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

THE WEATHER Unsettied. eee net THE BISMARC é | LAST EDITION | BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, . TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1920 WEHESTARTS SERIAL STORY OF N.P BUREAU Shows Up Inside Workings ‘of Workmen’s Compensation — Commission PUBLIC ENTITLED TOFACTS Calls-Rule of McDonald a Soviet One—Says He Was Prom- ised Something Else By Commissioner L. J. Wehe. As the Workmen's Compensation ‘Bureau is a state owned and operated institution, the publie is entitled to know how it is being operated and has been operated in the past, and how it is likely to be operated in the future unless some changes are made to make it free, from inside and out- side dictatorial influences, and th prevent the removal of any commis- sioner who exercises his own free and independent judgment as a public ser- vant as is intended by the act. Insisted on Freedom ‘Commissioner Wehe’s official “mls- conduct” was nothing more or less than he insisted upon being free from outside and inside influences, and that he insisted upon the right to vote“yes” or “no” upon all matters presented o the Bureau of three members. This is one of the real reasons behind his attempted removal proceedings; and one of the other main reasons is that Commissioner S. S, McDonald, presi dent of the state federation of labor, claimed he had a right to run the Bureau the way he saw fit on the in- side, regardless of the legal formalties required by the act. Commissioner McDonald in order to gain his point first organized the bureau into a labor union, and then went’ outside to the powers that be to force Commissioner Wehe to resign or force his removal by the Governor. Says He Threatened Strike Commissioner McDonald reported to the Governor and “others higher up” threatened strikes and walkouts several times by the Bureau force Then it became an! issue of votes in the coming election, and it was de creed by the “higher ups” that Com- missioner Wehe must go. Then rea- sons must be found to satisfy the public as an excuse, so. a “ransacking investigation” was ordered. and ‘the detective work begun. “Thus Comimis- sioner McDonald backed by ‘his: sqviet rule in the Bureau had gained his point. us By this time the plan of deceit and slaughter had been all mapped out Mr. Wehe was asked to resign with promises by the Governor with “Som: thing else” after July 1, when the law went into effect giving Governor Fra- zier the power to appoint attorneys to‘ represent him and the state. He was informed by ‘Mr. Wehe that he did not see any reason why he should re- sign, as he had worked hard and had made a success of the Bureau, had carried it through the supreme court twice successfully, had drawn all its legal forms and had worked out all its legal problems, unaided by any outside help, and had devised the method under which it is operating. All of which was admitted by the Governor at that interview. But he says they, (Bureau force), threaten to strike dnd walk out. Frazier's Attitude ‘Mr. McDonald threatens foo resign unless you do. Mr. Wehe's said let them strike and walk out and him re- sign, we can get others to fill their places, and it will be better for the Bureau. Mr. Wehe at no time agreed to resign on or by April Ist with the Governor or anybody else, But he did tell them that he would not be forced out when he had done his duty by the sureau, and that if he ever did ré sign he would take his own time and place to do it, After Mr. Wehe had been working with them for a yeai he knew their tactics and what to ex- pect at their hands when a break came, could not be induced to resign even by the promise of being ap pointed the personal attorney to repre. sent Governor Frazier after July 1, 1920. Turn Papers on Him Then Wehe was told_he could not afford to break with the League by refusing to resign, and if he did the Iueague would turn all its papers on him and crush him, and the other papers would give him no support. and that he would be worse off than Langer. The Governor and Mr. J. N Hagan were both told point blank by Mr. Wehe that he would not resign and be the goat for them, and that they were forcing the break and that he owed them nothing and that he was through and done with them when they talked about removing him. ‘Mr. Hagan, the “Friday” and handy man for the League, was the last to call upon Mr. Wehe with “inducements” to resign just shortly before the Gov- ernor wrote that famous and great state paper to Mr. Wehe suspending him from office. Offered New Job Mr. Hagan offered Mr. Wehe the proposition that if he would resign as Commissioner of the Bureau that they would appoint him the attorney for the Bureau to handle all the legal work and keep his same offices as 0c- cupied by him now-and they would pay him the same salary of $208.33! This was refused by Mr. Wehe, and the wrath of the League was turned loose upon his head. Send Snecial Messenger At supper time on April 19th, 1920 Governor Lynn J, Frazier sent a spec- ial messenger to Mr. Wehe’s home to serve that ridiculous and insulting let- ter upon him. Mr. Wehe received the messenger very cordially in his home and with the one reply “I will look ‘t over when I have time.” It was with (Continued on Page Two) | PLAN LEAGUE © Man by the Name | of Webb Held for | Schneider Murder Pontiac, Mich., April 27.—The body ' of Miss Zera. Schneider. 20 years old, | | telephone operator, killed at a vacant! | house in a residential section here| | Saturday, was taken to Elkton, Mich., today for burial at her old home, while: authorities here and at Detroit con-| tinued their search for her assailant. Detroit police were looking up the | statement of Alfred Webb and his wife in an effort to substantiate or disprove , Webb's alibi. | Webb was spirited away from Pon-) | Hac to Detroit last-night while a crowd jot 1,800 persons including many wo- men surrounded the county jail threat- ening violence. He was held without a warrant pending investigation of his story to the effect that he had known the Schneider girl and accompanied her home from work two nights last week, but he spent last Saturday and Sunday with his wife-at Detroit. Mrs. Webb corroborated. WOMEN VOTERS INFARGO MEET To Study Issues and Seek to Educate in Use of the Ballot Fargo, April 27.—Delegations of | women from Mandan. Bismarck, Val- ley City, Casselton, Wahpeton, Grand Forks, Carrington, Lisbon and Dickin- son are in’ Fargo to attend the sessions of, the organization meeting of a North Dakota chapter of the’ League | of Women Voters, which is in session in Fargo. Mrs. Grace‘ Clendening of Fargo. president of the Votes For Women League, presided, and the session was devoted to reading the reports of the last annual meeting of the league and ‘he reading of the treasurer's report. The reports were followed by the formal disbandment proceedings for the Votes For Women League. Organization Meet Opened. The formal opening of the League of Women ‘Voters took place at 1:30 yesterday afternoon, with. Mrs. Clen- dening as presiding officer. The afternoon was devoted to a series of addresses by Mrs. Clendening, Mrs. Kate Wilder and Mrs. Elizabeth Prestoh . Anderson, ,all of Fargo. ‘Frank Seott,. president of the Com- mercial-club, gave the address of wel- lou also of Fargo gave the invocatiom Mrs. Park To Speak Tonight. The feature of the eyening session. which will open at 8 ‘o'clock at the Orpheum theater, will be the address of Mrs, Maude Wood Park, chairman of the National League \of Women Voters, with headquarters at Wash- ington, D.C. Mrs. Park will speak on “Congress At) Work.” Other speak- ers for the meeting this evening will be Mrs. James Paige of Minneapolis, regional director for the fifth dis- trict, of which North Dakota-is a part, and Miss Marguerite Wells of Min- neapolis. Miss Wells will speak on “The New Politician.” The meeting this evening and the sessions of to- morrow are open and all women of} the two cities are extended a cordial invgtation to-attend. A musical pro- gram will be given at this evening’s meeting by an orchestra directed by Prof. A. J. Stephens. Tuesday’s Sessions. Business meetings will be. held Tuesday morning and afternoon in the Commercial club rooms and the meeting will close with/a Victory din- ner af the Gardner hotel at. 6:30 o'clock Tuesday evening. Among the women who are here for the sessions are Mrs. Frank White. Mri Featherstone, Valley City; Mrs. M. Cooley, Mrs. J. A. Poppler, Miss Maé McCulloch, Grand Forks; Mrs. O. W. McClusky. Mrs. Goss, Carrington; Mrs. Philip Smith, Mandan; Mrs. W. S. Parker. Lisbon; Mrs. Thomas Pendray, Jamestown; | Miss Minnie J. on, Bismarck. Bryan and Taft at Valley Chautauqua Valley City, April 27.—Secre- tary I. J. Moe of the Valley City Chautaugua Association, announced this morning that he held contracts with William Jennings Bryan and Ex- ;'President Taft for their appearanc at the Chautauqua during the coming session. ‘Mr. Byran will speak during the afternoon of June 19th and Ex- President Taft will appear during the afternoon of July ist. The manage- ment feels that their program for 192) is the greatest ever offered in the Northwest. ” ° ‘* ‘ WEATHER REPORT || ° : ~~ For twenty-four hours ending at noon, Tuesday. April 27. i | Temperature at 7 a. m.....!. 25 Highest yesterday .. | Lowest yesterday | Lowest last night 21 Precipitation . ‘one ; Highest wind velocity .12-NW i | FORECAST ‘ For North Dakota: Increasing} | cloudiness, becoming unsettled tonight or Wednesday; warmer tonight; cold-} | er northwest portion Wednesday. | | LOWEST TEMPERATURES | | Fargo ...- , 22 | Williston . - 30) | Grand For 22 St. Paul.. 3: Winnipeg Hal Helena . 48 Chicago . 38} Kansas City.. . ae) ORRIS W. ROBERTS, | Meteorologist. | Gome.to. the Visitors.and William Bal. PRICE FIVE CENTS DIVORCE IN PARIS REVEALED - Paul Helleu. French artist, who came to America several years ago to find the most beautiful woman in America, said as he left: “T have found her. Mrs. Thomas is your most beautiful woman.” SOCIETY POUNCES ON BEAUTY’S | FREE VERSEFOR KEY TODIVORCE ARRAS Strange. “Melancholy : Writings} SAID POST ASSISTED Give Social Leaders New | KNEMIES OF NATION Interest | Washington, apr —Charges that Louis, F...Post, assistant secretary of {Jabor;-has violated the law in behalf of the aliens “who have contempt for this government and who are trying to overthrow it” was. made before the House rules ‘committee today by Chairman Johnson of the rules com- mittee. ‘New York, April. 27.=-~0/ | “So the roots of my soul “Floating among: depressions nega- tive, “So the blooms of my will “Swinging dead in a bondage of sighs.” That is the way “America’s most a beautiful woman,” ‘Mrs. Leonard M, Thomas, used to talk in her—poetry. It has just been learned that ‘Mr: Thomas and her husband were di- ONEKILLED, adelphia and New York have thereby | seeking something that they may con. | nect with the wreck of the Thomases | married life. * 1 Mrs. Thomas is back in New York with her two children. Paul Helleu, French called Mrs. Thomas, who once Miss Blanche May Oelrichs, a new interest ‘in life. They hav2} ‘ pounced. upon ‘Mrs. Thomas’ weird | free verse, much of it melancholy, | Des Moines, Ia., April 27,--One man was killed, three arg missing and five injured in an explosion in the engine- artist, | room of the Des Moines yard company s |Gas company plant shortly after 5 o'clock this morning. “the most beautiful woman in The. exposition occurred in a_pavt America.” She was a leader of | of the plant through which practically Newport and Philadelphia soci- all gas for the city passes and as a re- ety. sult there was no gas for industrial or But al) the time she led co- | domestic purposes after the accident. tillions and talked with folks The cause of the explosion had not whose conversation. never strays | been announced early today. far from the dance and the It will be several days if not weeks shortage of liquor, she was hid- | before gas can be ‘turned into the city ing. a terrific secret. mains again. it. was said. Property Mrs. Thomas was an authoress! | loss is estimated at $200,000. Strange Verses Free versers who proudly imagined themselves “free” gave the Croix de License with palm to Mrs. Thomas for her freedom, Her creations are SMALL ARMY FOR BANDITS snowball,’ and as for the wind, she} says “Oh, that the wind might. sink into the distance of my depth dis- turbing its terrible tranquiljty!” = % pa 2 see Her book, “Poems.” was publishe]| South Haven, Minn., April 27.—A by Brentano’s under the name of; band of armed farmers are scouring “Michael Strange,” and it a long|the country near South Haven in time ‘before her Newport neighbors; Search of three automobile bandits discovered’ it. ‘ who early today burned the creamery It shocked them, some say to find| here after wounding its owner, A. W. that their beautiful leader had “for-| Swenson following a hand to hand gotten herself” so far as to write | fight. Swenson resisted the bandits free verse. | who ordered him to open the safe and wow they have exhumed the book | Surrender its contents. and aré trying to find a connection) South Haven is a small town between the verses and the wreck of/ Wright county about 65 miles north- her married life. A ; West of St. Paul. Swenson is at home Once/she wrote— with bullet wounds in his arms and “You cannot like me left foot. “Knowing not that | sme ] z aera tae “oF the one the tee 1FLOUR ADVANCES 50 CENTS A BARREL Here's a fragment that might puzzle | Minneapolis. April 27—Flour ad- even an expert eighth grader of the! vanced 50 cents a barrel at the market phrasing class: | “Yet behind them leaving a soulj making the biggest single ear and the highest price fractured certainly “From collisiow with double tombs. ’| here today. Somebody called this “a charming”! Tise this orchard idyll: ; ever received for flour here. The in- “Apples | crease which brought flour of the ‘Lacquered in Chinese green, shin-| standard grade in 98 pound cotten ing! sacks in carload lots to $15.50 a barrel “Like a wind-blown cheek | was due to the high wheat market. ‘Apples ————_. “Savoring in their juice their fra-| 4 feed | Underwood Minority Leader in Senate Washington, April 27.—Senator Un- derwood of Alabama was elected dem- “Tridescent of the sun. | ocratic leader in the senate today at “They tasting of autumnal earth, | a conference of senate democrats. He “Barth exhaling through vaporous| was unopposed. Senator Hitchcock frost the aroma | of Nebraska, acting leader since the “Of Harvest and Death! death- of Senator Martin of Virginia, (Continued on Page Two) having withdrawn from the fight. “Of entire orchards. “They tasting of stiff rose-colored | petals “Varnished in moon dew, in | HARDING AND “WOOD TO MAT IN OHIO RAGE Primaries Being Held in Buck- eye State to Decide Preference NEW JERSEY BALLOTS ALSO Bay State Expressing Presiden- tial Preference at Primary Election Today Columbus, Ohio, April 27,—Chief in- terest in today’s presidential primary election in Ohio centered in the fight on the Republican ticket between United States Senat6r Warren G. Harding of Ohio ‘and Major General Leonard Wood. Ohio voters today were expressing their preference for presidential can- didates and electing delegates to both the republican and democratic’ nation- al conventions. The principal primary fight was be> tween Major General Wood and. Sen- ator Warren G. Harding. “Ohio's fav- orite son” for the republican presi- dential endorsement for control of the 48 delegates to be chosen for the na-i tional convention at Chicago. Governor James L. Cox is unop- posed for the presidential endorse- ment on the democratic ticket and all delegates are pledged to him. Republican voters had the choice today of expressing preference for William Grant Webster of New York, or Elwood Hamilton of Hammond, Ind.. for vice president. There were no candidates for vice president on the democratic ticket. Harding-Wood Contest between Harding and Wood for the district delegates, however, were being waged in all but three of the 22 districts of the state, Wood ndidates did not enter in three di 8. X Of the six candidates for delegates: at-large to. the Republican national convention, four are Harding men and two are pledged to Wood. Four are to be elected. Harding campaign managers claiin that Harding would carry the state by a substantial vote and that all of the Harding delegates! would be success ful. Wood managers contended that their candidates would carry the state in the preference. vote, but did not ‘claim that all their candidates for delegates would be successful. Wood leaders said they confidently expected that more than half of the 48 dele- gates to be elected would be pledged to, their candidate. Because there was no contest on the Democratic ticket, todgy’s vote was expected to be unusually light. Considerable interest was being mani. fested in the Republican vote in the cities, but there wag little apparent interest in the rural communities. Former Governors on Ticket The Harding candidates for dele- gates-at-large are former Governors Frank B, Willis and Myron T. Her- [nse Mayor John Galvin of Cincin- nati and Attorney Harry M. Daugh- erty of Columbus. The two Wood candidates are former Attorney Gen- eral Edward C. Turner of Columbus and Attorney William H. Boyd, of Cleveland. The three districts where Wood candidates are not entered are the first and second (Cincinnati) and the 21st (Cleveland). Because of the referendum called recently apon the Reynolds bill, which would have permitt@d women to vote for president in Ohio, women will be denied the privilege of voting at to- day’s presidential preference primary. The referendum on the Reynolds bill will be voted upon at the November election. i VOTING IN JERSEY Newark. N. J.. April 27.+-Chief in- terest in today’s preference presiden- tial primary in New Jersey was focused on republican contests where the voters were asked to express their preference for either Senator Hiram Johnson or Major General Leonard Wood. Democratic voters were not asked to indicate a direct preference. The unopposed “big four” democratic delegation is pledged to the candidacy of Governor Edward I. Edwards. The coinage of the United States mints, since the organization of the government, lias amounted to nearly | WIFE OF WOLF DIVORCED; DEAD HUSBAND I$ NOT FATHER OF ALL MURDERED CHILDREN | Attorney General Langer Receives Information from C. L. Bargen of Mountain Lake Relative to First Husband of Mrs. Jacob Wolf—Alleged There Was Bad Blood Between Them. Clues Lead to Russian German Settlement in Min- nesota. A wire to the attorney general’s office at Bismarck today stat- ing that Mrs. Jacob Wolf, one of the eight victims horribly mur- dered last Thursday at the Wolf farm three miles from Turtle Lake, N. D., had divorced a former husband and that bad blood existed between the divorced husband and Mr. and Mrs. Wolf, has given the authorities a new clue to work on in solving the mystery. Three‘ of the five children murdered were from Mrs. Wolf’s first marriage, the telegram stated. The telegram was sent by G. L. Bargen of Mountain Lake, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. Wolf formerly lived there and it was stated in the telegram that the divorce had been obtained at Deft, Minn., tng of the treaty. a small Russian German settlement. fice has wired the Minnesota authorities The attorney general’s of- to investigate the movements of Mrs. Wolf’s former husband in an effort to con- nect him with the crime. WILSON IS TOAMEND HIS PEACE TREATY Oy New York World States He Will Retufn to Senate During - Summer New York, April 27.—The world; today printed the following from j Washington. “President Wilson it became khown today intends to return the German peace treaty to the senate some time this summer. With it he will transmit some reservations of his own. “In the accompanying message he frankly discusses these reservations | and points: out that they will accom: ‘ plish in his opinion all that is neces- sary for the full protection of the United States and 4 clear understand: “The peace resolution will be taken up for renewed consideration by the senate foreign relations committee on Wednesday. Senator Knox has been arranging a series of amendments which are expected.to make the house resolution conform to the views of re- publican senators. These will™be finished tomorrow. DENMARK DEFEATS ITS ‘RED RADICALS Party Loses 15.Seats in Lower House of Parliament in Yesterday’s Election | Copenhagen. April 27.—As a result ofythe election held throughout, Den- mark yesterday, the radical party lost 15 seats in the lower house of parlia- ment. The social democrats, inde- pendent right and independent radi- cals each lost'one seat. The trade party gained three seats the conserva tives, 7; the socialists, 4; and the lib- erals, 4. The next house will be made up as follows: Trades party. 4; conservatives, 28; radicals, 17; socialists, 24; liberals, 48. “The election passed like a steam roller over the radical party,” says the Berlingske Tidende, commenting on the result. “The majority of peo- ple stood like a Wall against socialists and crushed their brutal arrogance. ‘The socialists went to the polls with a republic gn their program, but the Danish people rallied ‘around their 6,000,000,000 pieces, valued at over $4.000.000.000. | JANGLING BELLS WILL ADD TO “GAIETY” OF G. 0. P. CONVENTION Chicago, April 27.—Jangling tele- phone bells are going to add to the confusion, noise and general all- around gaiety at the Coligeum when the Republican national convention opens. ‘Telephone bells will be ringing all It's a brand new idea conceived by the committee on ar- rangements—to have a private tele- phone system connecting all the state | delegations down on the convention | floor with the speakers’ stand, | When a wild-eyed delegate over inj the right-hand corner leaps to his feet | to gain recognition and make a few | burning remarks, an unemotionaf tele- phone operator behind the chairman's | desk will rattle the bell under the chair of the leader of the particular | state delegation involved. i over the place. | king.” “Who's that bird shouging down there in Georgia?” “That's Bill Soandso.” Whereat the chairman will know | who's talking and the operator will flash the news through the press tele- phones. Meanwhile there won’t be much chance of tthe crowd hearing what, Mr, Soandso is saying because the bell chorus probably will be echoing all over the hall. The telephone system will afford irate delegates from one state a chance to, call up some other state and get a few uncencored remarks off their chests. (Meanwhile tired eyes can focus on | ' —— LL | | another new winkle—an electric | “scoreboard, which will flash up-to- the-minute convention news: “Senator Whosis now speaking.” Bad Blood In his telegram, Mr. Bargen stated that during the time ‘Mr. and Mrs. Wolf lived at Mountain Lake, the di- vorced husband had appeared at the Wolf home there and that bad blood between them was shown on several occasions. It is believed that one of the main reasons why the Wolfs mov- ed to North Dakota was because of this trouble. The authorities at Turtle Lake have been informed of Bargen’s telegram and they announced that they will take every precaution to prevent the nian, if he, is in that neighborhood, from escaping. All strangers in the Turtle Lake region have been examin- ed by- authorities and forced to ex- plain their presence and actions there. Owner of Gun Not Found The ownership of the shotgun found in a slough one mile from the farm and the weapon which the authorities believed was used in killing Mr. and | Mrg. Wolf, four of their five dead chil- dren and the hired boy, still remains a mystery. Farmers in the neighbor- hood have failed to identify the gun as belonging to anyone in that section and yet they are positive that it was this gun, which was used by the mur- derers: . The bloody overalls found in the kitchen, under which the bodies of Mrs. Wolf, three of the daughters, and the hired boy were found, may have been worn by one of the murderers. The authorities state the overalls might nave belonged to Wolf and were used by the murderers to mop up some of the blood on the kitchen floor. Every effort is being made to clear up the ownership of the overalls, which with the shotgun are the only clues on which the authorities have to work. Friends and neighbors of the Wolf family discount the information re- ceived from’ Mr. Bargen. They de- clare that Wolf and his family came direct from Russia to the Turtle Lake territory in 1903. They claim: that She was never divorced. These con- flicting stories merely deepen the mystery, but officials are leaving no stone unturned. Wednesday the bodies of the ill fat- ed Wolf family and the hired boy will be buried in the little cemetery west of Turtle Lake, Eight graves were. dug today. It was necessary to send to Washburn for enough caskety as the small supply at Turtle ‘Lake’ was not sufficient. ; It is expected that business in the little village will,be suspended during the funeral. SPUDS BRINGING $5.70 PER BUSHEL JN MINNEAPOLIS St. Paul, April 27.—Potatoes for table use are selling at $5.30 to $5.70 in Minneapolis and St. Paul and deal- ers in those cities are predicting that prices will be still higher before new potatoes arrive in large quantities. U.S. Chamber of Commerce Opposes Bonus to Soldiers Atlantic City, N. J.. April 27—The United States Chamber of Commerce would go on record as opposed to the granting of a bonus to soldiers who served in the world war by adoption ~ of a resolution submitted for action by the resolutions committee at the initial session of its eighth annual cenvention here today. . The resolution declared that “not only half a million negroes in the south, who probably would receive $500 or $600 each would {mmediately quit work until the money was spent” but predicted that there would be gen- erally “such an orgie of spending” that labor would be disorganized and pro- duction decreased.” RED REVOLUTION IN JUGO SLOVAKIA London, April 27.—A Bolshevik rev- ‘olution has broken out in Jugo Slova- kia said a Central News dispatch from Rome quoting Trieste advises to the Messagero of that city. Machine guns have been brought in- to action in Belgrade where hundreds are said to have been slain it is said | while fatal riots have occurred at Laibach and Agram.