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

THE WEATHER Generally |Fair THIRTY-NINTH YEAR BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1920 m= |THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [==] "PRICE FIVE CENTS NORTHWEST TO PRESS DEMAND FOR NORE-CARS Fargo Conference Takes Posi- tion That Strong Influence ‘ Must be Exerted SEEKING PRIORITY ORDERS A Large Part of Northwest’s Wheat Crop Must be Stored, According to Officials (Special to. the Tribune) Fargo, July 30.—Enongh freight cars to handle about 400,000,000 bush- els of grain for shipment from the northwest states of North and South - Dakota, Minnesota and Montana to eastern markets will be demanded within two weeks from the interstate commerce comnfission at Washing: | ton. This decision was reached at # meeting of officials, grain, men, bank- ers, farmérs and businessmen of, the | northwest at the Fargo Commercial club today. It was declared that # out delay on the part of the north- west business interests for the spec-| dy movement of freight cars to this section if disaster is to be avoided. This afternoon a definite organi- zation was to be perfected. This or- ganization will be composed of rali- road and warehouse commissioners of the four northwest states, and re- presentatives of all the larger ship~) ping, grain, farm and livestock or-| ganizations of the district, mittee will go to Washington and appear before the interstate com- merce commission with a specific de- mand that cars be kept moving to and from the northwest for the haul | ing of grain, potatoes, livestock and corn during the fall months. | Present Data . Data on the car shortage question was presented at the meeting by Frank Milhollan, member of the) North Dakota railroad and warehouse commission who acted as chairman; 0. P. B. Jacobson, state railroad and warehouse commissioner for Minne- sota; J. IM. Anderson, president of the Equity, Cooperative exchange; Congressman George M, Young anc: John M. Baer, Curtis L. Moshier of, the Federal Reserve bank and H. C.) Peterson, of the department of agri} cyture and labor,” It was the unanim: | ous opinion of these’ men, all of whom have given considerable time recently to ‘the study of the car sit- uation, that drastic means must he takenat once to remedy the present shortage of freight cars. if “The interstate commerce commis- - gion Kas the power to direct priority movément of cats to the northwest,” said Congressman, Young. “They have requests for similar action at the present time from every past of the United States and it is a ard matter for them to decide which com- munity is the most in need of cars. If we can send a strong delegation to ‘Washington and put the matter clearly before the commission, I be- lieve we will get the results. There is a contést on for cars and to get them we must show our cause in the roper light. - . Mr. Moshier, representing the Fed- eral Reserve bank, said that the bank yesterday in view of the present se- rious car shortage sent out a bulle; tin to all of its. member banks, ex- pressing the opinion that the car edied and in \time to handle this year’s grain supply. : “We have .cgnsiderea’the Jsituation | one of the ‘most serious fin ;yeats;’” he said. ‘We advised all our mem- ber banks to instruct the farmers, to. prepare to hold their. grain. It fe jas not proper storage on his farm j he should go to the elevator at his / nearest town and see what arrange” ments he can make for the sale of his grain. He should clean out ev ery available place on his farm and be ready to store as much of his grain; as possible. Terminal Facilities Short “There will be about — 650,000,00 pushels of grain produced in the four northwest states this season. The) northwest, including the large termi- inals in Minneapolis, St. Paul and wuluth, has only storage capacity fo: about 200,000,000 bushels. The rest} will have to be taken care of in) some manner. ‘Cars will have to be provided for the shipment jof the re! mainder of ‘this grain to eastern . markets. “During the past four years noth- ing has been done by the roads to keep their equipment in repair or to} {* even supply the normal amount of; new -yearly equipment. In some cases large grain companies have ap- f: plied for permission to repair freight cars owned by the roads for their personal use. This was started once on a small scale but later ordered stopped by the railroads because of requests from the unions. There is pound to ‘be a car shortage until re- pairs are made and new equipment is provided for. If the northwest gets cars for. the hauling of this year’s grain crop, some other locality will be robbed.” Need: Strong Delegation ¥ Mr. Jacobson, of the Minnesota Warehouse commission, irman of the recent St. f officials and grain men which considered ‘the situation. said this morning that there is sstill 40,000,000 bushels of grain from last years crop still being held jn the northwest due to lack of cars. This has to be shipped out as well as the crop that is now soon ready to be harvested,” he said. Mr. Jacobsen Railroad and who was chai Paul meeting 0! strenuous effort must be made with-|, FIGURE IN “KISS (Above) Miss Helen Irene Guillow, hes ho says she will “stick by” The.coM ‘Byron Pettibone (below), on trial for Pet- a nurse, the alleged murder of his wife. tibone is said to have confessed gi’ ing his wife poison and then kissing her good night. : g ig) c TWO WOMEN ARE TRIAL PUZZLES "INMURDER CASE Elements of Mystery in Case of Man Accused of Wife Mur- der—Story of Deaths BY LORRY A, JACOBS,’ N. E. (A. Staff Correspondent Manchester, Vt.,” July distinct-- elements murderer. in-a cell. FIRST—What was the secret of the strange infatuation which ‘ Pettitone had for Nurse Irene Guillow, .a woman few’ people would consider attractive. SECOND—Who, is ‘the black veiled woman who has been hovering around the jail where Pettibone is held. Marriage a Secret ed in the case when the histor Pettibone’s \love affair with his wi seeped out. VaR ow OOK WELCOMED 30.—- Two of mystery sur: round the case of, Byron Pettibone, ‘alleged | wite back to the time before -Pettibone’s wife died, suddenly and mysteriousty: The other has turned.up_ since the alleged murderer has beef confined One . traces All New Hngland became interest- Several years ago, when BY HOMBFOLKS: BAN SPEECHES tertainment Stages in Day- ton for Nominee HARDING TALKS FI Methods of Raising Campaign Ftind are'Taken Up at Meet- ing With Chicago Men NCE Dayton, 'O., July 30.—Governor James M. Cox, as the Democratic presidential nominee, was acclaimed today by residents of Dayton and other portions of ‘the Miami valley, in a home-coming celebration. ‘They join, ed here by thousands in a non-partisan home-coming demonstration to their distinguished native son. . A circus parade at 2:30 o'clock to- day ‘was the main feature of the cele- bration in honor of Governor Cox. Hours before the parade crowds lined the court of honor. Speeches were banished from the program and the crowd turned out in response to requests for laying aside of all partisan-feeling and rejoicing over the selection of one of their friends and neighbor as the Demo- cratic standard bearer. \_ PLAN POPULAR SUBSCRIPTION Marion, O., July '30.—Questions of financing the Republican campaign were taken up in a conference of 40 business men connected with the finan- cial end of the Republican national committee yesterday. They were ac- companied by Fred Upham,treasuicr of the national committee, and talked over campaign finances with the nom- inee and outlined in detail the plan perfected in -Chicago for raising a carnbele fund by popular subscrip- tion. hal People to Pay Campaign “This campaign is goin to be financed by a truly popular fund,” Mr. Unham said. “Arizona is’ going to contribute its share, in proper pro- portion, just exactly as New York or Chicago will do. The idea of a popu-. dar fund has appealed strongly to the rank and file of the party.”* The Ohio situation was discussed by the senator with George H. Clark, chairman of the advisory committee, who declared that, even with the Democrats making the state one their principle battle grounds, ther was no doubt of Republican success. “Ohio i8 “Republican,” said in a formal statement. Harding and Coolidge. s “I speak out of knowledge, and a aa every county and. commun- ty, doubt the Republican party. This survey has .been miade by the experienced representatives of the state commit- te and. has covered county and pre- cinet.” ‘ COMMITTEE ON FUSION TICKET FORMATION TOLD Was Outgrowth of Sentiment Expressed by Large Number or fe i shortage would not be greatly rem-} he was 21, Pettibone wooed and won | Mrs. Bond, who was 40, and owner of a little store in Bennington, wher2 ‘Pettibone worked. The marriage was kept secret until townsfolk began to falk about the couple's associations The ‘breath of scandal died down, but townsfolk often referred to the Pettibones as “that queer. couple— she’s old enough to be his mother.” The couple finally sold their store and. Pettibone became an apprentice an Explaining the purpose “committee of 21,” which. endorsed anti-Townley : ticket Yorks for the fall campaign, G. Nelson, secretary of the Indepen- dent Voters’. association, has issued a statement stating that the method is used -to, obtain, a united front in the fall campaign. of Men, Says Nelson of the Grand Theo. at Ss in an undertaking establishme! j while his wife went to work in mill. Then Mrs. Pettibone died— suddenly. Ani.autopsy was held and strychnine was found.’ Police say Pettibone confessed he had put it in a dose ‘of salts his wife had taken. He explained, in his ed her good night. _ She'll Stick by Him |. } And then came the diselosurs low. in his cell. tinually. I love you better than ever. with you to the end.” ; seat of the hearse He drove. And now, with the alleged murderer behind bars, a woman outside of Pettibone’s cell. She has not appeared. at the trial. Attorneys say. they do not know her, And villagers declare she doesn’t belong there. Mystery Woman \ tity? jone of “her own” is in danger on, villagers are musing: “Why did Nurse Guillow fair that the could explain INCORPORATE EXCHANGE filed articles of, incorporation, wi a capital stock of $10,000. said that the northwest now has less than’ sixty percent of. its norma! svp- ply of freight cars. He said that the New England s (Continued on Page Eight) i pany, of Cafido, has incorporated. confession, according to police, how he gave his|. wife the poisoned salts ‘and then kiss- Pettibone's relations with Irene Guil- She has visited him repeatedly He asks about her con- She has written him love letters, and said, in his cell, “Byron I'll stick | iNeighbors say ‘that Pettibone often i took Miss Guillow riding on the front has naid nightly visits to a place * Is she a witness, hiding her iden- Or perhaps a relative unable to keep away fromm the scene where And, while Pettibone’s trial goes attract him—and is there ‘another love af- man in the black veil The Reynolds Potato Exchange has Among the incorporators are H. C. Richsteig, Oscar Trytten and Julius Ackerman, | 4© | of, Reynolds, Grand Forks county. The tates have about 1494 | jarmers Co-operative Elevator com- nt a The fact that the vote cast for Governor Frazier in the primary tp- talled less than half the votes cast in the primary.,for the two, candi- dates for Governor. opposed to. the league, is regarded by many advo- cates of combination in the’ state election’ as a very good reason for a union) of all forces opposed to Town- leyism, Mr. Nelson says that the idea of a committee of 21 originated at a meet: ing of the Independent Voters’ asse- ciation at Grand Forks last winter when there were over 900 persons. present. That conference requested the Republican.state central commit- teemen opposed to Townley, the Democratic state committeemen ang, the I. V. A. to namé seven men eacit on a committee to unite the opposi- tion to Townleyism. The action of the committee of 21, therefore, representative of a large group *f men, he says. \ ARMY OFFERS A _CHANCE TO SEE GERMAN NATION Service in France is Also Possi- _ ble Under New Rwing Re- ceived Here of Enlistment with the United States Army of Occupation is now ‘open ac- cording to orders received this week. by the local recruiting office. Authority has’ been received to en- list and re-enlist men for the Ameri- can army stationed in Germany with headquarters in Coblenz. Men: who served in Germany and desire to return will now have their first opportunity to do so. For full particulars apply at the recruiting of- fice, Third and Main streets. th Paper money is made of cotton mixed with silk, is} CONFERENCE 0 WAGE SCALE IS REFUSED UNION Circus Parade Feature of En-|Operators Meeting. in Chicago Hold That Miners are Violat- ing Agreements UNION HEADS MAY ACT \ Executive Officers Given Auth- ority to Deal With Strike of Day Laboyer Chicago, July 30.—Indiana and. Illi- rois coal operators meeting here. to- day voted to reject, plea of President Lewis of-United Mine Workers for a joint meeting of operators and miners scale committees, The operators appointed a commit- tee to draft a reply to Mr. Lewis's message, decl#ing that the striking miners are violating their contract entered into when ‘the government made the last wage award and re- minded the mbiners that they hed been ordered back to work. /'The coal operators will not meet with the miners unless ordered to do so by the government. Chicago members of the committee who went to Washington recently to present information on the strike of day laborers in Illinois mines declared at that time ‘they could not undertake te change the wage agreement of last April unless the government reopened the coal commission hearings which drew up the wage agreement. AUTHORITY GIVEN. Indianapolis, July 30.—Executive officers of the United Mine Workers) si of America today were clothed with full authority to take whatever action they deem necessary in the situation created by the walk-out of company men and‘ day workers in the Indiana and Illinois coal fields. Blanket authority to act has been conferred on John L. Lewis and other executive officials of the union by the international executive board, it was announced today. No mention was made of any other action by the board. HOWATT’S ATTITUDE Pittsburgh, Kan., July 30.—Alexan- of| der Howatt, district president of the | United Mine Workers today wired John L. Lewis, international president Mr. Clark|@t Indianapolis’ that’ Kansas miners |) “She will, Would “use all the power in their.com- exceed her record in her plurality for] ™and to compel the operators to re- turn every dollar that was stolen from fbetr wages.” Several thousand Kan- a8 miners afe idle in protest against in, thé. state indicates beyond] fines imposed by operators because ‘the overwhelming victory of the miners refused to work Saturday. DRAW THEIR PAY Springfield, Ill, July 380.—Eighty thousand striking miners drew two- weeks pay today. Some of them were penalized as much as. $14 a piece be- cause ‘of the strike but a majority ot them were told.the penalty will not be imposed until the next pay. SUGAR ONLY IS - ‘ BURGLAR’S LOOT Sioux Falls, S. D., July 30.—A, su- gar thief is operating at Philip and thus far has procured quite a quan- tity of sugar by burglarizing Philip stores. To him the sugar appears more valuable than silk or other goods carried in stock by the stores. E. M. Larson was the latest victim. His store was entered and several 100-lb. sacks of sugar carried away. Recent- ly a number of sugar sacks also were stolen from the store of R. M. Wil- liams, another Philip merchant. COX HOLDS FOR RESERVATIONS, SAYS SEN, KING Assume Modified Atti- t tude _ Washington, July | 30.—Confirma- tion of reports that Governor James M. Cox, democratic nominee for pres- ident, expects to desert the Wilson League of Nations as. the campaign progresses was brought to Washins- ton by Senator W. H. King of Utah, who came here from Dayton, Ohio, where he had a long’ conference with OX. According to Senator King the dem- ocratic nominee does‘ not favor the United States entering the present league without reservations safe- guarding the United States. Senator King indicated that the democrats under the leadership of Cox will move from the Wilson absolute position to the Lodge reservations. “You can say for me that Governor Cox, now that Senator’ Harding has joined the*Johnson-Borah group of bitter enders and come out against any Léague.of Nations, will advocate the League of Nations but with what- éver reservations are. necessary to safeguard the United States,” he, said. “He is opposed to the league cove- nant without the dotting of an ‘i’ or the crossing of a'‘t,’ regardless of the statements etl after his confer- ence with Fresident Wilson, * “Governor Cox and the president undoubtedly are in accord on the ques- tion of the wecessity for ‘having the League of Nations, but Governor Cox, I am convinced, will’ take a stand in favor of reseryations that will make WHAT DIPLOMACY DOES TO HEALTH ; LL0YD GEORGE». LONDGN,—Wilson’s health broke. So did Clemenceau's. Lloyd George, the other member of the Big Three world statesmen held out longest, but now he, too, has ‘been ordered by his physicians to take a vacation with “absolute rest.” Whether the little Welshman will obey the doc- s, remains to be seen. He got ar orders trom the medical men MONEY WIZARD NOT WORRYING “OVER BIG RUNS Pays Out $1,500,00 and Still Has Lot of Money Left, Says His Secretary MILLIONS IN EXCHANGE. Boston, , July 30—Charles Ponzi, who claims to havé amassed millions within a few months, and who paid to, the public large, profits on their in- vestments in his deals in internation- al exchange, appeared today almost to have satisfied questions among his investors as to his solvency. The amounts paid out by Ponzi since the run began Monday was es- timated by his manager, Miss Lucy Meli, at $1,500,000. “And we have twice as much more money right here in Boston, as Mr. Ponzi owes, so there is no need of anyone being nervous,” she ° edd The run of frightened investors to cover,, Miss Meli said, meant more money-in the already bulging pockets of Ponzi as unmatured notes were paid only on the basis of actual invest- ment. | How Ponzi Worked Washington, July 29.-—Taking ad- vantage of the difference in postal and real exchange rates, Charles Ponzi of Boston, former waiter, traveler and university graduate, made more than $8,000,000 in a few months trading in international money orders and Others have also made huge investigation showed. Under the conversion rates, an- now d yesterday and: effective Au- gust 15, an international money order for one pound sterling would be worth $4 in ‘American money. Under the old rate it was worth $4.87, The new rates applied to money of other countries makes: One florin of the Netherlands equal of 38 cents; one krona of Sweden is worth 24 cents; one krona of Denmark on Nor- way is equal to 20 cents, and! 10.30 francs of French,; Belgium and Italy are equal to $1. Under old conversion rates a trifle mofe than five francs, three krona and 72 ores, two flo} and 47 cents (Netherlands) were equal to a dollar. Ponai_ was sail to ,have bought stamps abroad and sold them here at a great profit. 4 The American government, is was made plain, has not lost any: money thru the operations of Ponzi aiid oth- ers, but has been the gainer/ Operations by which profite were made in trading in international money orders ‘and stamps was! ex- plained here. A money order jor a pound sterling can he bought in :.on- don for a little less than $4 American money. In this country the order brot $4.87. ‘Great Britain stood the loss un- til the government hit upon the plan of stopping the practice of taxation. Not all countries have done this, however. In the same way, an Italian five- cent piece could be bought for about one ,cent American money. It could be cashed here for five cents or sold to'a stamp broker for something over four cents. TO INCORPORATE EDMORE VILLAGE Edmore, N. D., July 30.—The vot- ers of Edmore. will decide this week by ballot. whether or not the village board shall be no more, and the mu- nicipality become a recognized town. Little apparent interest has been the obligations of the United States under the league covenant conform with the constitution of the’ United States.” d manifested to date, in the question. I: is believed however that keen inter- est will be displayed on election day. i 2 HELD OFF BA OLD WASHINGTON HOME KEEP UP Washington, July 30—-Every year congress grants $100 for the repair of fences and for cleaning up and maip- taining the 18-acre reservation ‘at Wakefield, Va., where George Washing+ ton was born. There is no dwelling on the place, but a monument marks the place of na- tivity of “the father of his country.” Wakefield is 110 miles from Washing- ‘{ton, and is not often visited because it is not easily accessible. It is a mile jand a half.from the Potomac and pil- grims going by water must also trudge overland to’ reach it. Excur- sion steamers no longer stop, the old government wharf having been. partly carried away by ice and floods ‘and never. repaired, 1 DRASTIC PEACE TERMS T0 POLES: ARE PROHIB Allies in Note Sent to Warsaw Government Sets Limita- tions of Red Peace HUNGARY WANTS FIGHT Permission to Fight Reds Likely to be Refused—Russians | Drive on Lemberg Paris, July 30.—The _ limitations which Great’ Britain and France would put upon Soviet demands of Poland the arranging of an armistive are set, forth in a notification which {has been dispatched to the Warsaw ,; 8overnment by the British and French governments, it was learned here tu- day. Poland requested the views of Great Britain and France on, possible larmistice terms and the governments at London and Paris had notified the Polish government that they will, not permit Poland to accept possible terms which would demand: First, whole or partial disarmament, Second, a change in the Polish sys- tem in government dictated or Drought about by the Soviet, Third, acceptance by Poland of a boundary line less favorable than that provisionally drawn. by . Premier Lloyd George. |. Fourth, the use of Poland as a (bridgehead in any -sense between ‘Germany and Russia. Send Munitions A ‘bearing'on the military situation it develops that vast stocks of muni- tions from the /allies are moving to- ward Warsaw from Danzig on the Baltic and from Rumania. Hungary has asked the permission ol Great. Britain and France: to at- tack the Soviet army, such an attach would involve permission to reorgan- ize the Hungarian army, the demobil- ization of which was provided for by the Hungarian peace treaty, REDS AFTER LEMBERG Warsaw, July 30.—The fighting ap- pears to have eased up on the north- ern'front. In the center there are rear guard actions, with withdraw- ing Poles keeping in contact with their right and left wings. In the south the battle for possession of lyemberg is impending or already is underway, while in ‘the center the Poles in their retreat have not yet reached the frontier of Poland, to- ward which the Bolsheviki seemingly are aiming before an armistice is proclaimed. There is much uncertainty and suspense in Warsaw over the ques- tion as to whether the Reds plan to cross the border fixed by the su- jpreme council and continue to'march in the direction of Warsaw. ‘Military observers are inclined to. ‘believe the Bolsheviki are striving with all avail- able force to wrest Lemberg from ‘Polish hands before hostilities cease should there be an agreement at the Baronovitchi meeting which begins tonight. ~ Conferences Begin Today From intercepted wirelegs messag- es and other sources it is pretty weil understood in Polish military circles that the Bolsheviki intend to .spare for time at Baronovitchi. It is con- sidered apparent that the Bolshevita are determined; to capture Lemberg as a prize at the last day’s battle. BACK FROM W. AND FINDS TWO WIVES WAITING Variation of Enoch Arden Tale Makes Fine: Tangle for Wounded Soldier oe Anas é Vienna, July 30.—Variations' of the Enoch Arden. story continually crop up in this part of the world with the return df prisoners of war from far countries. About the time of the armi- stice a Vienna woman received a tele- gram from Irkutsk saying her miss- ing husband was alive there. She dropped dead at the long deferred we ord. A friend telegraphed the husband but the message was delivered to an- other man of the same name ill to ale hospital. Later the latter married his nurse and returned h8me with her a few weeks ago. He found his wife alive and well and now thef are trying to straighten out the situation. ITED! CAPITALREMOVAL QUESTION — LLOT IN FALL BY SUPREME COURT RULING New Rockford Motion to ‘Vacate Old; Judgment Will Not be Re- ceived by Justice Robinson REASONS OF COURT. GIVEN Would Mean “Judicial Anarchy” to Set Aside Any Decisions, Justice Says People of ‘North Dakota will not yote this fall,on the question of re- moving the state capital from Bis- marck to ‘New Rockford. Justice J. BE, Robinson, ofthe su- Preme court, sitting as acting chiet justice during yacation, today refus- ed to consider a motion of New. Rock- ford people to vacate the decision of the court four years ago refusing Hs place the matter before the peo- ple. As the time has expired for the filing of petitions to obtain a vote on constitutional amendments, the mat- ter cannot be voted upon this fal!. When the New ‘Rockford — peopte presented 20,000 petitions to the sec- retary of state four years ago, the matter “was taken into court. The supreme court*held on Sept. 11, 1016. in the case of Linde vs. Hall that the law providing for the initiation of constitutional amendments was not self-executing and New Rockford’s petitions therefore were not sufti- cient. On Oct. 6, 1918, in the case Twichell vs. ‘Hall the supreme court reversed the construction of the law given in the previous decision. \ New ‘Request A short time ago, J. F. Richards, representing the Community club of New Rockford, asked Thomas Hail, secretary of state, to hold the old pe- titions valid because of the reversal of the decision, and to place the question on the ballot. Mr. Hall held that there. was no warrant in law for so doing, and an opinion of F. E, Packard, ‘assistant attorney general, held the same. Their stand now is upheld by Justice Robinson. Court’s Ruling In a letter to attorneys for both sides in the matter Justice Robinson says: “Our clerk has referred to mq 4 motion to reconsider this case (Bau- er vs. Hall) and to vacate the judg- ment and direct ‘the secretary of state to. place on the ballot at the next general election a ‘petition to amend the -¢dnstitution so as to change ‘the capital. It is true this court, as now. constituted, has’ de- cided that the judgment entered in this action was erroneous and so we have, held many ‘other judgments er- roneoils, and doubtless the successors of the present judges will hold that many of our decisions are erroneous. Certain it js that every appellate court does make erroneous decisions. Manifestly vif‘all such decisions may be reconsidered and opened up there would be no end to litigation, In- made sustaining ‘the recent. constitu- tion amendments and the laws made pursuant to them ‘might be reversed and annulled and of course. that would be nothing less than judicial anarchy. The motion is clearly out of order. Hence, the clerk of this court is di- rected not to consider the motion or to put the same on the court cal- endar.” TURKS ARRIVE 10 SIGN TREATY Paris, July 30.—The Turkish dele- gation which is to sign the peace treaty arrived in‘ Paris this morning. The signing of the treaty probably will not take place until next week BRIDE-TO-BE IS | WAITING; GROOM DOESN’T APPEAR Takes No Chances on Bigamy and Fails to Show Up for Second Marriage Kenosha, Wis.. July 30.—At -8:00 o’clock Monday Miss Kathryn Durkin, 18, true to her ‘troth to ‘William Thomas of Racine, was in the. vestibule of the St. James church while the Rev. Father R. J. Smith was behind the chancel waiting to perform the ceremony. Scores of friends were there. i For more than an hour the girl bride-to-be waited and wept. Then she was told that Thomas had.a wife in Racine. It is said that Thomas had been separated from his wife and did not understand the bigamy law until just before the. ceremony. Then’ he took the easiest way by failing to appéar. Miss Durkin told the police about it today, but they can’t find Thomas. ee TOWNLEY STOPS AT DEVILS LAKE Devils Lake N. D. July 30—A. C. Townley and Spurgeon Odell floated into town on No. 30 Tuesday night and spent the night at the Great Nor- thern hotel. They left the hotel this morning for a trip through the coun- ty. It is hinted they are here in the interests of the new compaign fund Townley is endeavoring to raise among the nonpartisan farmers. deed, all the decisions which we have |