The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 4, 1920, Page 1

‘ ’ , aa » ‘ w » ) ‘| . i) i" q Foote tt ttmett ent, THE Eee Unsettled THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE LAST EDITION nad ‘ BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1920 PRICE FIVE CENTS HOOVER PITTED AGAINST HIRAM IN CALIFORNIA Johnson Forces Expect to Show Their Greatest Strength DRY TICKET IS IN FIELD Democrats Favor Liberal Inter- pretation of Liquor Law San Francisco, May 4.—Choice be- tween two groups of 26 delegates to the republican national convention, one pledged to United States Senator Hiram 'W. Johnson and the other to Herbert Hoovey, former United States food controller, was offered to voters at the California presidential primary | election today, Democrats and prohibitionists today also were electing 26 delegates cach to their respective national conven- tions. These were unopposed except that on the democratic ticket Henry H. Childers of Los Angeles, announe- ing that he favored liberal interpre- tation of the national prohibition amendment, qualified as a candidate for national delegates in addition to the 26 named by the state central committee. The democratic delegates are unpledged. The prohibition group is pledged to the candidacy of Henry Clay Needham of ‘Los Angeles. Registration for today’s election ex- ceeds that for any previous primary election in California, Of the men and women eligible to vote, 693,7 are. registered as republicans, 247,737 as democrats, 16,528 as socialists and 6,321 as progressives; 3.317 are scat- tering and 125,308 declined to state their party affiliatior.. Regardless of party affiliation, vot ers at this election may choose the ballot of any party they wish, state officials have announced. As a re sult, it was expected that many demo- crats and others would vote the repub- lican ticket where interest centered ; in the contest between the rival John- son and Hoover groups of prespective delegates. i The Johnson forces were expected! to show their greatest strength in San Francisco and the northern part of the state, while the maximum Hoover vote was expected from Los Angeles and Southern California. Only delegates to national party conventions will be elected today. The state primary will be held August 24, when. candidates ‘for. the United States senatorship eleven seats 1 congress and a long list~of state of- fices will be chosen. California presi- dential electors will be named by the state conventions in September. FORMER, FOLLOWER OF TOWNLEY WILL FIGHT SOCIALISM Kidder County Farmer, Once a Hard Worker for League, is Against It one of the Nonpartisan George W. Galbreath, hardest workers the league had in Kidder county, has been petitioned by 500 farmers in his dis- trict to run for the state legislature. Galbreath has come out against the Townleyized league and will make his fight against all socialism in the league. — There are 1,200 votes in Kidder county, it is estimated and 500 bona~ fide farmers who signed the Gal breath petition are to a great extent former ardent supporters of the league and its leaders. It would ap- pear that more losses are in sight for the league representatives, FARMERS ASK 800 MILLION FOR NEW CARS +. = Washington, May 4.—An additional appropriation of $300,000.000 to aid the railroads in purchasing rolling stock to relieve the present freight car shortage was urged today by farm- ers and millers of Minnesota and other northwestern states, who ap: appeared before the senate interstate commerce committee. So much grain is tied up on the farm and in eleva- tors that credit of owners is acutely impaired, they said. Chairman Cummins told the delega-| ., tion that the $300.000,000 appropriated recently by congress to cover deficien- cies in government operation of rail- roads would be available for freight car purchases under plans of the in- terstate commerce commission. FARGO COLLEGE IS READY FOR SEASON Fargo, May pee —Only six games are on the schedule for the Fargo col- lege baseball team; according to word received from C. M. Correll, faculty manager of athletics, Two of these games have heen scheduled with the state university. The first to be played May 21 here and the second at Fargo May 26. The schedule as given out is as follows: May -—Concordia at Fargo, 15--N. D. A. C. at Fargo. May U.N. D. at Grand Forks, May U. N. D. at Fargo. June A. C. at Fargo. June 3.—Concordia at Moorhead. May pe BLUEBEARD” Twenty-Six Wives Is His Record , ‘¢ | | | Ea Harvey; Upper—Charles Newton lower, center, Miss Elizabeth ‘Pryor; ‘Mrs. Elizabeth L. Williamson. Los Angeles—Pacific Coast ofici tracing the record of “Bluebear Charles Newton Harvey, report that he has married 26 women duriug bis career. The body of Miss Pyror exhumed .from a shallow grave at Spokane. She had willed he: savings to Harvey. Harvey married Mrs. Williamson funder the name of “Lewis.” ATTACK UPON LOAN ACT HOLDS MP $50,000,000 Washington, May 4.— Farm loans agregating more than $50,000,000 have been held up by the litigation over the validity of the farm loan act it developed today at the conference of farm loan officials here. ST, PAULIS IN FIGHT AGAINST RED MENACE St. Paul, May 4.--A heavy vote was forecast for today’s city election with interest centered in the outcome of the mayorality race between L. C. Hogson, present mayor, and William Mahoney. labor candidate. A spirited campaign was waged by each candi- date and registration for the election was unusually Labor ha twelve candidates running for coun- cilmen, six of whom are to be elected. A determined drive is being made against socialism. CHICAGO TENANTS WHO STRUCK ARE TO BE EVICTED Chicago, May 4.-Deputy ba lof the municipal court were nrepared today to begin the eviction of tenants who had “struck” against rent in- creases and refused to move. More than 2.000 eviction suits had been filed byt landlord: "WEA ATHER [ER REPORT! i For twenty-four hours ending at noon, Tuesday, May 4. Temperature at 7 a. m 43, Precipitation -. Highest wind ve Forecast For North Dakota: _Unsettled weather tonight and Wednesday, probably showers. not much change in temperature. Lowest Temperatures Fargo .....ceccesceeeeeccesseees 42 Williston - 42 Grand For 3 St. Paul 46 Winnipeg . 38 Chicago 40 Kansas City ORRIS W. ROBE Meteorologist. WILSON WILL VETO KNOX PEACE PACT Intimate Friends Anticipate Such Action When Reso- lution Passes OPPOSE SEPARATE TREATY. President Stands Firmly for Un- ity of Action with Other Nations on Issue Washington, May 4.—In the opinion of administration officials close ta President Wilson, the Knox peace resolution is going to be vetoed adopted by congress. It was said at the White House to- day that while no one had been au- thorized to speak with final authority expectations among those in his con- fidence was that he would adhere strictly to the position he announced last summer against any form of separate peace. In outlining their belief that the president would veto such a resolution administration officials recalled his letter to Senator Fall last summer de- claring that to make a separate peace would be a stain on the nation’s honor. They said they knew of no reason to believe that the chief executive had changed his mind. That is the view held by many aqd- ministration senators who are expect- ed to fight the resolution, but who also expect that if it is passed, the presi- dent will return it to congress un- approved. BLUEBEARD LOCATES BODY FOR OFFICIALS Remains of Nina Lee Deloney Found Near Dixieland, Calif. MURDERER DIRECTS PARTY El Centro, C May 4.— Walter Andrew. Watson, alleged higamist and murderer, left here today for the spot in the mountains between El Centro and San Diego where. according to his reputed confession he recently buried the body of Nina Lee Deloney. one of his wives, whom he had previously slain. Watson spent a restless night on the train from Los Angeles repeatedly telling the officers that he was- not responsible for his acts and reiterat- ing the arguments and claims of in- sanity that he advanced in the form of a written statement. Watson reiterated, according to the officers in the party, that he would be able to lead them to the spot where Mrs. Deloney was buried. FIND BODY Dixieland, Calif., May 4. of Nina Lee Leloney wa: the searching party directed by Wal- ter Andrew Watson. her alleged slay- er, at 10:10 o'clock today. THE BRITISH AND FRENCH PREMIER DEBATE ISSUES Paris, May 4.—Premier Millerand is going to London next week to confer with David Lloyd George, the British prime minister, regarding financial questions. It is expected an agree- ment will be reached upon the line of action to be adopted concerning Ger- many with regard to execution of the reparation clauses of the treaty of Versalles. The premiers will also agree on the basis of the discussion to be held with the German representatives at the SPA meeting on May 25 in line with the understanding reached by the supreme council at San Remo that the allies would not discuss before the Germans any questions upon which they were not in accord among them- selves. Economists to Probe Reason for High Costs New York, “May 4.—Economists bankers and educators will dis: uss problems arising from the war, c! ly as they affect the high cost of ! ing and price inflation, at the semi- annual meeting of the American Academy of Political Science to be held here tomorrow. Professor Sam uel McCune Lindsay, of Columbia Uni- versity, in making the announcement, said the prime. purpose of this na- tional forum was “to bring together the best thought of the nation in an effort to remove the hazards of the era of reconstruction.” RETURN TO worK Paris, May 4.—Many striking rail- road workers are returning to their positions at the State, Orleans and Paris, Lyons and ‘Mediterranean rail- roads in spite of pressure exerted by extremists. The situation improved 52] yesterday and traffic conditions on the east, north and some suburban lines were almost normal. MANUFACTURE OF ‘““HOME BREW” IS AGAINST THE LAW Making Any Beverage Contain- ing Alcohol is Violation of Statute law enforcement officials have learned that. many people in North Dakota, city and county dis- ricts alike, do not understand that doth the state and federal prohibi- tion laws make it, criminal offense o manutacture alcoholic beverages. The state officials say that many versons have the idea that they may nanutacture “home brew” for their own use and yet ‘not violate the law. They, by manufacturing alcoholic li- quor, are violating the law just as much as the man who sells or boot- ‘egs liquor, the ofticials assert. The minimum fine on conviction is 5200 or 90 days in jail, both for the state and federal violations, OLSON GETS ICY MIT FROM FOLKS BACK IN BOWMAN Home County of State Treasurer Fails to Endorse Him for Office IS MILLSTONE State “ECHO” State Treasurer Obert A. Olson has ihe reputation at the state capitol of being one of the few state officials who has been able up to the present ime to sit on the political fence without declaring himself openly uther for or against the Nonpartisan league. However, State ‘Treasurer Olson 1as been turned down by the league leaders in Bowman county where Ol- son resides. At a recent meeting of the heads of the league in ‘Bowman county, they refused to endorse Ol- son by a vote of 25 to 7. Inasmuch as the anti-Townley forces have never shown any great amount of friendship for the state treasurer, it is difficult to see where Obert Olson will be able to win a place on either of the two dominant tickets this fall. State Treasurer Olson has one handicap which even friends of the league acknowledge is a_ political mill stone around “lis neck. In-one corner of the state treasurer's office is a little printing shop, which Olson uses for turning out various printed forms for use in his office. The boss of the print shop is the “echo” of the ‘Nongartisan league mounth- piece at Fargo. The “echo”, like N. C. Macdonald, is consicered one of the insurmountable barriers which he league has difficulty in climbing over in its attempt to bring to North Dakota the “new day. GOVERNMENT LOST HEAVILY ON TELEGRAPH Washington, May 4.— Operation of the telegraph and telephone compa- nies during the war cost the govern- ment $14,500,565, Postmaster General Burleson informed congress today in asking immediate appropriations of that amount to liquidate the affairs of the federal wire administration. GOLDEN VALLEY I$ FOR LANGER Beach, N. D.. May 4.—Golden Val- ley county sends five delegates to the Republican convention at Minot. who, while not instructed. will be for Langer for governor and Gallagher for attorney general. The delegation which was selected Saturday after- noon. is composed of W. F. Cushing. feo. Christenson, C. L. Dawson, J. A. Miller and Louis Raisler. A full county ticket was named. there heing no contests except for treasurer and sheriff, and these were handled in an unusual way. In each case the candidates were lined up be- fore the convention and upon agice- ing that each would abide by the de- sision of the convention the balloting went on, the low man being dropped until one man had a majority. There were four candidates for treasurer and eight for sheriff. The conven- tion was harmonious. The nominees for treasurer and sheriff are over- seas men. The ticket follows: Auditor, M. C. McCarthy, incumbent; attorney, R. F. Gallagher. incumbent; C. L. Dawson, second choice; register of deeds, E. E. Noble; clerk of court, F. E. Heath, in- cumbent; superintendent of schools, Clara Frencl incumbent; county judge, Capt. J. Oppegard; treasur- er, Capt. C. I. Cook; sheriff, Sergt. Kenneth Higgins; coroner, H. R. Rice, incumbent. LANGER INDORSED Stanley, N. D., May 4—The Repub- lican county convention for Mountrail county was held on Saturday and delega' elected to attend the state convention to be held soon in Minot. Resolutions were passed endorsing Attorney General Langer for the gub- ernatorial nomination. TIMBER “JACKS” WANT EIGHT HOUR DAY Northern Minnesota Setiled Down to Waiting Game in Mill Districts NO TROUBLE ANTICIPATED Married Men Look for Employ- ment Elsewhere During Walkout Period May 4.—Apparently the timber workers strike in northern Minnesota which began yesterday with a walkout of nearly 4,000 men and women in the district was settled down to a waiting game by strikers and lumber companies. Cloquet, In- ternational Falls and other northern Minnesota points report all quiet and mills inactive today, with no trouble anticipated from strikers. Woodsmen and millmen of north- eastern Minnesota are beginning to arrive in Duluth, but only in smal) num bers, They tell of conditions in the big woods and in lumber towns be- tween here and the Canadian borders. Married men on strike, they say, have turned to other means of making a living in lumber towns where they had homes, while the single men mostly the “jacks” of the lumber’ camps, have seized upon the strike as an occasion for a long rest “shacking it” on the numerous fish lakes of the north. Duluth, Minn. Meanwhile the lumber companies] are receptive—if labor cares to return to an open shop and work 10 hours a day. It was against ten hour work and an open shop that the men struck. HOOSIER STATE BALLOTING FOR ITS PREFERENCE Fair Weather and Deep Rooted Interest Features of Pri- mary Contest Indianapolis, Ind... May 4.—Fair weather and a deep rgoted interest in the campaign are expected to produce a heavy vote today in’ the Indianu preference primary. Special interest of the state and nation naturally cen- ters. in the republican presidential contest in which four of the leading rants are asking the support of Indiana voters. Major General Leon- ard Wood. Governor Frank 0. Low- den of Illinois, Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California, and Senator Warren G. Harding have all had the active support of state wide organiza- tions and each has conducted a com- prehensive speaking tour of the state during the last two weeks. There are no candidates for the democratic nomination for president on the ballot and the Indiana law tor- bids writing in of names. WOOD CAPTURES MARYLAND VOTE Baltimore, Md., May 4.—Major Gen- eral Leonard Wood defeated Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California in an unusally light vote yesterday in the primaries for Maryland's preference for the republican nomination for president by a majority of 7,841, cording to practically complete returns today. The vote was Wood, son, 8,059. LANGER IS CHOICE OF MOUNTRAIL TO HEAD ANTI-TICKET Delegates to the anti-Townley re- publican convention at Minot May 12 and 13 from ‘Mountrail county have been instructed to work for the nom- ination of Attorney General William Langer at the state convention. The delegates are uninstructed directly, but the véshes of &he convention were for Langer's selection as the re publican nominee for governor. 15,900; John- Bolsheviki viki Entrenched Against Ukrainians Warsaw. Mond May 3.—(By The lated =Press.)—The Bolsheviki are intrenching in the hills on the w bank of the Dneister in a great semi-circle with their backs against Kiev. the Urkrainian capital, accord- ing to information today from the front. The fight for the possession of Kiev is at its height. raging day and night along the line through the val- leys and rivers. Both sides are using artillery, but Kiev has not yet been bombarded by the Poles. It is reported that tho Poles are within 45 kilometers (ap- proximately 28 miles) of Kiev and are making effective use of armored trains, armored automobiles and other modern equipment. NAIL SHORTAGE IS THE LATEST TO HIT TOLEDO—Since the lid has been naild down tight on a lot of things. builders here are complaining of a shortage of nails. Coated nails are being used in place of common wire ones, FIFTY YEARS IN THE SAME SCHOOL IS TEFFENS Lima, O.—Fifty years as teacher in the same school, seeing three genera- tions of pupils come and go, is the re- cord of Prof. S. S. Steffens, head of the foreign language department of Central High School here. He now is tea ing the children or grandchil- dren of eorick pupi INSIDE HISTORY QF BUREAU AND BANK KEPT DARK No Responsible and Public Checks Made on Large Sums Carried by Them Two of the greatest mysteries in the state of North Dakota are the inner workings of the Bank of North Dakota and the workmen’s compensa- tion bureau. Neither one of these state owned institutions has any direct supervi- sion by elected state officials, such as the state auditor .and ever since their organization last year, their operations have been shrouded in mystery. Recent decisions of the state su- preme court have prevented any re- sponsible check of the financial con- dition of either of these two under- takings. ‘Karl Kositzky, state auditor, once attempted ‘to exainine the bocks of the Bank of ‘North Dakota, but after Kositzky -had pried into the bank’s secrets for a day or two, he was kept out of the institution by court order, No Check on Funds When the bank and the bureau were in need of funds to pay their employes when they first commenced operations, they received their pay- rolls in the customary manner through the state audito: and state treas- urer’s offices. This regularity ceased in the bank’s case on ‘November 29, 1919, and in the case of the bureau on October 31, 1919, Since that time. the responsible state officials are ut- terly in the dark as to expenditures or receipts by either of these two state departments. It is regarded as a certainty that through the influence of S. S, Me- Donald, surviving member of the workmen’s compensation commission, and F. W. Cathro, director general and manager of the Bank of ‘North Dakota, that the employes of those state activities are among the best paid in the capitol. The expense ac- counts of these two institutions, 1t is believed, would also stagger tne farmers who have to foot the bills. “|SPENDS 6 DAYS IN GLASS BOX Cambridge, Eng., May 4.—Joseph Barcroft, a reader of physiology ‘at Kings college here, has lived for six days in a hermetically sealed glass box. The experiment arose out of a 30- year-old controversy as to whether it is possible to calculate the amount of oxygen in the blood from a know ledge of the amount of oxygen in the breath, The test was also made to demonstrate whether it was neces- sary that airmen should have oxygen apparatus when flying at great heights. It proved that oxygen was necessary to flying men but it’ did not show to what height they could fly with safety. While in the box Barcroft kept a record of his sensations and made scientific observations, He said he suffered from sleeplessness but other wise did not experience much incon- venience except on the last day when the atmosphere became extremely rarified. He then had headaches ‘and nausea. He was watched continually box. He took food and small compartments fit- airs, a table, le on which ry morning. while in the slept in two ted up with a small bed a he exercised e Switchmen’s Strike Still in Effect Chicago, 4.—The switchmen’s strike was s in affect today follow ing the refusal of the railroad man- agers to accept the omer of John Grau- nau, the strikers’ leader, that the men would return to work if their senority rights were restored. Grunau, claimed 19,000 men ‘who have not taken other work” still were out. May 4 REBELS GAIN NEW TERRITORY AND RECRUITS Bloodshed Revolt of Juarez Gives Revolutionists Con- trol of Chihuahua AT WASHINGTON RELIEF Preparations Taken to Safe- guard Lives of Americans in Danger Zone Juarez, Mexico, May 4—The blood- less revolt of Jaurez yesterday and capitulation of General Francisco Urbalejo, and his Yaqui Indians as at Casas Grandes, virtually gave to the Sonora revolutionists control of the state of Chihuahua and paved the way for an unobstructed advance against Torreon whence a campaign is to be launched against Mexico City. General Urbalejo, commanding the last large body of Carranza troops in the state, joined the revolt, and plans were made for an immediate advance through Chihuahua upon the interior strongholds the Carranza government still hold. With the capitulation of Juarez, the revolutionists were given control of the majority -of customs houses through which hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue is developed for the Mexican government. Compara- tively small bodies of troops remained loyal to Carranza at other border towns east of here. At Chihuahua City, state capital, order is being preserved, political prisoners have been set free and pro- tection has been assured Americans and other foreigners. Dispatches last night said they were continuing their work as usual, Similar guarantees were made by authorities here in a formal statement to American repre- sentatives. RELIEF SHOWN Washington, May 4.—Relief was shown both in government circles and by revolutionary agents here today when it became known that Jaurez, Mexico, where revolutionary fighting always has been a potential interna- tional danger, had been taken by the rebels without a fight. While prepara- tions for the safeguarding of Ameri- cans at east coast ports of Mexico by the dispatch of additional naval units went forward, and Carranza’s’ reply to the sharp representation made by the government regarding the murder of two more Americans near Mexico City was awaited, the chief interest ap- peared to be in the modified military plan it was assumed the occupation of the border towns would cause rebel seaders to adopt. Until now the rebels have succeed- ed in taking from Carranza almost half his territory without a battle, but mili- tary men here, who have watched the developments of the revolution, as- sume a few stubborn contests are in- »vitable unless averted by further de- tions in the federal forces. UNIVERSITY GETS READY FOR SPRING BASEBALL SEASON Athletic Program for Remaind- er of School Year Filled With Contests Grand Forks, May 4.—North Da- kota University will open the 1920 baseball season here next Saturday, May 8, with a game with the Con- cordia college tossers from Moorhead, Minn., Coach Paul Davis announced last night. Six baseball games, three track and field meets, one of which is the state high school meet, are lined up on the university spring schedule, also made public last night. The university inter-class meet and the dual meet with the North Dakota Aggies are the only two track events in which the varsity track men will participate. Schedule The spring schedule for the uni- versity: May 8 sity field. May 14 and 15—State high school track meet, University field. _ May 21—Fargo College, University Concordia College, Univer- 22 — University inter-class K and field meet, University field. y 26-—Fargo College, Fargo. May 29—North Dakota Aggies, ‘argo. May 31—Concordia College, \Moor- head 4—North field. —Dual track meet with N. , at University field. June Dakota Aggies, Baseball University ball tossers are round- ing into first-class shape, and Coach Davis will have an A-No, 1 nine to match against Concordia next week. is the expectation of varsity fans. Houser, Freeman, McPhee, Lynn Sinclair and Jim Sinclair are pork- ing out for pitcher's berth, and of the five. the two Sinclairs seem the best bets at present. The outfield and the infield look good, and the team bids fair to be a good hitting nine. Field Cleaned University field has been thorougu- ly cleaned, men have been at work filling in holes and putting it into first-class condition for the spring. It looks better now than it has for years.