The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 27, 1920, Page 1

eee THE WEATHER Uneettied.. BISMARCK TRIBUNE LAST EDITION \ BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1920 PRICE FIVE CENTS “ICE GOES OUT; RIVER BOTTOMS MADE BIG LAKE) Annual Break-up Began at 3 O’clock Friday Afternoon, — Five Days Too’ Early GORGE AT SIBLEY ISLAND Barrier Backing up Waters— Channel Ice Still Holding North to Washburn All of the lowlands along the banks of the Missouri river in this vicinity are in danger of being flooded Sunday or Monday in the opinion of @rris W. Roberts, chief of the government weather bureau station here, who has received reports from various. stations along the river. GORGE ABOVE BISMARCK A gorge formed between Bismarck and Washburn, causing the river to rise at the latter point two feet dur ing the past 24 hours and dropping the river four feet at Bismarck jn the same length of time. At Sanigsh yesterday the ice mpved out and the river rose 18 feet. Last night there was a further rise. which should give Bismarck: a rise of 12 feet on tho gauge, or a stage of 22 feet. It‘ is expected that the ice from Washburn will reach this point late tonight or early tomorrow. which may result in the ice covered river at this point breaking up. Up to the present time, the Missourt river in the vicinity of Bismarck js still frozen over with the exception of short stretches. along the shore south of the North Pacific railroad bridge. WASHBURN ICE DUE With the broken ice from south of Washburn reaching this section to- night and possibly causing the ice to break up here together with; flood waters from Sanish following shortly in the wake of broken ice, jam is expected south: of Bismarck which will make a complete barrier across the river, forcing-the waters over, the banks and: Mooding: adjacent lowlands. Mr. Roberts: stated today that. re- ris. to hia office indicated that the river south. of Cannon Ball ig entire- |BOLOS ORGANIZING LABOR BATTALIONS Washington, March 27.—Organiza- tion of four labor battalions by the Bolsheviki is the first step in mobili- zation of alllabor in Russia, it was reported in advices today to the state ‘department. The four battalions are socated one each in Petrograd, the Don sector, the Ukranian region and in Siberia. LITTLE LET-UP IN ANENDHENT BATTLE TODAY Yellow and Purple of Suffs and . Red Roses of Opposition Lead Clans 1 Dover. Dela., March 27. — Although the Delaware legislature was in ad- journment until next Monday, today saw little let-up in the struggle for and against its ratification of the wo- men's suffrage constitutional amend- ment. Workers on both sides contin- ued the campaign in preparation for the vote expected next Tuesday or Wednesday. ‘ Throughout Delaware today cham-/ pions wearing the yellow and purple colors’ of the suffragists and the rel roses of the opposition were engaged with special pressure on members of he lower legislative branch, which so far hag maintained a majority. againgt ratification, Suffrage advocates declare tht should Delaware refuse to be the thirty-sixth’ state needed for ratifica- tion, they will turn their-attention to four other states, Connecticut, Very mont, North Carolina and Louisiana. BANKS. DISCOUNT CANADIAN MONEY: AT 20 PERCENT Silver from Northern Neighbor iv free. from ice. Because of the possibility of a flood here Sunday or jay, Mr., Roberts warns ‘all ‘residents in the lowlands in ie alas bo ane every precail- sand jliveeit me ‘Of. fi are ful- pret anon ane. fiver fs Practically.’ tree of ico from’ Huff south to the South Dakota line, but the:channell ice-is still hold- ing at all points between Sibley island and Washburn. Dates: of the breaking up of the ice in the ‘Missouri ‘river, 1846 to 1873, inclusive, made at Fort Buford: 1846 April 19) .> 1860 March 29 1847 April 3 1861 April. 9 1848 April 8& 1862“March of 1849 Aprils1 1863 March 3 1850 April 5 1864 April 9 1851 March $1 1865 April 15 1852 March 26 1866 April 14 | 1853 March 29 1867 April 6 1854 April 8 1868 Marclt 29 1855 March 29 1869 March 2/ 1856 April 3 1870 April 6 1857 March 26 1871 March 13 1858 April 15 1872 March \J3 1859 April. 21 1873 March 17 1874 TO 1919, INCLUSIVE, MADE AT BISMARCK it 1874 April 13 1897 April 5 1875 April 17 1898 April 10 1876 March 26 1899 April 12 , 1877 March 30 1900 April 2 1878 March 16 1901 March 31 1879 March 29 1902 April 4 1880 March 30 1903 April 5 1881 March 81 1904 April 6 1882 April 5 1905 March 22 1883 April 10 1906 April 2 1884 March 25 1907 March 24 1885 April 4 1908 April 6 1886 April § — 1909 April 3 1887 March 16: 1910 March 13 1888 April 9 1911 March 23 1889 March 24 1912 April 3 1890 April 4 1913 April 5 1891 April 3 1914 -April 6 1892 April 2 1915 April 6 1893 April 3 1916 March 26 1894 March 16 1917 April 6 h 27 1918 March 22 1896 March 29 1919 April 5 Furnished by 0. W. Roberts, Met- eorologist. COMES FIVE DAYS EARLY The annual drama of the spring break-up on the Migsouri—a drama which frequently contains many tragi: constituents-—was staged in Bismarck at '3 o'clock Friday afternoon, five days in advance of schedule. The thick! bridge of ice which had spanned the river at this point since early last fall was heaved up by the force of a nine-foot rise ; the ice gently buckled and broke, and in a mass moved down the stream three miles to the head of Sibley: island. where it gorged hétween Sibley:and Schmidt, on the west bank of the river. The volume of water behind the Borge was so great that it immediately flooded . the west bank. of the river, Above Schmidt, and by nightfall the bottoms on both sides of the river above the gorge were inundated, 0. W. (Contipned on Paz Seven) BOLOS CAPTURE DENEKINE BASE London, March 27.—Novorossisk, the last base in gouthern Russia under control of General Denekine, has been captured hy the Russian Bolsheviki. according to a wireless dispatch from Moscow. OUGHTA SEE 'M NOW Birmingham, Ala—When Walter Betts reported to the Phils a year ago he wore a callnloid collar, pearl-bui- toned shoes, etc. But you ought to see Only- Worth 80 Cents on a Dyker Canadian silver in Bismaxck.,in com- mon: with; practically all other locql- itien’ In’ the northwest!” Peenily stort $0. cents.on the doltar. Pies Al. banks inthis -¢lty ‘have notified their clients that they are charging 20 percent digcount on Canadian silver placed on -deposit. with local institu- tions. -This same.charge is being,made by most of the banks, in thé northwest following the example set by member banks of the St. Paul and Minneapolis clearing “house associations. The reggon for. this large discount on. Canadian Silver is. the exchange on Canadian currency. and checks, ow- ing to the: fluctuation (of buginess balances between Canada and this country, has been ranging from 10 to 20.percent,, Persons coming from Can- jadu have’ been taking advantage of this situation and have been flooding the country with Canadian. silver on which. up to.a short time ago, there was no discount charged, DISCOUNT PAPER CURRENCY The digcount on*paper currency and checks from Canada is 15 percent at the present time and has been ar high as. 20 percent. This discount fluctuates to.a certain extent, but local bankers state there will be hardly any fluctuates in Canadian silver discount. Since banks in this city have charged customerg 20 percent discount on Can- adian currency deposit with them, there has been a growing scarcity of the white meta] from Canada in cir culation here. Many stores still ac- cept. Canadian currency at face value. but some are refusing to accept the currency ‘except at a 20 , percent dis- count. CASEYS TO PUT IN BIG CLASS APRIL ~ 7 AT DEVILS LAKE Devils Lake, N. D., March 27.—Sixty novices who were to have been initl- ated. by the Knight of Columbug on St. Patrick’s day, at which time the cause of the flu epidemic, will be received into the order April 7, when Columbians from every. section of the north half of the state are expected to atténd, Dr. C, F. MeCurren is in charge of the program. Rev Father William Mulloy of Grand Forks will casion. PENNSY GOVERNOR NOT TO HAVE GILT BRIGADE ! Harrisburg. Pa.. March 27.—Gover- nor William C.. Sproul has decided not to avail himself of the time-honored privilege of apointing a persona) staff. He rebelled at the thought of being followed about by a retinue decked out in gold braid, ‘swords and ‘military trappings. He will struggle througn {his term e3 governor without it, Mayfield, Ky, March 27.+The first outbreak df night-rider trou- | ble in western Kentucky in 13 years occurred last night when | | between 200 and 300 tobacco |. growers from the northern section of Graves county visited the Mayfield tobacco chute and = ap- plied the torch. ceremonies had to be postponed he- | be the principal speaker for the oc-| BOLO OFFICERS LEADING SOVIET SHIGE AT WESEL Hundred’ Members of His Mili- tary Staff Loaned Germany, Reds by Lenine WOUNDED BLED TO DEATH Units of Red Rabble Shown Less Consideration than Dogs by Their Leaders ‘London, Mareh 27.— One hun- dved Russian officers seut to Ger- many by Nicolai Lenine, Russian Bolghevik premier, are assisting in the operations of the German workers’ army before Wesel, says a Copenhagen dispatch to the Lon- don Times, quoting an interview with’ an Ebert government officer at Muenster, by the correspondent of the Politiken. The dispatch says that the workers have taken over control of the Krupp works at Essen and are turning out arms and ammuni- tion. The officer expects Wesel to be evacuated by government troops-in order that devastation And bloodshed may be avoided, the correspondent say. WOUNDED BLEED TO DEATH Amsterdam, Friday, March 26.— The workmen's army, which continues ro besiege Wesel, is undisciplined and Jeaderless and men aré bleeding to death in trenches for lack of doc- tors and nurses, according to the pic- ture which the correspondent of the | Handlesblad paints on conditions on the German rebel front which he vis- ited, ‘The whole thing is suggestive of a comic opera war. The correspondent, who is M. Ny- ples, the writer, who recently visited Russia for this newspaper, induce: the general staff of the workmen’s army to permit him to spend two! days with the left wing of tle army. The roads in: buck of’ the ‘line ‘are’ packed with thousands..of refugees ,he. tele” | graphed, and scores of “nurses,” dress- ed in wniform of.the Red: Cross, crowd motor lorries,.or ride harsebick, which are badlyneedéd at the front, The gunners have to pull thelr ‘own ord- nance... The, headquarters of: this unique ‘army ig in the town hall ‘of ‘Duisherg, says . the | correspondent, where 0 seen,,.prorer contugion....Ut-is necessary: tO Appl: cil for the ‘most trival thing. If there were any dead or dyfig as 2 result. of the ar. the. correspondent suys, he wan, unable’ to tind them hehind the Itnes. WORKERS CONTROL TOWN Fplkengtein, | Saxony, * Thursday, March 25.—Workers; have tuken over control in towns and cities of lower Saxony, but there is un impression their ‘ascendency will be short-live as they are not. sufficiently organized in a military way to resist pressure successfull, STANDING ROCK INDIANS BUYING. YOUNG LIVESTOCK .Fort Yates, N. D., Ma ch 27.—FEf- forts to induce Indians of the Stand- ing Rock reservation to buy young steers and. take advantage of the local Grazing possibilities, are being made in an energettic campaign by Superin- tendent James B. Kitch. In this con- nection, Mr, Kitch hag announced the purchase of reimbursable cattle has been discontinued owing to lack of funds. Just year, it was stated, a pro- fit of $100 a head was made on reim- bursable cattle. FURTHER RISE IN RED RIVER TODAY Fargo, March 27.—A further rise in the Red river was recorded here this morning and at noon the water shew- eda stage of 23.5 feet. The low sec- tion of Fourth street is flooded, Iron park is surrounded and the water has covered one bection of seven streets to a depth of two feet. Several fam- ‘lies on the Minnesota side of the riv- er have moved their belongings. Predictions. were made by the weather observer in Moorhead last night that the crest of the high water would be reached today and that to. morrow the river would begin to fali. CAMBRIDGE WINS EIGHT-OAR RACE London, March 27,—Cambridge won the eight-oared boat race from Ox topd on the Thames course today. INDIANAN TAKES LIFE AT FORKS|f Grand * Forks,; March 27. — Steve Bezeredy, aged 29.‘of South Bend, Ind.. committed suicide in the wash room of the Great Northern passenger depat in this city this morning, blowing out his brains with a revolver. FIRST NIGHT-RIDER OUTBREAK IN 13 YEARS BRINGS OUT THE TORCH said to be the result of the fight of tobacco growers in this sec- tion of the state against droppng prices of tobacco. Hundreds agreed not to sell their crop on ware house floors. Re- cently twenty McCracken. county growers at the point of shotguns forced several growers, coming to Paducah with their tobacco, to him, now. He has sofie speed. The renewal of night riding is tirn Back. 6 ares eeeraee te to the soviet executive coun- | er JAMESTOWN GETS | 52.1 PCT.. BOOST Washington, March 27,—Popu- lation’ statistics for 1920 an- nounced today hy the census bu- reau included : Jamestown, 6,627, increage, 269, or 52.1 percent, ANTI-SOGIALIST LEGISLATORS IN STUTSMAN FIELD Convention Endorses Lang-' er Candidacy Jamestown, March 27.—A well at- | tended and enthusiastc convention \of anti-Townley republicans held here ‘ast night placed a complete legisia- tive ticket in the field and unanimous ly endorsed the gubernatorial candi- dacy’ of Attorney General Wiliam Langer. , Alfred Steel of Jamestown heads the Stutsman county legislative ticket as a candidate for the senate to succeed Thomas Pendray, the Townleyite whose first term in the upper house expires this year. For representatives the anti-socialists nominated A. [. Quade, farmer, of Pingree, Adam Pres- ler, Jr., a Medina business man and war veteran; D, C. Wood of James- town, a well known Northern Paelfic engineer, and 8. O. Allen, a farmer re- siding near Corwin. The ticket thus consists of two farmers, two business \men and a representative of organ ized labor. All of the Stutsman county precinct chairmen and committeemen were present, and thé meeting and banquet developed an unusual spirit. marked by optimism and a fixed determina- tion to free Stutsman county from the last taint of socialism. TOWNSHIPS MUST HOLD MEETINGS TO. PROVIDE TAX | Alfred Steel Heads Delegation— | Divisions Which “Held no| Elec- tions Vill be Without Fun Is Otherwise * While townisttip officers in townships which held no election hecause of the storm March 16 will hold over, steps must be taken in each township to call. a. special. township | meeting | ia conformity with laws. of 1913) requir- ing that the amount of the’ tax levs for township purposes be determined at the annual township meeting, the attorney general's office advises. An opinion to this effect has been written by Mr. Langer in response to a letter from J. H. Ulsrud, states attorney of McHenry county, who in- formed the attorney general that he had held that where no elections were held March 16 township officers. will hgld over. Thig is correct, states the attorney general. but he calls attention fo the fact that the annual township meeting cannot be dispensed with, else 4 many townships will be without funds fo township purposes during the com- ing year, “It. is my suggestion, therefore,” writes the attorney general, “that you notify the chairman of the board | of gupervisors or the clerk of said board in each township of the advisability of taking ‘immediate action to the end that a special meeting may be held with the least possible delay for the purpose of electing township of- ficers and transacting necessary busi- ness, including that of fixing the tax levy therein for the coming year.” MINERS RIDE TO WORK IN THEIR OWN LIMOUSINES Wilton, N. D., March 27.—Be- caugeé so many of the miners em- ployed by the Washburn Lignite Co. have cars of. their own, the mine train which conveyed work- erg to and from the digging during the winter has been dispatched with, and the equipment has been returned to the Soo line. A large percentage of the ‘miners, who -are among, the highest paid workmen in North Dakota, have automobiles of their own, They accomodate their less fortunate brethren at a slight fee; thus helping with the upkeep of their machines. The company has ,ereeted a large, convenient garage, where the cars are stored while their owners are at work under the earth’s crust, - Today's Weather hace twenty noon, Saturday. Temperature at 7 a. mM. Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation | Highest wind veloct FORECAST For North Dakota: Unsettled weather tonight and Sunday with colder southeast, portion tonight ; prob- | ably rain east portion tonight, LOWEST TEMPERATURES Fargo . Williston St. Paul Winnipeg Helena Chicago .. Swift Current. ORRIS our hours ending W. ROBERTS, Meteorologist. REHABILITATION UNDER SOVIETS HELD HOPELESS Task Under Leadership of Le- nine Declared by Expert Impossibility BOLOS CONTINUE GAINS Polish _ Advices Admit They Have Captured Several Towns Along Front Warsaw, Mar ‘onfusion and wretched condi eneraily prevail throughout Russia, according to a re- port made to British and American representatives here by a technical expert. who has spent months in Bus- sia. There is no wheut or flax in Rus- sia, foy export, he says, and wool is scarce, as sheep throughout the coun- try have been killed for food, The expert, who is a native of Rus- sla, is emphatic in declaring the task of rehabilitating the country under the leadership/of Lenine is hopeless. SOVIETS HAV. RAL TOWNS Warsaw, Thursday, March 25.—Rus- sian goviet forces, swinging south of the Pripet, marsh country between Mozir and Pinsk and attacking Polisi lines at various points over a front of approximately 250 miles; have cap- tured several towns along the Sluten river, it is admitted ‘in official state- ments issued at Polish army head- quarterg here. ‘The enemy. however. hag been unable to cross the Slutch river, which parallels the front for a long distance, despite persistent _ef- forts. Bolshevist atacks on Wednesday were chiefly directed towards the vil- lage of Olevsk, about half-way be- tween Rovno and_Mozir, and further south. Infantry and cavalry were launched at the Poligh lines, support- ed by heavy artillery fire, while soviet airplanes bombed — strategic points along the front. In the attack against Olevsk, the Bolsheviki advanced: in four: heavy columns of infantry’ pre- ceded by. cavalry. Following hard fighting, the attack “Was repulsed’ ny the Poles, who then counter attacked and inflicted’ what are described as “heavy losses” on the enemy. In the neighborhood of Caglayl! the Poles virtually annihilated a. ‘soviet brigade. among the killed being a Bol- shevik colenel,- On’ his ‘person. were found orders directing: that Caslavl be taken: regardless :of: cost,- ‘The town. is still in Polish hands, but savage fight ing is centering about-it. U. 8. EVACUATION. OF SIBERIA WILL ‘BE OVER APRIL 1 Vladivostok, Match 27.—-Evacuation of eastern Siberin by American troops will be completed about April 1 in, the opinion of officers here. The trans- port Thomas sailed March 10 with Col- onel Morrow and 1,800 men of the 27th regiment and South. Bend, which will leave on March 22, will take 2,009 men. The remainigg force of 1,600 men with General Willlam sS. ves and his staff will debark on the Great Northern late this month. The Amer- icans have been in Siberia a year and a half. RAIL BOARD ASKS EXTENSION RATES ON HAY AND FEED The North ‘ota railroad commis. sioners have formally requested the Great Northern, Northern Pacific and Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Pau) rail- roads to extend after April Ist the present half-rate on hay and feed shipments, established by the federal railroad administration, J. H. Calderhead, secretary of the. state commission, states the requests were made after complaints had been received of a shortage of cars for hauling hay and feed, egpecially from the eastern half of the state. He said it was desired to have the time’ of half rates extended to May 15 for the benefit particularly of drouth-stricken farmers, The complaints indicate, according to Secretary Calderhead, that muct: hay has been damaged or is threatened with damage due to thawing weather. The complaint was to the effect that 1.500 cars of baled hay were along tracks north of Jamestown awaiting shipment, he said, Considerable hay was reported .awaiting shipment near Montpelier, south of Jamestown. The secretary said potato shipments also were threatened with damage in sim- ilar conditions. A Hillsboro man_ reported to the { commission 5.000 bushels of potatoets were in danger of spoiling unless suf- ficient refrigerator cars could be se- cured, The man declared he needed nine cars ‘and had been trying to get the transportation for three weeks. POLES REMOVE SEAT) FROM OLD CAPITAL| aE cA London, Mitch 27.—The Polish gov- ernment wis’ vetoed. on Thursday from Warsiw to Bromberg in Polish Posen- 25 inites northwest of Thorn, according to a Berlin dispatch tothe Exchange Telegraph Co, quoting rum- ors in that city. LITTLE GIRLS SLAYER STILL UNIDENTIFIED Ohio Authorities Continue to Hold Four Negroes Suspect- ed of Foul Murder Steubényille, O., March 27.—Ientity of the person or persons who killed 11- year-old Francis South near. her home at Adena, 25 miles west of here, three days ago, had not been established to day in spite of the fact that numerous armed posses have scoured the sui- rounding country gince the body of the girl was found Thursday afternoon. Officers, assisted by, posses of clit. gens, were searching, lotey for a man dressed, {n a soldier's uniform. ‘This man, according to geverat Adena res dents, was seen last Thutsday near the spot where the hody with the hands tled with a military hat eon Was found. The four negroes arrested ‘Thursday night as suspects were still in jail at Carrolltown. today. 25 KNIGHTS OF GRIP WILL SIGN Quarter:-of sa. Hundred Novices ‘ to. be’ Taught Real Sales- manship by. U. C. T. - Twenty-five knights of the grip will be shown that they ‘don’t know, noth- ing yet’ about salesmanship when they are given an opportunity to sign on the dotted line by Bismarck Coun | cil No.- 325, United Commercial Trav- elets, tonight in the biggest and besi meeting of the finest and largest year this pepful bunch of progressive pros- perity pushers has enjoyed since the incorporation of the capital city or- ganization. When the 25 candidates have com- pleted their, painful journey over the rough and rocky roads which lead to the safe haven of U. C. TVism, Bis- marck council's membership will have heen boosted over the 200-mark, mak- ing it one of (he strongest lodges of commercial travelers in the northwest. Recently ‘elected officers will also he installed this evening, and all Unit- ed Q6mmercial Travelers are urged to attend the session. An especially cor- dial invitation is extended ‘Visiting U. C, T.’s, and Bismarck council assures them a warm welcome and a mighty good time. MUELLER ACCEPTS HEAD OF MINISTRY Paris, Mareh Hermann Mueller foreign minister in the cabinet of Pre- mier Bauer, has declined to accept the task of forming a new German min- istry, according to information to the French foreign office ‘today. AMBRICAN STEAMER ABANDONS. SAILING AFTER BAD BLAZE Southampton, Mai 27.—Two fires on the American liner Philadelphia damaged the vessel so badly today that her sailing was abandoned pena- ing extensive repairs. In view of sim- ilar fires on the steamer New Yoik here recently, the manager of the lin believes the fires are of incendiary origin. FINNISH PUBLISHERS HELD SYNDICALISTS Duluth, Minn, March 27.—All ‘offle- ials of Industrulistii, a Duluth Finnish daily, on trial here for alleged viola- tion of the state syndicalist act, were found guilty this forenoon. GEORGES CARPENTIER IS FIGHTER DE LUXE; CARRIES MORE BAGGAGE a ov 27. New York, March Call on M. and Mme. George Carpen- tier became’ convinced today that the French champion is a prize- fighter de lux. Their flower-filled, sumptuously furnished six rooms constitute the best suite in one of the city’s newest and best hotels. From France they brought a valet, a maid, a secretary, a manager and a trainer and 35 trunks, In addition to natural Appollo- like gifts, Carpentier ig enabled THAN AVERAGE COMIC OPERA STAR to be a Beau Brummel the following wardrobe : 100 silk shirts of various hues s and dots with collars to by ‘overcoats, three fur coats one fur robe, of shoes. ) neckties. drobe has been found to be insufficient for American purposes and Carpentier is rapid- ly jnereasing it by visits to Fifth avénue shops. ON DOTTED LINE ALL NORTH DAKOTA FRUIT HOUSES IN GIGANTIC TRUST, LANGER SAYS; ASKS THEM DISSOLVED AND SOLD | Attorney General rings Sween: ing Action in District Court Here—Combination to Hold Up Retailers | Alleged—One Foreign Concern . Would be Barred from State 1, Robinson 'Co., the Grand 4he CO rokerage Co., | Forks Mercantile Co, the DeCamp Fruit Co. a foreign corporation; the Minot Grocery Co., the Stacy-Lake Co. © the Valley City Fruit ¢ the Stacy- Bismarck Co. the Park, rant Corri- gan Co., the Williston Grocery Co., the Ward Fruit Co,, the Gamble-Robin- son Fruit Co. the Gamble-Robinson Minot Co,, the Gamble-Robingon Valley City Co the Gamble-Robinson James- town Co. the McGrami-Reynolds Co.. and the Lewis-Viger Co.. all of which aed in the wholesale fruit in North Dakota, must defena vence in a suit in- stituted this week by “Attorney Geu- eral Langer to secure the revocation of their charters, on the alleged ground that they constitute a trust. Judge W, Nuessle, in district court, has issued an order directing the de- fendants to appear April 8 to show y the court’should not grant the leave prayed by the attorney gen- eral to bring an action for the pur- } pose of cancelling and annulling the charter of each of the defendant cor- porations,’ The action started un- der chapter of the criminal code, compiled laws of 1913. CHARGES PREFERRED ‘The attorney general chargeg that the defendants in 1913 formed a pool, trust or gombination for the purpose of creating restrictions in trading iu North Dakota in fruits and berries. whose output for this state the defen- dants are alleged to cohtrol through contracts with western fruit-growers and packers. Langer allegeg that the companies entered into an agreement by which prices are fixed and a stan- dard of charges fixed. It is. charged that under such agreement the Gen- eral, Brokerage Co., C,H. Robinson Co. and Nash Bros, contracted to sell ! berries and fruits only to the other defendants named, or to such ‘other wholegale dealers as defendants should determine.” Asa result of such agree- mént the state. alleges, fruits and her- ries, were sold to retail. dealers only at such prices ax had, heen mutually agreed upon, thus eliminating all open competition, This pool, the. stute alleges, has continuéd ‘since’ 1913. and* still: exists, and its effect, charges Mr. Langer, is to effect a combination in restraint of trade adversely. affects retail trade aud the consumers of North Dakota. As a regult the penal and civil codes of North Dakota relating to monopoly, illegal conspiracy, restraint of trade, have been violated, the complaint of, and the state asks that the ‘amp Fruit Co, be adjusted to have forfeited its right to transact business in the e and that its licenge be annulled and cancelled. and that each of the other defendant domestic cor, porations be dissolved and denied any further right to do a coxporate busi- ness within the state. Phe court is. asked Nash Bro: the General to appoint a ind up the affa of eacir rporations, to sell the prop- thereof and to distribute the proceeds of such sale as provided by and) ex- js aetion, FAR-REACHING ACTION The action involved practically the eplire wholesale fruit and green gro- gc trade in North Dakota, It much more far-reaching than an ac- tion now pending in the Burleigh county district court, in’ which omy two local companies—the Stacy-Bis- ~ marck and the Gamble-Robinson com- pinies—are defendants, 4 stant Ac General Albert E. Sheets, Jr.. with Judge 8. L. Nuchols of special counsel, is prose- cuting, this new action, declareg it is instituted ns a result of evidence obtained in the civil suits against the two Bismarck concerns, A somewhat similar . action was tried in the United States distri:t court a year ago, when the federal government failed to obtain a con- vietion. TIFFANY & CO. WILL SELL OUR MILLIONAIRES Tiffany & Co. ». of New jew ‘York elty are among the foreign concerns recently entering trademarks in North Dakota marts, The eastern firm has filed with the secretary of state the trade- marks: “Tiffany” and “Tiffany & Co.” { Firms recently filing articles of in- corporation were as follow :* Dakota-Montana Oil company, py, Renville county, capitalized $500,000; directors FE. Shores, M. Fruh and M. Porter, all Tolley. Bartlett Lumber company, Bartlett, Ramsey county; capitalized at $25, 000; directors: T, E. Emmerson, M. A. Emmerson and H, B. Emmerson, all of Minot and L. K. Brandt and 1. R. Brandt of Grand Forks. Baker-Spaulding Realty Tol- at A. ot L compa: Julius Baker and all of Fargo. sgrimson & Westberg, Mil- capitalized at John Westberg, H. yn and Hans Berg, all of Mil- a! in merchandise. hard- ", livestock, grain, fuel railroad comm has ap- proved an application by the firm of Smith Brothers, Ashley, for permis- sion to sel] the Ashley Electric com- pany property.