The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 7, 1920, Page 1

~ 7 amon a ae ‘THE WEATHER Generally Fair i THIRTY-NINTH YEAR "BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. SA URDAY, AUGUST 7, 1920. PRICE FIVE CENTS CROP MOVEMENT BIG JOB AHEAD OF NORTHWEST Biggest Minds in_ Railway, Banking and Official Circles Study Problem “DAKOTA SHIPPERS ACTIVE}. Formation of Permanent Organ- ization Expected to Come on August 17 quits Beate" Moving the northwest’s prospective 650,000,000 bushel prospective crop is the big problem now confronting thd biggest minds in, federal, state bank and railway circles. The car shortage is critical, the most serious in thé history of the northwest, experts ’say. With a bum- per harvest upon us there’ still re- mains in country elevators and farm granaries close to 39,000,000 busheis| of last year’s grains still to be moved. The northwest’s plea to the Inter- state Commerce Commission to issue priority orders to assure alleviation of the car shortage will be presented to the commission in Washington on Monday by a committee of northwest officials and citizens. Permanent organization of the North. Dakota Shippers association, an outgrowth of the meeting recently held at Fargo to discuss the car short- age, will be effected at another meet- ing to be held in Fargo, probably on August 17. Has Broad Plan This association, according to plans, will embrace representative of each farmers, Bhippers and livestock organt-; zation in the state with a purpose of facilitating the marketing of crops, studying the finances which affect the farm and livestock business, and to investigate freight tariffs in various states of the northwest and take steps to aid traffic and secure reasonable adjustments in.all cases. Repairing Cars One of the big efforts now being made by the railway men is the repairing of every available grain car, extracting every possible car from the eastern and southern traffic and 1outing them as rapidly as possible to strategic distributing ‘points in the northwest. Officials ofthe Federal Reserve bank are urging the immediate con- struction of granaries, on farms to care for grain the railroads will be unable to haul. Some solution of the problem, most likely a priority order,, will be made at this hearing, the officials believe. Recent advices from Washington in- dicate that the commission is aware of the grain car crisis, which, in the proportion that it affects the North- west, will affect all the rest of the United States that depends on wheat for its bread. Realization of the -se- riousness of .the situation is believed to have prompted the advancement of the date of the hearing. Last Year's Leftover The first of July there were 39,800,- 000 bushels of last year’s grain valued. at $83,337,000 in country elevators and on farms in the Northwest, accord- ing to a statement issued yesterday by John H. Rich, chairman of the Federal Reserve bank of Minneapolis. “This amount of grain still to be moved ffom elevators before they will be clean and ready for the new crop and the amount still held on the farms are factors which tend to hurt! the prospect of the free movement of the new crop,” he says in his state- ment. by Market: From Farm “In view of this situation, it is of the utmost importance that each erain grower investigate at once the possibilities of the prompt marketing of grain from his own farm this fall. If he cannot satisfy himself that the; elevators at his local shipping points! will be in position to receive and .move his grain, he should take im- mediate steps to provide dry, clean and weather-proof storage on the farm. There is sufficient time to erect} new grain bins and take other ap- propriate steps for the safety ofthe} grain after it is threshed.” Failure to market the 1920 crop promptly will place another serious | problem on the banks, that of mak- ing loans to the farmers to tide them over until the grain is turned into money. This problem, too, is receiy-! ing the attention ofthe financial /* | Another angle of the car shortage which came to light yesterday, was the report from Seattle, Washington, that empty freight cars are being! rushed to the Pacific coast to clear up the congestion of Eastbound lum- ber traffic before the new freight} rates go into effect on August 26. BOYS’ PIG CLUB IS BUSY. TO SHOW AT FAIR The boy pig club at Apple Creek is planning on exhibiting their pigs at the Missouri Slope fair at Man- dan this fall. The boys are now working hard getting them into good shape. G. W. Gustafson, county agent, says that the pigs are doing well. ‘The boys have proved their abil- ity in raising pure bred pigs,’ he said. ‘ GATHER MILLION POUNDS OF WOOL The wool growers of the state are shipping their wool to Fargo for stor- age in the State Federation of Wool Growers’ warehouse there. . They expect to gather between 1,000,000 and 2,000,000 pounds of wool, which they will hold for bet-) i} ter prices. There are more motors for hire than private cars in Japan. PRINCE AND BRIDE VISIT U. S. 'WASHINGTONPrince ‘Antoine Bi- besco of Rumania will come to Wash- ington as Rumanian minister. He. is weil known at the capital, having served as a member of the Rumani- an mission during the war. His wife, Princess Bibesco, was (Miss Elizabeth Asquith, daughter of former Premier Asquith of Great Britain. They mar- ried in London a year ago. WATERS’ EFFORT: “SHOKE SORBEN” FOR BILL LEMKE? Reported Question Sincerity of Reported Attacks on League Leadership FEAR AUTOCRATIC. RULE , Race Reports that the Jim Waters—Le%- lie Simpson faction of the Nonparti- san league is operating as a “smoke screén” to protect the leadership ot A. C. Townley and William Lemke inthe league were in circulation here today. ‘ The movement to launch a “second league ticket” in the fall election by the Waters-Simpson faction, aided by J, W. Brinton, author of the news- paper grab bill, are said to haye fall- en flat. %t is known that attempts to persuade two or three independent Republicans ,who originally were members ‘of the league but left‘ be- cause they could not''stand the so- cialistic tendencies .and scandalous deals of the league heads, to accept LOGAN COUNTY. COMMISSIONERS NAME NEW PAPER Napoleon, Aug. 6.—The Napoleon Homestead, an independent, fearless newspaper, has been named the of- ficial county organ of Logan coun- ty. Taking the view that the Brinton newspaper law is operative becaus2 the supreme court failed to declare the law constitutional, the commis- sioners acted. The Homestead pub: lished the official abstract of votes of the recent primary. Since January 1 the Homestead has furnished’ its. readers free ot charge with. the official proceedings of the commisisoners; and other no- tices. SAY COAL COSTS WILL INCREASE 25-60 PER CENT Utilities Companies Ask for Permission to Boost Rates at Grand Forks and Fargo The coal shortage facing the north- places on such a ticket have failed.} west and the increased cost of coal The autocratic domination of Townley and Lemke has been recog: over the entire country.as a result of the increase in freight ‘rates ef- nized by many league men as the! tective soon, is expected to result in rock upon which the league organ-! petitions for increases in rates by ization may split. ‘Many power has walked the gang plank at their orders. Lemke, according to the opinion of some league men, has completely undermined Townley in the state and is the real autocrat. The Waters-Simpson faction, in the opinion of some politicians here, fas simply set up a straw man whica Townley and Lemke ‘could knock down with ease and served as a warn- ing to any one who should question their domination. And after the danger of a real uprising has passed the Waters-Simpson men_ will be right in the fold again, it is predict- ed. KILLS HIMSELF, , ALMOST CUTTING HEAD FROM BODY Beach, N. D., Aug. Nick Volck. aged 29. committed suicide here by nearly severing ‘his head from his body with a butcher knife. Despond- ency is given as the cause for his ct. Volck and’ his wife had been em- ployed as cooks with the railroad telegraph repair crew. He had been threatening to commit suicide. Yes- terday afternoon hs wife missed him and a search was instituted. He was found dead under a nearby grain cle- vator. ‘ CORN CROP IS DOUBLE 1919 “Corn throughout Burleigh county is exceptionally good, and during the last few days has made rapid prog- ress. ‘Many, fields are showing up better than last year,” the county egent reports. ‘There is twice as much corn be- ing raised in the county this year as last year, some farmers having as much as 200 acres of corn. “Several fields of wheat in the northern part of the county will run a league! over 30 bushels to the acre. “Some oat fields are going to ru as high as 50 bushels or better to the acre.” many utility companies in the state. The cost of coal, it is said, will be increased materially after the new freight rates become effective. The Red River Valley Power company, of Grand Forks, represerts to the rail- road commission in its plea for auth- ority to make surcharges on gas, elec: tric and steam rates that the increas- ed cost of coal in the next ten months will be 25 to 60 per cent. The same position is taken by the Union Light, Heat and Power company, of Fargo. NEW PARTY WILL LOSE SUPPORT OF THE 48ERS New York, Aug. 6.—An announce- ment that the committee of 48 was preparing to withdraw formally from all connection with the Farmer-La- bor party, of which. Parley P. Chris- tensen is the presidential nominee, today followed closely charges by H. A. McCollem and C. A. Weaver who, in resigning as officials and members of the Utah Farmer-Labor organiza- tion, charged the party was dontroled by the Industrial Workers of the} World. Reorganization of the committee of 48 along the original lines of the party will be undertaken at a meet- ing of the executive committee next Monday. according to Allen McCur- dy, secretary of the 48ers. “In a statement today he said the Farmer- Labor party is a “radical organiza-} tion and does not adhere to the prin- ciples upon which the committee of 48 attempted to build a national par ty.” €OAST-TO-COAST PLANES ‘ARE OFF Reno, Nev., Aug. The two all- metal airplanes blazing a trail from New York to San Francisco for the coast-to-coast mail service left on the last lap of their journey at 8:30 o'clock this morning. Syrian garnets are the most es- teemed of the varieties of these stones TROOPS PATROL DENVER, THREE MORE ARE DEAD Quiet Reigns Today With Reg- ular Army Officer in Charge of City STRIKE IS CALLED OFF Troops Ordered to Ride on Top of Each Car to Protect Operators West Frankfort, Ill, Aug. 7.— —Street rioting broke out again here and Lewis Carrari, 40 years old, was shot and killed. . Currarl was dragged from his home by a large crowd of rioters while his wife was going for as- sistance. -. - He waa-the father of five chil- dren. Two men are held under arrest. for the shooting. Denver, Aug. 7.—Denver is quiet today after last night's rioting in which three persons were killed and a dozen wounded ina clash between sympathivers of striking street car workers and'strike tcaders. Frederick Hild, general manager of" the tramway, reiterated his statement of this morning .that the company would stand tm in their determina- tion to take back whom they pleased and to refain men brought in from other cities to operate cars during the strike, Striking tramway trainmen, at a meeting today, voted to call off their strike if the Company will permit them to work in a body and send the strike- breakers out of town. fe Conference Set Wayne Williams, counsel for the union, .was instructed to confer with company officials and reported to a meeting of the men at 5:30 o'clock this afternoon. Judge Greeley W. Whiteford, in dis- trict court, deferred sentencing until Monday the* seven strike leaders found guilty yesterday of contempt of court for calling the strike. Five Killed Since Sunday Rioting» ‘in. connection with the strike, which was called at 5 a. m. last Sunday, has cost five lives and thousands of dollars in property; damage. ‘ ‘Fifty persons have been in- jured and 38 arrested in connéction with the rioting, While ‘the. executive committee was in session last night considering the question of ending, the strike, the worst riot of the strike was in progress at the east side car barns. ‘Three men “Were Ktied’ ins this: dis- turbance. The rioting caused ‘(Governor Shoup, under authority conferred by the com- mander of the central department of the United States army to ask Colonel Ballou, in command at Fort Logan to send in his troops for duty until the federal forces ordered here from Camp Funston can arrive. The Fort Logan men arrived early this morning. Theaters Closed All. theaters, including moving picture houses in the down town sec- tion had been closed and all citizens requested to remain at home. J. S. Goble, an organizer for the Trades and’ Labor assembly declared that the Blame belonged to local civic bodies which have been agitating for “open shop” in Denver. He declared that their “propaganda” had_infuri- ated the workers of the city and made them ready for violence. SITUATION IN HAND Chicago, Aug. 7.—Col. C. Ballou, commander of Fort Logan, who is in command of troops sent to Denver last night to establish military control reported to central department head- quarters here that quiet is being re- stored and no further trouble as a re- sult of the street car strike is ex- pected. Officers of Major General Leonard Wood's staff said no additional troops would be ordered there unless condi- tions change for the worse. Orders Men Disarmed Denver, Aug. 7.—Col. Ballou today ordered all strikebeakers disarmed. Troopers were to ride‘on top of each car leaving the barns. QUIET IN FRANKFORT i West Frankfort, Ml, Aug. 7.—Via Johnson City.—Militiamen continued to patrol the streets of West Frank- fort’ today but there were no indica- tions of a recurrence of Thursday night's’ rioting. City and county of- ficials agreed that the trouble appar- ently had passed over. Efforts of national guard officers to; learn the identity of five persons re- ported to have been killed in the riot- ing:were unavailing. This led the of- ficers to express the belief that none| were killed. About 40 men. mostly Italians, were beaten by the rioters. The property| damage caused by the outbreak will not exceed $75,000. DRUGGISTS ELECT STATE PRESIDENT Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 6.—#1o-| mer L, Hill of Marion was elected president of the North Dakota Phar-| maceutical association at the closing session. The other officers were: J. S. Mil- ler of Rugby, first vice-president; W. H. Itrich of Hebron, second vice- president; Roy Cook of Fargo, sec- retary, and W. S. Parker gf Lisbon, treasurer. IN NEW HANDS Jesse, N, D., Aug. 7.—The Jesse bank has been taken over by J. Eger- mon, of Calio, N. D. He purchased Harry St. John’s residence and bank stock, and will assume the duties of! cashier at once. PERSIAN DRIVE BRING MADE BY RUSSIAN REDS Attention of Officialdom Divert-! ed From Polish Drive to New Effort POLES SEND U. S. NOTE Lay Situation Before Outside Countries in Official Ex- planation Paris, Aug. 7.—Premier Miller- and will leave tonight for a con- ference with Lloyd George, the British premier relative to the Polish situation. General Foch will accompany him to the con- ference. Military aid for Poland, consisting of one or two divisions of French, British, Rumanian and other troops is among the emer- gency measures which will be considered, | Washington, Aug. 7.—Military ex-' | perts and ‘officials here today turned their attention somewhat from the situation in Poland to study the Bol- sheviki drive in southwestern Asia.) With the Perstan capital of Teheran! threatened by the Soviet army the sit-! uation in that quarter was considered fraught with possibilities. i The Bolsheviki, it is believed by some officials and diplomats here, are making an effort to accept British and French offers for an armistice with Poland. CROSS RIVER BUG London, Aug. 7.--Russian Bolsheviki armies hammering the Polish lines north and northeast of Warsaw seem to have encountered stern resistence.! With the exception of the area around Brest-Litovsk, east of the Polish cap- ital, no new advances by Soviet troops have been reported and even there they have been limited by the desper- ate fighting of the Poles. Polish forces have been forced to retire from Terespol, about 4 miles west of Brest-Litovsk and have lost Muramiec, about 5 miles to the south. Thus, the Bolsheviki have gained a} foothold on the west bank of the Bug' river in this region, but it is probable there further progress will be very; slow as forts erected years ago must be stormed if the Soviet legions are) to gain ground there. SEND U. S. NOTE Warsaw, Aug. 6.—The Polish foreign office has sent a note to the allies and a special note to the United States on the actual political situation, it was} learned.today. POLES ANSWER NOTE ‘Warsaw, Aug. 7.—Essentials ot the terms of peace Poland would agree to were set forth in the note sent by wireless to Moscow Thurs- ‘day night accepting the proposal to send delegates to Minsk to negotiate simultaneously an armistice and peace, The note declared that Poland was compelled, however, to demand for- mal guarantees that Polish delegates would be permitted free and uninter- rupted communication with Warsaw. The government also said that be- cause of the fact that the Soviet has refused to negotiate an armistice, hos: | tilities should cease on both sides from the moment of the beginning of negotiations at Minsk. The Poles, continued the, note, were ready to conclude peace on the principle of national rights and would try for such a solution of all ques- tions as would guarantee peace and friendly relations between Russia and her neighbors. OCCUPY TOWN London, Aug. 7 ccupation by the Russians of Ostrov, 23 miles southeast of Trolenka, reported Fri- day from other sources is announced in (Friday's official communique from Moscow received today. ROWING HONORS Winnipeg, Aug. 7.—Duluth and Win- nipeg shared honors in the first day's events at. the Northwestern Interna- tional Rowing association regatta, which pegan here yesterday on the Red river. The Duluth Boat club won the bantam fours 2 events and Winnipeg was cecond. The time was 5:41, and the Americans led by more than two lengths at the finish. CONFESSES HE CAUSED RIOTS Washington, Aug. 7.—William Hen- ry Campbell, a negro under. arrest here, charged with the murder of Mrs. Getrude Harrison Mann, has confessed, according to the polic3 that he was the man who attacked four women in and near Washington | June precipitating race riots which continued for several days un- til regular army forces were called out. PLAN WINTER FARM EXHIBIT Plans are underway for the hold- ing of a large corn, poultry, and al- falfa show during January. The show will be held at Bismarck and the management is bending ev- ery effort to sectire large and attrac. tive exhibits of poultry, corn, alfalfa, and domestic products. The displays of women’s work will be a feature of the show. Another new point will be an exhibition of corn raised by the 40-acre club. Liberal and attractive prices will be offered for the various displays. COX FOLLOWS WILSON'S STAND ~ ON LEAGUE COVENANT AS HE FORMALLY ACCEPTS DEMOGRATS OF NATION FLOCK ~ TO GREET GOX Notification Ceremonies Are Held at Dayton, Ohio, Fairgrounds ‘ Dayton, O., Aug. 7,—-National democracy today took up the battle gauge with its Republican opponents for America’s greatest political pifze —the presidency. With today's formal notification of and acceptance by Governor James Cox, of the democratic presidential nomination, voted him at the San Francisco convention, July 6, the na- onal campaign was on between the two dominant parties except only for similar ceremonies next, Monday at Hyde Park, N. Y. for Franklin UD Roosevelt, the democratic vice-presi- dential nominee. Democrats Gather Denyocratic lagionis by thousands representing the party's leadership end rank and file joined today in the ceremony presenting their leader to the American electorate, All states. territories and possessions were rep- resented in the day’s program which culminated in Governor Cox’s address of acceptance stating the Democratic cause. The formal program at the grounds of the Montgomery county fair was , brief, except for the acceptance ad. dress of Gov. Cox and the notifica- tion of Senator Robinson, of Arkan- sas, heading the notification commit: tee by virtue of his chairmanship at San francisco. No In 1 ert in Speech Gov. Cox a bandoned his plan to have an insert: of his address. He announced early today that the speech as sent in advance to the press would stand. IN FALL BATTLE AS INDEPENDENT League Man Defeated for Re- publican Nomination Enters November Race Mirneapolis, Minn., Aug. 7.—Henry Shipstead issued a statement yester- day that he would be an independent candidate for governor of Minnesota in the November elections. Shiv- stead was the league candidate for the Republican nomination and lost out by 8,000 votes. In issuing his statement he says, “We were beaten in the primaries by vicious propaganda. | take this step after deliberation and upon the re- quest of thousands of citizens in the state of Minnesota.” Other independents running in the state this fall include N. E. Thor- modson, who was nosed out for the the Republican nomination for con- gress in the Ninth district. Captain George H. Mallon, who was league and labor candidate for lieutenant governor, and Thomas V. Suljican, candidate for attormey- general in the Republican _ pri- mary, are expected to announce them- selves as independent candidates in a few days. ‘SUFFRAGE BILL 10 BR VOTED ON Nashville,. Aug. 7.Governor Roberts of Tennessee annotnced today that he would issued tomorrow a formal call for a special session of the Ten- nessee general assembly and that the call would recommend that the legis- lators consider ratification of the sut- {rage amendment to the federal con- stitution. A single state, by ratifying the amendment now can make it effective in allowing women voting privileges in the 1920 presidential election im all states of the union. HARDING BOOKS PORCH DATES Marion, O., Aug. 7.—Although more than a score of delegations have been booked for front porch dates during August and September, Senator Hard- ing and his advisers conferred today to arange today for the reception of still other Republican organizations who have asked for appointments. It was admitted that more’ front porch speaking engagements might be an- nounced soon and that it might. be arranged in some cases for two dele- gations to visit at once. ST. PAUL GETS PRINTER’S CUP St. Paul, Aug. 7.—St. Paul won the printers’ national baseball champion- ship. defeating Detroit, Mich. 13 to 11, in a slugfest that was anyone’s game until the final out. By their victory, the locals take possession of the Garry Herrmann trophy and several other prizes, NOMINATION Democratic Nominee’s Position Forecasts League as Is- sue in Campaign é SILENT ON PROHIBITION 1 Says He Is for Strict Law En- forcement Without Mention- ing Volstead Law i | Dayton, O., Aug. 7.—Peace for America and. the world by this na- tion’s entrance into the League of Na- tons with “interpretations” not dis- \turbing its vital principle was pro- nounced today by Gov. James M. Cox, the democratic presidential stand- ard bearer, as his paramount policy. In his address here accepting the democrate nomination, Gov. Cox mili- tantly championed the League as pro- posed by President Wilson, with in- terpretations insuring good faith and understanding, and denounced what he termed the dishonorable proposal from Senator Harding, his republican opponent, for “a separate ‘peace with Germany.” League or no League, the demo- cratic nominee declared, is the issue between the two parties—‘“the su- preme issue of the country,” he said. “The question is,” Gov. Cox declar- ed,” whether we shall or shall not join in this . practical and humane movement. President Wilson * * * entered the League in our name. Sen- ator Harding, as the republican can- didate for the presidency proposes in plain words that we remain out of it. As the democratic candidate I favor going in. Must Ratify Treaty. “The first duty of the new admin- istration will be ratfication of the treaty,” Gov. Cox said, predicting that friends of the league would rally to elect a senate with the requisite majority for ratficaton. Gov. Cox said the “interpretations” should state “our interpretation of the covenant as a matter of good faith to our associates and as a precaution against any misunderstanding in the future.” Assailing the Lodge reser- vatons as emasculating, Gov. Cox sug- gested two specific “interpreations,” as outlined several months ago in a newspaper article: One declared America’s continuance in the League should depend upon the League's use only as an agency for world peace; the other stated the understanding that this nation could act only within the Constituton, declared unalterable by any treaty. The door to other “interpretations” was left open by Gov. Cox, but he said that the democratic platform plank “speaks in a firm resolution against anything that disturbs the vital prin- ciple” of the League. No room for doubt was left as to the Governor’s position on the League as the pre-eminent political battle- ground. As on other subjects, he stated hig position squarely. Need Straight Thinking. | “We are in a time which calls for straight thinking, straight talking and straight acting,” he said. “It is no time for wobbling.” In position, the League question led the candidate’s address and to it he devoted three thousand words of the 10,000-odd total. The prohibition amendment and Volstead Law were not specified in the address, but Gov. Cox promised emphatically strict law enforcement. “The Constitution,” he said, ‘is the license and limitation given to and placed upon the lawmaking body. The legislative branch of government. is subjected to the rule of the majority. The public official who fails to en- force the law is an enemy both to the Constitution and to the American principle of maority rule. It would seem unnecessary for any candidate for the presidency to say that he i does not intend to violate his oath ‘of office, Anyone who is false to - that oath is more unworthy than the law violator himself. “Morals cannot easily be produced by statute,” Goy. Cox continued in passing to a plea against abuse of the writ of injunction. Regarding woman suffrage, Gov. Cox urged ratification of the pro- | posed Constitutional amendment, de- laring women “are entitled to the privilege of voting as a matter of right, and because they will be help- ful in maintaining wholesome and pa- triotic policy.” Flays Opposition His opposition—canididate, _ plat- form, leaders and congressional rec- ord—were flayed by Gov. Cox in scathing terms throughout his long address. A “Senatorial oligarchy” led by Senators Lodge, Penrose and Smoot, Gov. Cox charged, selected Senator Harding to lead the republi- cans and fastened “into the party plat- form the creed of bitterness and hate and the vacillating policy that pos- sesses it.” The republican stand, generally, was scored by the Govern- or as reactionary and, on the League question, he said the party’s candi- date was bent to the irreconciliable hostility of Sen. Johnson of Califor- nia. The republican congress, the Governor asserted, failed to pass a constructive law or reduce war taxes. Millions in campaign funds have been gathered for “the reactionary cause,” the Governor charged, deplor- ing election of a new administration “under corrupt, auspices” and demand- ling publicity for the “plain truth”: re- garding all contributions and dis- bursements. The democrats, he add- ed, would not attempt “to compete by dollars.” He warned the country against “cunning devices backed by unlimited prodigal expenditures to confuse and lure.” (Continued on Page 4)