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

| THE WEATHER Generally Fair THE BIS if BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. FRIDAY, SEPT. 10,1920 PRICE FIVE CENTS ELECTION OF PARK BOARD HELD (OLIVE THOMAS, FIRST STEP NECESSARY TOWARD OBTAINING CITY PARK SYSTEM Park Board Created by Ordi- nance, But Nobody Has Ever Been Selected CITIZEN’S VIEWS GI Many Favor Immediate Action to Provide Recreation Places in City oe The election of a park board, for the city of Bismarck, is considered by many citzens as being the first step necessary toward the establishing of adequate parks and playgrounds in the city. A park board is already provide for in the city, ordinances, though such a body has never been elected. To elect one now would require « special election. Not all of the people believe that increased parks should be created at this time. The reasons’ which they offer for delaying the matter are the present unstable condition of prices and the high taxes. The only park, now legally estab- lished in the city is the small strip of land along Main street, west of the city, known as Custer Park. This land has never been improved to any extent, partially because of the lack of funds in the city treasury that could be used for this purpose. The present plan of the city commission seems to be, as expressed by their last few meetings, to build a swim- ming pool there next year. A tay levy large enough to provide for « swimming pool this year was passe last fall, but the budget was cut by the state authorities. How Custer Started. Custer park was formally opene? by the city during the war, in the year 1918. Up to this time no pro- vision had: been made for a park and no land had been purchased by the city for use as a park. In 1918 Mayor Lucas and G. N Kenniston, accompanied by a troop of Boy Scouts and a squad of soldiers from Company A formally dedjcated the present Custer Park and raised the American flag over it. Mr. Ken- iston made a short speech at that time, and a large number of ‘citizent attended the ceremony. The Legal Aspects. The legal aspects of the park ques tion, as set forth by H. F. O'Hare are briefly as follows: Approximately < year ago the city commission passet an ordinance creating a park district including the entire city of Bismarck This same ordinance provided fo: the election of a park board, wh: would have power to acquire parks and spend money, independent of th« city commission. This park board has never been elected, however. To elect a park board would at ¢ special election require a public no- tice of 20 days before the election To have put any tax levy on the years tax roll the proper paperg must be filed with the county auditor about; November 1. Thus if it. was desired to cover any park improvements by direct taxation or to make a tax levy for the purpose of providing a sink- ing fund and interest charges on bond issue it would be necessary tc file the tax Hist with the county aud itor by that time. Mr. O’Hare expressed ‘the opinior that it would be possible to call a special election and put through the proper legislation for the creation 0: parks in time to fjle the tax levy with the county auditor this year. “Advertisement for City.” “Good parks would be a great ad- vertisement for the city,” says E. H Howell. “The present park doesn’ amount to anything. More parks are something Bismarck needs and needs badly. They would not only be + comfort to the people of the city bu‘ they would be a distinguishing fea- ture of the city’s assets.” Against Tax Boost. WOMAN DOES NOT CELEBRATE MUCH ON ARMISTICE DAY Minneapolis Minn., Sept. 10— Armistice day may be the signal for rejoicing and festivity for others but not for Mrs, Leona Blaisdell Johnson, who today. filed suit in district court for a divorce from her husband, Wil- liam Johnson, 37 years old. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson married Nov. 11, 1918, M son alleges in her complaint, and adds that while “Armisi day brought a cessation of hostility in Europe, and peace and harmony to the world, it ushured in an era of war, violence and suiering for her.” They have one child, Raymond, 5 months old ELEGT A PARK BOARD, BUSINESS MEN'S OPINION Club Has Forum Luncheon to Consider Parks and Play- grounds SANE, WISE BOARD, NEED, were . John- Advocate Planning for Parks by; Board and Later Inaugura- tion of Park System The immediate election of a park board and the laying of plans for 4 suitable park system for the along sane and conservative lines, was favored by * members of the Bismarck Commer club at_a forum luncheon held at the Grand Pacific this noon. O. B. Burtness, candidate for Con- gress in the first district, told of the parks developed by the city of Grand: Forks. « | Other men who spoke and outlined their plans and ideas for the tuture growth of the parks in Bismarck were Cc. L. Conklin, Judge Christianson, Prof. Martin, 'H. F.. O’Hare, D. T. Owens and J. L. Bell. The majority of the members were! strongly in favor of providing ade- quate parks and playgrounds for the city. All admitted that the present vark was, not of sufficient size for the city. Would Elect Board While a few of the more enthusias-j ‘ic members were ready to go ahzad ind buy up a lot of land for parks ‘t once, the strong undercurrent of »pinion was that the city should make nlans for increasing the parks. This} vork should be studied and outlined; xy members of the park board, they} hought, and then, after definite plaus iad been made the actual work of zoing ahead with securing parks and playgrounds could go forward slowty and soundly. H. F. O'Hare told the members of the club what the legal aspects of ‘he question were and explained that in election would be necessary to! elect the park board, already provid. | ed for by the city ordinances. The present plan, as developed by| the Commercial club this noon, seems; to be the election of a park board) is soon as possible. Along wita the; election of this board at a special election the question of a revolving fund for prompt paymgnt of paying; warrants and a fire truck could be} voted on. i Need Sound Men The election of this hoard this fall would enable them to file their ta | Men in Charge of Third Booster {aration for the meeting. !the tour and in making ready for it, ‘evy with the county auditor in time | to become effective. this year. PICTURE STAR, DIES IN PARIS Succumbs to Poison, Taken by Mistake in American Hospital ) SUFFERED DEPRESSION Was Wife of Jack Pickford and Formerly Well-known Musical Comedy Star Paris, Sept. 10.—Olive Thomas, for- merly widely known on the American musical comedy stage and for several years past as a motion picture star. She died at 11 o’clock this morning at an American hospital. She was taken to that institution last’Sunday suifering from slow pois- oning, having swallowed a poison so- lution early that day’ by mistake, ac:! cording to the American physicians inj charge. Recently Miss Thomas and her hus- band, Jack Pickford,.came to Paris. Several weeks ago she suffered from nervous depression. ROSE TO TOP | New York, Sept. 10.—No word of the death of Olive Thomas, who died this morning in Paris, had been re- ceived here this forenoon by her bro- ther, James Duffey, who lives here, or by the motion picture concern which employed her. Her real name was | Olive Elain Duffey. She was 22 years, old, having been born Oct. 20, 1898, at Charlevoix, Pa. After attending high; schools in Pittsburgh she began work | in a department store here. A friend from New York attracted by her beau- ty and voice induced her to come to this city in 1913 to study music. Soon she attracted notice of theatrical men| aced in the cast of the Mid-j| night Frolics here in 1914, appearing as “The Cannon girl.” The next sea- on she was in both the “Follies” and the “Frolics” and later posed for magazine covers by noted artists. In 1917 Miss Thomas left the stage to enter the motion picture field in California, the same year married Jack Pickford, motion picture actor. MEET AND NAME COMMITTES T0 PUT OVER TOUR’ Tour Are Named at Meet- ing Last Night P. R. FIELDS AT HEAD Plans for the third booster tour of the season were more definitely out- lined at a meeting of the general committee on booster tours and the board of governors of the newly formed Town Criers club. At this meeting, held at the Commercial club, committees were named for the car- rying out of detailed plans and prop- Fields in Charge P. R. Fields was chosen director- general of the tour and will have control of the entire delegation. The finance committee, in charge of covering the expenses incurred on is headed by Al Rosen as chairman. Other members of this committee in- clude, Otto Johnson, John Graham, A. W, Lucas, H. S. Dobler, Carl Nel- on, and J. C. Anderson. Other Committees The publicity committee, to whom; CRATER OPENED. ON MOUNTAIN BY EARTH SHOCKS Smoke and Sulphuric Fumes Emitted From Volcanic Crater on Peak RESCUE WORK GOES ON Motor Lorries Arrive and Find Heart-rending Scenes Among Inhabitants Berlin, Sept. 10.—The seismo- graphic station at Genoa suggests as the vossible cause of the Itall- earthquake recently ¢ slip: z of the earth along the moun- bordering the Guli of Gee noa, Experts say that it indicat= eda massive caving zone along the earth’s er Rome, Sept. 10.—A volcanic crater has suddenly opened at the top of | Pizzo-D'Ucello, a mountain 5,845 feet | high, about 9 miles northeast of Spe- zia. It is located on what appears to be the northwest corner of the district shaken by Tuesday's morn- ing’s earthquake which resulted in the loss of hundreds of lives in the region just north of Florence. A telegram says the crater is emit- ting smoke and sulphuric fumes and | that scientists attribute the volcanic disturbance to the earth shocks. RESCUE WORK BEGINS Fivazzano, Sept. 10.—Survivors of Tuesday morning’s earthquake which laid the once flourishing district north of. Florence in ruin, are as the hours pass coming to realize more and more the extent of the calamity that has befallen tkem and they seem stupefied by the horror of the disaster. The work of rescue went on all last night and doctors, sani- tary assistants, sailors from an Itali- an dreadnaught, students, nurses and volunteers wore themselves out in their efforts to bring comforts to as; many sufferers, as possible. Help Arrives Motor lorries’ are beginning to ar- rive regularly bringing cooked food and tools for men engaged in the work of excavation. Portable ovens are being set up and there is hardly a house standing in the city. As in former earthquakes some families have been rescued almost without in- jury from the ruins of their homes, while:in other cases every inmate of shattered dwelling was killed. One little girl, whom nobody recognizes, wanders about the town with her frock torn and tears running down her begrimed face, asking piteously for “mama.” She possibly is a child of visitors here for the summer sea- son and was playing in a field when the earthquake camé. Her family was probably wiped out. She cannot tell where she lives and knows only that her name is “Tina,” and that she came here with her father, mother, and little brother. SEE HOPE Sept. which have been felt here since the disastrous tremor of Tuesday morning in the devastated zone north of the city indicate the disturbance is subsiding according to Father Alfani, director of the obser- vatory here. He said today that small shocks succeeding one another rather frequently shows the seismagrophic disturbance are wearing themselves out, while if a long pause succeeds a severe earthquake another strong shock occurs, which may be consider- ed as the culmination of the small shocks which should have come at intervals. “The shocks in the present case,” he declared are to be considered as Florence, quake shoc i good omens, as indicating that no seri- ous recurrence of the earthquake. FORM COMPANY TO LOAN MONEY TO BUY CATTLE 10,—Minor earth-| | JMMOR DING - | Ae Seen ‘he could do nothing. Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 10,—A young married woman, 19 years old, in a hos- pital here severely injured owes her life to a brown cur dog. After, she had been attacked by an junidentified white man and knocked scious condition, the dog ran to her and held her head above water until help arrived, The woman, who resides beyond the ‘outskirts of the city was alone when she, was attacked; fearing harm she WIFE-DROPPING IS NEW PARIS: PROBLEM | eo i |o— Paris, Sept. 10.—“Wife-drop- ping” is the latest problem of the French police. For the third time in four days Parisian husbands have thrown their wives from windows. The latest “wife-dropper” in | prison is Joseph Daniels, who let |' his spouse fall from a third story window. : ‘CONNECTICUT RATIFICATION 10 HOLD VOTE? Legal Wrangle Would Be Set- into a pool of water, in a semi-con-j; MOTHER GIVEN THIRTY DAYS TO WIN GIRL’S LOVE BROOKLYN—Justice Squiers, of the Brooklyn supreme; ‘court, has given Mrs. Mary Immordina 30 days to win the affec-| tion of her 15-year-old daughter, Josephine. with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Garrati, for 10 years, since the death of her father. them, while the mother wants her to come home. recently, she said she owed everything to her uncle and aunt, and that she didn’t care to go to her mother. that if the girl showed no more love for her mother in 30 days, DOG SAVES MEMPHIS GIRL FROM \ DEATH AFTER ATTACK BY A MAN | White Man Assaults Her, After She Seeks to Escape; Knocks Her Unconscious and Into Pool of Water—Dog | Holds Up Head for Hours [about an hour. | candidate The girl has lived She wants to stay with In court, The court ruled fled, but was overtaken. Her assault- ant hit her on the head and she fell into.a pool of water about ‘two feet! deep, The assault oceurred near the! excavation for a building outside of the city. | The dog who had jumped in after her and with her clothing clapsed: between bis jaws stood by until the crew of a passing freight train discovered her plight. She told police officers that she) thought she had been in the water followed her, CAMPAIGN FUNDS SIZE NOT ISSUE 10 PHOPLE, PLEA Watkins, Dry Candidate, Says Losers Try to Side-step Is- sues in That Manner SUCCESS BRINGS FUND Hamline, Minnesota, Sept. 10—“The country at large will not care for the exact figures or even the approximate figures or an attempt to determine the exact figures of any party’s campaign fund,” Arron Watkins, prohibition for president said in i speech at the Minnesota state fair today. | hearings to remove them. RAIL INCREASE REGULAR, BOARD MEMBERS ASSERT Dupuis and Aandahl File Affi- davits When Hearing Opens "in Supreme Court STATE RATES ATTACKED Question of Jurisdiction Also Comes Before Court at the Hearing Affidavits were presented to the Supreme court of the state today de- claring that the order of the railroad commission, granting the railroads in- creases in intrastate rates, was a le- gel action of the commission. , That is was not was one of the con- tentions of William Lemke, acting a8 special assistant Attorney General, in obtaining a restraining order from the court, against’ the increased rates. The affidavits of C. F. Dupuis and ;Sam Aandhal were read in court by F. E. Packard, assistant attorney gen- eral, who told the court his office vas representing the commission at its request on the matter of legality of the order, and not upon the ques- tion of rates. Milhollan Absent The affidavits declared that the matter of increased rates was dis- cussed at a meeting at which Frank Milhollan, third member of the com- mission was present, and that the commission directed V. E. Smart to draw up the order under the super- vision of Mr. Dupuis. Milhollan and Smart, who made af- fidavits supporting Lemke’s conten- tions. Milhollan, who was present only for the finish of the public hear- ing on the rate cases in August, was not present in the supreme court to- day. It is said he is in Chicago. Another contention of Mr. Lemke was that the public had not been given notice of the increase. Affi- davits were produced to show that various big shippers of the state had been notified, and that publicity was given the hearing in the Bismarck ‘Tribune, Mr. Lemke’s Fargo-Courier- | News and other papers, the conten- tion being that the general public was informed in advance of the hear- ing. Anderson Notitied The affidavits also stated that W. A. Anderson, secretary of the Indus- trial commission, and J. A. McGov- ern, of the mill and elevator associa-' tion, both state employes were noti- fied. Neither appeared at the hear- ing. Anderson and George Foster were assisting Lemke in court to- day, however. ‘The argument was opened by “Mr. Lemke, who, after attacking the legal- ity of the order, also attacked the rates, declaring they were unreason- able and confiscatory. Lemke’s contention today was made at the public hearing in August by representatives of the state employ- ers association, who held the in- creases should be based on the state maximum freight rate law, and not upon the federal control rates ob- taining. Disparity in Rates He declared that the intrastate rates in Minnesota are 40 per cent higher than in North Dakota and that rates in South Dakota are higher. The commission, in its order, recog~ nized a disparity, and announced its intention of holding hearings to re- move discriminations. In affidavits of majority members filed today, how- ever, it was not admitted that the disparity amounted to was as great as claimed by Mr. Lemke. Matter Discussed At the time of the issuance of the order there was discussion as_ to whether the commission should refuse to grant the increase and proceed to adjustment of intrastate disparities, or grant the increase and then hold The lat- ter course, it was stated, was chosen because if the commission refused the increase it would lose its juris- One point which was stressed was | Will fall the task of advertising the the necessity for the election of aj tour along the line of march, is head- conservative and constructive park ,ed by Willim S. Neal as chairman, “It is said that all national elec- tions si the war have followed the line of larger campaign funds. The tled If Legislature Votes for Suffrage Mayor A. W. Lucas expresses him self as being opposed to increasin: the city parks at the present time With the object of dealing in cattle and land, with a particular object | diction, as the railroads would pro- | ceed in federal court under the Esch- because of the tight money market and the inflated and unsettled rea! estate market. “I am in favor of more parks for the city, but I do not believe that the present is a good time to agitate the matter,” he said. “Prices are hig! everywhere and conditions are to: unstable. For example at the present time a municipal bond which in nor mal times would bring $104 or $10 now brings but $90. To buy land anc yoard, who would plan the park “| ‘em out carefully and be sure that! ‘he best arrangements were being | made before madly spending a lot of money. The p ark board has con-| siderable power in the way of spend-! ing money and this question is one, of vital importance, the business men; said. | By the lection of a park board t fall the machinery for the creation of a real park system for the ci would be established and they couid assisted by F. H. Hurley and L, C. Andrews. The entertainment committee is headed by George H. Russ as chair- man, assisted by Al Rosen, Paul Wachter, Worth Lumery, Phil Webb, M. B. Gilman, and Spencer Boise. The Glad Handers The Glad Handers crew will be composed. of the entire charter mem- bership of the new Town Criers club, this trip. The club however, claims of supplying cattle to farmers on loans secured by the cattle, the First. National Cattle and Loan company, of Fargo, has been formed. Incgorpora-; necticut Washington, Sept. 10.—The Con- will meet in Legislature tors ore S. J. Andahl, Litchfield, a special session, Sept. 14. member of the state railroad com-; mission; Charles W. Bleick, of Elgin,, fused to call a and C. J. Lee, of Fargo. i The capital stock of the company, t is $250,000. who had re- to ratify Holcomb, session Governor | woman suffrage, has now called one ‘0 provide the proper laws to enable Mr. Bleick said he be-| the women of his state to vote, since lieved there was a hig opportunity, Tennessee furnished the 36th state who will have their first workout on!for such a concern in North Dakota,' and made female suffrage a reality. redicting great development in dairy- | Suffragists will try to get Connecti- amendment. el tact that that side which has the; larger fund has ne y always been the winner may account for the ef- fort toward collecting large funds,” he continued. “It may be that the party which is on the way to the White House may secure campaign funds more easily,! because the going concern, headed fer success, always attracts the larg- est crowd and ientile. the man who calls the public’s at- tention to his opponents big campaign Therefore | ; | Cummins act. The question of whether the su- preme court. had jurisdiction was raised. It was contended by Mr. Packard that the method lay in an ippeal, Justice Robinson declared that under the constitution the su- preme court had original jurisdiction in the matter. Mr. Lemke ceased his opening ar- iment after about thirty minutes, ing he wished to conserve the re- mainder of the time. Justice Robin- construct parks now would cost a lo‘ of money and the city would have t \son informed him the limit wouldn't lapply in this case. After Mr. Pack- jing and cattle raising in the state cut to ratify the that they will make good to the ex jin the near future. jalthough the governor did not specif: go ahead and work out the details. | i i tent of making this tour the greatest fund may be merely concealing the issue bonds to meet the bill. Thus it might be, that under present condi- tions, $65,000 bonds would have to be sold to raise $50,000 to use on the parks. “Taxes are high now. The people ought to have a breathing spell. Next year Custer park will be improved and we hope to have a swimming pool; part of that excavating will be done while grading Main street. “I would not be in favor of taking steps to elect a park board at this time because the minute you elect a park board they immediately want to do something and the easiest thing for them to do would be to spend some money. “When conditions return to normal, say in a year or so, I believe we should push the park program.” Mr. O’Hare declares, “The. city hasn’t any park, except for that little piece of grass called Custer. I would he in favor of taking immediate steps toward the creating of suitable parks and playgrounds.” Should Elect Board. “We can do nothing about increas- ing the city’s parks until a park board is elected,” states George Will. “Personally I would be in favor of electing a .park board as_ soon as (Continued on Page Eight) JAMESTOWN WILL | HAVE TWO ICE. RINKS IN WINTER Jamestown, Sept. 10.— Jamestown! is to have two ice skating rinks, maintained by the city park board,' according to a decision reached at a meeting of the board held in the of- fice of the secretary J. A. Murphv.; One of the rinks will be on the north side, on the vacant lots owned by 0. J. Seller at the corner of Sixth ave- nue north and Third street, and the; ; other on the south side on the lots; lowned by the local Y. M. C. A. on Sixth avenue south and Second! j street. The board appropriated an} jamount not to exceed $500 to be} jused for the purpose of keeping the; ice free from snow and flooding the; rinks whenever necessary. The matter of ice skating rinks was discussed last winter but the jlack of sufficient funds prevented |the board from taking action at that ‘time. The fact that the lots secur- 'ed are close in is considered fortu- nate as it will do away: with neces- sity of erecting buildings and fur- nishing heat for the skaters, of all. C. L. Young, president of the Com- mercial club and G. N. Keniston, sec- retary, will make a few short talks along the tour, in which they will tell the people of the smaller cities the advantages of Bismarck, as neighbor, and as a trading point. The third booster tour is scheduled for the 23rd and 24th of this month, | and will cover the territory along the North Soo. DEVILS LAKE GETS READ NOW WHAT Devils Lake, Sept. 10.—Devils Lake | has been chosen as one of the few) points in the United States where the Weather Bureau at Washington is said to have authorized the installa-} tion of a nephoscope, an instrument that determines the direction and velocity of clouds. This was announced this week by Martin R. Hovde local weather ob- server. Mr. Hovde said that a nepho-| scope is composed of mirrors, con- taining graduated surfaces and by/ looking into it one can tell how fast clouds are traveling and in what di-? rection. a {stock of $250,000. The General Oil Corporation, of Mi- not, incorporated with a capital V. E. Segerstrom, Minneapolis; Mil- lard Finlay, Minot; T. C. Wilde, Tow ner, GOVERNOR COX’S N. D. TRIP FAILS? Governor Cox’s trip through North; Dakota was a failure, in the opinion of a correspondent for the Minne- apolis. Journal, who accompanied the| He wrote: ner’s clo special train. “Even the admit his recen a were rather lukewarn, but they a tribute this to the influence of ur Nonpartisan leigu2. Governor Cox however, made a strong appeal to in- dependent progressive voters. In North Dakota Cox encountered Strong prohibition sentiment and be- cause of the proximity of wet Cana indications are that strict enforce- ment of the law may be the issue there. Three women sought kim to an expression of his stand on pro- hibition and his reply was that he'’would not interfere with. the Eighteenth amendment. Incorporators are, 'get the governor to submit suffrag: al ee, ratification in the call, such action is probable. If Connecticut does ratify, it will ettle the legal controversy the anti- uffragists have started in Tennessee: The best legal authorities have ad- vised the suffragists that nothing tha! |the antis can do will upset the 19th ‘amendment, but to have the dispute settled by the ratification in a 37th {state would eliminate the court bat- tle. The Connecticut Legi ' previously taken show, is ation. So all that is now neces: ature, polls vorable to ry is t | EXPRESS RATE HEARING TODAY The hearing on the petition of the American Railways ‘Express company for an increase in rates in North Dakota, which was to be heard be- fore the state railroad commission at 10 a. m. today, was postponed until late afternoon, after the conclusion jof the hearing before the supreme {court in therate case. No one had ‘entered an appearance early today to oppose the increase. | POISON fact that he is on the losing side. The real issues in this election ar The League of Nations, the labor problem, and the extinction of the! liquor traffic. We believe the rural! people can be reached with these is-| sues and are interested in them. Therefore our campaign is being con- ducted in that manner.” Mr. Watkins devoted portion of his speech to the rural problems, the most important, he | said, being the self-preservation of} the rural community and the decreas- ing rural population ALCOHOL the major IS Baltimore, Md T fatalities among es of Edgewood arsenal resulting from} drinking some form of poisoned alco- hol was increased to seven today by the deaths. of Nelson. Lucious of/ Rochester, N. Y., and James Davis of | Salisbury, Md. One other known vic tim is expected to recover. Der was made today ‘by the militarv| authorities at Edgewood arsenal of} the report that alcohol had been made poisonous to deter thefts. ept. he list of FATAL TO 7; ard’s argument, B. W. Scandrett, og- sistant general solicitor for the North- ern Pacific, took up the case, Ad- journment was taken until afternoon. POLES CAPTURE 3,300 RUSSIANS Thursday, Sept. 9.—The ies on the northeast deliv- ssful attacks on y when 3,300 pris- four guns, and two armored were taken. WALKING, READING IS HIT BY TRAIN Anaconda, Mont., Sept. 10—“The Border Legion” must be a mighty entertaining noyel for a man,, about years old, who walked the track near here reading it did not hear an approaching train and was run down and killed. He could not be identified.