The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 10, 1920, Page 1

, bustion caused the explosion, . twelve THE WEATHER Generally Falr BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. 3 THURSDAY, THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE == LAST EDITION JUNE 10, 1920 PRICE FIVE CENTS PEACE PACT PLANK RIECHTER AND BLAKE MAKING | BRAVE FIGHT Two Men Terribly Injured ir Explosion Holding Their Own in Hospital DYNAMITE CAPS EXPLODED Fellow Workmen Make Wild Drive, Binding Wounds on the Way Guy Blake and Charles Reichter arc making a brave fight for their lives in the Bismarck hospital. These two men, terribly injured in an explosion of dynamite caps yes- terday afternoon, were thought at first to have no chance of recovery. They are reported in very serious con- dition today, but are holding their own. . The desperate efforts made by fel- low workmen to save the two men, which included sixty miles of driving in automobiles with the throttles wide open, may yet be successful. Working on Road The two men were engaged in work- ing with a county road crew about eleven miles southwest of Wing. They had finished lunch and were prepar- ing to resume work. One of them— caps, Dynamite was used to blast out Toc! ahead of a grader. ‘The caps had just been brought out by L. H. Knowles of Wing. Fellow workmen heard a terrific explosion and saw dirt and dust thrown high in the air. The two men lifted off their feet by the force of the explosion, were thrown their faces on the ground. It is believed that spontaneous com- While sary to explode flat on concussion is net dynamite, it id that the caps may be eploded by ignition. There were about fifty small caps of terrific pow- er in the box. Thrown to Ground When fellow workmen reached the two men they found them in horri- ble condition. Blake’s hands were blown off, his eyes put out, his face and body lasc- erated. He is single, 24 years of age and a former serviceman, He is a brother of Frark Blake, and was well known in Bismarck. Reichter is a farmer, 37 years old and has a wife and son. One hand was blown off, and his face lascer- ated. Taken to Regan Immediately they were put in the automobile of Mr. Knowles, who drove at fast speed to Regan, about miles away, where first aid was rendered. After Dr. Thompson dressed their wounds, they were put in separate automobiles and a wild drive to Bismarck, 45 miles away was begun. When the men were picked up off the ground they were unconscious, but later recovered consciousness. “Are my hahds and my eyes gone?” was Blake’s first question, And Reichter, too, asked first about his eyes and his hands. During the drive to Bismarck, over rough roads, the men in the cars— Mr. Knowles, James Ashlock, Harry Diamond, ‘Oliver Vold, Emil Peipkorn and George Peipkorn—kept the men as comfortable as posible. “We never saw men with as much nerve,” all of them said. Showed Much Nerve Blake declared he would recover it they got him to a hospital quickly enough. On the way here the wounds began to, bleed, and one man tore his coat into shreds to make a tourniquet. An- other used an inner-tube to bind a wound, They reached the hospital in the| earty afternoon and all attention pos sible was given them. URGE PURCHASE OF RAILROADS) Montreal, Can., June 10.—Govern- ment ownership of railroads | is urge’ ad | in a joint i seven international American Federation of Labor at its} convention today, The resolution declares government ownership is necessary to provide more adéquate transportation and to} eliminate the sinister influence of rail- Blake—picked up a box of dynamit Nev VICTORY TIGKET SKETCHES For Attorney-General, Richard F. Gallagher The Victory Ticket has a candi- date whose record is open to every- one, in the person of Richard F, Gal- lagher, of Be: for attorney-general, Richard F, Gallagher, was born on a farm at Oak Grove Township, Au- oka County, day of October, a common country schools of Anoka County, and 1881. He neapolis Academy. He entered tie academic department of the Univer- sity of Minnesota, in the fall of 190% and graduated therefrom réce.ving the degree of 1B. A. also graduating trom the law department of the same University with the class of 1908. He came to Beach, North Dakota, in 4906, and has practiced law at that place ever since. He has for years been considered one of the leading attorneys in the Western part of the state and has a ‘arge and varied experience as practitioner. He was city attorney of Beach for eight years, was a! - ant state’s attorney of Billing County for four years and states’ orney for a like period, This w vefore the division of Billings count nto Slope, Golden Valley and Billing: sounties. As states’ attorney, M tallagher won a reputation as an ag 3ressive and successful prosecutor. in 19118 Mr. Gallagher was elected states’ attorney of Golden Valley county, receiving one of the largest najorities ever received for a county atlice in that coun In politics he has always been : supporter of liberal prin les, but a staunch supporter of constitutiot government. He is opposed to soc uism and Townleyism as Un-Amer- can. WOMEN DEMAND (. 0, P. ACT ON SUFFRAGE VOTE Declaration Made to Force Amendment Adeption Chicago, June 10.—Virtually devoid of hope that republican leaders here will urge the governors of Vermont ind Connecticut to call special legis- ative sessions to pass on the suf- ‘rage amendement, members of the National Women’s party prepared to- lay to intensify their picketing at- acks on the convention. Pickets were sent out with banners :alling on voters to vote against the epublican party until it took decisive ction to insure suffrage. “The situation looks darker today han it ever has since we came to thicago,” Mrs. Eddy Scott Baker de- slared. “We shall sharpen our at- acks from now on and unless some- hing is done. Our actions may lead o arrests, but we are ready for any mergency, and we are tired of wait- ing.” GOOD HIGHWAY STEP I$ TAKEN BY OFFICIALS Douglas County Board of Com- missioners Acts to Provide Good Roads in County Douglas, June 10.—The county com- missioners of Ward county long. step forwar providing highw throughout the tion of a comprehensive road build- ing program that effects every town- ship in the county. Some time ago County Surveyor . Frahm prepared a plan for ip roads to be built by the county that is about .the most per- fect plan that could be thought of. This plan provides for at least six miles of county road in each town- ship in Ward county, said road leading from somewhere to some market town, all of the stretches of road connecting so as to make a per- fect network of highways that will be | used for government aid roads. For some years the county has been ng $50,000 to $75, highways within the coun some little time this money has been appropriated in the various commis- sioner districts on a 50-50 basis with ; road corporations from our national} }\.. townships, with the result that the life. The resolution is sponsored by the delegates of the railroad brotherhoods, d metal workers, international | s and intena-! Minnesota Names New Committeeman Chicago, June 10.—I. Anoka, al committeeman from Minnesota, to succeed Sengtor Kellogg, who d seek re-election. Mr. Caswell receiv- ed fifteen votes and E county attorney for Jac y, who tried A. C. Townley of the non- partisan league, got nine. A. Caswell of | yesterday was elected nation-; | townships that would meet this county jaid would get more good road while jthe townships that were backward in improving their highways did not get }any county help. Under the plan | adopted this week every township | | will get at least six miles of road as stated regardless of the fact that the: ido not cooperate with the county but it is expected by the county sioners that the township officers com- trunk line roads, which in turn con- | nect with the ‘state and federal aid | roads. Direct lo: due to strikes in 1919 are placed at $725,000,000 to la- bor in | industry, M.nnesota, on the 29t } received | school education in the} a high school education at the Mia-j Plan to Heckle Convention Until took a} in the matter of | entire county last week by the adop-/ ‘built under contract, and along plans | {and specifications little shont of those 000 annually for | m: will then build decent roads to these! wages, and $1,250,000,000 ‘oj 1 ! RICHARD F, GALLAGHER ISTORM BLAZED TRAIL THROUGH MERCER COUNTY Stanton in Path of Terrifie Cy- Wind Which Levels Churches and Schoo! Houses clonic $400,000 CAUSES DAMA Many Freaks in the “Twister” Which Lifted Casing | Out of Well The terrific windstorms which oc- cured in many parts of North Dakota and Minnesota on Tuesday aft came within sixty miles of Bismarck Followipg..the repair of telephone wires yesterday reports of extensive damage in the vicinity of Stanton were received. At Washburn, east of Stanton, there was a heavy rain but telephone reports yesterday after- noon said that no material damage had been done. The cyclonic wind which hit Stan ton did damage estimated at $400,000), injured many people and _ levelled churches, schoolhouses and farm buildings. A report from Stanton described the storm as follows “Tuesday afternoon at about 12 o'clock the country north and west of Stanton was hit with one of the most destructive storms in the his- tory of ‘North Dakota, Churche school houses, barns and numero' houses were entirely destroyed in the {half hour or so that th orm raged. “As an indication that it was a regular “T'wis the deb: of the farms were strewed in eve whien direction, Some being ttered over a distance of half a mile. Covers Wide Area “As close as we are able to learn at this time the destructive part of arnoon | i i the storm covered an area of about 18 miles long at le 6 miles wide and every f n in that area had 2 done to the places only the barns s all the outbuild were scattered over the till others were entirely leaving nothing but tw machinery and broken boards, e| “There is not a church o ‘house in the entire commu ! the jittle town of Krem the only | damage done was the leveling of the ‘school house and church and the breaki farms that were swept clean are those of Andrew Mutzen- berger, Emanuel Zeimann, Jacov Baisch, Ben Kreiger and John Zei- man. One of the freaks pulled of M the pulling of the pump and ng entirely out of the well. The Injured | “A partial list the injured is: “Carl Rathjen—was hit in the bac by a flying timber and is in a serious condition. “George Rathjen—still unconscious jand badly red around the head and shoulder: “Martha “Ben Kr “Among the a badly injured. caf face torn Iwein iger—-part | off, and cheek cut open so badly that his teeth showed through. “Five-year-old Zeimann girl—badly jcut by flying glass. “Kilber boy—broken ankle and} otherwise injured. i | Mrs. Emanuel Zeimann—badly in- | jured about shoulders. | “Adolph Borning and wif erious- | {ly injured from flying wreckage, | $400,000 Damage | |, “At a ve conservative estimate | ; $400,000 damage was done in the ha‘f) | hour the storm held sway and from |the way things looked to the ob-! |server it would be months befd things could be cleaned ed up.” | | ee | Between 30.000 and 40,000 factory | workers in Detroit have been put, out of work, due to the shortage of | | raw materials. $10,590 000 a month in lux- ury tax are collected from the in habitants of Manhattan Island, New | jand all his York. LANGER SHOWS HOW THREE MEN | GOVERN LEAGUE Speaks to Huge Audience at) Dickinson, Going Into Details of League Organization GRONNA FLAYS | TOW Candidates Pleased With Cam- paign, Finding Thinking Men Turning from Townley Dickinson, June 1°—An of the interest tal EY | example { nin the two sides of the present campaign was strik- y shown yesterday by the 4.500 | crowd which greeted Attorney-Gen- eral William Langer in his scheduled talk here and 50 who met Con- sressman J, yesterday afternoon. lair’s meeting by posters and newspape one hundred and f hear him. There was no auditorium available except the Bohemain hall and the caretaker there refused to turn over the key for a political meet- ing. Last night. approximate! people crowded about the ci stand to listen to Mees, advertised and about turned out to band Quanbeck and finally Langer, In the crowd were 1,000 farmers from Taylor, Bel- field, Richardton, and other nearby distric! Before addre! g& this audience in the business section, he vreviously talked in German to a large crowd of voters who taxed jhe capacity of St. Anthony hall on the South Side, As in all other piaces er has appeared, h ment changed. ef{ty automobiles aring banners “Tylor is for Lang- er” paraded the Red Trail to Dick- inson early in the evening. [Each car carried farmers from the Taylor dis- where Lang- found the senti- trict brought to the meeting by Tay- lor people. Cars from Richaidton rural dis- triets joined the presession and each bore a “Langer for ~overnor” banner. Tuesday night-Le: ger addressed at least 650 people who crowded into the auditorium of’the Garrison High School or filled the ‘igh ways. Governor ‘Townidy: Governor He declared “A. C. ‘Townley is the only governor we have.” And de- clared that Commissioner of Agri- ulture John N, Hagan and Governor Frazier sent a Grand Forks man to! St. Paul to request the retention of! ident Kane of the ‘University. This party came back with the report «Continued on Page Seven) PALMER’S ACT MAY SAVE BILLS BEFORE WILSON Washington, June 10—Attorney- General Palmer has an informal rul- ing which has been communicated to President Wilson that the chief ex-| | organization, pand am confident ‘election. is In Treaty Fight OGDEN £4. MLL SF Oden L. Mills, of ‘New York, chairman of the republican executive committee of the advisory body on platform and policies represented the mild reservationists in the treaty fight in the sommittee, which was ended this afternoon. NORTON FINDS LEAGUE LOSING ACROSS RIVER Frazier Regime in Ill Repute, Congressional Candidate Says, After Long Trip Mandan, N. D., June 10.—“The out- look is fine,” is the cheery word sent back from the northern part of the state by P. D. ‘Norton of this city, candidate for representative in con- gress from the third district. Mr, Norton is making a whirlwind campaign throughout the district, touring by auto, and is averaging two speeches a day. ‘He has made Wesh-7 Durn, Glenburn, ‘Portal, Columbus, Fortuna, and Ambrose, and will con- tinue on this route until Sunday, On i that day he will be the principal speaker at a big Legion picnic at Painted Woods Lake near Washburn. “Tam confident,” declares Mr. ‘Nov- ton in speaking of the reception that is everywhere tendered him, “that the league is losing strength. Probably not so much because the farmers are losing faith in their alliance, as be- cause they are awakening to the fact that even though they do have an they and experienced men in the seats of I do not believe that they with the records of their s for the past two years, that this year’s going to show a_ big change.” The Norton ¢ mpaign is by far the strongest being waged in the third district, and predictions are every- where made that P. D. Norton will ecutive has ten days after the ad: | journment of congress in which to) sign bills and solutions, T rule may change the status ; of a number of bills which the Pre-| sident killed by pocke: : plaining that he had not had suffica- | ent time in which to consider them. ; These measures included the ater: | power bill and the resolution repeal: | ing most of the special war-time leg: | islation. | RR eee FIGURES AT Chicago, June 10.—Co!. E. P. Thayer, sergeant-at-arms, is tne real boss Thayer comes from the town of Gr ys, national chairman, who comes from the little town of Sullivan in the Hoosier state, used to) hob-nob together around the Columbia club in Minneapoli As a result of their friendship, Thayer received the coveted appointment of sergeant-at-arms, friends from Indiana are beseiging him for tickets. Joe Kealing, of Indiana, a figure of the “Old Guard,” also is on hand but has no official posi- “Pat” Sullivan, of Wyoming, is an obliging fellow, according to convention delegates, who man at all times. | convention at Chicago. Col. tion. find him a handy lead the anti-Townley field in this ! section. New York, June 10.—Liberty bonds final price 3 1-2s, £91.90; cond 4s. $85 $: “UNBOSSED” must have able} CONVENTION FRAMED ELIHU ROOT’S RESOLUTION ENDS FIGHT OVER LEAGUE OF NATIONS WHICH THREATENED PARTY SPLIT | Compromise Plank Declared Acceptable to All Sides and Conven- tien Sees Time Approaching for the Making of Nomi- nating Speeches for Presidential Aspirants Chicago, June 10.—A. lea ague of nations plank, declared by leaders to be “acceptable to everybody” was unanimously adopted today by the republican resolutions sub-committee, apparently ending all threat of a party split over the league issue. Although the sub-committee approved also today the Mexican and Armenian planks they decided to spend the day in putting the platform in final shape and to submit it to the full committee at 4p.m. CONSIDER NIGHT SESSION It also was suggested that the convention might hold a night ssion to approve the platform and possibly begin work on nom- inations. The league of nations plank drafted by Elihu Root was accept- ed as a basis of compromise by irreconciliables on the resolutions committee. The plank, which upholds the position of the senate and does not declare in specific terms for ratification of the treaty also is agreeable to Ogden Mills, of New York, a representative of the mild reservation group on the sub-committee, it was said before the committee made the report. LODGE AGAINST TREATY | All the members of the sub-committee seemed satisfied with ; the situation and smilingly asserted that the danger of a party split was over. The agreement was reached at a’-conference of Senator Lodge, republican senate leader and afterward Senator Borah said Senator Lodge had taken a stand opposed to ratifica- tion of the treaty and would so state to the convention. The developments came as a sensation shortly after the sub- committee began what seemed to be a long and desperate session to remove the obstacle which had been holding up the work of the convention and would permit final action on the platform at to- day’s session. Members of the sub-committee declined to give out the text of the plank, saying they wanted to take an hour or two to polish it up before giving it to the public. The treaty plank upholds the senate in refusing to ratify the treaty of Versailles, declares that any future international under- standing must square with American traditions, and omits the af- firmation declaration for a league which had been urged by the mild reservationists. DRAFTED WEEKS AGO Originally drafted weeks ago by Elihu Root, the plank was re- vised at an all night series of conferences, and was adopted by the sub-committee. atter Senator Lodge had appeared in the commit- tee room and declared if the mild reservation proposals were ac- cepted he would go to the convention floor and fight it. The plank was said by the sub-committee members to be wholly acceptable to former Senator Crane, of Massachusetts, leader for the mild reservation group, and its acceptance removed the only obstacle to speeding to a conclusion the work of the na- tional convention. : ALLS FOR TRIBUNAL Omitting all endorsements of the present covenant the new Root resolution provides for ‘a new agreement with other nations which shall include a tribunal for the settlement of international idisputes. It was prepared by Senator Root before his departure for Europe but has been modified considerably by the sub-com- mittee. The compromise plank was described by Senator Borah as es- tablishing these three principles for which the irreconciliable had contended: Omission of any pledge for ratification. Commendation of the senate for refusing to ratify a statement that any future league must be in accordance with American jdeals ‘and the principles of Washington. | JOHNSON SATISFIED | Senator Johnson declared today that in the contest over the | platform section of the league of nations “the first assault of in- i ternationalism and international bankers on the republican party had been met and defeated.” It had been charged by the John- son-Borah group that the Crane plank “had its birth in| Wall street.” There would be “a second assault” by the same forces, Sena- tor Johnson asserted, with the object of nominating a candidate which he “hoped would be met and defeated.” ; The third day of the convention jopened with the party machinery for least, steadily dead- emerged trom end- negotiations behind scenes no | agreement either as to a presidential {candidate or even a tentative draft of vital planks in the platform on ) Which the party will stand. Over night the league of nations issue has been swept suddenly upward jtoa position of ov shadowing im- « | porta ce, alm of menace in party | counci It was the rock on which the special harmonizing sub-com- mittee on platform split after hours of sleepless labor toward a compro- mise. | Unable to agree on any declaration proposed to be incorporated in the platform the committee adjourned long after midnight. A disagreement !report from the sub-committee faced {the full committtae on resolutions when it assembled at 9 a. m. today to take up the task. Meanwhile the convention itself must mark time. No real progress ;could be made with its work. When the resolutions sub-commit- | tee went into session again this morn- {ing the league of nations plank still threatening a pa split. A tentat j foreign: relations plank was under con- opposing treaty without s but tavoring ratifications with American rights safeguarded. This plank was framed after all- | night conterences after which Sena- itor Murray Crane, leading the mild ‘reservation group, presided. It con- of the “unbossed” | tained in substance the declaration Will H. | submitted by Senator Crane yesterday and was not accepted by the commit- | tee. Condemn Me: The tentative draft | President Wilson's n policy, ‘declared no M regime should | be recognized until willing to give ade- j quate guarantees to American rights { (Continued on Page Tnree) nfield, Ind., and he anc an Policy so condemned