The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 19, 1920, Page 1

THE WEATHER Generally Fair THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE | LAST EDITION ‘BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. SATURDAY, JUNE 19, "1920 PRICE FIVE CENTS LANGER TICKET MAKING GAINS, REPORTS SHOW Townleyism Fast Losing Grip on North Dakota, Say Reports of Unbiased People VICTORY TICKET TO WIN}: Comparison Shown When Young Draws Crowd and Imported Speaker Fails to Attract Townleyism is fast losing its griv on ‘North Dakota. Evidence got this piles up each day as victory for the Victory Ticket on June 30 grows brighter edch day, Discounting the enthusiasm of anti- Townley workers, the statements ot unbiased observers from every part of the state give evidence of the wave of resentment against the su- sialistic doctrines of the Townleyites. A nurse, whose duties carry her into the homes of farmers in various sections of the state, remaining for but a few hours, said today that she finds this true in every section. She has been in the state but a short time, and she finds that farmers are desirous of making their views known. Next Week Hottest Next week will be the hottest of the campaign. The Townley bunch. it is reported, will make a last, great eltort, pouring into the state social- istic speakers and opening the gates of the treasury. The Linton Record says of a meet- ing in Emmons county: ‘On Saturday last the greatest body of men and women ever assembled together in Emmons county to listen to a political speech, gathered at See- man Park to hear Attorney General William Langer. The Linton band gathered on the street about playing a few setections which were enjoyed, especially by out of town itors. The crowd then went to the park and enjoyed a game of base ball played by Linton and ‘Hazeltoa teams, after which the'’crowd gather- ed around an automobile under th shade of the trees of the park, pre- pared to hear w ‘Townleyism, Bolshevism and Socialism as repr sented by the Townley forces wa wrong. general present, but also Frank Streeter, the editor of this paper anit candidate for lieutenant governor, and Senator Meese of Morton county, the mai whom Townley told to g7} home and lie to his constituents like a horse thief.” Streeter’s Challenge Frank Streeter has issued a chal- Jenge to Senator A. C. Ward, of Em- mons county, asking him to meet} him in debate and defend the nega- tive of these propositions. “That the Nonpartisan organized and run by a bunc'! ident and: non-resident socialist! “That the farmers have absolutely no voice in the management of the league is of res- organization. i 2 “That the league administration has attempted to sonsolidate vast powers in the hands of the governor, “That inefficiency and dishonesty has been rampant among league staie oftice-holders. “That laws have been loosely drawn so that scores of political hangers-on have been provided with soft jobs.” Go in Autos A report in a Devils Lake paper indicates the interest of peopie Attorney General Langer’s campaign. It stated that 100 automobile loads of people plan to go to Edmore Sun- day to hear Mr. Langer speak. From Fessenden comes this report: “Frank Streeter, independent republi- can candidate for lieutenant governon who has been campaigning in. Wel Stutsman, and Burleigh counties this week has had well attended meet- ings and has made many votes for! Mr. Streeter | the anti-socialist ticket. was accompanied by Rev. Birche ough, the fighting parson of Pembi- na. In a ‘characteristic Birchenough| speech Tuesday night on the court- house lawn at Fessenden, the fig ing parson from Pembina held audience of six hundred people speli- one} o'clock p. m. and enlivened things by | ‘Not only was the: attorney; WILLIAM LANGER PUTS ANTI-SOCIALISM CASE SQUARELY UP TO PEOPLE OF STATE IN OPEN LETTER ON PRIMARY OF JUNE 30 Victory Ticket Candidate, Pleased With Result of Campaign Thus Far, Tells People, Anti-Townleyites,-They Have . Ten Days to Win the Battle To the people of North Dakota: “Ys North Dakota worth 10 days of your time? That is the question I want to put up to every citizen of North Dakota—to every man and woman within her borders. “Tf it were within your power to bring complete victory on June 30 to the forces that favor clean government as opposed to the socialistic autocracy that has been builded by non-ve: socialists who are today seeking to perpetuate their power, no sacrifice that you might be called upon to make wouldbe too great. On that all of us are agreed. IT’S UP TO YOU “It does lie within your power to achieve such victory. Re- solve today that from now until June 30 you will devote your whole attention to the one big job of ridding the state of socialism, and I make this call, not in behalf of myself as your candidate for gov- ernor, but I make it on behalf of thousands of farmers of this state ‘who have already in a great many instances quit their fields to go on the stump or work among their neighbors that the rule of socialism may be terminated. “Farmers, workers, businessmen, professional men—women of. the country and women of the towns and cities—think just one thing from now until June 30. Think in terms of victory; work for that victory which is assured us if we all do our share, and on July 1, North Dakota will send word to the world that she is through with socialism and,socialists. : DID YOU THINK? “The records the socialists have made since they achieved power is known to all of us. 1 ask that you stop for a moment and consider what sort of record these men will make if they are given free rein for another two years. To what new lengths would they go? To what new extremes would their desire for revenge lead them? We have scen an era of extravagance, or autocracy, of wanton disregard for law and for the decent things of life, under the rule of socialists operating in the guise of ‘friends of the farmers.’ I know that there are thousands of farmers in North Dakota who are seeking the light; I know that they want to get out from under the burden that this socialist gang is piling on them; I know that victory is certain on June 80, just as certain as day follows night, but I know too, that to achieve that victory will} require every ounce of your energy. HORDE COMING “In these 10 days a great horde of socialists—men gathered from,all corners of the world—are coming into North Dakota,to | tell you people how you shall vote in your election. i “They are coming to tell you men and women of the farms you workers, you business men and women, you professional men and women, what you should do with your own ballot on election day. These men have no interest in North Dakota. We however, have. We stay when they are gone, we pay the taxes, we must bear the | burdens they impose. North Dakota has asked little of you today. She calls for just 10 days of your time. Out here on the prairies are thousands of farmers looking to the first streaks of dawn of the day when they shall have been ridded of the yoke of socialism. | ‘Men and women of North Dakota the answer lies with you. | Go into the country among your neighbors in the town or city in which you live, preach 'the gospel of good government ahd urge all to vote on June 30. “Your Whole time in 10 days that you invest in North Dakota now will pay you greater dividends than any other business or occupation j in which you might engage. It ‘ the Rie sob: et COUNTY VOTERS |®* JOIN IN SWING FROM TOWNLEY <tc A cs . the roads leading here were filled | Meeting Held at Baldwin Best with motor cars bringing people from Evidence of What This County | ™@ny points in adjacent states. i The capital prize of $5,000 was sup- Will Do, Says Observer plemented by other prizes amounting to $9,000, YARDMEN QUIT RAILROADS IN SOME POINTS General Strike is Not Expected According to Officials of the Union RACERS AFTER $9,000 PRIZE Uniontown, Pa. June 19, weather conditions prevail today for the state of the 225-mile uni- versal trophy automobile race at the speedway here. —Ideal A marked change in sentiment in Burleigh county toward Town mainfest by meetings held this wee! according to political observers who have watched the trend of events closely. One of the most enthusiastic meet- tings held was at Baldwin Thursday night by Frank Streeter, candidate for | Lieutenant-Governor and Rev. Birch- enough spoke. The large hall wes filled to over. flowing and could not accommodate all those who gathered to hear the speakers. The applause was frequent and vociferous. When the meeting ended both speakers were given an ovation. These points scored most. said a man who studied the situation. Things That Count Chicago, June 18 ident |. —Reports of rail- | bound for an hour and forty minutes, | (Continued on Page Tnree) SCHOOL FUNDS GIVEN COUNTY AREINCREASED agotimnaant sort of Funds for Schools for May Quarter Made by Superintendent Birchenough’s story of how the big leaders of the Nonpartisan league had betrayed the farmers and red flag socialists in control, and how they are attempting to make North Dakota a socialistic state. The method of handling the Bank }of North Dakota which makes addi- | tional taxes for farmers in making up | interest. lost on school taxes, the fail- ure to make farm loans and the mis use of financing favorites and league enterprises. The despicable attack of Governor Frazier on Miss Minnie J. Nielson. State Superintendent of Public In struction, which is being continued by the, Governor even now. by personally | chaperoning her opponent about the state. Making Children Socialists Streeter’s facts on how the red rag leaders have tried to train the school children of the state along socialistic nes. He presented cold facts which could not be denied. “The farmers of Burleigh county. 4s "well as other counties, are evidencing much interest in the anti-Townley meetings, to which they go for facts and they come away with convinced “xo {of the betra. 1 of the farme’ y the More than $33,000 have been appor- tioned for school purposes for Burleigh county for the May school quarter, according to information from M Nellie varts, of the county sup-; erintendent's office. This apportionment means $8.10 for the education of each child from the funds received for the May quarter. Of the money apportioned marck receivts for its share $15,2 and the rest is apportioned in 49 league socialistic leaders,” s come within a week or ten days, it school districts throughout the ™an today. | was stated, and almost certain within county. a month. Of the $23785.10 received by the ‘FAMOUS SWEDISH Railroad officials here were not! county for this quarter school fun the state apportioned $8,175.16 a the county $25,699.94. Thest funds are divided throughout the county for the: education of 4.171 children. |der, the famous Swedish physician | Last year the school rppcrtionment and founder of Zander system per capita was $4.59, little more than medico-! mechanics gymnastics, half of what it is this year. ‘on Thursday. PHYSICIAN DEAD Stockholm, June Fine 19.—Gustav Zan-| toad men affiliated with the Chicago Yardmen’s association walking out in’ several widely separated localities do! not indicate any general resumption of the nation-wide strike according to Vice-president White of the Brother- hood of Railway Trainmen. In addition to strikes reported to-) lay at Philadelphia and Burlington, fa. twenty-two men employed by the chicago and Northwestern walked out vt Benald, Ill., in the coal mining dis-, trict near St. Louis. Hits at Board Mr. Whitney criticzed the railroad labor board for delaying its decision in the wage increase cases hearing of which was recently completed here.; “There is a lot of dissatisfaction be- zause the labor board has not handled lown its decision,” Mr. Whitney said. “It is generally felt that the board is not doing the right thing. We are much disappointed because they have not acted with more dispatch this ime. I think the wage board is try- ng to keep in style with other govern- mental tribunals by delaying as much as possible. Decision Soon The railroad labor board stated to- lefinite date for the decision. alarmed and declared they did not be- lieve there was any general movement | for a renewal of a nation-wide strike. ‘Nearly 6 000 applicants in New of! York are waiting for telephones to died - be installed in their offices and ‘homes. RUSSIANS SAD “AND STARVING | ASREDSRULE Correspondent. Who Penetratés Bolshevik Country Stunned at Revelations GET BUT ONE MEAL A DAY Sanitation is By-gone Thing in Country Where Red Radi- cals Hold Sway By HERBERT DUCKWORTH. (Copyright, 1920, by the Newspaper enterprise Association.) (Special Cable) Reval, Esthonia, June 19.—The ap- pearance of Moscow stunned me! T had read ‘what other correspond- ents had written of the Bolshovik cap- ital. Mow I know that they must have been led over “Cook's Tours” through Mcscow—that they never saw the veal Mcseow or they could not have writ- ten without reservation that the city was running normally. 1 flatly contradict those who have said there are automobiles, well-dress- ed men and women attending theaters and restaurants—that things are run- ning full blast. People Dazed, Ragged. Moscow looks as though it had been smiiten by a terrible plague. The people of, Moscow are dazed with sorrow. Their clothes are thread- bare and they are almost shoele It. is true there is opera in a few theatres. a few restaurants open and a few neighborhood moving picture paces. But these are not toy the starving masses. The only ‘automobiles in Moscow eye those carrying commissars, and armed soldiers from the [xtraordin- ary Commission for the Supor of the Counter Revolution ‘Yhese official cars race abo open exhausts and like the ca Juggernaut, make people shudde: tear. t wita ied ith Shops Closed I saw long lines of haggard, miser- ably clad people, waiting tor hours outside soviet kitchens for their one meal a day. The citizens look like shades from purgatory. With dull, drawn faces and with the sickly parchment-like skins of the starved, they stalk the streets. All the Moscow. shops are closed and the ary’ posters. Such department stores as Muir & Merriles, in Kuzneiczki Most. was to Moscow what Marshall Field is to Chicago. now are empty shells. street in a dead city at 2 o'clock on a Sunday morning. My tours of Moscow included npt only the former business districts, but | also the section where the workers, dwell. I passed through the famous Suk-: harev public market one Sunday. Here canaries. But at the prices charged on the market is for communists, com- missars and speculators only. Another morning I visited the street market at the corner of Karetni and Sadevia streets. Here is what various foods cost in rubles and in dollars at the pre-war rate of 51 cents a ruble: Butter, Ib., 2800 rubles or $1428.00. White bread, lb. 750 rubles or $382. Eggs, each, 120 rubles or $61.20. Pickled herring, each, 1000 rubles or $510.00. Potatoes, Ib., 300 rubles or $153.00. Thousands of Russians who are not working for the government, exist by exchanging household goods to farm- ers for food. The farmers now own pianos, phonographs. _ fine pictures, carpets—the goods of luxury. In Moscow, one carries bread when he can get it. in his pockets, in brief cases or in a bundle slung with strings across his back. I was stopped scores ‘of times by people begging bread— only bread! I saw men at Nikolaevski railway station devouring like mongrel dogs, scraps tossed from a Red Cross train. New plumbing is unobtainable in Russian, and, as a consequence. sani- !tary arrangements have completely broken down. Because of this I have seen disgusting incidents on the streets of Moscow by both men anil; | women. I quite believe the statement made to me by a man who said he was 2 commissar (Bolshevik official) that the communists fear that barely 100.- 000 of the 600,000 p&id up communists are sincere. This minority rulps by terror only, i because the majority is too weak and depressed by starvation to rise. At least a dozen officials of the com- munist party begged and implored me to help them escape to America. Half-Starved Workers. As for the housing of workers in the dwellings of the bourgeoise—the re- sult is ludicrous if not pathetic Behind the dirty, curtainless win- dows of once handsome apartment houses, on Tverskaya and Great Sad- ovaya, I saw the hungry, half-clad chil- dren of the Reds living in the furni- tureless rooms. I saw their mothers going out with pails to stand in line as try to get food from the Soviet kitchens. | The people of Moscow are sick of the lay that it was impossible to fix a’ It may; rule of Lenin and Trotzky. The revolution was not won, for I found all sommunists still talking of civil war. But for the heavily armed red guard jon every corner and machine guns, ; Mounted on motor trucks racing ev- | erywhere, the mass of Russian people ‘would have overturned the Bolshevik government long ago. The mil) } consumed during April. of the United States 100,000 pounds of wool dirty, broken windows are) plastered with flaging rod reve otution| which | Kugneiczki Most, once the Fifth ave-| nue of Moscow, now is like a deserted | one can buy anything from beeves to + HARDING WHEN i “THE LITTLE DIVVLE” is what the Marion and Caledonia (Ohio) TOWN “DIVVLE” | | ¢ ae eae || FARMER IS TIRED | OF SOCIALISM; HE if TELLS WORLD, TOO | a An incident, typical of the anti- | Townley meetings, occurred at a | meeting at Baldwin, Thursday night when Rev. Birchenough’ and Frank Streeter, Victory Ticket candidates for lieutenant-governor, addressed the crowd. After the speeches a farmer walked up and said: | “I believe every ‘word you fel- lows said. I’m sick and tired of this bank of North Dakota graft- . ing and | don’t want anyone class- ing me with a socialist. nor do want a socialist state.” With these words he threw his; “Vl stick” button into the weeds. HEAD OF GREAT STORE IS HELD AS PROFITEER Frederick Gimbel, of New York, and Two Others Are Ar- rested by Agents HE MAKES EXPLANATION Declares They Have Always Tried to Comply With Gov- ernment Regulations residents call Senator Harding when they talk of him as a boy. “That's him—just how he looked” they when shown this photograph of V jren G. Harding at the age of eight | years. SEEK TO LEARN .| NAME OF VICTIM FOUND IN RIVER}: Body of Man Taken from Can- non Ball Not That of Ex- Service Man of Washburn LETTER IN HIS POCKET Mystery surrounds the death of a man whose body was found yesterday at the mouth of the Cannon Ball river. near the bridge, and near where it empties: into’ the Missouri, about forty miles south of here. There was nothing on the body to tell the identity and it had been in the river so long that it was impossi i ble to tell whether or not there wer marks of foul play on the body, ac- cording to word reaching here today. The body was found by Captain Joe | Leach. At first it was thought that it might be the body of an_ ex-service man named Herred, of Washburn, who pneared about a month ago, but this was found to be an erroneous as- sumption. | Letter in Pocket In the pockets of the man was found ; it letter sent to him April 22, 1920. The sender of the letter was Michael ‘on. of Superior, Wisconsin, box The name of the drowned man | had been washed off the outside of the | envelope. Of Foreign Extraction The letter was written in German, | The dead man was six feet in height, weighed about 190 pounds, and was very well dressed, having on a blue; © serge suit, soft tan colored shirt purple | necktie, and new shoes. His hair was coal black and his cheek bones high. He evidently was of foreign extrac- tion. The only thing found in his pockets ! in addition to the letter was a package of tobocco and some cigaret papers. A coroner's inquest was held yes- terday afternoon. It was reported today that a manj disappeared from Dickinson about a} | month ago. of German extraction, and |a local insurance agency has been | seeking to locate him. T New York, June 19.— Frederick Gimbel, member of Gimbel Brothers, | operating large depa tment stores in several cities, who in charge of the} New York store wa ed here today by department of justice agents | on a charge of profiteering in clothing.! . J. Dowdell, a merchandise mar ie and C. PD. Slawter, clothing bu; er, also were arrested on similar} charges, which alleged that profits of 90 to 275 per cent were made on clothing. S. R. Coons, advertising director, | gave out the following statement: Might Be Cases ‘We have not had time to look into, the matter. It is possible that in a business so great as this there might| be one or more isolated pieces of mer- chandise marked at a higher price than is provided for in the regulations. It is and has been our desire and in- tention to comply with all government regulations.” One of. the highest profits alleged to have been made was an adver- tised sale of men’s clothing. It is} eliery avsnit costhgy $33 was sold tor Other charges were that a 50 mohair suit was sold at $20, a_ suit was sold for $33.75 and an- pr suit costing $5.50 was sold at Agent Investigated The agents making the complaint | said they have been investigating in the Gimbel store for two weeks and that they had gone to Mr. Gimbel a; few days ago and informed him of pro- fits made in clothing. According to Agent John J. Il, Mr. Gimbel} placed the responsibility for the al- seged mark-up in prices on Mr. Slaw- ter and threatened to discharge him. Mitchell said Mr. Gimbel was) am when informed of the sale pri of the clothing and wi u perturbed when arrested, ng hi: attorneys were out of town. He will) appear before United States Commi: sioner Hitchcock toda; = Gets Big Fine Pittsburgh, June 19--J. J, Gil- christ, an official of the Standart Fruit company, was today fined $10,- 09 by Judge Thompson in United States district court for profiteering in sugar. REPORT FORD TO MAKE ZEPPELINS Detroit, Mich., June 19.—Represent- atives of German manufacturing in- terests have arrived in Detroit and will meet Henry Ford in conference at noon today. it was learned here. It was understood the conference had to} do with plans looking toward manu- facture of Zeppelins on a large scale! in America by the Ford interests, VICTORY TIC For State Superinte “| ARMED TROOPS WALK STREETS TO HALT MOB Sheriff Takes on Chances Duluth on Receiving Warn- ing of New Lynch Attempt BURNQU NDS 100 MEN Adjutant General to Remain in City and Conduct Investi- gation of Lynching Bee Duluth, Minn., June 19,—Repeatedly warned that an attempt will be made tonight to lynch fourteen negroes held in St.Louis jail for alleged con- nection with the assault on a young white girl on Monday night and plac- ing Duluth on guard, Sheriff F. L. Magie last night requested Gov. Burn- quist to send additional troops to pre- vent a repetition of Tuesday night's rioting in which three negroes were hanged by a mob. Fully Equipped The state troops, 101 men, fully armed and equipped for an indefinite stay, arrived here at 8 a. m, having left St. Paul shortly before midnight. In addition to rifles with bayonets, they brought with them four machine guns and several thousand rounds of ammunition. Adjutant Gen. Rhinow indicated that the troops will remain in Duluth until the cases against the negroes have been disposed of and all dan- ger of trouble passed. To Investigate While here’ Gen. Rhinow will con- duct an investigation of the lynching of Tuesday for the state as ordered ‘by Governor Burnqui The total force wh “Sherif! Magie !now has at his disposal numbers 400 well armed men. Armed patrols will walk the streets of the city today and from now on, with orders to break up all’ assem- blage as fast as they assume pro- portions of a mob. TRISH CITY IN TERROR DURING FIERCE BATTLE Fight in Streets of City During the Night Nationalists and Unioni Londonderry, June 19.-- This city spent another night of terror last ght as a result of violent rifle and pistol fighting between nationalists and unioni There was a two- howr pitched battle. Comparative cuatet was finally restored by the sol- diery. Many of the unionists engaged in hostilities were ex-soldiers. he small police force in the city was powerless in the face of the h} violence of the opposing party and the military ultimately had to be call- ed out. The efforts of the troops re- ulted in the restoration of compar- atively tranquil conditions by mid- night although firing continued sev- eral hours. The reports received by the author. this morning showed that sev- eral men had been wounded, During the fray parties of both ions controlled. large areas in various parts of the city, These par- ties stopped all pedestrians to see if they were armed. ENGLAND STANDS FIRM London, June 19.— Premier Lloyd ; George declared to the railway dele- gation with which he conferred yes- terday with regard to sending troops and ammunition to Ireland that the , government -would never agree to an independent Irish republic unless ab- solutely beaten to the ground. This statement appears in the of- | ficial report of the conference. CHINESE FIRE ON JAPANESE KET SKETCH ndent, Miss Nielson Miss Minnie J. Nielson who is now| serving her first term as Superintend: | ent of Public Instruction is a candi-; , date for re-el jon and everything indicates that she will win with an overwhelming majority. Her record, in the field of education is well known. | A vote for her means elimination of | politics from the management of our schools. | | A native of Michigan, she came to this state in pioncer days and grew up with the state. Her educational training was received in the public schools of this state and in the uni- versities of North Dakota and Michi- | gan. Miss Nielson knows the edueattonal| needs of this state thoroughly as she has rendered splendid service in the following ca Wide Experience pacher in the rural schools, t er in graded and high tute conductor, county superintend-| ent of schools and e Superintend- | ent of Public Instruction. Her experi-| ences in these positions gives her an intimate knowledge of the educational situation and renders her capable of meeting successfully every problem | | that ari 5 ; Her career as County Superintend- | ent in Barnes county covered twelve years and in that time she was one of the leaders in bringing about con- solidation of schools. higher salaries | and better qualification of teachers. | Honolulu, June 19.--Reports of a | battle between Chinese and govern- ment troops are contained in Tokio {advices to a Japanese language news- paper. The dispatch said that the Chinese fired on the Japanese warship kush- mi, which returned the fire, killing scores of Chinese. RAILROAD FLYER GOES INTO DITCH i (Special to The Tribune.) Marmarth. N. D., June 19.— The least bound Olympian. Milwaukee crack coast train, went into the ditch | at Buffalo Spring, forty miles east of here yesterd: ernoon. The engine |and eight coaches’ were overturned. Six people were seriously injured. The heavy el coaches prevented injury to many passengers and the train was several hours behind time owing to the soft track. <A relief {train with doctors and nurses was ; sent out from here with help an hour | after the accident occurred. A large introduced the play day idea in} crew of trackmen and a, wrecking ate, and made it a success that | crew began work clearing and repair- nearly all our counties have followed | ing t the track and telegraph wires her lead. When she took office as; torn down by derailed cars. County Superintendent there were no ———_———- | consolidated schools. When she _ re- tired to become State Superintendent | (Continued on Page Seven) MINNIE J. NIELSON She this There are now 34 match factories in China with an annual output of 150,000 tons.