The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 11, 1920, Page 1

\ THE WEATHER H Generally Fair ‘ \ THIRTY-NINTH YEAR " BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1920 N E | LAST EDITION fans PRICE FIVE CENTS TRYING TO HEAD OFF ee SENATOR MCUMBER FLAYS KNOX RESOLUTION TO END WAR; SAYS IT WOULD DISHONOR OUR NATION Advocates Resolution Proposing Restoration of Commercial Rela- tions With Germany; League of Nations Should Not be Campaign Issue Washington, May 11.—Opening the fight against the republi- can plan to end the state of war by joint resolution of congress, Senator McCumber, North Dakota, a republican member of the senate foreign relations committee, declared in the senate today that such a step would bring dishonor on the nation as it involved desertion of America’s: associates in the war. The senator said he could support neither the house peace res- olution, nor the substitute of Senator Knox, republican, Pennsyl- vania. He advocated instead his resolution proposing restoration of commercial relations with Germany, but said he realized that it would be useless to press this measure “where the lines of division between the two factions in this body have been cemented by * to expedite consideration of the reso- partisanship and set and hardened by time.” MANY MISTAKES MADE ” “The administration has made many | mistakes, but all will become insigni-! ficant compared with the colossal! blunder of making the president's in-/ dividual and autocratic stand on fhe! league of nations a political issue. “If this were the only issue, the president would stand alone in this determiiation to subvert the will of the nation to his individual conviction on this important national question, and his support would be confined to those few states, where reverence for democratic doctrines declared by the head of that party, becomes a religious tenet. LEAGUE NOT ISSUE “But you cannot make the league of nations the real issue in this cam- paign. If jt were the real and only issue I‘would be greatly concerned for the success of my own party. “The thought of the yeople of this; country is engrossed with the com- plexities that surround them. We are this moment surrounded by a thousand imminent dangers demanding our im- mediate attention and solution. We stand almost helpless. while debts national, state, municipal and indus- trial, are piling mountain high. We behold the hours of idleness of our peo) ple ever increasing, production. dan- gerously decreasing, currency.-becom-: ing more avi@ more inflated, the yoke of taxation ever growing greater and more galling, the prices of all ne- cessities of life ever advancing. We are living in the midst of strikes and threats of strikes. SOCIALISM RAMPANT “The very atmosphere is poisoned with socialism, infestuous breati | while anarchy fevered by hate and envy await only the opportunity to work a reign of hell, which today is consuming agonizing Russia. “The war is not the cause of this threatening situation. The American people. like the people of the greater part of Europe, today are the victims of the new system of purchasing poli- tical support by enacting purely class legislation. The American people are the victims of a policy of surrendering the interests of the unorganized and ineffective many to subserve the de- mands of the organized and effective few.” PEACE DOES NOT EXIST Senator McCumber denied many of the contentions of Senator Knox, made in the former secretary of state’s opening address in support of the res olution last week. While agreeing that congress has the power to repeal resolutions declaring a state of war. he denied vigorously that peace act- ually existed. Only by a treaty, he said. can ques- tions arising from the war be settled. “If we are at peace with Germany he explained, “then why on earth is this solemn farce being enacted in the senate of the United States.” Senator Lodge said he expected a vote within a few days and added that lution he might ask the senare to hold longer sessions than usual. The republican leader said he did not expect much debate by the repub- licans, RESOLUTION PRESENTED Washington, May 11.—The republi can resolution to declare the war with Germany and Austria at an end was called up in the senate today by Sen- ator Lodge of Massachusetts. the re- publican leader, who announced th he would keep the measure continu- ously before the senate until a vote is reached. PROPOSES REPEAL “ Washington, May 11.—Another Dill proposing a repeal of all war laws was introduced today by Senator Jones, re- publican, Washington. It would be effective on enactment. FRANCE TO START SUIT AGAINST BIG LABOR FEDERATION Minister of Justice Will tempt to Dissolve Organi- zation Supporting Strike Paris, May 11.—The French cabinet at a meeting today instructed the minister of justice to open proceed- ings against the general federation of labor with a view to the dissolution of | the organization which has been sup-| porting the strike of the French rail-| way men by calling other strikes. At-| 4 ‘command of Major P. Gedric Faunt- leroy of Chicago, Ills., took a promi-| | nent part in the air fighting, which REBELS SEEKING RECOGNITION BY THIS COUNTRY Mexican Revolutionary Govern- ment Has Overthrown Old Regime Reports State TAMPICO CAUSE CONCE American Warships May be Re- quired There to’ Protect Lives and Property While the advices coming from Mexico on the revolutionary situ- ation today are fragmentary and conflicting, they caused consider- able doubt as to the report that President Carranza has been made a prisoner. A Vera Cruz disnatch dated Monday declared that President Carranza, who was making an effort to reach Vera Cruz, had broken through and was with 4,000 men at San Marco, 28 miles north of Pueblo City. REBELS CLAIM CAPTURE On the other hand, revolution. ary leaders along the border are still claiming that Carranza has been captured and mentioning the place of capture as Apicaco, in the state-of Hildalgo. Reports do not give details of the capture except to declare that the entire force had been captured with theapresi- dent, including Genzrais Murguia, Urquizo and Barragan. who were executed, and that another general was wounded. {i {t was added that President Carranza had been ordered return- ed to Mexico City and treated with all consideration. Washington, May 11.—The revolu- ionary government in Mexico will ask for immediate recognition by the American government. El Paso, Texas, newest revolution The old regime has been overthrown With the exception of Yucatan, Cam- peche, Chiapas, and northern Lower California, all of the country is de- clared by the revolutionist leaders to be under control of the new regime. El Paso, Texas, May 11.—Activities of Carranza forces in the region about Tamp’ which is itself in rebel hands, are causing the United States government considerable concern, ac- cording to a dispatch from agents of he Mexican revolutionists at Wash- ington to agents of the movement | here. No details were given in the message. SENATE T0 SEND WARSHIP T0 AID YANKS IN BATUM American Lives and Property in Danger in Russia City Com- mittee is Told Washington, May 11.—A resolution, requesting President Wilson to send an American warship and marines to Batum, on the Black sea, to protect American lives and property at that port and along the railroad to Baku, | was reported unanimously today by the senate foreign relations com- mittee. AMERICANS HELP Warsaw, Monday, May 10.—By the ated Press.)—Members of the iuszko aerial squadron under resulted in the Bolsheviki being driven out ef Kiev. Americans made repeat- ed raids against soviet forces, drop- ped bombs along railroads and, flying low, turned their machine guns upon the Bolshevik infantry. Twice during the drive toward Kiev the Americans moved their headquar- | ters nearer the front. Ps - = | CALIFORNIA LIONS KILL LARGE BUNCH OF SHEEP DAILY Marysville, Cal, May 11— || Mountain lions are menacing the vast herds of sheep in the |[j Spenceville region, according to reports of stock raisers of Yuba county. This season of the year the beasts are particularly fero- | lous ana ‘unya watcnes were placed on all herds the nightly toll was reported to be 25 or 30 sheen, ‘ { WEHE TELLS HOW FRAZIER FORGOT OLD FRIENDSHIP Governor Wanted Compensation Bureau Commissioner to Resign to Save Vote PREMIUM RATES TOO HIGH; John N. Hagan Was Anxious to! Strip Miss Minnie J. Niel- sen of Her Powers The following, the third of a j series of articles on the inner workings of the Workmen’s com- | pensation bureau written by L. J. Wehe, who was ousted from the office of commissioner of the bu- ( reau by Governor Lynn J. Frazier, on “charges,” is important from a political standpoint. Mr. Wehe gives some of the inside informs- tion regarding various state omi- cials showing the aspirations of both Governor Frazier and Com- missioner of Agriculture. John WN. Hagan. It‘also explains the par: Mr. Hagan took in stripping Miss Minnie Nielson of the powers of state superintendent of public in- struction, opposite to what Com- missioner Hagan preached on the | stump at the election in 1919. | (The Workmen's Compensation BDu- reau, Politics and The League, By _ Ld. Wehe, Bismarck, N. D.) In the previous articles I have taken up and discussed some of the inner { personal workings of the Bureau lead: | ing up to the raw and crude attempt of Governor Lynn J. Frazier to remove me from office. This action was noz taken on his part on account that ne; or any of the radical socialists and | ute that I was incompetent and lackea | ability to perform the duties of that | office, as they had all sought and tak- en my legal advice for about one year, and not once has that advise miscar- ried either in the courts on in prac- tical operation to which it was ap- | plied. But the real reasons were that it meant a break between them anda S. S. McDonald, the then head of the State Federation of Labor or myself. and. they choose to throw over board competency and retain incompet- ency. as he claimed that he had the backing of labor and controlled their | votes and that they demanded that 1) be removed from office, and the yellow streak in the League came to the sur- | face, and it was decided to crush me |in one blow and without a hearing; and the other reason was, and a deep seated one, that I was not radicaf enough and socialistic enough for the socialistic element which has gotten complete control of the league at the present time, including the Governor and Commissioner John N. Hagan. GOVERNOR HAS CHANGED The Governor is not the same man he was three years ago or even two years ago. as he more radical and is dominated more and more by the radical element in the League. Mr. Hagan is more radical and socialistic inclined from natural tendencies, tnan the Governor, but he is more diplo- matic and has gotten by up to tits time and has lead an unspecting pud- lie to believe that he is very liberat and just the opposite from being radi- cal. But if you got a peep at the inner workings of the League. where things | are done you would find Mr. Hagan for radical action and to let the other ie*- lows carry it out. The reason for this | | diplomacy, on the part of Mr. Hagan} | and on the part of the League towards | him, is that they are grooming: nim and he is slated as their candidate for the next governor; and the Gover-; nor has been promised something else in the shape of the League-Labor- | ite candidate for president if it can be landed. and if not the senatorship. | | Messrs, Townley, Woods, et al., and | the lesser- lights in the League con- | tineson said that t) | radical laborites thought for one min-| , ey ee * EOD) sanrcy pressep “| WOMAN FOOLS SISTER |} T0 BE ARRESTED. SHOPPERS IN FRISCO | IN A DAY OR TWO | Tasnionane snopping = alstrict hd bene 2 || here are looking for a smartly | dressed young woman who has been working successfully an | unusually simple swindle on pa- | trons of the big stores. Registering well bred embar- rassment she would confront one [|| of a throng of shoppers with a distressed whisper: “My dear | find | lack a dol- lar for a purchase and the clerk It waiting. Gould you... . and let me have your address?” Ubtaining the money = sne would disappear, When this plea by chance was made twice in different stores to the same shopper her game | was up in San Francisco. OFFIGER, BEATEN BY “BAD” NEGRO, JAILS ASSAILANT Jim Jenson Suffers Serious , 7 jous and brutal crime, Chief Mar- Wounds About Face and e men suspected 5 Head have been under surveillance ever since the day the eight bodies were ae discovered and that besides the ex- E pected arrests, he believed a contes.| 500 HOTEL SCENE OF FIGHT sion would be obtained from one of the suspects, Chief Martineson refused to state who the suspected parties were, but it is believed they are neighbors of athe dead family. One of the men, it is understood, had several difficulties with the dead man. He even attended | 4. | | | | San Francisco, May 11. — Police officers stationed in the Man Who Killed Wolf Family at Turtle Lake to be Taken Into Custody MARTINESON CHIEF GOES Head of Bismarck Police Force Issues Statement Before Go- ing to Scene of Crime | a 1; Arrests are expected in a day or two| : in connection with the murders of Mr. and Mrs, Jacob Wolf, their five young daughters, and Jake Hofer, the chore boy at Turtle Lake last month, according to Chief of Police. Chris Martineson of Bismarck, who left this city early this morning for Turtle Lake where he was hurriedly sum- moned by the McLean county authori- ties. Before departing for the scene of the murder, where he has been taking a leading part in tracking down the ers of North Dakota's most mys- Negro Seeks the Aid of Friends to Fight the Charges Jim Jenson, policeman, is the victim of a bold attack made upon him by a “bad” negro in Ed Patterson’s Soo hotel yesterday. Jenson was beaten about the face and head, and though suf- fering much pain, fought back and nabbed his man. The negro, who gave the name of Ed Williams, and who is said to have served a term in the penitentiary, is in jail. the funeral of the eight victims, it is claimed. While the authorities have been able to present a logical account of how the crime was committed, the full details will never be known until a complete‘ confession by the guilty parties is ob- tained. The only person escaping was the little eight months’ old daughter, Emma, and as the bodies are believed to have remained undiscovered for at least two days, the solution of the mystery has been extremely difficult. | & BUSINESS MEN as oe eee ae See) >. With a preliminary hearing sched- !uled to be held before Justice of the Peace W. S. Casselman, the negro got busy enlisting friends in a fight for liberty. According to witnesses of the fight, the attack by the negro was entirely without provocation. Williams who is said to have came - MEET TONIGHT pee | he said he had business with another negro. When he refused to heed the clerk's order not to go there, Jensen | was called in, the police state. The policeman marched up the sta’ and started to march down | again, with his good right arm holding the negro. At the turn in the stairs, according to Jenson, he slipped and the negro seized the opportunity to attack him. He grabbed the officer's “billy” and struck Jenson several blows. A “shiner” above Jenson’s right eye tes- tified to the force with which the negro swung the vicious weapon. He also is said to have struck Jen- son several times over the head. Freeing himself from the grasp of the negro, Jenson pulled his revolver and backed his assailant against the wall. He was led to police headquar- ters without further trouble. Chief Martineson turned him over to deputy sheriffs who locked him up in the county jail. The charge against Williams is as- sault and battery with a deadly weap- on with intent to do bodily harm, Only one charge was placed against him. : Records of the penitentiary show that one Ed Williams served time for highway robbery. being liberated from prison on September 20, 1918. Wil liams told officials he came here from Illinois. Good Roads Boosters Who Will Tour to Ashley Next Week to Complete Details A meeting of the general commit- tee in charge of the “boost good roads” and “ship by truck” celebra- tion during the week of May 17 to 22, will meet tonight at 8 o’clock in the Commercial club rooms. The meet- ing is called by P. R. Fields, general :hairman, and every business man inj the city is urged to be present. Lieut. C. J. Cameron, who returned from a ten day flying trin to North Dakota and Montana points, returned here this morning and he will be ready to lead the tour of Bismarck business n on the two. day “boost good roads” and “ship by truck” tour to Ashley and return nert week. Cam- eron will fly in advance of the proces- sion of 50 or more trucks and distri- bute literature from the air, ‘. Keniston, member of the y committee, has received word from business menf farmers and offi s along the route of next week's two day tour saying that the various towns and cities are making prepara- tions to welcome the Bismarck good roads and truck boosters when they arrive at these places. The purpose of the tour to Ashley, which is expected to be followed by tours to other nearby poi Bismarck territory later GOVERNORS _ASSIST| sentiment in the various communities LEGION DRIVE FOR favorable to more and better high- | MILLION MEMBERS s and the use of motor trucks in| hauling produce to and from the farm, | oe aoe : as well as between cities and towns.| Six State Executives Proclaim May 17 to 22 as American Legion Week WILSON SIGNS BILL | Washington, May 11.— President Wilson today signed a bill amending | the deportation law so as to make it} —_— possible to deport women and other, Indianapolis, May 11.-—Governors of aliens. who were interned during war, | six states have proclaimed May 17 to as enemy aliens. _ | 22. American legion week during : which a drive will be made to obtain | ea cre ——-— 4 | 1.000.000 members in the former ser- FARGO MAN HAS HUGE | | vice men’s organization. Illinois, West Virginia, Minnesota, | sider Governor Frazier a much weaker | candidate for governor now than he! | was two years ago, and they can not | again for a third term. And so it is) that Mr. Hagan, who has always been | in the Capital City the right hand man} Friday for Messrs. Townley, Woods, et al., has been in the grooming for | governor now for over one year. Should he receive the nomination and be elected he would make a much| | more radical governor than the state has ever had. | FRIENDSHIP FORGOTTEN | Governor Frazier never believed the | charges of inefficiency and incompent- ency made against me. as he told me! iso, but he said if I would resign it} would help the League and not cause (Continued on Page Seven) 4 afford to take the chance with him! | | ai se [t es | STORE OF WHISKEY; | North Carolina, Tennessee and New | ex DnINE: | | Hampshire are the states whose execu- | $500 FINE; IN JAIL | ii.."have come to the front to help j the legion drive. Other states are ex- | pected to assist the movement. Fargo, N. D., May 11,—Cana- ! dian whiskey, valued at approxi- mately $1,700. was seized here thi: ing and Orie Olson BOLSHEVIKI USE morni 7 tie rrecnaic. was arrested im || DYNAMITE AGANST i ith the seizure. it s connection wre onianed the | = ©.POLISH ADVANCE liquor from a man in Winnipeg. li — who delivered it to a point three |: miles this side of the Canadian || line. "Olson was fined $500 for keep- ing liquor for sale and sentenced to six months in the county jail. A further charge for violating | Warsaw. Sunday. May 9.— forces are making a stand on the east |; bank of the Dneiper in the region of Kiev and an artillery battle is raging north and south of that city. Polish and Ukrainian troops found when | they reached Kiev that two of the ANGER 1. VA. MEMBERS AT MINOT ARE TRYING 10 SIDETRACK LANGER; LANGLEY AND KORFEL IN PLOT As Detegates Crowd Into Convention City All Conversation and Discussion Centers About Anti-Townley Nomination for Governor (By Staff Correspondent) i Minot, May 11.—Red River valley war horses are striving to eliminate William Langer, attorney general, from the race through (wo methods: First, by the formation of a platform antagonistic to all that he stands for, and second, by attempting a band wagon movement to a compromise candidate. ___ Placards were being printed today to hand to all delegates urg- ing them not to vote for any of the following candidates: Langer, Crawford. Nestos, Henry or Steen, but to line up behind Harrison Garnett of St. Thomas, a former member of the pardon board un- der Governor*Hanna. It is not known what following Garnett has but opponents of Langer are worried over the situation and believe that neither Nestos nor Crawford have sufficient personal following to defeat Langer in the convention, which will convene Wednesday morning at 10 a. m. with a few more than 300 elected delegates, STEEN AGAINST LANGER John Steen states definitely that he is not a candidate but, that he is opposed to Langer or anyone who has been affiliated in any manner with the league or its program. R, A. Nestos in an in- terview with The Tribune correspondent last evening stated em- phatically that if he were not nominated that he would work for Langer. or any man that could command the majority vote of the anti-Townley forces. LANGER’S STATEMENT _ “If the delegates believe that. there is a better man to lead this fight than I,” said Mr. Langer this morning, “I am willing to take off my coat and stump the state for him.” F. M. Packard, Lang- er’s political manager, was confident this morning, as delegates ar- rived and were being tabulated, that his figure given out last even- ing of 250 delegates for Langer was not too optimistic. There seems to be no nervousness around Langer’s headquarters at the Grand hotel. Forces opposed to Langer are entrenched in the Le- land hotel and comprise largely the I. V. A. members and the old insurgent organization. A. T. Kraabel of Hope, N. D., former lieu- tenant governor, as well as many other Red river valley leaders, are bitterly opposed to Langer and a lively contest will develop on the floor of the convention to prevent his nomination. C. W. Crawford of Sentinel Butte, is leading the fight against Langer among delegates from the Missouri slope. GOLDEN VALLEY MIXED UP Golden Valley, for instance, sent its delegation up early, -head- ed by Walter Cushing, editor of the Beach Advance. After Cush- ing left with the Langer endorsement in his vest pocket, Craw- ford and his friends bitterly opposed to Langer secured from Treadwell Twichell permission to hold another convention on the grounds that the proceedure of the first convention was irregular. Consequently there are two delegations here from Golden Valley, one favoring and ‘the other opposing Langer. Mr. Cushing de- clared that his delegation would have no difficulty in securing a seat in the convention. P. D. Norton is here and it is rumored that he is willing to ac- cept the nomination for congress from the third district or an en- dorsement for United States senior. ELIMINATE SENATORIAL ISSUE The movement to eliminate the senatorial issue from this cam- paign is evident. Mr. Kraabel is opposing any movement looking forward to an endorsement of a United States senator. Gronna has his workers here. They do not desire an endorsement for him, but are preaching the doctrine of “hands off” and “Gronna cannot e beaten.” There is opposition, however; to side stepping the is- sue. Men in the convention are bitterly opposed to Gronna and desire to see him opposed by one who will represent the state more efficiently and not be a tail to the LaFollette kite. Judge Craw- ford, a brother of Lewis Crawford, has been mentioned as possi- le timber, although there is no united effort in his behalf. NATIONAL DELEGATES MEET TONIGHT This evening delegates elected to the Republican national con- vention will meet at the Leland hotel. They will all be here with he exception of John McLean of Cavalier. ‘Miss Minnie Nielsen is expected to be present and participate in the organization of the delegation. A chairman and secretary probably will be named and he presidential situation will be canvassed. R. S. Wilcox, John- son’s North Dakota manager, is here and will seek to prevent any action being taken which will put the uninstructed tag upon North Dakota’s delegation. Influences are at work here to have the del- egation declare itself uninstructed and to ignore the Johnson primary vote on the ground that it was meaningless and not bind- ing upon this delegation. GARNETT NOT CANDIDATE Harrison Garnett, mentioned as compromise candidate to unite factions, declared that mention of his name was wholly without authority and that he was in no sense a candidate. The contest seems to be narrowing down to Nestos and Langer, all other candidates realizing that these two men have the strongest support. A meeting of the executive committee of the I. V. A. is scheduled for this evening. Theo. Nelson states that the asso- ciation will confine its efforts to the referendum election June 30, when the state sheriff smelling committee, absent voters law and red flag bill will be referred. The convention will be asked to permit Rev. A. O. Birchenough, the “fighting parson” of St. Thomas, to address the delegates on the red flag bill, Representa- tive Burtness upon the Smelling committee law, Twichell on the absent voters law and Mr. Stutsman of Mandan upon the state sheriff law. Minot, May 11.—Candidates for United States senator and congressmen in three districts, who are to be endorsed here Wednesday and Thursday, are wholly lost sight of in the contest tor governorship. The call of the anti-Townley republican state convention calls for the endorsement of a candidate for the United States senate, but everyone is strangely silent on this issue and there is even some talk of sidestepping the matter in the interests of harmony. Gronna has his agents on the ground, who are work- ing to avert any endorsement. Then there is some talk of Judge Crawford of Dickinson, who is looked upon as a very strong candi- date, to oppose Gronna. In the congressional field, there is E. B. McCutcheon of Minot. In the third district he seems to have but a slight following lo- cally. Judge J. M. Hanley of Mandan, who comes as a delegate to the convention, is most favorably regarded among the dele- gates here from that district. If the judge will run he probably three bridges across the Dneiper river | i! i the Volstead law will be filed. \ had ian dyriamited: % & can land the nomination on a silver platter. In the second district (Continued on Page Four.)