The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 26, 1920, Page 1

SO a once THE WEATHER | Generally Fair THE BISM TRIBUNE LAST EDITION THIRTY-NINTH YEAR BISMARCK, NORTH: DAKOTA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1920 : PRICE FIVE CENTS CARRANZA * LEAGUERSREADY | FOR TOUR WHICH HAT SNATCHERS INVADE BUSY LONDON. STREETS | London, May 26.—London has a new kind of thief, the hat. snatcher. He mingles with the” crowd, snatches off. a hat and passes it to a confederate, who makes a quick getaway. In the region of Victoria station five hundred complaints have been received from persons whose hats haVe been yanked off while they were hurrying “to catch trains. Because of the prevail- ing high prices for hats second hand chapeaux can be sold by the thieves at a substantial profit. SOVIET FORCES GAINING REPORT | TO LONDON SAYS Many Villages on Far Flung Battle Line Being Occupied sby Bolsheviki ee ARE NORTH OF KIEV | | | 1 | i | | —— Poles and Ukrainians Contest- ae ing Ground, Moscow Wire- “iow Grmt sto Wee” TY ARE KILLED OF CELEBRATION approximately 125 miles north of Kiev, has been occupied by Russian Bolshevik forces, which are also ad- Royal Guards and_ Students Clash at Festival Marking vancing on the fortified outskirts of Bobruisky on the Beresina river, ae- Fifth Anniversary of War cording to an official statement issued in Moscow yesterday and received here-by wireless. Fighting is proceeding sixteen miles northeast of Kiev, the statement de- clares, and attacks by Polish and Ukrainian troops, southeast. of Kiev along the Kiev-Poltava railway, have been repulsed. Occupy Villages Along the upper reaches of the Beresina river, soviet forces are said to have occupied a number of villages six miles southwest of Dekchitcha and sixteen miles west of the Beresina On this front, the battle is going on over a line 40 miles long. Polish forces fighting in front of Minsk have received reinforcements and are fighting stubbornly against the Lolshevik advance, the statement ‘says. FAIR DEALING TO END WORLD ILLS, MASONS ARETOLD Grand Officers Visit Bismarck Lodge for District Meeting and Initiation The remedy for the present unrest in the whole country is a spirit of brotherly love among all men, Walter L. Stockwell, grand secretary of the grand lodge of Masons of North Da- kota, in an address delivered at the fourteenth district meeting held at the Masonic temple here last night. Fair dealing must rule the actions of everyone, in personal intercourse and in business affairs, if the world is to regain its sanity, he told the Masons assembled from several towns in the district. Mr. Stockwell was the chief speaker at the banquet which preceeded the conferring of the first degree upon twelve candidates. L. K. Thompson, district deputy, introduced Mr. Stock- well, paid a glowing tribute to the service of A. P. Lenhart, of this city, who is grand master of the grand lodge of North Dakota, and. to W. E, Parsons, worshipful master of Bis- marck lodge No. 5. Many Visitors Present Delegates were present from Hazen, Flasher, Linton, Steele and Mandan. Among the visitors was Louis Jacob- son, of Sterling, past grand master of the grand lodge. Visitors from a} dozen other lodges in various parts of the country also were present. Community singing, led by the Masonic quartette. was a feature of the banquet. One of the popular songs, sung to the tune of “Katy.” which the North Dakota Knights Templar delegates sang at the Phila- delphia conclave, follows: North Dakota, North Dakota, You're the. only state that I adore, And when the rain falls, O’er the wheat fields, We'll be worth a mini-min-min-million dollars more. Members of the class, which was given degree work last night, are as follows: E. I. Beatt, J. C. Beck. Ed- win F. Duehrig, Fred Lade, Roy P. Lo- gan, M. E. Mikkelson. Walter Sather. Leonard Sather Eric Slovark. Thune, Fred Wollitz and George D. Mann. All members of the lodge were urged to be present at the Masonic temple at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon. to participate in Memorial day exer- cises. SENATOR GRONNA BEGINS CAMPAIGN Fargo, N. Dd. ~ May 26, — United States Senator A. J. Gronna has en- tered the state to begin his campaign for renomination: The senator. making Fargo his first stop. proceeded to Lakota where he will spend a few days at his home be- fore beginning a speaking tour. The senator plans to speak in every county in the state. “The important thing in this elec- tion is the redemption of the state from the band of carpetbaggers and A. M.j STRIKERS ALSO INVOLVED One Killed and Seven Wounded in Palermo Where General Strike is Declared Rome. May 26.—At least six persons were killed and more than 30 wound- ed in the clash between royal guards and students, which marked the close of yester celebration of the fifth anniversary of Italy’s entry into the world war, according to reliable re- yorts. Other reports placed the num- ber of dead at a still higher figure. As a consequence of the disturb- ance, the police. today arrested all residents of Dalmatia and Fiume, who were in Rome, with the view of re- patriating them, or sending them to places where it would be impossible to instigate disorders’ by BIDE, their claims. STRIKERS CLASH Rome, May 26.—Clashes between strikers and police have occurred in’ Pelermo, where one person has been killed and seven wounded, according to newspaper dispatches. Ortona and Marco have also been the scenes of encounters, two persons being killed and three wounded in the latter city. A general strike has been declared in Palermo. TOTTEN VISITS WASHINGTON BUT SHUNS DAKOTANS Unresigning President of Board of‘ Administration Given Chilly Reception “Rev.” George A. Totten,, president of the board of administration, who promised to resign his job but never did, enjoyed a trip to Washington to attend a national citizens’ conference on the question of paying more money to teachers and securing bet- ter-trained educators. While “Rev.” Potten is said to have| enjoyed the trip thoroughly, he did not seem to enjoy the company of | Other members of the North Dakota, ‘delegation. according to information; | which leaked out here. He may have attended some of the numerous meet- ings, but it is not reported that he was seen in any of them in company ! vith other North Dakotans. Other members of the delegation,| however, feel that considerable good resulted from the conference in the campaign for better-paid and better. | trained teachers. The conference was! called by P. P. Claxton, commissioner of education of the United States. Reports were made that the country faces a shortage of 129,009 teachers next year. The feeling was expressed at the conference that revival of interest inj educational matters in the country 1s! in progress, which will result in the centering of more public attention on the school system. The ‘North Dakota representatives, | in addition to “Rev.” Totten, wer Cc. E, Allen. president Valley City, Normal; ‘B. l. Mangan, of Bottineau, A. C. Berg, president of the state teachers association. of Towner; Lee Howard, Fargo; Dr. Kruze, president of Jamestown college; G. W. Hanna, Wesley McDowell, of Marion and ‘Miss Minnie J. (Nielson, state sunerinten- dent of public instruction. { i London, May 26.— Messages from Durazzo picture Albania as in the throes of civil war the results of which it is impossible to forecast, ac- ‘from a broken neck and ‘ containing 19 bersor socialists who are in control.” said Senator Gronna. “My own candidacy is incident to the situation.” Senator Gronna said he would plead | for success of the entire republican} ticket named at Minot. cording to an Exchange Telegraph dis- {patch from Rome today. The provis- ional government seems incapable of dominating the situation. and its call ifor the establishment of a national} OPENS CAMPAIGN Governor Frazier, Commissioner Hagan and Others Face Stiff Task EXPLAIN INEXPLAINABLE Drake Mill, Bank of North Da- kota, Kate Richards O’Hare Are Handicaps Governor Lynn J. Frazier will pause in his first speaking trip in the pri- mary campaign to make a Memoriai day address in Montana. The governor will speak in Tokio on Saturday night, according to hi announced speaking tour, (but cross the state line to make his m morial address on May 31, at Pebima. Mont, ‘The first speech of the governor in his campaign is to be made in Glen Ulin. Thursday. Several —_ other speeches are on his program before he returns to his office at the capitol. dagan Also to Speak John Hagan, commissioner of agri- culture, member of sundry boards and busy propagandist for Townleyism also is going on the platform to ex- plain some of the laws, which the Townleyites have foisted on the peo- ple of North Dakota. by friends of Hagan that explain qftite satisfactorily how the state mortgaged the Dri flour mill, appraised -by state apprais- ers at $120,000 for $5,000,000, delve into the mystery of the $19,000 pile of flour sacks which have not “been located and just why a check for $100,000 was given J. A. McGovern, manager of the mill, and no account- ing made, so far as has ‘been deter- mined. Wilton Tuesday Hagan starts out Tuesday with a speech at Wilton, and he also will visit Regan, Arena and Robinson. Congressman John Baer, whose seeretary, a ding to_apparently reli able ‘sourc! sent “Father” O'Don- aghue from Washington to North Da- kota to tell the people the blessings of the Nonpartisan league, also is coming into the state. Congressman Baer perhaps will ex- nlain why. “Father” O’Donaghue, who was denounced by Rt. Rev. Vincent Wehrle, Catholic bishop of Bismarck. left suddenly after speaking in Moor- head, Minn., when he was billed to speak in several cities. “Father” O’Donaghue was hailed by the Non- partisan league papers as a professor in the Catholic University of Amer- ica, but Bishop Wehrje's teldgram from Bishop Shanan of Washington said that O’Donaghue had never been a professor in-the university and that he was an ecclesiastical student some years ago who had “an unfortunate career.” Baer at Forman The cartoonist-congressman will speak in Forman, Monday. and! will also speak in Cogswell, Lidgerwood and Casselton. There is a wager being circulated around the capitol, with no takers, that Governor Frazier will not refer in his: memprial address to the case of Kate Richards O’Hare, convicted of disloyalty. during the war, whom he asked President Wilson to pardon, Petitions for the nomination of Dr. Rm. F, Ladd. ‘Nonpartisan league can- | didate for United States senate, are the first of league candidates to reach the office of the secretary of state. ‘He seeks nomination on the republi- can ticket. FATHER REQUESTS PROBE OF CHILD’S DEATH IN MOTOR ‘ Fargo May 26. the request of the girl’s father, Andrew Lindgren, Clay county officials’ will probe into the death of Miss Myrtle Lindgren, 16- year-old girl, whose death resulted fractured sustained when an automobile. s. returning to the city from a country dance, plunged off the road into a ditch near Moorhead early Sunday morning. A coroner’s jury, empaneled by Coroner E. G. Melander of Moorhead, this afternoon viewed the body of the girl. According to Garfield Rustad, county attorney of Clay county, it is skull, probable that the inquest will not be! W° : ‘a | refers to anything that I may have | said. held for severa] days. Funeral services for the girl will be held from the Wasem chapel at. 2 o'clock: tomorrow afternoon. Rev. O. E. McCracken will be in charge of the service. Interment will be in | Riverside cemetery. ‘ALBANIA IN THROES OF FIERCE CIVIL WAR, GREEKS HOLD BACK army remains unanswered, the mess- age. declares. The Greeks, who formerly were anx- ious to occupy northern Epirus, have decided to delay the occupation fear- ing complications and attacks, the advice ‘assert. The civilian popula- tion, it is declared, is petitioning the Italian commanders not to withdraw their garrisons from the interior. ! were not quashed by the judge. | court of North Rakota yesterday in VA BEER STILL SELLS AT TEN CENTS A GLASS IN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS | Manila. P. L., May 26—The day of the ten cent beer is numered according to saloon keepers, on account of the increased inter- | Ral revénue tax placed upon the beverage. by a bill which was passed iby the recent extra ses- | sion of the Philippine legislature, i The management of o1 brewery: gave notice that the wholesale price'of beer would ibe increased at. once, and retailers say when their present stocks | are exhausted, hey. must either yeeut down ae a8 p-of the elses. i THREE SACTIONS OF FEDERAL ACT NULL AND VOID Judge A. Bs! Anderson Says Parts of Lever Act Are Unconstitutional TWELVE COUNTS QUASHED Famous Miners-Operators Suit at Indianapolis Brings Out Law’s Defects _ Indianapolis, May 26.—Three sec- tions of the Lever act were held yn- constitutional by United States Dis- trict Judge A. B, Anderson in federal court today, who quashed ‘twelve of the eighteen -counts ‘of the indictment against miners and aperators based on these sections in ruling on the motion | of Charles E.. Hughes to quash the. in- dictment. Counts. one, two, three, four and seventeen, based on’ section nine of the Lever law, which the court held valid, were declared operative and Twelve Counts Quashed Thestwelve. : 8s stan the: Indict- ment, based on-sections 4, 26. and the anended' section 4 of the Lever act, were quashed. Count. fifteen of the indictment, based on section 37 of the crimnal code, was also quashed. 1 The motion to quash the indictment was made by Charles Evans Hughes, former justice of the supreme court on behalf of the miners mlgors May 7. BYERLY ASSAILS LIES OF LEAGUE ORGAN IN FARGO Statement That He Said Demo- crats Named “Dummy” Tick- et False, He Declares BACKS ACTION BY REWARD ‘On Tuesday, the Fargo league news- paper printed a long story on its front page to the effect that W. E. Byerly of Fargo, newly appointed collector of | internal revenue for North Dakota, had | told Washington officials democrats j of this state had named a “dummy ticket. Upon his return to Fargo yes terday, ‘Mr, Byerly not only repudiated the claims made Dy Townley's organ, | but br led. it as a malicious lie. The story had evidently been writ- } ten by ‘Cong man Baer's secretary, ' who has been very active in spreading | league propaganda since his chief was | endorsed for congressman from the | first, district by the Nonpartisan lea- | gue convention. The secretary is also? charged with having been instrument. | al in bringing “Father” Donaghue to! North Dakota, which resulted in such a fiasco for the league. i TS BADLY NEEDED | Senator ‘ARMY OFFICER WAS JUDAS REPORT SAYS HEAVY RAINFALL COVERS STATE; -«||Precipitation Reported from Practically Every Section With Weather Bureau SLIGHT HAIL FELL LSO Growing Crops Greatly Bene-! fited by Last Night’s Storm; No Damage Reported The entire state, practically, was visited by a heavy and needed rain yesterday evening. which made the President Taken to Hut by Colonel Rodolfo Her- rero, Trusted Bodyguard, and Slain by Men Supposed to be Protecting Him _ _.TWO AMERICANS HELD Washington, May 26.—Two Americans, Homer Carr and a man named MacDonald, have been taken prisoners n Jiminez, Chihuahua, according to a report to the state department ‘today from the American consul at Chihuahua. No details were given. Mexico City, May 26.—Formal investigation for .the purpose of clarifying the part taken in the death of Presid Carranza, both by Colonel Rodolfo Herrero and members of thé’ Carranza party, is recommended by the commission-ef four named by Gen- erals Obregon and Gon: ales to inquire into the tragedy. : The commission’s report, which is the first authoritative story of the death of Carranza, may be summarized as follows: “Colonel Herrero joined the Carranza party at Putla, state of Pueblo, on May 30, following a conference with General Francisco De P. Mariel, to whom he surrendered last March. Herrero pledged allegiance anew and promised to defend Carranza, which promise was accepted by General Mariel, who told the fugitive crop situation in North Dakota look hetter than it has in many seasons. The heaviest rainfall was reported from Pembina with a precipitation of 1.10 inches in the 24 hours ending at 7 o'clock this morning. The smallest amount reported was from Dickinson with .04 of an inch. Bismarck had .52 of an inch, O. W. Roberts. head of the weather bureau in the state, reported this morning. Unless a brisk wind blows steadily, the moisture will be sufficient to last the growing crops for several weeks, farmers say, and the outlook for a banner crop season never appeared brighter than ‘now. The. Missouri slope territory particularly needed the rains the growing grain being several inches high. Growth is ex- pected to be very rapid now and in spite of the late’ start the season is expected to be normal by the end of June. \ -The,. heaviest..rain., fell and seven o’colck last n time it came down in torrents, in Bis- marck, A light fall of hail accompan- ied the rain for a few minutes, but it was not of sufficient volume to dam- age the young grain. The weather bureau report of rain- fall for the past 24 hours from various parts of the state is as follows: Bismarck .52; Bottineau .38; Devils Lake .66; Dickinson .04; Dunn Center 15; Ellendale .59; Fessenden .54; Grafton .93; Grand Forks .48; James town .40; Langdon .65; Moorhead .66; Larimore .80; Lisbon 41; Minot .15; Napoleon ; Pembina 1.10; Wahpe- ton ; Williston .38. NONPARTISANS AT GOLDEN VALLEY HAVE POOR MEET Hunt, in Repudiating Socialists, Springs Big Surprise Beach, May 26.— The Nonpartisan endorsing convention in Golden Val- ley county, Saturday evening, proved quite a frost. Senator Hunt charged the conven-! tion “That in endorsing county of- ficials they should not endorse any socialis or anything that looked ‘like a socialist.” It is quite surpris-{ ing that the senator has awakened so late as to the real situation con- fronting the Nonpartisan league. The effort to enlist. soldier loys to help save their scalps proved al failure, they all very cautiously de-! clined. Regardless of Senator Hunt's re-! marks, the convention discovered that after sifting the bag a second time} and hat endorsed a county auditor and sheriff, two candidates being | about all they could find that would accept the honor, and both of these Mr. Byerley’s statement issued at Fargo yesterday is as follows: “The story to the effect that I to! a persons in Washington that the demo- crats of North Dakota were going to | put up a ‘dummy’ ticket in the com- | ing election, published by the Courier | News today is so ridiculous that any person who reads it cannot fail to un- derstand that there isn't p single word of truth in the story so far as it I'll pay just $500 to them if they can produce a single person to whom I have made the statements credited to me.” CITY'S TAX CASE | IN SUPREME COURT An appeal filed j in the supreme the case of the state ex. rel. A. J. Arnot against T. E. Flahefty, as coun- ty auditor. The suit is known as the “Bismarck tax case.” It originated as a friendly suit. in- stituted by the city commission, to de- termine the legal] status of the city’s tax levy after the new state tax law provided. Judge Nuessle, of dis- decided that the commis-| sion acted properly under the law. The case now is appealed by State's Attorney Ed Allen. Argument will be heard early in June. if trict court. sO! ts, having in the past been so! registered. A few in harmony with] Senator Hunt's remarks, moved that | ; they not. endorse any candidates, inj other words undo what they had | done and quit, this plan was adopted | and wiscly so. Just how the senators remarks will effect the election of Chas. Hecker- man for state senator is yet to de- velop. Mr. Heckerman makes no secret that he clalist and be- lieves in its doc To Onen Law Office H. C. Bradley, the attorne plan- ning to open a law office at Wilton in| a few weeks. Mr. Bradley was ror-| merly county judge here and is a vet | eran of the war, I president that Herrero was willing to fight for him. General Mariel then left the Carranza party. ee ae ern Af CARR IS AN ENGINEER WANTS AIRSHIPS TO TRAVEL FROM COAST TO COAST! War Department Trying to In-| terest Capital in Line from New York to Frisco idge, Mass., May 26.-A diri- gible airship line to éngage in regular passenger service between New York and San Francisco is a project inj which War Department officials would like to interest capital, with a view! to having: an. air) feet immediately ix wavailalle. i.case.of.war,caccording lo Professor Harvey N. Davis, of Har- vard university. Professor Davis is-engaged in ex-; pert work on helium gas for the de-! partment, and is designing a plant to be built at Langley Field, Va., where the expensive gas after use in the mil- itary lighter-than-air craft’ may be washed free of impurities and used; again. Estimates by Colonel William \. Hensley, of the War Department, indicate that it will be possible -for passengers to go by airship overland at a cost of about 5 cents a mile, at} a speed of 68 to 70 miles an hour. “The advent of the airship as a re- gular passenger carrier is much near- er than many persons in thi untry, realize,” said Mr. Davis, “I shall be surprised if the coming summer does aot see a line of airships in operation by an English firm between the Unit- ed States and the British Isles and 1 have no doubt whatever that a year from now you will see regular weekly sailings. “By the “ase of the helium gas all danger of disaster from explosions such as have wrecked big baloons fill- ed with hydrogen will be averted. There will be no fear of ignition of the gas by bullets, lightning or sparks from the engine. In fact, it is point- ed out that the engines may be plac ed inside the outer shell of the dirigi- ‘ble, and that except for observation purposes no car need be carried out- side the big bag.” While the present cost of producing helium is about ten times that of hy- drogen, Professor Davis believes that development of its manufacture w result in a cheaper product. Helium will be used to furnish the lifting pow- er in the $2,500,000 dirigible which i the ‘Navy Department expects to ob- tain from an English manufacturer soon. BANK SUIT BEGUN TO DECIDE STATE RIGHT TO GOUGE May 26. The case of the First National bank and the Merch- ants National bank of Fargo against tax collecting officials of Fargo, in- volving the power of the state to assess against national bank stock a tax greater than levied on other forms of invested capital, will be heard at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning in St. Paul by the United States circuit court of appeals. In the Unjted States district court the decision was in favor of the banks. The suit involves several hundred thousand dollars, being the difference between a three mill tax on} money invested in bank stock. and the general property tax levied against the full value of such stock. Fargo, PALMER CAMPAIGN FUND REACHES $59,610 SENATE PROBERS ARE TOLD Washington. May 26, —Contributions to the fund of Attorney General Pal-| | mer’s campaign for the democratic McClurg Guffey of was identified Pittsburgh, as an oil man who and} nomination for president were placed today for $59,610 by former represen-| Pennsylvania. The next largest con- tative, C. C. Carlin, of Virginia, his| tributor was former federal judge. J. campaign manager. Harry Covington. treasurer of the Pal- The largest contributor was James (Continued on Page Two) El Paso, Texas. May 26.— Homer Carr, an ex-mining engineer for the American Smelting and Refining com- pany, is a prisoner of the forces of Francisco Villa coincidently with a new demand the bandit. leader has presented the defacto government of Mexico, that he be made military sommandet of the state of Chiahua- wa, “Herrero later told Carranza that a messenger had informed him his brother was injured, whereupon Herrero left the village, promising to return. At 3so'clock, the morning of May 21, three of Herrero’s men en- tered the president's hut, stating they had been ordered to report to him what the situation was, adding that nothing new had occurred. Carranza listened to the report, then told the men to leave. (The report says thist move was probably for the purpose ¢¥ ascertain- dng 4f-allarthe- hut were: Inobed: and whether Carranza had changed his position, Hut Attacked | | | vrominent in democratic politics in! | “Half an hour later, the hut Was at- tacked from all sides. President Car- ranza was heard to cry: ‘I can’t get up. My leg is broken.’ He then beg- ged for a carbine so that he could de- fend himself, but was answered by a volley which ended his life instantly. “The other occupants of the hut fled. Herrero at the head of his men captured many of the party, who were taken twelve miles away, while others were left in Tlaxcalantongox. Four or five of these prisoners were forced to sign a statement that Carranza had committed suicide.” Investigation Recommended The report recommends that a for- mal investigation be ordered to clear up the other points of the incident which relate to the part taken by Herrero's men and the members of the president's party. The preamble to the report gives as the reason for the recommendation for an investigation the fact that Herrero fled; that his evidence was not avail- able, and that statements made by Carranza’s companions conflicted in many particulars, HARRINGTON WILL ADDRESS EDITORS ON AMERICANISM Adjutant of Bismarck Post of Legion Speaker at News- papermen’s Meeting of this city, and adjutant of the Bismarck post, American Le gion, will speak at the opening ses- sion of the annual meeting of the North Dakota Press association, in Fargo, on August 6 and 7. His sub- ject will be “One hundred per cent Americanism and How the WNews- hapers Can Help the Legion Obtain t Americanism will be the chief topic of the ion, according to Earl H. Tostevin, executive secretary, who is ALTengINE the program, largo business men are preparing a royal entertainment for the visiting editors, according to the secretary. MINNESOTA MAN GETS APPOINTMENT EL ALN elson, of of “Minnesota, today appointed assistant state dairy commissioner by Commissioner of Agriculture John N. Hagan. Nelson. it was stated, has been employed at the agricultiral college in St. Paul recently. ‘He succeeds John De Jung, of Bismarck, resigned. a MINER BECOMES A FAMOUS PAINTER Cardiff, Fay 26. incent Evans, a young collier living in Swansea Val- ley. has had one of his drawings en- titled “An Underground Scent,” ac- cepted for exhibition in the Royal Academy. Evans worked at coal hew- ing until recently and spent his spare time in painting and drawing.