The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 27, 1923, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday. Cooler tonight. ESTABLISHED 1878 FORD FAMILY BATTLES ROADS 10 BISMARCK ‘ In Spite of Weather 134 Cars Registered Early in The Day < TAKE BIDS ON SECURITIES Bids will be r i ! eived Thursday by the state industrial commission for $3,000,000 real te percent bonds; $700,000 milling 5 1-2 percent bonds; 2nd $300,000 mill and eleva- tor 5 1-2 percent bonds. The milling bonds were authoriz- ed by the last legislature and are to provide working capital for the state mill and elevato? at G Forks, while the mill and ele’ bonds are based upon a mortgage on the mill and elevator building and are to provide funds for’ pay- ment of cost of construction. ,3IG EVENTS PLANNED ais 3 UNDER GUARD Military Rule Is Declared By At 3 p. m. today 1054 persons had tered for the grand prize at the Copelin Motor com- pany’s office. The exact num- ber of cars in the parade totaled re 214, 188 of which were touring 1 ears, coupes and sedans, and the Governor Because of remaining 26 trucks. So great were the crowds, that Lawlessness though the Copelin Motor com- pany had prepared what they Soro rs upposed would. be. sufficient [CITE POWER ABU! food for the Ford families, in- cluding 1650 sandwiches, they Okmulgee, Okla., June 27.—Okmul- rain short. It was necessary to | gee county declared by Gov. J. B. give to performances at the | Walton to be in a state of lawless- Rialto theater this afternoon, ness and disorder amounting to in- “here Mr. Enders and Mr. Ed- | surrection against civil jaw, was un- wards of the Ford Motor com- der the rule of military law of Okla- homa. And with the coming of the military rule a great part of the pop- ulation still bewildered by, the gov- ernment’s move were looking about for “the condition of lawlessness and terror,” describeq by the executive's proclamation of militgry law. Guard units amounting to about 200 and machine gunners were to ar- rive by morning. “Local officers of the law either can not or will not suppress the breech,” the Governor declared in his proclamation which was signed by three Okmulgee county citizens detail- ing alleged abuses of power by the forces of Sheriff John Russel ang de- claring the sheriff “had been utterly indifferent” to a series of depreda- tions which threatened “serious riots.” NO GUARDSMEN WILL BE SENT TO MERCER CO. Beulah Situation Is Reported Quiet by Capt. Baird, Investigating pany, Fargo, talked, because the theater was too small to accom- modate all the Ford families at once. Mr. Copelin, in behalf of the Copelin Motor company, wishes to express thanks to the mer- chants and the people on Bis- marek for the cooperation in making Ford day in Bismarck a suc Eager to see all the rest of the Ford families and to compete for the numerous prizes offered by the Cope- lin Motor company and the Bismarck | merchants, not to mention the grand prize of the Ford touring car, many Ford owners arrived in the city early this morning, in spite of dull threat- qning skies and the heavy rains of hist night which damaged the roads. { By 8:30 a number of people were stationed outside of the Copelin Motor company offices, ready to reg- ister as soon as possible. By ten o'clock, 134 had registered, coming from towns in the fartherest part of this district, ang included Ford own- ers frem Wing, Driscoll and Dawson. When the parade started shortly be- fore noon, a number more had ar- rived to participate in the big cele- bration. Approximately 200 Fords appeared in the parade, which, headed by St. Mary’s school -band, wended its way through the downtown district. Spec- ators crowded the streets to see the which were of every description from well worn, rusty looking old ae touring cars, to the shinest of sedans and coupes. From all appear- ances, a number of families were competing for the prize to be award- ed for the car bringing the largest family into town, for many of the cars were filled to capacity. Though there was’no prize offered for the fanNily of red heads, one car in the parade carried a family of six all of whom had extremely red hair. One of the oldest cars in the par- ade carried the sign “in use since 1911". It looked as though it might fall apart almost any minute. The upholstering had entirely disappear- ed, and one of the wheels was tire- less. In spite of its dilapidated con- dition however, mother, father and nine children rode in it. Some of the cars were decorated There will be no National Guards- ment sent to Beulah, where disturb- ances had been reported at thé mine of the Knife River Mining company. Capt. L. R. Baird of Dickinson, re- ported by telephone to Governor Nes- tos and to Col. D. L. Ritchie, Valley City, commanding the 164th infantry, North Dakota National Guard, that the situation was quiet there and that it appeared that civil authori- ties could handle any emergency. Capt. Baird’s report, which lacked the detail of a written report, was to the effect that about 120 union min- ers from Beulah and surrounding towns, had come into Beulah Sunday to protest against the importation of 25 to 30 non-union men to do de- velopment work for the Knife River Mining company’s mine. i There was a demonstration Sun- day, 2s previously reported, and ten- THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [FINAL EDN | BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1923 WATER PLANT TO BE CITY'S Complete From Power to Fur- nishing Water, Chairman of Commission Says PEOPLE DESIRE ing What the People De- sire in the Matter mplete in every detail 2 give all the people servic point was made clear and emphatic by A. P. Lenhart in answer to some remarks of a member of the citizen's committee. Moreover it is the sentiment each member of the commis ed Tuesda ‘a jal meeting tl morning to make the plant a city owned aifair do’ to the last unit. Mayor Lenhart de clared that sentiment was for this and that the people to get what they voted for ced plant, equipped to give a maxi- mum of service to all the people. KE. A. Hughes, president of tl Hughes Electri¢é company before the commission and a special rate of tw cents a kilowatt for tri 0 drive the pumps. He declar at he would put up a bond to this ef- fect and that if any reputable en- gineer would come before the com- mission and tell: them that a Diesel oil burning engine could put power on the board any cheaper than that that he would give the city plant juiee free for five years. P. C, Remington of the committee challenged Mr. statement. “[ have just been talking to the of ion as af eo citi Hughes’ members of the railroad commis- sion,” he said. “Chairman Milhol- lan says that you cannot give the city any cheaper rate than you say i it costs you to produce juice wh under your sworn statement is 3% cents.” Mr. Hughes replied something to the effect: “the state commission be damned.” He declared that he would proceed anyway with his proposition. Members of the city commission and others point out, however, that board for the city pumps at a trifle over one cent. One bidder agreed to put up a $22,000 bond to deliver at_less than one cent. It is pointed out too that if the Hughes Electric company furnishes juice to the city plant cheaper than to any other industry in town under the rule of the state commission which accords a utility eight percent on the investment the other con- sumers will have to make up the difference so if the city does not pay for what the service is worth the other consumers will, The whole issue seems to have nar- rowed down now to what kind of an oil burning engine to install. Sentiment on the commission and cit- izens committee is almost unanimous for the city to do its own pumping and cut free from any private utility. Want Advice Properly the commission wants the advice of Engineer Wolf and a re- presentative of the fire underwriters. City Engineer Atkinson in a very (Continued on page 7) LAWYERS IN HIGGINBOTHAM IN EVERY WAY THIS! Sentiment of Majority for Do- Bismarck’s new water plant will be d built to! | port between ten and fifteen million evening and at aj sel engine experts will put up a bond to deliver juice on the switch- STATE’S BANKERS IN PREDICTS TWO MILLION COAL QUTPUT INN. D, State Will Mine and Sell This Much Lignite in 1923, Says Maj. Washburh BANKERS’ — AID Points to Great Potentialities In Fuel in North Dakota’s Future “North Dakota this year will mine nd sell 2,000,000 tons of lignite coal and in 1933 North Dakota should be {mining for its own use and for ex- tons of coal,” Major Stanley Wash- burn, of Lakewood, N. J., president of the North Dakota Lignite Coal Operators association, and vice pres- Pres. M. Gratton PRICE FIVE CENTS ETING ‘BRANCH BANKS PROBLEM PUT BEFORE THEM President M. H. Sprague in Annual Address Asks Ac- tion Upon Their Attitude PROSPERITY AT BANKERS’ CONVENTION HERE SEES |Conditions in State Good, | President Says; Rain Cuts First Day Attendance ident of the Washburn Lignite Coal company, declareq in an address be- fore the opening session of the North Dakota Bankers association here this morning. The bankers, he said, are the men in the community who have vision and foresight, and he urged their co- operation and support in developing the latent resources of lignite in the state. He said that with the back- ing of the bankers, the developing of the lignite mines could be carried forward with amazing swiftness. Major Washburn belteves that the people of the northwest do not real- ize the vast richness and limitless fu- ture of the country. He pointed out that Minnesota and the Dakotas have more acres, by 20,000 square miles, than the French Republic, and if these three states were isolated from the rest of the Union would be al- most self supporting and self-sus- taining. , Great Potentlatities. “It is nbt my intention,” the Major aid, “to go into all the resources of North Dakota. I want to bring to The question of branch banking was put squarely before the North Dakota State Bankers Association by President Manville H. Sprague of ifton in his President's address ie ADURIERCHERIN the thirty-ninth anniversary convention which opened in the El- tinge theater here this morning. More than 200 bankers were present at the opening. While expressing no personal opinion on the question of branch banking, president Sprague empha- sized the importance of the pro- blem and the desirability of action upon it, “I believe that we cannot afford to pussyfoot or duck the question, but we must meet it squarely and determine for ourselves whether or not we desire to continue under our present method of banking or wheth- er we desire the evolution which branch banking will bring to this country,” said President Sprague. “Personally, I cannot help but feel that the Federal Reserve sys- tem while beneficial in many of its aspects, has been the forerunner of Branch Banking and there can be no question in my mind but what its friendly, brotherly tendencies of 1914 and 1915 have with its tremend- ous growth in size and power dur- ing the past nine years, built that your attention, however, that what I regard as a greatest potential asset of North Dakota and the northwest is the vast deposit of lignite coal. We have in North Dakota atone 608,000,- 000,000 tons of high grade lignite. In order that you may realize the wealth on which we are litterally sleeping, let me call your attention to what Dr. V. K. Stickney of Dic {State Bankers’ \ident. in coal, possess. 1 throughout the world as one of the Coal Co., Wilton. FOR MEMORIAL combined, have less coal than North | and South Dakota alone and’ barely | more than the state of North Da- | CASE CLASH) many’s resources are supposed to be 467,000,000,000, and France's total is 19,000,000,000. Therefore, the three | greatest coal producers of Europe, kota, f\ “It is only a few months ago that ; A one of the organizations represent- ing eastern coaly published a state- | —— ment that the Northwest was depend- | « " ent on anthracite and bituminous | tate Board Opens Them At) coal, as no fuel of any value exists | Fargo Today in Minnesota and the Dakotas. | heater: Whether this statement was made —- C83 | Governor R. A. Nestos, welcoming through malice, I do not know, but Fargo, June 27. Bids for the Convention in Chorus and short the members of the North Dakota} whatever the case, the person mak- |inter! fini: ng, marble work and 7 . floor construction of the Liberty ing the statement was densely ignor EO chi were doing business. be opcned this ufteroon by the Continuing his talk, he said tha‘ never before had there been so much discussion of lignite. In Germany lignite is used for tae operating of any industrial concern, including the force which transforms lignite into electrical power for all the lighting | requireq for the city of Berlin, ‘The | bulk of 200,000,000 mined in 1923 in state board of adm tration con-| lvening here. Bids for remodelling | the power plant and installation! of coal handling equipment at the! state hospital for the insane at Jamestown probably will. be con-| sidered at Bismarck tomorrow, Chairman R. B. Murphy of the board said. | Among the speakers at the convention Gerinatinnskehomcreiconniieriien | Dakota, and Maj. Stanley Washburn of Lakewood, Engtand, known Dakota Lignite Coal Operators Association with flags, and bunting and one truck had the appearance of a_ traveling “forest, for the truck itself was hid- den under an abundance of foliage. Many of the trucks represented the use to which they are put in an in- dustrial way, one carrying a full load of cord wood, another a washing machine, another a victrola, while still another was fitted up as an at- tractive porch, carrying ‘a porch swing and porch chairs. After the big parade, all the Ford sion has run high, but Capt. Baird reported no violence or damage to the company’s property. Col. Ritchie planned to go back to his home in Valley City. He came here yesterday afternoon and con- ferred with Governor Nestos on the matter. The report of Capt. Baird to Governor Nestos also indicated matters were quiet. The Governor had Informed local authorities of Mercer county that no troops would be ordered out unless Germany will be used as it comes from the ground. ' North Dakota’with its 608,000,000,000 tons has never, so far, mined over 1,200,000 tons. Now Is the Time. He pointed out to the bankers that now is the time for them to act if they intend to keep northwest money in northwest banks, for it is | Jat this ‘time that the lignite coal | should replace the millions of tons of eastern coal which is shipped to Enter New Dispute Over Taking of a Depo- sition Lake City, Fla., June 27.—The trial here of Thomas W. Higginbotham, convict whipping boss, was marked during the early hours today by more clashes between counsel for the state and the defense. The legal wrangle A contract for the installation of three automatic stokers at the state |- hospital at Jamestown was let to- day but the name of the successful bidder ‘was not announced. The bid was $30,000 it is reported. The board today also was con- sidering bids for construction of book stacks in the Liberty Memor- ial building where about 150,000 volumes of the state historical so- ciety, state law and general state library. families adjourned to the Capitol) ciyi] law broke down, and if or- grounds, where they were the guests | dered the cost would be assessed ‘of the Copelin Motor company at 8] 5ocinst the county. pienic lunch. Here they spent sev-|°"h "A Hughes, one of the owners was over the naming of a commis- sioner to take the deposition of J. B. Hendry, a defense witness, now in Atlanta, Ga. Counsel for the defense charged that Stafforq Caldwell, assistant state’s attorney, was “butting in” on the case and made another motion which was immediately overruled for a continuance of the case because of the absence from Atlanta of John A. Voykin, named to take nendry’s deposition. Mr. Caldwell declared with the defense in obtaining evi- dence. Higginbotham went on tria] on a charge of murder in connection with the death of Martin Tabert of North Dakota 16 months ago. land the close co-operation of the that he was willing to co-operate | an this territory each year, represent- ing 100,000,000 dollars a year wnich {the northwest is. sending east to build up reserves in eastern banks. “I see no reason,” he said, “with ‘a publicity and educational campaign MT. ETNA IN London, June 2.—A new and violent eruption broke out this morning near the summit on the south side of Mt. | Etna plainly visible at Quaitana, said | a Roman dispatch to the Central News. It is feared that the observa- | tory has been overwhelmed. Prof, Tarrara reports the new flow | of lava, is progressing at the rate af | a kilometer an hour. jbankers why this state should not, } this year mine ang ell 2,000,000 tons of coal and I think it is not visionary to express the opinion that by 1933 North Dakota should be mining for. its own use and export between 10 “15 million tons of coal. The. moment we are able to mine and scll large quantities, industry would be- gin to move slowly toward the mines {ang in ten years your state would be considered an industrial state rather than purely an agricultural one.” Can Aid Consolidation. ’ BOY MUSICAL PRODIGY. Toucoing, France, June , 27.—An| Gottchy of Reeder yesterday prob- ably will complete the list, in the opinion of. physicians attending the more than a dozen injured who survived. DICKENS’ HOME GOING. Rochester, Eng. June .27.—Gad’s era] hours getting acquainted with | of the coal company returned from one another, and discussing the many | peuiah’ today. gffine qualities of . - Ford car, then it was time for the entertainment at 4 Bane oem (DEATH LIST Pictures of the Ford factories, botn interesting and instructive, were own at the Rialto, and talks were j tiven by representatives of the Ford company. tunity given for registration at the|in the Adams and Bowman county Copelin Motor company offices, where |cvclone of Sunday now stands at the tickets were given for the draw- jeight, according to a dispatch re- ing of the Ford car. This drawing | ceived today by the Forum. was to take place at 5:30 p, m., at The death of the year-old daugh- the Copelin Motor company offic ter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Spen- Besides the prizes awarded for var- ious attainment, the Copelin Motor was to fill every’Ford truck, appear- ing in the parade with gas and oil before they left “for their homes. Mr, Copelin expressed himself as bration, and felt that the crowd was’! Hill Place, near here, once the home fairly good, considering the weather | of Charles Dickens, soon will be put Zonditions last night and early to-|on the sale block, London resltors day). 4 announce, Se @ Women: sleep more lightly and re-| Blythe, Calif., has a population of quire less sleep than men, according | 1,690, but’ no citizens nameg Smith the Rialto theater. Five o'clock was the last oppor-| Fargo, June 27.—The death list closing the day's celebration, cer, following that of Mrs. Frank feeling well satisfied with the cele: to a French scientist. or Jones, Major Washburn said that the coal operators association believes that the bankers association can. be of very great assistance to the growth i of this industry which means.so much to the state, ; STORM DEATH “TOLLS FIVE Toronto,- June 27.—The death list from a storm that struck western Toronto amounted to five restor- ation of broken communication sys- tems progresses, The loss of §$1,- 000,000 remained unch: . It was|the “buy early campaigy.” said that it would take a week to| should make it your dgty to talk to clear the streets of up rooted trees,|as many citizens as possible, and I broken telegraph poles, and derbis. {Continued on Page 6) one-half million more tons of coal woulg have been mined in North Da- kota last yéar. For this reason, I “Had there not been so great aj In Milan, car shortage last fall, I believe that | from the critics. urge all you bankers, when ‘you re- | will meet tonight at 8 p. m. Dele- turn to your bank to’ help support|gates to the department convention You | will be elected, oratorio composed by an 11-year-old | Italian poy, Roto Rindaldi, soon will | be presented at the great church of St, Christopher. It is called “The Childhood of St. John the Baptist.’ it has won generous praise Legion Meeting. Lloyd: Spetz Post, American Legion, Drug .addicts in ‘America are esti mated to number 1,298,600. | M ckinson Tae President N. N. ' [ Thursday’s concert program by North Dak-| Bankers ota Bankers Association Band. Discussion: . Major Manville H. Sprague of Grafton is presiding at the sessions of the North Dakota Association, of which he is president, and M. R. Porver, Minot, is vice-pres- are Dr. V. K. Stickney J, and vice-president GOVERNOR WELCOMES BANKERS, URGES AID * Every Farmer Should Be Aid.) {business session to be in the Eltinge | i | system into an enormously large, executive and somewhat autocr banking power, which makes its weight felt in every phase of bank- ing today. tenley Washburn, Lig Operators Association Must Act Now “With the power of intrepedation of our banking laws fixed largely in PS polit appointment, we must of _of Dickinson, North] necessity, if we desire to fight president of the North| Branch Banking, attack it through the means by which it is allowed to of the Washburn Lignite ath at exist, which is political in its char- acter, and while I desire at this time to express no personal opinion as your presiding officer, yet I hope that this Convention will discuss the subject from all of its . angles and go on record voicing their sen- timents on the subject so that your incoming officers may know the pos- ition which you desire to take in the fight which undoubtedly will be waged during the coming year.” IN BUILDING STATE: D Program ed in Tilling Soil If Possi-| are year, President Sprague gb Ci! Sai RS 2: | : A , had been a constructi: 2 % * ble, He Says, Pleading for} for the state and for ine) pare Program for the business session! an : _|tion. The membership, he said of the bunkers Thursday follows, the; C0operation of the Bankers.) oi oveq a gratifying increase of 24 institutions. He praised very high- ly the services of A. G. Divet, the ociation’s attorney. He urged extension of group meetings to pro- vide that every county will have an association of bankers, | | | ociation in convention on behalf of the Capital | d the important posi- here today City, str “Credit and Transportation” ition the banker holds in his com-| “This year has witnessed a ses- By J. E. Phelan, President First | munity, and asked the cooperation| ‘ion of the legislature with its mul- National Bank, Bowman jof the bankers in building North] tiplicity of new legislations, but I Its Re- “Wheat—its Consumption , Dakota into a bigger b | feel that all in all, so far as our as- lation to Farming and General} “It is a pleasure to welcome you| Sociation is concerned, the very ex- Business” |to the state capital today—welcome| cellent work of our legislative com- By Capt. Guthrie of the Wash-! because of what you, as an organ-| mittee and the unceasing labor of burn Crosby Co. Minneapolis, ization, have already meant in the | UF association attorney has result- Minn, 4 life and development of the state, ¢d in legislation which is not only Address. Dr. J. L. Coulter and doubly, welcome for the assur-| beneficial to banking in general, President North Dakota Agricul- | ince given ‘by your attitude , today| but which is likewise fair to the pub- ral College. \that wou will render. still. greater| lic and which will tend to place all Subject; “Do the interests of farm. !that, you will render still Breater| (° Oe aking and finance in this ers and bankers conflict in the promotion of cooperative mark- 3 i eting.” Address Dr. College, Waukesha, Wis. Subject: U.S, AY Address... . Dr. Wm. Guthrie, Department of Economics College of the of New York Subject: “America and The Prob- lems of Today” The public is invited to hear the| discuss their needs, problems, and addresses. c COURTESY CAR FOR BANKER Courtesy cars furnished by the | Lahr Motor Sales company were a pleasant feature of Bismarck’s effort | its people.” to provide every facility for the com- fort of the visiting bankers in the city. The Lahr Motor Sales pany furnished three Willys-Knight and Overland cars, labeled “bank- ers’ courtesy cars” and put them with drivers at the McKenzie und Grand Pacific hotels at the service | CO? of the bankers, MAY SEIZE FOREIGN SHIPS aving the Day for the | B.! Com- , etree) William | vate. Arthur Ganfield, President Carroll | S¢mi-public | state on a firm and lasting founda- tion, which will not be swayed or rocked by passing winds of political heat.” Regarding general conditions he said that “it was my pleasure to spend nearly a month in a trip cov- ering much of our state and I have felt that the spirit of optimism which prevails in many sections is thoroughly warranted.” Welcome Given The session of the convention op- ened with invocation by Rev. Joseph Ryerson of Bismarck, which was fol- lowed by the address of welcome by Governor Nestos, reported else- where. In responding to the Gover- nor’s welcome, M. R. Porter of Min- ot, vice-president, said that the wel- come by the chief executive of the state was “evidence that the city of Bismarck, as usual, is alive to the situation, and the entertainment the Bismarck bankers have prepared for us and the auspicious, welcome by the chief executive are but fore- runners of the good times we will have.” : Mr. Porter recalled that the asso- ciation met in Bismarck eight years ’ the Governor said. ¢ engaged in a pi it is neverthel character and you greatest success s to come,” While you busine: ye in are achieving the only when you do your daily work with the consciousness that you are builders of your community and commonweulth, No community can hest development unless zens can look to the bankers as friends to whom they may go to h its hi prospects with the confidence that they will receive sound and help- ful advice, and help whenever pos ble. The banker should occupy a position in dealing with the econo- mic and financial ills of the com- munity similar to enat of the doc- tor in dealing with the bodily ills of Urges Thrift In seeking the realization of the highest ideals in tne state, the Gov- ernor said, “there must be infused into our citizenship a renewed spirit of work, thrift and economy; a new fidence in the state, its produc- tivity, and its people. In this great work, no group of citizens of our state is in a better postion to ren- ago, that there was an abundance of der cffective and helpful .service; rain during the convention and the than you bankers.” state had the biggest crop in years Speaking of the need of more set-| that year. tlers in North Dakota Governor} The North Dakota In dent Nestos said that “nothing would de-| Telephone Company presented to ‘the feat our work of securing this de-/ bankers reports of the extent of velopment more disastrously than] rain during last night, which show- Washington, June 27.—Seizure by | the loss of any present settler who|ed that it covered the southern half the United States of foreign vessels |is- willing to work and who farms| of. the state. bringing in liquor in violation ofthe | with reasonable thrift and intelli-| ceived with applause... supreme court decision ang treasury | gence.” 1 regulations is nderstood to have “Most of these ferences today between treasury and prohibition officials, (Continued on Page 7) a | - men owe you the een considered in a series of con-| money,” Governor Nestos continued.| bankers from motoring in “I want to express my appréeciation| special Pullman attached to North- The rain apparently had cut down attendance, preventing many for it. 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