The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 25, 1920, Page 1

, i , ( | THE WEATHER Generally Fair | THE BI TRIBUNE LAST EDITION THIRTY-: NTH YEAR BISMARCK, ‘NORTH DAKOTA. FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1920 PRICE FIVE CENTS “WE'RE OUT-T0 WIN,” IS SLOGAN OF LANGER-FOR-GOV CLUB WHICH HOLDS ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING HERE Frank Streeter Cheers Workers With Report of Conditions in Twenty-five Counties Throughout the State on Six Weeks Tour—Minnesota Victory Cheers Workers, He Tells Bismarck Men “We are in the harness and we are out to win.” With this statement, [Frank Streeter, brilliant young Victory Ticket candidate for Licutenant-Governor, fired with enthusiasm active field workers of the Langer-for- -Governor club, after a din- ner at the Grand Pacific hotel last nignt. * Coming in from a long trip, though tired, he declared the fight would not stop until the polls close on Wednesday, November 30. After this meeting he imparted enthusiasm to a meeting of ex- service men in Elks hall. “We have come to the turn in the, road,” he said. “After talking to at; — ae least 20,000 people in the state of// Tabor in Dakota North Dakota in 25 counties, I am sat-| | isfied that victory is ours.” | Won’t Stand for | “Townley’s Stacked Cards,” * . One of the reasons that the social-| | Red Radicalism | istic leaders have been able to slip ..—— ae in power, Mr. Streeter said, was be-| J cause opposition had been divided. It; is not divided this time. In every county in the state, he said, the anti- socialistic workers are in the field day and night. | “Mr. Townley’s cry of an alli- ance with labor is a lot of noise,” said E. J. Kruger, of Marmath, Victory Ticket candidate for rait- road commissioner, and a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, “Union labor is not in this fight with Townley. The |. W. W.’s in the ranks of union labor probably are. The socialists probably are. They were and will be for any movement to overthrow any kind of government. “When the votes aré counted you will find union labor standing just where they stood in Minne- sota—they are going to vindicate themselves.” Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of La- “lam told that Townley, out in Montana a few weeks ago, said: ‘We're going to win in Minnesota. The cards’ are stacked and | stacked them,’ ” said Mr. Streeter. The Minnesota victory against Townleyism has electrified the | Victory Ticket workers in North Dakota, he said. It has stunned the Townley workers in North Dakota. With divided opposition, Townley had almost been conced- ed victory in Minnesota. He was , crushed. Warns Workers. “I am satisfied that at least two of| bor, is leading a fight against the men in the race for the governor-| the attempt of socialists and red ship in Minnesota went in with no oth- radicals to caoture the organiza- er purpose than to divide the vote for| tion of union labor. Mr. Gom- Townley,” said Mr. Streeter, “and if pers re-elected for the thirty- ninth time last week, in the face of his denunciation of radicalism, was taken as a victory over -the enemies from within over the en- tire country. GUNMEN ATTACK JAIL IN EFFORT TO FREE BANDIT Are Beaten Off in Wauseon, 0., After Night Watchman is Shot in the Arm Townley had won I have no doubt but that they would have been handsomely rewarded.” Mr. Stréeter predicted that the Vic- tory Ticket would win in North Da- kota by a big majority. But he warned the workers. “Our greatest danger is over-con- fidence,” he said. “The fight in this campaign does not end until the last vote is -counted.’”” Mr. Streeter told the men that if he were nominated and elected Liecute: ant-Governor he would exert every effort to insure efficiency and honest purpose in-the state senate over which he would preside. The Hail Adjusters. “Let me tell you an instance sto show the rotten government that we are now getting,” he said. “At a meeting a farmer came up to me, and said he wanted to tell me how the hail insurance ‘department worked. and he} said the story was not to his credit. “He said there had been what might be called a hail storm but he didn’t think anything about it until next day when he went to town and found a number of ihs neighbors putting in claims for ‘hail insurance. So he put in aclaim. He thought no more about it and finally one day several weeks later after the crop either had been plowed under or harvested an adjuster came out. df a man said 40 per cent, the adjuster-would give him 20 per cent. The hail adjuster came to this farmer. The farmer countered by ask- ing him what he gave his neighbor. The adjuster said 28 per cent, and the farmer said his crop was damaged as much as his neighbor’s. The hail ad- juster said, ‘No, you were on the edge of the storm and 15 per cent ought to be enough for you,’ but the farmer re- plied that his crop was damaged as much as his neighbor's and: so they ‘compromised’ at 25 per cent. “And the farmer made no mistake when he said his crop was damaged as much‘as his neighbor's, for neither one of them was damagce¢ Mr. Streeter said that he had en- countered hecklers at many meetings with Rev. Birchenough. “We usually ask the heckler, “Are you a hail adjuster?’ and the reply us- ually is an affirmative one either from the man or the crowd.” dust Tear Down. Mr. Streeter declared that there was every evidence that the socialist agitators which have come into pow- er in North Dakota did not want to have a good government. “These men don’t want to build up; they want to tear down. When they can’t make a living agitating in North Dakota they will go some Place else. They had been tear- ing around North Nakota as social- ists, getting nowhere, and when they saw a chance to get into pow- er under the guise of being farm- ers’ friends they took it.” Toledo, June 25.—Five gunmen vounded Lester Stough, 65, night watchman and bombarded the Voulton county jail at Wauseon early today in m_ unsuccessful attempt to liberate y'Neill. alias Malady, awaiting trial for alleged participation in a $21,000 bank robbery at Delta, Ohio, a month ago. Stough. with a bullet in his arm, Sheriff McQuillin and Deputy Walter Stevens exchanged 25 shots with the; invaders who had forced an entrance nto the jail. Shots from the gunmen sawed-off guns riddled the prison win-| dows. The men escaped toward To-! ledo in a touring car. O'Neill was the only prisoner in the building. AMERICAN LEGION POST IS ORGANIZED IN SOUTH AMERICA| Buenos Aires, June 25.—The recent:| ly organized Buenos Aires post of the American Legion will be known a: “Spenéer Ely Post.” Spencer Ely wa the first American residing in Argen- tina to volunteer to serve his country im France and the first to fall of the, Argentine contingent. On his arrival in France, Ely joined the 165th regiment (the old fighting 69th. of New York) and was killed at Chauteau Thierry. After having heen wounded in action he was carried to, a dressing station from which he re fused to be removed until more seri ously wounded comrades had been’ taken to the rear, Before his turn came, the dressing station was blown up by a German shell. Ely was a native of Flushing. New York. and a descendant of Gencral, Schulver, of the American revolution. | His family has resided in Bupno= | Aires for about 12 years. i GOOD RAINS IN | NORTH AND EAST, ‘Good rains are reported to have Labor Candidates Speak. Jack Williams of Fargo, state adju- tant of the American Legion and well known union labor man, a printer by trade, declared that he had found sen-! fallen in many towns in the timent.swinging to the Victory Ticket north and eastern part of the better than he had expected. There] state in the last twenty-four No rain fell in the west, son and Dunn Center re- porting none to the weather bu- reau. The rainfall shown on the must be no let up. he said. E. J. Kruger, of Marmarth, also a legion man and a union labor man, te- ing a trainman and a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, weather map follo’ who, like Williams, is a candidate fer Bismarck. trace; railroad commissioner, was introduced | 19; Moorhead, _ .0! as a man who spent thirteen months Jlendale, .06; in the army as a buck pri ate and} ‘13: JLisbon, .03; | evils Lake, Williston, Jamestown, Langdon, 08; zB three months as a “shave ta’ Grafton, .40; Pembina, .06; Lang- Harrington's Challenge. done, .23: Fessenden, .20; Bot- Townely’s claim of an alliance with) tineau, .03. labor is false, he declared. Socialists and ultra-radicals in union labor may | be with Townley, but the great body of laboring men are not red radicals, he declared, and they are now engaged in fighting socialism and red-radical- SHRINERS BOOST NUMBER 74,725 ism all over the country. Portland, Ore., June 25.- The An- P. G. Harrington declared the “zero| cient Arabic Order, ‘Nobles of the \hour was at hand.” He brought cheers | My: Shrine, made a net gain of} when he condemned any man who is! 74,725 in membership in the last year, afraid for business reasons to take a| according to the report submitted by stand one way or the other. |B. M. Powell, imperial recorder at (Continued on Page Seven) the annual imperial reunion. VICTORY TICKET CANDIDATES FOR LEGISLATURE: PRAISED L. W. SPERRY « VICTOR L. ANDERS L. E. HEATON Burleigh county must send the best; And if he goes into the legislature she has to the legis re to meet the} he will not let the farmers’ interests problems of North Dakota. Sutter. This is the attitude of the anti-Town-! ley workers in giving full support to| Mr. Anderson lives at Still on a the four candidat for the legislature | farm. He was born in Minnesota and from this county—L. W. Sperry, for| was brought here at the age ef three state senator; Victor L. Anderson, years when his parents settled on the Harold Semling and L..E. Heaton for; farm at Still. After they died Mr.! the house of representatives. | Anderson continued to farm the home. Representative of all the people in| pl on Which he has resided for the county, these candidates constitute | th years. perhaps one of the strongest legis-| In ative tickets that been placed | in the field in many years, Headed By Farmer, Lynn W. Sperry, Victory ticket can- | didate for state senator, was born in! ‘New York state, May 1,1877, and came | elevator company at Still. to a farm near Bismarck in 1885. He director in the farmers’ cooperative graduated from the Bismaarck high; store at Still. He was given the con- school in the cla: f 1894, served in Company A, First North Dakota infan- try in the Philippine islands during the Spanish-American war in 1898-9; was county treasurer of Burleigh county | from 1905 to 1909, and has engaged in farming e¥er since. cially large vote is predicted for The hypocrisy of the Townley claim in his home township. He is married to be the sole representative of farm-! and has two children, ers is shown in the candidacy of Victor | Bismarck Business Man. L. Anderson for representative. Harold Semling, one of the threc Mr. Anderson is a farmer. He has! Victory Ticket candidates for the leg- heen a farmer all of his life. And he! islature from Burleigh county, could expects to be a farmer all of his life. | (Continued on Page Kight) MISUSE OF PUBLIC FUNDS Soviet printing pr s are busy today grinding out 50,000 copies of the Bank of North Dakota Bulletin No. 6, series of 1920. After a statement of the Cathro vouched for condition of the bank Knows Public Business. dic affairs as assergr tary of and a director in the farmers’ ril,1919,when he was sent to Denver, | Colo., as a delegate from North Da- kota to the national farmers’ union. Mr. Anderson ha le ance in Burleigh county and an ,at the close of business June 15, 1920, the entire bulletin is devot-} sta ed to the rankest kind of Nonpartisan league propaganda. Who pays the freight Mr. Cathro? Whose money are you squandering on political literature for your dictator, A. C. Townley? The taxpayer knows that he must foot the bill, out of funds intrusted to your care. It will cost conservativély between $3,000 and $4,000 to get xpense to the Icague. nse circulated at pub-; He puts up the ink screen behind which Mr. Cathro hides, this campaign matter to the voters, at no Prof. Roylance is author of the league’s deft + lic cos !Cathro is.the league rubber stamp, just as Frazicr is and just asi ue Noe Townley puppets are who function as the wires are pulled. As this bulletin appears on the street, there comes an order from Cathro drawing vast sums of money from state banks. Why is the money being called in today, Mr. Cathro? Are you trying to intimidate bankers who have.the courage to fight the socialistic crew you are affiliated with? You cannot use soviet methods of coercion in North Dakota. The men who are in the thick of this fight cannot be coerced | RADICAL SOCIALIST'S POWER IN by. you. \ What do you think of it Mr. Taxpayer? Do you want your money shot to the birds? Demand from Mr: Cathro why he is using it to foist socialism | upon the state. Your vote cast right June 20, will rip the bank wide open and show just how Cathro is pending public funds. RAR RA NOR, AVIATOR CAN’T | LABOR FINDS NO FLY OVER OCEAN, HOPE IN RUSSIA \OFFICIAL SAYS, June 25.-A Reuter dis A ' pateh from Stockholm today quotes Buenos Air alrs. Philip Snowden, and Dr. Guest, jmembers of the British labor delega- London, i s, Jund —=The minis- try of war has refused to grant per-| mis ion to the Argentine aviator, CaP-| tion which went to inv estiga‘e con- n Angel Zuloaga, to attempt a flight; ditions in Russia, who have arrivel] ss the Atlantic ocean trom Lisbon! . via St. Vincent to Pernambuco, Brazil, 12 Stoc! kholm on their return, asl on the ground that the “expenditure would be disproportionate to the end) § to be attained” and because the avi. tor proposed to use an airp! ad of a hydroplane. pointed out that the flight of Captain| Alcock, the British airman, across the MAKE PROGRESS north Atlantic in an airplane “cannot! Paris, June 25.—Great progress be regarded as having demonstrated; being made in the work of reconstru: the practicability of Zuloaga’s pro-| tion in the devastated regions of north- posals and, furthermore, it would cost, ern France, says the Matin. Traffic not less than $440,000 to maintain two bas been completely reestablished on | chains of transports along the route 123 kilometers of railv track whic in order to give the aviator a measure) was totally destroyed by the Ger- of protection.” j mans. \ ing. y predicted, would | prev ain long before} it would in ttuss sia, the message adds. addition to his-farm work Mr. An- derson has gained oxperience in pub- wr of the town- ship for ten Yours. a8 schber Gerk Tor eleven years and -he has been secre-;and their many courtesies. He is a fidence of farmers of the state in Ap-, WAR MOTHERS OF STATE CONDEMN (HARE RELEASE North Dakota Chapter, Meeting in Bismarck, Expresses ‘Righteous Indignation” ‘STAND BY AMER. LEGION ;, Also Vote to Further American- ization Work in State; Lis- bon Next Meeting Place Resolutions condemning the release of Kate Richards O’Hare were’ pass- ed yesterday afternoon at the sec -ond annual convention of War Mioth- ers of North Dakota, held in the Community room of the public libra- ry; The resolutions, as submitted to the convention and which met unanimous approval, are as follows: ‘Whereas the American War Moth- fers stand for Justice, Freedom and Democracy | Be it resolved, that we wish:to reg- jister our‘righteous indignation at the commutation of the sentence of Kate Richards O'Hare. Stand by Legion | Be it further resolved, that the American Legion is composed of the highest type of manhood all being mothers of sons of American War Mothers, and Whereas they are bonded to up- hold and defend the constitution of the United States to promote peace and perpetuate 100 percent Amercian- ism. Therefore be it resolved that to bet rter equip ourselves for work) in Americanization that all ‘North ‘Da- kota chapters make a study of the catechism of the United States by Henry Lilchfield West. Be further resolved that no of- ificer shall succeed herself more. than once. Be it also resolved that each state war mother be made a life member of the board of directors. Be it resolved that the two fore- going resolutions be incoporated in our state laws. Be it resolved, that a commission be appointed for establishment of a state memorial for our sons and; {daughters in the service during tho! late war—said memorial to be placed in the capitol building or on the cap- itol grounds of Bismarck, as the com- mission may decide. Be, it resolver, that our heartfelt thanks be extended Ft. Lincoln chap. ter Gf Bisiiaick*for their hospitality | And be it also resolved, that a copy of the resolutions be incorprated in the minutes of this meting. ; The resolution committee consisted of (Mrs, Albert E. Jones, of Lisbon, (Continued on Page Seven) “BUILDING SHOWS DECLINE IN MAY IN BIG CITIES Letting Down of Building’ Per- ‘mits is Attributed to Lack of Transportation building activities, toording to the last issue of the American Contractor. Returns from 192 cities give an esti- | mated valuation of only $128,370,287 compared to a valuation of nearly 00,000,000 from 20% cities for April is only 20 per cent gain over May 1919 operations whereas April opera- tions showed a 115 per cent gain. June jand August were the record-breaking | 1919 months but there is no indica-} tion of a June peak this year; possi- ibly this may have been passed in ! April. It has, unless the railroads can be! made to function, says The Con- tractor. The decrease from April ac- tivity is more noticeable in the larg- er cities and the sudden letting down in issuance of building permits is at- tributed to the ever increasing chaos {in transportation. The average value of permits per city for May has de- ‘sed about in proportion to the re- sion total for all the cities. ‘LEAGUE SHOWN BY ‘The story of how Rev. Birchenough, the fighting parson, silenced a heckler) at Gienn Ullin and showed how a | socialist of the radical type helped organize the Bank of North Dakota | was told here today. At Glenn Ullin, Wednesday night. 800 people heard the fight- ing parson deliver a characteristic | fighting spee In the crowd was a heckler—one McGr of Mor- ton county, who is said tq have aspirations for the $3.000° state sheriff job which he hopes will be | created. McGraw, regarded as a socialist in Morton county. was defeated | for sheriff on the Nonpartisan ticket. He challenged a statement by | . Birchenough about the Bank f North Dakota. “Who oganized the Bank of North Dakota?” asked the fighting | parson. | tathro.” answered McGraw. | 0, one of the most radical s80C: ts in the country and a con- vert of Debs helped organize the NEWBERRY CASE TO SUPREME COURT Grand Rapids, Mich., June 25.—. bill of exceptions and assignment of errors, signed for Senator Truman H, Newberry and 16 others convicted last month on charges of corruption in the 1918 senatorial election has been ap- proved by Judge Sessions in federal court and the case will go to the Unit- ed States Supreme Court as soon as the record is completed: it was stated. Assistant Attorney General Frani C. Dailey, who conducted the prosecu- tion, said) today he would endeavor to bring the case-up for hearing in the supreme court as soon as_ possible, Senator Newberry was sentenced to two years imprisonment and fined $10,000. All the convicted men have been at liberty undér bond pending the perfection of the appeal. WILSON CAUSED RAIL STRIKES, LEE DECLARES Officials of Unions Meet in Chi- cago to Stop Spread of Un- authorized Strikes FEARS RAIL PARALYSIS Chicago, June 25.—Officials repres- enting all the recognized railway unions met here today in an ecort to keep their men in line and put a halt to the serious unauthorized strikes sweeping the country. W. G. Lee, president of the Brother- hood of Railway Trainmen, laid re- sponsibility for the present situation to President Wilson in a statement is- sued before the meeting opened. Dallied Along Mr. Lee charged that the president had permitted the railway administra. tion to “dally along” for nearly a year after the men presenter their demand and that it took the presi- dent forty days to appoint the rail- way labor board after the Esch-Cum- mins bill authorizing it had become a law. “Unless immediate action is taken we fear the transportation system wiil be paralzed,” Mr. Lee said. He denied that the unions were planning to call a general strike to force a speedy decision by the rail- way wage ‘board. ‘TURKS REFUSE TREATY; TURKS BEGINNEW WAR Offensive Continuing Success- fully Against Nationalists, Says Greek Report 1,000 PRISONERS TAKEN Constantinople, June’25.—The Tur. kish peace delegation in Paris has been instructed trom Constantinople that the Turkish government will un- comprisingly refuse to sign any peace treaty which deprives them of Smy:- na or Adrianople. In the main it is indicated the government agrees with other terri- torial limitations fixed by the allias. GREEKS ADVANCE Smyrna, Asia Minor, June 25.—The Greek army, which on June 21. be- Ban an offensive against the fore: of the Turkish nationalists, is co tinuing successfully to advance north- ward in Asia Minor, it was announced in the Greek army headquarters com- munique issued today. Salhili has been captured by the Greeks, whose cavalry is pushing on. TAKE PRISONERS ...... . London, June 25.—The Greek lega- ; tion here has received official inform- ation that the Greeks are gaining against the Turkish nationalists in the Smyrna district, surrounded a Turkish army corps in Philli, (Alia aehr) 83 miles east of Smyrna, tak- ing a thousand prisoners with guns. PRINCE 16, MARRIES Port Said—Prince Feisul, who was the head of the Arabian commission to England, has married his first cousin, the daughter\ of Mohammed Ibn Saud. She is 11 and he’s 16. FIGHTING PARSON Bank of North Dakota,” said Rev. Birchenough. “I don't believe it.” “Tl prove it,” ansewered fighting parson. Rev. Birchenough then produced a copy of the Appeal to Reason of July 5, 1919, the organ of the ultra- radicals and socialists. He read from the paper how Spurgeon O'Dell, convert of Eugene Debs, had organized the Bank of North Dakota. And it was said the pro- cess of organization \ under way before the referendum was voted upon. The crowd cheered and amid and tooting of horns the heckler sat down, crushed. The fighting parson then took out his watch and slowly counted ten. When the count of ten had been reached he said, “Boys, he’s out,” and the throng shouted. This was a reminder of the athletic days of the fightin’ par- ing had the honor of varsity championship the in lightweight boxing for three years, SOVIET RUSSIA PLANS DRIVE IN UNITED STATES Mexico City Sail to be Head- quarters of Propagandists for Two Continents FUND GIVEN AT $18,000,000 Mexico City Authorities Take Steps to Arrest Missaries of Trotzky and Lenine Washington, June 25—Estab- lishment of the Latin-American branch of the third internation- al of Moscow at Mexico City to spread Bolshevik propaganda in North and South America, is re- ported by Excelsior, of Mexico City, copies of which have been received by state department officials. According to Excelsior the Mexican capital is the center of Bolshevik activity. on this con- tinent and it is from there that soviet propaganda in the United States is being directed. The Mexican police authorities, Ex- celsior says, have begun arrest- ing active agents of the Mos- cow soviet government who are said to have built up a strong organization. Americans Included Nationalities represented in- clude Russian, Rumanian, Ger- man, American and Hindoo. Some of the Americans fled from the United States to es- cape the draft. Excelsior says the leader of the organization is a Russian named Gruesenburg who with two others is now on his way to Moscow to obtain a fund of $18,000,000 to finance the work of the Bolsheviki in America. LEWIS ASSERTS LEAGUE IS NOT DOMINANT ISSUE Senator Sees Other Problems More Important for Democrats to Consider Former Chicago, June 25.—James Hamilton }| Lewis, former United States Senator for Illinois and candidate for the Dem- ocratic vice-presidential nomination, announced today the platform he will advocate. He said he could not agree with President Wilson’s statement in a re- cent interview that the league of Na- tions was to be the supreme issue. He said. measures “for the relief of the United States” must be proposed, leav- ing Europe and foreign countries to be taken up in due time. “The League of Nations and Peace Treaty should not be treated as sacred documents, but be treated as subject to such amendment as the needs of our country and justice to the victor- ious and defeated people demand,” Mr. Lewis declared. Mr. Lewis’s platform declared in favor of the government taking the railways, waterways, telegraph lines, oil and coal lands from private monopoly and assuming control for the people, the method of operation to be by private or public agency as the conditions of each concern ‘may war- rant. Other planks demanded protection for Americans in foreign lands, and for Ireland “the fullest aid our insti- tutions’ permi RIOTS IN IRISH CITY ARE ENDED; 17 ARE KILLED Londonderry, June 25.— Civil war has been quelled, at least temporarily, in the city by the activity of the Brit- ish troops rushed here from Belfast. night and today troops drove the warring element off the streets and out of their strongholds. Before mid- night, last’ night machine gun fire was heard in various parts of the town but later only isolated shots were heard. The death toll since the riots start- ed last Friday now stands 17, two per- sons having died today. GOVERNORS WILL TALK COAL LACK St. Paul, Minn, J June 25.—Gover- nors of Wisconsin, North Dakota and South Dakota have been asked to con- fer here next week with Governor Burnquist of Minnesota to discuss the coal shortage situation in the northwest, The date of the cqnference has not béen definitely set. but prob- ably will be in the first part of next week. Several towns in the northwest are reported to be without any coal and the supply on hand at the Duluth- Superior docks on Lake Superior is said to be comparatively small. Means of speeding up coal shipments to this section of the country will be discussed by the governors.