The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 6, 1921, Page 1

uf, 4 “a om 4 . a \ a 4 ‘ OE ( oe * Y « ’ yi q re 4 € a) 3 F t v es THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE =]. FORTIETH YEAR ay : BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNES APRIL 6, 1921 PRICE FIVE CENTS. GRAIN POOLING {~wns. nerappen anp nin reamis | OAL TARIFFS PROGRAMTAKEN UP BY FARMERS Meeting at Chicago Hears Plan!’ of Committee of Sev- enteen FOR . OPTIONAL POOL Plans to Compel Pooling Grain | are Rejected by Com- | mittee | CHICAGO, April 6.--Demand | for compulsory pooling of a per- | centage of ‘armsrs’ arain ‘arose among a section of delegates to | the ratification mesting held to- | day for the national co-operative | marketing of grain by producers. | ‘CHICAGO, April 6—Complete ma-! chinery by which farmers of the: country may take over the marketing ' of their grain’ on a co-operative basis! were laid before a national confer-| ence of grain growers here today. The plana were presented by the commit- tee of 17, which has been working on | @ national co-operative grain handling | system for the last six months and’ which called today’s ratification con-' ference. While the plans’ have been under | constant consideration the past few| days and were given their nnat) touches only late last night they dif-' fer in no essential detail from those previously worked out ‘by the com- mittee, its members said. Pressure Brought, Pressure from several quarters for compulsory pooling of grain did not succeed in winning endorsement. The plan calls for pooling at option. ‘a portrait painted by Boldini. It Curbing of speculation in grain is: yone of pearls that was mysteriously stolen. By Newspaper Enterprise. PHILADELPHIA, April 6—Mystery that the best detectives in the coun-| try have been unable to solve sur-| rounds the disappearance of the fa-) mous MoFadden jewels. ENHART ELEC This sketch of Mrs. George H. McFadden was made from j state rate being higher than those > E —y -TONO, DAKOTA . ~~ ORDERED CUT Interstate’ Commerce Commis- sion Rules on Shipments | from the Lakes | ome AFFECTS , THREE STATES! | Case Grew Out of Old Minnesota! Case Establishing Low In- | trastate Rate | Washington, ‘April 6,—Rates on coal | from the head of the lakes to various | points in Minnesota, North and South | Dakota were found today by the Inter- | \state Commerce Commission to be un- | reasonable and unduly prejudicial and | new rates were prescribed by the com- mission to go into effect July 6. i Considers Many Rates, ; In prescribing new rates the com- | mission took into consideration vari- | Ous prevailing rates and traffic condi- : tions in the territories and fixed a | Scale graduated in ten-mile and twen- i ty-five mile blocks, ranging from 80 | j cents for 30 miles on both anthracite) and bituminous to $3.85 on bitumin- }ous and, $4 on anthracite for a haul: | of 650 miles, “When these rates be- | | come effective they will be increased {35 per cent in accordance with the | | general freight rate increase ordered ‘last August after the present case had | been filed with the commission. vy] The case grew out of the old Mins; | nesota ite case in which rates with- jin the state were reduced and were | upheld by the supreme court. This resulted in different rates over the |two routes from Duluth, the inter- shows her wearing the $500,000! over the state route in Minnesota. ie Effeetve July 6. \ The commission in its decision to-| day ordered the railways to cease and) | desist on or before July 6 and there- | ‘after to abstain from exacting rela- ASK RETURN ON, BY 234 VOTES NEW MAYOR TO ENTER OFFICE WITH “OPEN MIND” AND DEFEATED MEN PLEDGE AID IN BETTERING CITY A. P. Lenhart, newly elected president of the city commission, said to- day that he gocs into office “without any ties” and that he will always maintain an “open mind” to suggestions for the advancement of the city’s interest. ® ‘ Statements of the various candidates today all were pitched in the 'same strain—that since the election is over they want to join hands, win- -|ners and losers, for the advancement of the city as a whole. Mr. Lenhart’s Statement Mr. Lenhart issucd the following statement: “I wish to thank my friends and the voters for their support at the polls in this election. I am going in without any ties and not in the control | of any public utility or-set of individuals. I will always maintain an open mind and whatever is done will be done in the best of my belief in the best interests of all.” a ut . Mr. Register, Mr. Lenhart’s opponent for president of the city commis- sion, said this morning: “I will continue to stand onthe same platform. I hope that Mr. Len- hart will make a good record and I will give him every support in all things for the best interests of the city. We have no regrets. We put up a clean fight.” For “Good of Order” C. W. Henzler, high man for commissioner, made the following state- ment: “I wish to thank the voters for their support at the polls and all my friends for the splendid work which they did. I will do my best to act for the benefit of all.” “] thank the voters,” said H. A. Thompson, present incumbent who was re-elected with a vote close to Mr. Henzler’s. “I will do anything I can for the good of the order.” S. S. Clifford had no comment to make. Chris Bertsch, Jr., who has been a commisioner ‘for eight years and was defeated for re-election, said: “I wish to thank my friends for the support which they gave me. I want to congratulate the winners C. W. Henzler and H. A. Thompson, and assure them that I will always be with them on anything in the best interests ! of Bismarck.” ASK Re anreur U.S. PLANS AID Here’s one instance where ih- creased utility rates brought a decreased income. The Attorney-General’s. office received a communication from a small telephone company, serving many rural subscribers, stating that the company had petitioned for and been granted increased "FOR MARKETING ~ SAYS. WALLACE Speaks to Meeting in Chicago ‘THOMPSON WINS ~ IN CLOSE FIGHT ON COMMISSION City Election Ends Quietly With , Fairly Heavy Vote : Cast CASHMAN POLICE JUDGE Defeats Anton Beer by 24 Votes in Closest Race in the Election A. P, Lenhart, president of the | Lenhart Drug company, will become mayor of Bismarck on April 19. Mr. Lenhart was elected president of the city commission over Francis H. Register by 234 votes, the official count shows. C, W, Cashman was elected police magistrate in the closest race of the election, He won out over Anton Beer by 24 votes. C. W. /Henzler and Harry ‘A. Thompson were elected commissioners, ; The .votes for the various candi- dates for the commission follows: A. P. Lenhart .. 1431 iF. H. Register . 1197 Cc. W. Henzler . +1391 H, A. Thompson 1370 | ©. W. Bertsch, Jr. 1236 | §S. S. Clifford ,.... +. 1179 For police magistrate the vote was |,as follows: Cc. W. Cashman .. vee OAT | Anton Beer .. 823 | {B. F, Flanagan . 318. ! G. V. Halliday .. 219 , Geo, F, Dolan . 183 The polls closed at 9 o'clock last j hight with a rush to vote in some ; wards, The election was without dis- | turbances, although partisans on both sides worked diligently until the polls closed. , Women Win Honors. ft, | The women can claim two honors ‘from the election, Several of them | served upon election boards and were | complimented upou their efficiency. These included a gorgeous rope of | DESERTION CHARGE Governor Frazier has issued a repui- sition tor the return gf H. L, Steph- ens, charged with desertion .of wife and non-support, from: Minnesota to: Oliver county. COMMITTEE IN pearls, worth approximately $500,000, ' which often had made Mrs. McFadden Jewelry,. disappeared completely on Oct. 8, last year from tne bathroom) of Mrs. McFadden’s suite at the man-, sion of George H, McFadden, a mil-! lionaire cotton broker, in Villanova, a fashionable Philadelphia suburb. Detectives have. run down number-| | less“clews to no avail. (Men and wo- men have been shadowed across the! {a cynosure of eyes at operas and | other gatherings. H |' The pearls, together with other; { | SURVEY BEING set forth in the final report of the its judgement the “only adequate rem-| the product of other industries‘ are/ Jewels Vanish From-Home of. known as the United States Grain missioners committee as one of the chief aims of | edy” was for the farmers to “enter} merchandised.” | i Growers, Incorporated, is provided CITY IS ASKED | Head of Movement Sends Letter to Office of Govern- or, Preparations already are “being made in many communities for Mother's Day. - A: letter\ was received at the office of Governor Frazier from Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia, president of the! the proposed plan. Declaring that i} there was a speculation in grain that | “almost staggered all human compre-, 5 extensively into the business of grain, ‘Incorporate Orgonization, Millionaire for by the laws of the organization. County Engineer Laying Out) BRIDGE COMPLETE NOV. 1 Contractors Expected to Have Structure Ready for Winter Traffic A survey is now being made by T.| R.-Atkinson, county engineer, of the, proposed new county road from the’ new vehicular bridge over the Mis-| souri river through the city to the! state penitentiary. ! The work is done under orders of; the county commissioners, who have adopted a resolution describing the, course of the proposed road. The; course is described as, between the) state penitentiary and the intersec-| tion of Ninth and Main streets, und! from the west end of Main street, a3} a part of @ state and national high-| way, to the new bridge. In passing a new resolution on the, subject the commissioners rescinded; a resolution passed on the same sub- ject last ‘August, which was declared | country. Many arrests have been! Mother’s Day + organization, asking made, but to no purposes. All of the; for the names of members of a 14 servants in the douse have been’ Mother's Day committee and contain. questioned and requestioned. Some of! ing announcement of the observance them have been arrested, but were’ of the day this year. Secretary Nel- later set free as no evidence could be; son A., Mason would like to get in found ‘against them, Thousands of! touch with any Bismarck women who dollars have been spent ,in the; have served on a Mother's Day com- search, fruitlessly. | mittee or are on such a committee at The* jewels disappeared shortly af- this time. ter Mr. and Mrs, McFadden. had.re-' Miss Jarvis, in her comminication, turned from Europe. That evening’ states that Mother’s Day is the.second they had entertained friends at din-; Sunday in May, and that tlre Mother's ner. Mrs. McFadden retired about; Day organization recognizes ‘but one midnight, placing the pearls and her) badge, the white carnation. other jewelry in its accustomed place; in a small gold box on a dressing ta-! j ble in her bathroom. This adjoined E her bedroom. One door leading to the bedroom and one window fur- nished the only means of entrance, (Mrs. McFadden \is sure that no one passed through her bedroom! during! night, ‘Detectives say it would have: been impossible for an expert “sec-: ond story” man to have scaled the rose trellis and clambered in through the window. But minute search of A of the sills has failed to reveal any; Nuessle Turns Down’ Writ and trate of scratches, or at least finger) Appeal Is Being Per- AUDIT UP T0 SUPREME COURT | | tive higher rates, distance considered, | |for the interstate transportation vf | ; anthracite and bituminous, coal :from the head of the lake ports, to destina.- | ‘ tlons in South Dakota, east of the Mis- ;souri river and to destinations in | North Dakota, than the rate on con- {temperaneous shipments maintained | for the state transportafion of light | traffic from Duluth to points in Min-/ nesota. Hl |, Thescommission also held that car- riers having indirect routes reached |by more direct lines\might meet the rates by establishing rates in accord- | ance with a distance scale prescribed by the commission and that the rates | might maintain higher rates to inter- | mediate points: REDUCTION OF ~ CORN AGREAGE "1S REPORTED |U, S. Bureau Hears from Illinois and Other Corn Produc- ing States i cae , | Washington. April 6.—Reduction in corn acreage was forecast in’ several of the leading producing states in re- | Ports to the Bureau of Crop Estimates | made public today. | - INinois reported corn moving rather | freely and prices dropping while In- \diana sald much corn ground was broken but a decrease in acreage was ‘expected. | Probable reductions in acreage also | was reported from Missouri, due t» jthe amount: held over and reduced | prices. | About 250 tons of honey are being | produced annually in South -Africa. \ rates by the railroad commission | but that farmers began to remove | their 'phones and even with the | increased tate the revenue of the | company slumped, They asked permission to file a petition for the ‘restoration of the old rates, MANDAN SLOGAN SELECTED FROM 1 i ‘Ap i f Eff | They also elected C. W. Cashman 9 po- imrov! o forts on . .| lice magistrate. as Anton Beer had a ¥ Ff ng majority of the men’s vote. , " ‘ This Line ‘As a general rule, however, the wo- aa ; men apparently did not get to the . | polls in as large numbers as tne men, DON’T QUESTION RIGHT, as the woman vote fell somewhat t ‘short of expectations, There are | about 3,500 votes in the city of Bis- Holds Cooperative Efforts above marck. The vote for the two candi- : a j dates for president of the city com- Question; Warns Against . | mission totaled 2,628. It had been “Quack Nostrums” i predicted the vote would reach nearly | 3.000. The new commissioners take office CHICAGO, April 6. (By the Asso-| the third Tuesday in April. The pres- | clated Press)—The department of agriculture should aid farmers in mar- 4 | keting their crops, Secretary Wallace : declared in an address. here before | the farmers’ grain marketing commit- ent commission meets next Tuesday | night to officially canvass the ballots. Mr. Lenhart has been a resident of | Bismarck for 22 years. He came here (Continued on Page Six) ithe design of trade mark to go with| “Where the West Begins” Is| New Slogan for City; Trade Mark Chosen | “Where the West Begins.” That’s Mandan’s new slogan. And, | production.” tee_of 17, “There is just as much reason,” he; said, “why the government shoud LA D FA E assist the farmer in developing the! marketing of his crops efficiently as TRIPLE STRIKE it should assist him in increasing his Study of improved marketing meth- Pod FOR CITY COMMISSIONERS j the needs of consumption,” the sec- it is that of an Indian running, face toward the west. : ‘retary sald, are “proper functions of | the department.” Announcement was made today of; “y 1 h the selection of the city slogan, in the hi fs inere, re men one te who contest inaugurated by the Mandan: coccinea they sender” ‘he centinaéas Town Criers, _Twenty persons sug-| “that should ‘be made known.” : gested “Where the West Begins” as Need World Information. the” slogan, in competition for the; information of world production prize of $35. A. W. Patterson, of! ana consumption is “especially useful Leith, was the first to suggest it.' and necessary,” the secretary declar- Whether he will get the prize or the| eq, to aid farmers in deciding “in money will be divided has not been; what quantities given commodities decided. should ibe produced n order that there A prize of $35 also was offered for, may be an adequate supply.” the best trade mark suggestion, This| The farmers’ right to organize into wil be awarded to Mrs. H. E, Hager-! organizations co-operative or other-; ods as well as conditions the farmer} r showld understand to produce intelli- gently and “adjust his production to} | Transport Workers and Rail Men | Considering Joining of | the Miners \SETTLEMENT TRIED | Mine “Workers Accept. Govern- | ment’s Request to Conference London, April 6.—(By the Associat- man. ! wise for the purpose of marketing} There were 225 entries in the con-| crops, Mr, Wallace said, cannot be) tests. questioned “so long as they observe | the requirements of our laws.” 7 The total output of coal in the Saar; “A denial pt this right,” he contin- Basin in 1920 was more than 9,000.000; ued, “would result in reducing the tons. | free farmers of the United States to }@ condition comparable with the ; down-trodden peasant or peon of less- | enlightened countries and would \ bring upon us all the grief which (OFFICIAL VOTE) . | those countries are bearing. | Also Gives Warning. prints, that such an intrder would be: sure to have left: | Loss of the jewels was discovered by Mrs. McFadden after ‘she had fin-| ished breakfast, which she ate in a inaccurate. Appropriat: $32,000. The commissioners appropriated/ $32,000 ag the count;*s proportion ot! the expense of the propysed highway.) small room adjoiging her bedroom. It is stated that there is availible | The rope was given to Mrs. ‘McFad- $31,889.00 of the funds which had;den by her mother, Mrs. Benjamin been set aside for paying the coynty’s| Franklin Clyde. Few strands im the part of the bridge. the cost of ich; country compared with it for perfec- is estimated at $1,200,000, and of tion in matching. which the coun:ys share was) ere spate {OPPOSES SET Construction on ibe road will begin; this summer and it is expected to ba) st es WAGE SCALE completed by the time the bridge ready, according to olltcials. ; VALLEY CITY, iN. D., April 6.—T. Complete by Nov. 1. .,__| X. Calnan, Barnes county agent, in a Under present plans the new bridge! statement given out here, says he is will be completed by November 1-| against a set price for wages in this The Foundation company, contrsctors: county and that he believes a man for the building of the piers ard the) should be paid according to his ability approaches, expéct to'have their work! and the services rendered his erh- so far advanced during July, it is: ployer, said, that the American Bridge com-| Applicants for farm work here pany, contractors for the super-struc-! claim a set wage is not fair to them ture, can begin work. There are three in that it places them on a par with spans and the bridge company is e¢ | the tramp who works a short time and Pected to complete one span each) then moves on. They claim that a month. man who understands farm work and Reece agree one sticks to his job is entitled to more POISONED BY NEEDLE | than. $40 a month. KENMARE, N. D,, April 6.—As a) Although no farm wage has been result of taking a small splinter from) formally established in Barnes coun- his finger with a needle, Gus Mettler,| ty, it is generalty conceded here that Kenmare butcher, is suffering from a| farm wages will be about $40 a month serious case of blood poisoning. forapring and summer work. fected Register | Lenhart | | | Veuzler The agricultural secretary said the An appeal was being perfected to the supreme court today in the appli- cation for writ of mandamus by C. Cc.) Wattam for himself and for girls em-; iz r ; joa | Ones: | eae committee's marketing plan appeared F to have profited by practical exper- | g &! tence of the past and to have avoided | gy8 £| the weakness which had broken down ae : i . Tt had a fs many previous organizations. 14 | tried, he said, to improve the present ployed by the house auditing com-| Wap mittee during the legislative investi-| wa 1; Pet 2.! gation, Judge W. L. ‘Nuessle, of dis 2, Pet 1 trict court, sustained a demurrer and W4 2, sBet 3--| motion to quash presented by the at- Wa cam: torney-general's office, Ward 4 —An early ruling of the supreme) tH! marketing machinery and not under ¢9, taken to wipe it out. Calling atten- a 29| tion to the current low prices for farm 14 18! products while “practically every- i 7ai-thing the farmer ‘buys is from 54 to 48/100 per cent above pre-war. normals, 108| Secretary Wallace said, “it is not 82 98) court will be sought as to whether or ' ib Tptal . not the state-auditor should be direct-; "rotul it S99! strange that thousands of them should ed to pay from the legislative expense! fund the expense of the house inves-: tigation. Th state auditor has refus, ed to pay on the ground that the? house had no authority to incur the} (OFFICIAL VOTE) | be willing and ready to adopt drastic | measures to correct a condition which } is so grossly unjust.” however, He warned, against \ | “quack nostrums.” ee ! Beer | Naliday | Cashman | Dolan | Flanagan | SI T | 2 z Dickinson, N. D., April 4,—The of-| WEATHER REPOR H 5 Fl ficial opening of the “pigeon” season i . or | og .< will be celebraed April 10 at the Town For twenty-four hours ending at 8 e|: $s nd Country club by the Dickinson noon, April 6. By Rh a Gun club. Temperature at 7 A. M. 81) oa 7 37 Highest yesterday a4 | Wand f Brecinet {0 i ELKS, TO INSTALL Lowest yesterday 30 | Ward 2, Precinct 1 i ae. DICKINSON, N. D., April 6,—Every | Lowest jast night 30] ward # Proc net tae oat Elk in Dickinson and surrounding Precipitation .... 29| Ward 3, Pr 1 6 8 towns will have the opportunity to Highest wind velocity. Nw | Wart oo 4 be oad enjoy the time of their lives at the 4 Forecast. Ward 6 | 100 L119 13 27| annual installation and dance of Dick- For North Dakota: Mostly cloudy | Sub_ Total 113 106 | inson lodge No. 1137, Wednesday eve- tonight amd Thursday; colder tonight. Total... [2 219, * ning. lac ed Press.)—Decision to support the ritish miners in their strike was j reached by the transport workers fed- ‘eration at a meeting held here this i morning. | The vote taken | Workers was unanimously in favor of ‘by the transport jlending aid to the miners. It was | decided to meet in conference immed- | lately with delegates of the national | union of railway men and the miners’ , union for the purpose of securing ac- ; lon on the strike action by “the tri- | ple alliance.” |. The national union of railway men held a conference this morning and | adjourned until later in the day when iit will hold a Jpint meeting with the | miners. It is probable that following | this meeting there will be a full con- | ference of the “triple alliance.” i TO MEET GOVERNMENT. London, April 6.—The executive body of the miners’ union this after- | noon accepted the government's pro- | posal that the miners’ delegates meet representatives of the owners and the government for the reopening of ne- gotiations with a view to the settle- ment of the coal strike. The mining association, comprising the owners of mines, also accepted the Proposal of the prime minister. MINERS ANGRY CARDIFF, Wales, April 6.—Welsh miners are reported to be developing an angry mood and threatening of- ficials and workers at collieries who | remained at mines to conduct pump- ing operations, ; ‘ear is expressed ihat several mines already were in such condition that it will take from six to twelve months to put them in working order.