Just after the election ‘Deschanel remarked: Employers Will Ask That Cost of Production Be Reduced to Normal North Dakota emp! have paid 21 into the Ken's com pensation fund during the 7 mont in which the states compet tio naet- has been in operation, aud tlie compensation bureau paid out for all purposes, includi expenses of operation and cempensati | 2, leaving in the fund at moment balance of S441175 posited with the Bank of North . kota to the credit of the workmen's compensation Dureit. OF this bi $300,000 is distributed among yarious member banks on certificates of de- posit. and $141,000 is held in the Bank wrth Dakota as an open account. North Dakota employers generally have been converted to the theory of | workmen's Compensation, but they in- sist. that the fact that in 7 1-2 months less than ten percent of the fund col- lected has been paid out to cover all expenses of the workmen’s compensa tien bureau. and probably Tess than seven percent of the whole in com- pensation (o injured employes ix proof that the schedules of the burean are foo high, as has been contended. by vciate Justice Robinson of the orth Dakota supreme court and oth- ers who hive gone into this matler, The $48,656.12 which has actually been paid ont by the compensation borean includes $9.000 with which the general fund was reimbursed. s the salar of two comm and of a large staff of cleri- eal help; rentals, the preliminary ex hing the oflices and of © supply of blanks and forms. The cost of wiring and re- modeling the quarters occupied hy the bureau in the Northwest hetel build- ing also came out of this sum, 87 REPUBLICAN MEMBERS T0 BE NAMED ON BOARD State Central Committee Short ; That Number of Anti- . Townleyites ONLY TWELY Stark and Morton Only Slope Counties Favored With Representation Thirty-seven new members will be appointed to the Republican siafe cen- tral committee of North Dakota in ac- cordance with action taken at a state convention of the party he: ‘ording to a statement. is night by Treadwell Twichell of Cas county, who is in charge of the reor-i ganization, Mr, Twichell stated that of the committee as ganized, had been selected as republican” and) would) be retained In its tetal membership of 49. Those -Jeliminated from the committe senne} include William Lemke, attorney, who has been its chairman. Mr. Lemke is vice president, of the Nonpartisan leagu In addition to reorganization of the state central committee, Mr. ‘Twichell announced that) changes would be made in county chairmanships aud more surpr’ RETAINED ; 2 members | DAKOTA BANK'S BUSINESS NOT — PUBLIC MATTER Washington, Feb. 18.—Wages established by the ministration during the tember 1 under the report on which wa an advance in pay. Washington, Feb. 19.—Protests against the wage provision of the completed railroad bill will be made in letters to President Wilson and Director General Hines which representatives of the railroad union organizations and officials of the American Feder- ation of Labor were framing today at conferences at the feder- ation’s headquarters. railroad ad- ry would continue in effect until Sep- railroad reorganization bill, $ presented today in the house and senate. Under the wage provision, the redrafting of which created e in congress than any other change made in the com- promising of the Esch bill of the house and the Cummins bill of ithe senate, pay of railroad workers would be stabilized at the present level for six months after the railroad properties are re- turned to private control and operation. also seeks to stabilize rates for the same time, providing that prior to September 1 no rates may be reduced unless approval of the in- terstate commerce commiss The restriction on wage increases was looked upon with espe- cial interest by members of congress, railroad officials and union leaders in view of the recent’ demand of the more than 2,000,000 railroad workers for *iporting the contention that no increases could be granted on the eve of return of the railroads, told the union leaders that their demands would be considered by a commission to be created by law if such a provision were included in the railroad bill or be ap- pointed by his own initiative if no legal provision were made. the conference The bill as reported today ion is obtained. President Wilson i in sup- TO BE TAKEN UP SATURDAY Chairman Esch of the house man- ; agers announced today that the con- ference report. would ‘be taken up in the house Saturday and (Chairman | Cummins of the senate managers ex- | pects to call it up in the senate at a latter date. Despita the expected opposition to new wage section, re- publican leaders of both the house and the senate expressed ‘belief that the conference report would be of your sta! I do not understand the polities your ‘state nor the actuating motive of the various gath- os Employers who are endeavoring to] precinct committcemen. He estimated {Supreme Court Sustains Nuessle! adopted and the Will sent to the pres- get a line on the operations of the| that from 25 to thirty new county - A ae. ident with little change. Seva fen i already care busy | bureau have announced that they will] chairmen would be appointed. in Holding «Institution The outstanding pointe ‘of. the crings recently held. I would greatly : Sra ey re . and it way on the thirteenth that | demand from) the next assembly logis; NINE REPUBLICANS TQ. ACT Private Ones , , |measure as finally’ agread upoa ive: appreciate 4f“you would ‘wire’ me” in among “the mootshine hitls vf western [” the chamber declared_me’a can-'| lation which will tix a much lower} Mr. Twichell’s statement relative Cone Conipulsory ~ submission “ot iabor otal uct, tie situation exactly what) North Dakota, and they ure reporting} didate for the presiddncy.” scale for the schedules to be charged | reorganization was in part as follov he status GETacTank of Nort {sPutes lo a permanent federal 8 S. y degree Sucet Hl vie —s for the insurance of employes. They ‘he conventior horized the »{ The status. o: » Bank. of North! yoard appointed iby the id oF t : ny a fair degree of suceess, H. GC. Davi. or. i e C0 mn authorized the ui ? : pp a president and As you know 1 hive Sled: my: peth gon. ih agent ie the federal prohibi- FARMER AND, THREE will also ask, it is stated, that some] republicans on the state central com- | Daketa as a semi-private banking in-) composed of nine members equally tion as. a, candidate; under your law. i es E 7 provision be made for the auditing) mittce at present in the state to imme. | stitution rather than a public depart | diyided between the employes, em T have had but one purpose in view— | tion enforcement department, came up CHILDREN CREMATED | of the accounts of the bureau, Under | diately fill the committee by appointing | Ment of the state government was ¢S-| ployers and the public. No provision to present to the good people of North | from Siour Falls\ last week, dropped paces the present act the supreme court has | thirty-seven men who are Republicans | fblished in a four-to-one opinion of lig made for enforcing the board's de- Dakota the principles for which Thave | gyyn into Mercer county, and in an| Peoria, ML, Feb. 19-—Oscar Wil-| held that the bureau may check dir- ‘thirty-seven deposed Town- preme court handed down Wed-| cision. stood in my state and the nation for hour or two had mesed out a copper [Jiamson, a farmer residing three eetly against its fund, without the ted them to appoint | Ps ning Judge Nuessle of) “Adjustment of rates by the inter- more than a decade and to appeal for wash-boiler. still whieh was turning |™iles from here, near Mossville, and| formality of an audit by the state | county m the Bu bunt ric court. it! state commerce commission so as to thelr support upon these principles. een Delica itakew 4 protic i “this three children were ‘burned to| audior, or the state auditing board, © where the cha his refusal to issue to Stile Auditor yield to carriers a return of five and My candidacy in North Dakota as {out raisin whiskey in five-gatlon lots, Karl Kosizky a mandatory order giv-]4 half percent upon the aggregate ve] Two bachelor faders, were {death when the family nome there] and that the state auditor shall not} held by a Townleyite and to s J I or ceeneee aaa Shen ad ues operating the « riders ae ag. {Was destroyed by fire early this| lave access to the books of the bur-|ail precinct committeemen that are] ins him entry to the hooks of the! yatne of their property with another hoard. dependent upon the people ro y themselves and the friends who be- Pelee N Davison _that their product morning reports here say. eau. Rereeeratien eye and re ul Re supreme court upholds the eon ce one percent for improve. Heve as T do. See ee te ver aa | Mr, ‘Twichell expltined that three 6f|fention made in behalf of the bank | pisTRIBUTION OF INCOMB “I resent such a false charge as ivideneee eat Goulleealede sundae the the 12 members retained for the state | by W. A. Anderson, secretary of the | \pistribution of half the net rail- accgrding to the Washington Herald ‘moonshine AL iaced ae v4 A The iContinued on Page Three) sute industria] commission, who ar-| way operating income in excess of was made in your! eathering vente sane eecnline Homionue hake Hae ‘ie ued that the bank stood in a con-jgix percent of the property value villing to have m, “My life is simpliqity itself. 1 was born on the thirteenth; I was married on the’ thirteenth He Hasn’t DUCHESS A REAL DEMOCRAT ve ‘conselidation of rafj- cordance with a general JOHNSON." te q me The republicans in state conventi of the gunk, i } { See fidential velation to its clients, and lequally between the carriers, reserve lidacy abide the ultimate determi- | Jtil and expropriated the evidence, As ‘REPUBLICANS: cy Etat such coufidenge would be violated [fund and the federal railroad contin. ation of delegates who say they are |" isch the imcoushinets have: been st pwere the: statg auditor given access’) gent fund which will ‘be administer- unpledged. ‘I want the people them arged with’ a promise of more DENOUNCE RED fo the books for te plirnesé of! tak | eq by the commission Tor the assist- selves fo pass upon my candidacy, gent treatment hereafter, Mr. ing an, audit. ; anco,of weulker: tbads.. insist. that the people of North Da- ' ation expects to spend some time ; ‘ , ‘ \ LEGISLATION | contro) originated: when Government ‘guaranty to railroads kota decide how their delegates ae in the Slope. : 3 : 2 aii te alidoy ing ule Mist en against a deficit during’ the first six vote. Please wire me at once “and oe 1c iking hoard, took g-after the roads are turned tell me | also wl ho Brinton is and \ w ie sealed the here Tuesday denounced — legi set his Pat work mak- Dore ae hae f auiEstion oF Lattin areca aT se vIRAM W. ELIGIBILITY IS ful assembly in resolutions which ‘tl | promptly halted by Director Gene! OW Cathro and Manager Waters, who de P. V. Collins, former. publisper of | EXPLAINED : i : _ The Republican party, having since ied dhesatatecaualtoracwuthotlty to of 500,A)01900 Ka the Northwestern Agriculturist and |°~ me bs , , j mee a: ils A ee eect sefonler ve ae invade the bank, ‘The auditor then be used as a revolving fund from e candidate for governor of | iti i § glarantecy r Clizens by they peated tO distriet court for an orde yhich to make loaus ca 5 Mice I) VOI. is held cresponaitte |, eee! authorities, taking cog. Tritton, and Tavingg at all times ry was dented, wherenpon he gy lpay-ccltimg growing, oul of. federal for the Washington Herald sto 5 piece: of the question raised | ; : ik ges O25 openly opposed all political movements | jeated to the supreme court. control. Unexpected funds now in ins is here represcuting The Herald, /following Tuesday’s convention; : Sie 1 : : and Togiskitive measures Inbnieal (9) "sry. janking bard's instructions 40 }ako vaijroad administration's hands and he apparently failed to grasp the ‘as to Miss Minnie J. Nielson’s Fa REAQUILGHIA TOE NOE Lrakotae 4a | Wee, Sekee catia lise UAL ie appropriated for that pur- see was rea 4 Same iteeman to the republican Na- would be derelict in our duty: if wel junds, had disosed a copy of rlded! tral comittee at Tuexday's convention. {tional convention, state that it is| ad bot om fu os Perego ee ashier TR, sherman to the} As finally agreed upon the labor This letter clearly declared that the;not because Miss Nielson is a eat Taine Gparil Aa wig tuts Bank of North Dakota in eating Pea peov}ies \hiat it shall tbe nitied to’ Wood, suggested that. as 1 |Fraine of the convention and We would therefor our citizens | poxarded as questionable collateral | every reasorfable Pflort jand adopt. reault the Young-Bacon faction, acti » Chairman Frank Hyland of the to take immediate tigi in SUD ot ren forwarded to the Bank of fevery available means to avoid any in Tuesday's convention, would ex-;nominating committee suggest- eee verutred A aLitee aleners North D Lats calla ule oa interruption to the operation of any wuse Lowden's candidacy, and that} bi it is the fact that Miss ( iu r This Joan the Bank of North’ Dakota) carrier growiwng out of any dispute this would make Johnson a good nan {o2? ut it is the fac # ese to obtain a referendum on House Bill! contended, was never made, and the! between the ca and the em- for Brinton to tie to. Brinton care- Nielson 1S not herself an elector No. 48, known as the “Smelling: Cott-| collateral was returned ty Cashier | ployes or suborinate officials.” fully avoided endorsing Jobnson, bu: |Which’ will prevent her qualify- : ; : eee daitla Batic Bil Seareesice DERAIL ME NT OF declared the Californian the strongest ing as a delegate. , : g 2 . Be ee SO a =a are ) UME. Sota citar aaae. tear Gove in! “Had Miss Nielson been nom- ; ‘ _ ae a. ' hives no =| DESCHANEL BECOM FREIGHT TIES UP eer ail intimated that Brinton, (inated for a presidential elector, Asi further siey towards checking) TENTH PRESIDENT OF se a : i ‘on’s policies, could }@ member of the attorney gen- red radicalism and also for the pur pana! NORTHERN PACIFIC by endorsing Johns policie yu a ne Co leral’ : H pose of inculcating sentiments tha! REPUBLIC OF FRANCE in the event of a-split in the republi-leral’s staff says, there would anscond “ang jetison lesion, We Valley D., Feb, 19.—Traf on aus elie son saent satel thave been no question as to her weld urge all loyal citizens to iimme-| Paris, Feb, 12 Paul Fe Deschanel) tie on the Northern Pacific railway Mand ipelimirlene eligibility, under the North Da- diately join in the work of securing {on Wednosday becanie tenth presi-| was blocked for almost five hours as CLIMBING BAND-WAGON" kota statute extending limited the required number of signatures on} dent of the dic succeed-| the result of the deraiiment of w Mphis is-elther a © attempt ‘te |suffrage to women, but this a petition {6 initiate an anti-red flag}ing Raymon Pijcare who laid aside) west bound extra ‘freight train at uae offort (yt an Naat . law. the robes of ¢ alter one of the} Alta, six miles east of Valley City La A erie ane sete rent was not’ made to include We condemn the majority members| most. critical peri history | early Wednesday morning. Two dea A RRR elie ad a i ‘voting for or serving as dele- of the legislature for dete ling such a fof the count engines in the train and three cars the Johnson band-~ nid Ry S. 5 bs i i - 4 Wilcox, Johnson’ “to.;gates to national conventions, measure at the from the old to the new regime oc left ee rails. Aa open switch dngse ban. Sonutee con says, he'although it might well have aud meat he cured this afternqon fone a ince been the cause. the: attitude displayed hy the ma, ‘|WELL KNOWN CENTER faction in the Jegislature has caused | - ; FIVE ME ‘DROV editta throughout WOMAN PASSES AWAY | stag ee" ttt WILSON GOES TO Brinton represents. Brinton has lost| STUDY DAILY TO HANDLE BUSINESS Londou—A marriag! has never been any suspicion of an] the natien, ~ does not even know Brinton; there been. our state to be d | WHEN BARGE SINKS face even with the leagte. and [ doubt ; 1 Weare firmly convinced, howe Center, N. D.. ; 1 Center was a - very much that he could be elected | h shocked, and one of the patients she nursed jthat the attitude shown by the legis-| shocked this morning: the sudden | Washington, Feb. 18 enli national committeeman, even should | — _ [the ultra-society circles of Great] back to health was young Lewis who lature on Mis question Is not In Bay Airs, Jone Piclds)- 9808 92,) 06 Jen were drowned in the sinking there je a split in the republican | Washington, reo. 19—Presi- |p itain, pas been followed on the part is about ten years her senior, Just re-; mony with the prevailing sentiment 1 known Center black-/of a nav ul barge yesterday off the ranks, and should Brinton succeed in dent Wilson has improved so ia 5 é cently they announced their marriage. | ate and that if given an oppor: | mith, who pas a 7; Cuban coast the navy department availing himself of Johnsou's popular- much, Rear Admiral Grayson, his of the Duchess of Winchester and her It w: id they were going to the|tuniyt to express themselves through | illne Mrs, s ed wby | was advis i today aird two others ity.” ‘physician said today, that he husband, Captain John Fitzpatrick | Riviera on their honeymoon. Instead. | the ballot, the people of North Da her small child- | lost their lives in the capsizing of y JOHNSON COMING goes to work at his desk in his Lewis, by a yery democartie and un-| they bobbed up in ning Town, one} would declare by an overwhelmé x) ren. M Molette of 1cca, a pion-|a motor dory from the United States Johnson. has announced that he will} study every morning at half-past conventional honeymoon, The duch-| of the humble sections of London j vote that the only banner that should {ior of that section of . country, is; ship Hovey last Sunday at Harwich,’ come to North Dakota!next (reek to nine. Dr. Grayson said the pres- ess, Who was M Cornwalils-West | where ship workers live. At a settle. | he unfurled in our commonwealth is| mother of the deceased. er broth-| England. ‘No details of the sinking personally defend himself from the ident had not resumed using his | secured a divorce from the Duke of| ment house the duchess and her hus- the one that today is the hope and tlc / er, Harry | Melette, me 1 ©...) were given) but ERTS ETE charges Made, It is expected that he] typewriter, but that he probably | Winchester about a year ago. band enter a group of men and | inspiration of the entire world, the this morning from Yucca tw assint) wet eae rans woul nvestigate (Continued on Page Three) would do so soon. During the war she did war work j boys by singing. Stors and Strip jthe sinking of the dory. . they funerat ariursements,