The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 16, 1920, Page 1

[tee SM THIRTY-NINTH YEAR BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. THURSDAY, SEPT. 16, 1920 CAPITOL FIGHT FINALLY ENDED FOR THIS YEAR New Rockford Makes Final Ef- fort to Get Matter on Bal- lot, But It Fails MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS Supreme Court Refused to Or- der the Vote, and Matter Now Finally Is Ended . The oft-repated effort of New Rockford to get on the ballot this fall the question of removing the state capitol from Bismarck to New Rock- ford is finally at an end. The supreme court, in the second ruling within a week, made late yes- terday, dispelled the faint remaining hope of New Rockford. Quite a bit of money was expended by New Rock- ford in making the fight. It began sometime ago with a de- mand on Thomas Hall, Secretary of State, that the petitions filed four years ago be considered petitions for the placing of a constitutional amend- ment on the ballot on Nov. 3. This demand was made just after the 12" time limit for. filing petitons for con- stitutional amendment votes had passed. Mr, Hall held he was with- out legal authority to do so. Ask Judgment Vacated The New Rockford people then went to the supreme court, asking the judgment in the case of four years ago be vacated. This was denied A new demand was made on Mr. Hali early this week, and following his refusal, the supreme court was ask- ed to mandate the Secretary of Stat« to put the matter before the suprem: court. The supreme court refused, late yesterday afternoon, to do this. So the fight to remove from Bis. marck the title of capital city of the state is ended for the time being. 1: may be removed, but the effort, once: dangerous, appéars to be a futile move in the future. New Buildings Plans are under way to beautify the} nemper, and John Hagan, , commis- re capitol grounds and erect new build- ings. The $200,000 memorial build- ing already is under construction. And no city in the state has been able to offer better conditions for a capital city than Bismarck. Although the New Rockford effort was not regarded seriously by loca! men, yet C. L. Young, president of the Commercial club, appeared in the supreme court to combat argu- ments of New Rockford’s attorneys and Secretary Keniston and others have closely watched the progress v1 the matter,, ready to step in and make whatever fight was necessary New Rockford’s case grew out 0i the filing petitions, May 6, 1916, tu submit to the voters of the state ii proposed constitutional amendment te change the seat of government from the city of Bismarck to the city ol New Rockford on and after July i 1922. Otto Bauer, a taxpayer ané voter of Morton county, sought 2 writ of injunction before the supremc court, to restrain the Secretary oi State from submitting the questior to a vote of the people at the nex! general election; claiming that th« law under which the petitions were filed was not valid, in that it con- tained no self-executing clause, ane that the petitions, therefore, had nc legal existence. ‘DRY’ LEADERS BLACKLIST MEN HELD LIBERAL Senator Taggard, Democrat Is Named for Political Defeat Washington, Sept. 16.—Officials of the anti-saloon league in conference here today made public a partial list of candidates for congress agains whom they will wage battle because of the candidates position on prohibi- tion. Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel of the league, in announcing the list declared the league’s policy to be that] ficer at Fort Snelling. every candidate not reported favorable to rigid enforcement would be fought to finish. : Thomas Taggart, Democrat, who is opposing Senator Watson, Republican, Indiana, is among those named. Mr. ‘Wheeler declares it was imperative to defeat Taggart and re-elect Wat- son. TO DESTROY “BILL SIKES” HOME; LAND- MARK OF DICKENS London, Sept. 16—Another Dick- ens landmark is to be destroyed, the house where Bill Sikes met Lis death, as described in “Oliver. Twist.”. It stands in a court on Jacob's Island, Bermondsey, and is being used now as a stable. The house was identi- fied by the finding of some old plans of Bermondsey dated 1855, on one of which ‘Was marked “Bill Sikes’ house.” i { BOLSHEVIKS PLAN WORLD CAMPAIG ‘SOON TO START U. S. “OFFENSIVE” Japanese Report Tells of Plans for Bolshevizing the World— Soviet Army Said to Be in Process of Formation in Italy Under Anarchist Head i TOKIO, Tuesday, September 14.—According to semi-official dispatches | reaching Tokio concrete plans for Bolshevizing the world have been per- fected in Moscow, and agents shortly will be detailed to America, Japan, China and Asia generally for the campaign. The plan includes a propa- ganda offensive against Germany, according to these advices, which declared Bolshevik agents already were active in England and France. Form Soviet Army Rome, September 15.—Preparations for recruiting an Italian Sovict army are going on in Milan, Turin, Rome, Naples and other large cities throughout the country, according to the newspaper, Epoca, which prints a statemen to this effect by a superior officer of the Italian army. It is said that one of the leading chiefs of the Sovie organization is Enrico Malatesta, the anarchist chief. BUREAU METHOD jNew'oraanizsti0N a meeting in Kansas City, according . to information received here | North Dakota is represented in ganization. Resolutions were ed commending the American people on supporting the government during the war, and urging continued thrift and support of all patriotic societies and condemnation of those ofyiug to disrupt our form of government. i — i NEW RAIL PLAN 10 AID WHOLE. OF NORTHWEST Northern Pacific Launches De- partment of Irrigation i and Industry today. the or- adopt Actions of the Minimum Wage} Commission Attacked as Irregular ASSAIL “EXCESSIVE” COST Methods by which the members of he. workmen's compensation bureau, sitting as a minimum wage commis- sion, arrived at the conclusion, on which it based its minimum wage ‘ules were classed as “extraordinary” n the argument of attorneys, before judge W. L. Nuessle, of district court, vesterday. The matter was before him on the iuestion of whether or not the tem- vorary injunction against putting into 2fect the minimum wage rule should ve continued. The attack on the wage ules was made by telephone compa- nies and the state laundrymen’s asso- ciation. ‘ The wage rules were promulgated xy the commission, after Governor *razier had removed L. J. Wehe as a nember, an action which one court as held to have been illegal. There vere two members left on the com- mission, S. S. McDonald, the active St. Paul, Sept. 16-—With the crea- tion of a department of gation and industry, to become operative October 1, and the appointment of E. F. Ben- son, at present commisisoner of agri- culture of the state of Washington, department manager, J, M. Hanna ford, president of the Northern Paci- | tic railroad, today announced one of the most impo t projects ever at-! tempted by. a railroad to assist in the develophient of a great section of the country. The Northern Pacific’s pro-: ject will benefit the entire country | traversed by this railroad. i ioner of agricul and labor. The proposition was advanced during the wgument that where the third mem- oer of a board of removed, it is neces- sary that the vacancy be filled before he board can promulgate rulings. Yuring a large part of tle considera- tion of the question, only one mem- Yer of the commission was present, ind there was no record of report to he full: minimum wage commission, Development of the natural resour , ces of the territory served by the rail- road, through cooperation with exist- TRIBUNE LAST EDITION -—« ee PRICE FIVE CENT AT SLOPE FAIR ~ BLAST ROCKS WALL STREET G0, P. FACTIONS AWARD PRIZES ae! RUNNING CLOSE Many Are Killed, IN ILL. PRIMARY Mayor Thompson’s Men Carry, City of Chicago, While Low- | den Men Lead Downstate HALF OF WOMEN VOTED About as Many Stayed Away From Polls as Men—Elec- tion ‘Close in Colorado ! Chicago, Sept. 16-—A close race he- tween the Lowden and Thompson can- didates today made necessary’a com- plete count of the: votes cast in yes- terday’s primary to dete ine the re- sult. Supporters of Mayor William Hale Thompson ran strong in Chi- cago, winning all county and cit; nominations for their men, but the adherents of Governor Lowden car- ried the rest of the state by a large majority, leaving the political scate wavering. Early reports from Chicago showed an average plurality for sometime of better than 40 to tbe precinct for the Thompson men, bui this slump when returns from nearly half of the 2,210 Chicago polling places had been counted. Down-state the Lowden plurality averaged only 14 to the pre- cinet at first, but gradually increas ed until it averaged when half ot the 3,264 voting districts outside Chi- cago had reported. J. Mamilton Wins On. the Democratic ticket J, Hamil- ton Lewis won handily over Barrett O'Hara for the gubernatorial nomina- tion, but the race for the senate can- didacy was close between Robert KH. Burke and Peter Walicr. Only about half of the registered vote,was cast, about the same propor- tion of men staying a from the polls as women. CLOSE IN COLORADO Denver, ‘Sept, 16.--With both ‘lead ing candidates for Republican nomi- nation for United States senator claiming a vicwory. it, appeared probable today tht.g3 official count might be ‘necessa establish’ the result. Returns -compiled by the Rocky Mountain News from 1,120 pre- cincts of the 1,532 in the state gave Karl C. Schuyler, Denver, a lead of 2,378 over Samucl D. Nicholson, of Leadville.» Most of the missing pre- sounsel contended. Cost to Companies Counsel for the attacking compa-: nies, George A. and Tracey Bangs, of wand Forks, and Judge N. C. Young,’ of Fargo, contended that the wage ules promulgated were far in excess of a reasonable minimum, classing the wage as a “luxury” wage. That the| ‘ules will increase the cost of livin vas one of their statements. The, sourt was informed that the wage in-! sreases would cost the Northwestern | Telephone Exchange company about 390,000 a year. Petitions are now on ile with the railroad commission from almost every telephone company in, he state, asking increases if the rules ire upheld. it was pointed out. State Contention The litigation over the rules may ‘ye long drawn-out, Assistant Attorney General Edward B. Cox, who repre- sented the state, asked that the re-! straining order be dissolved, saying that it would be unfair to hold up the action of the board while the case is being fought in the highest court on other grounds than were before the court yesterday. He held the records yf the compensation bureau showed that the actions of the commission were in accordance with statutory di- rection. Foster and Baker also appeared as special counsel for the workmen's compensation bureau. H. R. BITZING SE- | CURES POST AS JUDGE ADVOCATE be built at a cos! ing agencies, such as state agricultur-' cincts are in outlying districts con al colleges, county farm agents and sidered favorable to Nicholson. the various ties of the federal | » League In One Party government, ncluded in the prd-} A victory for the Nonpartisar gram, President Hannaford af-| league in the Democratic primaries nounced. was indicated with nearly complete Mr. Benson is widely known as a' returns from the principal cities and Jroad man and an authority on ag- scattered returns from the rural dis riculture and irrigation. His appoint-, tricts. ment was made by cable and letter.' In Denver 11 of the 12 candidates His acceptance w: flashed to Mr.' for the legislature are Nonpartisan Hannaford from Shanghai, China. He, leaguers, as are three candidates for is expected in St. Paul October 1 to| the senate. James Collins, Nonpar- ake charge of the new department. ! tisan league candidate for Governor, — ‘has a lead of 7,102 votes in _two- NEW CHURCH IN MINOT | thirds of the precincts. Judge Kelly Minot, N. D., Sept. 1 Excavations ' Scott, of the state supreme court, has for the foundation of a new Congre-| a lead of only 1,050 over W. R. Calli- gational church in Minot will be made, cotte, Nonpart: league candidate this fall, according to present plans.| for the Democratic nomination for The building, which will be 93 feet, United States senator, with half of jlong with a width of 38 feet along! the precincts. one section and 49 feet the other, will! Sd Anderson, labor official and can- of $40,000. The gen-} didate of the Jeague and labor party (Continued on Page Three) eral contract will be let next winter. | FUTURE QUEEN IN BALKANS? Mandan, N. D., Sept.716.—H. R. Bitzing, Mandan attorney, today re- ceived word from the adjutant gen- eral of the war department. that he had been appointed as a judge advo- cate with the rank of major in the regular army. He has accepted the appointment and will report for duty in two weeks to the commanding ox Major Bitzing was for many yea judge advocate of the North Dak guard and at the outbreak of the war was stationed as a major at Camp Cody, New Mexico. He saw many months of service overseas and server! during most of the time in France as first assistant judge advocate of the Second American army. Duriny his stay in France he was | to lieutenant colonel. He was mus tered out of the war-time army at Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville, Ky., in March of this year. ROOSEVELT HITS WILSON COVENANT Billings, Mont. Sept. 16.—Ar- raignment of the league of na- tions as a “death trap and a mili- | tary alliance for war” was made | here yesterday by Lieut. Col. | Theodore Roosevelt and Raymond = | Robins, in two addresses each in | the afternoon and evening. jthe daughter of Prince Leon: CANTACUZENE BUCHAREST—Rumania’s “most beautiful” woman, Princess Helen Cantacuzene, is mentioned as the future queen of either Bulgaria or Rumania in reports’frequently heard here. . She. is A’ royal marriage is rumored. FOR EXHIBITS Offices Wrecked i Burleigh County Exhibits Rank High in Livestock and = | County Awards CROWD RECORD BROKEN Increase in Pure-bred Livestock Is Noted by Secretary in Year-to-Year Exhibits The three-day Missouri Slope fair comes to un end today, with carnival attractions and an Indian war dance and wrestling match as the closing night features. Awards on the livestock and many of the exhibits were made today by the judges. Fair officials were de- claring that the exposition this year was the most successful held for years in many ways. The attendance on the first day was smaller than last year, there being about 1,100 people in the fair grounds. The attendance for the second day—Bis:narck day—reach-/ d 2,100 at 6 o'clock last evening, and the receipts at the gate and in the grandstand were the largest ever tak- en in. Bismarck people made up most of the crowd yesterday, it be ing estimated that 1,500 local people went to Mandan either during the day or in the evening. Burleigh county exhibitors ranked high at the fair. Shortage of help interfered with livestock raisers get- ting their exhibits to the fair. Mor- ton county was awarded first place in the county exhibits, Burleigh sec- ond place, Barnes third and Stuts- man county fourth. The three other county exhibits were from Hettinger, Grant and Slope. Exhibits Feature These exhibits are the feature of the fair. The carnival attractions proved disappointing to most of the crowd, but the exhibits of the pro- ducts of the Slope country were pleas- ing to people who study the develop- ment of this great section of North Dakota. “The big increase’in the production of pure bred livestock in the Slope coltities “is very evident fromthe trend of exhibitions,” J. A. Biggs, who has been secretary of the fair for fou years, and who is given credit for its success this: year. “The poultry and agriculture ex- hibit, the boys and girls exhibits and the hog exhibits are far above the average,” he continued. “Many live stock producers could not send th exhibits to the fair because of short- age of help, but some mighty fine stock is on hand.” The county exhibits were consider- ed high class by T. E. Stone and Rex E. Willard, of the agricultural college, who jndged them. From 100 to 150 varieties of food products were shown in the exhibits, an indication of the fertility of the Slope country, | they said. Morton Wins First The Morton county exhibit was pre- pared under the direction of County Agent Max Morgan. The Burleigh county exhibit, prepared by County Agent Gustafson, was a close second, and was considered the finest ex- hibit from an outside county. Mortos county won $125 as the first prize, which goes to the development oi agriculture in the county. Burleigh won $75, Barnes $50 and Stutsman $25, fourth prize. Two horse races were held at the fair yesterday afternoon. In the 2:25 trot or pace, for a purse of $200, Roy Panick won first; Fruity Cox second and Ellis Woodford third, The time was 2:25, 2:29 3-4, 2:, 2:29 1-4, 2:38 1-4, In the 2:17 trot or pace, for « purse of $300, Blue Finch won first, Elix Merrian second, Nabob third and Sinco Bell fourth. Time: 2:22 3-4, 2:25, 2:24 3-4 and 2:24 1-4. Auto Race On This afternoon's racing program in- cluded a free-for-all with Tom Car- lisle, 2:09 horse, Haltamont’s, a S, (Continued on Page Seven) HOLDUP MEN SHOOT FARMER IN BACK AS HE TRIES TO ESCAPE Antler, N. D., Sept. 16.— Adolph Schutt, farmer living west of this city, is in a serious condition at the hospital at Bottineau as the result of a bullet wound received in the back from holdup men while he was driving his car home from a visit to friends on the Canadian side of the line. oe Ac ‘companied by his brother-in-law. A. Kissner, Schutt was driving at an ordinary rate of speed on his home- ward trip when he passed someone shooting behind him and bullets be- gan to whiz past his head. He speed- ed up his Dodge to full speed but the larger car in pursuit gained rapidly on him and finally one bullet crashed through the back of the car seat and entered his body above the kidney, struck a rib and glanced, landing in the abdominal cavity without strik- ing any vital organ He and his companion then stopped the car and the pursuers catching up, ordered them to get. Their pockets were searched and the gasoline dr. ed from their c After the robbers left the brother-in-law succeeded in getting help from nearby residents. The man will live, it is thought by physicians. The robbers are belived to be regular holdupmen and not whiskey runners. Investigators Unable to Determine Exact Cause of Explosion in Heart of Financial District as Others Attend to Wants of Injured GUARD THROWN AROUND SUB-TREASURY TWELVE BODIES RECOVERED NEW YORK, September 16.—At 4:30 twelve bodies had been taken to the morgue. Unofficial estimates placed number of seriously injured at 50 and those who sus- tained minor hurts at 150. NEW YORK, September 16.—After the explosion the police were inclined to the theory that it had been caused by a collision of a T.N.T. truck and automobile between the Morgan office and the sub-treasury building. So far as could be learned no promi- nent financiers or members of the stock exchange were injured in the explosion. Thomas W. Lamont and Henry P. Davison, members of the firm, were in the Morgan offices at the time, but were not hurt. ; United States regulars from Governor’s Island arrived on the scene at 12:40 for guard duty. At 1:15 p. m. the police estimated the number of injured at 200. { Police Commissioner Enright said, after conferring with members of the Morgan firm, that he had learned Elliott C. Bacon, director, was slightly injured; also Julius Spencer Mor- gan, another official of the company.. Several employees were injured and one killed. Enright quoted firm members as stating that the blast came from the street and from within building. Cor, NEW YORK, Sept. 16.—A mysterious explosion, disastrous in its effect, occurred at noon today in Wall street, killing more than a score of persons and injuring hundreds. Office workers were, just hurrying to the street for their noon-day meal when a puff of smoke arose from the center of the world’s greatest financial district, in front of the offices of J. P. Morgan and Company. Then came a blast. A moment later a score of men, women and children’ were lying blood- covered on the pavement. Two minutes later nearly all the ex- changes had closed. Men had turned from barter to an errand of mercy. _ While the police force for hours searched for the dead and injured, trained ‘investigators were trying in vain: to determine definitely whether the explosion occurred from a bomb dropped in front of J. P. Morgan and Company or whether an automobile dashing into a wagon loaded with explosives had taken its toll. Thinks It Accident Frank Francisco, one of the most able investigators of the department of justice, declared after arriving on the scene that it was his opinion that not a bomb plot but a collision had been responsible for the blast which rocked skyscrapers, tore the fronts from office buildings for blocks around and _ scattered deadly missiles in all directions. aS FIRE DAMAGES FAIR GROUNDS; | HORSE BURNED Mankato, Minn., Blaze Checked After a Horsebarn Is Torn Down by Volunteers ( Casualties Mount The list of casualties mounted as excited word passed from mouth to mouth and at 1:30 the unofficial esti- mate placed the dead at 30 but an ac- curate account was impossible in the intense confusion which swept the financial district. Crowds gathered in a moment and were held back by police reserves so that it was impossible for newspaper men arriving at the scene to find out definitely just where the explosion oc- jcurred. One report had it that an automobile in front of the Morgan of- fices had blown up while another had a manhole exploding. The border of governors ordered the closing of the stock exchange two minutes after the blast. Count § Bodies . Newspaper men counted eight a time threatened to wipe out all|bodies on the street and the bodies buildings at the Mankato fairground.}of several horses. The Morgan build- The fair opens today. All the barns! ing appeared a shamble and part of for race horses were burned, a large| {he front of the sub-treasury ac pees the street was torn away. The for! section of fence burned down and] story Equitable building was rocked, one trotting horse was burned before }as was all of lower Manhattan island. it could be led from the stalls. a We: impossible on four ae the aie nea {eXPlosian — occurre o determine More than forty race horses turned | oither its exact nature or location, for Mankato, Minn., Sept. 16.—Fire for loose from their stalls roamed! spectators were held back by the through the street and were recov- | police. ered with difficulty. It was reported, however, that One horse, excited, plunged into 2] shortly before noon an automobile with two men drew up in front of the Morgan offices and that when Morgan detectives approached the machine one man alighted and either accident- ally or purposedly dropped what ap- peared to be a bomb. See it From Above Occupants of a skyscraper looking down on Wall street told another ver- sion of the explosion. They declared they had seen the car draw up and the men leave it. These spectators ad- vanced the theory that the bomb, if it s a bomb, had been timed. This version differed from the first as re- gards the two passengers and their chauffeurs, The first story had it they were among the dead or injured. Excitement Keigns Never in its history has lower Man- hattan witnessed such excitement as prevailed today. Trading on both the stock and curb exchange was ordered suspended for the day a few minutes after the explosition and from then on until lower New York forgot all its business matters in attending to the needs of the injured. touring car, but none of the occup- ants was injured. Difficulty in get- ting water to the fair grounds handicapped the fire fighters. A volunteer brigade of fire fighters was formed and the fire was checked after an entire section of horsebarn in the path of the flames had been torn down. Damage is estimated by the fair association at several thousand dol- lars. PRESIDENT OF | FRENCH QUITS Paris, Sept. 16.--The national as- sembly will convene at Versailles on Sept. 25 to consider the selection of r to Paul Deschanel, pres- Trance. Premier Millerand will receive the president's resignation in the cham- Fire wagons and ambulances dart- ber of deputies tomorrow afternoon | ed through the narrow street on which to discuss the convication of parlia- | lay a covering of shattered glass and ment. }the broken remains of men and ———_—__—_—- horses. Among the bodies were those MEXICAN SLAYS AMERICAN of three girls terribly mutilated. A Washington, Sept. 16.—E. W. Speed | police cordon wi hastily thrown {an American of Derby, Tex., was shot| around the financial district and killed by a Mexican named Santi-|thousands hearing the explosi ,ago Cava at the Mexican end of | flocked to the tip of Manhattan island at 1 had 15 dead. uard 3 The United State sub-treasury, im- mediately opposite the, scene of the (Continued on Page Three) the international foot bridge at Neuvo! police report: Laredo yesterday, according to a tele-; gram received today by the state de- |partment from the American counsul. |Cavaze's is now in jail.