The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 25, 1921, Page 1

The Weather ~~ Unsettled FORTIETH YEAR ITHE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ==] 4 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, 921 MONDAY, APRIL 235, 1 PRICE FIVE CENTS. GLEN -ULLIN SUFFERS $75,000 FIR GERMANY OFFERS COMPROMISE ON REPARATIONS IN NEW NOTE SAYS REPOR Would pay Two Hundred Billion Gold Marks to the Allies [DUSTRIES AS GUARANTEE Text of Note is Being Awaited at the American State Department Paris, April 25.—(By the Asso- ciated Press.)—The allied repara- tions commission today sent a note to the German‘ war burdens commission demanding’ that one billion gold marks be deposited in the Bank of France on or be- fore April 30, London, April 25,—(By Asso- elated Press.)—Mr. Lloyd-George, the prime minister, stated in the house of commons this afternoon that }f the new German repara- tions proposal, which had not heen receive, proved unsatisiactory Great Britain would support France at next Saturday’s con- ference in her proposal for the occupation of the Westphalian coal fields. Indications were to- day that next Saturday’s meeting of the supreme coune: would be held in London Y ‘ Berlin, April (By the Associat- ed Press)—-The payment by Germa: of two hundred billion gold marks for reparations is virtually the pro- posal submitted by Germany for trans- mission to the allies, according to sources close to the government, The offer, it is indicated, inclines more toward the terms formulated by the allies at the Paris conference last winter than te the offer made by Ger- many at the London conference which the allies summarily rejected. The payments woyld be spread over a per- iod of 30 to 42 years, or less, accord- ing to Germany’s economic recovery. Economic pledges in goods and par- ticipation in German industries are offered as guarantees, it is stated. The Reichstag will not be given the text of the communication until Tues- day. Delay in Transmission Washington, April 25.—There has been’ an unexplained delay in the transmission from Berlin of the Ger- man counter proposals on reparations which were handed last night to Am- erican Commissioner Dresel at the German capital. State department of- fices had expected to have the docu- nent before them early today but when they reached their offices it had not reached the departnient, Call It Compromise ‘London, April.25.—The German note on reparations, which has not yet been received here officially, proposes “a liberal compromise” between the al-' lied reparations demands as formulat- ed at Paris last January and the Ger- man counter-proposals laid before the en¥ente leaders in this city early in March. The German government was to sub- mit the text of its note. Discussing the situation editorially today the morning Post rejoiced at the failure of what is called “Ger- many’s intrigue to get States committed to her viewpoint on the Ruhr question.” . i “President ‘Harding is too good an American to embroil himself in the European situation,” the newspaper continued. “We should be foolish to: expect any help from him but we may at least count confidently on his neu- TO. DODGE PEN the United: | TS FROM CAPITAL anager te Seto! | WILL ROUND UP JW. WeWHO TRY Tis ‘Department of Justice Officials H Prepared to Enforce 1 Sentences i NO WORD FROM “BIG BILL”, ‘With Time Limit Expiring at! | Midnight Haywood Sup- | posedly in Russia | Chicago, April 25.—-With the time! ‘limit for the surrender of 47 Industrial | | Workers of the World convicted of j obstructing this country’s war work; ‘expiring at midnight tonight, depart-' ment of justice officials today, were! ' preparing to take immediate st@ys to; round up any who do not report eith- | er to the Leavenworth, Kan.’ peniten- tiary or to local federa) officials. Any men not surrendered by mid-, night will lyoked upon as fugi- tives and their immediate arrest will be sought, Patrick J. Brennen, local chief of the department of justice, dey clared, No word had been received today from “Big Bill” Haywood, Il. W. W. chief, who is believed to have gone to Russia, but his associates were confident their leader would send word he was returning to serve his sentence of from five to twenty years. Of the 47 men the department of justice knows the whereabouts of about forty, Mr. Brennen said, NONE, REPORTED, Leavenworth, Kan., April 25,—None of the 47 I. W. W. scheduled to begi penitentiary sentences for obstru tion of the government activities du ing the war reported at Leavenworth federal prison this morning. NORTH DAKOTA JOINS 10 ASK GRADE CHANGE Hearing on Federal Standards, To Be Held in Washington be i i | Agricultural College N. D., April 2 —Simplification of the fedral grain} grades so that they may be used read-; ily on the primary grain markets is the object sought by W, C. Palmer, state grain inspector, and other mem-; bers Of the inspection department who left today for Washington to attend; a hearing on the grain grading, sys- ter before Secretary of Agriculture: Wallace on April Other repre-" sentatives of the department are J. A. McGovern, deputy grain inspector, and Thomas Sanderson, miller. Senator Ladd and Representatives 2 . Young and Sinclair from North Da-, SS COUNCIL MEETING. Lympne, April 25.—(By Associated Press.)—Final arrangements for the meeting of the supreme allied council to be held Saturday were made by Prime Minister Lloyd-George and Premier Briand heforé-they separated here this morning following their con- ference relative to German repara-: tions, Both premiers had a long conver- sation relative to details of the situa- tion yesterday. WEHE BEGINS A SUIT TO COLLECT $2,291.63 SALARY L. J. Wehe, whose status as work- men’s compensation commissioner is uncertain because of a supreme court decision in his favor and a subscH quent removal by the governor which a district court refused to recognize, has begun suit to recover salary dur- ing the time he has been forced out of active service as commissioner. Wehe asked District Judge Nuessle for an alternative writ, returnable May 20, directed at members of the workmen's compensation commisston and GC. A. M. Spencer as “usurper and interloper” in Wehe's place, to show cause why a perempt6ry writ to them should not be issued to immediately deliver the office to Wehe, and to pa his salary from May 1. 1920, to Apri) 1, 1921, a total of $2,291.63, Wehe sometime ago filed a separate suit for salary for April, 1920. Wehe alleges the appointment made recently by the governor of A. M. Spencer for a new term as work- men’s compensation commissioner is void for the reason that the appoint-| ment was made by virtue of an illegal removel proceeding. STILL DRILLING. | | Marmarth, April 25.—Inferest in the oil prospects continue here. Drilling is in progress but those operating ar’ very conservative in their annovnce ments. ‘the kota are interested in modifying the number of grades, and expect to he present at the hearing. . Representa- lives of the grain departments of Min- nesota, South Dakota and probably Montana also will be present. The grain departments of the graip growing states and individual grain: growers contend that the present fed- eral grain grades are too complicated to be used on the primary markets of the country, and members of the North Dakota inspection department will present data to back up this con- tention. The present grades were es tablished by the federal departm of agriculture. ‘The grain growing, states ask that the system of grading be simplified. LOCAL ELECTRIC CASE TO BE HELD HERE TOMORROW The state railroad commission will, hold a continued hearing tomorrow in investigation of rates of the Hughes Eléctric Company of Bis-) marck, it is announced by the com- mission. The hearing.was begun a few weeks ago, when the case of F. 0. Hellstrom and others was before the body. To-' morrow the commission will hear the | valuation of its engineers on the plant of the company, it is understood, The valuation work has been in progress for several weeks, being somewhat delayed by the leaving of Engineer Boutell, the commission staff, who accepted a position in Chicago. On April 28 the commission holds 1 hearing at La Moure and Valley City and at Dickinson, May 5. 1 KILLED IN - TRISH BATTLE Dublin, April 25.—A party of con- tables beseiged a flying column of rish Republican troops, one consta- ble being killed and another wound- ed. ‘children and the prevention of crime, ; Ships and positions. | bers of the Metropolitan Police Serv- anes Policewomen’s President LIEUTENANT MINA VAN WINKLE. .- * * * * ek * * * URGES NATIONAL SCHOOL FOR ‘POLICE: WOMEN By Newspaper Enterp Washington, April Mina. Van Winckle, pr National Policewoman’s and chief of the woman's sec the Metropolitan Police Service at Washington, advocates policewomen for every town in America. Lieutenant Van Winkle her position here for three is internationally known as She has written the following articie especially for the Bism b By Lieutenant Mina Van Winkle. The safeguarding of women and Lieutenant ident of the held rs and has That is the job of the policewoman! The primary purpose of the Nation al Policewoman's Association is to keep juveniles out of court; to keep their names clear; to steer them in the right direction, and to establish proper church connections, friend- There are some 300 police depart ments in the United States where wo- men are employed. In Washington 20 women are mem- ice. PAY $15 GET EMPTY GRIPS 25.— Steele. April Two Kiddey! county farmers are poorer hut wiser today. They forwarded fifteen dol- lars to get men upon their farm Soon after two traveling grips arriv- ed. One contained some _ soiled: clothes and the other was filled with; waste paper. The hired men have! failed to appear and hopes of their! arrival have been abandoned. KITCHEN NAMED FOR POST BY © HIS COMRADES Want Him Placed on Recall. Ticket with R. A. Nestos of Minot Beach, N. D., April 25, a meet- ing of ex-service men in this city last Monday evening the matter of endors- ing Captain J. A, Kitchen as a candi- fate for commissioner of agriculture and labor in the coming recall taken up and after a full discu the boys decided to urge Captain Kit- chen’s candidacy as an €x-service man, a farmer and an all around good American citizen. BENJAMIN FEE, 74 YEARS OLD, DIES AT HOME, Benjamin Fee, aged 74 years, died at the farm home of his daughter, Mrs. George M. Wachel, north of Menoken on Saturday morning. The deceased, who had come to North Da- kota from Center Point, Lowa, last December, was in his usual health until a few days before death came from heart failure brought on through an attack of inflammatory rheumatism A daughter of the deceased arrived from Center Point. Iowa, and with Mrs. Wachel, will accompany the r mains to Iowa for. burial. The fam- ily will come in from the farm home this afternoon and leave for Iowa on [the evening trata, A | ered a large portion of the south halt | into South Dakota. ‘jtors will join this afternoon and to-! i five Colt automatics, LENROOT ASKS — COMMISSION ON FARM QUESTION Would ‘have it Report Within’ Ninety Days on Many Questions | i PRESIDENT TO NAME IT | Yards. Says Conditions Must be Reme-| a died to Save Industry | 60 of United States Washington, April 25,--Creation of and 'a joint commis&ion of agriculture to: The heaviest loss was farming industry and to suggest reme-| The cat dial legislation is proposed in a reso-| Scheffer, | Republican, Wisconsin, and Represen- ; ern Pacific railroad track. tative Strong, Republican, Kansas. | ~ { The measure was presented at the i | | request of associated farm organiza-! MINOT STARTS tions which met here last week. | | The resolution said that unless the! { condition of agriculture was remedied: RECALL AGAINST | the United Statos will “in a few years | i be forced to import much of the food! COMM Necessary for its support.” It was, ISSIONERS . added that producers of grain, live- i stock and cotton were threatened with — y ! [iain ci ia Ink Hardly Dry~on Their Oath! e President would be authorized " gs ' tb name the commission which would; Of Office Before Petitions report within 20 da - n i senor thin days on these ques: Are Circulated | The cause of the preseut condition ‘of agriculture; comparative condition of industries other, than agriculture; | elected commissioners had hit their relation of prices other than agricul-' stride, recall petitions were out for! Minot, April 25—Before the newly exist. ' Smart was elected by less than 20 votes over Former Commissioner ; Shaw and the distribution of patron- lage, it is said, has caused consider- able local feeling. Several plums have , i been dispensed with entirely and the naming of Mrs. E. C. Dickinson, 2, strong club women, and Larry M.° Byrne as chief of police has drawn the: fire of the opposition, { DIRECTOR FOR ~-ELKS MINSTREL | New York, April 25.—The marine, Leaders Claim that British Sea- man May Join in the Pro- ing and financial resources and credit, mission and Commissioner G. DP ‘ tacilities of the count permit “blind pigs” a their names do not go down in the: OF 100 000 1S or to turn a prospective criminal into! j woman dealing with a woman, A girl) girl than it is a boy. She is usually, stealing, robbing or just deviltry, — | posed Tieup were talked to, given new friends,| tural products to such products; bank-, W, M. Smart, president of the com- especially atfecting agriculture credit; Shaft. It is set forth in the petitions! and the marketing and transportation’ that these commissioners knowingly and gambling to It has been our plan to have all oT women and girls arrested for various law violations brought to one ,pre-' :! cinct. They are not registered and/| criminal books. Instead, we point! the way to a better life, and endeav-| a respected citizen. { 1 There is one big advantage in a! ! cannot vamp a policewoman, | : a8 It is much harder to readjust aj a sex offender, while the average bov| becomes a petty criminal, through’! In a year’s time 120 girls were) brought before our department. They! new positions and a new view of life. ‘issued a strike proclamation to take j effect May 1. This announcement was! A in in.j Made after their representatives Ovlier cities are showing thelr in-| boxe off negotiations with the Amer- Wonton success of the wotlesty! team Steamship Owners association from polic forces from coast 0. segarding Fi Nar workin ba art ee 2 The union leaders erter at coast, for trained policewomen. fi . | 10,000 firemen, oilers and water tend- That certainty points to a need for! ers would support the move and pre-: a national training station for police-' dicted that the strike might develop! women. | into international proportions as the British engineers had deferred nego- | 3 e tiations with their employers until, Clint Draper, who has put on three after April 29, in order to await the! successful shows here, has been en- j | gaged to handle this year’s produc- outcome of the American situation. ¢ (9), Draper arrived from Chicago The engineers’ represeutatives de-' ‘ c] a i and disccussed plaps with members, clared the American strike would: 0° the Fike yesterday. ' throw out of work approximately 500,- ' ot > alli The show, Mr. Draper says, will be 1 060 men of the allied marine trades. a combination of new and old-time RAIN CENTERS Covers South Half of State and THEATER 0 ASH Extends Into South Dakota The rainfall which began Sunday; and continued until this morning was, heavier around Bismarck and south of here than in other sections of the state, it was indicated by reports to the weather bureau The rainfall here amounted to forty-; two hundredths of an inch. The! weather bureau report that there was no rain at Williston and only a trace at Fargo. The rain apparently cov- rds now show that 113 of these girls have made good. Clint Draper Will Direct Big Fun Festival of Elks in May i Preparations are under way today for the big Elks minstrel show to be given in May. will be many vaudeville features, dance numbers aud other interesting features. Sam Clark will be the interlocutor for the show. The talent committee, which: will aid Mr. Drager in securing 75 persons for the show, is composed of Spencer Boise, ‘Henry Halverson, | = i 5 nq George Humphries, H, J. Woodman- ee Eg ene cee treater: gee, ‘Thomas Mall, oe Breslow and Al, ‘Two men held up and bound a police- | Rosen. ; ‘i i man at the Palace theater, but failed; ‘The executive committee, composed ito break into the safe. jof the lodge officers, in general charge of the minstrel show, is composed of | P, R. Fields, H. T. Murphy, Al Rosen, G. R, Thompson and L., K. Thompson. | Milwaukee. April 25.—Thieves rob- bed two theaters early today and es- | caped with $6,000. They blew the WING VOTE ON VILLAGE PLAN * TS UANIMOUS Citizens Cast 52 Ballots For Or- i ganization of Community of the state but did not extend far It covered the plains area from tl Rocky Mountains east to the Mis sippi river. PAST MASTERS OF MASONS TO OCCUPY POSTS ing voted 52 to 0 in favor of ie incorporation — as an organized village in an election held Saturday, according to informa- tion from there today. i The date of the election was set by! the Burleigh county commissioners. The polls were open all during the day. Steps will ‘be taken to organize after the election of.officers, with ap- | proval of the county commissioners. WEATHER REPORT at noon? April 25: 5 41 Ae Citizens of Let Us Find the Job for You Are you looking for work? Are you qualified to hold a position that requires skill or do you want a more sim- ple job? Perhaps you're the person some employer wants—and really needs at once. Write your Want-ad and we shall insert it at a small cost. It may produce the position that will eventually be worth much to you. in the Bismarck Lodge ‘Masons of ‘Bismarck and many vis-' night in the observance of Annual; Past Masters’ Night. The Master Mason degree will be conferred in the opening section at 4 p. m. with past masters occupy- ing all posts, There will be a dinner ved in the temple dining room at p.m. Judge A. M. Christianson will deliver an address on “Masonic Service” after the dinner. The sec- ond secti tory work will be given at 8:15 p.m. - A reception committee for the even- ing has been named, composed of W. E. Parsons, H. F. O'Hare, R. M. Bergeson.and P. R. Fields. 10 BE ARMED. Beach, April 25—Local postoffice employes are’to be armed with forty- | For 24 hours endit Temperature at 7 a.m. Highest yesterday . | Low yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation .... Forecast For ‘North Dakota: Partly cloudy’ | tonight, colder in the east and central portions; Tuesday generally fair with} rieing temperature. : Bismarck Trilyine Phone 32 2 Il , the Comme LUMBER YARD, ELEVATOR AND WAREHOUSE BURNED IN EARLY MORNING FIRE; ORIGIN UNKOWN Blaze Started in Cement Building of Lumber Yard Next to Rail- road Track—Glass Fronts of Several Stores Are Cracked By Intense Heat While Local Fire Fighters Work Desperately To Save Ertire Town—Lumber Company Will Rebuild Its Fire starting early this morning at Glen Ullin, Morton county, miles west of Bismarck, destroyed several buildings, causing \a loss estimated at from $75,900 to $100,000. ! Desperate fire-fighting by local volunteers checked the blaze prevented threatened destruction to the entire town. | investigate conditions affecting the: Yards, Inc., estimated at pabbroieet Ce a as pumas use of ne | ae unknown. According to George lution introduced by Senator Lenroot, | stated in aceon hades of he tora yards au Glen Ulin, the fire mber yards, next to the North- _ The blaze was first discovered about 5 a.m. It had a good start when tiie local fire department responded. One Yard Saved The entire west yard of the Thomp- son company was destroyed, the yard being divided by a street. Heavy tim- bers in the east yard were not burned, The main lumber shed was 100 feet long and it and an 80-foot lumber shed, both filled with lumber, were burned. There was 300,000 feet of Jumber in the sheds. An elevator belonging to the An- drews’ Grain company, which had in it about three cars of wheat, was com- pletely destroyed, and a big steel tank was damaged by the heat. The ele- vator lost may exceed $15,000, The 'Barnes and Nelson warehouse, west of tMe lumber yard, in which was stored merchandise, was burned. Heat Cracks Glass Several store buildings which faced the flames narrowly escaped destruc- tion. Fire fighters drenched the build- ings with water to check the spread ot the flames. All of the glass in the fronts of the following stores cracked under the heat and the fronts were badly scorch- ed: Gem theater, Steve Baumstark’s barbershop, Geiss and Schantz drug- store, Reuder hotel and store, Glen Ullin Mercantile company and Turks’ jewelry store. Rain which fel dur- ing the fire helped to save the stores from flying embers, . It was 8:30 o'clock this morning before the flames were under control. No one was injured. Manager Goes to Scene ~ J. B. Sayler, of Bismarck, district manager for Thompson Yards, Inc., i of Minneapolis, left on the morning train for Glen Ullin. Before leaving he announced that the lumber yard: would be rebuilt. The Glen Ullin y he said, was! the largest in this di sion. Mr, Sayler thought that th fire might have started from sparks from a railroad engine. Last week a lumber yard at Gwi ner, 'N. I, owned by Thompson Yards, {nc., was burned. MERCHANTS ARE STRONG FOR AD CLUB'S PROGRAM Respond to Town Criers Sug- gestion on Vigiliance Ad- vertising Work Merchants of the city are respont- ing to the request of the Town Criers club to refer solicitors for all adver- tising schemes to the vigilance com- mittee of the club. The forms to be made out by mer- chants came rolling in to the secre- tary of the club today, in which they pledge thems€lves to allow the club committee to investigate and approve or disapprove such schemes, The ‘Town Criers club yolantarily assumed this work as the advertising arm ot jal club and as an auxil- ry of the Ass ted Advertising Clubs of the World, pledged to work for truth in advertising. The initiative was taken by the club following the exposure of an adver- tising scheme into which a local church was drawn by a stranger who dropped into the city and took considerable money away from advert ing without paying his bills. The Town Criers action, it is stated in the bulletin, does not affect the newspapers of the city or the Slope country, being aimed at transient ad- vertising schemes called “blackmail.” REPORT KNOX PEACE PROPOSAL Washington, April 25.—-The Knox peace resqlution was reported favor- ably today by the senate foreign re- lations committee. A few of the Democratic committee members voted in-opposition and indicated that they would carry tlieir fight to the senate floor. DIVIDED ON U. S. POLICIES Washington, April Dividends ranging from $1.04 .to $7.50 on gov- ernment policies will be paid June 1.