The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 10, 1920, Page 1

ce Bei Box \ CK TRIBUNE LAST EDITION BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. “TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1920 PRICE FIVE CENTS ENORMOUS, U8. REPORT SAYS Though Conflitions Vary in Dit- ferent Parts of State Agent’s Estimate Shows PASTURES ARE GOOD High Point of .1920 Prospects Was Reached About July 10, A. J. Suratt Says An optimistic report of crop condi- tions in North Daokta is contained in the current report of A. J. Surratt, North Dakota field agent of the bureau of crop estimates, United States De- partment of Agriculture, made public here today. Corn and early hay crops are above the average, rye. js. below average, conditions vary inj different localities and the outlook for other crops in the state is average or better than the average; the report says. Conditions vary in different localities. The report estimates that pro- duction of spring wheat in North Da- Kota at 77,794,000 bushels, which 1s almost: one-third of the entire spring wheat crop in the United States. ‘There are/6,915,000 acres of wheat in the state, the estimate shows, accord- ing to the estimates. ‘Estimated’ production of other crops is as follows:* Corn, 16,910,000; oats, 63,036,000; barley, 24,921,000; rye, 9.340,000; flax, 5,515,000; potatoes, 8,092,000; hay, 7,783,000 tons. The winter wheat estimate is not given. The crops of the state are not bum- per crops, but in spite of unfavorable weather conditions in parts of the state and ravages of the hoppers and black rust, the total yield of grain will be enormous. High Point July 10 The weather during the latter part of July was ynfavorable in the greater part of the state for grain. The high Point of the crop prospects was reach- ed about July 10, Mr. Surratt says. Black rust had made slow progress up until that time when hot days re- sulted in a spread of the rust. The early planted wheat fare’ best. escap- ing much of the damage that hits late sown, wheat or heavy stands on rich land. The damage to wheat is much greater in the northern than in the southern part of the state, according to the report. \" Quality Good “The quality of wheat will vary ranging sharply from shrunken to plum grain of excellent’ quality . in all parts, of the. state," says the re- port. The condition of oate and bar- ley is decidedly better than wheat in the southern/half of the state and not so good as wheat. “The state corn crop with its liberal acreage this’ year showed splendid im- provement during July and is notice- ably above the average generally,” says theireporty ‘The crop is especially favorable in the more important corn belt in the southern half of the state. “excepting in the drought areas in the northern part of the state the hay outlook continues favorable,” Mr. Sur: ratt adds. “Pastures range from fav- orable in the. southern part to spotted and somewhat short in the northern part of the state. Hay and pastures above average for the state as a whole. The month closed with practically all late crops and pastures in the state showing a declining condition and in need of rain.” PLANE CRASHES ON FIRST TRIP WITH U. §, MAIL Fort Snelling, (Minn, Aug. 10.— John Crowley, of St. Paul, was pro} ably fatally injured when his air- plane crashed on the landing field here today. Pilot Jack Malone was slightly in- jured, and. will survive. The ,plane was making the first trip in the new. aerial mail servic ‘between St. Paul and Chicago. Chicago, Aug. 10—Walker, Smith, government flyer, left hege at 6 o'clock this morning for St. Paul, Minn. on the first flight of what is expected to be a regular daily mail service between the two towns. Smita carried four passengers as; well as 1 cargo of mail. One landing at La Crosse, Wis., was on the schedule. Smith expected to arrive in St. Paui this afternoon. LAr | $30,000 LOOT “TS OBTAINED Cleveland, O., Aug. 10.—Three rob-; bers early today entered Sol Berg- man’s jewelry store on East Ninth street in the heart of the downtowr section, shot and seriously wounder two employees, locted the\ store safe of diamonds and jewelry estimated at) $30,000 in value and escaped in an automobile. $452,000 PAID __.. AS INCOME TAX Income tax payments for the state now amount to $452,000, it was an- nounced today by A. L. Young, deputy state treasurer. | The total may reach $500,000, Mr. Young said, as corporations which have a fiscal year ending July 1, are permitted to make payments after the time . specified. porations not availing themselves of the above privilege now are quent. Individuals and cor-| delin-! WASHINGTON! — Prince Lubomirski, first Polish minister to the United States, who has asked} U.S, aid for Poland, was educated at} Cracow, Vienna, , Paris’ and ‘Nancy. Abové-—the minister's wife, Madam; Lubohiirski. COX PERVERTED FACTS, HARDING MANAGERS SAY Congressional Record on Taxa- tion, Finances and League of Nations Defended 4 Marion, O., Aug. 10.—Assailing Governor Cox’s speech of: acceptance as a “curious mixtufe gf errors and iisstaiements,” Senator ~ Harding's‘ headquarters replied at length in an official statement last night to the} Governor’s criticism of the record of the Republican congress on taxation, ! finances and the league of nations, The Republican party, the statement! said, is read to join battle on the} question of whether “the senate at- tempted to subvert and did subvert the wish and purpose of the Ameri- can people in preventing ratification of the President’s league.” Say ‘He Perverted Charges that the Republican sen-j ate and house had made no effort to reduce war time tax burdens were de-! seribed as “fay from recorded facts,”| and it was decided that by opposing }{ Democratic appropriation preposals, the present congress had effevted a saving of $2,414,115,144 in govern: ment expenditures, The statement also asserted that by suggesting repeal of consumption | 'taxes and enactment of a blanket 1, 1-2 per cent levy on the total business of going concerns Governor Cox had| shown, “that he has no program what- ever except to appeal for the support| of people vyho want somebody else to! pay the taxes.” Loses Confidence. | “A leadership which would distort] these outstanding facts as Gov. Cox] has done,” it continued, ,‘will hardly; command confidehce when the coun- try turns attention to the problem of our fiscal future.” ‘ HEAVY SNOW NEXT, WINTER FORECAST, A.\McG. Beede, of Ft.’ Yates, thinks the snow will be deep next winter in! !his locality. He expressed his be | lief as follows: i “Last January I told the people ot} Sioux county to plant the most pos- sible, for crops would be good. “And now I tell them to save fodder possible, for snow will deep. “My predictions are for a small} , area where I sce nature’s indications, {not for the whole state.” all} be! &. ENa ae i! GO AFTER GOLD— | GOLD OF HARVE | Yankton,,S. D. Aug. 10.—A legend written with yellow chalk on the rear of an automobile which came across the Missouri river by ferry here read: “Okla- homa to the Yukon. To hell with Oil. We're after Gold.” Their car bore an Oklahoma license plate. i Upon being questioned by cur- | ious standersby, the travelers ex- plained they were from Oklaho- ma City and Commerce, Okla., and the “gold” they seek is grown in fertile fields—wheat— and the Yukon they have in mind is the Dakotas and adjacent | states. The men expect to fol- low the harvest until it runs out in the north and return home about Christmas. Casimer| * GAN’E HOLD: CONFIDENCE |. tis by boring from within. imembership and the leadership. MASK TORN OFF SOCIALISTS IN OPEN AIR FORUM Anti-Socialist_ Crusaders, Tour- ing North Dakota, Address ' Crowd on Streets MORAL SIDE OF PROGRAM Seek’ Revol ution in Fullest Sense, Though Aims Are Disguised, They Say The Anti-Socialist Crusaders, in- cluding W. J. Arnold, E, D. Hodley, and lk. D. Tollefson, held a meeting} with an enthusiastic crowd in front ot the Federal building last night. The crusaders are traveling over the state with an automobite and trailer, making a street corner campaign of education, Mr. Arnold, editor of the ‘North va- kota Standard, which is backing the campaign, ‘was the speaker of the evening, the other men adding a few songs to the program, In opening Mr. Arnold stated that the talk would be non-political. “The greatest problem is mot the accumulation of wealth; it is not the election; the greatest problem is the comradship of men,” he said. The Honest Revolutionist “Our government is nearer perfce- tion than any other. What America did for Lincoln, she can do for any toy. What Lincoln did for America ny boy can do for America.” “The honest revolutionist calls himself a socialist. Those that are dishonest say they are not socialists. They try to disguise themselves as something else, but believe what the socialists do. That these ‘men are .honest, or mistaken, cannot condone; their error. The Illiterate Population “It is our duty to examine what these men are trying to do. :The gov- ernment is the authority for the state- ment that four dates have been set for the revolution in this country. ; The greatest trouble. is the foreign or illiterate ‘population. Senator Kenyou made the statement recently that there are eight million illiterate peo- ple. in the country, Fifty-five’ per) cent of these people were born here. “Agitators can do much with these people, speaking their language, and they spread the doctrine of class ha- tred. The socialist openly admits that he desires to abolish private property. ‘Bolsheviki ‘Aid ‘The Bolsheviki in Russia are be- fieved to be sending money into this country for the purpose of spreading revolutionary work. The only way in which this country can be destroyed Radicals here think enough ofthe Bolsheviki to} send money to them. Why, should they not think enough‘of the cause in America to send money here? ”, “The socialists in this country are working with radical groups im other countries for the common cause of revolution, They sign their letter, “Yours for the Revolution.”~ The Moral Side “You, have only to read literature, such as “Woman Under Socialism” to see what the ‘socialists would do to the home. The family would go under socialism; there can be no pri- vate property. ‘In this state I have heard men say that under socialism the churches would be put to a different use. The church is held in contempt by the so- cialist.. You cannot tell me of one socialist leader who is not either an infidel, atheist, or agnostic. “Not fifty miles from here a school teacher in a country school was urg- ed to buy her books from the Rand School of Social Science, one of the centers of socialism in America. The League “You are probably anxious to ask me if the Nonpartisan league is so- cialistic. Right here you must di-| vide the league into two parts; the No league paper will print the statement when I say that not two farmers in a hundred are socialists. It is against their.common sense. They must own Jend to be farmers. “But the leadership of the league is socialistic. The state of North Da- kota is in danger of becoming a s0- viet state. It is said that your legis- lature appropriated $200,000 for immi- gration purposes. I have been in 26! counties and asked every audience if they knew of one settler who had been hrought there as a result of that im- migration work. None did. Do you? (No one answered.) ‘ “Jt is part of the principles of s0- cialism that you must spread class hatred and class consciousness. The league leadership has been doing tha. league leadership has been doing that. In closing his talk Mr. Armold told ct various league leaders and their socialistic beliefs and actions. He emphasized the fact that their cam- paign was being backed by the North Dakota Standard and not “big busi- ness.” ‘A collection was taken up to help | defray the expenses of the work throughout the state. Today the cru- saders will cover one hundred miles and talk in eight towns. That is the usual schedule. Before fall they ex- pect to have covered the state and to pave talked in every town in it. PLAN PERFECTION OF GRAIN PATENT A company has been organized to perfect and manufacture a machine or cleaning and grading and improv- ing grades. of wheat, the patent for which is held by Fred M, Schulz, of Fargo. Capital stock of the com- pany is $25,000. Officers of the com- pany are Fred M. Schulz, F. P. Walk- “er, Alson Brubaker. LLOYD-GEORGE STILLHOPEFUL OF RUSS PEACE Tells House of Commons This in His “Peace or War” Statement / WARSAW MAY FALL SOON London Paver Says Bolshevikis Expect It to Be Cap- tured.in Week - London, Aug. 1 any am still hope- ful of peace,” were the opening words of Premier Lloyd: George’s announce- ment in the Houge of Commons today with regard to, the Russo-Polish crisis, i , The house wasainawded and tension was high in anticipation with the Pre- mier’s “peace of:war” statement. As he entered he was warmly cheered. M. Krassim and M. Kamness, of the Russian Soviet: delegation,were in the stranger’s gallery, LOOT OF CITY PROMISED London, Aug. 10.—Entry into War- saw ‘by Soviet troops is expected by Bolshevik sympathizers in this city, says the London-Times quoting a cor- respondent who declares that imme- diately after Warsaw is taken a soviet government will be established there. ‘The correspondent: declares that Mos- cow plans to make:its own terms with Bolshevik Polandand it is not be- leved the Soviet premier could not stop the offensivé before the troops entered the Polish‘capital “as soldiers have been promiséd the privilege of looting the city.” oa ALLIES MILITARY DECISION Paris, Aug. 10.>The military deci- sions reached at the Hythe confer- ence between Premiers Lloyd George znd Millerand apd their advisers were as follows, according to th French foreign office: First, that it wagimpractical and! un- necessary to send. allicd troops to aid Poland. Second, the integrity of Poland’s western front was guaranteed (this probably means that any effort by Germany to use the present crisis in an attempt to ain any of the territory ceded to’ Poland under the treaty of Versailles would be de- cisively negatived ‘by the allies. Third, that the allies .would con- ue sending munitions and skilled ficers to Poland. ‘Blockade measures would probably be taken.,later bt -lrerch opinion questioned the effectiveness of suci action. TAKE ANOTHER TOWN Paris, Aug. 10.—The Russians have captured the town of Ciechanow, thus cutting the Warsaw-Danzig railway ding to reports from the rrench military mission to Warsaw, received. MAIL DELIVERY MADE BY PLANE Oakland, Calif, Aug. 10.—Two all- metal airplanes that left New York City on July 29 to blaze a trail for a transcontinental aerial mail service, landed at an Oakland flying field late Sunday. J. M. Larson, owner of the planes, delivered to Ppstmaster Jo- seph J. Rosebrough a package of New York mail, constituting what was said to be the first transcontinental aerial mail delivery on record. FORMER MAYOR OF CITY DIES IN CALIFORNIA William Bentley, a Pioneer Citi- ‘zen of Bismarck, Dies at Advanced Age Dr. William A. Bentley, a pioneer citizen of Bismarck, died at his home in Los Angeles, Cal., yesterday at the age of 82 years. A telegram announc- ing his death was received in the city this morning. Pr, Bentley came to Bismarck in 1877 from Rush City, Minn., and es- tablished an office as a_ physician. During his long period of residence in Bismarck he served for several years as mayor and as a member of the “legislature. He was widely known throughout North Dakota. Moving to California .about ten years ago, Dr. Bentley had’ lived in retirement. He has been ill for'some- time, due to complications resulting with his advanced age, and he suf fered severely. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. William Falconer ‘and Mrs. Mrs. ©. L. Faunce, of Bismarck; Mrs. A. KR. Macnider, of 10s Angeles, and Mrs. J. D. Belk, of Jamestown. TURKEY SIGNS PEACE TREATY Servex, France, Aug. 10.—The peace treaty with Turkey was signed here at 4:08 o'clock this afternoon Premier Millerand of France presided at the ceremony, which was completed .at 4:38 o’clo After the three Turkish representatives signed the allies affix- ed their signatures. Greece being among the last, Servia did not sign and was not represented. -nix, of Australia, who was landed yes- “Great Army That Was” Will Pass (Into History Washington, here, will. cease to exist. will be transferred to the War day General Pershing will open headquarters in his new capacity In announcing the date for winding up the work of the Expeditionary forces Secretary of War Baker named officers who will be established on General Pershing’s staff in his new role as the permanent head of the army until he carries out his intention of retiring to private life. as general of the army. BISHOP MANNIX ENTERS LONDON UNDER A GUARD Few People at Station to Meet Prelate Working for Irish Freedom BLUNDER, PAPERS SAY London, Aug. 10.—Archbishop Man- terday at Penzance by a British de- stroyer, which had taken him from on board the White Star liner Baltic,, otf the Irish coast, arrived here at 6 o’clock this morning. There were only a few reporters and a handful of others to greet the archbishop but a heavy police guard was maintained. | Bishop Mannix announced that he was coming from Australia to work for Irish freedom, “ London newspapers of all complex- iors, excepting only the Morning Post, are unanimous in describing the affair as a “blunder.”: All the pro- vincial papers take the same view. Visits Old Home “I think the government is making it worse for themselves than for me. They are putting me to a little in- convenience but are making them- selvés very silly,” said Archbishop Mannix of Australia to six priests and a few newspaper men who greet- ed him on his arrival by train in ‘Plymouth from Penzance. “I think the people of Ireland,” the archbishop added, “know their busi- ness as well as the people over here. I was not going there to tell the people my views at all because they have made up their mind without any reference to me. “] have no mission in England. My landing in England in involuntary. 1 had--no-desire to g0.to England, hut wanted to go to Ireland. Ireland” ts my home.” WOMEN'S YOTE IS CONSIDERED | IN TWO STATES Tennessee and North Carolina Legislatures Are in Session HAYS URGES RATIFICATION Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 10.—Intro- duction today in both houses of the Tennessee legislature of resolutions for the ratification of the suffrage amendment was the forecast by party leaders, who predicted that the meas- ures would be referred to the judici- ary committee. Hearings, it was expected, will be conducted by the committees in both houses. ‘A vote in cither house, leaders de- clared, was unlikely before the latter part of the week. QUESTION IN N. CAROLINA Raleigh, N. C., Aug. 10.—Although the North Carolina legislature con- venes in special session to consider taxation of reforms and ratification of the federal woman's suffrage amend- ment leaders of both houses said 'that suffrage question would not come up before Thursday. The Governor's message to the legis- lature today was devoted entirely to taxation. In another message Thurs- day, it was announced at his office, the Governor will urge ratification of the suffrage amendment. HAYS URGES SESSION Hartford, Conn., Aug. 10.—A letter sent to Governor Holcomb by Will H. Hays, chairman of the ‘national Re- publican committee, in which the ex- ecutive is urged to call a special ses- sion of the Connecticut general assem- bly to act on the suffrage amendment, was made public today. Mr. Hays said: “your cause and that of the Re- publican party are one. Individually and collectively. the effort of Re- publicans has been to secure the rati- fication of the suffrage amendment. “Personally, let me say that I am sympathetic with it.” SPANKED: FINED; SPANKED; IS 22 Chicgao, Ill, Aug. _10.—Michael Lascoff, 22 years old of East Chicago, was arraigned in the police court at Hammond charged with driving his father’s automobile at fifty miles an hour. “Don’t fine him, your honor,” plead- ed his attorney. “His father spanked his last night and will spank him again if he is fined.” “He gets $15 and costs,” said the judge. “That's not all I'll young Lascoff. get,’ sniffed August 10.— forces will pass into history August 31, when the only remaining unit of the army that fought: in France, A. E. F. headquarters Records of the great army that was {ta just where the Yellowstone Trail Company Awarded Contract Officially on August 31 The American Expeditionary department, and the following ROB GOVERNMENT | OF COPPER WIRE | eo = Ft. Yates, Aug. 10.—Robbing the government may not be new, but robbing the government of forty fect of telephone wire is a new kind of theft here. The wire was taken in South Dako- cuts the line. T. RS BAD LAND, HISTORY WILL BE PRESERVED, Secretary of Roosevelt Memo- rial Association Arrives to Gather Material Theodore Roosevelt’s three-years in’ the Bad Lands of western North Da-| kota in the ’80s, will be detailed in a book tobe completed for the Roose-! velt Memorial association by Herman Hagedorn, secretary of the national | organization. Mr. Hagedorn is investigating rec- ords in Bismarck and Mandan dealing with Mr. Roosevelt’s career in the! Bad Lands cow country, which in-| cludes service as a sheriff or deputy. He will visit Medora and talk with old-time friends of the former presi- dent. The'‘log cabin in which Mr. Roose- velt lived while ranching, now on the grounds of the state capitol has been | visited this summer by many auto! tourists. BREAK GROUND FOR MEMORIAL ~-BUILDING-HERE Starts Beautiful Structure on Statehouse Grounds Workmen have started breaking ground at the state capitol for the new $200,000 war memorial and exe- cutive office building. The contractors, the Colwell-Long company, of Minneapolis will do the excavation and complete the build- ing up to the .first floor this year, and next spring the contract will be let for the remainder of the work. The building is to be located on a plateau in front and to the left of the statehouse. When completed it will) be one of the most beautiful buildings in the state. The contract for the work to hej done this year amounts to about $92,- 000. KIDDER COUNTY MAN HELD; FIND STILL RUNNING Steele, N. D., Aug. 10.—Federal revenue officers have arrested E. B. Ford, a resident of the sand hill, 17 miles south of Dawson, A moon- shine still and a quantity of moon- shine whiskey were seized at the/ time he was arrested. The still was constructed of an or- dinary wash boiler. For some time, there have been rumors that “home brew” was being made in the vicin- ity and could be had for only six dollars a quart. It was reported that: V one man made enough money making moonshine to pay off a $3,500 mort- gage on his farm. Ford is said to.be the second larg- est producer. The officers have been! tipped off to the largest and other| producers in the section and are now, at work gathering evidence for more | raids. JAMES O’NEILL, ACTOR, IS DEAD New London, Conn., Aug. 10. James O'Neill, the actor, died at the Lawrence Memorial Associated hos- pital early today. He has been ill for two months suffering from an in- ternal disorder. His wife and son were at the death bed. He was 79 years old. & Scene eee aaa | Card Playing Work? | Wife Says It Is & A | — Columbus, 0., Aug. 10.—Is a man at work when playing cards? The courts here have that ques- | tion to decide. W. H. Kaminsky, traveling salesman, was shot to death in a quarrel which follow- ed a card game in a saloon here Jan. 24, 1919. Mrs. Kaminsky has petitioned the Industrial 16 MILLION IS GIVEN EXPRESS- MEN OF NATION Railway Labor Board Hands’ Down Decision on Wage Increase Plea WORKING RULES LATER Board Finds That Express Men as a Class Not as Well Paid as Railroad Men Chicago, Aug. 10.—Thirty million dollars today was added to the na- tion’s bill when the United States railway labor board’ award of the American Railway Express company an increase of 16 cents an hour. The decision is retroactive to May 1, 1929. Under the terms of the Esch-Cum- mins transportation act the express company will be permitted to raise its rates sufficiently to meet the in- creased labor cost. Arguments in the rate case already have been presented before the Interstate Commerce com- mission in Washington. Working Conditions Later It was announced that a decision covering new working rules would bo handed down later, The express decision applied to all express employes with the exception of 2,500 shopmen who were given a thirteen cents an hour increase in the railway award last month. The 16 cents an hour award is slightly bettter than the average increase to the railway men, the board finding that express employes as a class were not so well paid as men in other lines ot railroad work. Who Benefits The wage increase will give mes- sengers and other train service em- ployes an increase of $38.40 a month: ull other employ will receive an increase of $32.64. Train service em- ployes work on a 240-hour months basis while all others work on a 204 hour basis. Four Unions Affected The four unions affected by the board’s decision are; The Brother- hood of Railway and Steamship clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station employes; the International Brotherhood of ‘Teamsters, Chaut- feurs, Stablemen and Helpers of America, the Railway Express driv- ers, shoppers and conductors ‘Local No. 720 of Chicago and the Order o! Railway £xpressmen. . Presidents of the express unions who. were. present when the award was handed down were noncommittal on the question of its acceptability but the general impression was that tho labor board had been slightly more generous than either the ex- press company or union heads had anticipated. ‘Two of the unions had demanded increases of ‘$51 a month while the other two asked increases of $35 a month upward. FARGO T0 HEAR ROOSEVELT, NOT T0 SPEAK HERE Local Democrats Receive Word _of the Cancellation of Lo- cal Address Franklin D,. Roosevelt, the 'Demo- cratic candidate for Vice President. will speak in Fargo next (Monday and not in Bismarck, according to advices received here today from the Demo- cratic central committee. Roosevelt was scheduled to speak here on that day, and plans were al- ready under way for his reception here, by the local Democrats. f Reports received yesterday say that the candidate will talk at James- town on his trip through the west. Mr, Roosevelt will arrive in Fargo early Monday morning over the Northern Pacific. He will speak at the Orpheum theatre at 10 o'clock. About noon he will leave by auto for jalley City where he will speak at 2 o'clock. He will go from there to Jamestown by car, and speak at the later place at 7 in the evening. J. F. T. O'Connor, Democratic can- didate for governor will preside at the meeting in Fargo and introduce ‘Mr. Roosevelt to his first North Da- kota audience. * WEATHER REPORT | & For twenty-four hours ending at noon, Aug. 10. Temperature at 7 a m. Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation Highest wind ve locity .. Forecast For \North Dakota: Unsettled weather tonight and Wednesday, probably showers; cooler Wednesday and in west portion tonight. Lowest Temperatures Fargo .. «+ vette AOU Williston » 66 Grand Forks St. Paul Winnipeg Helena .. Chicago Kansas City . ORRIS W ROI 3ERTS. Meteorologist. Commission for compensation, declaring her husband was at work even when playing cards. Motion pictures of domestic in- terest have been found to be most popular.