The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 18, 1922, Page 1

The Weather Unsettled ' FORTIETH YEAR PRICE FIVE CENTS OUST MUIR tes BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18 TOTTEN QUITS; SEEK TO UIR LEAGUERS BEGIN FIGHT AGAINST STATE COMMITTEE IS OPENED T0 | BOND LAWYERS | THEIR MONEY IN ie neo DEMAND BOARD CONTROL WPL. APPROVE PLAN: NORTH DAKOTA) ss: s'isettes.ow:, te dt HEAD BROUSTED Public men who| dren are no more to be respected than} : ios international bankers who hold | Piel ed He Hdd the bonds. of the now-defunct eee Often lion Anainaceat t cuion ANS! Commencement of Open of Board f Admi ist ie ; : ard Oo: ministration Fight in State A To Start Soon Financial Houses Wire They Will; Bankers, Restaurant Men and i Buy Warrants at 98 Cents Motion . Picture Men All famine relief by Walter Liggett, act-! | on Dollar Agree On This Point ing secretary and former editor 9f saa es the Fargo Courier-News. The letter = replies to an attack on the comm TO BE HANDLED HERE|BANKERS ARE PLEASED/{uhihste to Horvort Hower mene | ae | iS rains tary of commerce. The international | ‘bankers are characterized as men who} have demanded their pound of flesh peere an ounce of food gets into Rus- sia, government, says a letter sent out to-! day to the American committee for! TOWNLEY PLAN DISCUSSED TOTTEN OUT ON APRIL 30 Demand.to be Made He Be Given a Fair Hearing Before State ~ Convention \Purchase of Warrants To Be|“Movie” Proprietors, However, Made Through First National are Hoping Things Will , Bank of Bismarck Loosen Up In Spring One Board Member Resigns and Defends Action As Member @ iN Another Ponzi get-rich-quick scheme has been uncovered, Chicago police declare, by the arrest of three officials of the American Novacolite Com- \pany, and a statement of one of those seized. The three, pictured here, are, be RET left to right: Anthony A. Levecki, office manager; Luke Byrnes, president, | A fight to the finish for control of | the Nonpartisan league, which has been going on quietly for a long time, is now in the open. Adkerents of the various ideas and factions are ready to go to the mat be- fore the league members of the state. Preparations for the fight of the op- position to the present league man- agement in North Dakota were ad- vaneed at the meeting here yesterday and last evening 25 leaguers called together by former Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor John N. Haa gan, H.A. Paddock, former secretary of the Industrial Commission, and close to A. C, Townley, explained the Town- ley “balance of power” plan to the and Thomas Moran, secretary. PROCEEDINGS ARE HALTED IN Police say Levecki told them the company | ‘2 borrowed money from workingmen, promising a return of 20, 40 and 60 per jwarrants of farmers of North !cent and- used the money in stock manipulation. placed their savings with the company. Five thousand to 6000 | weeks ago to lessen the discount 'WEATHER OUTLOOK jrate on hail warrants, was ad-/ FOR NEXT WEEK Washington, Feb, 18 —Weather pre- dictions for the week beginning Mon- day are: 6 Upper Mississippi and Lower Mis- souri Valleys—Generally fair but with }at beginning of week and again about Thursday. Norma] temperatures. The deal-for sale of 1921 hail Dakota was completed today.. Governor R. A. Nestos, who linstituted negotiations several \vised in a telegram from W. 0. \Horne, of the Minnesota Loan) and Trust Company, that bond attorneys in Chicago had ap- |proved the contract entered into by which the warrants can be The First National Bank of Fargo, N. D., Feb. 18.—People are saving theit money. So say the bank- ers here and the restaurant men and keepers of motion picture houses sad- ly agree with them. The teller at the savings deposit window of a:large bank was question- ed regarding conditions, “No, people haven't quit saving since times became a little tighter,” she’ said. “On the contrary they are saving more than they did during the flush years immediately following the war. We are getting more new ac- counts all the time.” * One banker after another substan- hiated her statement, The manager of one of the large REDUCTION OF WHEAT ACREAGE I$ UNDER FIRE Milwaukee Newspaper Criticizes Resolution of North Dakota Farm Bureau Fargo, N. D., Feb. 18—The resolu- tion advocating a 12 per cent decrease in the wheat acreage of the state,} Ouster_ charges will be instituted against Robert T. Muir, Nonpart member of the state board of admin- istration, hy Governor R. A, 'Nestos, it Was learned today. The same charges will be brought against Muir that were brought against J. I. Cahill and George Totten, other league members of the board, based upon the constitutional provisions regarding removal of of- ficers. Mr. Muir is president of the hoard at this time. It is understood that there ; Was some reluctance to bring charges against Muir but that Governor Nes- tos felt that inasmuch as the charges brought against Totten and Cahill were for acts of the entire three ac- tive members of the board and be- iJudge Nuessle Issues Injunc-| tional Order Suspending ‘OUR CTATE HAS self service restaurants had the same story to tell in a different way. “People used to order what they wanted, throw down the money, eat adopted at the recent annual meeting| Cause evidence 5) of the North Dakota Farm Bureau!Since the removal Poet otin here, is under fire, according to H. B.|all three that Muir should be included Fuller, state secretary of the organ-|in the ouster, c ization. He says that a Milwaukee delegates. Mr. Hagan, after the meeting, said | that “they all feel that they would like to hear Mr, Townley explain his; |Bismarck received instructions |to immediately begin purchase of warrants at the agreed price of 98 per cent of face value in Proceedings had ordered and plan in full and that he ‘has ee very much misrepresented.” i Former Governor Lynn J. Frazier} was present. ‘ ; Charge “Buying” Favor. j The general sentiment of the meet-} ing was against the Liederbach fac- |proceedings in the cases against Her- tion in control of the league state | man G, Brissman by issuing an injunc- | committee. It was not unanimols on the “balance of power” plan, but the nucleus of an organization which will demand that..Townley be given a fair hearing before the state convention, was formed. The Courier-News* today charged that Paddock had told the leaguers here that all the debts of the league, said to be heavy, would be paid if the balance. of power?’ plan. is. adopted..| This is denied by some who attended the meeting and Paddock refused to discuss his speech. Fraziet Out of Politics Former Governor» Lynn J. Frazier declared he was out of politics. Asked if he would be a candidate for the Republican nomination for Unit- ed States senator or for governor, the former governor replied: “I’m out of poitics now,” and added! with a smile, “I’m just plain farmer) now.” | To various questions concerning pos- ; sible candidacy for positions Mr. Fra-| zier reiterated that his present feel- ing was that he was ‘out of politics. He indicated his interest, however, in} the Nonpartisan eague movement and | was active in the conference here, Hagan Called Meeting. Former Commissioner’ of ‘Agricul-} ture and Labor John N. Hagan, also declaring he would not be a candi-j date, said that he issued the call for the meeting yésterday of a number of Nonpartisans from this section of the state to discuss general political conditions. Mr. Hagan said that he expected to accept a position soon,| ts hot pélitieal; and. noti, withthe: Now7|cmpoved them as attorneys: for ther} partisan league and that he “wanted | to see things smooth” when he left. ; Asked if the meeting took action on| Townley’s balance of power plan or upon demand of the majority of the| yesterday afternoon, state committee that the Nonpartisan league put a full ticket in the field) While Mr. Brissman'was before him! in June, Mr. Hagan said: o “They. all want to hear Mr. Town- ley explain the balance ‘of power plan. They feel that- they have been mis- informed and would like to- hear his full explanation.” Opef State Fight NEW CHARGES ARE FILED| Judge W. L. Nuessle today halted | tional order and directing Justice of Peace R, H. Thistlethwaite to appear} jon Tuesday, February 21, to show why jthe order ‘should not be made {manent. | The injunction was served while \Justice Thistlethwaite was preparing a jury panel for a case against Mr. iBrissman, preferred yesterday after- noon, charging him. with. violating the. advertising law of the state. There were two separate charges on whic}: Mr. Brissman was arrested, one charging a violation in 1919 and one in 1921, The complaint also was ¢i- rected against Mr. Bishop, of the firm of Bishop, Brissman and company. but service was not obtained because he, was out of the city. When these cases camg up this! morning E. B. Cox, attorney, refused | to let Mr. Brissman plead either! guilty or not guilty, saying that the; charges were illegal. Justice Thistle- ; thwaite began drawing up a jury pan-! tel when a deputy sheriff stepped in /{ j with the injunction which had been obtained from Judge ‘Nuessle by H. 'F, O'Hare. ‘ | Justice Thistlethwaite had set the |first case brought against Mr. Briss: | \man, for violating the state account- jancy law, for hearing at 5 o’clock this | |afternoon, This also was halted. | J. K. Murry and B. T. Burke ap- peared as attorneys for the state} | board of accountancy. Mr. Cox con- tested their ‘right to act, saying there had been no meeting of the board of accountancy. Joseph Coghlan said he {board in the absence of any mecting. | New Charges Filed The new charges for violating tne false advertising law Were preferred | warrant being | Thistlethwaite. jissued by Justice Justice Casselman came in with pa-/ pers in the first case which he had) said would be sent tp Justice Dolan’s! jcourt as the nearest justice of the| | peace but said he had learned since | Justice Thistlethwaite had an_ office jin the same building. Justice Cassel- | The temper of*Nonpartisans attend-| man took exception to a remark made} ing the meeting which included a number of active leaguers from this section was not favorable, to the present Liederbach faction in con- trol of the Nonpartisan state commit- tee in North Dakota. Although none of the leaders would be quoted upon this score, one of them remarked, “I don’t think I would say they approve of the way that bunch is doing things.” ty ‘The Fargo Courier-News declared the meeting Held here was the opening + gun “in the fight to control the Non- partisan state convention” to be held in March. REPORTS BIG DIAMOND THEFT E. Y. Crengel, St. Louis, Feb. 18—% of Crengel, Brothers, diamond import- | ers of New York and Chicago, today reported he had been robbed of dia- monds which cost him $76,899, and which had a retail value of between $125,000 and $150,000, on an __ Illinois Central train from Chicago. He said they were taken from under his pil- low of his berth while he was in the washroom. (He told the police they were insured for $50,000. BOYS AFTER “TREASURE.” London, Feb. 18—Four to recover sunken treasure. boys of Kensington have formed a company The “treasure” consists of the many toy ships that lie at the bottom of the sailing pond in Kensington Gardens. |by (Mr. Cox which he said reflected | jon him and the,justice appeared ready { | to do battle, but none was com-j |menced. Secretary of State Hall step- {ped in. j | Mr. Coghlan’s action was in line! j with his announcement that caused | ithe arrest of Mr. Brissman on ac- | count of every audit he had made in} [the state, saying he was acting for: jthe board in protecting North Dakota | ; accountants who are forced to be reg- istered and pay a license fee. | Mr, Cox asserted that there was no | merit, that both Bishop and Brissman | | Were certified accountants in Minne-j ;sota, members of the American Insti- jtute of Accountancy and that J. A. ;Cull, of Fargo, was a member of the j frm, a member of the state board of ;accountancy and was licensed under | North Dakota law. H ‘LUNDGREN GETS __ | 10 TO 20 YEARS Minneapolis, Feb. 18—Oscar Lund-! |sren, charged with criminal assault against Miss Mary Broke, pleaded {guilty before Judge H. D. Dickinson, ‘in Hennepin county district court to-! day, and was sentenced to an inter- ‘mediate term of 10 to 20 years. WASHINGTON NIVERSARY, Minot, N. D., Feb. 18.—The Town Criers club has arranged“for a Wash-/| ington’s birthday party Feb. 22. Th program will consist of a_ tabloi demonstrating the cherry tree episode. connecting it up with the truth in advertising idea of the club, musical numbers, a new version of an old time initiation. | been blown into the hollows and big | EXCESS OF FIVE INCHES OF SNOW N. D. Snowfall in Nov. 9 Inches and 8¥, Inches First 15 | Days of February On February 15th, North Dakota had an excess of five inches of snow above normal, according to W. W. Roberts, government meterologist, with headquarters here. Most of this excess over the normal for the win- ter months is due to the fall of nine inches in November and of eight and one-half inches in the first fifteen days of February. Because of the small amount of thawing weather that has been pres- ent-since the beginning of snow flur-| ground in the protected places, or has | drifts in higher ground. This condi- tion, is considered as preliminary 60; high waters when the snow begins to} melt in the annual spring breakup. While it is conceded that the large amount of snow will aid in supplying moisture for vegetation, Mr. Roberts! considers that the snows in March and early April are the ones which aid most in the production of crops, es- | pecially the wheat. CHURCH POLICY. SHORT-SIGHTED Director Speaks to Methodist Conference on Subject Fargo, Feb. 18.—The church has long been pursuing a short-sighted policy in providing ministers. for country churches, Dr. Walter. ‘Lee Airheart, rural director of the Metho- dist church, for North Dakota told the Fargo district convention of his church today. ’ 2 “The country has been used as a place to try out the young man and to turn the old man. ‘out to grass’ while the inefficient have been mar | rooned there.” he said. “The atten- tion of the ministry has been directed toward the cities as the place of op- portunity until failure to secure so- called promoton has come to be look- ed on as discrediting the minister.” The speaker told of the work being done in the counfry communities of North Dakota and said the church is trying to correct the condition he mentioned. February. Farmers who desire to sell their 1921 hail warrants immediately may send their warrants direct to the First National of Bismarck. John de Jong, local representative of Minne- sota Loam and Trust company and Lane, Piper and Jaffray, Minneapolis houses, through whom the deal was made, will check and list the war- tants, which are to be deposited with ther staté treasurer in trust. It was said by bank officials that a check for the warrants could be mailed prob- ably withn a week after they are re- ceived. a To Purchase Ail Offered, The announcement of the readiness to begin purchase of the warrants marks the culmination of the long and tedious negotiations of the state administration: The financial houses will purchase all the 1921 hail war- rants offered. There were about $3,- 500,000 of 1921 hail warrants issued. In the first sale made by the state Hanna purchased about $300,000 otf! warrants at 97 per cent of face value.! Some warrants had already been pur-! chased at discounts as high as 20 per; cent. | The sale of the warrants is expect- ed to put between $2,000,000 and $3,- 000.000 in the hands of farmers of the state at a saving of $300,000 to $600,- 000 over previous discount rates..The money will enable many farmers to pay delinquent taxes, take up obliga- tions or provide a fund with which) to put in the 1922 crop. Wheat Contract Provides, , The contract through which the! warrants are sold provides that the} financial houses shall buy the war- rants, which shall be deposited in! ERIN PEACEFUL half of what they rush out,” he said. “Now, they stand at the counter and study the cards overhead to see how they can order the cheapest meal. When they get through eating they are apt-to linger newspaper comments on the resolu- tion which also calls for a greater! corn acreage, and remarks that while { farmers in the corn states are calling : for reduction in corn acreage the North Dakota farmers take an joppo- at the table a while talking. That is because they aren’t as busy as they were when business was better.” Motion picture men also reported less business .but insisted that things woul brighten up in the spring. Wages Have Been Cut. “Just now a lot of people have had their wages cut,” said W. @. Clavier, picture houses in the state. “Even the best moyie fans don’t come in as often as they used to. When building starts up and other activitles are re- vived in the spring, business will’ be better. People are sort of skeptical about the value of a dollar and as to whether it is going as far as it ought to go. There has been so much said and written about saving money that | ries, most of the snow fs still on the /dministration former Governor L. B.| even those whoshave it to spend are intent on saving it. AS PRISONERS * ARE RELEASED Renewed Outbreaks Feared, However, as Both Sides Hold Prisoners London, Feb. 18—(By the Associat- trust with the state treasurer. The financial houses then loan the {ndus-} trial Commission, composed of Gov-| ernor Nestos, Attorney General John-} gon and Commissioner of Agriculture | and Labor Kitchen, money with which! to purchase the warrants from them.) The Industrial Commission will issue) short-time notes which will be sold inj the eastern financial markets. | It was necessary to test the con- tract in the supreme court and ob-! tain a favorable opinion of eastern} bond attorneys before the deal could be finally be put through. Ends High Discounts, | One of the results of the sale, in; addition to the saving caused by the| Jessening of the discount rates, in the} view of Governor Nestos, is that aj future market is created for North Dakota hail warrants in the east and the day of the big discounts is a thing of the past. Under the contract the price of the warrants advances 1-2 per cent each month until par value is reached in! June. FEDERA Chicago, Feb, 18—(By the Asso- | ciated Press)—Federal Judge K. M: Landis today announced that he had resigned from the bench and would devote his entire time to his position of baseball com- missioner. The resignation -March 1. Announcement of it was made formally by the judge today as he took his place in court. “There are not enough hours in the day for all my activities,” said the judge. “Therefore, |! have forwarded my resignation as fed- eral’ judge to Washington, effec- tive March 1. The judge then called the first case on his docket and refused to discuss the matter until court recessed. is effective JUDGE LANDIS QUITS BENCH _ TODEVOTE TIME TO BASEBALL POSITION, RRR ARR ee | the position as baseball commis- | sioner it was stated his salary { would be $42.500 a year, Judge Landis will have virtually completed 17 years as judge for the Northern district of Illinois when his resign#ibn becoini.js effective. Rumors of the resignation have been current for months. It has been generally ‘under- stood that Judge Landis would have resigned sometime ago but for the attacks made on him by Senator Dial, of South Carolina, and the —_ notoriety brought through his handling of the case of Willie Dalton, 17-year-old bank robber. On the verge of résign- ing when these things came up the judge changed his plang in- | wounded. d ‘Press)—Peace seems for the mo- ment reigning over northern freland, the release of the remaining kidnap- ed unionists annouced yesterday tending to relieve tension. Noverthe- less both sides hold prisoners and it is understood the south is determined ot. to release the special constables aptured until the Monaghan football players are freed by the Ulster au- thorities. Dispatches indicate that last nigh? was the quietest in Belfast for a week. Only two mem were shot and REFUSE RECOGNITION Limerick, Ireland, Feb, 18—(By the Associated Press)—A proclamation was issued today on behalf of the Ed- Limerick brigade of the Irtsh Repub- lican army refusing to recognize the present heads of the army or the pro- i visional government. SMOOT PLAN IS ADOPTED Favors European Basis For As- sembling Tariff Duties of the imported articles is |stood to have been practically agreed {upon by the Republican members of | the senate finance committee. | The re-writing of the ad valorem {rate in the Fordney bill on the basis of this plan was started today, sen- ators said, and since the original rates were predicted upon American valuation it was said that increases were being made in many instances. TO TEACH PROHIBITION, Carnarvonshire, Eng., Feb, 18—The Carnarvonshire education. committee has lecided to introduce a course in prohibition in its schools. The Na- forming his iriends that “he would When Judge Landis accepted never resign under fire.” tional Union of Teachers has entered Washington, Feb, 18—Adoption of | ithe ‘Smoot plan of assessing tariff du- | ties on the basis of the foreign valuc | under- | site stand. j The language of the resolution is that the federation “favors a substi- tution of other crops such as forage, corn and potatoes, fior wheat.” “North Dakota has been raising so/ little corn that it has had to ship it n for feeding,” says Mr. Fuller in de-| fending the resolution. “With the! im expensive business and only own- evs of blooded stock will be able to ford it. If the farmers would raise | ‘nore of it, this expense would be dis- pensed with and the state would have enough corn to go around. This would make for better dairying ‘con- ditions. 2 . “None of the corn raised here would get into the market to compete witit that raised by the farmers of Illinois and Towa.” The resolution is a constructive one and aims for greater diversification of crops, something tHe state greatly; needs, he added. ENGLISH AVIATOR FLYS ACROSS THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS) London, Feb. 18.—For the first time, a commercial airplane has flown across the Atlas Mountains in Moroc- co, according to a message received at the London Air Station. The Atlas range is 15,000 feet high. The pilot was Alan J. Cobham, an} English aviator. CO-OP AIDING MEASURE SIGNED | | ,Washington, Feb. 18.—The Capper- Volstead co-operative marketing bill which legalized co-operative associa- | tions and producers for marketing; and exempts them from the Sherman} anti-trust law was signed today by the President. The signing of the'bill, one of the measures especially sponsored by the} agricultural bloc, was witnessed by Senator Capper and Representative Volstead, its authors, Senators Mc- Nairy, of Oregon, and others. { | Today’s Weather | oo ending For twenty-four hours noon February 18. ‘Temperature at 7 a, m. (Highest yesterday .... Lowest yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation ... ‘Highest wind velocity Weather Forecast For Bismarck and Vicinity: Un- ‘settled weather with probably snow ‘tonight or Sunday; warmer tonight; colder Sunday afternoon or night. For North Dakota: Unsettled weather with probably snow tonight j portions tonizht; colder Sunday af- jternoon or night. | Weather Conditions | A moderate high pressure area has {moved down over the Dakotas and ‘Minnesota from the Canadian North- west and lower temperatures have resulted with readings below zero in eastern North Dakota and’ northern Minnesota. The western low pres- sure area remains central over Brit- ish Columbia but has extended east- ward over Montana. Light precipita- tion has occurred over the eastern lake region and over the Pacific coast region. General fair weather contin- ues elsewhere. —ORRIS W. ROBERTS, objections. Meteorologist. —___—_—_—_-+| | I or Sunday; warmer in east and south | The resignation of Muir was aske for and was refused. Waeaue George Totten, member of the state board of administration against whom ouster~charges were to be instituted by Governor Nestos, resigned his po- sition late yesterday, and the resigna- tion was accepted, effective April 30 ee 1 call whose resignation also vas demanded, has sta 7 fight removal, ue ae Totten Resigns The resignation of George Totten, member of the board, submitted to Governor Frazier late yesterday, lim- manager of one of the largest motion| high freight rates prevailing, this is |its. the ouster proceedings to Muir and to Capill. Cahill has already stat that te will fight the charesert gk though there have been reports that he would also resign. Totten quit his position after seek- ing two conferences with the Gov- ernor, during which he asked that the time for his quitting office be so fixed as to allow him to make certain business adjustments. His resigna- tion will be effective April 30. The charges against Totten, which were based upon the general constitu- tional provision in such cases, charg- ing malfeasance in office, were with- drawn by the Governor. . The resigna- tion of Totten will on April 30 place control of the board of administration In the hands of the Independents, as Commissioner of Agriculture Kitchen and State Superintendent Nielson are ex-officio members. Totten’s Statement. Mr. Totten made the following statement regarding his resignation. ‘My reasons for resigning are as follows. In matters of this kind the Governor is both prosecutor and judge. On the evidence submitted at the Governor’s hearing he can decide that there was sufficient cause and remove the accused officials. Then these officials dre on the outside looking in and they are compelled to 80 to the courts in order to get rein- Stated and to draw their salary in case the courts find in their favor.. This is a very expensive proceeding, also a lengthy one; possibly costing hundreds if not several thousand dol- lars and lasting over a period of a year. In the meantime while these of- ficials are waiting for justice from the courts their positions’ will be filled by the Governor’s appointees who in all probability will remove many of the appointees of the board, thus’ destroying the organization which the board has made. Person- ally, I cannot afford to stand the ex- pense of such legal proceedings and in the second place the prospect of such a legal fight makes the game not worth the candle. My resignation is not an admission that the charges are true for I am satisfied that no just cause could be found for my re- moval. “I am proud of the work which has |been accomplished by the board of ;administration and am satisfied that | there has been no general demand on | | the part of the taxpayers for our re- moval but that the demand has come from those who are desirous of obtain- ing office. I have nothing to apolo- size for having always served to the best of my ability the best interests of the state as I saw them.” Totten was appointed to the board of regents in November, 1917, and is j Serving on the board of administra- jtion under a six year term ending in j July, 1925. Governor Nestos said that the rea- ‘son for his acceptance of Totten’s resignation, effective April 30, was in order to give him reasonable time to engage in future busines It also ays incident to re- moval might have prolonged Totten’s time in office beyond that. $1,300,000 IN TAXES, London, Feb. 18—The government will collect $4,300,000 in estate and inheritance taxes from the heirs of Henry Radcliffe, late Cardiff ship- owner. The estate left by Radcliffe is estimated at $6,250,000. United States army in 1789 con- sisted of 840 men,