The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 13, 1920, Page 1

THE WEATHER Generally Fair THE BISMARCK TRIB es LAST EDITION UN BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1920 PRICE FIVE CENTS GERM NONPARTISAN REPUDIATION OF JOB W. BRINTON INDICATED IN _ PRESS COMMENT OF CANDIDACY NAVY WAS TOO ANXIOUS ABOUT OUR OWN COAST Misconception of Peril From SVC Submarine Caused Blunders, Have A.C. Townley and William : Lemke, powers that dictate the des- Says Sims tinies of the Nonpartisan league, fin- ats ieee Baty lly yielded t lar cl d | x : cropped Job W. Brinton, who for four |HOME DEFENSE WAS FIRST years has been the third member of} the Soviets triumvirate in North Da kota? Vessels Sent Abroad Only Those Which Could Be Spared from U. S. Waters Possibility That, Long-Predicted _ Dropping of Townley’s Man Friday’ Has Become Accom- plished Fact—Or It May Be : Merely Another Bit‘of Camou- flage—Sisal Trust-Consumers’ Stores-Newspaper Grab Pro- moter Would Go to Congress The, following comment upon Brin- ton’s @nnouncement of his candidacy for cdngress to succeed Geerge M. Young of Valley City appears in to day’s Courier-News. It may indicate} . ——— that the parting of the ways for Town-| Washington, D. (.. March 1: ley and his bosom friend and associate | Misconception of the problems of de- of many years ‘has come, or it may j fending the American coast from sui- on the other hand, (and this is the im-| Marine raids was partially responsibl- pression most general) merely be an- for the failure of the navy departmen: other ‘bit of socialistic camouflage in-!4o act on repeated recommendation dulged in by the Soviet leaders to lull fas to operations abroad during the the suspicions of their followers to| early months of the war, the senate in whom the name of Brinton has become| vestizating committee was told. toda} a stench. by: Rear Admira} Sims. Here is the Courier-News’ view of |’ The officer said, that during ts firs’ Brinton’s congressional aspirations, six months of fhe war he was fold re. annoynced yesterday in Brinton’s lo peatedly that operations abroad would cal organ, The Farmers’’’Press, of he dependent upon what could) ve which his brother, C. M. Brinton, ig | spared from the adequate defense of editor: ‘home waters. This policy was ahered | to he said despite his efforts to nava' Bismarck, March 12. — This opinion, as well as his own, that, the best @efense for'the American coast lay in offensive operations against sub- nes in the eastern Atlantic NAVY DEPARTMENT WARNED As early as April 13 17, he said and several times, thereafter he had in Totured: the depervinenit- ofthe tiklihdod that enemy submaries would attempt raids in American waters “to divert at- tention and keep our out forces of the ‘eritical area in the eastern. Atlantic week’s Burleigh County Farmers’ Press, the league paper of this { county, appeared today with a let- | ter from J. W. Brinton, dated at | Miami, Fla, in which he announc- ed that he would seek the nom- ination for congrcss from the-sec-*: ond North Dakota district now represented by George M. Young. “In thug making announcement of his candidacy, Mr. Brinton, it is pointed out, has violated one of | through effect on public opinion.” the unwritten laws of the Non. {| Thr correspondence read by the Ad partisan league, to the sffect that | miral disclosed the high degree of ef: seekers afteer office are not toler- ‘ficiency attained by the allies system ated, and. that all nominations must be made by the various con- | cubmarines. His messages to the de: ventions, without previous elec- [partment founded on this information tioneering. gave warnings in advance of the In his letter Mr. Brinton denies — ing of the tivo -U-boats which the story, printed in some of, the rass shipping in American waters of league papers, that he is not a = their probable mission and of the resident of North Dakota. It is points at which they could be expecte: said, however, that in signing as, to strike. one. of the incorporators of the Publishers’ National Service bu- reau, and also of a bank at Dick- inson, Mr. Brinton gave St. Paul USUAL ACREAGE DESPITE MONEY SHORTAGE SEEN Former National Bank Examiner Finds’ Cheering Prospect in Northwest 1 The Pre is now edited by C. M. Brinton, a brother of ‘the an- nounced candidate. _ A growing suspiaion that Congress- man. George M. Young and the Na- tional Nonpartisan league were at out, was confirmed today by the publica-| tion in a local Townley organ of a let- ter from Job W. Brinton. declarine his intention: of opposing Young for’ renomination on the republican ticker { as a candidate for congress from tne Second district. Re) Brintou since retiring from the ac-| st. Paul. March 13.—A normal acre- tive management of the Townley news- | age «will be planted in the northwest paper combined severa] months ago has , this year despite the scarcity of been devoting his attention. to the money and the high interest rates promotion of a “sisal trust” in whic that prevail, according to Peter Kerst, he and other leaguers are interested, former national bank examiner, who at Miami, Fla. North Dakota last has just finished a tour of Montana, heard from him when at the Jast! North Dakota, South Dakota and Min- “regular” republican convention Tread- nesota. well T'wichell of Cass read a letter in; “Montana and some parts of North which Brinton advised William Lemke Dakota will need help,” said Mr. that in the event of the two factions 4 Kerts, “and the bankers are prepar- into which the regular republicans ed to help them. There will be no then appeared to be split each putting increased acreage, but farmers wiii up a candidate for national comimittee-| plant what they did last year in the man, he (Brinton) purpused to run) northwest. J as a third candidate. with the sup-| “The livestock, situation is muca port of the Nonpartisan, league. and} hatter then we have been led to on a platform, embracing the pr believe. -If Montana comes through ciples of Hiram W. Johnson of - this year the entire section of the fornia. The reading of the Brinéon country will enjoy a long period of Jetter apparently cooked that scheme. ' prosperity.” as the second republican convention ; thee eee hat been renom- OFFICIAL FRANCE | IGNORES WILSON’S inated for national SU a hy the republican convention which he} had himself called. 7? | IMPERALISM TALK Mr. Brinton’s letter is especially in-| teresting to Bismar¢kers in view of Paris, March 13.—The French gov- the fact that during the referendum | ernment has not and will not send any election campaign last spring he stated instruction to Ambassador Jusserand from the balcony of the league hotel | regarding President Wilson's charge here his intention of freeing the state. | of militarism against France, it was “of his presence. Mr. Brinton informed | ‘aid at the foreign office this morning. a crowd of severa) hundred which had | A report received from the ambassa- gathered to hearTownley discuss rev | dor stated that on his own initiative erendum issues that he (Brinton) had he called upon Undersecretary of State purchased a home in St. Paul andj Polk and told him of the surprise and that North Dakota would no longe- | emotion caused in France by the presi- need concern itself with him, as he; dent's letter. expected to keep out of the stace’ The amba lor added that he had thenceforth. Now Mr. Brinton comes, made no representation, back and states that ip spite of his, long residence in Colorado Springs. i1| St. Paul. Miami and elsewhere, he never has ceased to 1} full-pledged citizen of North Dakota. Mr. Briuton’s Jetter follows: | “The Farmers’ Press. Bismarck. N. |, D.—I wish to correct a recent state: ment’ published in state newspapers’ western division under a Bismarck date which reads as | Lund. field eepres 0 follows: * ' | service bureau. Miss Lund will deliver “Mr. Brinton could not be a can- an address today before the state {Coptinued or Page Four.) j educational meeting at Moorhead. RE! Two representatives of ‘the north- | western div tof the American Red ' Cross. with headquarters in St. Paul, i rere v s in the city yes were Miss Ruth Bra r of nur: for the north- and Miss Henrietta niative of the home of discoverng the movement of enem;' ‘HAZELTON PAPER | SUCCUMBS TO N. . P. PRESS TRUST, Hazelton, N. D., March 13.—Hazel- ton today without a newspaper as a result of the operations of the Brit- ton newspaper trust. R. D. Colburn, who has been publishing one of the best weekly papers on the Slope in Hazelton, sold his property last week to the. Emmons County Farmers Press of Linton. The publication of The Republican will be discontinued and its plant will be moved to Linton, where the circulation list will be merg- ed with that of the Farmers’ Press, formerly the Free Press. _ Mr. Col- burn and his family will leave March 20 for Washington, where he has pur- chased a chicken and fruit ranch. COUNTY TICKET NOMINATED BY. TOWNLEY CREW Welch, Fisher and Allen En- dorsed—Other Incumbents Turned Down LEGISLATORS NOMINATED Burleigh county Nonpartisans on Friday renominated their present leg- ‘slative ticket and placed in the field 4 county slate complete with the ex- ception of the office of county super intendent of schools. The leaguers endorsed only three county officials ‘ow serving—Rollin Welch for sher- ff, Ed §. Allen for state's attorney ind Charles Fisher for clerk of court. Allen was elected on the democratic icket in 1918 as the Patterson candi- late backed by the league. Other county officials in that campaign were slected’ without open league opposi- tion. THE: TICKET a The Townley gislative and county ticket, fottows: Senator—Carol D. King. Menoken. Representatives—L. D. Bailey, Men- ‘ken; Frank|G. Prater, Arena; C. 0. Kell. McKenzie, Sheriff—Rollin Welch, Bismarck. Treasurer—Hiram Landers, Bis- marck, 2 Registér of deeds—David E. Mattis. Auditor—August Doehle. County judge—Theo. Martell, marck. State’s attorney—Ed. S. Allen, Bis- marck. Clerk of court—Charles Fisher, Bis- marck, No open nomination was made fer district judge in opposition to W.'G. Nressle. the inenmhent, who is ov. pected’ to seek re-election. Ed-Allen wanted to make the race, it is said, wt his friends dissuaded him from this folly. William Lemke, vice president of he National Nonpartisan league snent the latter part of the week, in Bis- marck arranging the program, and it is said to-have been his flat-footed opposition to the Patterson plan ot jobbing Senator King that saved the Menoken man’s political life. W. J. Prater, a Patterson lieutenant, was ac- tive in the preliminaries and the con- vention itself. The meeting, as usual, was held behind closed doors, anu there was a good attendance, includ ing a majority of the league job-hold- ers who reside in Bismarck. ELKS’ DRIVE NETS 50 MEMBERS WITH GOAL SET AT 100 Big Initiation Will Be Staged Here Early Part of Next Month Bis- The membership campaign being Benevolent and Protective Order of; | Fiks. which has been under way sev-; eral weeks. has netted over 50 mem-| bers from the lodge’s jurisdiction out- side of the city. The big initiation | will be held either April 9 or April 16] and hs that time it is expected that | there will be at least/100 new members ready to enter the order, The lodge will start membership campaign in this short time. Up to the present, the activities have heen centered outside | [of the city and the local drive will wind up the campaign, The band, | which so brilliantly displayed its abif- ity ut the concert here Jast night. wiil | have a prominent part in the initiation ceremonies, which will bring scores Oi | of the state. | an intensive | city inal | RESUMES WORK ON A VERDICT | { | | | le *| Montesano, Wash., March 13.— The] | Jury tryin Industrial Workers of | . the World c rd with the murder of | {Warren ©. Grim, one of four formers | soldiers slain during an armistice day ‘parade at Centralia, Wash., last No- j vember, resumed today the delibera- tions of its verdict. The case was |Siven to the jury last night. | lignite exclusiv staged by Bismarck Lodge No. 1199, ! ¢ CARPENTERS ASK $1-AN HOUR; ARE FOR HOME DRIVE Union No. 2059 Will Submit In- creased Wage Scedule to Builders yaoi NO REDUCTION IN HOURS Local Expresses Willingness to Work Hour Longer to Help Build Homes * Declaring themselves heartily ii sympathy with the “Own Your Own Home” campaign which has been launched’.in Bismarck, and agreeing to work cne more hour a day during ANY IN THROES OF RE Monarchistic Movement May tt ee ett te Restore Wilhelm to l RISE AND FALL | the present season to assist in this movement, members of Carpenters’ Union No. 2059 on Friday evening unanimously voted for a nine-bour day and a scale of $1 per hour, to become effective at once. . In a statement issued by the car- penters today the reasons for the adpotion of the higher scale of wages are given as follows: “This scale was adopted after care ful study and survey of the situation, as the high cost of everything a cai- penter must have in his work is evi- dent, even to the average househoider who has to buy the smallest tool in the carpenters’ line; and the carpenter bas the largest and costliest set of tools that any mechanic carries, aud usually draws less wages than any of the building trade mechanics. “The hours of work are to remain the same, owing to the scarcity of labor, and we are heartily in favor of the own-your-own-home campaiga and do not wish to interfere with ii in any way, but ‘valor to work one hour more to assist in this. move- ment.” ~The Jocal anion: ag gia that it now has more than 30“members and that it is affiliated with the Mandan local, which has 25 members. “It is the aim of this union,” says the carpenters’ statement, “to be fair to all concerned, and we wish to give everyone a square deal, but we musi ask for a living wage and also ask for the cooperation of every carpenter in OF THE EBERT ADMINISTRATION Stormy Weather “Has Marked | Reign of Socialists from the Start HAD MODERATE’S BACKING! ee Sais i Fact That Chancellor Was Con-, servative Made Trouble Among ‘Reds , Friedrich Ebert, formerly head of the main. committee of the Reichstag and a leader of the social democratic party, was elected first president of the new German “progressive repub- lio” for a term of seven years on Fen- Truary. 11,1919, by. the national asseni., bly at Weimar.’ He has been charact- erized as a type of pan-Gernian or im: perialistic socialist. It was the Ebert government whicn arose from the ruins of the Hohen#vi- Jern dynasty and which enabled the} entente allies to conclude peace wita Germany, the city.” ° Under the new wage scale carpent ers will earn $54 per week. It is ex- pected: that the proposed schedule will, be submitted at once to the build: ing contractors of the ¢ity. GREAT FUTURE FOR OUR COAL Byllesby Chief Believes Day ‘is Coming When Lignite Will Claim Its Own A great future for North Dakota’ lignite industry was predicted by FH. Boyd Brydon of Chicago, chief en- gineer of the Byllesby intere who this week with J. lL. Lawrence of Min- neapolis, divisional engineer, visited Bismarck to inspect the operations of the Hughes Electric Co., which burns t ly in its large power plants here. The Byllesby interests operate pow- er and light plants at Fargo, Grand Forks and Minot. Only at Minot sis lignite now used in producing pow altho it has been successfully ex: perimented with at Grand Forks. “Your unlimited supply of coal and ils wide distribution is certain to con- tribute wonderfully to the development | of your state, id Mr. Prydon, “The st is only beginning to learn how to use its fuel economical, and when the time comes for the gen develop- | ment of your lignite fields you will! have the benefit of the experience of these older districts.” | Both engine commented upon the fact. that public utililies which a few tyears ago scorned the poor grades of rituminoug, produced in the Mlinois and Towa fields now are glad to get it at greatly advanced prices, fore- casting the day when lignite. will de- mand the ,same sort of recognition in territory which today shuns it. CLEVELAND PARK TO ACCOMMODATE | - 30,000 ROOTERS March 13.—Approx- ball fans will be Cleveland, 0. 50 persons will be constructed, ac- cording to President. James C. Duni When finished the seating capacity of | the park will be about 23,000, with standing accommodations for about 7.- 000. more. The record attendance at League park is 2 that number of fans paying to see the Indians and White Sox play on Sunday, August 31, last | season. | 000,000. ABDICATION OF WILHELM On November 10, 1918, when former Emperor Wilhelm abdicated and fled. Ebert was the imperial chancellor, having succeeded Prince Maximilian of Baden who was instrumental in negotiating the armistice. ‘He at onee assumed command and succeeded in quelling revolutionary outbreaks. The red flag was hoisted over the Brand- enburg gate and the royal palace ait: er wild scenes in Berlin’ where the people shouted “Long live the Re- pub! and sang the Marseillaise. “The new government will be a gov- ernment of the people,” Chancellor Ebert said. “It must make every ef- fort to secure in the quickest possi- ble time peace for the German peopie and consolidate the liberty they have won, The new government has taken charge of the administration to pre- serve the German people from civil war and famine and to accomplish their legitimate claims to autonomy. The independent socialists includ- ing a radical element favorable to Bolshevism and known as Spartacidés complicated Ebert's problem. When he became chancellor many of those radicals including Karl Liebkneckt and Rosa Luxemburg, were freed from prison and the two mentioned were subsequently assassinated. THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY The national assembly which elect- ed Ebert was formed for the purpose of adopting a constitution. Its docu- ment which was approved last August 2 provided that “the executive power Nes with the people.” The power of the upper chamber of the Reichstag was limited similar to the British ‘house of lords. There were speciai} protection for labor and “generally (Continued on Page Four.) 50,000 OF OUR DEAD WILL BE ~ BROUGHT HOME Between 20,000 and 30,000 Americans Will Sleep Where They Fell \ Washington, March 13.—-The bodies of about 50.000 of the American dead in France will be returned to the Unit- ed States while between 20,000 and} 25,000 will remain permanently in-| day informed Chairman Wadsworth | of the senate military committee. | The secretary, who wrote in re-) sponse to a. senate resolution, esti- mated the cost of returning the dead and concentrating the bodies remain- ing in cemeteries overseas at $30,- Congestion of the French transpor- | tation system and shortage of mai-| erials used in the manufacture of cof- fins is handicapping the work, Mr. Baker said. London, March 13.—A proclamation at 10 o’clock stating that the German government had ceased to exist, ac- cording toa Reuter’s dispatch from the German capital received here. Revolting troops entered Berlin this morning and occupied Wilhelm- strasse, the dispatch declares. No acts of violence are reported. terred overseas Secretary Baker to-) - OLT el Throne PROCLAMATION ISSUED AT BERLIN DECLARING ~ GOVERNMENT AT AN END was issued in Berlin this morning VON KAPP DIRECTOR GENERAL Paris, Havas, March 13.—A proclamation issued in Berlin to- day declares that the government of the empire has ceased to exist and that the power of the state has passed into the hands of General Director Von Kapp, who becomes chancellor, and has appointed General Von Luettwitz commander-in-chief of the mili- tary forces, Berlin dispatches state. The proclamation declares the national assembly dissolved. It is announced that a new government is being formed. , GENERAL STRIKE DECLARED The socialist party has declared a general strike, the dispatch adds. The issuance of the proclamation followed the occupation of the Wilhelmstrasse, where the government buildings are situated, by troops who had returned from the Baltic and had been in barracks in the suburbs. The troops entered Berlin this morning, it is stated. INEVITABLE, SAYS WASHINGTON “| Washington, March 13,—Press dis- || patches brought official Washington | its first news of the overthrow of the German government by the military. “Such a revolution was inevitable, ° was the comment of the white house nflicials, but officers at the state de- On German Crisis DRESDEN NEW EBERT SEAT 1 Hayas, Mar — The partment would make no statement Ebert: government in has preferring to wait for official advices established its seat Dresden, |and_ additional details. ythe capital of Sexony bw to | advices this afternoon, White: House vitals would? not in: dicate on what they based their ex- pectation of an uprising. i High military officers were inclined to regard the uprising as a “palace revolution” which’ would not spread throughout Germany. VON HINDENPBERG PRESIDENT Berlin, March 18.—It is: reported. that it is. intended to proclaim eld) Marshal Von Htndenberg erial president.” Tl Go To IT The opinion i the KAPP ALL-POWERFUL Berlin, March 13.—The proclama- tion declares the entire authority of the state has pagsed into the hands moment is that the a mont ‘will take an of {Of General Provincial Director Kapp aloofness toward the civil strife i as imperial chancellor and premier of Germany and permit the German — | Prussia. people ‘themselevs to’ determine The proclamation issued over the the. form of their government, | signature of Imeprial Chancellor Kapp rays that the mandate of the national The armed disyrders in Gei assembly to create a constitution and are looked upon as most unfortu- hate hoth for that country and the | conclude peace has expired and _ it remainder of Europe at a time {declares the national assembly dis- when reconstruction had been he- | Solved. It adds: “As soon as internal order has been tored we shall return to constitu- tional conditions and prescribe a new election.” At 10 o'clock the city was still preserving for the moment its usuai aspec Carriages, taxicabs and street cars were in movement as thongh'nothing had happened. There was no change in the appearance of Unter Dem Linden except for the presence of a considerable body of | troops at various points. OF REVOLUTIONARY CHARACTER The names associated with the new revolutionary movement in Germany: --'The gov- |indicaes its reactionary character. n Berlin is ‘ anvears that Germany is in the thro@s of the frequently predicted counter revolutinary monarchist strug- NEWSPAPERS SUSPENDED Copenhagen, 12 13. = "Telephone: m: here from the Germ n semi-oflichal age in, which has resumed its service, states that the most important pub! ings in Berlin were occupied by the public security police this morning. ‘The spapers, Vor- warts and Freiheit, haye been sus- pended, TO ABIDE BY TREATY Cologne, March ernment established not intended to promote the aims of the monarchists or the reaction- - ary, it is declared in a dispatch to | gle. the Colegne Gazette from Berlin Dr. Von Kapp, reported as having today, \ assumed the ehancellorship, is prob- The messages reads: ably Dr. Wolfgang Kapp, a former con- ‘servative member cf the Reichstag and general director of the Germaa agricultural society. He was one of the deputies, who early in 1918, urged the government to speed up U-boai building. He became president of ths therland party, the notorious pan- “The new gofernment under Chancellor Kapp, sa in its pro gram to be made public, that it will hdnorably fulfill the treaty of Versailles. It gives emphatic surances that the zo pment has no’ reactionary ‘or monarchial — | F aims.” {German organization, which urged eee that Germany carry on the war to the ANNOUNCED AT 10.4,M. bitter end. Berlin, March 1 The over- FORMER BELGIUM GOVERNOR throw of the Ebert. government Major General Baron Von Luett- itz, who, according to the dispatches, has been named commander in chiet, was military governor of Belgium in was announced in a proclamation issued at 10 o'clock this morning after revoltig troops from the sub- ures had entered Berlin and occu- fe "7 stone 1 the early days of the wa. He later Ha te ay eae val ‘0 | vas a commander on the Verdun oven had proven @ | tront, He has an American wife, who peaceful veloping. disorders de- one, no aM Cary of Cleveland. He has been classed as thoroughly ssian. Before the war General Von Luettwitz held the post of milt- tary attache of the Germany ambassy at London and later at Petrograd. He was born on April 9, 1865. There has been a strongly held be- lief both inside and outside Germany that the pan-German monarchist party was merely biding its time and await- ing.an opportunity to seize control of affairs. It was this belief. for one | thing, which caused the allied worri- ment when they considered the near ness of former Emperor Wilhelm’s re- treat at Amerongen to the German STRIKE PROTESTS WILHELM Berlin, March 13.—The pr mation issued by the old regime calling on the people for a general strike declared that it is the only means against the return of Wil- Avelm IT. "RANKFORT ON STRIKE * Frankfort. Germany. March -A general s has been decl. ed hei at procession of ding the streets, 1 |, PRESIDENT horder and prompted their strong rep- Kerlin. March "ti resentation to Holland of the danger and his wife left Be this morning. It was reported during the mor that a manifesto had been and signed by President Ebe ter of Defense ke, and others sum- moning the workers, to a general strike. lin at 5 o'clock to the peace of Germany and the rest of Europe of his presence there. MAY RESTORE WILHELM While there has been no hint in the early renort of an overturn at Berlin to indicate that the movement looked (wontinued on Page Four.) ins