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

=="|THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE . LAST EDITION THIRTY-NINTH YEAR PRICE FIVE CENTS BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1920 _ UNITED FRONT IS ASSURED BY ~NEW SCHEME ty-one to Seat Only Elected Delegates Finds Favor ISSUE CALL THIS WEEK John Hazen Bobs Up as Persist- ent Senatorial Candidate ‘of League Fargo, April 19.—An important step was taken Saturday -by the leaders of the Republican organization ia ‘North Dakota to iron out differences that have cropped out with the last few days within the ranks of ‘the forces opposed to the Nonpartisan league, differences so acute that they have threatened serious consequences. Will Sit If Elected The announcement by Treadwell Twichell, chairman of the republican organization, that in the call he wi issue for the republican state con- vention to be held at ‘Minot that he will not.provide for the constitution of members of the Republican State Central committee and the ‘executive committee of the Independent Voters association as delegates at large tc the state convention, but that he will only recommend to the county con- ventions that they be elected dele- gates, clears the decks of an issu2 that has been keenly contested for sev- eral days. Sponsored by Committee The proposal to include the 49 Re publican Legislative District commit teemen as delegates to the state con vention, and to accept as delegates the republican members of the Indepen- dent Voters’ association, was sponsor. ed by the committee of 21, made up of seven representatives each of the republican and democratic’ parti and the Independent Voters’ associa tion from some quarters and particu larly from that section representative of the William Langer candidacy fo the republican gubernatorial nomina tion; the step was protested. and some rather heated declarations have been Published by several of the news Papers of the state that are support ing Langer. E Langer’s Supporters Opposed. The Langer, supporters contended that the proposal to establish as dele Bates a group of approximately: sixty men would open the way to criticisa at the hands of the Nonpartisan league, a criticism which it was as- serted should be avoided. R. A. Nestos, John Steen and L. F. Crawford, the other candidates for the republican nomination, had assert ed that the proposed inclusion 0’ these men in the convention was az ceptable to them. The gubernatorial contest in th: ranks of the: Independent faction has developed no other|new features dur ing the week. The formal call for the state convention is expected to be issued early this week, In the. ranks of the ‘Nonpartisan league it is apparent that the leaguers are having some difficulty smoothing over the candidate situation. There is an increased element within the league demanding that John Hagen, commissioner of agriculture and la- bor, should run for the United, States senate in opposition to A. J. Gronna. ‘League leaders, however, have not committed themselves to an open fight on Gronna, and the latter is Playing the game quietly down in Washington, His action in holding up the confirmation of W. E. Byeric as collector of internal revenue for the Fargo district is generally ac cepted as being at the instance of the Nonpartisan League element. The fact that the League's state convention, scheduled to be held this week, has been opposed till a date in May, not, yet picked, is accepted as inuicating uncertainties within the League circles that may yet develop uncomfortable angles for the League heads. BUFFALO SCHOOL CHILDREN AID IN BOOSTING PLACE Unique Publicity Campaign Has Pupils of Lake City as Workers School children of Buffalo are tak-| ing an active part in One of the most original publicity campaigns to boost their city that has/ever been tried. In letters to The Tribune. two mem- bers of the Seneca vocational school of Buffalo explain the purpose of the campaign and give some interesting facts about their city. They end up their letter by saying. “hoping that you and the people of Bismarck will have the opportunity to visit this (Buffalo) splendid city.” It is evident from the letter that every school child in the city of Buf- falo writes to newspapers in certain cities thus bringing the message of Buffalo's greatness and advantages to every corner of the United States. Both letters received by The Tribune are well written and filled with facts and figures of Buffalo's development and advantages. . Frederick W. Sweétman writes “the /fine homes are owned by indi- viduals, who occupy them. and there tes New York—Wealthy resident: “rebel” strike tied up commuters’ Co., (right) Alfred Maury. \ ~-OF ALLIES | Paris, of the Ruhr basin in western Germany | is being considered by allied premiers | gathered at San Remo says the Petite | Parisiene: Premiers Lloyd George, ! Millerand and Nitti held a briet, meet- |’ ong Jast night. and. agreed. in. principle j on the necessity of forcing Germany to CLEAN UPWEEK ° STARTS TODAY; | MANY ARE BUSY Burning Weeds, Raking Lawns! and Other Signs of Activ- ity in Evidence : Burning weeds, raked lawns, clean ing of backyards and alleys marked the first day of Bismarck’s clean up drive which started this morning. In all parts of the city were people tak- ing an active part in making the clean up campaign a success and it is hoped} by the end of the week that all of the} unsightly places, both in the business and residential sections, will be clean- ed up.. 2 is | Every personein the city, whether they/own the house they live in or} merely rent it, is urged to take an \ active part in the clean-up campaign. The back yards should be cleaned of the refu: accumulated during the long winter months and the front yards should be raked up of all litter and wherever possible planted to shrubbery, fi@wers, grass and even) trees. i “We want to make Bismarck a real-| ly beautiful city in every respect and| one of the first requirements is prop-; erly cared for grounds in the residen- ; tial section,” said George “N. Keniston, | day. “During the winter a certain | | amount of rubbish always accumulates | | much to the detriment of the city’s | | appearance. This accumulation | should be destroyed and removed this | week.” “A special effort should be made by | | property owners to utify the boule-} | vards in the residential district.” said A. W. Lucas, president of the city | commission. “All weeds should be de- | stroyed by fire and the ground planted | in grass and trees put in wherever! possible. The condition and appear- | ance of our boulevards are a direct re- | flection on the inhabitants of our city. | Let us make that impression a very | favorable one.” \ ‘EDITORS MEET IN | | FARGO, AUGUST 6-7; Dates for the annual convention of | | the North Dakota Press association. which it was decided at the 1919 meeting in Mandan would be held this year in Fargo, have been set for Aug- | ust 6 and 7 by M. I. Forkner of Lang-j | don, president of the association. | At a meeting of the executive com-| | mittee to be held in Fargo within the | j; next few weeks, plans for the pro- Millionaires Man Train as “Rebels” Quit --Morristown, N. J.—put on overalls and went to work as the Jersey. On the lower step is Captain Henry Rawle; above (left) John Stedman, vice president of the Prudential Life Insurance LLOYD GEORGE AND MILLERAND DEVELOP COOLNESS OVER POLICY April 19.—Allied occupation | ¢ retary of the Commercial club to-|-sidered that the proposed bond isgue | date . 4 ei . ninetieth to the state's entire area, s of “the town of millionaires” ” trains between New’ York and THE RUHR BASIN rm, the newspaper dclares, but were not agreed as to the best means of procedure, There was a certain coolness be- tween M. Millerand and Mr. Lloyd ‘George at the opening of the meeting, but it yanished in a short time an the utinost-¢ordiality: prevailed atthe close, according to the Matin. 4 J.J. HASTINGS. ° ‘LANDED IN JAIL; AUTO HITS POST Fargo, April 19.—J. J. Hastings was forced to spend about an hour’ in the city jail Saturday night after he had run his automobile into one of the poles that support the street car pow: er cable on Front street. When brought to the station Hast ings is said to have become obstrep- erous and he was put in the “cooler to think the matter over. Friends finally proffered the bail requiréd by the police ‘magistrate—-$40—and Hast ings was released. A friend took charge of the Tt had not been damaged by contact with the pole. STATEHAS PAID OUT MILLIONS FOR GOOD ROADS In Ten Years Towns .and Coun- ties Have Spent Immense F : Sum ~ The state engineering department found that during the last 10 years in North Dakota, there has been ex- pended by towns and counties, .on roads and bridges, the vast sum of $25,000,000. This i8 important when it is con- asked for- highway purposes, to cayer 20 years, is only $15,000,000, Where did the money go? The réads and bridges of the’ state do not show that it has been either econom}- cally or wisely expended. The state Good 'hoads association hopes for bet- ter results in the future. Big Mileage There are, according to the assist ant state engincer, J. E. Kaulfus, sev: enty thousand miles of public roads inj North Dakota—one-thirtieth of the entire mileage of the sroads in the} United otates. This mileage is equal | to/nearly three times the ‘umfer- ence of the earth, comprising 560,-| v0 acres, or 875 square miles. The rights of Way constitute about one-/| equal to 1,700 average farms in North Dakota. at $25 per acre, the rights of way | are worth $14,000,000. If sown to} wheat with a resultant crop, of 13) bushels to the acre, the crop would be | worth $16,380,000. RESIGNS FROM BANK Dickinson, April 19.—The many patrons of the Dakota National bank | will regret to learn that Victor Maser, | the ¢ashier, has severed his business | MANIAC KILLS N.Y. SURGEON AT SUNDAY SERVICE -| Dr. James Markoe Shot Through Head While Taking Up’ Collection MURDERER IS A LUNATIC Records Show He Was Commit- ted to Asylum at Fergus Falls, Mian. New York, April 19.—Thomas W. | Shelley, known also as Thomas ‘W. Simpkin, faced arraignment today for shooting Dr. James Wright Markoe,.an eminent surgeon, in fashionable St. George’s Episcopal ciurcn yesterday. Police officials said they would later asked for the appointment of a com- ask for the appointment.of a com- wnacy. He told the police he had escaped from a lunatic asylum last week. Detectives questioned Shelley close- ly in his cell and police headquarters in a fruitless endeaver to learn a mo- dve for the shooting. He told a rambling story of his career as an itinerant printer since coming to this country from England. It also de- veloped ;he was a deserter trom the Canadian army, the police said. A suit case owned by the man was filled with religious tracts and news- paper clippings on a variety of sub- jects. He told the police he had never before seen or heard of Dr. Markoe. TAKING UP COLLECTION The murder occurred soon after the rector of the church, Dr. Karl Rei- land, had concluded his morning ser- mon in which he had-advised his con- sregation to be friendly to every stranger visiting the ¢hurch. Dr, Markoe was taking up the collection when his assailant. without warning produced a revolver and fired a shot in the head, death rosulting soon af- terwards in a hospital. Before Shelley was.eaptured outside of the church he fired another which grazed the cheek of an usher and wounded Dr. George E. Brewer in the leg. Another shot just missed Her- bert. L. Satterlee, son-in-law of J. Pierpont Morgan. } Thomas W. Simpkin who killed Dr. James Wright Markoe in St. George's Episcopal church yesterday was re- véaled-by \the police as a religious fanatic. who took plegsure. in -hoarzng, sermons in different churches dut who always went armed in fear of be- ing returned to the insane asylum from which he had escaped in Minne- sota, Winnipeg, Chicago and else- where. Arraigned in court he was qe without bail for hearing Wednes- jay. After the arraignment, Assistant District Attorney O'Shaughnessy said he had obtained from Simpkin a vol: untary confession that he had’ come to this city to kill J. Pierpoint Morgan but had found that he was dead ana that he planned to/slay former Repre- sentative C. B, Miller of Duluth. “Iam not sorry for what I did,” Simpkin was quoted. “I am only sorry for Dr. Markoe’s wife. My heart aches for her.” “If 1 had a chance I'd do it all over again. If I had gotten away with it I would have killed Congressman C. B. Miller of Duluth. I heard Miller declare in a speech ‘if you see an I. W. W. kill him.” “Any man advocating the killing of another man should be killed him- self.” ESCAPED FROM MINNESOTA St. Paul, April 19.—Records at the state capitol today disclosed that Thomas W. Simpkin. also known as Thomas W. Shelley, who shot and killed Dr. James W. Markoe, surgeon, in St. George's church, New York, yes- terday. was a former resident of Cal- gary, Alberta. On April 28, 1917, he was committed to the Fergus Falls, Minn., state insane asylum from Du- luth, Minn., one of his religious delu- sions being that his life typified the life of Christ. He escaped from the asylum in August of the same year. but was recaptured the next day. On June 18, 1918, he escaped again and was never captured. ‘His wife and two children returned to England soon after his committal to the asylum. SOUTH DAKOTA MAN OBTAINS CONTROL OF DRISCOLL BANK O. R. Billington is Cashier Institution; New Officers Named of O. R. Billington, cashier of the Dris- coll State bank of Driscoll, was in the city today on business. Mr. Billing- ton purchased the controlling inter- ests in the Driscoll bank from George B. Cunningham, its firmer president, ! and all of the iormer officers of the bank have retired. The new officers of the bank are W. H, Barnes, Huron, S. D., presi; dent Mrs. Augusta Billington, vi presilent and Mr. Billington, cashier. The bank has a capitol of $15,000 and a surplus of $2,000. Its deposits on April 1 amounted to $135,000, while the bank's total resources were more than $162,000. ; Mr. and Mrs. Billington came to Driscoll from Huron where Mr, Bil- lington was in the real estate busi- are no crowded tenements.” Possibly | gram and for entertainment features; connections with the institution, his! ness and had extensive banking in- Buffalo has not been hit by the hous- ing problem which is bothering so many of the larger cities of the coun- try. The other author who favored The Tribune with a letter was Arthur Pfeiffer. | will be made. One of the features of the conven-| | tion will be the printing display. Pub- | lishers: are urged to lay away their! choice specimens and have displays {ready for the August meeting. | resignation—-which he tendered some | time ago—having been finally accept ed by the board’ last Saturday. Vic- tor has been a prominent officer in| the bank for several years, starting | in as bookkeeper. | teressts. Mr. Billington purchased { the home owned by Mr, Cunningham. | of every house is collected nightly and carefully used in agriculture. HALLIDAY FIRST T0 WALK PLANK: Was Director of Publicity and Statistics and Waters’ RESIGNATIONS EXPECTED) Several Close Friends of Former | Manager Believed to be Slated for Vacation | i Rumors of the resignation of Roy Halliday, director of audits and statis- tics of the Bank of North Dakota from the time the bank was started up to October 15 and director of publicity and statistics since that time, which | have persisted ever since J. R. Waters resigned as manager of the bank, materialized last week. Mr. Halliday, who was generally considered Manager Waters’ chief lieutenant at the bank. had been ac- tive in the bank’s formation and held several important positions in the or- ganization Lately, however,” Halli- day had been stripped of his various duties one by one until up to the time of his resignation, which went into effect last week, he had practically nothing to do. One of the main reasons why Halli- day resigned, it is said, is begause of friction with Director General F. W. Cathro. Halliday’s resignation is the first post of importance to be desert- ed following the resignation of Man- ager Waters and several more are momentarily. expected. It is understood that another posi- tion with the state administration will be offered Halliday. One rumor to- day had it that Halliday was to join the workmen’s compensation bureau's force, but this was denied at the bu- reau this morning. There were rum- ors last week that Halliday was to be given the secretaryship of the home ‘builders’ association, but this could not be confirmed today. No appointment to the positions which Halliday is supposed to have held has been made and it is expected that the work will be taken over by present employes of the bank, therevy reducing the payrool to a certain ex- tent so that farmers who support the Nonpartisan league will. not think that the bank’s expenditures are ex: cessive. ENDORSE LANGER FOR GOVERNOR IN EMMONS CO Every Precinct Represented. in One of the Most Enthusi- astic Meetings Held Linton, April William Langer was endorsed for governor here Sat- urday and a delegation named to at- tend the Minot convention pledged to work for his nomination in an anti- Townley convention. The delegates named are: Frank Streeter, Alex Mc- Donald, Wm. Clecerling and Wm. Baxter. For member of the legislature: Frank Streeter and John Baumgart- ner. Every, precinct was represented and there was an enthusiastic meeting. A complete anti-league county ticket was named. BAPTISTS SELECT TEAMS FOR START OF GREAT DRIVE H, F. O'Hare, county director of the big Baptist drive to be made soon reports that everything is ready for the campaign which will start with a rush, Mr, E. J. Gobel has been chosen | director for the local church and hp in turn has chosen two|team captains and teams have also been chosen as follows: Church Director, E. J. Gobel; Capt. Mrs. E. P. Quain, Mrs. B. F. Flana- gan, Mrs. Walter McMahon, Miss hutn Finwall, Miss Carrie Haugen, C. B. Newcomb, C. W. Finwall; Capt. Mrs. J. A. Hillmer, Mrs. C, W. Finwall, Mrs. C. B. Newcomb, Mrs. iR. .Mob- ley. Mrs. A. W. Carlson, Mrs. H. F. O’Hare, Mrs. C. T. Staley. | A rousing Baptist meeting was held | at the church on Friday afternoon and {it was decided to hold another such | meeting at 2 o'clogk next Tuesday | afternoon when it is hoped that all | members of the church cabinet, di- rectoxs, team ‘captains and members of the teams will be present for final instructions. . | Voluntary subscriptions have begun | pouring into the hands of the county (director and he reports that such voluntary subscriptions up to tpis time agregate the sum of about | $3500.00, | J. W. BRYAN TO SPEAK | IN FARGO JUNE 13 Fargo, April 19.—-William Jennings | Bryan will deliver one of his lectures jin Fargo June 18, it was announced yesterday. Mr. Bryan appears here |under the auspices of Mrs. W. F. | ‘Cushing who has charge of his speak: | ing dates in this state. | ce here | At the time of his appeara the “commoner” is on his way to the Democratic national convention in San Francisco. His address here wiil not be of a partisan political nature, Mrs. Cushing says. | The llama, like the camel, is | known only in a state of domestica- { tion. \ QUITS N D BANK’ Chief Assistant _ | Wilson Names Him Swedish Minister UU HAMPSON GAY Washington—Hampton Gary, form- erly agent and consul general to Cairo, Egypt, has been nominated by President Wilson to be U. S. minister to Sweden. WOMEN ARE T0 FIGHT MENACE Stutsman County Campaign Or. ganization Gets Good Start COMMITTEES ARE NAMED Motto: “To Keep Ship of State Clean and Trim” Jamestown, April — That the women of Stutsman county are fully aroused to the danger of the spread of\ radical socialism in North Dakota and are prepared to do their full share toward the eradicatign of the diseas¢ of Townleyism was shown at an en- thusiastic meeting of more than three hundred representative women of the county at Orlady ‘hall Friday after noon, The large attendance was a surprise to even the committee which arranged the meeting, and the interest with which the women followed the various points brought out by the several speakers was evidence that the women are very well posted on the issues at stake and realize the magnitude of the task before the real loyal American citizens of this state and of the entire nation. General Chairman. Mrs. Kate E. Glaspell general chair. man of the Stutsman County Women's 1920'Campaign organization, presided at the meeting and explained: in a brief address the object of the organi- zation and the meeting. Mrs. Glaspell emphasized the fact that women have secured the right to vote at a very critical period in the political history of the state of North Dakota and that the right of the ballot should be ac cepted not as a plaything but as solemn responsibility. “We mu: she said, “see that our votes and in- fluence are always used on the side of right and justice. We must help to keep the ship of state clean and trim, and we must never by our care- lessness or indifference allow it to sink into the depths of anarchy and chaos.” Committees of New Organization. General Chairman, Mrs. Kate E. Glaspell; retary, Mrs. J. Nygaard; rural chairman, M Mary McGinnis. Committee on organization, Mes- dames F. EF, Rathman, Ll. B. McLain and Kate E. Glaspell. Finance committee, Mesdames 0. {J. Seiler, Dr. Wink and H. TT. Grav \ | Publicity committee. Mesdames | Gedrge Blewett, Halvor Sundahl and T. L. DePuy. Speakers’ committee, Mesdames H G. Procter, Fred Wanner and J. E. | Campbell | City chairmen, first ward, Mrs. C. H. Smith; second d, Mrs. D.C. Wood; third ward, Mrs. W. L. Hall; fourth ward, Mrs. W. B. DeNault. The nineteen .committee members compose the executive board of the Stutsman County Women’s Campaign organization. SHERIFF'S REMOVAL DEMANDED BY DRYS St. Paul, April 19.—Formal de- | mand that Oscar Martinson, sheritf of Hennepin county (Minneapolis) be removed from office, was made to | Governor Burnquist today by George | B. Safford superintendent of the Min nesota anti-saloon league, on behalf |of a group of Minneapolis citizens. | Written charge: id to be virtually |the same as those made in an in- dictment returned against the sher iff by the federal grand jury several | days ago, charging him and four dele- | gates and eight Minneapolis business | men with conspiring to smugg |quor from Canada to the United States were filed by Safford. | Governor Burnquist said notice of | the charge would be served on Mar- tinson and a date set later for a | hearing. | MILLER FIGHTS BLACKSMITH { Cleveland, N. D.. April 19—Kid Mil- ‘ler, the speedy pugilist, who recently | knocked out Battling Hugo at James- | town, it matched to fight the Battling | Blacksmith at Jamestown April 2. | Both men are in splendid condition, evenly matched and the bout promises to be full of action and surprises. STRIKE VOTE OF RAIL CLERKS TAKEN TONIGHT | Brotherhood Officials Declare Backbone of Walkout Broken FREIGHT HANDLERS NEXT In New York Men Flock Back to Work—Arrests in Chicago Chicago, April-19—Threat of a new/ strike among railroad employes in the Chicago district today confronted claims of railroad managers and brotherhood officials that the “insurg- ent” switchmen’s strike has been broken and the situation rapidly was rturning to normal. : Fight thousand freight handlers and 30,000 railroad clerks employed on all lines entering Chicago will take a strike vote tonight after a conference today with the railroad heads, George A. Worrell, chairman of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad clerks, an- nounced. He said he had been em- powered to speak for all the clerks and freight handlers. Worrell did not announce the de- mands to be presented but said there is “little chance at compromise and the men probably would strike Tues- day.” In the switchmen's unauthorized strike, continued, improvement in ‘raftic conditions throughout the cen- tral and far west is noted. On the Pacific coast. railways operated today for the first time since the strike without embargoes on_ perishable treight. As a result of a new federal descent an strike leaders at Chicago, ten men were arrested. Nine were released on their own recognizance to appear today and make bonds of $10,000 each, but Harold ‘Reading, chairman of the board of directors of the United Enginemen’s association, was sent to jail when he could not pledge himself to stay away from strike meetings. FLOCK TO WORK New York, April 19.—Striking rail- road employes continued to flock back to work in New York and vicinity to- day’ despite efforts of radicals, and railroad officials asserted conditions were approaching normal. Except to state that a majority of the strikers had returned, J. J. Man- tell, spokesman for. the General Man- agers’ association, would not estimate the number of men who were back at their old positions. The roads are filling ‘permanently the places of strikers who failed to report up to yesterday noon, Mr. Mantell said. | All railroads in this section com- menced to move freight from badly congested terminals today. Passen- ger traffic improved to such an extent that virtually normal schedules were maintained. WONT CONSIRED COMPLAINTS Washington, April ‘19.—The railroad labor board announced today that it would not consider complaints from striking railroad men. . The board said it would not “receive entertain or consider” any application or complaint from any parties who were not complying with the transpor- tation act, or who were not accepting every means to avoid interruption of the operation of the raods growing out of any disruptures. immediately after the statement was made public, spokesmen from striking railroad men in New York, sew Jersey, ‘New ‘England and the middle west were received by the boara, HOUSE PROBLEM STILL WORRIES - LARGE NUMBER Many Want ‘Apartments in The Tribune Building Next November An example iow acute the housing problem is in this city, in common with practically all other cities in the country, is the continuous demand for the apartments which will be in the new building which The Tri- bune will build this summer. Al- though the contract for the building has not even! been let as yet, many people in the city have asked that apartments be reserved for them. The demands for houses, apart- ments and rooms continues unabated and there will be no let up until this summer. With the summer vacations taking a number of people out of the city’ and a large proportion of the school teachers as well, opportunities to obtain living quarters will be bet- ter than at any time since last sum- mer. There is some activity in the build- ing line. but indications are that there will not be sufficient houses construct- ed this spring and summer to take gare of the wants this fall and winter. Some few private homes are to be erected in various parts of the city and in one or two instances apartment houses may be built, but because of the high cost of building materials | and last year's poor crop conditions | building activity this year is not ex- | pected to be very general. | DICKINSON IS GIVEN } POPULATION OF 4,122 | , Washington, April 19.—Dickinson’s population, according to the census | bureau announcement today, is 4,122. | This shows an increase in the past 10 years of 444 or 12.1 per cent, Seas nana eetcaetanda ceataernete raat!