The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 31, 1920, Page 1

By \ rt THE WEATHER Generally Fair \___ BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1920 |THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE |=] PRICE FIVE CENTS THIRTY-NINTH YEAR a REFERRED LAWS _ GIVEN BURIALS IN DEEP WATERS “Funerals” Feature of Opening of Victory Celebration at Spiritwood Lake — POLITICAL GOSSIP IS RIFE Second League Ticket for Fall Rumored—Independent Meet- ings Called : 1 (Special to The Tribune.). Jamestown, N. Q,, July 31.— There were a lot of funerals at Spiritwood Lake today.» And with the funerals there was a lot of jollification. After the “mourn- ing” was finished, the meeting became a regular jollification over the pro- gress made by the anti-Townley forces in the recent primary in the fight against the present regime in the state. The state sheriff law was buried, the smelling committee was put. in its grave, the absent voters law was given a last-resting place, and ‘the red flag was buried and the Stars and Stripes | raised to the top of a flag-pole. The burials .were in the center of the lake. Torger Simmes, chairman of the anti-Townley , campaign in the pri- mary; J. FT. O'Connor, of Grand Yorks; Senator A.J. Gronna, Carl Kositzky, William Langer and other; men prominent in the independent | fight in North Dakota were present. Hundreds of visitors came in automof piles to attend the victory’ celebration. Automobiles were provided to’ take people who came by train from James- town to Spiritwood Lake. Women} were given a special invitation to at- tend. j The independent forces could find nothing but encouragement out of the primary campaign. The small major- | ity of the league candidates, and the | defeat of league measures and some candidates was regarded by those present, as ap omen of-future complete | victory. f SECOND LEAGUE TICKET A second Nonpartisan league ticket in the fall’s primaries, put forward by the Jim Waters—Leslie Simpson fac- tion of the league is in the making, it was learned today. ‘The plan, it is said, is to oust Wil- liam Lemke from his control of the leacue organization in the state, as well as to shake the ‘iron’ grip of ‘Townley on the whole: organization: Members of the faction have spread sensational stories of expositions they intend to make, according to re- ports in political circles. Several men-are said to have been considered ‘to make the race for Gov- ernor on the third league ticket. It 15 reported that Obert Olson, state treas-| urer, has been boomed for the place by some men who want to overturn the league leaders, but Olson’s posi-| tion in the matter is not known, Should the second league ticket get in the field, the Bank of North. Da- kota, of which Waters formerly was manager, would come in for a lot of publicity during the campaign, it is} said. Stories of what Waters might do in sueh a campaign have been going the rounds of political circles. CALL GROUP MEETINGS I Group meetings have been called by the committee of 21, following a meet- ing held in Fargo I. V. A. headquarters. The committee named a subcommit- tee, known as a candidate committee. to have charge of preparation of the ballot for the independent state ticket and to deal with vacancies and other emergency situations that might arise, in connection with the ticket. It also arranged for a campaign committee to have full charge of the working out of plans for the fall campaign. Dates of Meetings The group meetings will be held i Fargo, Aug. 4; Grand Forks, Aug. 5S Devils Lake, Aug. 6; Minot, Aug. 7; Williston; Aug. 9; Dickinson, Aug. 10; Mandan, ‘Aug. 11, Bismarck, Aug. 12, and Jamestown, Aug. 13. The state and legislative candidates in McLean, Burleigh, Kidder, Emmons, ; Logan and Mcintosh counties are ask-| ed to meet in Bismarck, Aug. 12, at; the group meeting. ‘ Stutsman on. Ticket The committee placed W. H. Stuts- man on the ticket for railroad commis- sioner. This action was taken be- cause the canvassing board found Mr. Stutsman had been nominated for rail- road commissioner ovér Jack Will-| iams. of Fargo. Both Mr. Stutsman) and Mr, Williams are on the independ- ent fusion ticket. . It is understood that national and state issues will be separated entirely during the campaign. The fusion committee will’ operate under special committees, while, the Republican and! Democratic state committees will deal | separately with the national campaign. | PETITIONS OUT | FOR WARD FAIR Minot, N. D., July 31—The people of Ward county want a county fair." That is the sentiment reported by D. A. Dinnie who for the past couple of weeks has devoted considerable time on the subject. Petitions have been sent to very part of the county and are being liberally signed. “There is every indication,” says Mr.’ Dinnie, “that the people want a | county fair. Farmers are signing the’ Petitions, and great enthuisasm is OI WAITER’S SCHEME) MAKES MILLIONS DRIVE CARRIES TO GERMAN LINE 1 ) Troops Fraternizing With Ger- mans and Negotiations Under Way, is Report TROOPS.MENACE WARSAW Polish Capital is Threatened by Bolsheviki Drive—Army Command Changed =‘ | Paris, July 31.—Bolsheviki cavalry forces have advanced to the east Prussian frontier, according to a re- port from the French military mission’ in Warsaw, to the French foreign ! office, The Bolsheviki forces have reached ‘Suwalki, 50 miles northwest of Grod- no, more than 60 miles to a point al- REDS’ CAVALRY | LROA (ORDERS MINERS TO END STRIKE ON WILSON PLEA President Lewis of United Mine Workers Issued Pre-emptory Orders cera WOMAN FLINGS SELF { IN TRAIN’S PATH oo Santa Cruz, Cal., July 31—Af- ter appearin at the railway sta- tion here for thrée days and re- maining for some time on ‘each occasion, a well-dressed and ap-- parently cultured woman, flung herself, beneath the wheels of au incoming train. She wag killed.’ No identification has been made. COXTOCLEAR- LEAGUE STAND, SAYS CHAIRMAN White, Head of Democratic par- ty, Declares Nominee Will Tell His Stand % | MESSAGE. OF PRESIDE Said That Serious Situation ‘Would Confront Country in Event of Many Strikes Indianapolis, Ind., July 31.—Striking mine workers in’ Indidna and Illinois today were ordered back to work by President John L. Lewis, of the United. Mine Workers of America. In a telegram directed to every lo- cal union in the affected districts he sith at ‘ instructed that immediate meetings be Nominee Said to be Planning to| called and steps taken to get the men DOMESTIC PROBLEMS, TOO A OF RASY WEALTH | Young Italian Made Millions in _| Great, Britain’ stood this loss until LIKE A ROMANCE Few Months on Difference on ¥oreign Exchange Poston, July 31.—Charles Ponzi, traveler, university graduate, waiter rand multi-millionaire in a short time by reason of his operations in inter- national, exchange, is taking life] calmly while other. people marvel at his rapid rise to fortune, and many investors haye pecome frightened and withdraw their investments. He is said to have made millions in a few months. _, Ponzi was born in Italy. Ly. wasy Woh: His fam- ati scence his education was of the .best; He never. did, any work, feeling twas “Noned ‘ea hessaid so he kept at school at Parma Italy and the University of Rome. Ponzi admits that he was a spend- thrift while in callege.; The time came when. he must get to work, and tot wanting to work in Italy among acquaintances he came to America. He arrived in Boston with $2.50. He washed dishes in Boston to get “nough money to take him to Pitt burgh to meet a friend, but triend did not materialize and he be- gan doing odd jobs in a restaurant in Pittsburgh. “I was always dreaming of the day when [ could get enough money, be- cause it is a cinch no man is going to make money unless he has goi money to start on,” said Ponzi. Hel saved a bit of money, went to Coney Island and had-a great time for a few weeks, and then went. into New York to find a job. He got a job at a big hotel. Getting tired of New York, he began to travel, getting jobs along the way. u Gets Broker's Job ! He finally reached Boston and got a job with a merchandise broker for 25 a week. Then: he found his in- spiration—she was Rose Guecc) daughter of a wholesale fruit mer- chart of Boston. They were married in 1048. Ponzi made his fortune of -millions in a few months trading in interna- tional money orders and stamps. Ponzi bought stamps abroad and sold them at a ptofit in Boston, tak- ing advantage of the exchange rate. A money order for a’ pound Sterling can be bought in London for trifle less than $4' American money. In this country the order brought $4.87. he government hit upon the plan of topping the practice by taxation. In the’ same way an Italian five- cent piece could be bought for about one cent, American money. It could be cashéd here for five cents or sold to a stamp broker for something over four cents. / In this manner, with money sup- plied ‘by “investors” in his schemes, ‘Ponzi amassed the huge fortune. MOTORISTS CAUSE MUCH EXTRA WORK Thoughtless motorists are causing a lot of delay and extra work at the Northern Pacifie and American Rail- way Express rooms at the depot. They are located at the. west end of the depot and many autoists drive in front of the rooms from which bag- gage and exprdss are taken in and out and park their cars until the trains have gone. All autoists should park their cars at the east end of the sta- tion, according to R. L. Walton, local agent of the express companies. | 1 ‘ >—______ NIGHT FLYING ‘ LAWS DRAFTED j | | o| > San Francisco July 31—Avia- tion ordinances are being drafted here to govern flying over San Francisco. bay. The new laws will compel aviators’ flying at night to display port and star- board lights, prohibit stunt fly- ing and ‘give airplanes right of way over balloons, dirigibles and shown.” kites. .|nepin county commissioners most directly north of Warsaw. The Bolsheviki have .not actually crossed { the borders of Allenstein and Marien- werder, but are fraternizing with the Germans. Menace Warsaw 1 The mission says 1t understands the! Germans and Bolsheviki are negotiat- ing at Suwalki. The northern wing of the Bolsheviki army now is menae ing Warsaw directly from the north as well as from the east. The Bolshe- viki now are twenty-five miles south- west of Bialystok. iy The allied troops in Allenstein and Marienwerder, which - are mostly French, will be held there until the situation clears, although the plebes- cite ‘duties have been completed. Haller in Command General Romer, commander of the first Polish army, which suffered most severely in the vital region northeast of -Warsaw has been relieved, and General Josef Haller has been given supreme command of the northern group of armies. F The advancement of General Haller, who commanded the Polish divisions in France and is rench-trained, is the first step in the reorganization of the Polish army, which was begun by the ‘Anglo-French mission yesterday. ADVANCE CONTINUED ~ ! London, July 31.— Continued suc- cesses for the Bolsheviki are announ- ced in an official statement issued Fri- | day by. the Russian Soviet, govern-! ment at Moscow, and received here by wireless today. Thestatement says that the Bolshe- viki advanced to Brest-Litovsk on Thursday, , EQUALIZATION . BOARD TO MEET HERE IN AUGUST The state board of . equalization will meet at the ‘statehouse on Aug. 3 and then adjourn until Aug. 18, be- cause of the absence of Governor Frazier, who is making a motor tour of Yellowstone national park, Dates for hearings were fixed today as fol- lows: ‘ Atgust 13, street car con{panies; Augus{ 14, telephone companies; Au gust 16, telegraph companies; . Aug. 17, railways, express companies and the Pullman company. County officials’ will be heard on local assessments at ‘a‘Jater date. | FROM OFFIGE ON- LIQUOR CHARGES Governor Burnquist Acts Case of Accused Hennepin County Attorney / St. Paul, July §1.—Governor Burn- quist today remoyed from office Wil- liam ‘Nash, ‘Hennepin county attor, ney. The Governor finds that the evi- dence sustains the bribery charge against Nash in connection with the Minneapolis liquor smuggling conspir- ac, His permanent removal froin office is ordered for malfeasance. Nash has been under suspension since the institution. of ouster pro- ceedings several months ago. Hen- will 32 lect his successor. SHOOT PAYMASTER AND GET $10,000 Chicago, July 3i—George Hau- brock, paymaster for Hart Schaffner & Marx, was shot through the'‘head and robbed of a $10,000 payroll by bandits. Haubrock jis in a critical condition. He was taking the payroll into the 22nd street factory of the firm when he was set upon by highwayme and shot down. 1 A DIRTY SANITARY EXPERT. Aberdeen, S. D., July 31.—Although a charge of insanitary conditions in his bakery was pending against him, the proprietor received word from the Deal at Length With Rela- tions of Labor Washington, July 31.—The, position of the Democratic party with refer- ence to the league of nations “will be made perfectly clear’ when Gov- ernor Cox delivers his speech, accept: ing the presidential, nomination, George White, new national. ghaifman declared today in answer to’ the in- quiry: of Senator Harding as .to the party’s stand onthe administration's foreign policy. Inciudés Industrial Matters Dayton, @.,. July. 31—In afldition to the league of nations the Amer- ican industrial problem and pther domestic questions are, to have a prominent place in the address of Governor Cox, accepting the Demo- cratic présidential nomination, ‘ac- cording to information here today. It was} said that a large portion of the address might be expected to deal with industrial affairs with a view to bringing capital and labor closer together. ‘Those who have talked with the goverjor said this is one of the most sérizas eoncerns-and they telieved hé'wouldgive his views at length. | GETTING AFTER DODGERS OF TAX tncome Tax Payments to State of North Dakota Now are ‘Delinquent FIGURES ON PAYMENTS \ Tax supervisors are going out on a hunt for state income tax dodgers, according to George E. Wallace, state tax commissioner. Persons. who have not filed and paid-income tax returns now are de- linduent, and the supervisors are di- rected to get the delinquents on the tax’ books.; A list of persons who have filed tax returns is being print- er by counties, and will be distributed in the various counties of the state. “This record will ‘be placed before the public, and we ask the public’s help in tracing persons who should have filed ‘income tax returns,” said Mr. Wallace. ‘| Are Now Delinquent Every person with’ an income of $1,000 or more if single, and $2,000 or more if, married must file a re- turn under the state income tax law. An exemption of $200 for each de pendant is allowed. ‘Individuals became delinquent on July 15 and corporations on July 25; on payment of tax. Keturns were due ‘March 1. ' t Records show that about 18,000 in- dividuals and 4,009 corporations have filed returns. It is estimated that ‘about 10,000 individuals must pay the tax, The income tax paid amounts to $52,825 for individuals and $432,-| 00 for corporations. A considerable | amount will be added by payments from corporations whose fiscal year ended June 3, and who are permit-} ted to make returns on the basis of their fiscal year reports. cAI «Easy This Year The tax’ commissioner's office will not he “hard” on “delinquents this; year, according to the commissioner, because of the newness of the law. The penalty of 5 per cent and an add-i ed 1 per cent a month, for delin-! quency will not be added if the vi-| olatior. is shown not to be intentional he said. If tha dodgers are found by the. supervisors, however, the penalty will be added, the commis- sioner. stated. Re tae —?> WITH WOODEN LEG Portland, July 31.—Because, it is said her husband had-a wooden leg and couldn’t dance, Mrs. Kath- erine C. Balce “eloped” with Carl Canadian government that a patent had been granted his invention—a scrub brush and a mop. | J. Alff, from Columbus, 0. They were arrested here. Alff’s a good dancer, Mrs. Balce says. ' laborers, particularly in Illinois, the | president said, had been received by “| back to work. Q Mr. Lewjs acted in compliance with wishes of President Wilson. After re- ceiving a telegram from President Wilson last night: he issued the tol- Jowing statement: “I am profoundly impressed by the president’s telegram. The suggestion of the president will be approved by. every right thinking and loyal member of the United Mine Workers of Amer- ica.” PRESIDENT’S APPEAL Washington, July 31.— President Wilson, through the United Mine Workers of America, last night ap- pealed to striking mine laborers .in Iinois_and Indiana to return to work. Inequalities in the existing wage scale—held “by the: strike lead- ers to be the cause of the walkout which has closed most‘ of the bit- uminous mines\in the two states — may exist, the! president said. He added that he ‘could not. recommend correction of any inequalities until the strikers returned to their jobs, but that when they did so he would invite the joint scale committee of ; operators and miners to meet for the \ purpose. of adjusting any such in- equalities. The ‘president issued his appeal. in, the ‘form of a télegram addressed to j the United Ming Workers of Amer- ica, after he had studied a report on the coal situation submitted by Sec- retary of Labor Wilson. Points to Contract Reports of the strikes of mine him’ “with a feeling of regret and sorrow.” He declared that he was distressed, not only because failure at this time to. mine coal in. accord- ance with the terms of the existing contract would result in suffering during the coming winter, but also “because the violation of the terms of your solemn obligation impairs your good name, destroys the confi- dence which is the basis of all. mu- tual agreement and threatens the very foundation of fair industrial re- lations.” ‘ Pointing out that the United Mine Workers constituted the largest single labor organization in the world the president said, “no organization could long endure that sets up its own strength as being superior to, ite plighted faith or its duty to. society at large.” ‘ | FARRINGTON SKEPTICAL ° Springfield. Ill, July 31—President Frank Farrington, of the Illinois Miners union, told last night that President Wilson;had offered to invite a meeting of the joint scale commit- tee of miners and operators to adjust wage inequalities, if the miners would return to work, said; “I don’t think much of it.” $j In ‘a statement several. days ago, Presidert Farrington declared thes coal miners were “about fed up on appeals” from the president. AVIATORS SHOW BATTLE TACTICS TO CITY PEOPLE Lieut. Cameron arid Lieut. Ely Disport in Clouds for Enjoy- ment of Bismarck Citizens People of the city had the oppor- tunity of witnessing stunt flying and aerial maneuvers last evening. when Judge Cameron and Newell Ely dis- ported in the clouds and displayed the art of aerial battle gained ‘in army training. ‘Lieut. Cameron, in the red. plane, and Lieut. Ely, in the white plane, flew over the city for a half hour, during which they displayed every trick known to flying men. Lieut. Cameéron’s was the attack- ing plane, and Lieut. Ely was on the defense during the maneuvers. They dived, looped, did the famous Immel- mann turn and employed other stunts in the maneuvers. For a time the two planes flew side by side about 4,000 feet in the air, and then parted ; for the “battle.” As .all passengers: landed safely, and thoroughly enjoyed the experi ence, they declared the “battle” wa: a draw. Lieut. Cameron had just returned from delivery of the first aerial mail from Bismarck. He left here at vat a. m. yesterday; arrived it! Amidon, Slope county, at 10:00 a, m. (moun-; tain time), left Amidon at, 2:50 ana} was back in Bismarck at 4 p. m, with] an answer to a letter. D RATES Pen RR EA Sel PE BOTH PASSENGER AND FREIGHT RATES ARE BOOSTED T0 MEET SUM GUARANTEED BY RAIL ACT Increase of Approximately $1,0€0,000,000. Provided in the Rates of Increase for Various Parts of Country Granted by Inter- state Commerce Commission—Affects Every Part of Nation —Amounted Added for Wage Awards Ss Washington, D. C., July 31.—The Interstate Commerce Com- mission this afternoon granted increases asked: by railroads in freight and passenger rates as follows: Advance of 40 percent in railroad freight rates in the east, 25 percent in the south, 35 percent in the west, and 25 percent in the Mountain Pacific territory. Passenger fares were increased 20 percent, the amount asked by the railroads to help absorb the railroad labor board wage award. A surcharge of 50 percent on rates for sleeping and par- lor cars was’ granted, together with a 20 percent increase in rates on excess baggage and a 20 percent increase in rates on milk. The decision of the commission comes after long considera- tion of the original demands for increases. After the railroad labor board made its wage increase decision several days ago, the railroad executives immediately filed new petitions for increases to meet this cost. GIRL BELIEVED VICTIM IN TRUNK KATHERIVE SACKESON. LEROY REPORTED NOWA STOWAWAY 10 GULF ISLAND Executor of Trunk Murder Not Found Yet—Second Trunk is Being Sought for in Case New York, July 3. Eugene Le- roy, wanted in Detroit for the mur- der of his wife Katherine Leroy, is reported by thé New Orleans police as ‘being. a stowaway on board the steamship _ Speedwell which lett there late Thursday for British Hon- duras. ‘ Leroy is charged with the murder of his wife, also known as Kather- ine Dixon and Katherine | Jackson, and the shipment of her ‘body \in a trunk to New York. The body was found in the trunk recently by em ployes of the American Railway I5x- press Co., who thought that it con- tained perishable food and therefore opened it jin the express warehouse. A reward of $3000 to $5000 for the apprehension of Leroy will be offer- ed by the Wayne county officials, it was announced today. A trunk was shipped to 800 Twelfth street, Birmingham, about the middle of June, according to the police pf that city. The trunk came from troit and had no name on it. The trunk was refused by the people living at that address. The police are trying to trace down this trunk on the possibility that it is the second trunk which Leroy is suppos- ed to have shipped. Mrs. Leo Trumbull has the body found in the trunk as of Mrs. Leroy, \She knew Mrs. doy in Detroit. identified that Le- A men answering the description ! of Leroy has been located in Mexico. He is going under the mame of Os-; car Fernandez. G rnor Sleeper of Michigan has notified the State De- partment at Washington to secure his‘ arrest. .Another man at Law- rence, Kans Iso reported to an- swer the descriptions of Leroy. tle is bei held and officers. are on their wi to identify him. SEIZE $115,000 WORTH OF LIQUOR New York, July 31.—Extensive liquor raids staged laid yester- day in Newark and Jersey City by nearly 100 federal agents were followed today by seizure in the Bronx of whiskey valued at $115,- 000, According to announcement by | prohibition entorcement.... agent Shevlin, today. % Amount Asked / In «presenting -their applications for freight rate increase ‘the railroads contended before the Interstate Com- merce commission that $1,017,000,000 was necessary to advance their in- come to the six per cent basis per- mitted by the new transportation act. Shippers and state commissions gen- erally agreed that some | advances were necessary, but they opposed both the total and the method of ap- plication. ( Passenger rates, the carriers pro- posed, would be left unchanged and their program of advances, applica- ble throughout the country, did no: take into account any wage increas: ie by the railroad labor board. The advances as proposed before new petitions were .filed after the wage awards, were: Bastern roads, 30.4 per cent, td yield an advance in all revenues of 21,1 per cent, or $544,000,000. Western roads: 23.9 per cent to ad- yance all revenues 17 per cent or $352,893,000. Southern yoads: ‘30.6. per cent to provide 20.7 per cent larger revenur, Or * $120;770,000. Apart from. these advances, 33. roads',in the southwest asked sep- arate treatment from the wester classification, and a rate increase of 32.8 per cent, f Valuation\ Fixed | An estimated valuation of $20,610, £00,000 placed on the transportation systems ‘by their owners was ques- . tioned by ‘both shippers and_ state utility commissions, who complained that “book value” was unreliable, while the. carriers contended that their figures were conservativé, es- pecially because of rising cost of ma- terials and equipment. In¢reases in passehger rates, and flat freight in- creases instead of the percentage ad- vances, also were advocated by ship- pers to equalize the burden of any advance. ’ Setting out the necessity for the inerease, the railroads claimed that the net income of all of the country’s coads fell from $1,056,000,000 in 1916 to $510,000,000 in 1919, while their in- vestment was increased more than $2,000,000,000. Operating | expenses the roads said, have .increased 99.1 percent since 1916, and-revenues 36.37 percent. Operating expenses, it was added, are now 99 percent of the rev- enues, against 68 percent in 1916. Railroad Agreement Arguing for the increases, the rail- toad executives said the one billion dollars| of added revenues was ‘neces- sary. if the roads were to handle the nation’s commerce _ satisfactorily. They contended that savings prom- ised: by them could not be effected at \] once because the roads were not re- turned to them in the same condi- tions/as they were when taken over amd, because ‘of unsolved labor dif- ficulties. Clifford Thorne, of Chicago, repre- senting shippers. recommended to the commission that the roads be unified for operation as they were in 1917, declaring that only in this way could the roads solve the existing transpor- tation problem. Mr. Thorne also argued that the rate advances asked were excessive as the carriers had not made any pro- vision for more efficient operation p for decreases in the cost of materials. He also argued that the .companies set too high a value on their prop- erties and that they were capitalizing land granted them by federal and state. governments without cost and asking the people to forever pay a tax on these free gifts. COMMERCE BODY __ FOR OPEN SHOP Washington, July 31,—By an over- | whelming referendum vote, the mem- bership of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States has adopted a platform on industrial relations. which, among other things, declares for the right of “open shop” operation of industry and for making labor or- ganizations the same as organizations | of employers, legally responsible to others for their conduct and that of their agents. Answering two allied propositions submitted: at the same time, the members took a position that strikes in public utility operation should be forbidden by law, and that tribunals should be set up with the power to ix wages and working conditions for ! employes of utilities. The results of both votes were made public today by the chamber.