The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 28, 1920, Page 2

PAGE TWO BISMARCK : DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1920 BRINTO™ CASE BLOWS UP WHEN UP FOR HEARING Continued two Wee Weeks and Prob- ably Will Be Dropped, Because Townley Refuses“to Appear CALL ACTION HORSE-PLAY Whether Job Brinton will be tried on charges of criminal libel against A. C. Townley and William Lemke wil not be known for two weeks, but it is probable the case will be drop- ped when it is called before Police Magistrate Howell again. Brinton was summoned for prelim inary hearing at 5 o’clock last even- ing on the complaint. sworn to by. Attorney-General Langer charging Brinton with criminal libel: | Lemke was in town yesterday and was not summoned to the preliminary hear- ing, but reftised’ an invitation to be present. Brinton demanded that Townley and Lemke sign thé complaint or the ac- tion be dropped. Langer was out of the city, and was not present at the hearing. Brinton disclaimed charges of a “frame up” between him and Langer in the action, ang called the action “horse ‘play” and said it reminded him of school kangaroo courts. The case was continued two weeks. William’ Lemke, who was in the city yesterday, had written a letter to Langer in which he asserted he was investigating charges of miscon- duct on the part of the Attorney General. His letter follows: “To William Langer: “Absence from the state has pre- vented me from replying earlier to your remarkable effusion of August 20, addressed jointly to Mr. Townley and myself. Permit me to say that I feel my- self perfectly capable of attending, without any assistance from you, to any attacks that may be made upon me by persons of the calibre of your newly-found friend, J. W. Brinton. And when the time comes that I feel called upon to defend my good name in court against the slanders of ad- venturers of that type, | should much prefer to employ some attorney in whom I could place some confiden: that he would seek to defend my in- terests, instead of betray me to my opponent. A Reminder. “Tt may not be amiss to remind you that, as special assistant attorney general, I am now. engaged in inves- tigations that concern you intimate- ly, as well as your friehd Brinton, and that when my, investigations are completed neither you nor your new political pal may be in position either to defend me*or to defame me. I may be permitted to ‘specify for your information a nuthber of matters up- on which I shall‘report to the peo- ple of the state when my jinvestiga- tions, conducted under the authority of the governor Of the state, have been completed: “L am investigating the ‘charge that you embezzled $3,500 in a divorce proceeding, the woman in the case having asked for your disharment. “T am investigating the charge that. while assistant state’s attorney of Morton county, you received three quarter sections of land in considera- Notice.to the Public Lasken’s Gash‘ Grocery has changed hands and is now called Service Gro- cery. Prices as low as ,possible. Give us a trial. 522 3rd St. i CITY SCHOOL NOTICE Patrons of the Bismarck City Schools will please take notice that the schools will open on the morn- ing of September 7. A general teachers’ meeting will he held Monday, September 6, at 2 p. m., which all teachers, supervisors, principals and assistants are re- quired to attend.’ The new build- ing will not be ready for use be- fore Qctober 15, and until then we will be somewhat. crowded in some of the fooms. Please start child- ren the first day if possible. J. M. Martin, « City Superintendent, Phone 285 or /835. FALL AND WIN- TER SUIT AND OVERCOAT from $32.50 to $100.00 FRANK KRALL All wool and good fit; Guar- anteed, or money back. tipn.of your. bringing about the dis- missal gf a — criminal complaint | against Michfel Jahner, the deeds to this land having been made to your- self at about the time of the dis- missal of the case. . “Ta uing the charge that you attempted to sell out the state's! side of the grain gradimg ¢ “Tum investigating your: fe lure to defend the Standard Oil case—a fai ure which, bat for Governor Frazier’ prompt action, would have cost the state hundreds of thousands of dol- lars. ® “1 am inves! gating all the circum- stances sur sadn your unl closing of the Scandinavian-Americi bank, and the further charge that you acted as you did in this instance for a consideration. “T am investigating your attemot to pay unlawfully out of the state treasury sev thousands of dol- lars in advance yers restained by yourse tempt which | had the honor to assist in blocking. “And regarding your new. part: ner in politics, who resembles you so greatly tet in temperament ¢ in morals, : W. Brinton, [| now have before u investigating nu- merous charges- of embezzlement in different counties of the state, Would Prosecuic. “You may rest -asgured that if the facts justify any or all of these charges ainst you and your friend I shall prosecute them to the extent of my ability. But I do not™intend to make these charges a campai issue. Any prosecutions I may bring will not be political prosecutions. And in order that politics may be kept out of the cases, 1 shall not bring them to trial until after elec- tion, when the calmer judgment that will then € will give the possibil- ity of a fe trial and a deliberate judgment. I do not conceive of my- self as a tial persecutor, but as utor, My one aim is. and shall be to get at the truth of the many charges made against you and your friend. “IT am well ‘aware of the motive back of your present activity in the Brinton case. You are of the opinion that it is still possible €or you to make yourself so useful to the forces that seek the destruction of the farmers’ program that these forces will compel the retirement of the Democratic candidate for attorney general and the substitution of your- self as the Democratic candidate for that office. Personally 1 wish noth- ing better than tha in this endeavor. Th people getting a clearer knowledge every day of thé part you have been taking, and are still taking, to betray the state industries to the grain gamblers, the milling trust, the packing trust, and the other big, profiteers that are, thru yourself and other tools like you ,en- gaged in defaming the good name and reputation of the people of this state in an insune attempt to defend their profits! The People Know “I know something of the import- ance for your own protection, and the safeguarding of those you represerit, of your remaining in office as attor- ney general. But I am satisfied the great majority of the people are also getting each day a clearer recogni- tion of the reason for the vagt ex- penditure of funds by the interests you represent, and for the. concerted effort to blind the people ‘to the great issue of this election—the continu- ance of the North Dakota industrial program—by the throwing of mud and the raising of innumerable ir- relevant issues. And I have no doubt that the people will vote by an over- whelming majority to coytinue the industrial program—which you have done everything to betray—-and to let in the light-on all the dark places which you seem so anxious to keep dark. “mn closing, I wish only to say that my life and my work here in North Dakota are perfectly well known to all the people, from the time I en- listed in the fight with the Equity, down to the present moment. [ have been glad, in all these years, to. sac- rifice both my time and my money in a fight that means so much to humanity everywhere as the fight we are waging here. For some reason you have turned from that fight, and are now aligned with the rapacious and thieving interests you once pro- fessed to abhor. I do not know whether the consideration that turned you was gold or the promise of of- j fice, made in the warden’s office in ‘| the penitentiary. I only know that J do not intend to be diverted at this time from the big and overwhelming issue of this campaign—the defense of the industrial program of North Dakota. “As to the statements made by your. friend, Brinton, you have initiated this case, If you have any facts to prove the truth of Brinton’s state- ments, why do you not prosecute me, instead of lodging against him /a charge that you do not dare prose- cute in good, faith? You know as For Baby's Tender Skin Cuticura Talcum Is Ideal After a bath with Cuticura Soap and hot water, there is Sat ing tore soothing and cooling to delicate little skins than to dust with Cuticura Talcum, especially if skin gis heated or irritated. wes-Cuticura Toilet Trio @e Consisting of Soap, Ointment and Talcum are indispensable adjuncts of the daily toi- le in maintaining skin purity and Sin health. By bringing these delicately medi- ed emollients in frequent contact with your skin as in use for all toilet pu you keep the skin,.scalp, hair and clear, sweet and healthy. ‘The Soap, ment and Talcum 25c. each everyw! ands grees Naalben be E-Cuticura Soap shaves ) dent, .BOBBY LEACH MAY SHOOT FALLS i : AGAIN, BUT HE WANTS CASH FIRST. x yee Wee, ° “BOBBY” LEACH AND THE STEEL, BARREL IN| WHICH HE WENT. OVER NIAGARA FALLS LN 1911, HE SAYS HE MAY USE THIS BARREL) IN ANOTHER TRIP OVER’ THE FALLS 1? -SUFFICL- ENT MONHY IS OFFERED HIM. MADE HEAD OF MINOT MAN IS STATE LEGION C. L. Dawson Named as National Committeeman From State; Jamestown Next Meeting. ! WILLIAMS ADJUTANT AGAIN Approve of Dawson’ s Action in Protesting Release of Kate, Richards O'Hare. Dee Only Man Who Ever Succeeded in Escaping Death on Perilous Dive Tells How He Feels About It BY EDWIN D. RIDER, N. E. A. Stati Correspondent. 7 Niagara Falls, N. Y., Aug. 27.— Bobby” Leach is pulling up stakes. He’s going to leave Niagara Falls flat. Before he hits the trail “Bobby” MAY go over the falls again in a barrel. He did it July 25, 1911. Leach won't try ‘it again, however, ; unless the cash is forthcoming. “Vm through with making money for the railroads and resorts around | “TP’ve been diving | here,” said Bobby. off suspension. bridges, shooting the rapids, and going over the falls for years. for the love of adventure. for, the money/now. | “Kick Int? “If the ‘railroads, city of Niagara Falls, or the steel company will kick in with $2500, I'm ready to go over the falls again. Il do it within 19 days after the money is in sight.” H I'm out Leach is selling his .billiard parlor |* and soon will leave for England for a movie-lecture tour. “T don’t risk my life to make a living any more,” says the man who dared Niagara and won, “I’ye got the film of my trip over the falls and my lecture. I have engagements in} Iingland, South Africa and Australia to last two years.” é “Backing Out” Leach says his new barrel is practically completed, though the steel company that’s making it isn’t} going through with the bargain, ac-} cording to Leach, and he may use his old barrel again. ‘They promised to give me the bar. rel, $2500 in cash and $2500 in: stock, eee well as I that there is no scintilla of truth in these allegations of your friend of the sisal trust. better than | the truth of the charges against yourself and your. friend, Brinton, whieh I am now investigat- ing. But he truth of these charges both myseif and the people of North Dakota are going to know before many months have ‘passed. “WILLIAM LEMKE,” » “Fargo, N. D.” U.S. SHY POSTAL CARDS BECAUSE OF LACK OF PAPER Washington, Aug. 28—-Like the penny paper, the penny postcard has been having a fight for its life b cause of the shortage and high pri of paper. But’ whereas the pennv newspaper has succumbed, and is now selling at two cents and ever three cents. per copy, the old post- card has—so far at least—weathered the storm and is still on sale at the old price. There’s still a profit in postcards for the government, but, Uncle Sam. like all publishers, has had his trou- bles with the paper mills. Unfilled orders, delayed shipments, caused the | supply of postcard paper to drop. At! one: time requisitions for cards had to be held up two days because there was no paper from which to fill them. New shipments relieved the situation, and orders are now being filled promptly, Bostoffice officials state. HARDING VOTED WET, IS CHARGE Chicago, Auj -—Prohibition na- tional headquarters here last night i sued a statement by Aaron S. Wat- kins, Prohibition nominee for presi- attacl tor Warren G. Harding in the wet and dry question. Mr. Watkins declares he is unable to find any instance of Senator Hara- ing voting for the drys and cites fig- ures designed to show that 'the Re- publican nominee voted with the wets on 30 occasions “and was absent or dodging 1,163 roll calls and quorum, calls,” I’m through risking my life! You know | king the recotd of Sena- |, j asserts Leach. “Now with the barrel about completed, they don’t want to give either the cash or the stock. If the city or railroads will raise $2500, | I'm ready to go over before I leave.” Life of Thrilis Leach, who is 59 and very gray; has led a colorful. life, a life of thrills —from high @iving and parachute censions to going over Niagara Falls {in a barrel. His trump in thé dare-deviling line ; Was going over Horseslioe Falls—the Canadian falls-—in a specially con- -structed, torpedo-shaped steel barrel July 25, 1911. He was in the hospital 23 weeks after the event with a brok- jen jaw and a smashed knee. : The First Trip “Tt was terrible,” ’says Leach. “The steel barrel, being. so heavy, plunged behind the falls into still water. I thought I was a ‘goner’ then because I had oxygen for ovly an hour, In a minute or two, however ,it caught. the current and T was towed ashore in Basg Eddy, dust 39 minutes after f started.” “What about ‘the police?” I asked. “Oh, they don’€’count,” he answered. “Of course they’ll try to. stop me. They tried to the other time: When I get ready to do it, I'll just do it— if the cash shows up. Wiie Objects “Mrs. Leach doesn’t wont me to; go over again, but I’ve just about per- guaded her I can do it’ easily. I’ve made several improvements in the new t will be eggslaped, with two compartments and with rubber be- tween them. The hammock has also been improved. From my experiences with Niagara for 22 years, I know now just about what I want. “If L use the old_barrel again, I’ fix it up a little. Stephens (Charles +. Stephens, of Bristol, England, kill- <a July 11, 1920, in going over the falls in an oak barrel) didn’t have a chance. [ told him so. -His wooden barrel condemned him before he start- ed.” ! | FORMER SHERIFF IS MADE EET a Leavenworth, Kan., Aug. 28.—Oscar Martinson, former’. Hennepin county sheriff, who was sentenced to two years in the federal penitentiary here for complicity in the Minneapolis- Winnipeg, whiskey smuggling case. will be employed as an outside trusty, Warden A, Vanderson announced. independent. PENDENCE. We. pay. you 4% on Savings. First BANK | BISMARCK, N.D The Oldest & s chs YOUR NATURAL IMPULSE as regards financial matters is to be You want to reach the point where ‘you will know you have enough’ of this world’s goods to keep you and yours in the future. Practice THRIFT—spend less than you earn—it is the basis of INDE- NATIONAL nd Lar ion of anh \ Bismarck delegates and visitors to the state convention of the American Legion returned yesterday afternoon after a two-day session at Minot.WDPhe | local group made the trip by motor car. ". R. Flanders, of Minot, was elect- ed department commander of the Le- gion, -L.. Dawson, of Beach, was Fane as national committeeman. He is the retiring commander of the Le- gion. Phillip Bangs, of Grand Forks, was made vice-commander of the Legion, while J. P. Williams, of Fargo, was re-elected _stated< adjutant. Leroy Baird, of Dickinson, was elected fi- nance officer; Edwin Burling, of El- ya, was made chaplain; and William Jones, of Lisbon, was voted histor- ian. Next Meeting at Jai Jamestown, the. lone bidder for next year's convention, was selected es the meeting place. Mandan asked! for the convention in, 1922. ° Valley asked for the meeting 1923, The constitution wis amended yes- terday afternoon. The most import- ant changes being the representation of posts at the state convention by one delegate for major fractions of 50 members as the basis for .represen- tation. ‘ The convention shouted its approyv- al of the action of Commander Daw- son in’ wiring Attorney General Pal- mer a protest at the release of Kate Richards O'Hare. The financial report submitted by the auditing committee, was approy- ed. It showed that $26,676 had been collected and $24,874.08 had been paid out. ~~ Approve Bonus Plan At the morning session resolutions were adopted approving the four-fold federal bonus plan, expressing ap- preciatibn for the work of the fed eral vocational board and urging that) subsistence allowances to men be in- creased. The delegates consisting of 25 will leave here in a special Pullman coach at 6 a m. today. Recommendations were made tha‘ all restrictions as to the purposes for which ex-service men shall use funds deriyed from the state ‘honus be abol- ished. Delegates to _ the national conven- tion follow: Fred. Kraemer, William Stern, Fargo; G. Angus Fraser, Bis- marck; R. J. Kamplin, Crosby; Tudop Owen, Grand Forks; F. B. Streeter, Linton; Ivan ° Metzger, Williston; Lafe Cartell, Casselton; Len M. H ris, Wahpeton; Walter Curtis, Li bon; Irvin Myers, Portal; J. Blaisdell, Des Imes; R. J. Downy, Devils Lake; R. D. Chisholm, Cavalier; A. L. Feich- ert, Jamestown; James Morris, Car- rington; H.R. Bitzing, Mandan; A, C, Sorenson. Committees Announced. Committee appointments. were an- nounced Thursday afternoon by Com- mander Dawson. They are as fol- lows: Credentials—L. Merry, Dickinson; J. P. Williams, Fargo; Minot. Auditing—A. E.* Sheets, Bismarck; | R, Meyers, Fargo; Guy Walsfer, Lar- imore. Resolutions—F. B. Streeter, Lin- ton; Seth Richardson, Fargo; A. E. Blewett, Jamestown; W. G. Curti, Jamestown; A. M. Geisler, Towner/” Order of Business—Walter Sc] ser, Grand Forks; H. J. Temme, Beu- lah; Ivan Metsger, Williston. A. B, Carlson, Committee on Recommendations to Fo Each Cap- : sule bears the ile bears the (MIDY, EF’ resareof counterfeit: ‘Minneapolis School » of Music Oratory and Dramatic Art 60-62 ELEVENTH ST.’ SO. Largest, best equipped and”) most Progressive School in the Northwest. Pupils have advantages only possible In endowed or state schools. £ - , Chattes M. 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