The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 9, 1921, Page 1

" o ny ‘ \ % i - : q } é \ f u ‘ é b> , , fe Y i x) ‘vt » & ’ | ‘i 5 3 SPECIAL, DRIVE The Weather Generally Falr FORTIETH YEAR ON SIGNATURES FOR LAWS ASKED Joint Campaign Committee fs- sues Statement to Inde- ' pendent ' Workers WANTS RAPID FINISH Monday, 13th of June, Set As Time For the Final Drive For Names Fargo, 'N. D., June 9.—The Inde-| pendent Joint Campaign committee, in a public statement issued today, asks for an intensive drive to obtain sig- natures to petitions for proposed ini- tiated laws. The statement follows: “In compliance with the order of the Committee of Forty-Two, which is the central head of the Independent recall organization in the state, the state headquarters has asked all petition) circulators, precinct captains and/ other workers in every precinct in the state to finish the circulating of the petitions for the new constitutional amendment, the initiated laws, and so far as possible the recall petitions! next week. Those who have not com-| pleted their ailotted work:prior to that) time are asked to set aside their other work, beginning Monday, June 13, and devote themselves to the cir-| culating of petitions and to have the! work completed as early in the week} as. possible, in all events not later! than, Saturday, June 18, so that peti-/ tioy may reach state headquarters by June 20. ‘Petition circulators have: instructions as to where to send their! petitions. ~ “The question for every voter to an-| swer for him or herself in this recall) election campaign is: Shall I help to! remove or help to. not remove from! office public official, who are guilty cf) misusing and squandering several mil- lion dollars, and using part of it for! their personal benefit. They are in; office now. Therefore, everyone who} does nothing to help get them out! helps to keep them in and_ permits! the squandering of public funds to! continue until January, 1923. “All precinct captains, petition cir-| culators and. other workers of the In-' dependent organization are volunteers,! serving without pay, therefore, all voters who believe in honesty and ef-! ficiency in public service should do} everything they can to make it as, easy as possible for the petition circu-| lators to get the signatures of the voters on the petition: Joint Campaign Committee, SBC, WEEKS FOR PREPAREDNESS Says Nation Must be Prepared To Defend Itself New York, June 9.—Declaring that it would be the heighth of folly for the United States to disarm first Sec- retary of War Weeks, in an address today to the graduating class of New York university, said he hoped to see this nation prepared to defend. its rights, its sovereignty and its citizens until the day comes when all nations by mutual consent dismantle their for- tifications and scrap their navies. The university conferred on Secretary Weeks the honorary degree of doctor of laws. x4 TALK PLACING OF COAL ORDERS Chicago, June 9.—Plans for placing contracts for a million tons of coal among West Virginia: coal mines will be considered by the state farm bu+ reau federation secretaries’ in confer- ence here today. : The secretaries of the state feder- ation of middle-western states, includ- ing the Dakotas, will attend. = RETURNS FROM WASHINGTON, Andrew Miller has returned from Washington, D. C., where he has been; recently. Mr. Miller declinéd to com- ment on the situation with regard to the'selection of a second federal judge for North Dakota. The bill, he said, has passed the senate and has been reported out of the house committee. It will be voted upon when it is reach- ed on the house’ calendar, he said. , LEAGUE PAPER SUSPENDS Carrington, ‘N. D., June 8.—The} Carrington Record, established about! 22 years ago by Stephen A. Lewis, has suspended publication, and will! not resume for the present at least. Mrs. ‘H. C. Darland, who has been| manager since last ‘November, has) given notice of her resignation, and that the plant would be turned over to the Publishers National Service; i bureau, Nonpartisan league organiza- tion. Ownership of the plant probably; will revert to H. C. Darland, who} owned it from Jan. 1, 1900 to August,) 1919, when he turned it over to league|. interests, remaining for a time as its! editor. % HEAD PARK BOARD (Mandan, June 9.—W. J. Gill was! elected president and W. G. Black,| vice president, and Miss Ritchie, act- ing clerk at a meeting of the newly elected park commissioners held for) the purpose of organizing and talking, over the matters of parks generally,| and informing themselves on the du- ties and powers of the park board. ‘The board is composed of ‘W. J. Gill,| H, O, Altnow, F. W. McKendry, W.' G. Black and Miss Gertraée Ritchie. RED CROSS ISSUES “Overwhelming disaster stablished. ‘ ington for use in the stricken Cross will collect and forward Direét U. 8. LEGION BEGINS MEMBER DRIVE IN NEXT WEEK Five Hundred Membership By| July 4 is Goal of the Local 7 Post DECORATIONS‘ COMPLETE Thanks Extended to War “Moth-| ers For Colors and Those Who Aided Poppy Sale Lloyd Spetz Post American Legion will bring back a touch of army re- cruiting days in a big drive for new members. A tent will be placed down- town, probably opposite Legion hall, and a Legionaire kept on duty. at the tent receiving “enlistments” in the Legion. The goal of the post is 500 members by July 4. The campaign will start next. week. The Legion post held its last regu lar meeting of the summer last night, adjourning until October. A specal meeting will be called during the suti- mer to elect delegates to the James- town state convention. The proposal. of the Legion to have the Missouri river bridge under con- struction named the North Dakota Memorial bridge is gathering force, it was reported, A bulletin explaining the plan was sent'to every American Legion post in the state and a resolu- tion endorsing the idea will be intro- duced at the Jamestown convention. Thank War Mothers, The Legion expressed its gratitude to the War Mothers for the gift of a regulation United States standard and a regulation American Legion flag. The colors were presented to the Le- gion on Memorial day. The resolu- tions, adopted unanimously follows: “Whereas the War Mothers of Bis- marck having presented Lloyd Spetz Post No. 1, American Legion, with a regulation United States Standard and a regulation American Legion flag. Be It Resolved, that the members of Lloyd Spetz post in regular ‘meeting assembled express to the War Mothers their heartfelt thanks and gratitude for the beautiful gift combining as 1: does the flag of our county; the flag under which we served and will con- tinue to serve and for which we offer- ed all, and the flag to which they as mothers of the soldiers and sailors of our great war offered their sons and daughters; and the new flag bearing the insignia of our order, “The Ameri- can Legion,” pledged to carry on and uphold the ideals expressed by the Stars and Stripes. fi ‘“Be is further resolved—that this resolution be spread upon the minutes of this post and a copy presented to the War Mothers of Bismarck.” Hall Decorated. The colors have been placed on either side of the “Every Buddy Wel- come” banner in Legion hall. The money for the colors was raised by the War Mothers at socials, luncheons and in other ways. With the curtains and other decorations in the Legion hall completed by, the Ladies Auxiliary the Legion hall now, is a very attrac- tive.place, and represents a great deal of painstaking effort on the part of the ladies. The thanks of the Legion members was expressed to the members of the Ladies Auxiliary, and also to young ladies not members of either organiza- tion for their efforts in the successful sale of poppies. As a mark of appre- ciation the Legion post decided to give a social in the near future and enter- tain those who sold the poppies. STRIKE BALLOT IS RECALLED Chicago, June 9.—The strike ballot circulated among Pullman. company shop forces in more than 80 cities, which was to have been voted on and returned Friday morning, was recall ed today, following a conference with the railway employes’ department of the American Federation of Labor. GETS SALARY INCREASE. Hankinson, N. D., June 9.—H. 0. Saxvik has been re-engaged as super- intendent of the city schools here for a three year period, with a substan- tial increase in salary. He formerly was county superintendent of Bow- man county. THE BIS CK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 192t APPEAL FOR AID FOR SUFFERERS OF COLORADO FLOOD President Harding has issued the following appeal for the relief of flood victims in Colorado: : has come upon the people of Pueblo and the surrounding districts. “Realization of their suffering now, and in the days to come, prompts me to issue an urgent request to all whose sympathies are awakened to assist the labors of the Amer- ican Red Cross, which has quickly organized to deal with the first great need and will stand by until home life can be re- “Contributions may be sent at‘once to the office of any Chapter or directly to the Red“€ross‘Headquarters at Wash- territory.” The Burleigh County Chapter ofthe American Red contributions for the supplies and aid which are urgently needed for the victims of this great disaster. Contributions can be paid at chapter head- quarters, Room 360, Federal Buildinggor to J. L. Bell, treas- urer, First National Bank, Bismarck. | ‘ tion Washington, June %.—President Harding signed. th joint resolution of Congress, directing‘the Becrstary. | of War to cooperate in the reliéf of food sufferers in Colorado, CLOSE BUSINESS HOUSES FOR BIG BASEBALL GAME Basiness men are urged by C. L. | Young, president, and G. N. Ken- Istom, secretary, of the Commer: cial club, to close their stores at & o'clock Friday afternoon, so that they and all employes may par- ticipate in the festivities and see the big baseball game between Bi ek and Minot Friday even- ing. Their statement follows: “A baschall team is not only the | means of enjoyment forthe ma- Jority of the people of the com- munity but it Is an advertising ; medium'for the city. A baseball team frequently tels the story of whether a town fs a ‘live town or a ‘dead’ town, Bismarck has this year an aggrezation of clean, experienced baseball players, a team of which the city may he proud. The officlat opening day of the baseball season Is fixed hy the fans’ committee for Friday even- fing. All business. houses are urg- ed to close at & o’clock Friday afternoon so that every one may | Join in the fun planned before the i game starts at 6:30 P.M. | BISMARCK COMMERCIAL CLUB, C. L. Young, President, G, N. Keniston, Secretary. FLAG DAY 70 “BE OBSERVED ~ HERE TUESDAY Annual Service Will Be Con- ducted Under the Auspices Of the Elks Z i ALL ASKED TO JOIN IN Band Concert on Courthouse Lawn Will Precede the Service Annual tribute:to the flag will be paid by Bismarck citizens on Tuesday, June 14, The Flag day exercises will be con- ducted under the auspices of the Elks’ lodge. Every Elks’ lodge in the Unit- States fs charged with the duty ofhold- Hed a patriotic public service on this jay. The service here will begin at.7:15 Tuesday evening and will be held on the court house lawn., The program includes a preliminary band concert, the Elks’ flag service, a patriotic read-! ing, a talk by Judge A. M. Christian- son, community sing, and singing by a quartette. The service will last about an hour_and fifteen minutes. The Elks’ committee, composed of Henry T. Murphy, Thomas Hall, Charles’ Whittey and Guy L. Thomp- son, especially invites all school chil- dren to participate in the Flag day service, and urges each school child to carry a flag that evening. Citizens are asked to display the American flag on that day, joining with citizens in all other cities an towne in paying an annual tribute to the Stars and Stripes and to the mem- ory of those who created it. G. 0. P. DELEGATES CUT PROPOSED! Washington, June 9.—The next Re-| publican national convention would be composed of 1,037 delegates under a new basis of party representation! submitted to the Republican national committee today by a sub-committee after a lengthy investigation. A cut of 23 votes in representation of southern states is proposed. RETIRES FROM BUSINESS, Minot, June 9.—Announcement was made today of the sale by Guy Hum- phreys of hig trade composition plant. in the Jacobson block, and his retire- ment from business. The move was made Necessary on account of Mr. Humpbhrey’s health, which necessitates hig abandoning linotype work for the | FIRE SAID TO /|‘house on Third street is a total ruin, EARLY MORNING ~ BR INGEDIARY Two Frame Buildings Provide! Spectacular Blaze at Avenue -’ A and Third Street | STARTED: {BY KEROSENE? eation From Fifth Street Site . One. frame building at the corner of Avenue A and Third street was de- stroyed and one was badly damaged by a spectacular fire between 1 and 2 o’elock this morning. " The fire was incendiary, in the opin- fon of firemen and E. G. Patterson, owner of the burned buildings. An empty kerosene can was found and one fireman said the odor of kerosene or gasoline was very strong and ‘un- mistakable during the fire. A large crowd gathered to watch the flames, which burst from the frame buildings: high into the air. At ono time during the fire there appeared to be an explosion. A roar was fol- lowed by a puff of smoke and fire. There was a loud crash when the roof of one of the buildings collapsed. There were two fires, which firemen sald, had separate origin. The build- ing on Avenue A, near Third street, burned first. “A corner building, which had been moved by Mr. Patterson from Fifth street following the recent down- town firé, was not damaged. The building on Avenue A had been burn. ing for several minutes fire broke out iy a frame building facing Third street, next’ to the corner building, fireman said. Alarm Delayed. It was several minutes after the flames were shooting into the sky be- fore the alarm was sounded. A busi- ness man, who saw the flames sil0ot- ing into the sky, drove from the out- skirts of the city to find out where the fire -was, and then drove to the fire de- partment and sounded the alarm. The house of E. W. Wasche, 606 Third street, is next one of the buildings burned. Roome‘s in the house wers on the south side but did not see the flames until they were called. Mrs. May, living next door, called out that there was a fire. Mr. and Mrs. Wasche were: sleeping on ‘the north side of their house, away from the flames. © Guests in Mrs. May’s house had comé-in from a party about ten minutes ‘before the flames. burst out. The fire started so quickly and gained such headway before the neigh- bors saw the flames that neighbors are convinced the buildings were. set on fire. Not Occupied. Neither of the frame buildings was occupied, but were: being repaired by the owner for occupancy. There had been considerable complaint against the moving of the buildings from Fifth street to the new locations, the protest being carried to the city commission. Mr. Patterson saff@ today that the fire unquestionably was incendiary. Kerosene was on the ground, he said. Asked if there were any clue to tle person responsible he said that he only knew that some people had complain- ed of the buildings being moved. He said he had intended to remodel them (nto presentable dwellings. The he said, the roof and walls having fallen in. The building on Avenue A, he’ said, had a brick inner wall and can be, and probably will be, repaired, Firemen were complimented for their work in keeping the fire from Spreading to the.Wasche house, which was only 15 feet from one of the burn- ing buildings. There was no wind. Had there’ been, great damage might have resulted. The state fire marshal is charged with the duty of investigating sus- pected incendiary fires. He and his deputy are out of the city. BANK FORMED _- AT DONNYBROOK The Farmers and Merchants bank, of Donnybrook, has been incorporated, with capital stock of $15,000, Incor- Porators are G. Patterson, Donny- brook, state representative; F. C. Thornbill, Minot; G. W. McWilliams, Milwaukee; W. J. Gerding, Minot; H. J. Bergeth, Aurelia. The People’s State bank, of Sanish, hag filed notice of its change in name to the People’s State bank, of Donny a4 iocal business, and litigation Is ex-| brook. The bank, it is understood, has been moved to Donnybrook. The Bottineau County bank, of Bot- tineau, has increased its capital stock from $25,000 to $50,000 and the Den- bigh State bank has increased its stock from $25,000 to $50,000 and the COMMANDER OF AMERICAN LEGION KILLED IN AUTOMOBILE CRASH FW. GALBRAITH F. W. Galbraith, Head of ex-Service Men’s Organization, Meets Death While Returning From Country Club in Indian- apolis With ex-Service Men, Indianapolis, June 9.—Frederick W, Galbraith, of Cincinnati, national com- mander of the American Legion, was killed almost instantly and two other officers of the Legion, Milton Foreman, of Chicago, and: Henry Ryan, of In- dianapolis, were injured, the former: seriously, early today when the aut mobile in which they were ridiré& plunged over an embankment on the northwest side of this city. eas Mr. Galbraith suffered a fractured skull and died within a few minutes, Foreman, who is national committee- man for the state of lilinois,..and chairman of the national finance com- mittee, suffered a fractured skull and injury to his:back and shoulders. He is in a sérious condition. Ryan is chairman of the Americar department of the Legion. He was hadly bruised and lacerated but his in- juries are not serious, physicians say. The party was returning from the Country club in Mr. Ryan’s car. An election probably will bs, held here early next week to name Mr. Galbraith’s successor, national head- quarters announced. The new coin- mander will be named by the Legion national. ‘During the World War Mr. Galbraita served as colonel of the 147th in- fantry and won the Distinguished Ser- State Edition PRICE FIVE CENTS "TWO POLICEMEN ARB KILLED IN TOLEDO BATTLE Oklahoma Man Barricades Self in Room of House.and is Finally Slain MACHINE GUNS ARE USED Police Also Use High Pressure s Hose to Dislodge the Man Toledo, O,, June 9.—Thomas Kelly, 48, of Oklahoma, was killed by police this morning following a battle which had lasted two hours and in which ma- chine guns and hand grenades had been used to dislodge him from his barricaded room in the attic of his boarding house at 611 Walnut street. ‘Before he was killed Kelly shot and killed ‘Patrolman Harry Dowell and Patrolman Moss bruger, who had been called to the house to su'due him, after he had refused to pay a board bill and had flourished a revolver and threatened his landlady, Mrs. Nellie Kay, and her son, Allen. Swept by Guns The roof of the house was partially shot away by machine guns and hun- dreds, of shots were exchanged be- tween the officers and the solitary gun- man before he wag killed. _Two machine guns were sent from central police station and high-pres- sure hose was used jn an effort to cave in the walls.of the house. ‘Patrolman Mossbruger displayed amazing courage when he went to ap- prehend Kelly. He mounted to the roof. of a three-story brick building and crossed its top under fire. Killed as He Enters The patrolman swung his legs through a trap door for the five-foot drop to the floor of the attic and was killed by Kelly on the instant his feet touched the floor. The body of Patrol- man Dowell lay for two hours on the sidewalk in front of the house where he fell when a bullet reached him, police being unable to get the body away because of the intense fire of the barricaded man. WANTS ACTION IN ANT-TRUST CASES STARTED vice Cross, the Croix de Guerre and ; ies the Croix .de Guerre with Palm, Came Untermyer Write Letter the Meuse-Argonne offensive in which he was wounded, * RAILROAD WILL CONTEST STATE TAX ON INCOME Great Northern Denies Right Of State to Tax on Interstate Business The whole extent of railroad taxa- tion may be fought through the state courts; following'the serving of notice hy the Great Northern Railway com- pany upon State Tax Commissioner Wallace that it protests against mak- ing any income tax return for the bus- iness done’in 1920, and that it will not submit to being taxed on any business, except¢local business, in North Da- kota. The company will, the tax commis- sioner said, contest any assessment on ‘business done in‘ crossing the state, or business arising without the state which terminates within the state. The railroad contends that compilations should be sparsely made, so that only! purely local business will be taken into consideration. i The company holds the state has no authority to tax interstate business, which is solely under the jurisdiction if the federal government, and claims rotection of the constitution from seizure of property without due pro. jcess of law. Tax Commissioner Wa: | lace will continue to levy a tax on te income of interstate business as weli pected to follow this action of the tax | commissioner. BODIES BURIED FARMERS MEET HERE SATURDAY | sune —(Via Pueblo, Colo., Tuesday | Denbigh State bank has increased its A | stock from $10,000 to $15,000. | ae Arkansas River, Below Boone, Colo., {night, June 7.)—“Ten million dollars Farmers from many counties are! worth of Pueblo wreckage, scoreg of 9 expected to attend the wheat grow-| bodies of Pueblo er,s meeting, to be held in Bismarck Saturday to discuss the compulsory Pooling plan of wheat, according J. M. Wilson, organizer. All farm« are invited to be present and: hear plan explained. The meeting wil be keld in the cot house at 2:30 P. M. Saturday. LAWYERS’ EXAM. The state board of bar examiners, at present at least.’ For a considerable; a meeting here, decided to hold an ex-| time he has served papers tributary to Minot, amination for applicants for admis-| handling their composition. sion to practice law in North Dakot.} Two of his linotypes were sold to The|at Grand Forks, beginning July 12.! Mrs. citizens and God knows what other in the mire and quicksand of inundat- to/ed farm lands for 35 miles south on ers | both sides of the raging Arkansas be- the ‘low Pueblo,” according to a staff cor- respondent of the Denver Times who urt| was the first newspaperman to pene- | trate the district. 'WOUNDED VETS HARDING GUESTS Harding entertained wounded Independent.’ The third will probably|'The examination will be held in the’ war veterans from government hos- be shipped from the city. court house. | pitals at 2 garden party, ings lie strewn} . Washington, June 9.—President an@ Commerce Club | Members To Hear | Women Speakers | | Prominent women speakers will | address diners at the Open Forum | luncheon of the Bismarck Com- mercial club, Friday, June 10, The subject of the forum discus- sion will he: “How to Co-ordl- nate Community Activities.” The luncheon will he held at 13:80 sharp, Feiday, at the Grand Pacific hotel.’ President Young urges all members of the club to | be present and extend welcome to the women speakers, Members of the Business and Professional Women’s club and the Women’s Community Council have been Invited to attend the luncheon, Eyery member of the Commercial club, Rotary club, and Town Criers is urged to be present. PROPOSE TREATY WITH MEXICO Washington, June 9.—The state de- | partment announced that a treaty hac been proposed to Mexico with the pro- vision that confiscatory laws be not | enforced. Pade FORKS K. OF C. INCORPORATE Articles of incorporation for the jGrand Forks Knights of Columbus home, capital stock $200,000, have been filed with the secretary of state. The incorporators are: M. Norman, John E. Nuss, Joseph Mahowald, James V.! Hagan, Martin J. Colton. Michael F. | Murphy, Daniel O'Connor. URGES WELCOME TO NEW CITIZENS BE MADE GENERAL; A regular department should be es- tablished by the government to assist in formulating programs for the nat- uralization of foreigners and to co- operate with local patriotic societies, in the opinion of Special Examiner) Werner, who is now engaged in con- duciing examinations of applicants for | citizenship in district courts in west- ern North Dakota. Mr. Werner expressed his opinion | following the holding of exercises ‘nj Mandan when citizens were admitted The same plan was used in Bismarck. He believes that it is an impressive addition to the naturalization of for- eigners to have a patriotic program and to welcome new citizens to the fold. to Attorney-General Daugh- ‘erty on Subject. GAVE EVIDENCE, HE SAYS New York, June 9.—Samuel Unter- myer, counsel of the legislative com- mittee, investigating the building trust announced today at the hearing that he'd write to Attorney-General Daugh- erty to ascertain if his department could not spare men and money to prosecute violators of the anti-trust laws, Mr. 'Untermyer declared the com- mittee had received no cooperation al- though it had turned over to the de- partment early last winter evidence against more than 20 illegal nation- wide combinations of manufacturers and dealers in the building trades. He added that he was not criticising the present federal authorities.’ /. '! ‘At the same time Mr. Untermyer re- ceived from the committee authority to request State Insurance Superin- tendent Phillips to make a special in- vestigation of the Prudential Insur- ance company to bear on the private holdings of (Forest F. Dryden, fits president, and “the seeming” mutuali- zation of the company. GARMENT WORKERS HEAD IS DEAD Fall River, Mai June 9.—Word was received here today of the death at Brooklyn this morning of John Golden, general president of the Unit- ed ‘Textile Workers of America. Burial will be in this city. FAMINE FOND DRIVE ENDED ‘New York, June 9.—T. W. Lamont, chairman of the American Committee for China Famine funds, telegraphed local committees to cease taking sub- scriptions as sufficient funde had been raised to meet pressing needs. GOOD ROADS MEN MEETING HERE The legislative committee of the North Dakota Good Roads association will meet in Bismarck tonight to dis- cuss the preliminary draft of the good roads constitutional amendment to be submitted to the people. The com- mittee is composed of Chairman F. W. Mees, of Mandan; A. T. Kraabel, of Clifford, and F. W; Tarner, of Dickin- son. SLAPS MAKING OF REVOLVERS Chicago, June %—One thousand dollars reward was offered in ad- vertisements by J. R. Thompson, business man, for an explanation of the reason the manufacture of revolvers is permitted.