The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 18, 1920, Page 1

i a a hel f | 1 \ \ aofea Petes t ~ 9 pat, Ae 4: be 2 . ‘ “ { i i) ‘ ‘ i ' { 4 i ' \ ' i - kota campaign. “Nonpartisan league (perpetually con-/ THE WEATHER Generally Fair renin RIBUNE | LAST EDITION | THIRTY-NINTH YEAR BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. FRI DAY, JUNE 18, PRICE FIVE CENTS 1920 WIN ELECTION, ~ FORGET COST, TOWNLEY CRY Campaign Fund at Behest of Townley Gang to be Poured Out in State STAND LAST DESPERATE Townley Makes Fight to Hold On to the Great Treasury Now in His Hands “Get the nomination at any cost.” i The next ten days will wit- ness the most profilgate ex- penditure of money by the Non- partisan league that has ever been witnessed in a North Da- The cards will not be on the table. The people of North Da- kota will not know the amount of money that A. C. Townley and his gang will use in a last grand stand in the face of an enraged people. Townely and his $10,000 airplane will be the headliner of the imported gang of speakers that is to flood the state, according to reliable reports. High salaried, trained organizers. Many of them for years organizers for the socialist party, are the men whom the anti-Townley forces must combat. Earthly Entertainment Thousands of dollars are to be| poured out on “picnics” by the Town- , ley socialistic gang. Managers im- ported into various counties through- out the state, on salary, are to be augmented by many speakers. Noth- ing is to be left undone in the way of entertainment to get out a crowd. The ludicrous charge of Governor Frazier that the anti-Townley forces have a great campaign fund (while William Langer travels in his own automobile and buys his own gasoline) | pale into insignificance in the face of| the million dollars which Townley) has to force a continuance of his socialistic schemes on the state of North Dakota. With an annual income into the! trolled under the constitution ‘by A. “C. Townley,William Lemke and Woot hrough power-to elect their succes-} ors) amounting to great sums, in his ‘asp, Townley is making a desperate | fight to hold on to it. Traveles Luxuriously A bankrupt a few short years ago! he now travels in luxurious style: while posing as the friend of those! who struggle to make both ends meet.! The Townley gang knows that it! faces defeat in North Dakota. It) knows from a comparison of the! crowds that the Victory Ticket speak-| ers have attracted and the small) crowds which the Frazier bunch have! drawn and it knows from its men in! the field who have found farmers en-| raged at the socialistic anti-farmer doctrines which the Townley gang, has foisted on them while taking the role of protector, enraged at the stag- gering taxes which the socialistic schemes and the single-tax trend has/| burdened them. GRONNA DAY. Kenmare, Jung 18.— Congressman Sinclair's town is making preparations for the Gronna day to be held here June 25, when the senator is going to be the speaker at the big commun- ity entertainment. The committee in charge of the arrangements consists of any Paulson Perry, Clark and P. M. Coll. Another attraction will be the appearance of Chet Jacobson, of Minot, the dare-devil aviator who will be giving exhibition flights with his airplane. There are also other in- teresting things on the program. City officials have declared June 25 a holi- day and in the afternoon all places of business will be closed in honor of Gronna day. Thousands of people are expectéd. YOUNG SEES VICTORY Steele, June 18,—After a speech at Tuttle, Congressman Geo. M. Young predicted victory for Attorney-General William Langer and the whole Minot ticket at the primaries on the 30. ( He spoke to a crowded house and gave reasons why the league mem- bers should refuse to follow their present leader. Mr. Young took a long auto trip and talked to many farmers in northern Kidder county. It was-during this; trip that- he discovered that Langer had made a profound impression in (Continucu on rage Seven) is PLANE KILLS DAKOTA MAN Saxton, June 118.—Williams Evans, | auto mechanician, was killed after | landing from successful flight ia: plane piloted by R. L. Alton, - of | Grand Forks, wken he walked into the propeller. He died instantly. GOMPERS AGAIN HEADS A. F. L. (Montreal. June 18.—Samuel Gom- pers, president of the American Fe.l- eration of Labor was unanimously re-elected for the term by the con- vention here today. Gompers nomination was the signal for a prolonged ovation by the dele- gates who stood and cheered for sev- eral minutes. R. CATHRO, “$10,000 MANAGER OF BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA ASKED SOME PERTI Did He Loan the Money of the Cent and Then Find it Necessary to Borrow from Twin Cities at 6 1-2 Per Cent Interest? i First—Why was your partner Mr. McIntosh hired and after “Jim” Waters’ resignation was Was not his board and room and other expenses amounting to around $600 taken and paid out farm loans and not run through Second—Now that you have have sold the bonds are you retaining McIntosh at $5,000 per year and your friend Painter whose 33,000 a year and why did you raise Painter’s salary at the time you gave McIntosh the raise? _Third—Why was McIntosh raised to $5,000 from $3,600 and Painter from $2,500 to $3,000 right after Miss Pearl Benson left Was it because you knew ‘that she would not stand for this while she was there? Fourth—Why did you invest vast sums of tax payers money the department. in certificates of indebtedness a uting it among the banks of North Dakota and now why do you borrow over a million dollars of Twin City banks and pay 6% per cent? Did you or did you not City banks? Fifth—Why do you boast about cutting down the payroll of the Bank of North Dakota because a number of the minor em- ployes have quit when you have all your friends from Bottineau on the pay roll where their salary increase is more than the sav- ing on the loss of the minor em Sixth—Why did you employ a partner of Mr. McIntosh as an appraiser and did he ‘not recom- mend and Mr. McIntosh approve $3,500 on $5,000 valuation? Why was George Melntosh of Williston appointed appraiser? Did you take his judgment on lo; Throw open the books to Carl Kositzky and let us get the real You have $35,000,000 or more of the tax payers money. They have a right to know whether you are hand- | ling it judiciously or squandering it among your friends whom you have attached to the bank’s payroll. Nothing, Mr. Cathro, but an examination will vindicate: your | truth of these matters. management of the bank. The ing hap Mr. Cathro, and let the white li; BODY FOUND IN RIVER MAY BE WASHBURN BOY The body of a man which may be that of an ex-service man named Herred, of Washburn, was found at the junction of the Missouri and Cannon Ball rivers about forty miles south of Bismarck this morning. The body had been in the water about a month when it was found by mentbers of a Uaih crew. . Members f the ‘Herred family are ‘on their y to the scene to attempt to. iden- tify the bod YOUNG SAVES OFFIOE FROM LEAVING CITY Congressman Demonstrates the Power in Washington and Acts in Interest of Economy Congressman George M. Young, can- didate for re-election on the Victory ticket, demonstrated his power at Washington in aiding Bismaarck to retain the government land office, it became known today. Plans had been made to close the Bismarck office and transfer its rec- ords elsewhere. Several Bismarck men asked Congressman Young to pre- vent this. “Show me a real reason for retain- ing the office,” he said. The answer was a complete report on the situa- tion. With this information at hand and with his own knowledge of the state and a private investigation, Mr. Young laid the case before the com- missioner-general of lands in Wash- ington and the office was not closed. It was shown that to transfer the business of the Bismarck office to another city would mean added ex- nense. The fact that the office is located in the state capital, where there are records which must be re- ferred to constantly, the fact that many homesteaders would make farm loans out of state school and other funds here( and the geographical loca- tion of the office make it more eco- nomical and more efficient to maintain the local office than to move it else- where, it was shown. It was due to Congressman Young alone that the plan hatched up to close the local office, regardless of its im- portance and the fact that money is aved the government and home- eaders aided by having it here, met iwth failure. HORSE DRAGGED MAN TO DEATH Dorr Aldrich, near Braddock, he ad just bridled, according to word re- ceived here. The bridle rope was tied about his wrist, Every bone in his body was broken, it is said. aged farmer living suffered death when THREE HUNDRED I KILLED BY MA Geneva, June 18.—Three hundred and thirty Italian prisoners have been killed by infuriated Albanians at Tiranaa, according to a telegram} from Belgrade, quoting reports reach- ing that city. It is said the Albanians were mad- dened by news of the assassination of Essad Pasha, former provisional reached the state of a public scandal. as dragged by a horse which he} AND MEALS” -: NENT QUESTIONS People of the State at 4 1-2 Per his salary not raised to $5,000? of the appraisal fees collected on the general ledger as expense? quit making farm loans until you job is to examine abstracts at t 41% per cent instead of distrib- make these loans with the Twin ployes. Mr. Chamberlain of Devils Lake, a loan where applicant asked for ans for the bank at Bottineau? secrecy which you are maintain- | |. Pull up the shades, | ght of publicity beat in. | COMMERCECLUB | WILL PROVIDE | CAMPING SITE Members in Open Forum Lun-; cheon Decide to Give Aid to Tourists i ! FIRST OF OPEN FORUMS That immediate action be taken by the board of directors of the Bismarck ‘ommercial club for the purpose of| arranging for tourists, was the deci- sion made by citizens in the first open forum luncheon held today under the auspices of the club at the Grand Pacific hotel. P. J. Meyers introduced thé sub- ject of a suitable camping grounds for ourists, stating that all towns have nade such arrangements and ‘all of chem are advertising it as one reason why tour should stop at their city. | feyers’ suggestion immediately wrystalized the sentiment of all. pres- ent to “make Bismarck a bigger town ind a better town to live in” as P. R. Fields stated in a short talk prev- iously. Conklin Speaks F. L. Conklin also spoke on the Commercial club and its possibilities for the average n and what is necessary to make a success of it. “We can be thankful that we have lirectors and officers of whose ability ind enthusiasm for the work we can} xe proud of,” he said, “who we can (Continued on Page Seven) TWIN CITIES FIRMS RESIST DAKOTA TAX’ Deny Authority for Taxation of Firms Merely Doing Busi- ness in This State (Minneapolis, Minn., June 18.—Forty firms have received pre-emptory de- mands from North Dakota authorities in the ‘past week that they file in-| come tax returns on business done in| North Dakota by June 21, or face a penalty of $2,000 and a 50 per cent increase in the state income tax. (Minneapolis wholesalers contended hat firms which do not have branch- les in North Dakota, but merely do an interstate business, cannot be le- gally taxed in North Dakota. The! wholesale and jobbers section of the} Minneapolis Business and Commerce association has prepared affidavits for such firms and these. are bein filled out today and rushed to Bis- i marck, , St. Paul wholesalers are coo-perat- ‘ing with Minneapolis in resisting the alleged unauthorized tax. TALIANS ARE DDENED ALBANIANS president of Albanian, in Paris early i this week, and attributed his death | to Italian intrigue. Anxiety is expressed concerning the fate of the more than 2009 Itaii- an officials and men, captured by the Albanians in the fighting before Av- lona, where the struggle is still go-| ing on, J WILSON FACES TREATY FIGHT ~ INOWN PARTY Bryan Expected to Kick Up a Fuss in the San Francisco Democratic Gathering VICE-PRESIDENT ON GUARD Cox Talk Increases With Report that McAdoo Loses Favor Among Big Party Men San Francisco, June 18.—President| Wilson vs. William Jennings Bryan. This is the. situation which many political experts believe will develop at the Democratic national canvention, to convene here June 28. Administration: forces will make a strong effort to adopt a straight-out | declaration in favor of the League of! Nations and make“ a campaign is- sue. Bryan has announced his oppo- sition to making the treaty a political football, and he is j7 clined to reserva- tions. Glass on: Way. Vice-President Thomas R. Marshall is here now and Carter Glass is en route here with the Wilson plat- form with its plank for the League of Nations in his pocket. Marshall and Glass are picked to battle Bryan. The arrival of the vice-president, who motored here from Nevada, also added talk of. his nomination for the; presidency. Glass is slated to be chair- man of the resolutions committee. Governor James E, Cox, of Ohio, is} regarded as the strongest candidate, despite the opposition of dry forces to him. McAdoo is said to have lost favor because some believe him to be the candidate of a group of interna-, tional bankers and because the Re-| publicans have placed the title of| “Crown Prince” on him. The fact that he son-in-law of President Wilson mitigates his chances. Fight to Wrest Control. Democratic’ United States senators | who repudiated the Wilson peace treaty, party leaders from various sections, who are opposed to McAdoo and managers of several of the presi-{ dential aspirants upon whom the tit- ular head of the party has not smiled, | are mobilizing for a fight and hope to wrest control of the convention from the Wilson wing of the party. The opposition demacrats | that the, nomination af Uarding by | ilfe vepublicaas Hig MMengilichew thele | positions and greatly enhanced the chances of Governor Cox for the presi- dential nomination. With Cox at the; head of the ticket, they believe, the democrats could beat Harding and} Collidge in Ohio and they are also cer- tain that whoever carries Ohio will) carry the country. | Owen on Ground, Senator Robert Owen of Oklahoma was the first candidate for the Demo-' cratic presidential nomination to ar-! rive. He opened fire with a speech! declaring the convention “will not be dictated to by bosses.” | Others woh arrived were Wilbur W. Marsh, treasurer of the Demovratic | national committee and national com- | mitteeman from Towa, and E. H.; Moore, campaign manager for Gov-, ernor Cox. Five of the committee's subcommit- | tee on-arrangements are here. They; are Chairman Homer Cummings, J.j Bruce Kremer of Montana, F, G. Hott- man of Indiana, P. H. Quinn of Rhode believe Island and Charles Boeschenstein of }, Mlinois. Political observers today predicted : the selection of Bainbridge Colby, sec-; retary of state. as permanent chair- man of the convention. ‘ORDER OF CAMELS’ INVADES BROADW’Y 2 ~ ‘NewYork, June 18.—Thirsty Broad- | way has become the headquarters for the “Order of Camels.” Chicago ap- parently wash't dry enough. Eddie Cochems, famous daddy of the for- ward pass, is now head of the organ- ization which has accumulated 200,- 000 members in ‘short notice. The Camels propose to “protect the rights guaranteed citizens under amend-; ments 9 and 10 of the constitution.” JURY DEBATES MURDER CHARGE BUT 7 MINUTES Morris Meadow Did Not Murder} Moses Polonsky, of Wilton, is Decision 22 WITNESSES TESTIFIED, New York Youth Regains Lib- erty After Three Months Spent in Jail Betore Trial ~~ “Not guilty.” This was the verdict of the jury which tried Morris Meadow , for the murder of his brother-in-law, Moses Polonsky, Wilton business man on, the morning of March 22, 1920. Seven minutes is all that wes re- quired by the jury to determine that | Meadow is not guilty of the charge preferred against him by the state. ‘The verdict was returned just before 6 o'clock last evening. Although it was generally helieved that the verdict would be “not guilty, the quickness with which the verdict was reached by the jury took every-} ohe completely by surp! The court | room was empty at the time the fore- men knocked at the jury room door and notified Judge W. L. Nuessle that the jury had reached a verdict. Under Great Stress. Several minutes elapsed before Meadows was taken into the court room and the court officers appeared. dow. sitting next to his lawyers, s crying slightly and evidently un- der great emotional stress as the jury tiled into the court room. The foreman of the jury, Fred Pe- terson handed the written verdict of “Tammany” to Back Cox. French Lick, Ind., June 18.—Presi-' dential aspirations of Governor James Cox of Ohio today were believed to have received the indorsement of Charles Murphy and Governor Smith of New York and Thomas Taggart, In- idana Democratic leader. The three leaders here were reported preparing to back the Cox boom at the San Fran- cisco convention. | Ohio Democrats for Cox. | Columbus, O., June 18.—Now that an Ohioan has Deen chosen the stan- !dard bearer of the Republican party, Ohio Democrats are redoubling their efforts to obtain another honor for the Buckeye state by having Governor James M. Cox selected by the San- Francisco convention as the one to carry the standard for their party. No sooner had Senator Harding’s nomination been assured than James E. Campbell, former governor, an Ohio delegate at large to, the Democratic National convention, began in prepara- tion a circular letter to all Democratic delegates setting forth why Governor Cox should be nominated at the San Francisco convention. i “Governor James M. Cox can carry Ohio. What other candidate can{ match this certainty with even a.prob:/ ability,” the letter declares. McADOO AND MEREDITH. Washington, June 18.—“Mack and; Meredith Will Win” is a democratic’ slogan suggested today by Senator W.! H. King of Utah, who shares with a; great number of other democratic sen-} ators the idea that William Gibbs McAdoo and Edwin T. Meredith, s retary of agriculture, will constitute the ticket to be selected at San Fran-| cisco. Senator King said he considered Secretary Meredith the “one best bet” for the vice-presidency, for two rea-| In the first place, the secre-| represents the agricultural inter-; yhich will not only feel they have 2 ests, been ignored during recent years, but; will play a large part in the autumn elections. The second reason given; by Senator King in Mr. Meredith’s behalf is that the secretary comes (Continued on Page Eight) ; second only to the jurors to Judge Nuessle, who in} turn turned it over to the clerk of the! court. Charles Fisher. As Mr. Fisher read the verdict, of the jurors and came; to the “not guilty,” Meadow raised in| his seat and started toward the jurors but was restrained by his lawyer un- til the clerk had finjshed reading the verdict, and Judge Nuessle pro- nounced the customary words freeing him. Then Meadow, still crying, shook the hand of each juror, the judge and others in the court room. . Sister Absent. His sister Mrs. Polonsky and wife of the man ‘Meadow was acquitted of shooting, and who was constantly at his side throughout the trial, was not in the court room when the jury | brovght out the acquittal. She, evi- dently, like everyone else, did not ex- pect so speedy a verdict. Mrs. Tillie (Tuba) Warshaw, sister | Moses Polonsky, and B. Meadow, (Continued on Page Wight) DETROIT NOW THIRD CITY IN COUNTRY of Washington June Detroit, with a numerical increase and rate of growth larger than Chicago's and w York during the ast ten years is now fourth largest city of the country, displacing St. ouis and outranking Boston, Cleve- land, Baltimore and Pittsburgh all of which were larger than the Michigan city ten rs ago. Detroit's 192) population announced today by the census bureau, is § 9 an increase of 527973 or 113.4 per cent. MAY BOOK COBB San Francisco, June 18.— Johnny Igoe, who managed Babe Ruth on his exhibition tour of the coast last fall, may stage Ty Cobb in a similar role this year. | for the gener PRESIDENT WILSON'S RECOVERY ASSURED AFTER LONG ILLNESS, INTERVIEWER Gl, PERKINS, ‘WHO SUPPORTED T.R, IS DEAD Financier and Former Partner of J. P. Morgan Company Succumbs to Breakdown GETS ILLNESS IN FRANCE ‘New York, June 18--George W. Perkins, financier died this morning in a sanitorium at Stanford, Conn. It became known June 11 that Mr. Perkins had suffered a nervous break- down but members) of his family did not believe up to that time that his life was in danger. ¥ Mr. Perkins was taken to the sani- torium about ten days ago when his son George W., Jr, announced the change was made to afford his father a complete rest and seclusion from friends who sought ‘iis counsel duc- ing the pol al campaign preceding the Chicago Republican’ convention. Became II} in France The affliction to which Mr. Perkins succumbed is believed to have been the result of influenza and pneumo- nia contracted while serving with the Y. M. C. A, in France during the war. Mr. Perkins was for many years a notable figure in American finance. Starting in the New York Life in- surance as a poor boy he became known as the best insurance sales- man in the United States, and later became head of the insurance coin- pany. Ability Attracts Tha elder P, Morgan, attracted by his ability, took him into part- nership, from which Mr. Perkins re- tired shortly before the 1912 cam- paign. He was a strong friend of Theodore Roosevelt and was the chief financial backer of the Pro- gressive party, Mr. Perkins retained a position with the International Harvester company on the director- ate until his death. When he retired from the Morgan company and active participation in financial life in New York he an nounced that he would seek to work goad of his country, ASS ‘SHRINERS PASS — THROUGH CITY TO THE MECCA North Dakota Special Left Far- go This Morning on Long Special Train North Dakota is a great Sahara \for a few days. Shriners are passing through da; and night on their journey to Mec which happens to be Portland, Or this time and is in the west instea of the e Ten special trains in all pass over the Northern Pacific, carrying Shrin- ers to the great Portland meeting. Last night the Osman temple, of St. Paul passed through on a long special train. Delegates from several temples in the east, including Pittsburgh, passed through during the night and early this morning. It was an un- usual sight to see Pennsylvania rail- road parlor cars on their special trains. The ‘North Dakota Shriners left Fargo this morning over the Great Northern and will return over the Northern Pacific. A, W. Fowler, illustrious potentate of £1] Zagal’s caravan heads the North Dakota Shriners. The equipment on the special trains consist of 12 coach- es, a compartment observation eight standard sleepers two dining cars and one baggage car. The speci] will arrive at Portland at 7 o’clock Monday morning and return Tues- day, June 29, Mr, and Mrs. John Graham, Mr. and Mrs. Art Gussner and William Kraft are the Bismarck people aboard. BRYAN DECLARES FIGHT ON WETS Fargo June 18. ‘o wet governor from 'New Jer: will ever be the democratic candidate for president,” declared. William Jennings Bryan, speaking here last evening. Bryan, by name also singled out Governor Cox of Ohio and Sena- tor Hitchcock of Nebraska as wets. Mr. Bryan said he was taking a dry plank and “prison term for prof iteers” plank to the convention. LOS ANGELES FEELS SHOCK Los Angeles June 18.—Downtown buildings were shaken today at 2:1 by a slight earth shock, No damage was done. HAVE TOUGH LUCK. Grand Rapids.—These are tough days for Michigan moonshiners. Coun- ty officers brought in a whole dray- load of stills. seized in the swamp district around Kalamazoo, N % AYS AFTER TALK Veil Lifted on White House to Newspaper Man of New York World Who Gives His Impres- sions of President Who Has Been Ill for Five Months GIVES POLITICAL VIEWS | Washington, June 18.—Presi- dent, Wilson’s five months of illness “have neither daunted his i spirit nor impaired in the slight- jest degree his splendid vigor,” jsays the New York World, which today published a copy- jright interview of its Washing- ;ton correspondent with the | president. Within the last two months ;the correspondent says the {president has gained more than {20 pounds and his ultimate com- plete recovery is assured. During the three hour inter- view, says the correspondent, a long discussion of current prob- lems and political issues showed that the president “expressed himself with characteristic Wil- sonian vigor.” League Dominant The President told the correspon- dent in discussing the political cam- paign that the League of Nations was the dominant issue and! he expects the democrats at San Francisco to repeat his promise for a referendum on the league. The issue “too deep for political skullduggery,” the president is quoted as saying. The president was particularly vigorous in attacking the republican platform, according to the correspon- dent. “The republican national conven- tion,” said the president, “was con- trolled by interests essentially and scientifically Prussian in inspiration and methods,” He said he did not see how progressives could support the republican party. Not Aiding Candidate President Wilson told the cor- respondent he had not aided any can- didate for the nomination at San Francisco. When discussing the president's. physical condition, the correspondent says)"“his fave is not distoried in the slightest degree as some of the un- friendly versions of his illness have asserted. The Wilson face is much the same as it was, though it bares the imp on of great physical suf- fering.” : Walks With Cane “After he had worked and we haa talked for an hour the president walked from his office chair on the balcony to the east room, slowly, cautiously, but with confidence. The correspondent described the move- 1 s of the president about the White House and said the best proof :of the great improvement in the President's physical condition was provided when he mounted three im- ; Provised wood steps and boarded the | motor car with only such exertion as would naturally be given to a_per- on convalescing from serious ill- ness. ‘The President walked with a slight !limp and used a cane according to the correspondent. Harding Accepts -Washington, June 18,—President Wilson's challenge to refer the peace treaty to a referendum of the Ameri- can people was accepted by Senator Harding, the republican nominee for president, toda; “I am sure” said Senator Harding, “The Republican party will gladly welcome a referendum on the ques+ tion of the foreign relationship of this country and the Republican at- titude of preserved national entity will be overwhelming endorsed.” POSTMASTERS VOTERETURN TO BISMARCK Dr. Bolten Again Elected Head of Organization at Close of Annual Meeting The 1912 convention of the Post- masters’ Association of North Dako- ta will be held in Bismarck, accord- ing to the decision of the visiting postmasters. In choosing Bismarck for the con- vention again they evidenced faith that Bismarck is a hospital conven- tion cit In y y afternoons session the choosen for the ensuing sident, Dr. A Rolten, Jamestown; vice president, J. W. Stevenson, Flasher: secretary- treasure, M. L. Vick, Sheyenne. Exe cutive committee J. Loves, Glen Ulin, and J. W. Leavitt. M. L. Vick was elected as delegate to the national convention of post- masters. The convention was for- j mally closed last evening by a ban- ;quet at the Grand Pacific hotel. GREEKS CALL | | BOYS TO ARMY Paris. June 18.—The Greek govern- ment has decided to call to the colors the class of 1921, according to a dis- i patch from Athens today.