The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 16, 1920, Page 1

~ advanced. The average price level is THE BIS f CK TRIBUNE THIRTY-NINTH YEAR BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA.’ _ FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1920 ee PRICE FIVE CENTS FALL CAMPAIGN OF INDEPENDENT FORCES IN VIEW Meeting Called for Grand Forks of Anti-Townley Candidates to Discuss Methods INVITE ALL CANDIDATES Both Republicans and Democrats - Are Asked to Attend Meet- ing Called by Knox waged against the ‘Nonpartisan league candidates by independent forces will be discussed at a meeting Which will be held in Grand Forks, on July 22. A call for a meeting of all anti Townley candidates for office, Repub- lican and democratic, are asked to attend the meeting by C. E. Knox, chairman of the joint anti-Townley committee of Twenty-one. Fe Mr. Knox's call for the meeting fo!- lows: ‘Committees Join “By virtue of authority vested in me as chairman of the Joint anti- Townley committee of Twenty-one created by the anti-Townley Republi- can and Democratic state central committees and the state executive committee of the Independent Voters association in response to an invita- tion from‘the state meeting of that association held at Grand Forks on Feb. 5th and 6th this year, a meet- ing of the said committee of Twenty-j one is hereby called to convene at the City Hall in Grand Forks at 10:0) a.,m. on Thursday, July 22, and to remain in session until Friday even-} ing or os much longer as may be necessary to properly attend to all matters that may come before the meeting. To Plan Fight “All: anti-Townley .candidates for) state office, Republican and Demo cratic, that were nominated at the June primaries, are urgently request- ed to meet with said committee at the same time and place_ indicated. j 'The purpose of this meeting -being to work out details incident to the prosecution of a campaign to redeem | the state from ‘Townleyism and So- cialism at the genergl election in ‘November. 3 “Suggestions that may be helpful in framing “a united front, whether presented in person at the meeting or in writing by mail in time to be .Presented at the ameeting,. will ‘be ap- preciated.” vy SHOOTS MAN AND, WOUNDS HIMSELF’ Mason City, Ia, July 16.— Fred Ranstead, 24, ina {tt of jealousy shot Lefa Shaffer late last night through the mouth and then shot himself’ through the forehead. Both are at a local hospital and it is doubtful they . will recover. ’ PRAYER OFFERE FOR SETTLEMENT OF IRISH RULE London, July 16.—Cardinal Bourne, in the course of services at Westmin- ster cathedral in commemoration of the beatification of Oliver, Plunket, who suffered magtyrdom at Tyburn in 1681, made a special appeal for the prayers of the Catholics “for the prompt, speedy, just and permanent settlement of the destinies of the Irish people.” “Never has the outlook appeared| more manacing that at the present time,” the cardinal said. ‘“Notwith- standing the amazing changes of the last few years the future of Ireland is now so clouded with anxieties, sorrow and perpelxities that the whole world is gazing at the portent, wondering and aghast. “We implore God, with the urgency which our need must. necessarily in- spire, to bring lasting harmony out of the existing confusion.” REED WILL NOT DEBATE LEAGUE Kansas City, July 16.—Senator James A, Reed of Missouri, declined a challenge from Charles M. Hay of, St. Louis, ssued at Springfield, Mo., today, for a joint debate on the! league of nations. Mr. Hay is a Democratic candidate for United States senator. Senator! Reed in answering Hay’s challenge, | accused him of refusal to answer questions relative,to the league, of; nations addressed to the Republican! and Democratic senatorial candidates from’ Missouri by the senator last night. PRICE DECLINE NOTED IN LONDON London, July 16.—The Economist's index number stands at 7,847 at the end of June, compared with 8,199 at the end of May. A decline occured in all groups of commodities in- cluded in the compilation, with the exception of cereals, in which oats now equal to that of last January. Textiles showed the heaviest de- cline, the break amounting to 9 per cent, on the month, The fall in raw cotton was only partially reflected in the prices of yarns and cloth. Further “bear covering” has caus- Black Rust Hurts Wheat in Some States - But None Found in North Dakota St. Paul, July 16.—Black rust is in southern Minnesota and eastern South, Dakota and in some places has done considerable damage to the wheat ‘crop, according to a statement issued today by President Quamme, president of the Federal land bank, of St. Paul. - Mr. Quamme’s statement followed. a thorough investigation ek although the yield has been cut. down till harvest one of the biggest wheat crops it*has ever harvested, he said. “There is no rust in Montana, North Dakota or northern Min- “And I do not-think it will spread The'cool weather saved the situation and wheat is coming The yield in Minnesota will be disappointing and some of the wheat will be light and chaffy, due to black rust.” nesota,” said Mr. Quamme. now. e through fine. THREE MEXICAN COURT MARTIAL President Huerta Asserts Gon- zales-is “Intellectual Dicta- tor” of Revolt Plot _ TWO: OTHERS ARRESTED Gonzales Formerly Was ‘Candi- date for Mexican Presidency But Failed to Win San Antonia, Tex.,: July 16—Amph- fication of official reports by Gen. Pablo Gonzales, former candidate for the Mexican presidency, had to be arrested at Monterey at the orders of provisional president de la Huer- ta, on the ground that Gonzales was the “intellectual dictator” of an al leged disloyal movement was being sought by Mexican consular officials today. Announcement of the arrest of Gon- zales together, with Generals Carlos Garcia and Juan M. Santos, was made last night in a communication from ‘President de la Huerta which also stated that a court-martial for im- mediate trial of the ggnerals had been named. ADVISER NAMED FOR DISABLED WAR VETERANS P. G. Harrington Will Aid Men from Burleigh, Emmons, McIn- ‘tosh and Logan Counties P. G. Harrington, adjutant of the American Legion post, has been named voeational training adviser for Bur- ‘leigh, Emmons, McIntosh and Logan counties. fr. Harrington will go to Minneap- fs Sunday to confer with the north- western headquarters on methods to be taken to insure all disabled ex- service men in these four counties the proper assistance in making applica- tion for vocational training. The northwestern headquarters ex- pects.to make a special campaign in the next 60 days to clear up all cases and reach every disabled ex-service man who wishes government assist- ance in educational training. i EXPECT BUMPER CROP IN IOWA ,, Towa, Des _ Moines, July 16.—The aboundance of moisture now in the ground will enable corn to stand con- siderable drought and yet mature a good crop if future sunshine and tem- perature are favorable. The weekly crop bulletin for Iowa, issued today by the United States weather bureau, says abundant rains and moderate temperatures for the week ending July 13 were generally favorable to crops. In spite of the cool weather, corn has made excellent progress, is farther advanced than usual in the central and northern districts, and only about a week behind in the southern parts of the state. Good yield and quality is being re- ported from. winter wheat harvesting now in full progress. The crop of early oats now being harvested in the southern part of the\state is reported better than expected: Late oats are promising. WILL PROBE FOR Territory around Ryder, Ward coun- ty, will be developed for oil and gag, it was said by representatives of the Tri-State Oil and Gas. company who appeared before the state banking board. The company is to take over interests of the company now operat- ing in the field, it is said, and extend operations. ‘ + ae ME | MARRIAGE OR JAIL— | | SHE PICKED FORMER | * “> DENVER — Judge Rice here debated on the bench. Marriage, he considered, was as bad for some people as jail and yet— “She's a_ slick _bootlegger, judge,” urged the arresting of- ficers, “When do you expect to get married and will you quit sell- ing hootch?” His Honor inquir- ed. “Tomorrow and I will,” prom- ced a_small, rise, in, silver. Given a favorable season, resumption of Ind- ian buying of silver seems probable. ised Anna Koch. “Give you till then,” said the court. “Marry of get jugged.” GAS AND OIL| he northwest will PREDICT STREET CAR SERVICE WILL | BE RESUMED Chicago, July 16.—Street car ser- vice here shut off almost | | yesterday by the strike of 200 elec- trical. employes will be at least. 40 percent normal, offieials of the street car company declared today. The places of the strikers were being fil!- ed asi rapidly as possible, according to, Williston. Figh, general manager. TALK CONTESTS IN SOME CASES OF GLOSE VOTE Practically Complete Unofficial Returns Disclose Small Majorities 3 eae Several contests of nominations in the recent primary may be instituted as/soon as the state canvassing voard, which mects July 26, has an-| tounced the official vote, it became Known today. Practically complete unofficial re turns—-some country precincts still are unobtainable for compilation 15 days after the primary—reveal very small majorities of some Nonparti- san league candidates on the state ticket against the independent Repup- licans, State Senator Beck already has in- stituted a contest in Sheridan coun- -y, it is understood, as the result of he use of blanket stickers, which are prohibited by law, by Nonpartisans in that county. Senator Beck ‘was de- feated by a small number of: votes, dn.the face of the returns. Blanket stickers are said to have been used in other counties. Carl, Kositzky, state auditor, and in- ‘ependent Republican candidate, was defeated by 1,166 votes on the face of practically unofficial retufns. Wil- 1iam Lemke, considered the league !éader in the state, received a major- ity of less than 2,500 for attorney general.’ C. (W. McDonnell, nominated for rhilroad commissioner by the leagu2, is held to be disqualified by his op- ponents because he voted for the in crease in pay for the commissioners as a member of the legislature, and is constitutionally prohibited from be- ing elected to an office for which he aided in increasing the emoluments, before the expiration of his term as a legislator. He was the high league candidate. Frank Milhollan, next league can didate, had_a majority of but 926 over E. J. Krueger, independent Re- publican, Independent. Republican leaders. be- lieve that a contest might result in the discovery of enough illegally casi Nonpartisan votes by the use of blan- ket stickers, to overturn the majori- ties of two or three lague candidates in the primary. TOOK LODGE FUNDS IS CHARGE MADE Stillwater, Minn., July 16.— Fritz Veigler, of Stillwater, national treas urer of the Sons of Herman, pleaded not guilty when arraigned in munici- pal court here today on a charge of embezzling lodge funds exceeding $5,000. His hearing was set for next Monday at 10 a. m. 5 PROGRESSIVES SEND HARDING PLEDGE OF AID Republican Candidate Sticks to Work on Speech for Noti- fication Ceremonies COX PLANS WILSON VISIT Democratic Candidate Talks to Women on Suffrage Before Leaving for Washington Marion, O., July 16.—Senator Hard- ing kept hard at work today on his speech accepting the Republican nom- ination ‘for president. Although the address is not to be delivered until} next Thursday the. formal. notification ceremonies here. He kept his callers’ list at a minimum and devoted virtual- ly all his time tojthe manuscript .in the hope of completing it by tomor- row night. jome of the senator’s friends be- lieve that the Republican attitude to- ward the farmer and the laborer might some in for particular attention in the notification day speech. Pledges of Support More pledges of support from form-} er leaders of the progressive party were made public today at Senator darding’s headquarters, where his managers declared that those who left the republican party in 1912 were lin- ing up solidly for Harding and Cool. idge. : , One’ telegram was trom Paul Ewart, = of Joplin, Mo., a leader of the pro- gressive party in the southwest, who said that although “he inclined to he! 1 Johnson man” he was “heart and) soul for the ticket as nominated.” a Cox Sees Women i Columbus, 0., July 16,—Governor James M. Cox, democratic presidential: nominee, spent most of yesterday at-) tending to executive duties at the state house, preparatory to his departure for Washington, where he will con- fer on Sunday with President Wilson. | Prior to his leaving, the governor will receive eight members of the National Woman’s party, who are to present arguments, that he urge the Tennessee legislature to: ratify, immediately the federal suffrage amendment in order) that women may vote in November. RAILROADS ARE GIVEN WARNING “BY COMMISSION ‘Washington, July 16.—Railroads of the country were: warned today ly the interstate commerce commission to refrain from confiscating coal con- fined to government departments an‘ to common carriers and to other pub- lic utilities. No indication of what action would be taken to put an end to the practice was given by the com- mission. HOUDINI CAN'T \ EVEN OPEN OWN TRUNK WITH KEY New York, July 16—Harry Houdini, who gets out of locked trunks, wriggles free from handcuffs and lets you tie him up with knotted ropes only to prove he is superior to all these things,| met his match today when he tried to unlock his ‘trunk, for the customs officials. He bent over it, inserted the key and twisted it. est non-finger-printed, jail-breaker in his little pleasantries. Mr. Houdini smiled too and ventured a jocular re-; mark about the weather. Then he! twisted it the other way, but it wouldn't open. He sat on the trunk, kicked it, tried the key again. A campaign conference. FT JUDGE GRANTS 20 DIVORCES IN DAY 7 DES MOLNES—District Judge Les- ter Thompson almost has a record here. He granted 20 divorces in 24 hours. Most of ‘them were on’ grounds of cruel treatment and the rest de- sertion, WEATHER DURING PAST WEEK WAS GOOD FOR CROPS “Conditions Were Never Better for This Season of the Year” is Opinion of Roberts The weather of the past week was especially. favorable -for all. eraps, ac- cording to a report by O. W. Roberts, director of the U. S. weather bureau. Corn received the most favorable attention and shows the most mark- ed improvement from July 10th ‘tc date. Wheat is heading in all parts of the county, and while heading shorts were pooyly put in, there are Promises of an average crop. Oats and barley are also heading. Flax is in good condition, especially early sown which is in bloom. Potatoes were considerably damaged by -in- sects ‘but there are now-promises of good yield. The first crop of alfalfa is in stack with\ good results. Reports of damage from hail con- tinue to reach the weather bureau, the most serious reported being in the vicinity of Rice, where great loss was sustained. “Taking the prospects as a whole, conditions were never better for this ‘this season of the year,” says Mr. Roberts. “It is repoPted there is some ‘difficulty in securing farm labor and steps should be taken by state, coun- ty and city officials looking: to the solving of this problem,” he says. | The customs men*smiled tolerantly, ATIF R ATY being glad to humor the world’s Breat:| WITH AUSTRIA Paris, July 16.—The exchange of locksmith was brought and he put aj ratification of the treaty of St, Ger- key in the lock and the lid opened | with a pop. j “Huh!” said the locksmith. “Huh yourself!” said Houdini. LONGEST FLIGHT TO MAKE MAIL CHARTS PRINCE GEORGE Ag JASPER “Na eomonTON we st UNITED STATES New York—One of the planes which started yesterday from Mineola, L. I, on the longest flight ever attempted by United States army aviators—from New York to Nome,.Alaska. Map shows route. h the air mail service. a The fliers will make charts and photographs for 1 maine, which established peace be- tween the allies and Austria, took place this morning in the clock room at the foreign offices. Jules Cam- bron presided over the ceremony. Af- terward M. Hertsch representing ‘zecho-Slovaka signed the agreement for the protection of minorities with- in the former territory of the Austro- Hungarian empire. | APPROVE LATEST RAILROAD LOANS Washington, July 16.—New loans to railroads of the country amounting to $17,022,273 were approved by the inter- state commerce; commission, making an aggregate of $22,068,875 so far cer- tified to the secretary of the treasury revolving fund provided by the trans- portation act. The Illinois Central railroad is to re- ceive a loan of $4,511,750 to purchase rolling stock, including 1,000 refriger- ator cars for transportation of perish- able food products. The Atchison, Topeka & Sante Fe is loaned $3,493;600 to purchase equip- ment, including 2.500 refrigerator cars. Loans of $4,446,523 to the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and $235,000 to the Salt’Lake & Utah for equipment purchases also were approved. NEW YORK TO BOOST WAGES New York, July 16—The board 9£ aldermen adopted a resolution, receiy- ed from the board of estimate in- creasing the saleries of municipal em- ‘3 20 per cont, A second resolu tion was auopted authorizing a bond issue of $5/255,930.34 to finance the increases. for payment, out of the $300,000,000! “COX AND ROOSEVELT SHAKE! Dayton—Cox and Roosevelt, Democratic candidates for presi- dent and vice-president, snapped as they met here for the first -|HOLD MEETING. TO FORM STILL ANOTHER PARTY Party of 48ers Who Bolted Hold Meeting to Plan Another Political Group THIRD BOLT IN ONE WEEK Farmer-Labor Candidate Says That He Will Continue in the Race This Fall 4 Chicago, July 16:—Formation of ane other .new. party .was taken up here this morning by members of the com- mittee’ of 48, who dissented from the decisions of thet convention last night,, and felt such action still im- perative, : Among those disagreeing with the majority conclusion to launch a party at this time and going into conference; on the question were Allen McCurdy, secretary of the committee of 48, and! keynote speaker, at the opening of its convention here last weck and Judge Ray, of Nebraska. . Qne of the points of disagreemen between the groups this.morning and the line of action of the committee of 48 convention was its refusal to en- dorse or condemn the new farmer- labor party. Mr. McCurdy has taken a vigorous attitude in opposition to the platform of the farmer-labor party. Third Bolt This mornivg’s conference marked the third bolt of the week. Nonparti- san league delegates to the committee of 48 from South Dakota first leaving for the labor party convention. Mem- bers of the committee of 48 later quit- ting the farmer-labor party, and to- day’s group finding itself out of ac- cord with the last action of the 48ers. Christensen Leady New Party Parley P. Christensen, of Salt Lake City, Utah, is the presidential nom- inee of the farmer-labor party and Max Hayes, Cleveland, labor leader, is the nominee for vice president. “Regardless of the action taken at this meeting, I am the candidate of the farmer-labor party and will con- tinue in the race,” Christensen ‘said in,a message to the Forty-eighters’ meeting. Three of the minority groups orig- inally subscribing to the fusion move- ment were represented in today’s meeting. Besides a part of the Forty- eighters, leaders of the'World Wer Veterans and People’s party joined the bolt. Of all the groups which joined the new party in convention on Tuesday only one well organized faction is left in the farmer-labor ranks, and that is the former labor party. The dominant ;farmer group in the amal- gamation,'members of the Nonpartisan league, stayed to the last, but their organization has repudiated the move-; ment and has refused to amalgamate. SOUTH AMERICAN CABINET FORMED Buenos ‘Aires, July 16.—Dr. Hosea Maria Escalier, chief of the Republ can party of Bolibia, today received a telegram from Bautista Saverra, the new. provisional president of the country, notifying him he had been apointed a member of the advisory junta of the Bolivian provisional gov- ernment. Dr. Escalier announced he would depart for La Paz\on Fri- day. y WHEAT PRICE IN A SHARP BREAK Chicago, July 16.—Wheat under. went a sensational break in price to- day. The market opened all the way from unchanged ‘figures to 9 1-2 cents lower and soon was down 10 1-2 cents a bushel, in some es lower for December the principal specula- tive market. The big tumble in value was at- tributed more to lack of buying ord-| ers than to any big pressure to sell. EARTHOUAKEIS FELT SEVERELY IN LOS ANGELES More Serious Than A y Recent Shock, It is Said; Investi- gation of Damage WOMEN RUN IN STREETS Crowds Gather to Survey Walls to See if They Can Find Cracks in Buildings Los Angeles, Calif., July 16. —A sharp earthquake shock was felt here at 10:10 o'clock this morning. The shock was more severe than any of a series felt here recently, except that of the night of June 21, when considerable damage was done at Inglewood, a town a_ short distance from here. A quick survey showed no damage, but investigation was hampered by demoralization of the telephone ser- vice. Mortar Shaken Loose In the older parts of the city it was reported mortar was shaken from the walls of brick buildings until the sidewalks were nearly white with it. Throughout the city there was gen- eral emptying of building, the fright- ened people not knowing just where to seek safety. Crowds Survey Walls . Crowds gathered in many plac searching walls of buildings with their eyes for possible cracks. People ran in fright, women scream- ing, some praying, others were fall- ing in a faint. BANKERS WILL HELP FARMERS. 10 MOVE CROPS Appoint Committee to See Rail- roads to Secure Relief from Freight Car Shortage Valley City, July 16.—The North Dakota bankers. in their annual con- vention here today discussed a num- ber of problems affecting the peoplo of the state. yee One ‘of the main topics ‘discussed was the matter of securing sufficient freight cars to handle the North Da- Kota crops. The association decided to appoint a committee to take the matter up, not only with the rail- roads but with the interstate com- cerce commission to bring about a remedy if possible. Taxatjon and blue sky stock selling were also discussed yesterday after- noon. Bankers are against the blue sky stock selling and are planning to take actions that will protect the farmer from these salesmen. President's Address “An evil which we should do every- thing in our power to remove is the unfortunate friction between the country and the town which has been fomented ‘and fostered by political demagogues to serve partisan end,” said ‘President J. J. Early, of Valley City in his. address at the opening of the convention» “There is, in fact, no better friend of the farmer than his banker, and on the other hand the banks of this stateare supported chiefly by the farmers and the indus- ry of agriculture, The interests of the town and country are not merely mutual, they are identical, and the. town contributes as much to the coun- try as the country does to the town A live, enterprising town like Valley City adds from $25 to $50 yalue to every acre within its marketing radi- uns, and a larger town, like Fargu, adds more.” In speaking of farm mortgage sta- tistics, he said that they demolish another familiar argument of the pol- itical demagogue in that heavy farm mortgage indebtedness does not indi- cate poverty or liard time, but proves conclusively the opposite. The four states of Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and ‘Missouri, aggregating only eight per cent of the area of continental United States, but carrying more than 36 per cent of the total farm mort- gage indebtedness of the country, are the most prosperous agricultural tates in the union, where values are the highest, farm improvements best, acre. yield the greatest, and credit the easiest and the cheapest.” Makes Recommendations In his address President Early made the following recommendations: That/ a committee be appointed to cooperate in seeing that the state is supplied with coal for, the coming winter; that action be taken to sec- pre sufficient cars to handle , the crops; that a committee be appoint- ed to work with similar committees from other states to accomplish @ change in the Federal Reserve banx law that will insure reasonable ex- rhange charges for legitimate service rendered in remitting for checks. Adopt Resolutions Resolutions were adopted by the association. ‘They include resolutions advocating the support by the associ- ation both financially and morally of all farming and livestock enterprises within the state, the appointment of a committee each year to be known as the “Educational and Community Weifare committee,” to cooperate with other interests of the state in the education of the state’s children, and the condemnation of the guaran- tee and deposits law in that it is un- just and political in nature and that it should be aménded.” oy