The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 12, 1921, Page 1

A “The Weather FAIR \ THIRTY-NINTH YEAR © ~~ DRY LAW CHIER LEADS RAIDERS; GETS 8 STILLS Old Church in Bismarck Proves Resting Place for Still Which Is Seized GO INTO THE COUNTRY Get Hold of Many Stills in Oliver and Morton Counties; Is- sue Warrants An old church in Bismarck was the home of a whiskey still, according to Lane Maloney, North Dakota group chi of the federal prohibition forces. Maloney today completed the round- ing up of a number of alleged vio- lators of the prohibition laws. The following persons, he says, will be arrested on federal warrants: William Grossman, Bismarck, who he said, lived in an old, abandoned church on Sixteenth street. Six gal- lons of colored moonshine was found. he said. 3 John Doe and Mike Mickler, corner of Sixteenth and Bowen streets, where he said, there were 50 gallons grain mash, and one still. The three are to be charged jointly with manu- facturing liquor. Harry Smith, 316 Thirteenth street north, where, he said, a considerable quantity of moonshine and home brew beer was found. In Morton and Oliver counties, he said, the party first visited the home of Martin Kupper, rear Harmon, where two complete stills, one set up, were found. Put Up a Fight. Louis Demieus, near Yucca, where one still and a considerable quantity of home made wine was found. Mrs. Demieus, according to the group chief, put up quite a battle and broke & couple of chair$ over him. No seri- ous injury was done, however. Martin Winchell, near Yucca, where two complete stills and a quantity of mash and moonshine was found. Win- chell, Malone declared, manufactured stills for a number of persons in that vicinity. ‘ Kept Presence. Secret. Christ Koch, near Yucca, who, the group hte?~said, had a~ten-gallon ; herald their recantation-by-brass band and-grand stand tactics? | , copper still. _ George Koch, near Yucca, complete five-gallon. still. ‘ All of the searches. were conducted under federaP search warrants. Ma- Jone said. Malone being assisted by other officers. Eight stills in all were seized. The raids were made in the last few days, the presence of the federal officer be- ing kept secret until the work was finished. POLICE MUST WORK OR RIDE OUT OF JO Chicago Chief Gives Orders to Weed Out Loafers in His Department Chicago, Feb. 12.—Captains of ev- ery police precinct in the city were summoned to appear before the chief of police to receive instructions, that they must discover and report 500 Joalbrs in the police department. Chief Fitzsimmons has. announced .that his three months in office has shown him that out of 5,500 men on the force that we have 500 who will not work. “They don’t wish me to succeed in carrying out the mayor's orders to clean up Chicago and I am not going to let them ride along and Set the credit for the great record the other 4,600 are making. “Let them tie their hats on for they are going for a rush ride.” SPOIL SCHEME TOCAPTURE PA. BLACK-HANDER Detectives Watch Black. Box With Money But Passerby ; Picks It Up Philadelphia, Feb. 12—Detectives inadvertently early today spoiled the venture of a man who attempted to extort money from Mr. Stokesburg, a well-known banker, on a threat to harm him and his family. A letter had been sent instructing him to place a sum of money in a black) box. ‘Ddtectives carried out the instructions and hid in a dark cor- ner. When a maf came along and pieked up the box he was arrested. He claimed he was on his way to work when he found the box. The po- lice found that was true and released him. The senders of the extortion note have not been found. The first tannery in America was {built in Virginia in 1630. THE BIS. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, FEB. 12, 1921. ECALL ELECTION IS DEMAND FOR R CK. TRIBUNE Last Edition PRICE FIVE CENTS GUARD AGAINST RASH ACTION | When political factions get into bitter contention, there jis often liable to be developed acute ¢ases of extreme partisanism. | Both sides see red most of the time and bitter reprisals are the | onder, y / | raving and frothing, but it believes that greater) progress can 'be made by a cool consideration of the issues. It is the contention of The Tribune that the House investi- | sation committee was organized to get all data possible for the iruidance of the legislature in passing remedial legislation. Un- | fortunately a deadlock exists and all that can be done is to pro- | base a plan and seek to bring the contending factions together jon some sort of common ground. Failing in that it is more jthan likely that the issues will have to be put up to the people. | Several days were wasted this week ini examining a poli- tical firebrand whose charges of ‘embezzlement have. not yet {found their way to the office of the states attorney, nov pr duced any active demand for a ‘grand jury-investigation: If The Tribune has been invited repeatedly to do some of the | ‘MOVEFOR PEACE - MADEBY FARGO VOICED LY. A.CONVENTION DEMANDS PROBING BODIES INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION RESIGN WILL CONTINUE . |Bankers Association of State: | Also: Behind Proposed ' | Meetings | ‘ALL TO BE INVITED) | First Gathering Scheduled for | Cass County City on Feb- ruary 22 Fargo, Feb. cal peace and co-operation between all move for .politi-| were instituted in detters sent to vari-! ‘any criminal act has been done in the handling of > the | ous cities of the ‘state by the local; 1 | Commercial club, suggesting a series of ' i state’s business, it is the dity | cute. | : : | To date, however, there is merely the unsupported testi- {mony of a disgruntled political henchman which has had ex- (tensive. publicity. doubtless for purely partisan purposes. gf the proper officials to prose- |) \leigh county or the state seemingly has placed any, confidence ‘in the charges or the informant. Certainly not enough cred- jence ‘alleged violators to the bar of justice In surveying the field of politicians certain personalities aaés come to. the public notice who recently were actively en- |The Tribune is keenly sensitive to the fact that some of the | individuals now howling most lustily for revenge, were a short | time ago hand in glove with the enemy, They negotiated post- iyes even tried to float industrial bonds and gave a mild en | dorsement of the Bank of North Dakota. | The voters of the state who are honestly seeking a way | out of the present crisis, better examine some of the latest 1 ‘eruits in the ranks of the Independents. Put a few vital ques: iMions first : Are they seeking to build their political fortunes upon . the ruins of the old machine; 3 Will it be a case of going from the grip of on@ political | clique into the bosom of another as selfish and self secking? | Why have these new converts broken with Townley and i What vested interests do they represent and why this sud- ide they have had as much to do with exploiting as anyone? Voters will do well to pi clothes some of the men who are.anxiously concerned about the | politic -any policy that might deliver the state out of the hands of ‘one | political machine into those of another. Let us guard against isuch a catastrophe that would give us a distinction without a | difference. ‘None of the officials intrusted with law enforcement in Bur- | gaged in spreading the propaganda.of the nonpartisan league. | ce the garb of hypocrisy that, al future. Let us ket down to bedrock before adopting | = The Tribune has always-and is now opposed to the entire industrial program. It does not believe that it is a proper func-| ifig’s request, but his coming Bas sentiment. meetings to whith Lis , league, all kinds, of comercial organi- the Noupartisan! zauons and all former organizations | shall be invited. ; . | It is suggested that first meeting be held in Fargo, #ébj}-22. is Meetings Non-Political. It’s purpose, it is said, would be to talk over the situati and plan for | the future. | Thelaim of the ‘meeting will be to fellow’s point of view. é It is ‘planned that after the Fargo | meeting ‘representatives will go out over the state and hold meetings. ‘Meetiig At Mandan, Bismarck is,purposely barred from. It.is to be non-political) | has been manifested to produce the usual steps to bring | tet the people that attend get the other | ! a6 r ___|_A motion urging that the audit re-| ‘Appropriation Bill Also Carries port of state industries tentative st sof meeting places be-} cause of itibeitig a political center. | Among the meetings. planned are | gatherings at Grand Works, Feb. 23,|. 1 and Mandan, (March 4, GENERAL DAWES MAN OF MYSTERY IN CABINET TALK | Chicago Banker Heads Presi |. dent-Elect’s Appointment | appointment for treasury headed President-elect Hard-; ing’s appointment list today, begin-) ing a new conference concerning cab- | inet appointments. | Mystery Man. | Dawes was considered early to have; first call on the portifolio. Since then | his position has weakened and jhe is! ; strengthened the belief that he is b | dated checks, gave sympathetic aid to-the industrial program, | Devils Lake, Feb. 24, Dickinson, March tyra) appropriation bill | $200,000,000 for the purchase by the! tution.” State Recall Is Necessary—Action Left to Executive | Committee; Advertising Campaign Is Condemned |House and Senate Committees i Ease Up in Work Over Holiday The Independent Voters Assoelation, in convention here today, adopted | a resolution stating that. ‘unless the present members of the Industrlal | lenin resign or else find ways and means to ‘thaw’ out the ‘frozen’! jax funds and cure the results of four years of wastefulness and misman- | SOL agement, a recall is absolutely necessary for the rehabilitation of the/ ONS SEEKING CASH etale's credit and restoration of public confidence in our state govern: | ment,’ j i iecks uses The question of actually instituting a recall Is left to the members ot | OPder to Register Ch Cal the executive committee of the organization which, it was s: y i the matter under consideration, roens tee sae Soeed bald oon Alnrg Seareeee O'Dell in the East 1 Among the other resolutions adopt-| d by the convention were: —_— | Inviting every man and woman in|, The house and senate committees |the state to join the organization in| Hevedal sae the state industries both, , its fight upon the present adminis-| oe resume public hearings on Mon; | tration. ay | The house committee suspended all STATE MAY GET |, Condemning the series of adver-| operations today. The senate commit: tisements being published in Inde-| tee held a meeting: in the Bank of | ; Pendent and Nonpartisan newspapers| North Dakota building, going o FEDERAL AID: by the Industrial Commission, as us-| report of the Pauitabie AUAttIng cone : Jing state funds for political propa-/ pany on the Drake mill with account | ganda, ' ants, aq. Paying tribute to the members of; Attorney General William Lemke Senate Approves $5,000,000; tne state constitution and extending | May be called before the senate com i ie * ittee Monday aftern L er | congratulations to the members of! ™ y rnoon, senators oan to Drouth Stricken’ tne '1917 session of tine legislature for | S#id. FF. Wi Cathro also is expected to Grain Raisers {“a valiant fight in defense of our) #PPear before that committee. ‘The state constitution.” | house cominittes. wil pursue its pres- eee | course of delving into the worth Commending the stand taken by In-! bp % i ? HELP FOR LAND BANK depeminnt mien" iaken by tn. Bt cllatera ned Inthe Bank ot North legislative assembly. | ‘ eat: i ‘Pays Some Members. 0 made by| Many state employes today were | Bishop, Brissman and company be; Wokrying as to whether they would mide available to all public officials; »e able to cash their salary checkp, jin the state for reference, together|S0me of the legislators, who were | “with the admission of F. W. Cathro| Paid off yesterday, also were scurry- , Pes A ‘that it is substantially correct.” | ing around to get cash. John Steen, Washington, Feb, 12.—The agricul-! ‘The convention’s business meetitigs| State treasurer, paid out about $5,000 proved ended at noon. This afternoon a pub-| {© members of the legislature, this mate today car increased | He meeting was being held in the, being all of the cash he had on hand: ions of nearly $206,000,000 | auditorium in commemoration of Lin-| , Several local business houses held the $33,000,000 total of the coln’s birthday. ‘Tonight a banquet | /@"S@ amount checks amounting to a © |will be held at the Grand Pacific ho-, Considerable 'sum of money, which Ald for Bank. tel at 7:30 p.m. “in honor of the| ‘ey Were intending to present to the The principal is that appropriating | makers and defenders of our consti-, RAD of North Dakota for payment. ‘The recall resolution. fol-| The pay roll of the house and senate treasury department: of bonds of the. lows: | Members amounted to over $16,000, Federal Farm Loan bank, pending “\WHERWAS, the state’s credit has! overet thoigael Aeed tee moe action by the United States supreme been injured by the wasteful, selfish | ‘court regarding the constitutionality | and inefficient management of our! arin ey ities Tesolarlongat: te: Indus: of the act. The final adoption of this, state government during the past | cocistered if the bank is unable to pay | bill would permit the land bank, to four years, especially by the unscrup-| One member said that two legislators resume activity at once. |ulous and partisan use of the public! had got back checks received for their $200,000,000 for Purchase of Bonds | by the se: appropri: more tha house bill. | Another item in the increase is the; tax money placed on deposit with the! first forty days pay, from their banks, ‘appropriation. of $5,000,000 for loans | Bank of sto buy seed grain and feed to g ir solicitati ver the welfz a state! ‘St. Augugtine, Feb, 12.—Charles Proval of the entire North Dakota’ credit, both for operation of present | n access of virtuous tation over the welfare of a state| Dawes: Chuuie Namkon, whe hue beon| delegation and many petitions have] farming, Invecemceee wot for present | prominently under consideration for) been received by congress advocating secretary of the| its appropriation. | legislature sent a concurrent resolu- | now one of the mystery men. He said) olutions to Washington. M. Q. Hall, {his call was not a result of a formal | formerly of Mohall, has been ' appointment made at President Hard-) active in the arousing or favorable North Dakuww and | saying the checks had! been presented L the| “WHEREAS, the vast agricultural, for collection and turned down. farmers of the drouth-stricken dis- intereats: of ‘Gur yout!" and: whdey AAA Wit MEE OSE ESE MORN LEAT tricts. This request has had the ap-/| oped state need immediate financial O'Dell In East. A dispatch from Cleveland, Ohio, by the Associated Press, said that Spur- development of agricultural, |.geon-O-Dell, Peart) the! Bank oe trial and: commercial interests. | North Dakota, had:aepeared:betore the ‘BE IT RESOLVED, that it is the All-American Co-operative congr sense of this convention that unless| representing farro.and) labor Rhone the present members of the Indus-, “OS beaker esenieen Sat eo nee trial Commission resign or else find} Ce te ere end Aten e UC URe ways and means to “thaw” out the, Dove of the labor and farmers’ organ- “frozen” tax funds and th | izations of the country to the (Nonpar:- Baltes ob 4 ane cure the re-' isan league's program for the sale of sults o four years of wastefulness | bonds of the state of North Dakot- and mismanagement, a recall is ab-| for the development of rural. crec¢. solutely necessary for the rehabilita- loans, the purchase of mills and ele- tion of the state’s credit and restora-| yators and home building.” tion of public confidence in our state government. indus- Legislature Petitioned Congress. Both houses of the North Dakota tion to congress asking for the relief, and also .asked the legislatures of South Dakota, Montana and_ other states interested to send similar res- very tion of state government to engage in any business enterprise | ing considered for some cabinet posi-| 7 because such a program almost without exception is a waste of tion. ‘Gavia’ Even’ Washinaten | : | ame From sn be i} public funds. | He came directly from Washington, - When the Independents proposed a compromise and ac-| where i er a ae rieriiy oC t ANCELS TOUR . . : rea: : 1 cepted the present industrial program with limitations, The | the house for its conduct in inves\i- { Tribi pposed such a compromise and has never ny | gating the war. : Tribune oppo Z P 4 See eN ae ee | Regarding his attitude in that mat-| good reason to change its attitude. _ “| ter, Harding and those close to him! The Tribune has always felt that the state industries were | have had nothing to do. members of the legislative assembly, we recommend the following proced- ure for the purpose of selecting can;' didates to take the places of those who are recalled: Candidates for state office to be nominated in a state convention to be composed of delegates representing the various legislative districts in the state, on the basis of one delegate for: the State Board of Auditors for the every six hundred votes or major frac- dn the event it is deemed advisable | to initiate a recall of state officials and_ -ONCOMPLETE _ CHANGEIN PLAN | Germany Will Refuse to Be Dic- | tated to, Says Finance Min- doomed to failure regardless of the fact that many honest farm- | wn O'Callaghan Returns to New ers ‘and businessmen, leaguers and independents alike believe PLAN KS ST AR T that it is proper for the state government to enter the industrial field. North Dakota’s experience has been that of nearly every state or nation that has attemped to establish indusrial activity as a fixed governmental function. In the endeavor to seek a solution for North Dakota’s economic problems there are three distinct groups: One is absolutely against the entire industrial program because they ‘feel it is economically unsound and not a proper field for gov: ernmental activity. Another which believes as a political ex pedient that the system should be carried out in a small wa, g ~f ry * my “ine 6 is | —-_-_ _a necessary investment to convince others that the system is} El Paso, Feb. 12—Army planes were no official information whether Lord | to leave Fort Bliss at dawn today to} Mayor O'Callaghan had left the Unit- isearch for Lieutenant Pearson, who) ¢q ‘States yesterday as.ordered. wrong. The third group is made up of those who honestly be- | lieve it is the function of the state to enter actively and exten- sively into various industrial projects. ° The Tribune has no quarrel with any of the groups. It ‘holds with those men and women who believe to compromise ‘on the issue is wrong—that none of the industrial program has ‘any part or place in’ our governmental. scheme. American i ideals, as we see them, oppose such an invasion’ of governmen- tal activity. The same ends can be accomplished much better | tive societies and organizations of farmers to correct the abuses ‘in distribution of farm products which gave rise to the present industrial program. Moreover, The Tribune believes it unwise policy to impunge ‘the motives of every leaguer who believes in the industrial pro-j gram. Many of them are honest God fearing farmers and have the interest of the state at heart. They believe that this program means ultimately their economic redemption and they will fight for its retention until the fallacy is completely revealed. Many of trial program have been handled, but it is going to take time to convince them all that a continuance of the industrial scheme will only increase the tax load, destroy competition and finally break down private initiative: 4 This is the condition that the state faces intensified by a po- litical deadlock that must end sooner or later if governmental equilibrium is to be restored. While putting our house in or- der,-there should be careful action, a spirit of fairness and an (Continued on Page 8) through the operation of the proposed Farm Bureau, coopera-) them now are displeased with the way some features of the indus. |/ SEARCH FOR MAN Lieutenant Pearson ‘ Has H Been Heard From Since Thursday |has been missing since he left here | Thursday at 10 A. M. | | Wireless and telephone messages | | have been sent to all stations and post- | offices along the route from. El Paso to Houston, a distance of $00 miles, ia an attempt to locate the missing pilot. | “A new crank shaft was fitted in | Pearson's machine at Columbus on | Tuesday. Officers fear that the bear- jing might have got, hot and caused a | landing in some remote place. ‘Officers are of the opinion that he has landed unhurt in most remote | part. | | San Antonio, Texas, seb. 12.—The ; postmaster at Sara Grosa, reported i that an aeroplane passed over that } town on noon Thursday, headed east. The route he would have chosen had he been flying a compass route. WOOD BREAKS FOUR RECORDS Miami, Feb. 12.—G. A. Wood of De- i troit, broke four world records in the motor boat races. here today. ROADS OFFER FREIGHT FREE Chicago, Feb. 12.—The Illinois Cen- tral and the Chicago Northwestern railroads agreed to carry all grain do- nated by farmers to starvinS people in Europe free. ° Bi | Cork O'Callaghan, is said to have - {left for New York. His speaking tour i | is said to have been abandoned. | ment of this district said that he had Not no orders to arrest O'Callaghan for tion cost ice the initiated law creating | examination of public industries. The! ‘i delegates from the various legislative | ister Wirtz districts to be selected in a district; | convention to be composed of dele-| Berlin, Feb. 12.—Germany is gates to the district eonvention from) going to the London reparations ci the various precincts within the dis-| ference to be dictated to, Dr. Wi Hes peloenter to be nelected on the! minister of finance, declared to tic asis of one delegate for every one) Bre Chamber of Commerce to- hundred votes or major fraction cast has ae ae for the Board of Auditors law in the) “Great economic qusetions should respective precincts in the general) not be served in that way,” he said. election in November, 1920, provided | «We are prepared to accomplish all What cach piecing! shall be ented to’ we can, because we feel a moral duty at least one delegate, and that the ex-/ tq assist in reconstruction work ani ecutive committee be instructed to ar-' we will make a proposal of our own range for the calling of such district)! “ “Qur offer will not be a small onc. conventions and’ state convention at! «America can not hold aloof,” he such time and in such place and upon | dded. “When th ; t (Continued on Page 3.) added. en ie economic forces of the entire world shall assemble around a plan can be decided upon but this cannot happen unless the en- | tire world is prepared to co-operate.” WHEAT GROWERS ADOPT SELLING STATION PLAN York—No Orders to Arrest Him net uffalo, Feb. 12—Lord Mayor of \ Chief of the immigration depart- failure to leave the country when the \ime limit expired. ‘ Washington, Feb. 12—Labor de- partment officials said today they had REP. ROOT CHALLENGES BAUER, WHO SAYS HE’S BEST SHOT, FOR BIG MATCH WITH DINNER AS THE BIG STAKE “For once you're right.” “Well, you're challenged.” “Now, I'll tell you, come unty after the session is over, and x go out together,’ Root: “Nothing doing—I’m going to show you up at this session.” The big contest is on It will take place next week, the time, hour and perhaps the admission price to be announced later. | Rep. J.D. Root will meet Rep. J. H, Bauer for the championship of the house of Bauer: down in Sioux c representatives with a rifle. Bauer: “Show me up—what you Rep. Bauer, the champion—he says} think you are?” : as Rife he is—declared when the fish and| Root: “Well, you say your cham-; Grain Raiser’s Organization De- game committee made a trip to the} pin, don’t you pe . woods near ‘Bismarck that it didn’t] Bauer; “Yes, sir, and next spring— cides on Co-operative Sales make any difference to Rep. Root Roos ‘Not next spring, next week.” Service i Bauer present?”, Root: whether there was an open or closed “Will there be anyone else season—he couldn't hit anything any- way, Rep. Root approached the al- leged champion. Root: “They tell me you claim to be the champion shot of this house.’* Bauer: “House nothing--the state of North Dakota.” Root: “Well, I'll to a shooting match. “T'll say so—I got to have a witness when I shoot with you.” Bauer: “My eyes have been bother- ing me a little lately and-- Root: hoot or shut up.” ‘Bauer: No man can tell me to} shut up—except the speaker—I'll| shoot, I'll bet— Chicago, Fel ‘The National Wheat Growers association today de- cided to adopt a co-operative plan of selling in an effort to save approxi- cents a bushel. action was taken at fini meeting of the executive board of executive board of the associc t challenge you Bauer: ‘Hold on now, what'll we Root: “Don’t bet, shoot.” 4 shoot with.” And by this time a crowd had gath- | The growers plan to establish Root: “We'll shoot 25 clay pigeons] ered the claimant to the championship | receiving stations in each —that is, I'll shoot ’em and you'll! gracefully accepted the challeng where the farmers may send wheat und from these elevators try.” The loser has to give a dinner ta ‘Bauer: “I don’t know, I’m pretty] the members of the house game and} wheat may be sold directly ‘to ts busy.” fish committee. (Note—The challenge | millers. Root: “You claim to be champion, | is authentic—we don't guarantee the Stations for receiving wheat w!1 don’t you?” conversation.) also be established at big seaports.