The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 3, 1921, Page 1

Unsettled HE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Last Edition FORTIETH YEAR BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3 THOUSANDS STORM CLINIC SEEKING AID! MOUS VIENNESE SURGEON CHINA AGAIN WINS IN CONFER KITCHEN URGES COOPERATION IN AIDING FARMER States Services of His Depart:-; ment Will Be Available For Use of All Interests OF FA all jose | | | | i i } \ BONDS ARE SIGNED UP { | Five Hundred Thousand Dollars Real Estate Bonds Signed —Other Capitol News vA i i ! Cooperation and suggestions from | the agricultural interests of North | Dakota “to the end that our united | efforts will tend to build and stabilize j our farming interests and thereby the | welfare ‘of the entire, state” are in- | vited by Commissioner, of Agriculture and Labor J. A. Kitchen, in a state- ment issued here. Mr. Kitchen’s | statement follows: “The undersigned has recently as- sumed the office of Commissioner of | Agriculture and Labor. We propose | to bring to this offire not only the j benefit .of many years of practical \ farm experiénce and intensified crop ; experimentations, but to have in this department those within the state best quaiified by training and experience to render practical service to agrarian and other interests, “The deputy commissioner of agri- culture and labor is R. G. Catron, whom we induced to leave his farm in Stuisman county to handle this work, aiso, the Farmers’ Institute work of this office. Mr. Catron is not only a practical farmer but is a graduate of Westfield College, Thi- nois, and a trained and experienced teacher. in commercial’ subjects. He has been vitally interested in forward farm movements; was the first secre- tary of the first farm bureau organ- ized in North Dakota; is president of the Jamestown Potato Growers’ Asso— ciation; has served in many such ca- WILL BE HELD “We have been fortunate to procure | oe loner OMe Flint served | Annual Tribute to Memory of in former years as both state dairy| , Depart ed Members of Lodge Will Be Paid Thousands of parents have appca’ thopedic surgeon, to straighten and s ‘for meals during clinics, joperations and examinations. ‘for Joint Diseases. Hundret It being unsafe to admission cards through a window. afflicted offspring through the long mothers of their precious burden. RLKS SERVICE commissioner and commissioner of | agriculture and labor, also assistant | { in dairy extension in the ‘United | | ,since he arrived in New York. He has been so busy that he does not stop just taking a snatch of bread and coffee between 'man C. Frauenthal, founder and chief surgeon of the hospital, handed out - STRIKERS WILL i i To Fill. Strikers’ Places If They Quit i | i i volved in Proposed Strike in Meat Packing Plants FLOUT COURT. Kansas Cty, Mo.,, Dec. 3.—Repre: sentatives ot ion packing house workers in Kansas City, Kan, to- cay carried out their decision to ignore summohs issued by the Kansas Court of Industrial Rela- tions which was convened in:Kan- say City, Kan, this morning to take up the packing workers strike called for Monday, None of the officials of the five locals of the meat packers and butcher workmen’s upion citca to appear answered when W. L. Hug- zins, presiding judge, called their names, Chicago, Dec. Packing vised to disregard the order of the Kansas Industrial court and to go on strike Monday when the strike order goes into effect in all packing centers. it was announced today led to Dr. Adolf Lorenz, Viennes or-! trengthen the limbs of their children: ds stormed the doors of the Hospital open the doors to so many. Dr. Her- Meat Cutters and Butchers Workmen ° ics others become weary holding their ot Nore america, wait and kindly policemen relieved | Dubuque, Ta., employing about 200 men has agreed to continue the prea- {ent scale of wages and the men there | will mot go on st | Gording to advices received by Lane. | Chicago, Dec. Soineident with an order from Armour Company of the “Big Five” packers that all’ pack- {ers who walk out Monday in protest against the 10 per cent wage reduc- j.tion will lose their places advertise- | ments appeared in ‘the papers today {calling for men to fill the vacancies if the union men strike. The situation in Kansas City, Kan., where representatives of the union men Were summoned before the Kansas Industrial court: was brought to the attention of international officials of the Amalgamated and Butcher Work- {men of North America today. It was LEAGUE SPEAKER DEMANDS $50,000 OF NEBRASKANS Neb. 3—The $50,000 Shoemaker of New London, Wis., against Hartington, Neb., residet whom he charges with using tar and feathers on him after he had delivered dress in the interest of the partisan league was in the hands of a jury im federal. court today. The-case was given tothe jury. late last night. 3. Omaha, suit by F. ‘LOSE PRIORITY Issue Advertisements For Men |35,000 MEN ARE. AFFECTED} Workmen in 15 Cities Are In- house workers in Kansas City, have been ad- Lane, secretary of the Amalgamated The Corn Belt Packing company. of ke Monday, ac- PACKERS WARN JURY IN FRISCO HOLDS FATE OF “FATTY” ARBUCKLE: PREDICTIONS “OF ACQUITTAL MA | { I | i | i | 1 | | | i i | | | j ROSCOE ARBUCKLE ‘VARIED PHASES OF LR’SUIRE ~ ARERECOUNTED [Charles W. Farnham, of St, Paul, Delights Audience Here With His Eulogy by Dennis 1 i TELLS MANY ANDECOTES The remarkable and varied phases i of the character and activities of The- |odore Roosevelt's life were discussed by Charles D. Farnham, of St. Paul, ;Minn., in an address last night in Le-! gion hall before members of the Town | 'Uriers club and invited guests. Speaking from acquaintanceship | i With Roosevelt and close study of his} life and work, Mr. Farnham spoke of his - activities. a8 legislator, soldier, naturalist; ‘big: game hunter, explorer, editor, publicist, historian, governor, | president, and added as police com-j {that of McNab, who characterized him DE BY FRIENDS | Jury Composed of Seven Men ; and Five Women Debated Several Hours Last Night Without Agreement — Fatty Nervous at End. JURY STILL OUT | San Francisco, Dec, 8—The jury in ; the Manslaughter case of Roscoe Ar- buckle was given a two hour recess at 12 o'clock, after having ‘failed to {reach a verdict in six and one-quar- te: hours of actual deliberation. The {jury retired at four-fifteen last eve- ning. | ' 3. San Francisco, Dec. 3—-Nothing re- mained of the Roscoe Arbuckle man- {Slaughtey trial today but a verdict, ; and if that was adverse to him a sent: ence, The fate of the comedian, accused {cf having caused the death of Vir- \ginia, Rappe, motion picture actress, | was given to the jury shortly after 4 | O'clock yesterday afternoon. Rum ors were current last night that the jJury composed of seven men and five women stvod 11 to 1 for acquittal, but j Mo verdict had been reached at 11 | o'clock and the debating ceased! | The failure of the jury to reach its \verdict last night did not appear ta j ease, the visible apprehension that ;the defendant Arbuckle held through- lout the night. On the few occasions that the bailiff was called into the jury room his handé trembled as though he expected some tremendous ; decision. His counsel, however, ap | peared to be without apprehension while the district attorney and his as- , Sistants were also hopeful of a ver- [dict in their favor. ¢ After announcing to the baliff that it could not reach a decision tonight the jury was taken back to its hotel There was no indication of how many ballots were taken tonight. U?Ren Closes Argument The case has occupied the court for approximately three weeks. Yester- day's entire session was taken ur with final arguments, instructions to! the jury and jury deliberation. | Gavin McNab, chief defense coun- sel, opened the session with a con- tinuation of his closing argument. He twas followed by (Milton U'Ren, assist- ant district attorney, whose summing up lasted nearly an hour. Arbuckle appeared to show deep in- terest in the arguments, especially PRICE FIVE CENTS POWERS WILLING 10 RETIRE FROM MUCH TERRITORY |Great Britain, Japan and France Agree to Give Up Large Holdings on Conditions { RATIO DISPUTE HALTED Japanese Delegation Awaits Word From Tokio—Open Split is Avoided by Her Washington, Dec. 3.—(By As- sociated Press.)—Another point in the Far Eastern discussion of the armament. conference was won today ‘by China‘ in the com- mittee of ‘the nine powers, Great Britain, Japan and France agree- ing to retire from much of the leased territory of China, ; The offer from Great Britain, Japan and France was said to be contingent on fulfillment of con ditions which China ‘Was ex- pected to meet. ee NEGOTIATIONS HALTED Washington, Dec. 3—(By the Asso- ciated Press)—Negotiations in the maval ratio question were practically at a standstill today while the Japa- nese delegates awaited further word from Tokio. Today the result of yesterday's con- ference between the principal Ameri- | ;can, British and Japanese delegates were under study by the Japanese cabinet and the diplomatic advisory council, All indications were that whatever had been proposed as a means of bringing the United States and Japan together did not involve any aban- donment of the 5-5-3 ratio proposed by jthe United States and supported by Great Britain but rather concerned other considerations which the Japa- nese regard as necessary to them. SPLIT IS AVERTED Washington, Dec. 3—The whole de- velopment of yesterday's conferences, however, was represented by delega- ‘tion’ spokesmen. as. justifying opti- mis. One, other than the Japanese, as “a great artist who has sweetened characterized the situation “as most favorable” and added/that the confer- States Department of Agriculture. His \ wide experience in the manufacture | of dairy products extends from rural | creameries (to overseeing large dairy ; manufactories, and is president of | the North Dakota Dairymen’s Associa- tion. He will be available for farm- ers’ meetings, institutes and other functions where the benefit of his practical, scientific advice could be useful. From my personal work with | him, handling th estate exhibits, I know something of his ability in this | department. “We have absplute confidence in these men, neither of whom sought an appointment, and from whom you will receive courteous and impartial service. “Your cooperation, advice and sug- i gestions are solicited to the end that | our united efforts will tend to build and stabilize our farming interests and thereby the welfare of the entire state.” * * The recession from the bond con-; tract of‘the former administration was obtained by the new industrial | commission’ with, considerable diffi- culty, it was leafned. today. Repre- | sentatives of the Spitzer, Rorick and company, it was learned, did so only in the face of refusal of the adminis- tration to accept the contract as drawn by the old board. , The first concession of taking $500,000,0£ real estate ‘bonds at par instead of a discount of 5 per cent as agreed upon in the former contract cost the bond company $25,000. The $500,000 real estate bond issues were signed by Secretary of State * 4 i } phreys. ‘iW. Kempf, if. E. PROGRAM IS. ARRANGED Memorial services will be held by ithe Elks iodge at the Hitinge theater; Sunday afterncon at 3 o'clock. The memorial services, conducted in hon- or of the memory-of the Elks have passed away, are open to the general public. Since the Elks lodge was formed 26 members have passed away. held in all Elks lodges in the country. The program follows: 1, Prelude: “Liberty Maxson, Harry L. Wagner. 2. Ritualistic Ceremony, Officers of Fantasia,” ithe Lodge. 3. “Crossing the Bar,” Barnby, The Quartet. 4, Ritual. 3, “Watchman, What of the Night,”! were held to be illegal in a brief filed | Sarjeant, Mr. Halverson, Mr. Hum- C. Davies.’ Lullaby, 6. Oration: ‘Hon. I. 7.“ The Devine The Quartet. 8. Ritualistic Closing. 9. Postlude, ton, Harry L. Wagner. , Quartette: Mesdame and R. E."Morris; Mess! and Humphreys. Parks, R.A. Tracy . Halverson Genevieve Menard-Hughes, Accom-| have assumed jurisdiction over state | panist. The Elks who have passed away are: E. K. Allensworth, H. R, Bernat, J. LU. Bjork, H. A. Barwind, 'M. H. Jewell, _L, Bill, B. F. Higbe i: B. B. Len who! Each | tyear the public memorial services is| W.F. Coch- | ‘yane, J. A. Dawson, A. W. Eppinger,/++9) of the FORMALLY FILED | i State Adds Word to Wisconsin Rate Case Denying Author- ity to the I. C. S. i { } | |. Washington, Dec. 3.—Orders of the | Interstate Commerce Commission for ‘general increases in freight rates jin the supreme court today by the State of Nofth Dakota joining in the | Wisconsin railroad rate case. | The North Dakota brief contends \that the orders of the commission | were illegal because the commission | ‘Marche Gauloise,” Bar-| directed blanket increases which op- } lerated to deprive the state of power to | regulate commerce — within | borders. The commission also was held to rates and to have increased them {without examination of each rate in- i volved. * | The Wisconsin c in which the brief was filed chi nges the con- ommission over passen- iger fares within the state. | North Dakota has pending a case NORTH DAKOTA'S RATE BRIEF IS their | |Teported the Kansas men asked per- missioner assistant secretary of the mission for a walkout today to avoid |™&VY, social worker, civil service com" appearance before the Industrial! ™issioner, peace-maker and builder cf | Court, ;the Panama canal. Officers of the “Big Five” packers! Mr. Farnham touched lightly upon ‘have made plain their intention to| Roosevelt's career in North Dakota, ‘continue operations and declared they; saying it was the duty of North Da- do not fear a walk-out on a large Kotans to know that history thorough- | scale. Union leaders say there aro} ly, but added that “if he had not lived | 35,000 union men in the plants of the} in this country in his impressionable |“Big Five” distributed throughout 15|4@¥8 he could not have been the | cities. {great American he was.” Four of the large packers have| He emphasized particularly, the ‘adopted the shop representation or! (Continued on Page 3) | similar systems in their plants and it} BRAS: TO RETURN T0 DRY AGENTS IN TNITED STATES STATE ASSESS Nearly $100,000 . Assessed in) Penalties and Taxes During the Past Month | | Washington, Dec. 3.—Charles W. | Morse, ship builder and financier, who jarrived yesterday at Havre was di ; rected by Attorney General Daugh- ‘erty today to sail Monday from Havre ;,,| back to, the United States pet 7 time sent a ¢a a i- ing November by the Fargo prohibi-| sen’ cablestam lathe: Amer! the li . ence was one of the most important Bent of millions of little chil: | yet held. In behalf of the Janapese, a McNab attacked what he termed! further point was emphasized in this jthe “imprisonment’ of two pnosecu-| V@Y: tion witnesses, Miss Zeh Prevost and | “Japan has no intention to wreck Miss Alice Blake, show girls, by the! the conference. At the same time district attorney “in order to coerce! Japan must satisfy the demands of them into giving testimony beneficial | the empire that the national defense to the prosecution's cause.” ; Shall be adequate. The problem is U’Ren referred to Arbuckle as aj ‘0 harmonize these two clear issues “Belshazzar sitting on his throne and| 27d it is tho problem immediately pouring wine,” during the party in! Confronting Admiral Kato. Japan is the ‘Hotel St. Francis. “Thank God,| Striving to settle the naval ratio ques- he has been told, as Belshazzar was! tion on the basis if considerations of ‘hart, T. R. Mockler, E. H. Napstead, 7 as Ha 2 the Thomas Hall late yesterday and F Prentice, Ll representative of Spitzer, Rorick and | Wim. Nelson, \N. Nn . conivany expected to leave Bismarck | Shuman, L. M. Sather, F. A, | Sebort| today with the bonds, and turn over ; man, F. Hi Spurgeon, Bee tt capes to the Industrial Commission a check | H. Treac J. J. Clark, A. A. Von Ha for $500,000. By obtaining a modifi- | gen, F. M. Wendell. cation of the contract the Industrial | Sepak Commission could make the immedi- } ate sale on the bond issue already | printed, saving considerable time and | money. ae Spin! Today’s Weather | For twenty-four hours ending at! Pee \noon, Dec. 3, 1921. Attorney-General Sveinbjorn JohO-|pemperature at 7 a.m. - son went to Grand Forks last night. \Highest yesterday He will bring his family to Bismarck ‘Lowest yesterday for residence, and during the trip will | ;owest last night .- i | i i } ee 8 ;ormer tion enforcement officers of the inter- which challenges commission control ; ene Bes. C i ;mal revenue department, according ta over both passenger fares and freight | vates and other charges. Filing of the brief wa: Attorney General Lemke. prohibition director. The — exac! amount assessed was $98,999. This was the government's tax and penalty for operating stills, etc., only and 1s jin addition to fines that may be added | when the are brought into court. | In 49 arrests made during the month ‘1,043 gallons of wine and mash and 77 gallons of whisky were seized. ; Twenty-one stills were destroyed, the | report says. directed by | DAIL CABINET HAS NEW TERMS (By the Associat- | of the Dail Bir-} the monthly report of Arthur A. Stone, | can embassy at Paris requesting that steps be taken to bring about the re- jturn of Morse on the steamer Paris ailing from Havre Monday. | Paris, De (By the Associated | \Press)—The French Ministry of the : Interior today issued an order deny- |ing Charles W. Morse the right: to land in France and requiring him to return to the United States on the first available steamship which will be the Paris sailing ‘Monday from ‘Havre. Issuance of this order was confirm- ed in a letter from the French for- jeign office to the American embassy. The interior department has the right TO RECRUIT COMPANY Hl Major Harold Sorenson, of the! Adjutant General’s office, will go tol Fargo néxt week to recruit for Com-! pany B and for a regimental head-; quarters company of the National) Guard. | Guests of Lions Club. i Judge Christianson and Birdzell,' Commissioner of Agriculture Kitchen and Adjutant General Fraser were, guests of the Lions_club at their Fr day luncheon, held in the Grand Pa- cific hotel. told, that his kingdom is divided andj National defense alone. There is no shis reign is over,” U’Ren said. desire or intention to bargain on the question or to seem to be giving up Asked at the cessation of final argu-|fior some advantages elsewhere.” sments what his: future plans wero, Ar-' ‘ s | British Attitude Hopeful buckle/said ‘he’ would ‘make: no.state- |. “mn, conciliatory influence of Great Wey. | pect to the controversy over Japan’s the jury had been watched choser than} Proposal to substitute a 10-10-7 naval States, hey consored our mail! both incoming and outgoing,’ he said.| As the ally of Japan and at the hotel where we stayed and wero! Ples that underly the American tatie, watched like jhawks by four deputy | cupies a position of peculiar influence. ; . | Widespread gratification was expres- “The newspapers were carefully; | ee ‘ kept from us. I have no idea of what! Sed when it became known that Mr- weeks.” | conferred at length with him on the Hopkins told a representative of the | Subiect. the prosecution had failed to prove its} HAIL WARRANTS case and that the jury would be four | AID or five hours in reaching a verdict. BEING P Hail warrants -for 1920 for La counties have been called for pay- ment by Treasurer Steon. The total amount is $482,071.08. The total date is $2,136,127. transact legal business in Jamestown | and Fargo. H a oe oe Chairman A. H. Liederbach, of the | Nonpartisan league state committee, | in Bismarck on private business, said | that the league would pursue a policy of “watchful waiting” until about | February, to see if the new adminis- tration makes good its pre-election promises. What may happen in the future he did not care to predict, but said the league would insist on ful— fillment of promises. BOARD ORDERS WAGE REDUCTION New York, Dec. 3—An immediate cut of 10 per cent in the wages of 12,000 New York shoe workers and additional cuts of, from 1 to 5 per cent to take effect May 1, 1922, were emmounced today by the hoard of «r- litration chosen by the American Shoe Workers Protective Union and Precipitation Highest wind veloc Weather Forecast For Bismarck and Vicinity: tonight and Sunday; rising tempera- ture. For North Dakot Generally fair tonight and Sunday; rising tempera- ture Sunday and in the west portion tonight. Weather Con@Jtions day over Wyomii has advanced to the lower: Mississippi Valley and a high pressure area has overspread the northern states. Snow or rain has fallen over the Rocky Mountain and Lake regions. Temperatures continue moderate in all sections. A low pres- sure area has appeared over northern Alberta and its southeastward move- ment will result in ‘generally fair weather in North Dakota tonight and Sunday with rising temperature Sun- day and in the west portions tonight. the Shoe Manufacturers’ Board ‘of! Trade ef Greater New York. - | ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Meteordlogist. ™! :The low pressure area noted Fri- eann cabinet sembled today to con-: sider the British government's latest proposals for an Irish p e settle- |. ment. There is little optimism as to its decision and the Sinn Fein peace delogates who have returned from} London are reported as believing the} revised terms will be unacceptable to Eamonn DeValera. BARBECUE WILL REWARD HUNTERS Lots of fun and a big feed at the conclusion is planned in the coy- ote drive to be ueld south of the city tomorrow. Hunters are asked to assemble with shot guns at the nd Lambert stock farm. 12 miles south of Bismarck, At 1 P. M. a big barbecue will be held. The stcer, one of the Twin Butte herd, has been roasted, Guard Jurors | the position on the ratio in exchange ment “until the thing is out of the! niitain hag given a more hopeful as- Alternate Juror Hopkins said that/ any other jury in San Francisco for| T@tio for the 5-53 plan of the United 25 years. “T' “We each had a separate room at the| same time a supporter of the princi- , 18 was sheriffs who guarded us. has happened in the world for two! Balfour had visited Baron Kato and San Francisco ‘Call that in his opinion; Moure, Hettinger, Kidder and Griggs amount of 1920 hail warrants paid to ‘Sculpture by means of a special’ Prosecution Seeks, to Strengthen HEAR MURDERER OF KABER TAKEN Italian Who Stabbed Publisher Believed Held Cleveland, Dec. 8—Vittoria Pisselli, who is said to have stabbed to death Daniel Kaber, wealthy Lakewood pub- lisher, two years ago, has been cap- tured in Ripalimosani, Italy, accord- ing to word received here from two Cleveland detectices. He is being held there pending word from the Italian ambassador at Washington. As there is no extradition treaty be- tween the United States and Italy for be tried in that country. Smallest silver coin of the United States was three-cent piece issued be- capital offenses ‘Pisselli probably will| to refuse entry to any foreigner whom it judges undesirable. GOVERNOR AND MAN WHOM HE SENT TO PRISON FOR LIFE MEET HER Governor, R. A. Nestos met in the state penitenti yesterday a man whom he Lad sent there while prose- cuting attorn The prisoner was an applicant for clemency, and his former prosecutor was sitting on the pardon board which is to decide his ¢ The prisoner was J. M. McPeek, convicted in Ward county about six years ago for murder of his wife As the governor met the man he had sent to prison they shook hands | cordially—they had always remained | personal friends though the governor had been forced to send McPeek to prison under life sentence as part of on} | teen 1951 and 18%. his duty. McPeek once had beem em; . photographic apparatus is a recen’ British invention. } 1 | ployed by the governor in investiga-, tional work, The murder was com- mitted in a burst of passion. A touch of pathos was added to the meeting of the pardon board when McPeek told the board members he wanted to be free to take his little daughter, Crystal, to a milder climate for her health. She had been the chief witness against him at the trial, then a tot of seven years. McPeck’s case, as well as others, was taken under consideration by the board, which held a public hearing within the prison walls. The board, which is composed ot the governor, attorney generai, chief Case By Comparison Los Angeles, Cal., ‘Dec. 3—Examina tion of Milton Carlson, handwriting expert, by attorneys for the prosecu- tion in the trial of Arthur €. Burch for the murder of J. Belton Kennedy was to be resumed when court opened Monday. There was no session wf the trial today. At adjournment last night Carlson had compared signatures on certain telegrams with known signatures of Burch and Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain also under indictment. Previously signatures of a man identified as ‘Burch had been shown on receipt for the rent of an automobile. In two cases he had signed “J. L. Jones” and another time “M. C. Obenchain.” Attendants at one garage sei‘! that Burch had rented a car the night of August 3rd and again on August 4th, the night Kennedy was shot. The first time a woman who “looked like” Mrs. Obenchain was with him, accord- justice, governor’s secretary, ex-officio, and G. W. Stewart. ing to Richard Parsons, the garage