The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 30, 1920, Page 1

, was the cute little name they gavmto THE WEATHER ji a Unsettled ~ | : = = ARCK TRIBUNE == * THIRTY-NINTH YEAR BISMARCK, ‘NORTH DAKOTA. _ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1920 PRICE FIVE CENTS GUARD POLISAS RECORD VOTE IS CAST IN STATE Policemen Called Upon by Anti- Townley Men to Protect Ballot Here : DOES NOT HAMPER Victory Ticket Forces See Good Plurality for Langer and Ticket - - Policemen were stationed at the Fifth ward voting place in the Soo hotel this afternoon at the request of anti-Townley forces after one or two suspicious occurrences. Anti-Townley men were stationed at all voting places in the city, but especially were watchful in the Fourth ward and at the Fourth ward voting place in the Northwest Hotel. It is feared by the. anti-Townley forces that efforts may be made to} ring in illegal voters before the polls close at 9 p. m. The voting during the day was not as heavy as was expected, but a heavy rush also was expected after the even- ing meal. Polls are open until 9 p. m. and city voters may vote in the following places: First ward, North Ward school. Second ward, Bismarck hotel. Third ward, New High school. Fourth ward, Northwest hotel. Fifth ward; Soo hotel. Sixth ward, Fire hall. One-Half Vote Iri At 3 p,m. about one-half of ‘the’ city voters had voted. Ballots had been cast at that time as follows: First ward—173 Republican men;, 4 Democrats, 124 women. Second ward—170 Republican‘ men; 4 Democrats, 71 women. Third ward—200 . Republican’) men; 4 Democrats; 72 women. Fourth ward—105 Republican men; 2 Democrats; 21 women. \ Fifth ward—105, Republican men; 2 Democrats; 31 women. Sixth ward—139 Republican: men; 2 Democrats; 57 women. The registration of men in the city exceed 1,600. Rain Don’t Halt Vote « A heavy vote was being cast throughout the state, according to re-, ports received during the day. The! rain which fell at many paces in the; state was not sufficient. to retard voters, according to these reports. Rainfall Reported The rainfall reported on the weath- er map up to 7 a. m. this morning was as follows: Dickinson, 15; Minot, .01; Fessenden, .02 ‘Napoleon, 2: Wahpeton, .25. Other points were r ported clear or cloudy. This morning rain was reported’ in McLean county, Washburn getting about the same amount of rain as Bis-; marck. The rain, which moved fromi the west to east..extended southeast- | ward as far as Hankinson. Rain is: reported at several points in the Slope | country. Two years ago Frazier’s plurality over Steen was 16,700 but the soldier vote was largely absent, with any- where from 12,000: to 20,000 service men voting in today’s primary, and the certainty of a great majority df them going against the Townley for- ces, this lead is cut materially at,the : outset. The greatest inroads which |} the anti-Townley forces have made,; however, is among the farmers. No material change is anticipated. in the, city vote. County Was Close The prospects of carrying Burleigh county by anti-Townley forces were! excellent this year, Frazier’s vote two years ago was 1.463 and Steen’s-1,152. For Congressman, Geo. M. Young ran nearly 900 votes ahead of his op-! ponent. John O. Hanchett, in- Bur- leigh county. Howard R. Wood, ran nearly 400 ahead of A. T. Kraabel for Lieut. Governor. Thos. Hall,’ ran about 900 ahead of Lyman D. Page for secretary df state. Karl R. Kosit- zky ran about 300.ahead of John L. Long for state auditor. Obert Olson ran more than 400 votes ahead of Berndt Anderson for state treasurer. | Wm. Langer was fhore than 400 ahead | of Geo. P, Hommes in the race for_at- torney general. S.! A. Olsness was nearly 600 ahead of Adolph Wacker for Commissioner of Insurance. J. Hagan ran more than 400 ahead o! Alex MacDonald as commissioner of agriculture and labor. For railroad commissioner the votes stood as fol-; lows, C. F. Dupuis, 1210, S.-J. Aan- dahl 1380, Frank Milholland 1550, Jos. ; Goeckle 828, James Taylor 1032, and} M. P. Johnson 1014. 7 According to the last election re-| ports only six votes were cast as so- cialists. The Democratic ticket was| led in votes in Burleigh county by J. P. Smith, candidate for lieutenant governor, with 187 votes. S.J. Doyle. | candidate for governor polled 108 votes. 7 < See 10,000 Lead Confidence was expressed on the eve of the primary by independent Republican forces that the entire Lan-, gex ticket would be safely ngmed.) While league forces claim victorv bv! 20,000 votes, this claim is looked up-, on as preposterous: Many estimace the Langer plurality by 10,000 to 12.000 votes. Unquestionably there has | been a strong drift toward the Victory | Ticket in the last three weeks. NOBILITY PLAYS. London, June 30.—“Spinning, jenny” a roulette wheel established here for the benefit of a Home for Blind Babies and played by England's nobility. | can presidential campaign | That pa | DO NOT TELEPHONE TRIBUNE OFFICE FOR ELECTION RESULTS i i | ai I -—— As fast as returns are avail- able, The Tribune will give bul- ‘letins. | These bulletins will be given to the crowd by’ megaphone ‘from the temoorary quarters of The Tribune in the Dakota Block, Main and Second street. The nolls'will not close until 9 P. M., West of the river there is @ difference of an hour so that it is going to be late before any- thing but scattering returns will ,be known. These may be indica- tive of results, however, and will be given to those who care to join thé crowd at The Tribune corner tonicht, Returns will not be given out by teleohone. The telephone capacity of The Tribune will be taxed in obtaining the returns by long BistAnees ori. Sones PERSONAL RULE INU.S. 70 60, HARDING SAYS Candidate Outlines Stand on Which G. 0. P. Makes Fall Campaign ad ZOOLIDGE IN CONFERENCE Presidential and Vice-presiden- tial Candidates Talk to Phon- : ograph for Campaign . Washington, June 30.—The Republi- will be based on “an appeal to restore party government of constitutional substi- tutes, for personal government,” Senator Warren G .Harding, the par- ty presidéntial candidate, announced today after a conference with Calvin Coolidge, his running mate and -Na- tional Chairman Will H.. Hays. At the’ same “tinte “Governor Cools idge ,in a formal statement, declated the great necessity was a return of public opinion toward a -self-conrtol by the. people toward a great and vermastering desire to observe the; law. Senator Harding made his first speéch of the campaign yesterday in which he eclared that the nation “requires no council of foreign pow- ers to point the way of America’s duty.” He urged the preservation of Americanism as’ the first and highest endeavor of all citizens of the re- public. .- “Americanism” His Subject The candidates first utterance of ‘the campaign was heard by no audi ence today, except being made for a phonographic record to be released on the Fourth of July and to be used throughout the campaign. A copy of the senator's address was made public at his office, and with it a speech made last week’ by Governor Cool- idge of Massachusetts, the party’s vice presidential nominee for a simi lar purpose. ; nator Harding chose -“Amet! canism” as"his subjeet while Gover- nor Coolidge spgke, on “Law and Or- der.” America, Mr. Harding said, does not mean to hold aloof, choose isolation and shuns no duty, but, he continyed, “we abrogate to ourselves the keep- ing of the American ‘continent and every concept of our moral obliga- tion.” The presidential candidate added that {it is very practical to make sure our own house is in per- fect order before we attempt the miracle of old world stabilization.” Coolidge Makes Speech In urging maintenance of law and order, Goverror Coolidge defied the need’ of ~America as “a broader, firmer, deeper faith in people—a faith that men desire to do right. the government. is founded upon a righteousness which will en- dure.” “The first flaming torclr of Amer- icanism,” Senator‘ Harding said, “was lighted in framing the federal con- stitution in 1787, The Pilgrims signed their simple and majestic covenant a full century, and a half before, and set aflame their beacon of liberty on the coast of Massachusetts. (Continued on Page Eight) REPORT ITALIAN CITY IS TAKEN Belgrade, June 30— 30.—A Feport ‘that the Albanian city of Avalona has been captured from the Italians by Albanians has been received by the newspaper Preava in a dispatch. U kud, southern Serbia, the report ing athat the entire Italian garison was*taken with the town. ——_——+? HIGH ORFIOERS CALLED BEFORE Securities Commission of Min- nesota to Hear Charges Made by Directors PEOPLE Must Show Why Stock-Selling License for Stores Should Not be Revoked St. Paul, June 30.—Charges that under the direction of offi- .2ers and managers high in Non- partisan league councils’ the! Co- operative Wholesale Society of America with headquarters in St. Paul is misnganaged' and in- solvent,and that frauds are be- ing worked on buyers\of stock and on local. cooperative stores af the northwest which are af- filiated are to be investigated nder istate blue sky laws at hearings beginning ‘tomorrow before the state securities com- mission. Announcing information that the society is insolvent and has and is engaging in stock selling practices which will defraud purchasers, the commission or- dered officers to appear tomor- vow to show why the “ stock selling license should not be sus- pended or revoked! Directors File Charges ;__ The citation is based upon a bill of seven charges filed ‘by three directors \ of ‘the society. Joseph Gilbert, former national organizer for ‘the Nonpartisan league, is manager of the organ- Ligation: department ofthe: so- ciety, which is now under fire. J. M. Anderson, president of the i society, holds the same office in the Equity Grain Exchange and others are connected with the wholesale society. James A. ‘Manahan, of St. Paul, is attor- ney'for the society is well as for ;the Nonpartisan league and Ar- thur Le 'Seur, another St. Paul attorney, who has appeared for the league and its members, is representing directors now mak- ing charges of failure and fraud. SHRINERS FROM SOUTHERN CITY LIKE BISMARCK Town Looks Good, Say Members of Abba Temple, Returning from Portland “You all has a nice town.” “Yes, sir, we all knows it, too.” It was the greeting and-reply of a_turbaned Shriner from the Gulf of Mexico speaking to a iitizen of Bis- marck, last evening. They not only agreed in conversa- tion, but they shook hands on it, and smiled. “Had a gran’ time,” assured the southern Shriner to the Bismarckian, who couldn't help from agreeing, af- ter gazing at the happy, tired faces of the members of Abba temple, Mobile, Bismarck. The Abba special was traveling be- hind number 4, homeward bound from the great Shrine convention at Port- land, Ore. The Shriners on the spe- ter of the country on their journey to Portland and returned by way, of Se- attle, St. Paul and Chicago. They will have covered over 5,000 miles in their journey, when they reach"home Sunday. And as the special pulled out some one of the Shriners struck up “On Mo- bile Bay,” just to show he was glad he was going there. ‘ ST, PAUL BODY, ARE DEFRAUDED | Ala., as their special train stopped in! cial said’ they struck across, the cen-/ called the most potent figure at the battle of the drys and to kee of. the campaign. “BIGGES Tt MAN IN CONVENTION”: William Jennings Bryan, despite the apparent domination of the Demoefatic national convention'’by President Wilson, still he is the convention. He is fighting p the league of nations issue out GUARD MINIMUM | ONLY 50 HEN BY NEW REGULATION Companies May. be.Organized in North Dakota With This Num- ber But Must be Increased NUMBER OF UNITS FORMED , The minimum number of members of a National Guard company in North} Dakota before the company will be recognized has been reduced from 100 to 50, it was announced today at the office of Adjutant-General Fraser, who received cgpies from Washington of changes "in the National Defense Act making this authorization, - re already are a number of com- North Dakota ,which had qualified under the former minimum of 100, and it will not be long before the entire guard is reorganized ‘on the new basis, it is stated., Companies Authorized. Companies haye been authorized as follows: Company A, Bismarck; Com- vany B. Fargo; Company C, Grafton; Company D, Minot; Company 4, Wiil- iston; Comp: andan; Company G, Valley City; Company H, James, town; Company I, Wahpeton; Com- pany K, Dickinson; Company L, Hills- boro; Company Mand a machine gun company, and Forks; and a band and motorized field hospital for og bon. Qualifications for officers in the Na- tional Guard are increased. They must be officers, active or retired, reserve officer; graduates of training camps. former service men or enlisted men. Thus no officer can be appointed who has not had military training or actu- al experience in the line. | Pay of Men. | Each enlisted man shail compensation tieth-of the initial monthly pay of his grade in the regulay army. for each drill ordered, w where he is present, and additional ded for men receive zl sp ‘Adjutant: Gencral Fraser points out to units that the minimum of 50 is ne- ces! for recognition, but that the strength must be raised to a minimum of 65 men. WHAT’S A HOME! Sacramento. June 30.—“Home means nothing to the modern girl.” opines! Charles C. Hughes, superintendent of schools. “Their mothers go to night school to‘learn cooking but the girls won't take domestic science courses. pt BOGUS REVENUE MAN FINDS EASY PICKINGS AT CANADIAN BORDER Minneapolis, June 30.—Wher a man comes through a train nearing the! American border and asks to see the | inside of all grips few people seldom question his authority. ‘And there are some blue passengers | here today as a result. It happened this way. The train stopped at the border. A | | man, dressed in blue and carrying him-| self with dignity. passed through one of the coaches and asked people to op- en their grips. . — ' They did. and a couple of passengers grinned sheepishly as the “inspector” | turned up a few bottles of the stuff which the Volstead at prohibits. As the man was leaving the coach it ' occurred to one man to inquire if the liquor laden man really were a reve-/ |,nue agent. “Are you'd reyenne he he jn- | quired. “Who, mo?,” he replied. “No, I'm | suet dry.” And he stalked on. | night; * WEATHER REPORT | ; For twenty-four hours ending at oon, Wednesday, June 30. Temperature at 7 a. m.. Highest y A Lowest e Low t night. Precipitation -. Highest wind velocity Forecast dakota: Unsettled to- Thursday generally fair; con-| tinued warm. Lowest Temperatures For North Fargo Williston Grand Fork: St. Paul . Winnipeg . Helena !Chieago . Swift Current Kansas City . ORRIS W. ROBER |}. WHEAT. MARKETED | first.gar of Oklahoma’s' new wheat crop} t the rate of one-thir- | ~ ‘CANDIDATES REST AFTER STRAIN QF TERRIFIC PRIMARY CAMPAIGN - © Meteor wnogist. [NEW OKLAHOMA Fort Worth, Texas, June 30.—The arrived here this morning, and brought i $2.82 a_bushel. It was bought by a Forth Worth firm and immediately shipped to New Orleans for export. Lo- cal grain dealers say most of the Texas and Oklahoma wheat crop this year will be sent to New Orleans and Gal- yéston for export. BANDITS STEAL $59,795 FROM. | BXPRESS TRAIN Marine Payroll Taken by Men Who Gag and Bound Express Agents : Augusta, Ga., June 30.—An express car on the Charleston and Western Carolina railroad was reported robbed here early today by bandits who gag- ged and bound an expregs messenger and an armed guard and made away containing the pay-roll for the. mnarines at the Paris Island, C., station. cy he morey had been expressed un der guard from Atlanta and was trans- ferred here to the Charleston and Western olina train’ which left Angusta at 5:15 a, m. When a few iles out of. the city, it is claimed, t hold-up men entered the expréss car, over-powered the messenger and armed guard and then threw the safe containing the money out of the door. The robbery was not discovered un- til about thirty minutes later. One of the crew passed through the train and found the express, ~ CHARGE N. P. LEAGUE FRAUDS NOMINATING SPEECHES BEGIN. IN DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION: AS PLATFORM IS IN MAKING | Campaign Managers and Delegations Prepared to Boom Candi- dates With Noise-Making Devices as They Are Placed before Delegates—McAdoo’s Manag: vention Not to Present His Cox, Cummings, Palmer, Dav the Delegates Auditorium, San Francisco, J ers in East Send Word. to: Con- Name and Plans Are Changed— is and Others Are Placed Before une 30— enator Robert L. Owen, of Oklahoma, was the first man placed in nomination for the presidential choice at the convention today. When the roll of states was called Arizona yielded to Oklahoma and Senator Owen was vlaced in nomination. - San Francisco, June 30—Ca were ‘being placed in nomination cratic national ‘convention while closed doors trying to draft a pla’ ndidates for presidential honors at today’s ‘session at the Demo- committeemen struggled behind tform satisfactory to all factions. Beginning before noon oratory held forth and was expected to continue throughout the day, interrupted only by noisy dem- onstrations as the names of favorite candidates were placed be- fore the delegates. BEER AND WINE PLANK IS URGED WILSON’S MEN Administration Forces Also Win Out on League of Nations Plank COMMITTEE IS TO REPORT Dry Forces Demand Expression by Party Calling for En- forcement of, Law San Francisco, June 30.—Ac- cording to administration chiefs the sub-committee of nine has practically agreed on a prohibition plank which is described as “slightly moist” and gs being in Support of the constitutional amendment but with declarations for personal liberty and against vexatious interferences. A league of nations plank, the same auministration chief, said, had been agreed on just as Wood- row Wilson wants it “without the batting of a eye or the crossing of a “t.’ San Francisco, June 30.—The Demo- cratic platform still was in embryonic state, with prospects of presentation tomorrow to the convention when the platform building is finished. Although many ;minor planks had been virtually settled, sgme in princi- pal only and others in phraseology, as well most of the troublesome major problems remained unsolvéd when the sub-committee of nine, preparing a tentative draft reconvened today at 30 a.m, after les than eight hours With the meeting of the full resolu: | tions committee scheduled later the sub-committee arranged to meet with the main body, report partial progres and then resume its labors. Late t day Chairman Carter Glass said it was hoped to go finally befpre the full committee where long spirited discus- sion was in prospect. With a late able to bring the completed product before the convention tomorrow, Go Ahead With Speeches The convention proceedings will not interfere with the platform com- mitteemen continuing their work without interruption as the program calls for the delivery of presidential nominating speeches which will con- sume virtually all of today’s session. The league of nations and prohibition Officers are seeking swamps for the bandits i One of ,the most strenuous speaking campaigns in the state’s history ended Tuesday night, and party workers took up the battle at the polls today. Senator A: J. Gronna ended his speaking tour of the state. with ad- dresses! in Bismarck and Mandan. Attorney-General William Lan- ger, Victory Ticket candidate for governor, talked to home folks at Mandan. Governor Frazier finished his speeches and was to go to his home to vote, returning here to- night. Dr. E. F. Ladd is at his ho! in Fargo. Other candidates left the stump and went to their homes to vote. Mr. Gronnafp bpeech in Bis- marck last night was made from a truck on Broadway, just off Fourth street, to a large audience’ which thronged’ around the temporary ’ speaking platform. 5 | The senator dealt with economic questions involved in the cam- paign and his work in the United States senate and went deeply in- remained the big barriers to agree- (Continued on Page Eight) to the inner-workings of the Town- ley organization, showing how the ultimate aim of the Townley forces ‘in socialism. He quoted trom the industrial commission reported which advocates “free” land, meaning public ownership. Senator Gronna drove into the city in his automobile in which he has made his tour. His voice was husky and he showed the effects of the hard campaign. He has has gone to his home in Lakota. Mr. Langer came into Mandan af. ter touring several communities south and west of Bismarck during the Mr. Langer stood the terrific campaign which he has made in wonderful style. The vitality he has shown in the cam- paign almost passes understand- ing by friends who have seen him drive and speak fifteen to eigh- teen hours a day, and then rise early nert morning for another tour. Governor Frazier’s schedule was easier and Dr. Ladd, who is not much of a speaker, did not go on ion tonight leaders hoped to bei ei i With all the candidates form- ally in nomination the conven- tion will await the report of the platform committee before pro- ceeding to pick the nominee. Balloting may not begin until late Thursday or Friday. | The platform drafters plann- ed to work continuously until 'the document is completed. La- . boring until nearly 2 a. m. this morning the sub-committee re- sumed its deliberations at 10 o'clock, * A great crowd came to the conven- tion hall prepared fora day of ex- citement. Campaign managers and delegations actively supporting can- didates were well prepared. for the day. All sorts of devices for arous- ing the enthusiasm of the crowd and for noise-making purposes were brought in and concealed until the opportune .time arrived for bringing them out. Definite and final instructions came from the east today that William G. McAdoo’s name was‘not formally to be placed before the Democraitce na- tional convention. Burris Jenkins, of Kansas “City, who was prepared to make a ‘formal speech changed his plans again.” Atty.-Gen. Palmer, Gov. Cox, Ohio; Chairman Homer S, Cummings, of the Democratic national committee; Gov. Edwards, of New, Jersey; Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska; former am- bassador to Germany, James W. Ger- ard; Senator ‘Owen; John W. Davis were to be nominated, Want Scrimmage Both the Cox and Palmer forces viewed with evident satisfaction the scrimmage within the McAdoo forces which has been threatening’ to bring McAdoo at front at once and make the nomination a three-cornered con- test “from the beginiting. ‘Palmer's forces, in a formal statement, said the attorney general’s position was stronger than ever before, announced that his forces wére intact and claim- ed votes in the convention which would be cast to favoritie sons and j then switched to Palmer. Cox's forces were involved by. the wet and dry argument which has ranged around its candidate and its outside {issues which have been in- jected in the campaign and were tightening up their lines. Talk Dark Horse | Despite tha promise that the con- ; vention would have a big three at , thé outset dark horse was ever more persistent. The names of Vice Presi- dent Marshal, Ambassador Davis and Mr. Cummings were always heard en dark horses were being dis- ed. The Cummings boom grew from a mere demonstration of .en- thusiasm to formidable proportions in twenty-four hours which followed the chairman's opening address. His grow- ing boom, however, brought with it opposition from Bryan, who sometime ago denounced the national chairman for. making a speech at a banquet given for Gov. Edwards, an avowed wet candidate, The decision of the platform sub- committee last night in disregarding a straightout wet plank calling for the repeal of thg eighteenth amend- ment or annullment of the Volstead act ‘reduced the issue to whether ! \there should be a beer and wine or a bone dry declaration or ignore the subject. Bryan’s Position Whether Bryan hopes to win or not he intends to fight in the old- time fashion, which has furnished fireworks for many a Democratic con- vention, He stands by, his determi: tion to force every delegate to re; ter his vote On the wet and dry is. sue, If a plank which he considers wet is to be taken into the ptatform. There has been an informal counting of noses on, prohibition and even the most ardent wets agree that in a test vote the majority would be rec- orded for a dry plank. The sub-committee of nine actually framing the platform: worked through the night although without promise of bringing out the document today but with hope of being able to get in po- sition to pursue its work to finality with the full membership off the com- mittee. The waters of the United States, by their natural’ flow. exclusive of dams, the stump much. can’ produce 27,943,000 horse-power at a minimum. ‘