The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 23, 1920, Page 1

THE WEATHER Generally Fair LAST EDITION Nop en er THIRTY-NINTH YEAR BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1920 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE PRICE FIVE CENTS BOOZE FIGHT - | TAKES CENTER OF THE STAGE Democratic Chieftains Worried Over Prospects of Open Con- . flict on Floor BRYAN. IN THE OFFING Commoner Expected to Reserve Strength Against Wets Tho Opposed to League Plank (By ‘Associated Press) - | June 23.— San: Francisco, = dis- Rumblings of democratic cord over the prohibition issue| became hourly more ominous to- day as delegates and party chiefs arrived in increasing numbers for the national con- vention. Hope that the gathering storm might spend itself behind the closed doors of the platform committee virtually was aband- oned by the leaders and - they prepared to face an outbreak of debate on the floor of the con-|- vention itself. Takes Stage Center Already the overshadowing issuc in pre-convention conferences the question of a platform © declaration against the present ‘bone dry” law almost took the whole stage for it- self today as the gathering delegates heard of Postmaster General Burle- son’s statement calling a modification of the prohibition law. The league of nations disagreement along with several other disputed | platform: measures has followed the question of prohibition into an eclipse. Most of the leaders, it is agreed, that whatever trouble de- velops over the treaty will not be over a ay in the bucket compared to the prohibition fight. William J. Bryan would be expect- ed to lead the bone drys and he pos- sibly would find pitted against him orators of the first rank. Although Mr. Bryan is expected to make a fight also against the administration treaty plank the general belief of his friends here is that he will reserve his greatest efforts for the prohibi- tion problem. See Deadlock Such talk as was today regarding candidates seem to strengthen the prospect of a deadlock for several ballots. ’ In the gencrally accepted view the withdrawal of Wm. G. McAdoo will operate to make a deadlock more likely by distributing more or less widely the strength which had been lined up against him. Some thought, however, that a considerable follow- ing would vote for him despite his public withdrawal while the most en- thusiastic of the McAdoo supporters were still predicting that he would the nominee. RIOTS AGAIN BREAK OUTIN ~ LONDONDERRY Catholic College is Attacked in Street Battle and Man Killed in Streets BARRICADES IN STREETS Londonderry, June 23.—London- derry was again the scene of riot- ing today. At 9:30 a. m.- fighting was going on between opposing par- ties of unionists and nationalists who shot over barricades which had been erected at various points. The mil- itary was active in preventing cit- izens from rushing into the street which were deserted except by the active militarists. There was fierce fighting in the streets over a wide area last night. St. Columkill’s college, a Catholic institution, was attacked by rifle fire and a Catholic named McKenna, was shot dead in Bishop street on which th college is located. Many other casualties are reported. RIOTS CONTINUE London, June 23.—There was no cesation today in the battle between unionists and nationalists factions which have kept Londonderry terror stricken. During the n‘ght the riot- ous sections erected additional barri- cades from which they kept up a con- tinuous fire. At times the shooting reached the intensity of volleys, ac- cording to dispatches received here The rioters today were in charge of most of the city and it was im- possible to learn the number of cas- ualties from the authorities. Reports were that several bodies had been seen in Bishop street but it was worth one’s life to attempt to get there to verify the reports. The military remain passive, the troops watching bodies of armed men pass through the side streets to their battle positions. ‘No more troops had arrived in Londonderry up to 2 p. m. this after- noon. As many persons as are find- ing it possible to do so are leaving. WILL BE TRIED GENERAL (ABOVE) RCMAN, The case of General Rodolfo Her- rero, charged with responsibility for General Carranza’s death, will prob- ably be heard before District Judge Miguel Roman, RODOLFO HERRERO AND JUDGE MIGUEL TOWNLEY BUNCH USED SLACKER CRY ON PREUS Vicious Attack on Republican Candidate in Minnesota Made Just Before Primary PREUS PROVED . PATRIOT (Special to The Tribune) St. Paul, Minn., June 23.—Townley- ‘sm stops at’ nothing. One of the most vicious political attacks made in an election in Min- nesota in years was made by tho Townley gang against J. A. O. Preus, Republican elimination candidate for governor. The attack, coming at the climax of the campaign, may have cost Preus thousands of votes, because the at- tack came so late that it was dif- ficult for the Preus followers to re- fute it. Deface Billboards Vandals defaced the billboards car- rying the pictures of Preus. The word “slacker” was pasted on the Preus pictures. The defacements came after charges that Preus had aped military service during the late world war. The answer of the Preus followers was the publication of a complete record of the candidate, taken from the office of the adjutant general. His record showed that, Preus was commissioned a captain in the quar- termaster corps of the Minnesaota Na- tional Guard January 14, 1915. He was called to Washington July 29, 1917 and was ordtred to report to Col. Morgan for further instructions. Morgan directed Mr. Preus to present himself to the U. S. army medical officer for the prescribed physical examination. as required by army re3- ulations. The medical officers pron- ounced’ Preus physically unfit for military service. The €xamination was reported to Col. Morgan, who reported it to the war department and consequently Mr. Preus was re- leased from further military duty. Preus Race Remarkable Preus had been known as a man who believed in the preparation of the country for military emergency, although not a militarist in any sense of the word. The vicious attack on Preu: as a boomerang, to those cit whom the published record was giv- en, but it is believed there were many who did not have an opportunity to se the published record. The race made by Preus in the face of division among regular Re- publicans and the vicious Townley campaign “is considered here as a complete answer of Minnesota to Townleyism. The total vote of the regular Re- publican candidates opposed to Ship- stead, the Townley nominee, was so great that it is evident that if Prens should’ be nosed out by Shinstead still the majority against Townleyisi. was so great that the anti-Townley voters would concentrate on Mayor E. O. Hodgson, of St. Paul, democrat nominee. who is very popular, and elect a Democratic governor. 2 The richest part of Caucasian Ar- menia is the valley of Arax, which with artificial irrigation, produces excellent grapes and. other fruit and vegetables, as well as rice, cotton and corn. WILL PROVE HIS CHARGES, Hurls Challenge to Traducers to Put Up or Shut Up in His Tour of State WILL FRAZIER MEET HIM? Governor, Who Said Langer Lied, Asked to Let an Im- | partial Jury Decide (Special to the Tribune.) Lakota, June 23.—“If 1 am lying and you can prove it, I will quit running for governor and if Governor Frazier is lying and you can prove it he ought to be sport enough to ad it and quit.” Attorney General William Langer thus challenged Frazier and Townley and followers of Townleyism at Mich- igan City yeSterday afternoon in his address to. more than five hundred Nelson county farmers in ‘he i tory where Townley is follo day later by plane. He challenged j Voters to find out which is lying. and vote accordingly, His first defiance came during his exposition of the tacts in the Scandinavian-American bank case. “One in a while some man comes to me and says he doesn’t believe this report on the condition of the bank is genuine. Some times men say I am ‘lying. Up at Denton four days ago Governor Frazier said I lied. 1 will make‘ this proposition: Any one of you come with me to Justices Grace, ! Bronson or Robinson, and if they tell ;you that this report on the condition of the Scandinavian-American bank is not genuine, | will quit running for governor.” “However,” Langer continued. “If they say the report is genuine you get }razier to quit.” ‘the Bank Again “Frazier has said I lied when I said that the state bank had loaned $25.000 to John Baer’s wifes uncle, E. J. Mc- "Mahon . I will take any: of you peo- ple out to Goldeh Valey county and lif the records in the register of deeds’ | office do not show I am telling the truth, I will quit running for, governor. and the crowd applauded. He told of how Townley, among other things, had lied about A. J. Gronna, and how he is now attacking is more manhood in Gronna’s little finger than in Townley’s whole sys- tem. It is autocracy dominated by three men that I am fighting and not the farmer nor the farmers’ program,” continued Mr, Langer. “There isn’t a man among you who can show in the original program anything about {taking the schools from Miss Minnie Nielson and turning them over to a ‘bunch of socialists. I am going to keep on fighting until I have the schools back where they belong: and our business affairs and other state offices are run by real republicans or democrats, at least not socialists.” POLES REPULSE | ENEMY ATTACKS Warsaw, June 23.—The Poles have repulsed strong enemy attacks in the region of Smilgal-Svaozino, inflicting considerable losses on the Bolsheviki, according to an official statement is- sued today. General Rimmer, in the Ukraine, has been successful in fighting wit) the cavalry, the statement says. BUILD NEW PARK. Pocatello, Idaho, June 23.—A new amusement park just opened south of the city has a dancing pavillion cover- ing nearly a square block and accom- modating between » 2,000 and 2.500 couples, or approximately one-fourth of the population of the town. ing to be tried to A. C. Townley, the friend of the profes farmer, charges A. J. Gronna, Republican candidate for United States senator, and he backs his charge with cold facts. This is what he says: “In order to meet this charge, it appears that Mr. Townley has put up a man of straw to knock down, he says, and has instruct- ed his speakers to say, that he never wired President Wilson to the effect that a maximum price of $1.65 on wheat would satis- fy the farmers. “T have not said that he did send such a telegram. What I have said, and what I now repeat is that when the senators. from tha wheat growing states call- ed upon the president to request his sanction of the Gore bill, fix- ing the minimum price of wheat at. 92.50, we had read to us a telegram signed by Townley stat- ing that the farmers cheerfully acquiese in the price prevailing dur- ing the pxevious crop year. This telegram defeated the Gore bill. The Gore bill was introduced in him as an enemy of the farmer. “There ; That is a fair proposition,” he said; FRAZIER BLUFF ON BANK EXAM LANGER SAYS! CALLED HARD A, Petitions in Governor’s Office Called for Impartial Probe Into Affairs TAXPAYERS WISH TO KNOW! Institutions Operating Without Responsibility Should be Checked, 15,000 Say The bluff of the Frazicr adminis- tration has been called. Fifteen thousand persons have called it. ‘More will join in. Petitions bear- ing 15,000 names are on file with the amination be made of the Bank of North Dakota, the Workmen’s Com- vensation bureau, the Home Builders’ i nwnnrnrr, sota Republican primaries. cally 10,000 votes. istic ends. The triumph against PREUS WINS IN MINNESOTA MINNESOTA SPURNS SOCIALISM Arthur C. Townley went down to bitter defeat in the Minne- J.A. the nomination over Shipstead, the Townley candidate by practi- O. Preus, state auditor, will win Minnesota has stamped its disapproval of Townley’s attempt to steal the Republican organization and make it serve his social- the forces of anarchy, commun- ism and socialism is the more decisive because Townleyism was opposed by five gubernatorial candidates. solely between Preus and Shipstead, the socialistic carpet bag- If the contest had been gers would have been snowed under a volley of ballots. Frankson, Iverson, Ellsworth and Keefe, the other Republican ; gubernatorial candidates, probably will poll a total of 60,000 votes. Most of these votes would have gone to Preus if the fight had been confined to the two candidates. governor asking that an impartial ex-| hav The reaction has set in. Townleyism then would ‘e been downed to the tune of more than 50,000 majority. Results in Minnesota should encour- age the North Dakota Anti-Townley Republican or nization. Mr. association and the Drake flour mill./ Townley with his crew of Minnesota defeated socialists is in this 'The petitioners ask, in order that} state. the examination shall be impartial, that one examiner be named by 0, E. Lofthus, state bank examiner, a Non- State Auditor Carl Kositzky, and the examiners to select a third. Not Political. The petitions are filed in the inter- est of good government. With the el- ection only a few days:away, the ac- tion can serve no_ political purpose. in few days, and might take weeks or months. Some day: commission made a charges against the administration of | Townley’s “utopia.” the Bank of North Dakota by trying unfold the to draw into the polit arena the North Dakota Bankers’ bank. The officials, of course, refused, Now the governor has it within his power to grant the people of North Dakota an impartial examination. Some of the petitions which were filed at the governor's office showed that they were circulated some time ago. No attempt has been made by the Independent Voters’ Association | to make political capital out of them. It is reported at the state house, how- ever, that ‘the antion of the state in: dustrial commission in trying to bring the bankers’ association into the case was taken when it was learned that the petitions were to be filed. The petitions were gathered in wide- ly separated parts of the state. They include the names, mostly, of farmers, but also laboring men; bankers, busi- ness men and others. Farmers in Majority. Of the 21 names from Palermo six were laborers, 14 were farmers and one was a barber. In each case the name, address and voting place was given so that the identity of the peti- tioner can be checked. On the Napoleon list 10 out of 22 names were those of farmers. Twenty farmers signed a petition from Flax- ton, and one lawyer's name was on. Twelve farmers signed the Crystal petition. A petition from. Russell bore the names of 8 farmers out of 16, and the petition from Buxton contained the names of 21 farmers. Protect the Public. The preamble of the petition recites that “the establishment of such indus-! tries (state owned) involves the risk- sociation by | Fecel asking that. body to investigate the| agents. Every trained exploiter of unrest; every socialist schooled in stirring up class hatred that Townley can hire is in our midst. Shipstead and Mallon, repudiated by Minnesota farmers, are try- partisan league office holder, one by| ing to turn the tide in this state. It was the Minnesota farmer that repudiated Townleyism in Minnesota plus the conservative labor vote in the city. Shipstead annexed the radical labor vote, but the labor vote did not go solid in Minnesota for socialism any more than it will in North Dakota. Thousands of sturdy men who still prize their Americanism re- fused to endorse the vicious class appeals of Townley and his red ‘The examination would not be made|crew of agitators. North Dakota’s program was an issue in Minnesota and the been done to emancipate North the Townley camouflage. sota is concerned. its efforts. the party machine. The league entrenched here where they only ‘cies of the League propaganda. litics and his objective. Kositzky have been able to act as turned to power, the processes of influenced by the Minnesota returns. farmers should impress the agriculturists of this state. have the Townley yoke about our necks. s ago the state industriat| farmers of that state informed as to the tax load and general eco- bluff to quiet} nomic conditions in their neighboring state refused to endorse Governor Frazier went into Minnesota to “blessings” of the New Day, but the North Dakota tax ts had gone before him and were mighty poor advance Comrade “Bill” Lemke slipped into Minnesota and with his friend “Jim” Manahan told the Minnesota farmers what had Dakota. But the red label of socialism which brands these exploiters of social unrest was re- vealed through their sham Republicanism. refused to swallow the red pill, however carefully it was coated by Minnesota farmers Townley lost in Minnesota when he tried to nominate: Lind- berg on an anti-American platform; he lost when he attempted to don inat@,Minneapolis municipal politics; he went down to bitter defeat when he sought to elect Mahoney mayor of St. Paul. latest defeat relegates him to political oblivion as far as Minne- His The Minnesota result will have a favorable reaction in this state, but the Anti-Townley Republican organization cannot abate No man can safely say just how many voters will be The action of Minnesota But we The socialists dominate has the sinews of war and are have a toe hold in Minnesota. Cheered by the attitude of Minnesota, it behooves the backers ‘of the Victory Ticket to intensify their efforts to down the red menace that is fastened upon the state. dealt to Townleyism can be duplicated here June 30 if every citi- zen is awake to the grave crisis that confronts the state. We need no Minnesota results to teach us the vicious tenden- What Minnesota has This state knows Townley’s pol- 1 Nothing but the revolt of Langer, Hall and Kositzky prevented him from ruthlessly carrying into effect more intolerable features of his autocratic rule. a Langer, Hall and a buffer, but unless they are re- bolshevism and communism will go on relentlessly with the lash in the hands of A. C. Townley, the ing of large sums of moriey for which; bankrupt of Golden Valley county. the taxpayers and property owners of the state will eventually become liable, ; it is only fair and reasonable that they should have reports on the condition of affairs in each- of the industries and enterprises now in operation made by public officials other than those who are directly and personally interested in the management of such institu- tion.” Since the governor is “absolute mon- arch over the state industries by vir- tue of his ch anship of the indus- trial commission” the petition is di- rected to him. Governor Frazier is now out cam- paigning. Nelson A. Mason, secretary, promised that the matter would be brought to the attention of the gov- ernor. sell out the farmer in North Dakota, | order to encourage the produc- tion of wheat after a series of conferences, during which Hoov- er pointed out the danger to our allies due to the shortage of breadstuff. It was agreed. that production would be encouraged by a guaranteed minimum price of $2.50, and that no maximum should be fixed. The bill passed by two-thirds majority in the senate and by a majority in the house. President Wilson declin- ed to sign the bill, and when he was urged by senators from the wheat growing states to récon- sider the bill, he showed us Townley's telegram and said: No Mistake “The president of the farmers is opposed to the Gore bill and says that the farmers cheerfully acquiese in the fixing of a max- imu price on the basis of the pr pre iling during the pre- r? vious crop * “This in effect what Presi- dent Wilson told us. There is not and cannot be any mistake about that. Townley's telegram did defeat the Gore bill, and its de- feat cost the farmers of this state millions of dollars.” TOWNLEY TRIED TO SELL FARMERS) ‘ON WHEAT PRICE, GRONNA CHARGES GIVE SERVANTS PENSIONS, SAYS FRENCH WOMAN Paris, June Pensions for serv-| ants as a solution of the eternal do- mestic problem is the suggestion made by Louis Roya, noted French publicist. Encourage servants to buy and usc economically and to abolish waste by giving them a share of the sums they annually fave the household, says Roya. “Establish a system of long-service pensions for your maid, your butler, your cook and your chauffeur—and you will find that the servant prob- lem won't worry you any more. “Put your own home on the basis of your husband's busine: FIRE CAUSES MILLION LOSS Baltimore, June 23.—Fire early this morning practically wrecked the ven story building at 27 Hopkins street and spread to four other structures. Damage, insurance men say, will likely reach $1,000,900. MAMMAS BAN | | “CHEEK” DANCE Washington, June 23.—Fond mam- mas and irate papas, who were shock- ed to see their respective hopefuls rub- bing cheeks while they interpreted a one-step at the Western High school class night ball, have succeeded in| ving a ban placed on this form of! dancing in Washington public; hools. The school authorities have | branded “cheek” dancing as vulgar and | relegated it to the forbidden category along with the “shimmie” and the | “bunny hug.” | The color yellow is said to have aj very beneficial effect on the health. TRAVELS LONG DISTANCE TO ENTER FIGHT Ole Gradin Comes from Los An- geles to Work Against Town- ley in‘ Election Ole Gradin, former sheriff of Me- Lean county, has traveled 2,000 miles to enter the closing days of the fight against Townleyism in the primary. Mr. Gradin, who is a farmer with large interests near Underwood, has been in Los Angeles, Calif., for the winter, but has returned to campaign in McLean county against ‘Townleyism. He reached Washburn today. The taxes on Mr. Gradin’s land have increased enormously und the Fra- zicr administration and he is against red flag socialism in the state of North Dakota. BRITISH AIR i FIGHTER DEAD ing., June Wing Com- ankes Jones, formerly curate of Holy Trinity church Sunningdale,is reported to have been recently wound- ed near alem. Accordng to the Evenng News, Commander Jones was flyng when he observed a large num- ber of Arabs. who had been causing stead of shattering them s he flew low to achieve his deadly means. The tribes- r, opened a heavy fire on who received bullets ‘ths. the through both his th airman, It has been estimated that the Eng- lish language possesses 75,000 more words than the French, German and Spanish languages combined. FARMERS AID IN “TOWNLEY DEFEAT | Defeat of League Candidates All Along the Line With Ma- jorities as High as 30,000 Shown With Nearly Complete Returns,from Entire State 'PROHI LAW MAN BEATEN PREUS NOMINATED St. Paul, June 28—J. A. O. Preus has been nominat- ed governor over A. C. Townley’s candidate, Hen- rik Shipstead. Late this afternoon returns had been received from 2,936 pre- cincts giving Preus 129,264 and Shipstead 114,486. This is a lead of 14,778 with 259 scattering precincts _ still unreported. Most of these precincts are small in point of total vote and will not materially affect the final standing of the two contest- ants. : (Bulletin) St. Paul, June 23—Returns from 2,825 out of 3,195 pre- cincts give for governor: Re- publican, Preus, 127,798; Ship- stead, 116,483; Frankson, 25. 233; Ellsworth, 7,602; Iverson, 6,193; Keefe, 4,016. . Paul, June 23.—J. A. O. Preus, state auditor and elimi- nation convention candidate for the republican gubernatorial nomination had a lead of 13,443 votes over Dr. Henrick Ship- stead, the Nonpartisan league candidate, when returns had been compiled unofficially today from 2,760 precincts out of 3,195 in the state. The count then stood: -Preus, 127,306; Shipstead, 113,863. Other standings when 2,760 precincts were in, included: Re- publican ticket gubernatorial: Frankson, 25,083; Ellsworth, 7.505; Iverson, 6,144; Keefe, | 3,956. Democratic gubernatorial _race; 2,360 precincts give Hodgson 9,644; Quane. 2,867 and Andrist, 1,769; Indrehus, 1,554; Jaques, 1,761; Thor- son, 2,780; Hargardine, 2,237, Hilton Leads Attorney General, _ Republican: 2,510 precincts, Hilton, 104,084; Sul- livan, Nonpartisan, 97,203; Larson. 24.011; Patterson, 10,744; Smith, 14,- 529, Supreme court: 1,890 precincts out of 3,195 in the state give: Didell, 75,- 12; Siegel 63,239; Johnson, 59,986; Vanderburg, 21,077. Railroad commissioner, republican: 2,314 precincts, Jacobson, 129,627; Ostby, 90,875. Treasurer, 2,278 precincts: 118,639; Lund, 105,550. _ Lieutenant Governor: 2,515 _ pre- Collins, 136,037; Mallon, Non- partl in, 112,362. Secretary of State, 2,1 recincts: Holb, 115,956; Opsahl, Boreas: lom, 80,815. The vote from 2,678 precincts out of 3.195 in the state showed: Preus, 125,519; Shipstead. 110,364; Frank- son, 24,617; Ellsworth, 7,220; Iver- son, 5,989; Keefe, 3,845. _ Except in the second and. seventh districts all present representatives in congress apparently have been nominated on the face of incomplete al returns, venth Rev. O. J. Kvale, an league, won over A. J. Volstead, author of the Volstead pro- hibition law. The fight in this dis- trict developed into a strictly wet and dry fight. In the second district F. F, Ells- worth was not a candidate for re- nomination, preferring to run for gov- ernor, “ The showing made by Thomas Frankson was disappointing to his fol- lowers and to the Nonpartisans. A lieutenant governor and well known throughout the state, he made a biz campaign and spent a lot of money advertising. His crushing defeat was an indication of the determination of the Republican voters to not al- low Shipstead to slip in through the guisien in the regular Republican vote. Rines, Entire Ticket Safe The entire Republican ticket was swept into office, it was apparent on the face of the incomplete returns. Many of the regular Republicans ran ahead of 'Preus, because the fight in their cases was clean-cut between Re- publisanism and Townleyism. Clifford L. Hilton, Republican can- didate for attorney general, Corporal Louis L. Collins for lieutenant gover- r, Judge Mike Holm for secretary ate and Henry Rines for state treasurer, apparently all were safely nominated over their Nonpartisan league opponents. a A feature of the vote which was noted by political observers was that early returns from counties along the Red River, across the river from North Dakota, showed heavily against !the Nonpartisan League candidates. Seventeen precincts of thirty in Kitt- (Continued on Page Eight)