The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 27, 1920, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT UNFAIR METHOD OF TOWNLEYISH ROUNDLY SCORED Dr. Platou Says Attempt to Use Relegious Prejudice is Poor Americanism. SUPPORTS MR. 0’CONNOR Fargo, N. D., Aug. 2’ ‘The attempt of the newspaper published in the Norwegian language in Grand Forks by the Grand Forks American to stir up religious prejudice against J. F. T. O'Connor, fusion ticket candidate for Coverncr is roundly scored by Dr. L, 8, Platou, of Fargo, one of the Letmvcrauc iedaers in ie state. Platou was one of the candi- for the Democratic endorsement for Governor at the Fargo convention May 19, but when a majority of the delegates declared in favor of the Grand Forks man he moved to make the nomination of O'Connor unani- mous. At the meeting of the commit- tee of twenty one in Grand Forks in June he again stated that he was in favor of all the anti-Townley candi- dates as well as the whole Democratic ticket for national offices. In reply to the stories printed in the League newspapers Dr. Platou to- day issued the following signed state- ment: “My attention has been called to an article in the North Dakota Tid- ende, a Norwegian language weekly published by the Grand Forks Amer- ican, purporting to show that I am opposing J. F. T. O’Connor for the governorship for religious seasons. In- cidentally my progressive tendencies and attitude in the past is being used to convey the impression: that I, in a measure, am favoring Townley- ism. Uniair Politics ’ “This imputation is a malicious misrepresentation. While a good many of us differ on religious ques- tions, and while denominational af-. filiation, everything else being equal, may have some bearing upon individ- ual preferecnce as to candidates for public offices, it has been generally conceded that it is unfair politics and poor Americanism to throw questions of religion into a discussion of public measures and public men. I deplore very much that this has been done now, as I believe, for the first time in our state, and I regret still more that vulturine political writers should have tried to make me the carrion of their desires. “My position as to candidates was Plainly stated at the meeting of the committee of twenty-one at Grand Forks last month. I said then, and} I repeat it now, that I stand for ev-~ ery anti-Townley: candidate on the fusion state ticket and for every Democratic candidate from top to bot- tom. Townleyism Not Progressive “I have never supported Townley- ism in its present form; no sane progressive can do that. I have op- posed the nefarious and vicious pol- itical propaganda of the league lead- eds on the stump as well as in the narrower circle of private discussion, BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE ' FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1920 ———— Clifford and ‘a friend were travel- =! ing wnrougn the cowutty an a car, headed for Yellowstone park. They were caught shooting the ducks near Apple Creek, by Carl C. Moore, game warden there. ‘ Magistrate Howell says that Clif- ford pleaded guilty of shooting ducks but continued talking and said, “I killed three ducks/’ The law states that the offender shall be fined $25 and costs for each and every bird killed. Clifford was accused of shoot- ing only one duck. U.S. WL TAKE NO) ACTION SUGAR PRICE Statehent of Government ‘‘Flying Squadron’’ Mah is Disputed By Palmer’s Man. FURTHER DROP IS SEEN BY GEORGE B. WATERS Washington, Aug. 27.—“The De- partment of Justice will do nothing to keep the price of sugar up. It would be a violation of the Sherman Act and the Lever Law for it to do so. Furthermore, H. N. B. Floyd, whu stated in New York that the govern- ment would help the wholesalers and refiners prevent a further tumble in prices, will be called up the carpet. e was unauthorized to make such an_assertion.” This statement was made by Rob- ert T. Scott, private secretary to Atty. Gen. Palmer. It was in regard to a statement of Floyd, a special agent of the department’s New York “flying squadron,” to run down profiteers. After attending a meeting of refiners and wholesalers in New York, Floyd stated that the government would as- sist the sugar dealers in preventing a further great drop: in price. Bottom Drops Out The bottom has fallen out of sugar prices and a further decline seems certain. A few days ago sugar was selling wholesale at 24 cents a pound, and one eastern refiner, who had ceased to operate on account of high prices, got an unexpected supply from Cuba and immediately dropped the price to 20 1-2 cents. Three westeren re- finers followed suit and now sugar is retailing in many cities for 15 cents a pound. The sudden drop caused a panic among the big sugar dealers and they j hurriedly called a meeting. Floyd's statement followed. “It’s this. department's business to slower prices, not help increase trem,” stated Scott. A The sharp decline. in sugar prices is caused, principally, by large ship- ments of sugar received from Ar- gentina, Czezcho-Slovakia and other countries. High prices in sugar to flow here. Also, up to July 15 the people had absorbed sugar at the rate of 100.02 pounds per year, as against the pre- HHUOOHUASOAEONUORAOEAAOOGUAAUAbONneeaanvatnsSAEOGEUAORAROAUAO Gat ENUUOALGGOOUUEUUGEUOUEOOOOTUOEUEOTATTY and mother too. The program, outlined in a bulletin reseived here, maps out five specilie methods for improvement of traffic conditions. They are: Increase of the daily minimum car movement to 30 miles. Increase of average loading to 30 tons a car. Reduction of bad order cars to a maximum of 4 per cent. Reduction in the number of lo- comotives unfit for service. More effective efforts to return cars to the roads owning them. The program was promulgated by Daniel Willard, president of the Balti- more and Ohio railroad and chairman of the advisory committee. Twin City railroad executives say he program was practical and feas- ‘ble,-worked out by railroad men for their own use in fiving the public the transportation service to which 1t | is entitled. Cut Restrictions America caused and I shall continue to do so. “I believe in progressive reforms along constitutional lines, but I do not believe in constitutional upheav- als such as contemplated in’ House Bill 44. I believe in better and more equetable rural credits legislation, but I do not believe in POLITICAL bank- ing laws such as the enabling act for the Bank of North Dakota. Falr Trial “I believe in a fair trial of the real farmers’ program, such as ter- minal elevators and flour mills, but I do not believe in the spoils system under which the League leaders are planning to go ahead and thereby in- evitably make a miserable farce’ of the whole agrarian program. “I believe that North Dakota needs a thorough revision of her tax leg- islation, but this cannat be done rightly in the. slip shod, haphazard manner in which the League legis- lative bureau has gone about it un- der the guidance of Professor Royl- lance. I believe above everything else that the future welfare of our state demands that all good citizens lay aside all petty or minor differ- ences and unite on the one and only paramount issue, vz. to crush Town- leviom at the election next Novem- ber.” SHOOTS THREE DUCKS; HUNTER PAYS $8 FINE F. F. Clifford, from West Concord, pleaded guilty before Police Magis- trate E. H. Howell of shooting three ducks, in violation of the state game laws, and was given a fine of $81.85. ——————— AUDITORIUM One Night, Tuesday, August 31 GEO. M. COHAN PRODUCTION OF THE SEASON’S DRAMATIC TRIUMPH, The Acquittal’ BY RITA WEIMAN Six Months Cohan Grand Opera House Chicago Six Months Cohan & Harris New York ENTIRE PRODUCTION UNDER THE PERSONAL SUPERVI- SION OF MR. COHAN Prices, 55c to $2.20; bi Seat sale, Saturday “A first step toward accomplishing this program will be to do away with some of the restrictions on car ro- pairing, imposed during the rail- toad’s administration's contro!,” Bd- mund Pennington, president of the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie, said. “The car repair commit- tee of the railroad administration bowed to the demands of labor that no one be hired as a car ‘repairer«un- | til he has finished a four years’ ap- prenticeship in that craft. This has serious!} hindered us. Northwestern lines have to have cars that are in Shape ‘to carry grain. We are get- | ting cars today from railroads in all parts of the country, hundreds of them cars nowhere near as good as we must have out. here. And when we are restricted in the men we em- ploy to repair them we have our dif- ficulties multiplied.” " ,That attainment of aii -average loading of 30 tons. will mean an.ad- ditional daily freight movement af nearly 2,500,000 tons was Mr. Pen> nington’s statement. He pointed out that 29 tons a car is about the pres- ent average loading and 2,500,000 cars the number in service on all United States railroads. Rolling Stock in Bad Condition. “An average of 4 per cent of cars in bad repair was the universal stand- ard in this country before the railroad administration took over the roads,” railway lines having headquarters] an official of the Northern Pacifi¢ vious high record for 1919 of 80.43 pounds. J. G. Weatherly, Department of Justice sugar expert, said this indicat- ed the people had sugar stocks— about 35 pounds per family for the nation. . People Quit Buying The people quit buying and now the supply is much greater than the demand. “It has been called to: the depart- ment’s attention,” said Scott,: “that some refiners are holding customers to contracts made at high prices. [f it is found that this is a violation of the Lever Law they will be prose- cuted.” Another thing that broke the price was the fact that many canners and housewives refused to make preserves and jams at high prices. PLANS DEVISEO TO SPEED RAIL CAR OVEMENT Minneapolis, Aug. 27—Executives of Copyright 1919 Hart Schaffner & Mare ELACK CAT STOCKINGS The fast color and excellent 'wear- ing qualities will please the boys I It tn mm nL SCHOOL DAYS _. Hart Schaffner & Marx SUITS for BOYS Same as Dad’s diagram tells the story. _ All Colors and Models KAYNEE BLOUSE “Nuf Said” is from 28 to 29 tons. I think the] “According to reliable calculation,” 30.ton load is a reasonable minimum | it reads, “the average freight car is towards which to work.” factually in a train moving between The bulletin issued.by Mr. Willardj one terminal and another only 2.6 calls on the Be eee help aa | hours out of 24 and is actually at the well as the railroad executive. service of the shipper or receiver 8.5 “It is important,” the bulletin says, | how's out of 24. Notwithstanding this “especially in times of car shortage, | fact, the railroads have undertaken to that the shippers should load cars as ; increase the average daily freight car quickly as is economically possible ; movement from 26.9 miles in 1916 to dnd practicable after. they are re-|30 miles. With the co-operation of ceived. The shipper also should fur-! the shipper this can be done. nish prompt and definite billing in- | In 1917 an average movement of structions, and. the instructions so|29 miles was reached in May and furnished should take the car, if pos-| there were two months when the av- sible, to its ultimate destination. erage movement was slightly more “Much delay is caused by the prac- } than PB daulee. Tue selene ee i ject ey | under the:stress of war; it is believ tise of billing cars subject to reorder nat by the extra efforts the railroads or reconsignment:.in transit, and ‘ > numerous other devices. that have| now are making this record can be come about {from time to time. All; Surpassed under the demands of arrangements of this kind serve to re-| Peace. Many railroads are giving tho tard the movement: of cars. All ar-| Most energetic effort to increasing car rangements of this kind are in effect! movement. Some of them have, in 1 a special privilege aside from .the | few weeks, accomplished substantial service of transportation, and in| improvement by intensive effort. times of car shortage such privileges apa are atthe actual expense of those |CIVIL SERVICE whose business is interfered with be-, TEST ANNOUNCED cause of their inability to ship at all.” ——— Roads to Report Daily Mileage. The United States civil service commission has announced that exam- Daily reports on:the mileage move- inations will be held at Bismarck ment of cars, the average loading and the number of cars in bad repair will | from September 1 to 25 to consider be made by all railroads to the As$d4j applicants for a position as laborer ication of ‘Railway Executives,‘ Mr. | in the custodian service, Pennington announced. “An increase of only one mile on the average per day would be equiv- alent to enlarging the available sup- ply of cars by 100,000,” the bulletin says. $600 a year, plus $240 bonus. Each male applicant will “be tested to as- certain whether or not he is capabl2 of shouldering and carrying with ease 125 pounds weight. Sportsmen here today are making plans to car-| railroad said. “So many cars got in- ry out a program formulated by the| to bad condition that it has been im- advisory committee of the Associa-| possible to bring the figure back to tion of Railway Executives dcsigned| that point ,but we shall do our best! to improve transportation and service.| The present average loading of cars Richholt’s Cash aca Carry [Pie a1] Grocery [7th & Thayer| IF IT’S GOOD TO EAT WE HAVE IT- Our Canned Goods are as Fresh as in Harvest Time No Prices Given Over Phone. Giant Tomato Catchup 1 Ib. Bottles, regular 35¢ value Saturday special, 1 fo 6 for ... -20e $11.15 (Limit 6 to a Customer.) Fancy Dressed Chickens, they are fine, just from the farm, per 1b...35¢ Brighton, Rose Leaf, Toilet Soap, 12 Bars in a Box. 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