The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 31, 1922, Page 1

iy The Weather PAIR FORTY-NINTH YEAR 54 CANDIDATES ARE LISTED IN BURLEIGH RACE Number Filing For Offices Is Largest in Several Years, Records Show 11 OUT FOR Grant Palms, County Commis- sioner, Does Not File Peti- tions for Renomination Fifty-four entrants make up the lar- gest number of candidates for county offices in Burleigh county in years. The sheriff race heads the list, with 11 candidates, including two women. There. are but two candidates for county: superintendent and treasurer, and two will be nominated on June 28, and one elected in the fall. Grant Palms is the only county commission- er who is not a candidate for re-elec- tion. Edward G, Patterson and C. J. Malone, commissioners, are candidates again, zi The list of candidates, alphabetical: ly arranged, follows: County Superintendent. W. E. Parsons, Miss Madge Runey. ‘Sheriff. ¥ Geo, Anderson, Frank Barnes, Ger- trude Irene Charlebois, Albin Hed- strom, E. M. Kafer, J. L. Kelley, Jen- nie Moran, Hugh D. McGarney, Wil- liam Ode, iHarry A. Thompson, A. C. Wilham, Auditor. Harry R. Clough, Frank J. Johnson, H, A. Thomas, Jr. Treasurer. J. A. Flow, R. G. Phelps, Clerk of Court. Harry Crane, Chas. Fisher, Jas, E. Kiley. (Register of Deeds. Marion E. Nebergall, Richard Pen- warden, Fred Swenson. State’s Attorney. Edward §, Allan, Philip Elliott, J, N. McCarter, F. E. McCurdy. County Judge. 1, C, Davies, John F. Fort. County Surveyor, T, D, Atkinson, i Ze Coroner. B, J, Gobel, Edwin M.Stanton, Her- man Strolke. County Commissioner—First District. Edward G. Patterson, J. P. Spies. Justice of the ‘Peace. Anton Bertsch, W. S. Casselman, Geo, D; Dolan, John Wray. County Commissioner—4th District. J. B. Glanville, J. O, Lein, Axel Sod- er, County Commissioner—3rd District. Oscar Backman, Hans Christianson, | B. A. Fricke, C. L. Malone, F. C. Nel- son. Representative, Legislature. Victor Anderson, P. G. Harrington, L. E, Heaton, Thos, M. Jennings, oO. R. Vold, H. W. Voight. REPUBLICANS WOULD AMEND ~ SENATE RULE Vote 32 to 1 to Bring About Amendment to Prevent Unlimited Debate Washington, May 231.—Republican senators today committed themselves to the movement designated to bring about amendment of the existing sen- ate rules permitting unlimited debate. By a voto of 32 to 1 the Republican conference decided tv draft and press a new cloture rule. Whether the cloture efforts would be made while the tariff bill is pend- ing was not decided. The prospects, however, were said to be that action on the cloture proposal would go over until later. A committee was ap- pointed to.draft the new cloture rule and another majority conference will be held to fix a time to bring the cloture plan before the senate. HALLIDAY TO BLAZE TRAIL Halliday, N. D., May 81.—At a meet- ing of the Halliday Commercial club held at its rooms Monday night a com- mittee consisting of P. J. Forward, Henry Klein and Maurice Wasem was appointed to go to Elbowoods, at which point a ferry boat has been permanent- ly located and make arrangements to plaze a trail from that point across country to Halliday, which trail will then lead on to the Stark county line and continue into South Dakota. It will be a much traveled road from the north and will be placed in good con- dition, FRAZIER WILL TALK AT WILTON Former Governor Lynn J. Frazier will begin his campaign for the Re- publican nomniation for United States Senator at Wilton, Friday, June 2. This date was announced ‘for Bur- leigh county, but Wilton is just out- side the courity to the North and can be made the gathering point’ for the leaguers of McLean, Burleigh and Oliver counties. 7. FAVOR M SHERIFF E BIS Last Edition BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1922 FUTURES BILL IS PRESENTED 10 THE SENATE Senator Capper;“of Kartsas Bill, Introduced New Measure to Correct Old Defects Washington, May 31—A new Dill! for regulation of future trading on/ grain exchanges designed to meet the recent decision of the supreme court holding the present trading ,act in- operative in parts was introduced in the senate today by Senator Capper,; unofficial senate agriculture bloc and author of the original act. 2 In presenting his new measure Sen- ator Capper said it had the support of the agricultural bloc and Secretary} Wallace and others of the Department of Agriculture. It was referred to tho agricultural committee. The pill is similar to the act de-| clared inoperative by the supremo court except that its fundamental prin- ciple is based upon the power of Con. | gress to regular interstate commerce instead of the taxing power which was jthe basis of the present law and which the supreme court held could not be exercised in that respect. The bill,| like the present law, provides for) designation and regulation of “con- tract markets” by the secretary of agriculture and for admission to grain exchanges of farmers’ co operative as- |sociations, the latter a provision: op- posed vigorously by the established | boards of trades. FIRST DIVISION REUNION PLANNED} | Devils Lake, N. D. May 31— George Wright of Casselton, president | of the First Division Association of} North Dakota, today made reservation} for his organization and announced plans for the third annual reunion o! the North Dakota members of th First Division in connection with the! state convention of the American Le-| igion, which opens here on June 20th. Drawn to this city by the appear-| ance here of National Commander! Hanford MacNider and Judge Kene- saw M. Landis, first division men from all parts of the Northwest have signified their intention of being pres- ent at this convention according to Mr. Wright. GOLDEN VALLEY MAY ISSUE BONDS Beach, N. D., May 231.—There was an impromptu meeting held at Bart- ley’s hall for the purpose of discuss- ing the question of bonding for a coun- ty court house, which was largely at- tended and, surprising as it may seem, was a unit in favor of the proposition, the meeting including a number of farmers who happened in town at the time. A number of ladies from town and country were also present. pee ota REIS SUES SS OLIVER GOOD ROADS DAY Center, N. D., May 31—Today has been set for an Oliver county good roads day. Farmers, businessmen school children and every able bodied person available will work under the direction of district chairmen and with picks, shovels and trucks will dig rocks out of roads, fill ruts and gravel pad places. It is estimated the vol- WARD MYSTERY IS UNSOLVED Walter 8. Ward (left), New Rochelle, N. Y., millionaire son of the Ward Baking Company founder, has confessed, police say, that he alew | Clarence Peters, ex-navy man, who threatened him with blackmail. Mra, wes (right) is standing staunchly by her husband. Below, the Ward ‘| Hall‘of the Second Ward and Maurice, Republican, Kansas, chairman of the; ' ler officers in the Army NEW COUNCIL | IS SWORN IN| Halliday, N. D., May 31.—Two or} three ties at the last city election and! the failure of elected ‘officers to| qualify ‘in time, necessitated the re- signing of the hold over. officers who| refused to act longer and the appoint- ment of new at a meeting of the council. Those sworn in were Grant’ :Palmer. .ofthe-First. Ward, Fred .W. | Wasem of the Third Ward. The coun-; cil meets the first Tuesday of each month. ARMY RESERVES PLAN OUTLINED | Gives Plan of National Defense Outlined by Army Heads for Period of Emergency The organized officers’ reserve plan} of the United States Army was ex- plained last night to reserve officers of Bismarck and former service men at the American Legion hall by Col. J. H. Neff, chief '6f''staff, 88th divi- sion, organized 'téserves. Effort is beingmade to develop a national defense policy and stating that lack of preparedness cost the taxpayers many additional billions in the! World War and many lives, Col. Neff: unged the importance of the of- ficers’, reserve. The plan, contemplates enrollment of 150,000. officers, ma 5: y World War and’ in graduatedf Civi-! lian Training Schools. The officers are assigned to various units’ in six armies created in the plan, which is expected to eventuate into a full en- listed personnel as well. They are to be called only in time of national em-| ergency, or may be called for 15 days training each year if their business permits. “We are not engaged in promoting who hates war more than anyone else is. the man who fought. It is an or- BY COL, NEFF § ilitarism,” said Col. Neff. “The man| . PRICE FIVE CENTS BURLEIGH (0. FARES BETTER suey; | Total Amount Loaned in County “This Year Is Shown Far Greater Than Last NEARLY $1,500,000 LOANED Practically All of Money Made Available by Senator Me- Cumber’s Bill Is Loaned Burleigh county has fared far bet- ter in the number and amount of seed loans made by the federal government this year than last year. The report of the Grand Forks Farmers’ Seed Loan office, containing tabulations for, the week to include: May 27, shows that 253 loans have been made in Burleigh county for a total of $30,704.50. Burleigh county ranks sixth in the number of loans and seventh in the total amount of loans. Last. year there was loaned in Burleigh county $16,709. The amount of the federal seed loan Jast year was $2,000,000 and. this year $1,500,000. Last year:;the applications were handled through County Auditor’ Frank Johnson. This year the county commissioners. employed John de Jong as county agent for 60 days, during which period Mr. de Jong aided the farmers in making out and forwarding applications. The result shows a far (lids total of loans this year than ast, Report bv Counties The weekly report of the Grand | Forks office shows: | Counties No. of .. Total} | Loans Am’t of Loans Adams .. +215 $31,558.50 Billings 28,365.00 Benson 3,095.00 ; Bowman . 3,970.00; Bottineau . 46,489.50 Burke 4,323.00) Burleigh ... 30,704.50" Divide . 14,040.00; Dunn 30,046.00 | Emmons . 1,950.00 Golden’ Valley 29,763.50 Grant .... 46,374.50 | Hettinger . 558 82,509.00! Kidder ... 150 18,289.80 | McHenry 138 15,716.50; McKenzie. - 209 25,407.00 McLean . 32. 4,782.50 Mercer 26 3,505.00} Morton 192 25,327.00 Mountrail 62 6,674.00 Oliver 14 9,209. Pierce AT 6,045.00 Renville 146 20,203.50 Rolette 51 7,110.50 Sheridan 30 2,912.50 Sioux: 78 9275.25 Slope 414 57,954.50 Stark . 264 40,740.00 Stutsman 12,613.60 ‘ard 22,273.50 Wells 675.00 Williams 13,185.00 Total ........ 4923 $655,087.55 Note: No loans have been made in the counties not listed above. The total amounts of loans made by states up to and including May 28} also shows that North Dakota got the bulk of the federal seed loan money which was made available through Senator McCumber’s. seed loan bill. The amounts follow: Idaho, $23,- 224.50; Montana, $748,189.54; North Dakota, $655,087.55; South Dakota, | $36,836.85; Washington, $17,300.00, A total of $1,465,068.44 was loaned out of the total appropriation of $1,500,- 100. Poe Aca CoE | Weather Report | oY For twenty-four hours ending at 8 a.m. May 31. Temperature at 7 A. M.. Temperature at noon. Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday .. Lowest last night .. Precipitation Highest wind velocity Weather Forecasts | For Bismarck and vicinity: Fair to- night and Thursday; somewhat warm- T. For North Dakota: Fair tonight and Thursday; somewhat warmer Thurs- 62 148 | ganization for defense, to make possi- ble the organization of fighting for- ces in time of national emergency.” | Sixty-six thousand former officers of the World War now are enrolled in the organized reserves. Additional applications are sought by the War Department. MANCHURIAN MUTINY SPREADS, Peking, China, May 31—(By the A. P.)—The Manchurian mutiny against General Chang Tso-Lin the Manchurian leader is spreading. The garrison at Harbin has joined the mutiny and declared in favor of Gen- eral Wu 'Pei Fu, victor in the recent campaign and Harbin is in control of the mutincers who also have seized all the Chinese Eastern railway from Harbin to the Maritima, province ‘of Siberia. BOY SWIMMER DROWNED Regent, N. D., Cherny, Jr., 8-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lorentz Cherny of Regent, run- ning ahead of his playmates to go jn swimimng, was drowned _in the Cannon Ball river near here. His com- rades, missing him, gave the alarm and his father, after two hours search found the body in about five feet of ‘unteers will save the county $15,000. water. May 31.—Lorentz | Lisbon * day and west portion tonight. General Weather Conditions Rain has occurred at most stations from the eastern slope of the Rockies to the Mississippi: River and fair weather prevails over the western third of the country. High pressure ever the Rocky Mountain slope and Plains States is accompanied by cool weather in these sections with light to heavy frosts in parts of Montana, Wyoming and North Dakota. Stations Temp. Precipi- State High- Low- tation of wea- est. ¢ est.t ther Amenia .... 66 37 0 el’r Bismarck .. 64 41 -10 cl’r Bowbells ... 76 35 0 el’r Bottineau .. 66 33 14 el’r Devils Lake .64 40 0 el’'r Dickinson... 60 32 .09 el’r Dunn Center 59 36 0 el’r Ellendale . 63 42 0 eldy Fessenden .. Grand Forks 63 41 0 pc. Jamestown .65 44,0 eldy Langdon .. 65 36 0 el’r Larimore .. 66 39 0 clr 34 0 el’r Minot 30 05 el’r Napoleon 39 02 er Pembina . 31 0 clr Williston .. 38 16 el’r Moorhead ...64 42 0 el’r The above record is for the 48 hours ending at 7 a. m., May 31. ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Meteorologist. IN SEED LOANS ENGLAND WILL NOT TOLERATE Colonies, Paints Gloomy Pic- ture of Conditions MAY REOCCUPY Great Britain Will Again Rule Ireland FIERCE RIOTING Belfast, May 31 (By the A. P.) —Fierce rioting occurred this aft- | ernoon, following the shooting of two special constables. They were badly wounded. Incendiarism and bombing’ were’ rampant’ and’ the crown. forces used machine guns. Seversi'persons were’ reported killed: bea CRAIG GOES TO LONDON Belfast, May 31 (By the’A. P.) —Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier, announced today that he and the Marquis of Londonderry, the Ulster minister of education, were going to London tonight at the, British. government's. invita- tion to confer regarding the situ- . ation in Ireland. He said they were going on the distinct under- standing that they would not meet the Dublin representatives. London, May 31 (By the A. P.)— Great Britain will tolerate no Repub- lic in Ireland and if the terms of the by the Irish the British government will resume her liberty to act in tak- ing back the power conferred on the provisional sovernment and in reoc- cupying the territory evacuated, it was declared today in the house of com- mons by Winston Churchill, colonial secretary. Mr. Churchill drew a gloomy pic- ture of the state in which Ireland finds herself today. While dealing sympa- thetically with the provisional gov- ernment’s plight and detailing at length its reasons as conveyed to him for enterin~ into the recent agree- ment with Eamonn DaValera, the Re- publican: leader, he vigorously depre- cated the pact as striking directly at the treaty which. he declared-woul be broken if the four Republicans Wh election refused to sign the declara- tion of adherence to the treaty. HOOVER TAKES ON BURDEN OF FIXING PRICE Secretary of Commerce Would Set Price to be Charged During Strike May 31.—Secretary Hoover today assumed responsibility for fixing a reasonable price on spot coal during the; continuance of the present coal strike, ; Opening the conference here today of union and non-union. operators in the producing fields: Mr. Hoover de- clared that any agreement between the operators looking toward the. fix- ing of the price of coal even though in the interest of the public: would be illegal and he therefore asked the in- dividual operators to agree with him Washington, ‘pn a peasonable price’ of coal in their ..44 | Pespective, districts, |’ HAGEN GIVES $2,000 BONDS Fargo, May 31.—H. J. Hagen, for- mer president of the Scandinavian- American bank, indicted by the Cass ;county grand jury on 33 charges in- eluding the making of embezzlement and making false entries, has given $2,000 bond in Cass county district court, it was announced today. He came from Seattle, Washington. UNFAVORABLE REPLY IS MADE BY CHILEANS Washington, May 31.—(By the A. P.) —An unfavorable reply by Chilc to the Peruvian proposal to arbitrate the sovereignty of Tacna-Arica is under stood to have been presented at to- day’s joint session of the Chilean- ‘Peruvian conference. The Chilean re- ply, although not considered final, was received with manifest disappointment in Peruvian circles. The meeting end. -| ed without definite action. CHICKENS, PIGS BURNED New Salem, N. barns, BRIN REPUBLIC Winston Churchill, Speaking in| LAND If Treaty Is Not Carried Out! D.—More-than 200 prize white Leghorn chickens, sev- eral pigs, a large modern chicken house and several hundred eggs of : purebred hens of prize eastern flocks were destroyed with a total loss of $2,000 in a fire of unknown origin at the Fred Lehde farm. Passersby saw the flames and roused the sleeping|Old Settlers association will hold its family in time to save the house and|annual picnic at Burt, June 14. cCUMBER BONUS P 'MRS. McCORMICK WOULD PREVENT Chicago, May 31.—(By the A. P.) —WMrs, Edith Rockefeller McCor- mick will ask court sanction to prevent the marriage of her daugh- ter, Mathilde, to Max Oser, Swiss riding master, in a statement to be presented in court today. No objection will be made to the ap- pointment of Harold F, McCor- mick, her divorced husband, as Mathilde’s legal guardian but pro- cess against the international mar- riage will be made formally in court, STRIKE BALLOT _ PREPARED FOR Vote of Maintenance of Way Workers Will Decide Course Of Organization OVER 500,000 TO VOTE All Replies Are Expected To Be Received By The End of June, Says Officers Detroit, Mich., May 31 (By the A. P.)—Officials of the United Brother- hood of Mlaintenance of Way employes and railroad shop laborers today be- gan preparation of strike ballots to be mailed within the next few days to Anglo-Irish treaty are not carried out) the 478,000 members of the organiza- ition throughout the country and to the approximately 75,000 non-union men of the crafts who would be af- fected by a strike. The brotherhood members with the non-union men will be asked to vote on the question of accepting the wage cuts of from one to five cents an hour recently ordered by the United States Railway Labor Board in Chicago. If a majority of the Brotherhood jvote in favor of the rejection of the decreases, E. F. Grable, grand presi- quarters here, is empowered to issue a strike call immediately, setting the date for the walk-out. All replies are looked for by the end of June. ho are to be taken into the Irish gov- ernment following the forthcoming | ™4 448 448 J i ARE GUESTS OF Recalls Stirring Times of Old Civil War Days Three members of the G. A. R. were present at the regular meeting of the Rotary club at the McKenzie hotel Garrison, and Judge W. L. Nuessle delivered addresses. The latter, Mr. Welch, is a grandson of Edwin M. Stanton, who was secre- tary of state in Abraham Lincoln’s cabinet. Mr. Robinson knew Captain U. S. Grant, as “he called him, when Mr. outside of St. Louis. The speaker told! of calling on Captain Grant one day when he was chopping wood and met son was fortunate in living at a time when politics were as exciting as at present. He stated that once when he was on a horse buying expedition in northern Illinois he attended a Lin- coln-Douglas debate at Rockford. At another time he heard the nightin- gale, Jennie Lind, sing in St. Louis. Following Mr. Robinson’s speech Judge W. L. Nuessle related some of the history and significance of Mem- orial Day which he said, came from the women of the South originally in this country. They began decorating the graves of their soldier dead dur- ing the Civil War, and later Gen. John A. Logan, commander of the G. Ac R., made an offiical announcement declar- ing May 30, Decoration Day. In tracing the occasion back to its source, Judge Nuessle asserted that the idea of Memorial Day had a pre- decessor in Soul’s Day, a Catholic holy day, and even earlier in the time of the Romans and the earlier pagan who strewed the graves of their dead with flowers and green twigs. GUNWOMAN TAKEN TO PRISON TO BEGIN TERM Mott, N. D., May 31.—Mrs. Juliana Roll, 65, convicted here last October of assault with a dangerous weapon, hag been taken to the state’ peniten- tiary and Saturday began serving the year to which she was sentenced. Mrs. Roll last summer shot and seri- ously wounded Jacob Meir, neighbor- ing farmer, in a dispute over posses- sion of a field of grain. LEITH SCHOOL CONTRACT LET Leith, N. D—S. L. Melby, New England, N. D., has been given the contract for construction of a new replace that destroyed by fire during the winter. His bid was $12,275. HETTINGER PIONEER PICNIC | GIRL’S MARRIAGE RAILROAD MEN dent of the brotherhood with head-| consolidated school building here _ to| Mott, N. D.—The Hettinger county An extensive. program is being prepared. jana killed the ‘boar. LAN © BILL WILL BE REPORTED OUT 10 U.S, SENATE Senator McLean Breaks Tie Ex- isting Among Republican Sen- ators on the Measure + THE BILL WILL BE PUSHED Chairman of Finance Committee Says That He Will Seek Early Consideration Washington, May 31—The com- monly known McCumber soldier bonus plan was ordered favorably reported today by the senate fi- nance committee. The vote was 9 The effective date of the bill was changed, however, from next October 1 to January 1, 1923, aft- er Senator Walsh, Democrat, Massachusetts, told the majority that it would take six months to get the bonus machinery in op- eration. The Smoot plan providing for paid- up life insurance in lieu of all other forms of compensation was defeated by a vote of 8 to 5, | Senator McLean broke the tie which has existed among the Republican | members on the vote to report the i; McCumber plan which is the house | bill with some amendments, including jelimination of the land settlement or i reclamation project. Senators said re- clamation. was. not discussed although thouse leaders and some supporters of reclamation have urged that the Smith-McNary reclamation bill or some similar legislation be attached to the bonus measure. Oppose Laying Tariff Aside Several of the majority members | of the committee gave notice that | they would oppose laying aside the tariff bill for senate consideration of the bonus in the near future. Chair- ;man McCumber replied he intended to iget.as prompt consideration on- the (bonus bill as could be worked, out. , It was. reported.that the Repub- jlican leaders hoped to work out some Plan by. Rhichs the Bona measure e expedited withor i the tariff bill. ane Forfeiture Provision Out Senator Simons, ranking Democrat- ic. member, announced ‘on behalf of the three Democratic, members Pres- entathat they, voted for the McCumber get action prom | because they. favored, it. Bn ane Bet McCumber plan eliminated the feiture provision as contained in ‘the house measure under which veterans failing to pay loans to bank or to the ROTARY CLUB The committee before approving the George L. Robinson of Garrison) government would have forefited their adjusted service certificates, What Bill Provides The senate bjll as reported would Provide for the payment of cash whose adjusted service credit would not exceed $50, as proposed in the house measure and: woud give to oth- this noon when George L. Robinson of | er veterans four options including: Adjusted service certificates with a face value of 3.015 times the amount The G. A. R. members were W. B,|Of the adjusted service credits com- Hibbs, J. W. Hart, and Steve Welch.| Puted at the rate of $1. per day for do- mestic service and $1.25 fr foreign service with provisions “for bank loans prior to January 1, 1926, and by the government thereafter, The certificates would mature in 20 years from the date of issue, or Grant was a farmer in Illonois, just} S00ner upon the death of the veteran. Vocational training aid at the rate of $1.75 per day, but the total not to exceed 140 per cent of the amount him several times later. Mr. Robin-| of the adjusted service credit of the veteran. Land settlement: Upn the opening of public or Indian lands to entry veterans would be given preference in their settlement for a period of not less than 60 days and then would be allowed by the government for-pay- ment on such lands or improvements thereto an amount equal to the ad- justed service credit with addition of 25 per cent. This provision is in Meu otsthe reclamation provision in the Farm or home aid jn an amount equal to the following percentages of a veterans adjusted service credit. 100 per cent if payment were made during 1923, 105 per cent if payment were made in 1924, 110 per cent in 1925; 120 in 1926, 130 in 1927 and 140 .per cent in 1928 or thereafter. Un- der the house bill the amount paid under option would have been the to- total of the adjusted service credit increased by 25 epr cent . LEGION CLUB IS ROBBED While American Legion men were paying tribute to departed soldiers yesterday afternoon, someone entered the hall, used a “jimmy” to break open the candy case, stole $4.00 and some merchandise. “Harry wants the owner of the ‘jimmy’ bar left in the hall to call and become a life member so as to organize a second-story auxiliary to our club. We want you to get ac- quainted. Ask for Harry,” says an announcement of the Custodian. MAN ATTACKED BY BOAR Bottineau, ‘N. D.—Charles Whitter- on was attacked and knocked down by his herd boar, and had not his collie dog run up and fought the animal off, it is believed he might have received fatal or very serious injuries. Whitteron procured a rifle