The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 27, 1921, Page 1

, States circuit court of appeals. THIRTY-NINTH YEAR LAKEMORE | ==ITHE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, JAN. 27, 1921 LAST EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS LEMKE’S THRUST | AT THE HOUSE CAUSES DEBATE Attorney-General Says Repre- sentatives Are Helping Railroads HE TALKS ON FINANCES! Independents Object to Lang- uage Used by Lemke i in Letter Independents Resent Letter. Rep. Watt was to introduce late today a resolution that the let- ter of Mr. Lemke to the House be expunged from the permanent journal. His resolution was to set forth that there were suffi- cient funds in the hands of Gov- ernor Frazier and under the con- trol of the emergency commis- sion to defray all extra expenses of the attorney general’s office. . Independents claim that there is available in all funds for spe- cial attorney hire some $40,000. ‘A caustic letter by William Lemke, ‘Attorney General, will appear in‘the nour’ of representatives Journal to- jay. It was ordered in the journal after a short word battle on the floor of the house, yesterday afternoon, the vote being 66 for to 46 against, with sev-. eral not voting. 'r, Lemke’s gommunication was read at the request of Representative ‘Walter Maddock. ‘Mr, Lemke, in the communication, asked the house for action looking to the appropriation of ‘$12,000 for his office to be available until ‘July 1, when the new biennial appropriation becomes effective, Speaks of Litigation 3 The Attorney General said that it was necessary to have aid in repre- senting the state in the bond and stock case of the United States dis- trict court, the IMinnesota-North Da- kota flood case in the United States supreme court, the railroad rate case; the grain grading case in the United The communication said that when Jenger turned over the office there appeared a balance of $7,805.60 to run the office until July 1. Since that time bills amounting to $4,025.02 have een presented, that the printing of PUBLIC SMOKER IS OBJECT OF McLARTY’S BILL He who smokes in dining rooms and cafes and railroad trains is the object of a bill introduced in the house by Representative Mc- Larty. It makes 1 wuawful “for any person within the state to use to- bacco in cigats. cigarettes, pipes or in any other form in the dining room of any hotel, or in any cafe, or in any street car, or railway coach, except in rooms, coacies and compartments specially pro- vided for that purpose.” or for any proprietor to permit same. Penalty is $10 to $50 fine and not more than 30 days in jail. It was referred to the committee on state affairs. ALLIES CAN'T AGREE ON TERMS. POR GERMANY British Differ With French on Separations Settle- ment FRANCE STANDS FIRM Wants Commission Empowered to Fix Indemnity for Teutons Paris, Jan. 2 The British delega- tion, it was understood this morning, attending the sessions of the supreme allied council consider it impossible to accord with the Mrench viewpoint regarding reparations, The morning sitting of the council was cancelled in order that David ‘Lloyd-George tunity to talk privately regarding the *rench positionyas set forth by the ‘French minister of finance yesterday. Stands Firm France was understood to stand firmly on the provisions of the peace treaty leaving German indemnity in. the hands of the allied reparations committee. Eng- land favors the payment of a fixed sum yearly. Belgium, it is understood, supports the British view. ‘Kecommendations of: the allied mil. LARGE FAMILY NINAsIS: ASSISTANT TEACHE Rw» TOUITCHKA HASNT A THING TO DO BUT PLay ANASTASIA tS | ASSISTANT NURSE NITROTCHKA IS ASSISTANT” MAID FIODOR _ ANSWERS TRE DOORs. STANDS PAT ON RECORD CHAMPION BACHELOR “DADDY” SHOWS YOU HOW TO RAISE DEVELOPMENTS FOLLOW FAST UPON PRESENTATION OF AUDIT; REPORT PLEASES F. W. CATHRO | “will Not Resign Under Fire,” is Statement Made | . by the Head of the Home Builders Association. | Protests That He Saved People Money on | Houses. Resignation of McGovern Rumored But Denied by Industrial Commission. House | Hearing Probably Next Week. Robert B. Blakemore, manager of the North Dakota Home | Builders association, will not resign under fire. | fam going to stay here and prove myself right,” said Mr. | Blakemore. “LE know nothing about this talk of my being re- jlieved as manager exeept what [ have heard from friends who ‘vead such stories in newspapers. 1 know we are building houses cheaper for people than they ean build them. | “I have done my work conscientiously and to the best of my ability. That is all any man can do.” : | Mr. Blakemore mentioned. a way in which he said he had lsaved the state money, in talking to a representative of The Tri- |bune, but said that he was not seeking personal publicity and ‘desired nothing be said of it. RESIGNATIONS RUMORED This, and a statement by a leading Nonpartisan to the effect jthat Blakemore and J. H, McGovern, manager of the Mill and | Elevator association, were expected to tender their resignations |soon, were the outstanding developments of the day in the de- ¥elopments of the audit report of Bishop, Brissman and coms pany on the state industries. | An inquiry from the secretary of the Industrial Commission iyesterday on report that Blakemore and McGovern would resign fwas met. with the statement that “the Industrial Commission ihas taken no such action.” “The Nonpartisans who are willing to say that McGovern and | Blakemore are expected to resign understand that the Drake might have an oppor- the whole matter of ~ GIVEN READING ADMIRAL NEWTON A 11©CULLY LOBBY FILLED WHEN DRY BILL READ BIG: FAMILY? | ~~~ the problem of raising a big brood of youngsters. With ease—much more easily than raising a small. family! How? By system! Réar Admiral M Cully has put his seven adopted Ru mill 1 verly in wheat purch: s ost considerable money through failure to hedge prop- The report of Bishop,Brissman and icompany shows that, a part of the time at least, the mill had_re- {sorted to the practice of hedging through the Equity Co-opera- itive Exel ange company, of St. Paul. The Nonpartisans who give this information point out, however, reports that privately- sian children on a schedule. for play sponsibility for eich. Werks great. Try the admiral’s system. A time | and a special job -and re- NORWAY SWEDEN jpwned mills have suffered heavy losses during the fluctuations n the price of wheat. They assert that the mill has recovered ‘its losses. It is reported that Mr. McGovern will continue as deputy igrain- inspector. woe Representatives in Seats, How-| ever, When Vote Is' Taken; ‘Langer's report will bring down the | itary experts relative to the disband: total left. and that some bills proba-' ing of.the German troops were to be bly are unpald, making the amount considered late today by the confer-| Dr. J. H. Worst Tells of Plans| Blakemore’s Statement Builders association Mr. v Al (N. E. A. Staff Spectal-) \ | Waghington, Jan. 27—“Tell this to! Speaking of the work of the Home to Induce Scandinavians | available for the office for six months | . | “ o only about $3,718.18. page Warts Penalty | Bill Passes | any tachalor—or any selfish childless | to Come Here eae pate said: ee : ree of some Independent representatives, ne ee. Axing PAS aaah | worth while.” yl | Would be available was in May. We had to get an organization who objected to such language going! 16 ailied terms. it wag believed that|. There was a reminder of old days| The authority—America’s champion | jtogether. It is not remarkable that we didn’t understand just in the journal. | Mr. Lemke, at one place said, “Gen-| tlemen, . either purposely and with! the intention to cause the state of| North Dakota to suffer the losses| which will result from defeat in the litigation I have mentioned or through | ignorance, you have failed to provide the funds with which a defense may} be made in spch suits,” and again | he said “If you persist in your Inten-| tion you cannot deny that you know- | ingly and deliberately served the caus-) es of the great railroad interests and of those who would practice unfair meth- ods in grain handling and of the finan- cial enemies of your state, by hobbling and hampering your Attorney Gener- eeeen . i ., + absent. “Take what action you will. I have; Four Capital City Men Walk: Representatives Kamrath, done my part,” he said in his letter a parting thrust at the house. aS eobessmative ‘Olson objected to what he called political propaganda in the letter, Representative Maddock, | of ‘Benson, spoke hardly toward tue rajlrcads and talked a little bit about a rotund gentleman he said was lobby- ing for the railroads at this session,' \He got a little applause from the gal- lery and Speaker Twitchell threaten- ed to clear the place. the report of the experts would over-' come objections encountered when the subject was discussed at the open session of the supreme council Mon- ISMARCK MEN HEAVY WINNERS AT FARGO SHOW Over With Big String of Ribbons Frank Milhollan and John G, Schnei- der of Bismarck, were heavy winners | at the twenty-seventh annual show; of the state poultry association held, at Fargo, Jan. 17 to 21. | Other big winners were Peter Wer- len and John Pelkey. Judge Roberts| in the house of representatives yestcr- | bychelor daddy, a sat ay . N, le is the old | day afternoon, when the Volstead com-| A- McCully, U panion bill was up. | seadog who has adopted seven Rus- | By the time the bill was read and) sian children and is bringing, them up | was ready for a vote there were many | ding to some novel notiot j Vacant seats over the entire house.| One of these notions is that | Rep. Del Patterson moved for a call| ier to rear a large family than | of the house. but a suggestion that the} small one! | members in the lobbies be notified pre- | How? | vailed, and nearly al) were in their’ By system. | seats when the roll was called. i | The bill designed to bring the bill) I’d adopted only one. or two I’d have ‘in conformity with the eighteenth; had to have a nurse or maid with ‘amendment and the Volatead act was! them all the time. But with seven they jamended slightly and carries heavy amuse themsel look after them- penalties against liquor violators. The| selves, play together, and aren't a bit | vote was 100 for to 11 against with 2! of trouble.” Those voting against were: Kelly, How It Happened. Kopp, Nagel, Nathan, Olsgard, Pres- “How'd you ever come to adopt such | gler, Slominski,, Strain, Yeater, Elmer, | # family?” the admiral was asked in | with Brady and McDowell not present. | his fine old house at.1821 I street. It's t e ‘a cheery place; big windows, bi As Ness Sees It. | rugs; no pipe racks or cell: Representative Ness said he would but | large. Scandinavian immigration into! | North Dakota, in the opinion of Dr. aud went to wo H. Worst, of the immigration de- | ment. “It is reported that about 25,000; 's €2S- *Scandinavians, men and women, may | Pel * 4! be expected in the northwest this! than they can build them.” ‘year and it is the intention of the Department of Immigration to do} | There is a strong probability of} exactly what w ach phase. We made our plans We met with more or | We are developing, we are cut We can’t say that we are 109) cent efficient. We are building houses for people cheape: k building how uccess, as do all organizations. jting out unnecessary duplication. Mr. Blakemore de ared that the report of the auditors that | evorything in its power to induce this | there were no supporting vouchers for $57,000 of payments was “You know.” says the admiral, “if; splendid class of immigrants to come | untrue. “We were not pint to this state,” says Dr. Worst. ure planning to have # representative | j of the department make a tour of Nor-| way and Sweden, equipped with mo- | tion pictures and plentifully supplied with bulletins and other material which will inform the peoples of those countries about present conditions in | North Dakota. Good People. “North Dakota people are well acquainted with the kind of immi- , grants who may be expected to come He aid that they were in the office, but because they ed together when he was there. He was too lazy, Blakemore said, while he added that the.two other accountants were gentlemen. SIDESTEPS ALL SOCIAL AFFAIRS Install System, Mr. Blakemore said the Equitable Audit company was engaged in the summer to install the system neces- sary for the office and that the m2 got there as quickly as they could. They are still working in the office. F, W. Cathro, director general of the Bank of North Dakota, when asker! how he viewed the audit report, said , toy Jocomotives and doll carriages. vote for the bill although he thought; watermelons should be included scientists have told him that water- melons contained more than one-half, of one per cent “kick” and that when | they stand they have a harder “kick.” loved children,” ay lor seadog-diploma “T've a swered this bh: who brought the youngsters with him | with agriculture and that they make when he recently returned from serv-| excellent farm ing as Uncle Sam’s naval representa 1-| from the Scandinavian Peninsula. We t,| know that they are generally familiar high in- laborers and grade thrifty farmers. We are tive with the Russian commission at' formed that many of those who have IN HIS HONOR President Harding Insists on that he had not made an analysis o| but that he had in his office a copy of the summary. Mr. Cathro pointed out that the ac- countants had spoken of but two dc- ; oe rare Atkinson, Wis., placed tet but he would vote for the bill anyway.| Sebastopol. come from the Scandinavian countries Rest at Palm ficiencies in the’ record, except for ; Speaker's’ views Twitchell i Werlen wins Some members who opposed the bill) “I love the Russian people, top. | will bring some capital with them, but Beach TnOE, charges made as they made the In voting “no” | 5P' “Now' I'm 53 and in the navy I've) whether they have money or whether ae examination. One of. these was an declared that he did not object to an appropriation for Mr, Lemke’s office, but did ‘object to the tenor of his In the White (Leghorn, single comb, class, Peter Werlen won first and second on cock and first-and second on hen. favor prohibition but thought the bill opened the way for too drastic action, by enforcement officers against per-' sons who might have liquor in their| managed to e some money. So I; they come with bare hands they are decided to spend some of it this way.) needed and will be welcomed. North I'd rather planned to adopt five, but; Dakota could -use thousands of real West Palm (Beach, Jan, 27.—Side- stepping many public and social func- item of about $13,000 for stationery. supplies, etc., which Mr. Cathro said. the auditors reported should have been carried as an asset. In not carrying i (Continued on Page S) rele class for best exhibit Medi-| homes. ‘The bill has the emergency when 1 was leaving I just had to take workers such as these, both men and| tions proposed for him at this fash-| (yace, @s.am asset. im not carrying 7 terranean class, John Pelkey got the; clause. | seven.” ; women, upon our farms and in our] ignable resort, President ‘Harding to-| simpl i aucea: th Sa We in it z id G00D ROADS T0 third prize on cockerel. ! American Legion Day. | i The Bachelor’s System. towns, and we know that when they day: confined his ciigrt Sisk hereto Take ou prot that eek. eee B th Rocks, stand-; The day might have been called; Admiral McCully’s house is as busy come they will be an immediate asset . 3 7 alee In Barred Plymouth y mig fe beehive y a private luncheon and a game of golf.| merely a question of bookkeeping as _to - BE TOPICFOR FORUM DINNER Commercial Club of Bismarck to Hear Speakers Friday Noon “Good Roads” will be the topic of the Commercial club open forum; luncheon Friday at 12:30 p. m. at the; McKenzie. = Speakers of the day will include Will Holbein, secretary of the North Dakota Good Roads association; J. £. Kaulfuss, assistant state engineer, S. W. Corwin, Burleigh coun- ty director for the National Parks Highways; Senator Micklethum, chait- man of the highways committe of the senate, and Senator McGauvern, chair- man of the highways committee of the house. Cards have been mailed to all mem- bers of the Commercial club. The speakers will discuss the sub- ject of highways from all angles. In- teresting information as to means and methods being used to further good highways in other states will be given. ard mating, Frank Milhollan won first on cock, first on hen, and John Schneider, fourth on cock, second and third on hen, first and third on cock- erel, and third on pullet. , Capture firsts ‘In Barred Plymouth Rocks, « light mating, Mr. Schneider won first on cock and 'Mr. Milhollan first and sec- ond on cockerel. In Barred Plymouth Rocks, dark | mating, Mr. Schneider won first on hen, In Barred Plymouth Rock specials, the Bismarck fanciers again scored heavily, Mr. Milhollan got the pur- ple for best colored female, best ex- hibition cock, best exhibition hen, best exhibition pullet, and best light cockerel, Mr. Schneider made the same record on best colored male, best exhibition cockerel, best light cock and best dark hen. DEMPSEY TO MEET FIGHTER ‘Portland, Jan. 27.—Frank Watkins, chairman of the Portland boxing com- mission, announced today that an agreement had been reached whereby Jack Dempsey, champion _ heavy- weight fighter, would defend his title in Portland next April against the best man who could be obtained to meet him, American Legion day in the house. A concurrent resolution memorializing | Congress to pass a bonus bill on the Legion four-fold plan was adopted. The house passed by a vote of 109 to; 2 the bill making Armistice Day, Nov. 11, a legal holiday. A bill was intro- duced, bearing the names of several representatives who are members vf the Legion, providing for an increase in the state bonus levy to one mill, and providing a straight $25 a-month- | in-service bonus without restrictions. | The Legion men hope to'sce all bonus claims paid by 1924. After Representative Bauer's bill permitting county commissioners to appoint county brand inspectors had been debated and at length it was re- ferred back to committee because of minor objections. Representatives from western counties, who declared that cattle rustling was being carried out on a large scale, were particularly strong for it. SEES BETTER CONDITIONS NOW ‘London, Jan. 27.—The Secretary of the British embassy at Berlin in a report on the German industrial and economic situation for the last two years declares improvement is seen in all departments, private and state, except in matters of state finance. iSa battleship, but’ to the community in which they set- everything is just as ship-shape. | tle and to the state. He has put the navy. system in the; “The department will keep these hous | propospective Scandinavian immi- of the seven has his or her! grants informed as to the opportuni- job,” says the admiral, “and each on?) ties here and lay especial stress upon is proud of doing it well.” Then he; the fact that any young man who is enumerated them: willing to work and save his money Touitch' plays all day. | will find plenty of opportunity to make Fcodor, 4, and Nitrotchka, 5, are a8-! sufficient money so that in a short sistant maids; they answer the door | time he cun make a payment down on bell put the toys away after games a farm of his own and soon become a are over, and help keep things tidy. | landed proprietor himself. Anastasia, 10. is assistant nurse. | “Norway and Sweden have already Nina, 10%, is assistant to the ad-| done a great deal toward the up-build- miral’s niece. who gives the children] ing of North Dakota by furnishing an hour's instruction in English every | thousands upon thousands of sturdy. afternoon. thrifty, vintelligent and progressive Lindmila, 11. is apsietang coor, people, all of whom have become pros- Nicolai, 12, is furnace ahd general] perous and dependable citizens. On utility man. that‘account this state holds out un- Certain hours for work, certain| ysual inducement to the prospective hours for study, certain hours for| emmigrant in Norway or Sweden. We play. can show them that they will find an environment that will be congenial. not only from the fact that we have a climate and living conditions much similar to the healthy, invigorating conditions of the Scandinavian Penin- sula, but also from the fact that here they will be among people of their own kind. Frazier Here R. W. Frazier, clerk of court of Di- vide county, is in Bismarck on busi- The Hardest’ Part. The hardest part of the admiral's job is this. “I must go to sea again. I’m Just on leave now, and must report for duty Feb. 1. But in the meantime I’m getting everything fixed so that all will be well in my absence. Little Feodor and Nitrotchka romp- ed in to call the admiral to dinner. “But now,” he laughed, rising, “I’sl He stuck absolutely to hig plans to get a complete rest before his cruise down the coast. He turned down an invitation for a formal welcome and made his plans to keep out of sight as much as possible, ‘Despite the fact that the hour of hig arrival was kept confidential, a large gallery gathered at the links to wa! his golf match and another crowd gered from early morning about the pier. Leaving here late this afternoon the Victoria was expected to tie up a short distance to the south and : to proceed late tonight to Miami with the president. WHEAT AGAIN SHOWS DECLINE Chicago, Jan, 27.—-Unsettled politi- cal and economic conditions in Europe led today to sharp declines on the grain exchange for prices on wheat. Official quotations varied from one to one and a quarter cents lower when the market opened and was followed by a setback. Attack Negro Osceola, Ark., Jan. 27.—A mob to- day attacked a negro charged with the murder of a plantation owner always have a real home to come to when I make the home port.” ness matters. and his daughter, the time it should be changed from assets to expense, he said. i Outside Deposits. Regarding the several hundred thon- sand dollars in closed banks he said that some persons might censure them for having this money there, but that they were banks that the Bank of North Dakota was to aid, and that they were in good shape until the drop in prices. The bank probably would have been severely censured if it had deserted such institution, he said. and pointed to the law guaranteeing bank deposits, Referring to money deposited out- side the state he said that perhaps the amount should have been larger, as it would have been available in the present situation, but that there had been criticism of having any money deposited outside the state. Record oi Deposits. He pointed to a record of deposits outside the state, pointing out that the deposits outside the state increased and decreased as the amount of dc- posits in the bank increased or. dc- creased. The record showed that th: highest amount deposited outside the state was something over $10,000, and that it was down to about $132, recently. It was not possible to reach anyouc in the city today to speak for the miil (Continued on Page 3.)