The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 20, 1921, Page 1

The Weather FAIR FORTIETH YEAR THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Last Edition BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1921 PRIGE FIVE CENTS JAP CABINET WON 'T YIELD TOUS. SPARKS FLY AT FIRST MEETING OF COMMISSION Objections Are Raised To Many, of Commission Appoint- ments | UTILITY QUESTIONS UP, Thompson Would Stop Electric Company Payments Until Taxes Patd The new city commission got into! action last night with a lively meet-! ing. | The commission made a number ot | appointments and acted on several, other matters. Commissioner Thomp- : son opposing many of the appoint- ments. The commission organized as fol- lows: Vice President and Cbmmission-| er of Finance and Revenue, John A. Larson; Commissioner of Beats Beauties of 4 N ations Miss Angel Clare Boothe, 18-year-old Greenwich (Conn.) girl, Streets,| Won the recent beauty contest at the French Riviera, in which John French; Commissioner of Water| several hundred contestants were entered from England, France, and Sewers, Harry A. Thompson, and! Commissioner of Fire and Police, C. W. Henzler. All present members of the commission were re-assigned to the positions they now hold, Mr. Henz- ler being the only new commissioner except. President A. P. Lenhart, whose duties are defined by law as head of the executive department. The old commission held a short meeting and approved minutes of the previous meeting. Retiring President Speaks. A. W. Lucas, retiring president of Spain and Italy. America. HARDING ASKS FRIENDSHIP OF LATIN AMERICA the commission, who has been a mem- , ber since the city received a charter under the commission form of govern- ment ewelve years ago, serving the last eight venta as mayor, thanked the commissioners for their co-operation and declared his belief that every member had done his best for the ad- vancement of the city. President Lenhart, of the new com- mission, responded. . He thanked the commissioners and citizens who sup- ported him for their support, said he! appreciated the honor, realized that there devolved great responsibility for himself and colleagues on the commis- sion, and knew that all would work with him for the betterment of the city, He urged a progressive, economical and business-like administration. Thompson Objects. When Comm Tnompson was proposed for commjssioner of sewers and water he votéd “no,” declaring that he had been accused of being a can didate of the water company during the election and that he did not believe that he ought to be placed in that po- sition, He declared, however, that it the commissioners inisted he take the place that he was going’to name the ‘inspectors © and exercise control of the direction of the work. There had been some speculation as to whether Mr. Henzler or Mr. French would step into the position of com- missioner of fire and police held by Christ Bertsch, Jr. Friends of Mr.j Thompson urged him for the place because of long service in the fire de partment. Employes Re-appointed. The following appointments were made: City Auditor—M. H. Atkinson. Treasurer—A. J. Arnot. City Attorney—H. F. O’Hare. City Engineer—T, R. Atkjnson. City Assessor—W. A. Falconer. | Health Officer—Dr. GC. E. Stackhouse. City Weigher—J. D. Wakeman. Poor Commissioner—Ruth D. Kol- ling. Street Commissioner—D. C. McLean. Chief of Police—Chief Martineson. , Chief of Fire Department—R. F ! Jager. Auditorium Committee — »., ‘4 ‘Thompson, chairman, J. *. “ench. John A. Larson. Manager Auditorium—E. H. L. Ves- perman, All of the appointments of individu- als were reappointments. Commis- sioner Thompson voted against the re- appointment of H.\F. O'Hare, city at- torney, declaring that he had not §jli-i ed the position acceptably and moved that the city attorney be instructed to care for all city legal business in the future without assistance. The motion was lost for want of a second, Commissioner Thompson proposed the name of Dr. Lipp for city health officer. He opposed the reappointment; of T..R. Atkinson as city en- gineer, Chief Martinesen as _chief~of police, and R. F. Jager as chief of the fire department. O'Hare Writes on Paving. Following ithe disposal of appoinu ments a letter from City Attorney O'Hare on paving in the downtown al- leys was received. An. investigation was sugested. Commis#oner Thomp- son moved that a committee be ap- pointed to investigate the paving work done in the downtown district by Han- lon and Okes and the Ford Paving company. The committee named 1s composed of Commissioners Thomp- son, French and Larson. The com- mittee is to report May 21. The request of E. G G, Patterson to move a building within the fire limits were referred to the city attorney for an opinion Commissioner Thompson moved that the payment of hills to the Hughes Electric company be refused until that company has. paid its back taxes, which he declared were considerably in arrears and amounted to a great (Continued on Page 3) Calls Upon Nations to Set Ex- ample for War-weary World By Friendship STATES MONROE DOCTRINE New York, April 20.—Renewed bonds of friendship among the Am- erican republics with a reconstruction of peace and liberty as an example for a war-weary world were plighted by President Harding yesterday at the unveiling here of a statue to Simon Bolivar, the South American patriot. ; In the example of a prosperous tam- ily of state living together in peace’ on the western hemisphere, the Presi- dent declared, the old world might well find an nple for the recon- struction of its industry and its poli- tics along the lines of prog and amity. To that reconstruc he said, the American republics could 9 contribute in a material sense by giving of their strength and resources to aid their stricken sister nations across the seas. Restating the Moaroe doctrine Mr. Ifarding asserted that it never meant a policy of selfi but was a chart pendence, to maintain which the Unit- ed States was “willing to fight if nec- essary.” ‘He added that the pol of the Am ic must not err on the side of too great aloofness and that in the present world chaos Pan- Americanism must mean “systematic and generous Americanism RAILINQUIRY IS ORDERED BY SENATE BODY Chairman Cummins Announces Intention of I. C. C. Committee ~ t Washington, April 20.—A general in- vestigation of the railroad situatioa was ordered today by the senate. A: resoluton offered by Chairman Cum- mins of the Interstate Commerce com- mittee was adopted without debate.cr division. Senator Cummins plans to begin the inquiry about May 1 with the rcilioad executives as the first witnesses. His committee is authorized by the reso- lution to investigate railroad mainte- nance costs, efficiency of operation, re- duction of traffic and the best way to effect reductions of freight and pas- senger rates. HOLSTEIN COW WORTH $35,000 DIES OF FEVER Appleton, Wis., April 20. adie D. Gerben, Hengerfveldtdeekol, the Hol- stein cow, who attained a 40-pound} butter fat production record in a seven | day test and known to Holstein breed- rs all over the United nada, died yesterday after ¢ tracting milk fever, She years old. Is of the Wisconsin , owners, valued FAILS TO SELL BONDS Velva. NX. D. April 20,-The Velva school board, finding dispose of bonds at interest district is willing to pay, has decided to postpone the erection of a high school building until the bond market becomes normal again, Photo was taken upon her arrival back in PANAMA STILL WANTS TO FIGHT, Costa Rica, April Panama continues to make war-like preparations along the Costa Rica frontier, it is reported here, The Costa Rican government, it is asserted, is ready to enter into negotiations for the purpose of reaching a uctory solution of the boundary {ween the two countries, STATE T0 PAY $4,000 FOR ITS CHICAGO OFFICE First Payment in Bond Cam- paign Will Be Made Dur- ing Week San Jose, 20.— The state this week will pay out approximately $4,000 for the use of George Webb, representative of the Bank of North Dakota, in adverti ing the sale of state bonds in the central west and the east. The youcher for the money, to be paid from the Industrial Commissi funds, was approved by the ma, ne the state board of audits, “Webb stationed at the Chicago office of the Rank of North Dakota. A total of $8 is been paid out of the Indust Commi funds to date for advertising in new papers in the state of North Dakota, nite be- — GARRY. DEMANDS SHOOTS SELF SOON AFTER GIRL FOR LOW RATES 70 PRESIDENT 'Spokesmen for Farmers Union ‘Ask That Railroad Freight Rates be Cut N. OD. April 20. the M-year-old cHie postofiice car ree who shot himself through the Chicago hate rhoon, died at the y pital about $230 o'clock Jast night. Miller leaves a widow 16 years old, and baby born ye ferday morning at- the hospital just a few hours before the shoot. No reason is known for the sui- PROBLEMS cide, but. it i: i hit that worry ees might haye of finanelal diffieulti rily s he ome him, | Railroads Lose $8,000,000 on Operating Expenses Last Hiller 9 ked to frien f Year pre (he shooting that he was in : trouble, —- \ 20.-- Farmers ~ post —s Washington, April Le all parts of the vote eas KILLED WHILE VOLTAIRE DANCE their fight for a reduction in freight Velva, NX. D., April 20.—-Lloyd Mas- j rates direct to President Harding, This decision was reached after the’ spokesmen for the farmers had con-: reller, 18-year-old son of Frank Mas- ferred with members of the Interstate | rell Dozden merchant, met instant Commerce Commiss‘on to urge Jower; death yesterday morning when the rates. The delegates apparently w car in which he was returning With dissatisfied with the outcome of this) a party from a Voltaire dance over- conference. i ; turned, Officials of the National Farmers The five other occupants of the car Union said the President probably, were unhurt, except for minor bruises. would be asked to call a conference’ They were: Arthur Baden, Gaylor of shippers, labor and the railroad la-- McDowell, Hugh Sweetland, Neil Till- | bor board, Interstate Commerce Com-' spaugh and Louis Johnson. ts mission steel and other interests - ————-——— which furnished the railroads supplies ; to disctss a voluntary ‘readjustment INN FE k to restore commerce to its accis- 3 tomed channel ard give impetus to, SHOT WHEN HE Washington, April mmediate FAILS Tl T0 H reight rate reduction d to- business and agriculture, fi day by renresentatives of the National Timothy Such a sugestion was put forward at the conference with the Interstate Commerce Commiss' BEFORE “COM MISSION. 20. Sa Hive ae Farmers Union at an informal hear- Sullivan) ie cominent ing before the Interstate Commerce Leader Victim of Con- Commission. Members of the union from many ‘stabulary states were present headed by Na- Cates tional Secretary Di They told the; Cork, April 20.—Timothy Sullivan, commission that besides reducing the| a prominent Sinn Feiner, was shot loss now sustained by the farmers in’ and killed, and by the constabulaty, WIFE BECOMES MOTHER OF BAB Y DROVE TO CAFE, About the middle of the after. noon he called for a taxi trom the Gladstone hotel, and later drove up In front of a pool hall ing “Pam in trouble” He then said he wanted to go to the Chicago cafe, A Mr, Oliver accompanied him, While they were sitting down in one of the rear rooms of ~ the ente, a s approached. Miller pu calibre revol- ver and holding it in his leit hand shot hin through the leit tem. vle ont of the ear, the hull ing out of the top of his head lodging i mi of the wall, Miller tell forward on the table, ring, “This is the way E had CLAIM 26,000 NEAR STARVING. IN MINE FIELD Alabama Governor is Called Upon by Salvation Army For Help MEN ON A LONG STRIKE Out of Work for Several Months, Men Unable to Help Families Birmingham, Ala,, April 20.—Twen- ty-six thousand persons were at the ‘point of starvation in the coal fields of Alabuma, Governor Kilby was told today ;in an appeal by the Salvation Army! The organization said «t was helping to the limit of its resources but that additional aid must come from other sources. ‘Conditions in the mining districts, it was explained, grew strike of mine workers tinued several months. ‘Pratt City local United Mine Work- which con- out of the; the sale of their crops a lowering of freight rates would he a big psycho- logical factor in starting the market- ing of farm prodvcts and a genera’ ) price reduction in other lines, Says Roads Lost $8,000,000, Unable to market their own prod- ucts the farmers, the spokesman said virtually on a buyers’ ‘ike as there is no prospect of conditions im- proving in time to bring better prices for next year's crop. Members of the commission asked for sugest/ons that would make possible a reduction of freight rates in the face of higr prices paid by railroads for equipment and labor. Commissioner McChord de- clared railways had lost about $8,000. 000 in operation during the past year and asked whether the solntion of the present freight rate problem was not after all one for labor, capital, ship- pers and the stc¢l industry to solve rather than the commission, which started during the session of, the legislature, Jolin Steen, state treasu and member of the auditing board, refused to give approval to the bills on the ground that it was im- proper and probably illegal to wu state funds raised from taxation for such advertising, Of the amount paid out $6,482.98 went to the Publishers National Service Bureau, the bureau ,of Nonpartisan league newspapers, through which the Nonpartisan papers received pay for the advertising, An advertising agency in St. Paul r ed $1,782.47, presumably for advertis- ing in independent papers. PREMIERS WILL MEET TO TALK GERMAN. MATTER Lloyd George and Briand To Hold Meeting at Hythe, England ish and French Paris, April 20—Br' tnilitary leaders will confer at Hythe, | England, next Sunday with Premiers Briand and Lloyd-George, s stated by newspapers here. Marshal Fo General Weygand and Field Marshal Sir Henry S. Wilson will be present and Earl Curzon, British secretary of state for foreign affairs, will take part in the conversations which it is de- clared, will relate to military penalties to be placed on Germany in case she refuses to make reparation payments WEATHER REPORT hours ending For twenty-four at noon, April Temperature at 7 7 Highest yestert Low 3 Lowest Precipitation Highest wind ve Foree: For North Dakota colder tonight with probably now in the east and central portions; Thursday generally fair, except some- shat unsettled in the east portion. Rail Costs High, Money, labor and. equipment are all abnormally high,” he said, Mr. McChord asked Secretary Davis 2 whether, with cheap freight rates, far- mers could market their products at a last evening. He was called on to 1alt but ran into a house in Dougl-s. street and was shot as he was en- leavoring to escape through the back of the house. TWO CIVILIANS SHOT. lreland, April 20.—Two vilians were shot and another vas seriously wounded yesterday when u party of Crown forces came on them | n Loughlynn road. STATE’S BOND SALE IS GOING STRONG, CLAIM Twenty Thousand Dollars Worth Disposed of First Day, it is Said ers of America made formal demands upon Governor Kilby either for re- employment of the miners or for finan- cial relief.. The statement said, “We/ have applied for reemployment and ; have been flatly turned down.” The local union at Marvel also ap- pealed to the Governor for help for “634 destitute men, women and chil- dren.” FRENCH YOUNG MEN MAKE GOOD ARMY SHOWIN ris, April 20,-R ~—Reports show that | | the class of 1921, led to the colors | during April, has yielded 210,000 men, | which is more than 75 percent of the youths 20 years of age who are sub- ject to military service, This is the first time that such a high percentage of | effectives has been secured and newspapers attri- bute this to a decrease in the use of alcohol, STOCK SELLING The first day's sale of North Dakota ‘bear profit, bonds by public subscription in Chi- “Possibly not,” Mr. Davis replied | ‘280 amounted to $20,545, according “But a freight rate reduction would be | © I". W. Cathro, of the Bank of North! one factor and would be foolish to re | Dakota. The sales resulted from an idvertisement in the Chicago Tribune, tm ated. The Chicago effice of the bond sell- ng organization is being maintained it, 1059 Peoples Gas building. Spurgeon O'Dell is in charge of a drive in New ject any plan that would reduce the farmers’ loss simply because it does not solve their whole problem.” Mr. Davis added that if decreases in freight rates would not increase’ the volume of business to the railways sufficiently to make a profit for them | York. ’ : the farmers would rather pay the rail-! Attorney-General Lemke is now in the east addressing labor unions and way deficit in the form of taxes 1! the entire burden of high rates as at present. PRESENT WAGE FIGURES posed of in a vi short time. hicago, April 20.—Presentation of asses of statistics dealing with the of living and with wages paid in other industries were continued MANDAN MASONS by the railroads today in the Railroad Labor Board hearing into the requests] : of nearly 100 roads that wages of! 5 unskilled labor be reduced, other organizations. State of! als ap- peer ccnfident that several hundred! thousand dollars of bonds will be dis- ‘The Mandan Masonic lodge, at the j annual Blue Lodge meeting las: night, HIGHWAY BODY | ASKS CONGRESS retest se nd ia nape FOR $100,000,000' erect a $65,000 Masonic temple dacing oem the present year. April 20.—Con- | Greensboro, S. C€ | gress was asked in a resolution}! adopted today by the United States| Good Roads association in convention here cenferrfng on federal aid for state high construction, to make available for a “national road fund” payments re 1 from the allied na-{ tions on war louns. A specific appro- priation of $10,000,000 annually to jearry out a five-year road buliding program also as asked because “there is no public policy that will bless and benefit more than that which is now being carried out in the con-} struction of roe is of the various states lof the union. The Rotary club of Bismarck wil} launch its Boys campaiga in Bismarck | tomorrow, Twenty-two teams of two men eé; will start out to pledge $5,090 a y for three years to guarantee the boys CONDEMN ALLIES GOLD REQUEST fititne have engesed an experienc .| ed boys’ worker who will come to the ‘ h Berlin, April 20.—(By the Assa-| ome to ciated Pressi, While the German| City Soon to take charge of boys’ ac cabinet has not yet inditated the na-, tivities. i ture of its reply to the reparation! ‘H. P. Goddard, chairman of the/ commission's demand that the Ger-| Rotary club boys’ work, spoke to the/ man gold reserve be transferred to! members at the luncheon this after: | some point in the occupied zone,| noon, taking as his text, the Rota President Havenstein of the Reichs-| motto, ‘He profits most who ser bank and the financial writers reject| best,” the proposition, Mr. Goddard urged the men to be- | local I$ HALTED BY BLUESKY BODY Discontinues Regular Meetings, Until Latter Part of May sion has de- ntinue holding meetings until the first Thursday in May. There are several applications pend- ing before the board for perm| sell stock. The commission’ stated, is that stock selling should be discouraged at the present time. There is pending with the commis- sion the application of the company organized to sell stock in a proposed Nonpartisan league Scandinavian pa- per in Fargo, the stock issues to athount to $15,000. Whether the board will hold a special meeting to con- sider this application is a matter on cided to disc which no action has been taken. ROTARY CLUBT0 BEGIN CAMPAIGN TO PLEDGE$5.000 EACH YEAR FOR THREE YEARS FOR ITS BOYS WORK come the pals of the boys of'the dity. The campaign teams will meet at 9:30 o'clock tomorrow morning to be- gin their work. This was the first anniversary of the Rotary club here, and n presented the club with a ul “birthdgy cake” containing candle. Dr. Eric Quain pated to do the carv ing to Hal ut ngle wa. was then de Henry | POLICY ON YAP _ HELD DESPITE HUGHES’ NOTE ; Decision of Ministry Will Be | Reported Friday, It Is | Said | GREAT BRITAIN WITH JAPS? ‘London Newspapers Says France Stands With U. S.; Eng- land With Japan Tokio, April 20.—(By the As- | sociated Press.)—The cabinet ‘yesterday decided there was ‘no reason to alter Japan’s policy on ‘the Yap mandate question be- cause of the recent American note on the subject, according to the Nichi Nichi today. The de- cision of the ministery would be reported Friday at an extraordi- ‘nary meeting at the diplomatic ey council, the newspaper adds. The foreign. office said it ,could neither confirm nor deny the foregoing report. Division on Yap. London, April 20.—The Daily Tele- sraph discussing the week-end meet- ing of Mr. Lloyd-George and M. Briand says the premiers may be able to find time to exchange views on other topics one of which is the unfortunate mis- understanding regarding Yap, “The supreme council will have to find a way out that will satisfy Amer- ica’s mandatory,” continues the paper. “Tho Japanese naturally think that the supreme council ought to stand by its own decision but they have no inducements to drift into a serious quarrel with the United States over ‘this fragment. “France, with no direct interest in the matter, and in strong sympathy with President Harding's attack on the League of Nations, will throw her strength on the side of the Wes‘ern Republic. We shall probably use our influence with Japan and a satisfac- tory solution may be expected.” The paper further disclaims any British flesire to use the Mesopotamia niandate to the detriment of the Unit- ed States, CONSIDER JAP QUESTION, Washington, April 20.—Senators and representatives from 11 far western states perfected an organization with a view to finding a common ground upon which they can work to solve the question of Japanese immigrat Senator Johnson Republican, Ca fornia, was made chairman of the 0 ganization and directed to appoint a: executive committee composed of one senator and one representative from each of the 11 states, California, Ore- gon, Washington, Idaho, Utah Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Okla- homa and Colorado. Senator Johnson announced he would appoint the executive commit- tee at an early date and begin efforts | to unite other states with the work. He added that the problem was one of mutual interest demanding imme- diate attention, BOY SCOUT GETS METAL Mott, N. D., April 20—Elmer Wel- ker, Boy Scout, who saved the life of a companion from drowning in the Cannon Ball river near that city, has been granted an Honor medal from the-National Court of Honor of the Boy Scout organization for the brave act, Th exerc master. ROADS TALKED BY SPEAKERS AT GRIER FEED Plans Made to Improve Tourist _ Camp Site at Penitentiary Grounds medal was awarded at special 3 by Rev. H. R. Burns, scout- The subject of Good Roads was dis- cussed last, night at the regular monthly dinner meeting of the Bis- marck Town Criers. Will Holbein talked upon the efforts of the state association toward getting a road bonding bill in North Dakota and G. N. Keniston, as vice president of the National Parks Highways asso- ciation, spoke of the enlarged public- ity campaign of this association to in- crease use of the National Parks High- (Red Trail). The Town Criers expect to increase the facilities in the tourist camp at the penitentiary ground this summa. after a spirited c whether Arthur Gussner or Dr. Quain should properly carve it, Dr. Quain then declined and delegated the honor to Dr. Schipfer on the ground that it was an operation on the head. ather Diglum, of Dickinson, and T. A, Foxvog, of Chicago, Kotarians, | were introduced to the members. and to erect additional signs to dire:t tourists’ to Bismarck and the camp. | REOPEN HATTON BANK ! Watton, N. D.. April 29.-—The Peo. ples State bank of re- opened for business | ing been closed fot some tiaie. i