The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 25, 1920, Page 1

i rr rt ' THE WEATHER Generally Falr W—_-_—- I BUNE =! BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. MONDAY, OCTORER 2 5) 1920. PRICE FIVE CENTS 0’°CONNO WOMEN OF CITY | VISIT VOTING ‘SCHOOL_CLASS ‘Anti-Townley Committee Pro- vides Competent Instructors ** for Them MANY TRIGKS ARE USED League Organizers Seek to Con- fuse Women—All Urged ( to Register \ feat We \ Many Bismarck women today ac cepted the opportunity afforded by the anti-Townley committee of in struction in the use of the ballot. The voting school being conductet in the K. of C. Hall will continue al. ‘week, with several meetings during each flay and night, * Because of the créss-marking nec essary}, this, year to yote the anii Townley ticket, many men'are puzzle: as td just how to mark their ballo. and women voters are especially au xious to learn. Several tricks employed by Nonpar tisan leagué' organizers have been. discovered by which they hope tc cheat anti-‘Yownley; women out oi their vote. TMe. most frequent onc employed is advice fo women to 8-3: their’ ballots, This would nvllity” them. They also are trying to con- fuse women who desire to vote ivi the Republican’ presidential elect: and for the fusion state ticket he: a ed by O’Connor. ¥ The surest way of ,avoiding sucl mistakes is for women of the ci to visit the voting school, where con:- petent instructors will) explain tn ballot in detail, and explain also th: election laws. a ; The. anti-Townley voting schoo hours are: 10:30 a. m., 12:30 p, m 3:00 p. m. and 9 p, m. ‘ The last opportunity to register i: tomorrow. Whilé first can. be sworn in at the polls glection day, ever: person in the city fis urged to-registe: and avoid complications. A list’ of the | registfation places is published in Th: ; Tribune. Absent voters ballots fo: those who will be absent frggi thei. precincts on election daf mdy be ob tained at the county \audttor’s office REVOLT SPEECH OF GOVERNOR'S GETS DEFENSE! Joe ‘ Coghlan Backs: Up Revolu- tidnary Threat in Speech in Burteigh County: Govetnor,, Frazjer's, revolutionary speech made. in, Bismarck over a year ago was defended by Joseph Coghlan, lawyer holding;a job.in the state su- preme court library..and assistgnt to the state’s attorney in many matters The defense took place at a meeting in Cromwell township, when Coghlan appeared as a heckler of anti-Town- ley speakers. He held Governor Fra- zier was quite alright when he said that he hoped that a revolution could be accomplished by the ballot, but that it would come by other, means if ne- cessary. A woman who heard Coghlan’s de- fense, jumped up: H “We don’t want any revolution in the Untied States,” she said. Governor Frazier, who has been rather mild in some of his speeches, has be- come very bitter in the last week, according to reports from many places where he has spoken. At Hurdsfield he referred to persons who do not be- lieve as he does politically as “not desirable citizens” and suggested that it had bettter move out.of the state if he didn’t believe the league prin- ciples. NEW YORK BANKER GIVES LARGE SUM TO GERMAN SCHOOL Berlin, Oct. Frankfurt has announced that an en- dowment of 1,500,00 marks has been made to the Frankfurt University, by James Speyer, a New York banker, in memory’ of his deceased sister, Mrs. ‘Eduard Beit von Speyer. ITALIAN BALLOON ENDS LQNG FLIGHT Mount.Clemeng, Mich., Oct. 25.—The balloon Tréumphate VI, Italian entry in the international contest for the James Gordon Bennett trophy, landed here this morning. The big s. pilot- ed by Major Madore, with Lieut. A. Pirazfoli as aid, left Birmingham, Ala. at 4:30 Saturday afternoon. MANDAN WINS EASILY Mandan high school defeated the re form school Saturday by a score of 69 to 0. In a previous game Mandan also won by a large score. ' is daily gaining strength. vs in secret meetiugs that the league The league campaign of falsehocd. class. hatred and bitterness has The very desperation of the league leaders is an in- reached new extremes. licaticn of the situation. R GAIN TOWNLEY FORCES USE BITTER ~: TACTICS THROUGHOUT STATE Lead Himself Predicts Defeat and Cohorts Launch Into Campaign of Falsehood and Slander—Independent Forces Active with Women Taking a’Strong Part The campaign drive of the anti-Townley forces throughout North Dakota _ Reperts from all sections of ‘the state, stories of meetings and organiza- tion activities published in independent newspapers indicate a decided trend sowaid J. F. T. O'Connor, and the entire fusion ticket. Three weeks ago an impartial political observer would have said the league had the better chance of victory. vA Today Townley is telling his work- right now is beaten. The campaign of deception is shown in the issues of lague weekly news- gapers. Bishop Bill Lemke charged that ay ti-Townley forces were fraudu- ently-having a three-column ballot printed, and he charged Tom Hall, secre ‘The supreme court upheld the three- column ballot found no evidence of raud and many county auditors now re writing to the supreme court ask- ng for a full interpretation of the law —Lemke apparently not considering he matter of sufficient importance to 1otice. them. But though ; the court lisposed of his fraud scheme the sub- sidized weekly newspépers ofthe eeague picked up the fraud cry from vemke’s Courier-News and reiterated t several days after the supreme Jourt had rendered its decision. O'Connor Approved, Mr. O’Cénnor’s method of campaign- ng a discussion of the issues without itterness has won him hundreds of riends particularly league farmers tho have come to realize the damage ‘ownley has done to North Dakota hrough injuring its credit structure, and 1igh taxes, fomenting hatred, saddling upon the league orga nd.on the state imported s ‘he Dickey County Leader says of an Connor ‘Speech: Real co-operation by farmers, along imes which have proved ‘successful, s advocated by Mr. O’Connor as the sreat constructive need of North Da- iota. Speaking to his audience here, ; Jr..Q’Connor went. into detail,in dis- ussing the co-operative movement. © The fusion ticket candidate is not preaching something. new when he preaches this doctrine. He has own- 2d stock in'a farmers elevator and &$ preached co-operation for years. 3uch co-operation cannot come thru he machinations of politicians) whu idopt a farmers’ program to gain votes with the intention of accom- dlishing socialism. \ ‘Mr. O'Connor admitted that when Nere is such a difference between what the producer: receives for his sroducts and what the consumer pays for the same products, there is a sroblem for the thinking men and women of.the state to solve, and while je pledged himself to an honest and sincere effort to make the state own- ed mills and elevators of North Da- ‘cota a complete success, he declared hat the farmers of North Dakota should organize into units of a great 2o-operative organization that would embrace the entire state and through this organization dispose of their stock and their grain just as the far- mers of California dispose of. their truit and the farmers jof Denmark dispose of their products. He pro- pcsed having a state manager for such an organization and“this state manager could invade the grain of stock ‘markets with a selling power that equalled the selling power of all the farmers of North Dakota and then could demand his price. A Contrast. In contrast to O'Connor's discussion of basic problems affecting the state ig the league method of using religious and class hatred to gain votes. The Ashley Tribune speaks of Frazier as sary of state, of being a party to the conspiracy. TURNER HOLDS CHAIRMANSHIP IN STARK 60. Court Decides That County Meeting was Regular in Its Actions 4 LEFOR IS, THE LOSER Dicskinson, Oct. 25,—League leader's who sought td control the Stark coun- ty Republican Central committee were given a severe jolt when Judge’ W. C. crawford in-district court handed down a decision declaring that ‘Adam A. Lefor was not eligible to the chair- manghip of the county central com- mittee. 5 4 The decision came as'the result of a test case brought by H. L. Reichert. ¢ounty manager of the Independent Voters Association, against €. C. Turner, regularly elected chairman of the county ¢entral committee. Sev- eral of the league leaders, who wgre active in forming an “outlaw” coumty central committee on July 21 wher the regular committee was organize(l. were subpoenaed’ and required {0 bring their records into court. Adan Lefor, who was named chaifman of the outlaw committee, elected to join in the test case and secured the law firm of Pugh & Thress to represent him. Starke & Murtha appeared for Mr. Reichert and.W. F. Burnett for Mr. Turner. The testimony showed however, that Lefof was not even a precinct committeeman but had se- cured a proxy,to sit in the*conven- tion. When the summons were issued for, their appearance in court the Jeague agitators immediately got qusy afid made much ado about the test case and endeavored to’ misrepre- sent the case to the voters by, every method possible, stating that the in- dependent ranks were badly digrynted and hinting that an alleged’ “slush fund” had mysteriously disappeared. Their joy was short lived, however, as the decision plainly shows that thelr stories were entirely, without founda- tion and Ag itr shattered all dreams of Adam Lefor in his endea?- or to usurp the chairmanship‘ ot the County) Central; committee. COURT FIGHT IN GRANT Shields, Oct. 25.—The attempt to steal the Republican county central ;committee was frustrated- when At+ jtorney Sullivan for Chairman Beery, |filed a statement of prejudice’ against | Judge Lembke at Mott to whom the re- ‘straining order was returnable. The | case was removed to Judge Crawford jat Dickinson. Robt.'D. Beery is de- “the man who did not deny the Ger- man speaking citizens ot North kota the right to talk in their ow language,” a wholly false and vicii attempt to win votes through pre dice. 25.—The Mayos of; In another county a leaguer is us— ing the stock argument that efforts haye been made to bribe him by “Big | Biz.” The Shields Enterprise say: “The statement of one of the lo- cal, Townleyites that he has been of- fered money by the opposition is as false as h——, and he knows it. fered money he would go about brag- ging about it. Not on your life. He is not that kind of a politician.” “Be, Regular” Plea seeking to hurt the anti-Townley tick- war.” makes a fight on Thomas Hall, John over! league candidates in the pri- mary. The secret caucus pledge which league candidates for the legislature are compelled to sign, and which “Homebuilder Bill” Prater, league boss of Burleigh county, absent-mind- edly filed with the secretary of stat and then asked to get back, has bob- bed up in Grant county. O. C. Gross, league candidate, has admitted that he signed a pledge, “but said he had for- gotten the exact words.” He promised to make the full text of the pledge | public, but failed to do so. Ofier Not Accepted. The most frequent argument used (Continued on Page Seven) Some of the league newspapers are | Steen and W. H. Stutsman, nominated | clared the duly elected chairman of the republican county central com- mittee by anti-Townley forces. bi i oaaangy DEMOCRATS HIT Do; you believe that if he had been of-; WILSON LEAGUE jn, Ga., Oct. 25.—“Unalterable on” to the, league of nations Mi oppo: et-by pleas of Republicans to “be reg- ie expressed in thé platform adopter At the same time the paper | today by the Georgin State Demo- cratic convention and the state’s sen- ators are instructed to vote against it. The platform, however, endorsed sovernor Cox and Franklin ‘Roose- yelt, for president and vice presifent. COX CAMPAIGNS IN W. VIRGINIA! En Route With Governar Cox, Oct. 25.—West Virginia was visited by Gov- ernor Cox today in opening the last full week in his presidential cam- paigning. Nine addresses in this so-} called “doubtful” state were on the} Democratic candidate’s program to- day, beginning with an early morning ING STREN SOUTH IRBLAND| IS AROUSED-AS NBWS RECEIVED Grief Mingled with Bitterness When Lord Mayar’s Death is Announced |} GUARD IS REDOUBLED eZ | Cork Jail, Where Hunger Strik-| ers Are in Grave Condition, is Guarded” | Oct. 2 Dublin, 25, -— Exciting. . scenes occurred here in conse- quence of numerous military raids throughout the ci Armed | soldiers 6ceupled mansion house , and iesenreh followed. Hotels F and private houses were raided | and shots fired. One sodier is re- ported to have beer wounded. ' Cork, Ireland, Oct. 25.—Feverish in- terest in possible developments caused by the death of Lord Mayor MacSwi- ney, which occurred jn Brixton prison this morning, is mingled with the grief in which his death has plunged | South Ireland. Although the people! ippear stirred to the highest de-| gree of bitterness it is regarded as ex- ‘remely improbable that there will be outbreaks orgdisorderly demonstra- tions in this city, Fe It is exp@gted, however, there will be a considerable extension and in- tensification of guerrilla warfare against the police and ‘military forces which, anticipating reprisals, are doubling their vigilance, especially in remote districts. Coyk ‘jail, where a number of hun- ger strikers are in grave’ conditipn,. is guarded inside and outside by soldiers equipped with machine guns. There is an exceptionally large gar- rison, here. It ‘is equipped for any eventualities, has a number of tanks and armored cars and is ready for in- stant service. Military forces are so strong that it is considered improb- able that any attempts at force will be made here. ‘LAST CHANCE TO ' “REGISTER IS |; TOMORROW If you have not registered do so tomorrow. If you voted in ttie primary and still reside’ in the precinct in which you voted you need not register again. Tf you havé moved and will have lived in the precinct in which you now live 30 days before ‘ Nov: 2 you must register in the new precinct. If you not have lived 39 days in the precinct in ‘which you now live, you may! vote in your old precinct. The polling places will be open all day tomorrow for registration. Be sttre that you are registered. “Here are the precincts and poll- ing places where you may register and vote. First Ward Precinct No. 1—Territory west of Lzenter line of’ Mandan avenite and north of the township line, which tuns east and west between Rosser street and Avenue A, Polling :place, C. B. Little’s garage, on Washington avenue between Avenue A and Ave- nue B. Precinct No. 2—Territory east of Mandan avenue and center line of line, which orth of the township ns, east, and west between Rosser street and Avenue A, ‘and west of sence line of Fifth street. Polling North Ward school. cond Ward Precinct No. Territory west of the center line of Mandan avenue south of the township line, and north of the center line of Broadway. Poll, ing piace Hillmer’s garage. Precinct No.’ 2—Territory east of the center line of Mandan avenue and west of,the center line of Fifth street, south of the township line an. north of the center line of Broad- way. Polling place. Bismarck hotei. * — Third) Ward Pyecinct No. 1—Territory east of the center line of Fifth street west of the center line’ of Tenth, north of the township line. Pollmg place High sclfool P recinct No..2--Territory east of the center line of Tenth street and north of the, township line. Polling place New school on 13th and Avenue D. “> Fourth Ward ‘precinct No. 1—Territory south of the center line of Broadway and east of the center line of Fifth street. Polling, place. Northwest hotel. , ‘ Fiith Ward Precinct No. 1—Territory south of the center- line of Broadway ‘and west of the ‘center, line of Fifth street. Polling place, Soo hotel. Sixth Ward Precinct No. 1—Territory east of the center line of Fifth street south of the township, line and north of place.) speech at Hinton, and including an af- ternoon address at Charlestewn and a night: meeting at Huntington. the center line of Broadway. Polling “place Fire hall. a GTH RAPIDLY RRR A NEW IRISH MARTYR? Terrence MacSwiney, iMacSWINEY’S LONG FAST STIRRED ALL CLASSES Irish Declare He is a Martyr—Constitutional and Theological | eropnone. ‘ Controversies Are Raised London, Oct. —-The story of the Lord Mayor of Cork, probably will be of the centuries-long history of the has stirred Great Britain so dgeply a3 Cecil Rhodes, when the Jameson raid was balked by Paul Kruger and the raiders imprisoned. The campaign in England for Mac apart from all political and party considerations and even the King was drawn into it. The movement in Ma tarian and enlisted tender-hearted pe others with arguments of party strate, TWINS WED AND + | if DIE TOGETHER daughters of; Mr. and Mrs, J. D. Smith, of Ramsgate, were botn together, married together, and died a few days apart! Each left one child. Neither knew the other was ail- ing with heart trouble. WELCH FAVORS NEW METHOD IN POLL PAYMENTS Would Have Tax Paid When it is Assessed to Avoid De- linquencies Sheriff Rollin Welch favors a revi- sion of the law providing for the man- ner of payment of poll taxes. The’ commissioners have: instructed the sheriff to colleeti buick’ troad and school polls, which are $1.50 each, and the sheriff hag run up against a snag. Thee assessment fs made in May and June and the tax becomes delin- quent the 15th of October. During the spring months there are man, floating workers in the state who a assessed, and by October they are gone. the effect that a man must either pay or given an order on his em- ployer for the tax when it is'assessed or work it out. This system, he says. is followed in Montana. There are poll taxes charged against persons which are delinquent 20 years, though the tax authorities elled all taxes back of 1910. The penalty for de- linquency ig 1 per cent a month. The sheriff states that, at the allowance of five cents a mile for jravel in making collections is instfftcient to cover the cost. BRITISH STRIKE. _AFFECTS WHEAT Chicago, Oct -Indications of probable quick settlement of the Brit- ish coal strike tended today to strengthen the coal market. Opening prices whjch earried from three-quar- ters off to one cent advance were fol- lowed by moderate gains all the way round and then something of a re- action. GREEK KING@S CONDI! Athens, Oct. 25.—King Alexander's condition has becom2 worse, says a bulletin. issued at ‘9 o'clock tonight. His heart is serioushypifected and he is suffering from suffocation, it is stated. : ON BAD SS LONDON, Oct. _25.—The twin and, even though a free pass to free-| Sheriff Welch favors legislature to j DIES IN PRISON HUNGER STRIKE OF 73. DAYS IS WORLD'S RECORD End Gomes at 5:40 in Morning After Irish Mayor was Un- % conscious 36 Hours Is GUARDED el PRISON ‘ Only Brother and Chaplain at Bedside—Heart Failure Im- mediate Cause Cork, Oct. 25.—The death of Jo- seph Murphy,-one of the hunger strikers in Cork jall, is expected y momentarily and pray the | dying were being said shortly this afternoon by the jail chap- ' lain. London, Oct. 25.—Terrence ' MacSwiney, Lord Mayor of Gork, idied'in Brixton prison, this city, ‘at 5:40 o’clock this'morning. His death followed a Hunger -strike of more than 73 days, eclipsing any in the annals of the medi- cal world. MacSwiney, who had been uncon: ous for, severai days, did not recover ;his faculties before he died. Father !Dominick, his private chaplain, and {his brother, John MacSwiney, were j with him when the end came. | The brother asked for the privilege of communicating with other relatives who were not present but the officials, it is said, refused him the use of a Widow Notified After the prisoner’s death his broth- er and the chaplain were not permit- jted to leave Brixton until 6:10 o'clock. John MacSwiney immediately convey- lacSwiney,|.ed word to the widow of the Lord ng chapters | Mayor. Mrs. MacSwiney, accompanied by her parents and the Misses Annie and Mary Swiney, sisters of the Lord Mayor, arrived at Brixton prison at 9:30 o'clock. News of MacSwiney’s death had not become known in the district's prison juntil after 9 o'clock. The usual large contingent of police was on duty in- “MacSwiney dead and canonized in| Side the prison groufids to prevent {the ‘hearts; of the Irish people with | @1Y demonstration but outside and Wolf Tone and the Manchester mar-/2/ong the road leading| to the main tyrs would be a more valuable asset |'Mghway there were no unusual signs to the Sinn Féin than MacSwincey alive |! activity. No civilians were waiting there as they usually did’in the early of the Lord Mayor's hunger Lord Mayor of Cork OF EXGLISH PEOPLE Over His Self-Starvation elf-starvation of Terenc ome one of the most mov Ir struggle. No other controversy this since the one that centered upon :Swiney’s welease from prison has been cSwiney’s behalf was mainly humani- ople of all factions but was urged by BY. V3 dom for McSwiney might weaken the Sinikodee eo yermments hand, ny. help the} Unetion Administered separaist cause by giving it a mar-/} ene conscious for 36 ‘tyr?” were the argufhents put forward | MacSwiney was unconscious for 36 leven by British unionists ‘hours before his death occurred it is rf ad said. Father Dominick, therefore, was “Stand by the law and do not cre- : r 4 4 ate a preceednt which would make the jinable. to elven oan Dae i will of a convicted rebel the decisive | inp, ¢; MacSwiney’s dea vals factor in determining whether he shall| | The cause of MacSwiney's death wis be punished,” was the argument of| hon otfice Pee eee, the stand fast faction. A majority of OTe oe lr ogwiney was 40 years the British papers including the Lon-| 14 ang was one of the most promi- don Times and the liberal press, the | vent Sinn Feiners. He atatted life labor unfonists: and many, members as a draper’s assistant but became a of both parties in Parliament joined poet, author, and playwright before Y Later he eee agitation for MacSwiney's re" taking up politics seriously. nee became violently anti-Englisk. Streets Cleared on’ as ‘the ‘news of thé) Lord Theological Controversy Two notable controversies, one con- | jstitutional and the other theological, jhave arisen from the case. The first} dédth Began'to spread through was whether King George could prop-|the. city, Small knots of people began early exercise his pardoning preroga- | moying tqward Brixton: prisons «The tive independently of or aganist the palice, however, did not ‘allow anyone The second|to enter the streets leading to the clergy, rep-| prison entrance so that a crowd could nting a church which holds sui-jnot form. le to be a crime, could consistently | Mrs. MacSwiney, when she entered dminister the sacraments to hunger|the cell in which the Lord Mayor’ istrikers. The King’s reply through, lay, kissed his cheek, knelt silently the Secretary of State for War, to the (Continued on Page Three) | petition of members of Parliament was) generally interpreted to mean that | 7} he King’s personal leaning was to-; jward granting a pardon. But, since | d ; Premier Lloyd George and the For-j jeign Minister, A. Bonar Law, were ati the same time issuing arguments against clemency for the Lord Mayor,! it was evident that any action in that| direction by the King would be against; ithe advice of his ministe The newspapers published many; leditorials and letters setting forth, | lon one hand ,that King George should {not embarrassed by diréct appeals to ‘him and, {on the other hand ,that he |should and had the right to exercise! his nominal constitutional power ofj | pardoning. | ‘The Weekly Nation, which is one of; EES organs and! Numerous inquiries have been di- ‘the most advanced liber: | les not generally rated as a supporter rected to state officials and to the supreme court asking for the text of jot monarchy, argued that th en t joccasion for the King to vind the decision given by the court in thu three-column ballot \ f jadvice of his ministers. |was ty whether the Catholi QN BALLOT AS QUERIES COME Yelled Fraud and Then Failed to Notify Auditors of Decision constitutional right and_ protec! E | ‘ case. Most of }country against the growing autocracy ; these inquiries come from county a of the cabinet. itors, who are uncertain as to wha: There were many other arguments | course to follow. to the same e one historical] it appears that although William writer, combatting the theory that the/ Lemke charged that there was King always had been a pher in} spread fraud, and although his new: such matt exhumed a new the annals of British monar¢ fn I, | paper announced that he won a vic~ ¥, tell-| tory before the supreme court in the | ine stows George ted nee Be case, he did not consider the matter of Thac oe a ae Fi “ke te of sufficient importance to send copies cf admirable character m Ue the decision to the various auditors, British Kings, used to pace the coun- cil chamber with tears pleading for the pardon of criminals and some- times carry his point ,although once when he wrote to the Viceroy of Ire- land granting pardoh to a murderer {he was compelled by his cabinet to [cancel his edict ! Say Offenses Light One of the chief reasons put forward |by MacSwiney’s advocates, although advgcated from anti-Sinn Fein quar- ters, was that the offenses of which (Continued on Pag who have charge of printing the bal- lots. It is not customary for the supreme court in such cases to send copies of the writ to each person affected. Thirty county auditors were named. It was expected that Mr. Lemke, claiming the matter of the three and the four-column ballots to be of such great importance would have noti- fied the auditors, but apparently he forgot about the matter after the charges of fraud had been made.