The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 24, 1920, Page 1

ot ' candidates, . | oS 2 ‘ ere emits THE WEA F ohobiy LAST EDITION. “THIRTY.NINTH Toe : : BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WED, MARCH 24, 1920 : PRICE FIVE CENTS: sabia’ af JOHNSON'S MEN FEAR REACTION IN CONVENTION Declare Effort to Repudiate Cal- ifornia Progressive Would Injure G. 0. P. ASK DELEGATES’ PLEDGE \ i State Manager Declares. Repre- sentatives Picked Should Go:on Record’ Now Fears that some of the delegates to the republican national convention. elected. last Tuesday may spill the beans by declining to stay put on the endorsement of Senator Hiram’ W. Johnson, the only. presidential. candi- date who accepted a formal nomina- tion in North Dakota, is resulting in concerted action upon ‘the part of North Dakota Johnson men and re- publicans generally to prevent what they insist would prove a contre temps that might fatally effect the state pri- maries to. be held in North Dakota the latter part of June. The primary election, these gentle- men point out, diseiqsed ‘an over- whelming séntiment among North Da- kota republicans of every complexion in favor of Senator Johnson, John- son, by a tremendous majority over Wood, Lowden and other candidates who. did not openly seek nomination in- this state, hut whose names were written in‘on the ballots on election day, was declared the presidential choice of North Dakota, declare his friends. Should ny considerable. number of the delegates Yollow the course announced by Senator Henry McClean of Cavalier county in ad: vance of the election and refuse to he bound at the national convention in Chicago on June 8 by the prefer- ence expressed by North. Dakota re- pitblicans, in balloting on presidential the . result would \ be disastrous so: far as an indepéndent republican’ victory in the North Da- kota state primaries, two weeks later. is ‘concerned.. insist. the Johisson men, GOOD LEAGUE AMMUNITION “Any action of this kind would’ far- nish the league with theybest kind of campaign ammunition.” said B.'s. Wilcox, ntate manager for Jahuson, to- day. “The Wood machine in Minne sota has already almogt positively as- sured a. league ‘victory. in that staie by the use of similar. tacticx ‘in, the recent. so-called republican -vi , aincerdly “trust, a nn for-M: Johnson's’ sake—for. 6 an action nena ak Kerye £9 engthen hint the progressive independent rr. bficans—but «in, the . interest of a teat republicafi ‘victory in our state primaries the latter.part of June that no faction will be blind enough to ai- tempt to balk. the will of the majority in this state. '“T have no-pokitive proof, that any- thing of ‘the’. kind ,is contemplated. sald Mr. Wilcox, “T know. that some of the<most stalwart of the old-time republicans realize what a mistake. it would be to undertake at Chicago to throw Johnson, who has been prefer. red by such a great majority of hix party in this state. But there hava been rumors, emanating, I believe, from sources Inspired by Townley. ani the only way I can see of convincing North Dakota that it is to have » square deal at the Chicago convention is for every delegate elected Tuesday, March 16, to sign a pledge that he will be bound by the will of his or her constituents as expressed in the ma- jority republican vote at the state primaries. * WOULD BE §UICIDAL “To repudiate North Dakota's en- dorsement of Johnson would be sut- cidal for the regular republican organ- ization in this state. It would be play- ing directly into the hands of Town ley and his jcolleagues and, furnishing them with material that™none know hetter how to use,effectively. It must be remembered ‘that Johnson was en- dorsed not. merely. by league repub- licamp, but by a majority of the mem- hers of this party of every~ faction. To insult them by ignoring their cleav- ly expressed will: would be to afien- ate thousands of cean-minded pro- gressives whose Rupport we must have in the June primaries.” FORT RICE: MAN . SLEW SELF, : NOT “MURDER VICTIM Fort Rice, March ' 24. — Telling friends, that he was tired of life. that he was ready to quit the struggle foi exjeterice, and that .he had made a will and was, going home to kill him- self. Olaf Johansou left the village of Fort Rice Monday morning. H2 laughed with his friends when they laughed at him. No one took his statements sert ous'y ! However, aghaheon carried out his threats. His body with the top of his head blown aff by the bullet from an army rifle. was feund in, his farm home about 8 oclock last night. He-hadl evidently committed suicide about 2 or 3 o'clock in the afterngon. Johanson was about 45 years old. single, and had farmed seven miles southwest of Fort Rice for the past twelve years. A brother, Peter Johan- son of Bismarck, is here to take charge of the funeral services, ~ Coroner T. G. C. Kennelly stated today that the suicide had made arrangements in his will which was found in the farm home, even as to the order for casket and plans for his funeral. The Johanson farm is worth considerable money and was well stocked. The body was found hy a neighbor hoy who was passing the ‘place ant dropped in to pass the time of day. ee WOOD. SOUTH DAKOTA'S CHOICE Pa ay 16,000 ANTI-RED SOLDIERS FROZEN IN SOUTH RUSSIA peel ae yo} ; London, March 24.—More | than 16,000 anti-Bolshevik | soldiers: have been. found | frozen‘: to death. on © the || steppes, itis announced in.a | - soviet (military. communique | received today from Moscow j | by wireless. | i |. (The stappes comprise the | i plains in southeastern Rus- | sia and the western Atlantic brow ‘inces.) , BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN TO MEET Every City in State’ Invited to! Send Representative to Valley City Valley City D.. March 2: Business. and Professional Women's club of Valley City has extended to the business and professional wome of the state a® cordial vitation to send representatives to attend a mzet- hig, of the Valley City club to be held Friday evening, ‘when Miss Lena Mae- sin Phillips of New York. executivs secretary of: the ional Federation of Business and Professional Women. will preside at a general conference and will explain the purposes of this new movement in the women’s world. The national federation was per- fected last July at a meeting in Sr. Louis, attended by 200 delegates. Mrs, Agnes Rex of Grand Forks represent- ed North Dakota and was elected vice president for North Dakota of the national federation.” Forty-four states are now included in the fed- eration, while the number of local clubs is rapidly increasing. In North Dakota clubs are now active in Fargo.) Grand For! Devils Lake. Williston and Valley City and local officers state it is hoped before the time of the state cohference in June that clubs will have been organized’ in all the larger towns in the state. The’ organization, leaders assert, non-political non-sectarian and s governing. The local clubs, while fed erated with the state and national organizations, are privileged to con- duct their affairs to meet the local needs of their businéss and profes- sional women. The purpose of the federation a announced. by North Dakota office! is -to promote the interests of the is business and professional women, to | secure combined action by them in matters which are for the general good. to encourage and increase fel lowship among professional and busi ness women, and to gather and dis. tribute information concerning oppor s open to them, ting representatives will he guests Friday evening at a dinner to he given by theJocal club, The after- noon session will he devoted to con- ference: representatives of the v: . and the principa: addres y will be made in the evening by s Phillips, Who haa nitional repu is a public speak- onal and business wom, city in the state are ask- Med to send at least one representa- all.| tive. COLBY SWORN IN AS. SECRETARY OF STATE Washington. March h 24. —Bainbridge Colby was sworn in today as secretary of state. succeeding Robert Lansing, who jresigned six weeks ago. © Watvage v ‘NORTH DAKOTA UNDERWRITERS -—TOUBET HERE ‘Prominent Risk ‘Writers ftom all ‘Parts of State.Coming for. Bl Ne Conference Attorney Gener who has just formally announced his candidacy for governor of North Da F. Lb. Couklin of’ Bismarck, of the. Provident Life) Insur- ancé Cog Ce 1, Young) general coun sel for the Provident, and other men who: -haye been prominent in .the development.of’the life insurance field hin this state will address: the North | Dakota Life Underwriter ssociation in its annual meeting tobe held in | this city. Friday afternoon and’ even; ing. CON oes ¥ The meeting wit open at 2:30 in the Commerefal club rooms, Mr. Conk- li~ will deliver the address of wel come: Attorney Genera) Langer will discuss current topies. aid Attorney i Young will speak on Americanism. « A business session will be held) from {4 to 6 pom nd at 6:30 in the even ing a In cried will be held ,at) the) Grand Paci Seorgs of well know n life, insurance men, representing every good-sized city in the state. are expected to at: tend the Bismarck meeting. PLEA FOR CARS GETS RESPONSE Vice President Donnelley of Northern Pacific Prompt- ly Aids Slope A‘request from Assistant Attorney reneral Packard for cooperation from the Northern Pacific railway in moving hay from. central and eastern North Dakota to points west of the river where stock was suffering from the effects of the rerent bl rd procured prompt action this week, Mr. Packard w roe 20 to Charles Donnelly, vice president of thi orthern Pacifle ‘at St. Paul. He eXplained the situation on the Slope, where ‘he declared all of the ranges were buried under 4 | deep covering of snow. On the other | hand, he said. H. L. Stevens of James- Ltown advised him that 150 tons of | bay were stacked on a Northern ' Pacifi¢ siding at Windsor. awaiting ment te Beulah and other s, and that no cars were to hat. Carl Hoffman had advised the attorney general's office that he hat five ¢ ads of hay at Medina read, for shipment fo western Morton coun- ty, and that after a Jong wait no cars ‘had been made available. ice President Donnelly replied on the 21st that empties were then moy- | \ing from Minnesota into North Da- kota. and that this movement would continue as jong as a demand foy cH persisted. 4 While the | result of last tvee comparatively loss of livestock as a s Mizzard has been all. it has largely been due to the fact that far-sighted | ex: | | stockmen, profiting from their perience in other winters. stored large quantities of |hay lest fall and were | prepared for the emergency when it | came. (FORMER R AMBASSADOR TO TURKEY GOES TO MEXICO | | Washing: | genthau, former ambassador to T i key. was nominated today by Pre: m to be ambassador to M succeed Henry P. Flet: signed recently because he not agree with the administra- dent W | did | ont Mexican policy. Slope | i | \ —Henry Mor. | , WOOD LEADS IX SOUTH DAKOTA PRIMARY COUNT | Major General’ has About 5,000 Over Lowden; Johnson | Running Third WOMEN’S ‘VOTE WAS LIGHT Sex Followed With Dakota Sis- ter’s Example—County © Returns Slow | | i \ WOOD 3.000 AHEAD _ Sioux Falls. 8. 1)... March 2 With about nine- tenths of the city vote throughout the state record- ed, tabulated results of yester- day's primary election on indors?- ment of a republican candidate for president, showed these totals ivom 708 of the 1,740 state pre- \ cincts ; % Wood .. Lowden. Johnson | + 17,560 Ten counties, mostly in remote ¥pctions,\haye not reported.. These counties haye 142 voting 1 nets and many ‘of them are ixotated from rail and. wire, communica- tion, + Sioux Falls,, $.)).. March 24.—T turns received early this. mo ing from yesterday republi can presidential pi'eference, pri- imary showed; that in 651 pre- cincts: out of (1,740 Major General | Leonard “Wood* had. obtain 9) votes; Nk_O, Lowden, 17. 85. The re- nt 53 out of G4 counties ‘and includes those from all the principal cities of ‘the state. ator. Hiram Johnson, 1 turns received repres WOOD-WOMAN VOTE LIGHT Reports from various counties indi- cated that® while the women voted in fairly ‘large numbers, the total vote was comparatively light. The normal primar¢ vete> ine South Dakota prior to the “adoption, of suffrage was about 100,000." Complete returns from several coun- ties “indieated ‘that yes Ts your than the pre- was not much’ larger s.~ In the cities, suffrage primary totals. balloting was fufrly heavy, CHAOS EXISTED ~ IN NAVY WHEN WE BEGAN WAR More Light Shed ‘Upon: Ameri- can Chief Unpreparedness by Assistant Washington, March 24. — Virtual chaos existed in the navy department at the time the United States entered the war, Captain Harris Laning, sistant chief of the bureau of na tion during the war, festified today before the senate investigating com- mittee, ‘Capt. Laning said no one knew what to‘do after a plan of actfon submitted by tha burean of operations had heew approved and that “personal char- tics of the secretary of the navy aC often made it impossible to get ap- proval of real important. policies.” The American navy, not only was unprepared when the United , States entered the war. but it did not ‘carry on” in the early days “as efticiently as it could should have,” said and Capt. Laning testified. ‘Capt. Laning, who. followed Admiral Sims on the stand, said his statements were based on his experiences at se: with the fleet just before the United States entered the war and in the de- partment at Wa hington afterwards, BE RT SURE TOTED A.MEAN BOTTLE Toledo—Bert Lazette was arrestey with a bottle of wood alcohol, coffee, pepper and ginger ale on his hip. TEIDERS OF LATEST GERMAN REVOLUTION DENY SYMPATHY WITH RUSSIAN BOLSHEVIKI _____ SEE DANGER, THEY SAY, IN SOVIET SYSTEM ZOE BECKLEY TELLS OF TRIP OUT OF BERLIN ON LAST TRAIN THAT LEFT CITY ON NIGHT OF REVOLT why | NOTED WOMAN | NOVELIST DEAD A | | ist, died of heart disease t3- | \ day ina London hospital. a DEAD MAN'S LAST WIDOW ON STAND. Mrs. Moses Polonsky Declares * Brother ‘Was Not With Husband “Death caused by from unknown han This the ver the corone jury red last night at the quest over the body of Moses Polo prominent Wilton merchant. who i: alleged to have made an affidavit: just before dying here Tues morning stating that bis brother- + Morris ’. had murdered him, Polousky, widow of the dead man and sister of Meadows, who is being held by the McLean county au- i in the shoot ing, sprang a surprise- “when she was on the stand. Mrs, Polonsky declir- ed-that she and Meadows were inj an- other room in the House when they «ul the revolver shot. Tushing into. Polonsky’s room, they found him lying in a pool of blood. DENIES AFFIDAVIT Statements made shortly after the shooting occured were to the affect that Meadows. and,’ Polonsky — were ‘alone in the.raom together, This . Polonsky ‘emphatically ed, sayings that Polonsky had gone ‘to his reom and that no one was with him, as far as she knew, when the shot was firei: It is. cliimed that Polon made an aflidavit accusing his brother-in- daw Méadows, of having inflicted the wound, soou afterwards | aise his death. On the strength, of this aftida- vit. Meadows was taken into custody by Sheriff Ole Stefferud. and. fg still being held. Polon: atlidavit: was made a few minutes before he was placed on at train atid rushed to Bis- marek for PUNCTURED ART The shet, which was from a calibre bullet. entered the stomach at the point of the diaphragm, punetured the main artery and lodged in the backbone, Dr. FE. P. Quain, assisted by Dr. Roy Thompson of‘ Wiltou, per foymed the autopsy. Anton Beer was the coroner, : The body w akeu to Regan, infer- ment taking place in the Jewish ceme- tery near there. LW. W. TIRING OF KILLING, TO CONVERT YANKS Washington, March 24.—Failure of the government to aid former service men has resulted in the 1, W. W. making a drive to get such men into, that oragnization, the, house’ ways and conimittee was told today by J. FE. Holden, state adjutant of the American legion in Utah. Organized. propaganda by the I, W. W.. to discredit government aid and undermine the American legion, is spreading throughout. the country. he said, and many “unintelligent” former — service men are being gathered into the organization as the result of pro- paganda stating that the govern- ment has done nothing for former soldiers. gunshot wound 29. TOWNSEND Je Governor Hart of Washington COL HART and Governor Townsend of Dela- |ware are both considered friendly to the woman suffrage amend- | iment, and suffrage leaders are certain they would both sign the! bills as soon as passed. Both called special sessions of the legis- (lative sessions to consider ratification. | | A | London, March 24.—Mrs. || | Humphry Ward, the novel-’' | WORD DENIED BY, Left Capital with Streets Th ronged with Anxious Crowds Exhorted by Orators to Support Junker Revolution —Snaps Irate Civilian Who Resented “Yankee Woman’s Impertinence” in Taking Pic- ture BY ZOE BECKLEY, N. BE, A. Staff Correspondent. Paris, March 24.-—I have just reach- ed Paris after a harrowing trip ont of Berlin on the last train before the revolution halted travel. . y train left Berlin Saturday night ‘h I saw the first day of the the day that government fled before monarchist revolutionists. At miduyght Vriday, the 12th, 1 went out into the Uhter Den Linden. It..was packed with soldiers in’ full equipment, with packs, rifles, trench helmets and machine guns, It was the eve of the revolution. But, few Berliners knew it. STREET ORATORS EX HOR CROWDS TO SUPPORT JUNKER REVOLUTION Next morning came the revelation. on Saturday big crowds fille) the Unter Den Linden and, other streets. They were excitedly reading handbills and listening to speakers. Street. orators were exhorting the { ‘owds to support the movement to pverthrow the Ebert government. But the attitude of Berlin people was still one of excitedly curiosity They did not seem serious, Later in the day Wilhelmstrasse, the’ street where the Foreign Office stands, and several neighboring streets were closed by barbed-wire barriers. Soldiers wifh machine guns and rifles appeared at every important corner in ‘central Berlin. ‘Then Bee- lin took notice in earnest, There were groups of soldiers every few feet and walking in pairs up and down the Unter Den Linden. All were. fully armed, wearing steel helmets: Hand grenades were stuck, iu.-ther belts. iar J ogot my camera “and took’ snap: shots of several soldier groups... 1 almost caused a riot. Au irate civilian bectme greatly ex- the Ebert the Kapp cited at an American woman's “im pertinence.” He tried. to seize the camera, In good. forcible | United States [shoved him off, A. military officer. came to mt rescue and) took my part. A be crowd, half amused but obyjously not too friendly, gathered about me. I was so frightened ‘that: my only recourse was to go on taking pictures, T had to do it to hide my fright. 1 snapped the irate civilian, which made him still madder. PEOPLE SHOUT DERISION AS SOLDIERS READ PROCLAMA- TION On the v to the railroad station Saturday night ‘1 saw soldiers read- (Continued on Page Four.) WASHINGTON’S RATIFICATION ADVANCES GOAL Women Need But One More State to Achieve Ambition of Half-Century Olympia, Wash., March 24.- Ratification of the proposed’! suffrage amendment to the fed- eral constitution was completed by the Washington legislature Monday when the senate unanim- ously passed a resolution ratif: ing the améndment. 'The reasoli- tidn wag passed by the house be- fore it was sent to the senate. Washington was* the thirty-tifth state to ratify the nmendment. Following action by the senate the two houses joined in sending a telegram to the legislature of Delaware asking that body to ratify the amendment. FIFTEEN CASES SLEEP SICKNESS IN LOUISVILLE Louisville, ‘ky. March 24.—Fif- teen cases of sleeping sickness, three of which resulted in death, have been discovengd here, ac. cording to announcement by the secretary of the state board of health. * 31,000 FOR. MODERN DAVID WHO EXCELS | WASHINGTON STUNT | A prize of Ws Chicago, March $1,000 stake ing contest to be held here within a month, The contestants are Jack Henry of Avilla, Mo., and Charlie Thomas of Rodgers. Ark. Sportsmen’ declare the winner must throw a reck more than 500 na stone thre feet. In pr: recently Henry threw oa ACT Thomas line to the top of an eight story hotel here and then threw a bla walnut which cleared the structure. recently Insist New Government Should Not be Termed Communist, But that It is Purely Demo- cratic and Anti-Military WORKERS WITH “MILITARY EXPERIENCE FORM ARMY Otto Meindorf, Released from Prison to Take Charge of Red Movement in Rhur Basin, Building Up Armed Force Duesseldorf. Tuesday, March Leaders of the element, which have take nover control of this city, insist the government should not be terme:t communists, as iets throughout Germany are considered impossible and dangerous. It is desired aboye all to do away with militarism they said and show the allies that Germany is determined to take such a lee There are a few armed guards, but ho real army is to he seen. | OLD ARMY MAN IN CHARGE iIt is planned to have an old army commander, Captain Bredam, — in charge of “the security guards” which is to be comopsed of workmen, whe can be called to ar in case of em ency, but not regularly drilling as militia, which is what the workmen want to abol Frederick Stahl, one of the eight members of the Duesseldorf executive committee, gave to the Associated B a statement in the workmen's Views. He said the government, pr cipitated by the Kapp military moy ment and miltagism in general, NO. SOVIET REVOLUTION were ix no soviet revolution.” he declared. “At the moment at least we are standing on the same grounds as the regular government chosen by the people of Germany. What we want the government to do is to uphold the people's will expressed in the last elec- tion: that is to say make-a decided move to the left (towards: socialism) and to) crush militarism in. every form.” st “ALA WORKMEN? ENLISTED ‘Coplenz, Tuesilay, March 2%.—Otto Meindorf, who was released from prison to take charge of the commun- ist movement ‘in the. Rhur basin has ordered all workmen, who have seen military service. to report for duty threatening. if they failed to obey, to cut off their food rations. 4 Comnunists are requiring all food stuff, but actu sejzure must be le in the presence of officers and looters are erely punished. Since gaining control there th have re- established the German’ food ration and have requisitioned druggists and doctors ‘to care for the wounded. ‘The communists thilita: ‘| equipment is a complete modern warfare uniform, but some of the men in the ranks weay civilian clothes. Reports reaching here staté many: women are fighting with the communists ! There are many anti-semitic demon- strations although many of the com- munists leaders and -oflicers are Jews. FEDERAL TROOPS HOLDING 5 Buderich, Rhennish Prussia across the Rhine from Wessel, March 24.—- The government, all of whom) hay2 been besiged in Wesel since Monday night. were still holding the town safe- ly last night. | SKIRIMISH WITH REDS Wesel, Germany, March 24. thousand government troops, __ rei forced by armed countrymen, had. skirmism with communist guards nu beting about 15,000 near here night. Reports states 62. were. killed and upwards of 100 wounded. : FORMING NEW CABINET Copenhagen, March 24.—Formation of a ne rman-cabinet is a matter few hours and independent e sure of getting. Keveral important portfolios, according to tele- s from Berliy this morning. s. water and electric service have not heen resumed in Berlin and the tramways are still idle as the inde- j pendent socialists have assumed a waiting attitude. They are said to be dissatisfied with the government's “soft method toward traitors” while armed Spartacans are simply stood against the wall GOPHER LEAGUE |. CONVENTION IN SECRET: SESSION St. Paul, March 24.—The Nonparti- | san’ league state convention, compased of one delegate from each county the state, met here today in secret fon to select candidates for a state to be entered in the June pri- mar Half a dozen candidates have heen mentioned for exer SPANISH RAILWAY MEN WILL STRIKE Madrid, Spaii arch 2 strike on all railroad lines in Spain will take effect at noon today. This decision was reached unanimously by representa- tives of the railway employes at mid- | night following the failure of the man agers pf the railroad companies to ac- cede to the demands of the men. The strike follows the demand of the railway men for increased wages and better working conditions.