The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 15, 1922, Page 1

1 ais Cor ‘ The Weather FAIR AND WARMER FORTIETH YEAR BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [i] PRICE FIVE CENTS GUMMER RELIGION HELD ONLY FORCE T0 BETTER WORLD Bishop Charles Wesley Burns! Speaks Upon World Condi- tions at M. E. Church CONFERENCE ENDS TODAY District of Methodist Church Concludes Bishop Charles Wesley Burns, of the Helena area of the Methodist Episco- pal church, speaking at the McCabe; Methodist church here last night to 2 large congregation, declared that “re- ligion is the only solvent” for the problems which are pressing upon the worid today. “If there is not enough in Chris- tianity to save our present edifice of civilization—enough illumination, enough power—than the | outlook is far from bright,” said Bis-j hop Burns. “For other means have; -been tried repeatedly in past ages and! ‘there are only ruins to show for the; civilizations they could not save.” ject, “Reconstructive Forces of the : Three Day Session of Bismarck; wisdom, enough H Bishop Burns, speaking on the sub- | i | Kingdom,” said in part: “Describing our age of ‘sex and shekels,’ H. G. Wells “declares the times to be ‘a race between education and catastrophe'—yes, religious edu- | cation. Just one hundred years a6! Mrs. Shelley wrote ‘Frankenstien.’ Ia} descriptive hideousness it has never} peen surpassed. The significant motit } is this; That the Man-Machine be- came greater than the Man-Creator. ; The monster was greater than ene genius that created bim. | “Many think that in the present world tragedy we are suffering from! a materialistic system that is greater than the genius that has created it.! jt is that very materialistic system | which has brought about a shattered, | broken and bruised world-heart and has let loose in the world a monster | of hate and fear and conflict in in- dustry, in society, in international re- Jationships that strikes terror to the very heart of the race. “The bow. of.promise, however, in the world-storm of.ruin is the large sense of religion in the world in- creasing every hour—the spirit that | will control the machine and harness it to spiritual constructive and re- constructive tasks. * World’s Great Problems. “The January issues of two great monthly magazines (Century and Harpers), ‘stress this very hopeful outlook. The one declares that the; two major problems of today are in-! dustrial and international relation- ships. Both are subject to the same solution. Religion is the only solvent. | The antiseptic air of religion must blow over fetid human affairs. The other concedes that materialism has| made a mess of the business of man- aging this world and that we need an infusion of spirituality in the man- agement. If there is not enough in! Christianity to save our present edi- fice of civilization—enough wisdom, enough illumination, enough power— then the outlook is far from bright. For other: means have been tried re- peatedly in past ages and there are only ruins to show for the civiliza tions they could not save. “Methodism today affirms its con- viction in the spiritual significance of all history and its belief that in the matter of world redemption the Naz- arene is able. The World Program! of Methodism is proceeding with no abatement, with greatened consecra-| tion and missionary mood as the, world need is gradually discovered. Methodism is equal to its share of} the New-Age responsibility, as other) ages in the changing order. of thej centuries, because it is characterized | the freshness of power which pos-| adesed earlier Christianity when it) started out a world religion. A world} program alone will meet world con- The prophet-engineer mind! e' modern mind. Provincial ng is not only anachronistic but | is ‘treasonably trivial’ toward these expanding times. i Religious Problems World-Wide. “Those ‘inescapable world rela- tions’ of which Mr. Harding speaks are true not only of the nation but of the church. Methodism announcing no salvation stonishment and no| automatic redemption, sets _ itself| steadily and squarely to its t of contributing its share in world re-! building. | “What are those Kingdom forces} reproduced in Methodism’s front to, the world tod They are Evangel-} ism, not the mechanical but the invest- | ment of life; and personal commi ment to Christ; Soc: full orbed Gospel, individual and si cial; Education that is both scientific and spiritual; and 2 Cosmic Convic-| tion of spiri \ responsihi | fundamental to durable v . birth of passional conviction of the Stewardship of All Life. Taese are some of the reconstructive forces of the Kingdom that Methodism em- phasizes in world rebuild ated with missionary mood, vital and sacrificial part in the com. \ mon concerns of the world, thinking | internationally, planning internation- ally, fellowshipping interaationally. serving internationally that a world m may be generated to make Christ the Invisible King.” Tonight at the closing session, to which the public is cordia ly invited, Perry ‘Hanson, for years a resident of the province of Shantung, China, and Dr. Bugbee, of the Hennepin Avénue M. E, church, ‘Minneapolis, will speak. | | i ! | Governor ee M. Russell of Mis- sissippi has been made defendant in a $100,060 damage suit started by his rmer st her, M > { ” Frances C. | Birkhead. 1} Pirkhead’s pe = charges the governor wronged her a later ruined her health by induc her to submit to an operation. Go ernor Russell has made formal de- nial of the girl’s charges. He declar: the suit is a political maneuver. JUDGE AMIDOW GONGRATULATES JUDGE MILLER The / ‘ENGINEERS IN SHE SUES GOVERNOR FOR $100,000 large picture shows Miss Birkhead. nset, Governor Russell. MEETING PLAN MORE ACTIVITY A-special meeting of the, Bismarck A. A. E. Club was held last night to wind up affairs in connection with | the third annual chapter meeting held Refers to Fight Made Upon Him | here last Thursday and Friday. When He Was Appointed Federal Judge Judge Andrew the following letter of congratulations alrge number of other wires and per- | sonal letters from other friends, ! “I first learned of your confirma-; tion from Fargo papers that came yesterday. I congratulate you sincere- ly. It was a long bitter fight but yours is the common lot of those! nominated for the Federal Bench. I thought I had kept my good name as the apple of my eye. But I found myself accused of everything from high crimes to a non-judicial temper- ament. Judge Sanborn, Judge Vande- \semi-annual meeting in July, the ded-| venter and Judge Hook had to go through the same ordeal. Judge Hook was as gentle and pure a soul as the Disciple John, but when he was con-/, sidered for the supreme court he was kept on the cross for months. You know the outrageous fight that was made on Judge Brandies, a man whose character was as clean as starlight. the facts such was ly all’ 1 The court chambers have been or- ganized here and Judge Miller is kept busy getting in line and in touch with the vast accumulation of business. COMMITTEE 70 PROBE CHARGES A resolu- 4 se pro- viding for appointment of a commit- tee of seven to investigate the seduc- tion charges Governor Russell, alleged in the $100,000 damage suit of M Frances B. stenographer. DISORDERE IN | GUATEMALA CITY; sociated Press)—Serious in Guatemala City in whi ot the present government w on by members of the Union: are reported here in a di from San Jose, de Guatemala. t party | finances }meeting was a marked success and ;@ good state meeting had been suc- ler has received cessfully carried out. rkhead, his former .. h adherents , {¢ fired | Ley patch today! port | company. Reports of committees especially on indicated that the annual Plans are already being made for ‘from Judge Amidon, in addition to a/ the 4th annual meeting of the chapter to be held in Bismarck next January or February, A program committee is now at work preparing a suitable program for | the club’s regular monthly meeting on Feb, 24. Announcement is also made of. the | meeting on Friday, Feb. 17 in this city of the Chapter Board of Direc-| tors which meeting will be devoted to chapter affairs such as programs for chapter meetings, the Devils Lake ication exercises of the Missouri River Bridge, etc. BALTIC SEA. 1S ICE-BOUND Closing of Belt Not To Effect Russian Relief Steckholm, Feb. 15—The Baltic sea has becn converted into an isolated la owing to the closing of ,the Cat- nd the sound by ice. tega PLENTY OF SUPPLIES Londen, Feb. 15—(By the Associat- ed Pr )—The closing of the Baltic by the ic belt will not interfere with the American relief activities in Rus- sia, ding to American relief 2 here. Anticipating the stration has cre- ated reservoirs of supplies ia, adequate to meet for feeding 2,000,600 unti] the middle of April. CONTRACT ON LEVIATEAN LET The contract ant liner an was formal ping board today to the New- ews Shipbuilding and Dry Dock the RRR RR eee WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN SUGGETSED AS CANDIDATE FOR THE U. S. SENATE) | Miami, Fia. Feb. 15.—William Jenni Brya responding to ny inquiries as to whether he would be a candidate for the | Democratic nomination for United - States senator from Florida, is- sued a statement in which he said: ~ “I have been actively engaged in politics for more than 30 years. With the exception of less than seven years my work has been done as a private citizen and I | prefer to continue to pubic without the cares of “{f the Democrats feel that as senator T could render a service to the state and to the party in the nation suiticient to justify them in cailing upon me to repre- sent them at Washington I would consider the matter from the standpoint of duty and in connec- tion with other claims upon me, but T have no thought of entering into a contest for office.” within | arded by FEDERAL FARM LOANING WILL BE CONTINUED Going Right Ahead Making Loans in North Dakota, Says E. G. Quamme CONFIDENCE IN STATE Sees Worst Conditions Passed in Agricultural Section and Better Times Ahead The federal land bank looks upon North Dakota, and upon agricultural | conditions generally in the seventh farm loan district, with assurance and confidence, H..G. Quamme, president of the Federal Land Bank, of St. Paul, said here today. Mr. Quamme and |other officers of the bank are con- ducting a “school” for the secretaries- treasurers of the various federal farm loan associations of the state. The sessions opened in the state capitol yesterday and continued .today. The situation looks rather hopeful, Mr. Quamme said. While agricultural states have passed through a hard sit- uation, and there is a trying time ibe- tween now and next harvest, he said he felt the corner had been turned in North Dakota and that the worst had passed generally speaking. Prospects for a crop in North Da- kota are good, with rajps last fall andj heavy snows this winter, he said. There is plenty of seed and feed in {most places of the state, he said, and prices show an upward trend on agri- cultural products, by the land bank in North Dakota is reflected in the fact that it will go ahead making loans in the state. The bank has about $19,000,000 to loan out between now and next June in its dis- trict, comprising Michigan, Wisconsin, | Minnesota and North Dakota. One of the purposes of the meeting | which opened yesterday and continues | today is to determine the needs of the various communities of the state} | for the purpose of making an allot- ment of funds. More than half of! the 187 local associations in the state; were represented, H. K. Jennings;! secretary, said. The federal land bank has loaned! $22,879,300 in Nort}: Dakota, on long-; time farm mortgages, according to al published statement, Among the bank officials here were Pregident Quamme, Secrétagy Jen- ; nings and Treasurer P. A. Preus, all; of St. Paul. i ~ FOR COMPANY A , Reorganization of | Guard Company Started National} | i Recruiting has heen started for the | reorganization of Company A, it was: ; announced today by Herman Brocopp, ; chairman of the recruiting organiza-; ‘The assurance-and confidence voiced} 15 ULSTER MEN ARERELEASED; | — TROOPS MOVING Michael Collins, Head of Provis- ional Government, Exerts Force For Release SHOOTING IS RESUMED Street Fighting in Belfast Con-| tinues, With One Being Found Dead Early Today London, Feb. 15—(By the Associat- ed Press)—Michael Collins, head of {the Irish provisional government has obtained the releas2 of 15 of the Ul- ster Unionists, recently kidnaped, it was announced in the House of Com- mons by Winston Churchhill, secre- tary for the colonies Mr. Churchill said that at his sug- gestion Premier Craig of Ulster and Mr. Collins had agreed to the appoint- ment of impartial commissions which would go to the border area, ascer- tain the facts and keep in close touch with each other in order to allay if possible the great apprehension ex- isting on both sides of the border at ie action being taken on the other side. Belfast, Feb. 15—(By the Associat- ed Press)—Arrangements for the evacuation from. Southern Ireland of the British troops was resumed today after a suspension lasting two days. At Dublin preparations were being made for the embarkation of 400 men. SHOOTING RESUMED Belfast, Feb. 15—(By the Associat- ed Press)—Shooting was resumed in the early hours of the morning in West Belfast after a temporary lull at midnight. Frank McCoy was found dead on a sidewalk with bullet wounds in the | back. The death in the hospital of a girt and youth, who were shot ‘Monday, brought the total deaths in the pres- ent series of outbreaks to 25, When the firing of the military fail- ed to disperse the hostile crowds the troops were ordered to charge with bayonets, One civilian was wounded in the charge. Up: to 5 o'clock this afternoon the ‘otel number of casualties had reach- ed an even hundred of which 30 were killed, The afterncon raiders entered the offices of the new Northern Spinnihg company on the falls road and shot and killed William Duffin, assistant manager, and wounded a clerk. DISORDERS RENEWED Belfast, Feb, 15—(By the Associat- ed Press)—After a period of quiet lasting several hours, disorders again broke put this afternoon when shoot- ing began in the Stanhope street area near the Victoria Terrace. The mili- tary promptly opened fire. ‘REQUISITION FOR HASTINGS ‘tion, and Elmer Lilleskov. About 20 have signed up to join! Company A, and the goal is 50 names ; by Saturday night so that the organ- | ‘ization of the national guard can be; ;mustered in, Brocopp said. Arrange- | | ments have been made for temporary | ‘drill quarters satisfactory to author- | lities, he said, so that the company | \can be mustered in. i Several months ago the company! was organized but was forced to dis- | | |which to drill in the McKenzie hotel, Room 314, Mr. | | Brocopp said. i i So ee ' ' ARRIVES HERE | | TO OPEN STORE, G. B. Harris has arrived in Bis-! | marck to prepare for the opening of) ithe new store under the firm name of | | Harris-Robertson, on Fourth Street; r ‘near Main. Fixtures | merchandise is arriving every day. It is planned to handle ladies’ wear ex-} | clusively, { ‘| Today’s Weather i | For twenty-four hours ending at} | noon, Feb. 15. \ | Temperature at 7 a. m. .. | Highest yesterday - 12) | Lowest yesterday . + —16) | Lowest last night . 11; | Precipitation .... None | Highest wind velo Weather Forecast For Bismarck and Vicinity: night and probably Thursday; cold Thursday. For North Dakota: and probably Thursday; not so cold Thursday and in extreme ,west port- tion tonight. Weather Conditions No important changes in weather conditions have occurred during the past 24 hours. The pressure con- tinues unusually high with the crest over the Great Plains. Temperatures are again considerably below zero ov- er the Canadian Northwest and sub- zero readings continue in North Da- kota and portions of adjoining states. The eastward movement of a low pressure area from the north Pacific coast will cause some moderation in temperature during the next 36 hours, ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Meteorologist. not so TO BE HONORED Governor of California to Grant Warrant for Return to Fargo For Trial Sacramento, Calif., Feb. 15.—(By the ‘band because there was no armory in | Associated Press)—A warrant for the power as required for the production ‘extradition of J. J. Hastings, former (of fertilizer and munitions of war and | i The temporary recruiting office is banker of Fargo, N. D., and one-time research in connection therewith, | secretary of the Nonpartisan League of North:Dakota, who is charged with embezzlement will be issued at 4 o’clock this afternoon, it was an- nounced today at the office of Govern- or Stephens. Delay was asked by counsel for Hastings in order that he might institute habeas corpus pro- ceedings. He contested extradition on grounds that the prosecution was a political frame-up. i are being installed and; Hastings, former vice-president ofthe | Scandinavian American Bank of Fargo, | is charged with embezzlement of $3,-; 000 in making an unauthorized loan to the U. S. Sisal Trust. DISAPPROVES MURDER PROBER Thomas Lee Woolwine, los Angeles district attorney, heads the investiga- tion into the myst2rious murder of William Desmond Taylor, movie di- eae He was born in Nashville in 74. POWER COMPANY ALSO WANTS T0 LEASE U, 8. DAM perty of Muscle Shoals Which Ford Wants COUNTER FORD PROPOSAL Various Propositions Included in Company’s Proposal To | Take Property SELF-POSSESSED ON STAND TELLS JURY HE DID NOT VISIT ROOM OF GIRL | Young Hotel Clerk Asserts Last He Saw of Marie Wick Was At 11 p.m. | | i FOLLOWS PAL ON STAND Gummer Backs up Brown’s Dec- laration He Didn’t Create Fictitious Hotel Guest | Eres ! Valley City, N. D., Feb. 15.— {William Gummer took the stand jin his own defense today. | Gummer sketched briefly his life, saying he was 28 years‘ old jand that he had been employed in the Prescott hotel on one oc- casion prior to the time of his employment: when Miss Marie |Wick was murdered. | “That was the last I saw of her until she was found dead the next morning,” Gummer said, ‘when asked by his counsel con- icerning Miss Wick's retirement to her room about 11 p. m. 9n Makes Offer for Lease of Pro-|Jme 6. Gummer asserted that a guest reg- istered into the hotel about 2 a. m. under the name of “James Farrell” and that he, Gummer, did not place that name on tho register nor Andy Brown, his roommate. The state has contended that there was not in fact a guest by the name of Farrell in the hotel the night of the murder but that such guest was created to divert su- spicion from. Gummer, Is Self Possessed Gummer appeared thonoughly self- possessed while on the stand. He was Washington, Feb. 15.—(By the Abs- | sociated Press)—Another offer for the purchase and lease of the govern- | ment properties at Muscle Shoals, al- abama, was completed today and ar- rangements made by its sponsors, the Alabama Power company, for immedi- ate filing with Sec. Week. i The offer was tendered by Thomas Martin, president of the company, and with its submission the total number of proposals received by the govern- {ment for its war acquitted properties {in Alabama was brought to four. The; new offer is expected to be submitted! soon by Secretary Weeks to congress which has before it the offer of Henry: Ford. coe tif ; The Alabama Power company pro- | posed completion of the Wilson dam “without further advances or expend-| jitures by the United ‘States and the: joutright purchase of the Warrier, | power plant on the Gorgas river sit- ‘uated on ground already owned by the | power company. The properties would | ‘be leased by the power company for ja period of 50 years after which they would be subject to “repurchase by! the government.” : | ; They will be operated undér pro-' | vision of the federal water power act, ; | The offer outlined to Secretary’ | Weeks in a letter signed by Mr. Mar- tin stated it to be the company’s pur-| ; Pose to install at the start a plant ap- proximately 240,000 horse power, | “subsequent installation to be made in| jaccordance with the federal water-; jpower act as may be necessary to; {meet the market demand.” i | ‘The company offered further to fur-; |nish free to the government or any- ‘one it may designate 100,000 horse-| J.0. VARNEY = las the name was placed on the regis- i ter between 2 and 3 a. m. | | Brown said Gummer was back of | |the desk when he entered the Pres- | | Well Known Citizen of Bismarc | Passed Away Last Night somewhat paler than usual but an- swered questions asked of him by his counsel very deliberately and in a low voice. Gummer made no direct denial of the various statements he has been quoted as making to officials, except ‘9 indicate that some of the state- ments credited to him were, in fact, statements that officials had made to him and that he had only agreed with them, particularly as relates to what he said the officials told him Brown had stated. During the conversations with Brown in the hotel lobby the night of the murder Gummer said Miss Wick was not discussed except that he (Gummer) told him a “good looking girl” had registered in, this state- ment being made while he was giv- ing Brown a list of all the guests who had checked in. Officials have testified concerning a lengthy conversation with Brown con- cerning the murdered girl. Denies Advances Gummer also denied that he made any improper advances to Miss Wick when he talkéd to her over the tele- phone about 11:15 after she had gone to her room in which she was found murdered the next morning. The defendant still was on the wit- ness stand the hour of the noon re- cess, Brown’s Testimony. Andy Brown, Gummer’s roommate, when he returned to the witness stand at the afternoon session yesterday de- nied that he and Gummer had ex- changed admonitions to each other to “stand pat,” when they met in the corridor of the Cass county jail ‘shortly before Christmas. Brown said he shook hands with Gummer as they parted, Brown say- ing, “Well, so long, old man, till 1 see you again.” Brown, by denying that he was in the Prescott hotel after 12:50, denied having signed the name “James Far- Willmar,” on the hotel register, cott lobby at 12:25 and that Gummer vas not visible to him, when he open- ‘ed the door to enter the lobby. He jand Gummer, Brown said, sat on the settee in the middle of the lobby and jtalked for a while. Brown testified that he and Gum- James Owen Varney, well known resident of Bismarck for many years, |passed away at his home in the Var- jney flats, 403 Second street, about 17:30 o'clock last evening. (Mr. Var- \ney, who was 75 years old, had been ‘in poor health for sometime but ‘had been confined to his bed for but a 'tew days before his death. His death 4 is attributed to a general break- Washington, Feb. 1 26 NW Harding in a letter to Senator King,'t u “™ | Democrat, Utah, made public today by | ing in Spencer, Clay county. ithe latter declared he considered it Fair to-! inadvisable at this time to call a na- The ex- lecutive also asserted that he did not Fair tonight know of “a legislature palliative’ to and added’ he very much doubted “if we tional housing conference. | relieve home that ought to try to create one.” shortages 200 ROBBERIES Chicago, Feb. 1 |man Allen, 17-year-old negro lad, sat jin the Hyde Park police station and amazed hardened criminal chasers with the story of how he had ob- tained more than $100,000 in 200 bur- glaries and holdups in three cities. —~ President | nati ‘Three-Gun” Her- |down, Mr. Varney was born near Cincin- , Ohio, Nov, 6, 1846, He lived for sore years in Iowa, his home be- Mr, Vav- ney for years was a railroad conduc- tor, doing work on the Canadian Pa- cific and other roads. During the lat- two ter years of his residence in lowa he} jowned a farm. Coming to Bismarck in 1908 Mr. Varney engaged in cement work and built the Varney flats. ‘He was well known in the city and had a host of friends. He was a member of the First Baptist church. r. Varney is survived by a widow children; Mrs. FE, P. Flint, , Ia; H. A. Varney, Chicago; Polzine, Centralia, Wash; Minneapol Bertha Varney, Bismarck and Bessie Varney, Minneapolis. Funeral services will be held o'clock tomorrow residence. floral offerings be sent. at 3 Ten bicycles, on an average, are stolen daily in London, afternoon at the Request is made that no ;mer had no conversation concerning | Merie Wick, except that Gummer had jtold him who had registered in the ‘hotel, enumerating the guests, includ- ling “a good looking girl.” There was |no other conversation. i Denies Writing Name } “Did you write any name on the ho- {tel register?” Brown was asked. “I j did not,” he replied. | “Did you write the name, “James | Farrell, Willmar,” on the hotel reg- ister that night or any other time?” | Judge ‘Barnett asked him. { Brown said no. t | Brown said also that he was not on | the second floor jof the hotel the night \of June 6 and 7, and also he said he was not in room 40, the room assign- ,ed to Farrell, the night of the murder. Brown said also that during the time he was in the hotel that night, he was in no part of the hotel except in the lobby. Neither did Gummer leave between the hour of 12:25 and 12:50 a. m. said Brown. Brown was called at about 11:15 a. m. Important points in his early testi- mony include these: First, that he was in the Presco‘t hotel fnom. 12:25 a. m, to 12:50 a. m. Second, that he walked from the Prescott hotel to the Grand billiard hall, on First Ave., and remained there about 10 or 15 minutes, while drinking a malted milk. Third, that he went directly from (Continued on Page 3)