The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 29, 1920, Page 1

LAST EDITION = BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. WEDNESDAY, SE PT. 29, 1920 PRICE FIVE CENTS PENITENTIARY INMATES GO ON “STRIKE”; BROKEN EFFORTS 10 ‘FIX’ BASEBALL GAMES FOR New York District i Bales, Adloriey Acts When Newspaper Re- ports Are Published. NEW CONFESSIONS MADE Chicago Sox Players in Rush to Confess About “Throwing” of Games. New York, Sept. 29,— District Attorney Lewis of Kings county announced today he would start an immediate investigation of a report that a clique of gamblers plan to bribe members of the Brooklyn nationals to lose games to their American league oppon- ents in the. coming world series. CALLS PLAYERS New York, Sept. 29.—In a telegram to State’s Attorney Maclay Hoyne, ot Chicago, District Attorney Lewis, 01 Kings county, said he was acting on he following statement appearing in New York newspaper: “Information which 1b heen gathered by. officials tended to indicate that. the same clique gamble which _ is uleged to have fixed the 1919 series haye made plans to haye Brooklyn throw the coming series to Cleveland.” Mr. Lewis asked Mr. Hoyne if he would supply him with any informa: tion at his disposal tending to sub stanti this statement. Mr. Lewis instructed also that all members o the Brooklyn team call at his office so he might question each person allye Chicago, Sept. 29.—Identity of th: alleged go-between, and gamblers who bribed White Sox players was reveai ed in a confession made to the granc jury by Claude “Lefty” Williams, whc joined Cicotte and Jackson in making a clean breast of the “throwing” \o the 1919 world series. Williams named “Sport” sainest and a gambler named Brown, both ot Boston, as two of the principals it the deal. He said that he receive $10,000 for his part in throwing’ the series, $5,000 of which amount he gave to Jackson. / Williams declared he personally paid the $5,000 to Jackson. His testi mony being at variance with previous reports that Jackson testified h« found the money on his bed. Williams, before making his state ment, signed_a waiver of immunity Williams named Chick Gandil, for- mer White Sox player, against whon. a true bill was returned yester as chief go-between on the team a Brown and Sullivan, gamblers, as go- betweens for the gamblers. The jury immediately voted truce bills for Brown and Sullivan. Williams said he was supposed tc get $20,000 and Jackson the same bu: that he received only $10,000, half o! which he gave to Jackson. He sait Gandil told him that Bill Burns, vet eran pitcher and Abe Attell, forme: prizefighter, were fixing it for the Sox players, to..get $100,000. The details of the charges againsi the eight White Sox players‘ againsi whom true bills were voted’ yesterday have not been completed, according tc assistant state’s attorney Reologle. Pending this action, he said, ‘the true bills alleged but one offense “conspiracy to’commit an illegal act. An official of the court said that unde. this heading charges might be drawi that were punishable on conviction b; imprisonment up to five years or fines up to $10,000, Pitcher Cicotte was quoted in C cago papers today as saying “he wa: worried about the status of basebal bribes in income tax returns.” True bills naming three ball player: not members of the White Sox anf three gamblers are expected to be voted today by the grand jury. Mem- bers of the jury said this morning they had sufficient evidence on which to base indictments. It was reported that true bills against two National League players are being considered | ‘ Cost $220,000 Indictment of his seven players cost Charles A. Comiskey, owner of the White Sox, $230,000, the amount for which he could have sold their ser- vices, he said today. The grand jury today sent a telegram to Eugene Du- buc, of the Toledo team of the Amer ican Association, ofrmerly with the Tigers a the Giants, asking him toy appear Monday. Evidence already placed before the grand jury, it is known, involves Abc Attell, former prize fighter; Lee Ma-} gree, Hal Chase, and Heine Zimmer-} man, former members of the Giants’ three eastern gamblers whose names have not been divulged and at least two national league players. Hartle: Reoplogle, assistant state’s attor1 who today confirmed these facts, a mitted that 10 or 12 indictments were in prospect. It is reported here today that Eddie Cicotte had gone to Detroit. Efforts to find him have failed. Players Only Tools The eight players indicted are “ap- parently only tools of a gambling ring,” according to Harry Brigham, foreman of the grand jury. The rami- fications of this ring, he sdid, extend everywhere that professional baseball is known. “It is evident that some of these yielded to the influence of th whose names will appear in the list (Continued on Page Six) CLEVELAND TEAM U.S. CONSIDERS MINN. RATE CASE Washington, Sept. 29.—Investigation of the Minnesota state railroad and warehouse commisson’s action in refusing to permit railroads in the state to increase passenger fares and excess baggage rates on interstate traffic to conform to the new inter- state rates was ordered today hy the interstate commerce commission. A bearing was set for October 4 beto! Examiner Flynn at St. Paul, Minn? OVERLAND CUTS PRIGES; EXPECT SALE INCREASE’ W. E. Lahr Believes That Prices; Are Made on Anticipated Conditions “We were glad to receive a wire vesterday, announcing reduced p f all O and and = Willys-Knight vs. There have been reductions in actically every other article manu- ‘actured, and naturally the man who interested in the purchase of an utomobile was waiting for a lower wvice,” said W. he Lahr Motor Sales company today. Now that prices have been reduc he public can buy these automobiles ‘ithout fear of depreciation for a long ime to come on account of price re- ‘uctions; in fact. 1 do not think that resent prices of material and labor varrant any such reduction as made y the Willys-Overland company and me or two other manufacturers. 1 vould rather think that these reduc- ions were made in anticipation of urther decline in materal and labor, nd to stimulate business right his time and get the country back o normal. “With the Overland and Willys- Xnight at these new low prices, we nticipate trouble getting cars hrough fast enough during the next 3ixty days.” PROTEST JAPS’ ENTRANCE INTO UNITED STATES ‘\merican Legion Convention in Cleveland Adopts a Strong Resolution Convention Hall, Cleveland, Sept. 9—The report of the committee on \mericanism of the American legion n second annual convention here to- lay recommended the cancellation of he so-called “gentlemen's agreement with Japan exclusion of picture brides ‘nd rigorous exclusion of Japanese a3 mmigrants. The report recommends that “we a vigorous protest against the femand of Japan that naturalization ights be granted to its natiorfals in he United ‘States and that we earnest- ly request the state department ot he United States in its settlement of his question not to consider an propo- sition which will grant rights of na- uralization to this unassimilable peo- le” The debate that followed the read- ng of this section of the report was he stormiest of the convention. The ‘eport of the committee on Amer- icanism dealing with the Japanese subject was adopted. ANOTHER IRISH TOWN SACKED Cork, Sept. 29.—Sack! —Sacking of Mallow, county Cork, Sinn Fein coup of yesterday in the military barracks were raided. Not the “black and tans” 17th lancers are said to have exacted the reprisal. They burned the town hall and 40 buildings. There was shooting by soldiers but no casualties were reported. nter WEATHER REPORT For twenty-four hours ending at nooa September 29. Temperature at 7 a.m. ... 1 t yesterday : Highest wind velocity . Forecas For North Dakota: Fair tonight and} Thursday; heavy frost tonight; rising | temperature Thursday and in the west | portion tonight Lowes! Fargo, ».,/356 38 Williston 24 Grand Forks 35 St. Paul .. 28 Winnipeg 34 Helena 38 ORRIS "Meteorologist. RRA. INVESTIGATE REPORTS T0 NEW [RUMOR OF PLOT ‘i London, Sept. 29.—Rumors of wide- ! George to blowing up public buildings hr, president of: julletin last night, followed the; hy but the; alderman and the neighborhood, but no one in- jured. Mr. Powers said he believed the , bomb vas planted by political ene mies. Most of the residents of his | ward are Italians. “IRISH RIOTING Temperatures lana shooting which have been in prog- AGAINST KING STIRS ENGLISH London Also Hears That Public Buildings May Be Blown Up IRISH TROUBLE CAUS Reprisals of “Black and Tan” + Policemen Arouse Irish Fight- ers for Independence spread plots which have ranged from ronspiracies to assassinate King uaVe veen current in London during the past few ‘days. These reports have been caused by fear that lives of public men in Great Britain might be+ jeopardized should any of the Irish hunger kers die, particurally since the “blac and tan” police have made reprisals in several Irish towns. Police authorities have investigated some of the more plausible stories and newspapers have run down many more and always with the same nega- tive results. Somfe of the more timid profe: ‘o see the frustration of a plot in the arrest of a man giving an Irish name who had in his room four ser- vice rifles and a quantity of Irish self- determination league literature. He is awaiting trail on a charge of un- lawful possession of firearms. MacSwiney Weaker London, Sept. 29.—-Terence MacSwi- ney, Lord Mayor of Cork, had a very bad night at Brixton prison and ‘was ‘ooking very drawn this morning, said sued. by the Irish self- ion league. He was very determina: weak, In his report to the home office the physician at the Brixton prison stated MacSwiney had passed a restful night and was in fine s rit this morning. “For some days,” said an official, “the change from day to day in Lord Mayor MacSwiney has been so slight taat it has been almost inperceptible, but his emaciated face and | voice tell the people of gradual deteri- oration.” FREE SKATING RINK FOR CITY I$ DISCUSSED Local Engineers Appoint Com- mittee—Offer to do Necessary, | Surveying for Rink Investigation of the possibilities of free public skating rink in the city will be cor ducted by a special commit- tee named by the members of the Bis- marck club of the American Associa- tion of Engineers. At the meeting of the: chapter in the Community room of the library the proposition was discussed, and it was decided to investigate the practability of a rink. It was brought out that if such a rink and others were prepared near schoolhouses for children it would be necessary to burn off the grass, remove debris and make em- bankments to hold the water, at an early date. The club also went on record as of- fering to do the necessary surveying work, etc.. required preliminary to flooding. The location of sites and methods of financing the municipal rink were also discussed. A planning committee was appoint- ed to submit a program for the sea- son’s activities of the club and out- ine its field of usefulness to the com- ty. C. L. Young, president of the Bis- marck Commercial club gave an in teresting talk on the various civic or- ganizators in Bismarck, including the Women's Civic League, the Bismarck Commercial Club, the Rotary club and the Town Criers. HOME WRECKED BY BOMBING Chicago, Sept. 29.—A black powder bomb early today wrecked the home of Alderman John Powers, threw the five others out of bed and did considerable other damage in He recently de- feated one of their number as Demo- cratic committeeman. Hl IS CONTINUED; Belfast, Ireland, Sey Sept. 29.— There | was a recurrence last night of rioting | ress since Saturday night. The outbreak occurred in the Old Lodge road district where shipyard workers were attacked by armed men. Seven persons were wounded. The! military disbursed the rioters by bayonet charges. There were 17 a rests for violation of the curfew law.!\ ctainity of God, and ‘| done untold good for the women. It{ an VM-TOWNLEY SPATE TICKE' Governor— J. F. T. O°CONNOR | Lieutenant Governor OHN F, McGRANN | Secretary of State— | THOMAS HALL | State Auditor— CARL KOSITZKY State ‘Treasurer— | JOHN STEEN | Attorney General— | RHEINHART J. KAMPLIN | Commissioner of Jnsurance | G. 1. SOLUM Commisisoner of Agriculture and: i Labor— | J. T. NELSON | Commnisisoners of Railroads— W. H. STUTSMAN J, KRUEGE! H. D. ALLERT Supreme Court— A, M. CHRISTIANSON ' Superintendent of Public tastrae- tion— | MINNIE J, NIELSON } H + BAPTISTS GIVE GRIFFITH HONOR AT CONVENTION Grand Forks Man, Who Has Been President for 10 Years, Again Named OTHER OFFICERS NAMED Bismarck Men Included Among Those Who Are Given Offi- ces at Convention R. B. Griffith, of Grand Forks, was re-elected president: of the North Da- kota State Baptist association at the 37th convention held this morning at the First Baptist church in this city. Mr. Griffith has been affiliated with the organization for 36 and has served as president for ten years. Other officers elected this morning were: yice presidents, North Dakota association, H. F. O’Hare, Bismarck: Red River Valley association, Hugh Rolston, Crystal; Northwestern asso- ciation, J. H. Birkhart, Berthold: Norwegian conference, Erling Monnes, Powers Lake; Swedish conference, L. M. Stolberg, Flasher;. German Baptist association; Rev? E, Guenther, Wash- burn; and Russian Baptist conference, Rev. Nestor Nesdoley, Washburn. Frank D. Hall of Fargo, was elect- ed recording secretary, and the rep- resentative chosen to the General Board of Promotion was Rev. R. W. Hobbs, Fargo. Those nominated to serve as members of the board of managers for the/1922 class to fin- ish_the unexpired terms of Rev. J. T. Brown, of Page, and Donald E. Hall of Lisbon ,were C Tingle, of Mi- not, and Mrs. N. R. Lincoln, of Grand Forks. The following persons were named to serve as members of the 1923 class M. W. Spalding, Grand Forks; J. N Jenson, Earee. Mrs. C. Groom, Lone Tree; E. F'. Jordon, Bismarck; ie WwW Hobbs, ey QO. Enget, George B. Newcomb, Bismarck; Mrs €. KE. Johnson, Langdon; J. M. Start. Bottineau, and S. C. Hendrickson, Grand Forks. Ministers’ Union At the session this morning a com- mittee was named to lay plans for the formation of a Ministers’ union. he committee is composed of Rev - W. Finwall, Olaf Breding, and L M. Stoberg. Rev. P. C. Wright of New York City, talked on “Retiring Pensions.” The discussion of this sub- ject and Dr. Wright's suggestion wi!l be acted on at a later meeting. “Our Abiding Faith” was the sub ject of an eloquent address delivered by the Rev. J. G. York. He said in part: “This is an age of uncerta in every line of activity, ‘political, econimic and social. Everything is undergoing changes, and no one knows the outcome of these prevailing con- ditions. “What the world needs to do now i to declare our God, faith in the Almighty | who has stood the faith of nine- ies.’ My challenge to you Furthermore, we need freedom of the human mind to investi- gate all thing. Paul said ‘Prove al! things.’ If we are to safely overcome the tribulations and unrest of thi: age, we must have a clearer intellec- tual understanding. We are all together too ready to accept propaganda with- out investigating or proving it.” are free, whom the Lord makes free.” It is not enough to be- lieve that which we see and touch, we must have the spirit of belief in our hearts. Would Bring Reform ' The speaker then talked of the cer- id that if His kingdom were established here, there would be an undreamed political and social reform. Our greatest pos-! session of today is the everlasting | j faith of God, he said. ' Rev. M. D. Eubank, M. D., who has served in China for 21 years as 2. physic! teacher and pastor, spoke | on “Ch and Womanhood.” He said! his years in China had given him «:, new conception of women. “The work of the missionaries have | has created dissatisfaction among them, which hes resulted in an ecoi: | omic unrest. hence the advancement of ¢ tion in China,” said Dr.. Eu-! bank. The meeting this evening will be open to the public. Rev. A. F. Swan-! son will conduct a song service, and the report of the board will] be given ‘TWO CLUBS ARE 1 while an orchestra played. by Supt. F. E. Stockton. An illustrat- (Continued on Page Five); \ PUT ON MAP BY MINOT’S CRIERS Bismarck and Mandan Town Criers Organizations Official- ly Installed EVENING NOT ALL FUN Serious Purpose of Town Criers Organization and Accomplish- ments are Explained Mandan arid Bismarck Town Criers clubs are officially on earth today. With a big bunchiof peppery Minot Town Criers officiating, the two clubs were installed at a meeting held in Elks hall last evening, the three clubs joining in an evening of combined gayety and serious purpose. Forty Minot Town Criers drove to Bismarck yest y, though it was suowing and raining when they left Minot and was blowing a stiff gale all the way. One’of the injunctions of the Town Criers club, it was ex~- plained, is to drop everything else when a call is issued by the club. One of the Minot visitors closed his place of business’ to make the trip. A‘party of Bismarck Town Criers met the visitors outside of the with banners of welcome flying from cars, the Town Criers’ bell ringing and hands extending. They were wel- comed by President Phil Meyer and the auto caravan proceeded tb the City Hall where the band headed 4 procession through the downtown streets to Elks hall. Mandan Tow» Criers came over on No. 4 and the evening meeting, for the three clubs and guests, started about 8 o'clock. Serious Purpose Explained The serious purpose of the Town Criers club was explained by Minot speakers. The organization in that city started four years ago with a very small membership and now has more than 200 members, with many applications before the club. Thé club is affiliated with the Associates Advertising Clubs of the World and 9s such is vitally interested in ad- yertising, particularly in working for truth in advertising. W. E. Holbein secretary of the Minot club, declared the club saved business men of Mi- not $10,000 during its first year iu opposing and exposing fake advertis- ing schemes of transients who prey on the people. It, was explained that the members must not necessarily be advertisers; they may be interested in advertising; particularly in adver tising their community, which is 2 foremost duty of the club, The Towr Criers club, visitors declared, “haa put. Minot on the map.’ President Meyer opened ‘the even- ing session with a greeting to the visitors, and he informed them that “the penitentiary is the only closec house in Bismarck.” G. C. Calcord responded on behatl of the Minot Town Criers and Major A. B. Welch on behalf of Mandan Musical numbers were rendered by Mrs. Holbein, Prof. Howard of the Minot school character skit by Dave Phillips and songs by the Minot male chorus. Prof. Howard excited interest of Bismarck members in his explanation of the forward step taken by the schools of Minot. He said that he had gone to Minot to link the schools through the music work, with the community. Now, he said, the high school has a band and an orchestra which are called upon to assist in community enterprises and in return: the schools have received the greater interest and co-operation of the peo ple. In linking the community and the schools, the boys and girls are being taught their duty to the com- munity and will not forget it when they are the citizens of the city who do things, he said. The fun of the evening came chief! after the secret initiary ‘emonies: conducted by the Minot club and ex- poses of secrets of the candidates. The head: of the Minot delegation re- ceived a telegram which read: “Don’t bring the bunch home—they're start- ing to build a fence along the Can- adian border.” (Signed) Mayor of Minot. A buffet lunch was’ served! The Minot party visited the state} penitentiary this morning and th drove to Elhowoods, where the Indians are having a fair. They expect to get back to Minot this evening after! their visit to the fair. Officers of the Mandan Town Cri- ers and the members who were in- itiated last night are: President, A B. Welch; president, &. C. Con- rad; secretary, Herbert F. Hoeft; treasurer, E. W. Peterson; commit- teeman, A. Russell; H. S. Russell, Ed- win. Tostevin, E. B. Wilkinson, Stan- ) lect apple ley Pardieux, Harold Kramer, Leo (Continued on Page Three) | [MORE PHYSICAL TRAINING NEEDED, ORDER 10 WORK DEFIED; GUARDS (GAIN UPPERHAND Also Refused to Go to Cells at First But Comply with Orders of Officials EDANA CAULHING WASHINGTON.-E. Dana Caulkins. who is manager of the National Physi- cal Education Service, declares that neither the league nor the dry law are the hig issues now—that the main issue is the Fess-Capper bill, provid- ing tor an appropriation of $10,000,000 to help the states give every kid a fair chance for health and normal physical development. His job is to help pub- provide for adequate phys- 1 education, play-grounds and rec- reation centers, HARDING GOES INTO SOUTH IN HIS CAMPAIGN Assails One-mar Government ir Speech Made at Ashland, Kentucky Ashland, Ky., Sept. 29—A federa’ government conducted under the co- ordinated power of the constitutior and always taking the whole Americar deople into its confidence was picturet by Senator Harding hene today as the ideal toward which his party woul¢ work if returned to power. Assailing “one man government,’ the Republican nominee also spok¢ ‘or greater care that federal appropri ations be made for the good of the whole nation rather than to win loca favor. “Pork barrel,” river and harbor leg: ‘slation he condemned particularly ind made plea for an inland water. way policy that would make of the y's rivers a valuable communi By em: to co-ordination witl the railways OLD HICKORY DIVISION TO BE WELL DINED Asheville, C., Sept. 29.—Thre« thousand chickens, 4,000 dozen eggs 1,000 dozen tomatoes, 400 bushels se 300 bushels potatoes and quantities of food are be ing ama he re to feed the Old Hick ory (31st) division veterans durine their two-day reunion Sept:. 28 and 29 Approximately $20,000 has been raise¢ for the expenses of the reunion. Governors Roberts of Tennessee Cooper of South Carolina and Bicket’ of North Carolina, Secretary Daniels Major-General George W. Read anc former commanders of the division are on the program as speakers. Sir- Auckland Geddes, British Ambassador to the United Stdtes, General Persh ing and Major General Wood have been invited. By common consent, a Tennessee city will be chosen for the third annu- al reunion. WHISKY STOLEN BY AUTO BANDITS and, Sept. 29.—Four hundred of bonded whiskey and two trunks were stolen last night near El- yria, when nine men jumped from two automobiles and held up the truck driver with revolvers and shotgu other gr The driver told Elyria police they left} Lynchbourg, bound for New York. near Cincinnai, MINOT BOOSTERS PLACE SIGNS ON CARS IN DOWNTOWN SECTION | Bismarck must answer the question, “Why not Minot?” Its before your face everyplace you go. H. E. Dolman is the Mi- not booster who accomplished the feat. He started at the Grand Pacific. When a number of Minot men registered, instead of writing the word Minot, he paste the slogan: “Why not Minot?” on the register. He then started plastering auto- mobiles, an a lot of Bismarck peo- ple, when they went out of their office to get in their cars, wonder- ed whether they were stealing some Minot man’s ¢ “Why not Minot?” is the slogan of the Magic Cit The Town Criers, who came here last night, lost no time in spreading it. But the Minot bunch are good sports—they admitted that Bis- marck one of the prettiest ‘ities they've seen and that it s Minot beaten by many city in paving. And like good sports they announced they were going back to Minot and tell the Minot people about it—and get busy on a paving program them- selves. FORTY-EIGHT IMPLICATED Ringleaders Are Put on Bread and Water Diet—Visitors Barred from Prison Visitors were barred from the North Dakota state penitentiary today following a “strike” on the part of about one-third of the prisoners, The “strike” is broken, War- den L. L. Stair declared, and the ringleaders are now on a bread and water diet. The “strike” followed growing un- mong the prison as the sum- season neared jits close, . farm mer work neared its end, the baseball team and tinished its season the twine plant was colsed, it id. Forty-Eight In It Fort ight of the 132 prisoners of the institution were implicated in the “strike,” according to Warden Stair, who talked frankly about it today. “They refused to go to their cells and they refused to work,” he said. “They did not present any demands they didn’t seem to know who was yoss, but [ think they've found out 10W Rumors have reached the city of the ‘ormation of .a “prigoners’ soviet” the concerted action on the part of a auumber of prisoners apparently fol- owed deliberation among them on ‘heir policy. The climax was reached Monday when they refused to work or 0 go their cells. : Went to € “They went to their cells,” said Warden Stair, who denied that it was iecessary to use clubs or guns on any af the prisoners to force them to obey he guards, “I think they were a ‘little off,” he idded, “but a diet of bread and water ought to bring them to their sense: The twin plant is closed, but pris- ners are employed in other work iround the prison, such as in the laundry, boiler room. They are paid 5 cents a day by the state for regular work, It was reported that the pris- ners had planned to demand a dollar i day for their work, but this was not sonfirmed by Warden Stair. Honor Farm A policy of liberal treatment to- ward prisoners has long marked the state penitentiary. The farm has been ‘eally an honor farm prisoners he- ng made trustees and working on the ‘arm without close guard. When the vall team was taken out the men were yut on their honor. A couple of prisoners working on he farm escaped during the summer, one the day before he would have een parolled. Another attempted es- ‘ape was frustrated by watchful guards a short time ago, when a man ut a whole in a box car where he ex- ed to conceal himself while the being taken out of the prison. pe of Harry Smith, serving a life term for murder, and William Singheim, members of the prison yaseball team at Hebron a few weeks igo is said to have added to the un- ‘est among the prisoners. These two men stole the car of the thief of police. The car was found near Mott, and it is thought the men took a Milwaukee train. No trace of hem has been found, and it is belived they made for Canada. Some of the pris merit marks at the p of the “strike.” he e: s will lose on, as a result HOSPITAL DRIVE ONIN MANDAN Mandan, Sept. 28.—Mandan is this week to be asked to open its purse to carry out the promises made in benalf of the city a year ago in, support of the hospital, and it should be dong cheer- fully and generously. As a public enterprise there is no more worthy or necessary institution than a hospital. This was recognized about ten y ago when the Mandan hospital built and equipped. It perhaps owing to conditions then ing that the work of clearing the institution from debt was not carried out. It has been during these efficiently and capably manage ard of citizens who have give r time and means to make i times a well kept and well r place for the care of the sick. tle credit is due W. A. Lanterman for his part of the work, and ke has at all times found cheerful and gener- ous co-operation from the board of di- | rectors. WHITEHOUSE IS IN CAMPAIGN | Washington, Sept. 29.—'The firse official document in the present cam- |paign from the Whitehouse was made public today. It dealt with the league of nations and was in the form of a letter to FE. Schwart Swartz, of Los Angeles, written by Secretary |Tumulty at President Wilson’s direc- tion.