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<2 “tr + ohyadministration, é “tevised vagrancy law enacted by the WEATHER FORECAST Fair and continued cool 1 tonight Thursday fair, US. PROBING| ACTIVITY OF 1. W. We LEADERS Representatives of Depart- ment of Justice in North Dakota on Investigation ORGANIZERS COMI. Many Will Arrive in North Dakota Since $5 Harvest Rate Is Effective Today A representative of the federal De- partment of Justice was-in Bismarck today investigating conditions with reference to a possible 1. W. W. har- vest strike, He sought out state and local offieials for a conference on the subject The state ith Dakota, said * ‘whose name 18 withhe! two good laws with which to deal with any situation which may arise. One of them is a 1913 law, he said, and the other the 1923 legislature. Both, he said, could be used to curb activities of I. W. W. agitators who avoid work and seck to foment trouble, Between 400 and 500 “wobblies” will come ‘into North Dakota in the next few days, because of the influx of several thousand workers expected to take advantage of the $5 rate ef- fective today, he said. The “wobblies” will be chiefly organizers. The Department of Justice Agent, who already has visited Fargo, Grand Forks and Minot, displayed an I. W. W. “dues book” which was obtained from an organizér. It contains 26 cent stamps, each for one month's dues. According to the Book, the dues are td go to the Chicago headquar- ters. While there have been some I, W. W. organizers here no trouble has re- sulted. The only case of violence re- ported is in the western part of the state where one man was said to have been thrown from a train. DISPERSE CROWD Minot, N. D., Aug. 1,—Launching their offensive against any congre- gation of I. W. W. members in Minot, the police dispersed a crowd of about 25 transient laborers who had. as- sembled at the janngles’ west of Minot. Mike Klanchik,-8, whom: the” po: lice ‘charge is an organiter of the 1. W. W. is held on 8 charge not as yet specified. Police assert that they found’ ‘e quantity of I. W. W. literature in the possession of Klanchuk, No disturbances wera created-when the police visited the camp of the transients, it is said. The men were told either to get to work or to move westward—at least get out of Minot. SENT TO JAIL Fargo, Aug. 1—James Baker and Herbert Martin, arrested and charged with vagrancy, were bound over to district court under $200 bail’ and were committed to Cass county jail Bordey, at.a hearing before Judge J. Bingham. aker, who offered as a defense that he ‘had been selling I. W., magazines and literature and was therefore employed, was unable to conduct his defense, as no attorney had been furnished him), by the I. W. W. organization here: Charles Albright, patrolman, testi- fied that Baker had been in the city for more-than 1e4 ind had not been regularly employed during that timé."At the concli Tusfon of his testi- mony, Baker wi led on to present his casp;.but was unable to do so in the absence of counsel. In view of the fact that the case had been con- tinyed. several days to: allow the rs fense tp, attorney Judge Binenge aD se ay further delay should be. grat ‘that Baker should be held for ‘rial, Martin, another I, W. W., pleaded guilty and was ‘held for trial in the absence of” security for his appear: ance. y TAKES CHANGE Jamestown, Aug, 1.—Attorney F. C. Freerks, appearing for the I. W. W. organizer, Bill Potter, who was ar- rested Monday morning onthe charge of vagrancy, asked fora venue’ from -Jystice Murph: when the case was callled: yesterd: As both Justice Kellogg and Justite Wiencke happened to be out of town the nearest justice was found to be Justice Rishoff at Pingree, before whom , the case was taken to be heard later. McLean County i Term Concluded Judge Fred Janbonius, is attend- ing to legal matters at the court house here, after having coneluded a -long jury term at Washburn... There still: are some court cases to be disposed of at Washburn and Judge Jansonius’ may. Fpeoag a next The next jury in ismiates jin ee ar a bone sided over by Judge Coff Judge Jansonius will hold cont ‘in New Rockford and other ‘cities in the district. fa pa ale es ‘WILL STOP. HERE * Dr. C. ©. Caratens, alent: ‘of the Child Welfare League of now in the west, will stop in B marck Sunday to: consider: of Miss Henrietta ‘Lund, the child welfare work of the : \ . W. F. Gerhardt, engineer at McC with what he calls his scientific cui ‘ook Field, Dayton, ©., is shown here riosity.” It is a “cycleplane,” which he invented and in which he has made test flights. Motive power is supplied by the pilot's leg muscles. that it goes up. It works just like a bicycle except GLEE CLUB TO BE HERE HAS WON LAURELS: Band Benefit. Entertainment to be Worth While, Says Rev.’ C. F. Strutz ‘ . SING IN. BIG | CITIES The Men's Glee“ club: of North- Western College of Naperville, Ul, which comes to the Auditorium, Aug- ust 7 has appeared in, practically all the big tities of ‘the: west-anymhid- dle west.! “The’ concert given by tie Glee club when I was.in Naperville, IIl.,! was-one of the finest entertainments that I ever listened to,” said Rev. C. F. ‘Strutz. “It is far ahead of most entertainments of the same nature, for a large number of the young men composing the membership have been training all ‘their’ lives for musical careers. Their director, Prof. C. mney, who plays the accompani- ments has a wonderful musical rec- ord behind him and wins high praises every time he appears in public,” de- clared Rev. Strutz. Zi “The fact that these young men have won applauke and high com- mendation in the large cities of the wegt, Denver; Kansas City, Salt Lake W.| City, Los Angeles, Oakland, land, Seattle, Berkeley, hundreds of other pl distanc dicates’ that ‘they are giving an en- tertainment that is something out of the ordinary,” declared Rev. Strutz. “As an amusement feature alone Bismarck .will be getting something that cities far larger have found e: cellent: In addition to ‘spending a d lightful evening the Bismarckers. w' be contributing toward a fund to Dey for the big instruments to be used in the Juvenile band by the 85. chil- dren of Bismarck who already belong, and the hundreds-who will Join with- in the next few year: erted Rev. Strutz in telling‘of his acquaintance! with the reputation and history of the Glee Club, .“Everybody in \Bis- marck ought to turn out for a con- cert of such high cla: ment, particularly derived from. it. will (a8 result of demands from ‘eitisani in}, different comiayniees some of whom The Glee. club ‘started “upon their Western tour June 14 and gave its first concert at Freeport, IN. there it passed on into , Towa, Karisas, Colorado, Utah, California, Oregon and Washington as far North Vancouver, B. C., and is coming y way of Montana into North Da- kota, arriving in Bismarck August. 7 when it will give its concert here. —— Government Builds London, Mor than 16, achat re been made for ite ‘which the gov: few. monthe, a ID HERE EARS AGO; BACK AGAIN TANSWER TOBE MADE FRANCE Cabinet Meets in, Downing Street in One of Most 'Im- portant After-War Meetings , FINDING DIFFICULTY Seek Way to Maintain: Posi- tion and Yet Not Break With the French London, Aug. 1—The British cab- inet resumed sions today in Downing ptreet wi inthe prospect that the proceedings would develop. intc one of the most important ‘conte: ences of British —— since war, The attempt to fois British policy to be adopted in the repara- tions settlement wéth Germany will be continued throughout today and tomorrow, The ministers are expected to remain almost continuously around the conference table antil. Premier. Baldwin is ready to make his ‘state- ment in the House of Commons to- morrow night on the status of the reparations negotiations, It is understood the government isencountering the greatest difficulty in framing a policy which will allow single handed action with the Ger- mans ahd atthe same time insure the continuance of the entente with the French and Belgians. Mc-| If Great Britain decides te act cissky ma a Taareated for begging | alone full publication of all th ‘on the streets in Bismarck. He was|cent negotiations may be expected eneen ES ain Chief of ice j nized Rin othe chet of police de- ASKS BRITISH SUPPORT clares’ that begging is McClosky’s} London, Aug. 1.—Despite the -un- business and e has pursued | yielding French stand on the Ruhr it for years. a ‘is not a cripple,| occupation and reparations as con- but, according to the chief, has for| tained in the French note submitted the last several years. attracted|to the British inet, the United sympathy by claiming he 8 a| States should t premier Baldwin consumptive. He was given a 20-lin carrying out Secretary Hughes’ day suspended jail sentence and Ieft town. also on bromise;to:leaye t to leaye town. NEIGHBOR, IN EFFORT TO END Moonshine Kills One, Injures Another family quarrél, Antone Johnson, 50, laborer, shot and killed W. E. Joh son, 50, grocery store owner, and seriously wounded Mrs. W. E. John- Johnson is being held in the jail at: murder, witnesse: ‘d with moonshine, he and his wife began to quarrel. W. E, Johnson and his wife, neighboi went to the other Johnson home in an attempt to stop the quarrel. k at the neighbor. Then he turned in upon M » Johnson. ‘The dead man was it twice. One to the Flandreau hospital, Mrs. Johnson is expected to live. THRESHERS he said. “I am a warm friend of the French people but I believe their gov- Fl ernment is wrong in its Ruhr policy and is dominated by military ad-}p iT South Dakota Man, Crazed by “Premier Baldwin's: plan is merely son at Egan; S. D., yesterday. The |two men were not related. Antone y Flandreau, S. D., on the charge of = Antone Johnson went home about Banker-Farmer Conference tv midnight, according to the story of Be Held on August 28 rt : MAY INSURE: immediately. James ‘Gavin, ‘arrested for vag- Pi rancy, was given a 20-day sentence, | Terminal Company of New York as- serted yesterday. Mr. Bush arrived in London Een tothe principal countries in Tose, lading thiee weeks spent in“Bus- He had conferénces with nearly the prime ministers of Europ to have the sane judgment of the business world applied to what in the end is a |business problem. It is not suggested that the reparations due to France be reduced but that Sioux Falls, SD, Aug. 1.—Said to] businessmen find some way to’ make be crazed by moonshine and by the attempt of his neighbors to stop. a payments possible.” WHEAT CONFAB Farge Aug. 1.—Seeretary w. C. m_of the North Dakota Bank- yesterday Antone Johnson became further en- definitely raged, took a gun and fired it point | Set by the agricultural commission of bl the American Bankers assocjation as the, date for the Ninth f district farm conference in Fargo. shot took effect in his shoulder and| 7! sions will. be held at the the other in a lung. He was placed jakota Agricultural college. {in an automobile but died on the road phi ofthe present un isfactory conditions on the farms of ‘Workmen's ‘Compensation Bu- see Ninth federal reserve distriet reau to go After Business: ‘Farm occupatioi are ¢: ipted ion of the country it was said from compulsory insurance, but th bureau has a threshera’ and farm ta- is composed of. North and South Dakota, Montana, Minnesota and parts ‘of Wisconsin and Michigan. The conference, is expected. to he: the lar- st one of, its kind ever held in this yesterday. id today advertised for ' ‘business of this kind, Threshing ma- Keeps Neighbors chine own may insure themselves, well as employe: DUNN PIONEERS GO EAST Dunn Center, N. D., Aug. 1.—J. A.|. Palmer, a resident.of Dunn Center| Andrew Paula, who has kept neigh- Awake; Taken To Jamestown for 41 years, left yesterday with his| bors in the vicinity ‘of th: wife ‘and children for LaCrosse, Wis.,| jail awake for two nights and has al where he will make his future home.| most driven some employes of the’ Homes In | In England Mr. Palmer was one of the earliest| courthouse from their tasks during settlers west: of the Missouri river in| the day-time, last night was taken' North Dakota, his first work being, that of stage driver on the Dickinson-|'town. Paula, a farm hand, came here eatin line. aie orantissiee from Kansas: where ‘he had unn county, while he was in work: srament ms withie:-the tert cattle business, he was appointed reg- oh ister of deeds by Gov. John Burki te holding the position-eight years. Fi “earch the pes rerrt ad A regiuptog age in i rah of Front ytd ‘United States Budget. Direc- to the state insane hospital at James- IN FARGO FOR EXTRA SESSION Unless Congress Is Called This Summer There Is Held Lit- tle Chance for Action NESTOS FOR PLAN Special .Treins and Automo- biles Brings Large Number & People to Fargo Fargo, Aug. If President Harding caminet be induced to call special session of Congress soon the chances of' obtaining any kind of wheat stabilization at the reg- ular session will be doubtful Con- gressman George H. Young of oa ley City, declared in an address before the statewide conference called to pass resolutions favoring a revival of the U. S. Grain Cor- poration as the best means of sav- ing thousands of wheat farmers from ruin. Congressman Young declared an emergency exists and the time is at hand when speedy and definite action must be taken by Congre: to stabilize the price of wheat. Governor R., A. Nestos, Con- gressman O. B, Burtness of Grand Forks and others spoke favoring speedy action by Congress for the relief of wheat growing farmers of the Northwest. - Special trains, automobiles and other methods of conveyance brought hundreds of wheat grow- ers, business. men and others to the conference today and packed the city auditorium. Resolutions. were expected to ‘be adopted late: today calling. upon President Harding to call’an extra session of Conhgress'to revive the government grain’ corporation. A Grornisel ‘was named to main- was expected that plans for y,jeral movement for meetings of wheat growers: of several states would be made thus brin, ing them in for the same general p| ' YOUNG EXPLAINS PLAN Fargo, Aug. _._1,—Congressman}: George M. Young, at the Wheat Can- ‘ference here today, seplsinad the pro- sed plan for reviving the United States Grain .Corporation, He said “This is a time for clear thinking. We cannot afford to shut our eyes to the legislative experience of the two years. “A peraistent camp: was made during the past two sessions of con- gress for a definite guaranty, but without success. “It was. opposed even by our bro- ther farmers of the East, and South, who outnumbered us two to one, aad members of Congress from the refused to establish a preced- ent of government guarantees claim- ing it to be economically unsound. “The plan which we propose is sim- ple: “1, That'the Congress of the Unit- a States be and is hereby urged to a law to revive the United States Grain Corporation as an emergency measure, for the purpose of bringing about orderly marketing and for the further purpose of segregating and selling separately the exportable wheat surplus, marketing the remain- der in the United States in such a way as to take full advantage of the tariff duties, and to do such other things as be done through the voluntary cooperation of farmers and others, including a reasonable reduc- tion in wheat acreage, as shall help secure for farmers as far as possible, actual cost of production plus = able profit. That $60,000,000 of working capital be supplied to such corpor- ation, and that it shall be granted me borrowing power as obtain- uring the war, (This is the (Continued on Page Three) DECREASE IN INCOME SEEN tor Estimates Receipts 894,397 during the next fiscal year ‘was predicted recently by Herbert ‘M. Lord, director of the budget, in innual report to President Hard- ing, covering the operation of the federal. budget during its second year. Egtimstes of expenditures have on been completed. ¢ompared with an Surtey ad collec- tion of $3,636,480,488 present fiscal year, which” ill, oe July /80, estimated at rear, amy Praaeea apart. ‘Bovernment, listed s year are expected to/ catt! WINTER SAYS bloc” in thé United States. Se: ate upon the opening of a new sct-| brovision of the’ Eech-Cumminy|_ resident's Personal Physi- sion of Congress next December. predicted by Senator Arthur Cay Per of Kansas, chairman of the senate “bloc” during the latter pa: of last session. ‘was at the last session but sti Congress should enact certai EQUITY CASE BEFORE ENGLERT PRESIDENT IN | rscarteeten court. pei Judge M. J. ae of Valley City, on an order ative Packing company should n be made perm oe a hearing is expected to last to IRELAND NOT IN STATE OF Decision Affecting Pris- oner’s Liberty Dublin, Aug. 1—A state of wi its judgment in the case of Mrs. No Connolly O’Brien, reversing the opi “FARM BLOC” WILL RESUME ITS ACTIVITIES IN CONGRESS NEXT tion of the activities of the “farm| to obtain a reduction in freight “Our legislative. program prob-| toration to states of f tl / ebly will not be as ex! eiisive ab it power ot juriediction era Paiiroade HAS; RESTFUL NIGHT measures with a view of aiding| of course to rates entirely within Pulse Rate Improves as Does agriculture,” said Senator Capper.| the states.” does not exist in Ireland, the :court, of appeals decided téday in giving SEEMS CERTAIN SEN. ARTHUR CAPPER OF RECOVERY, n- rates are th the repeal by Con- gress of the so-called te is| transportation act. Also while it) cian Expresses Belief That is not our desire to annul the su; ervisory powers of the Interstate, Danger Is Over rt} Commerce Commission over the rail lines we hope to obtain a res- ill} th: lost through the Esch- in act. This would pertain Temperature, While Res- piration Remains Same m. by the five dectore attending to show cause why the temporary re- 0 F P 0 L ] ¢ ] 5 on preggers tibrcanp od ceivership of the Equity Co-oper- maintained his) normal: buoynacy ot peenaoee of spirit, At that hour the execu- ft rd i eech He Was To Have De- aan breathivay with aie. nisber livered on Nation’s Foreign than previously there’ litle of mie) : The étatement foll Policy is Released othe rreoiinat ie forts) Gace — fortable this ing after REVIEWS OUR ACTIONS] {abored and there ie’ ou W AR, DECISION Answers Attacks Made on St.|. stil ech ented at ale Louis Speech Urging spirit. Small-amounts of food are Highest Court of Land Gives World Court Idea ay debutar taneatarsiiars ates ; ion. ‘The temperature is 99 Presidential Headquarters, Palace] degrees, pulse 114, respiration 30. Hotel, San Francisco, Aug. 1.—Secre-| While progress is made tary Geo. B. Christian made public ar|iast night the address . President Harding was to have delivered in, San Francisco last evening at the civic ra| auditorium on’ the accomplishments n-| of the administration in the interna- CG E. SAWYER, My D. _ BAY im. COOPaR, 3D.” M.D. ion of the master of the rolls of the| tional field, n who held that Civil] Secretary Christiun’s statement an- Presidential “Headquarters, Palac> in Ireland on June 15.! nouncing the preside Hotel, San Francisco, Aug. Today's decision was looked forwa td! from his sick bed. to rele: ident, Harding. today’ seemed cert: to with great.interest and: its pro-| dress, follows: ’ | of: recovery, barting improbable de nouncement caused much. exciteme as its decision held the fate of thot nt|- “The » president » before leavhig| velopment . of .new. complications i) u-| Washington ‘and during his journey: hig ilfmess or:the equally. improbab) sands ‘of ‘prisonérs held ‘by the gov-| to Alaska prepared speeches de: increase of the: present one./ ernment @nder the plea of milita necessity. exist and the government has no ai of habreas corpu Despite thia decision it is consi sent a bill legally authorizing it UNDERWOOD IS OUTSTANDING continue imprisonment and other re-| through the medium of the press and Pressive measures for three months.| for the information and consideration|t® be too emphatic about it becai ry| with the fundamental questions of| \ Brigadier-General Charles E. Saw- policy and performance on the part| Ye chief of staff of physicians on ‘The Attorney-General made strenu-| of the administration. ‘Most.of these| ‘he Président’s case, still was stand ous efforts to.-convince the court] have sheen’ delivered. One. was’ pre-|J0& by. bix_atatement of last, . nigh’ that ‘the refr¥lion was-not over and| pared to be delivered in San Fran: that dt might break out again but| cisco Tuesday, July 31, aid advance| the court was emphatic in itp deci-| ¢ of this like the oth: were bin that leh he Bud pen pr e . Added :to this was the declaration that the erisfs had been paséed ari that “the Prei ident is well on the fead to recovery.” furnished the press, awaiting release ©! from an authoritative source. ths: u-j.upon delivery. the only #easor for concefn over th: its privilege to citi-| “The San Francisco speech was to President's condition was because th deal with foreign relations, anti was} President was the president ‘of th: id-|a carefully considered and carefully| United States and not because of an. ered unlikely that there will be any) prepared document. But for his ill-| new symptoms: or Likelihood of: any general release of prisoners as the/ hess, the president would have de-| “Since we have our toxin well un government has passed through al-|livered the speech according to sche-{der control I feel safe in saying w’ most all the stages in the Dail and}dule; but hig being prevented he now| have passed the peak load of troub! to} feels that it should go to the public] Was the way General Sawyer sum- marized the. situation, “I don't want 2 Qhe ipeopte.,« Thbtat nlwe always face complicati Sacted thar the apecch be relenced.. | Dut I feel that the crisis is over an: thet the President is well on th. road. to recovery. tration on pending international re- Bulletin Shows Improvement lationship affecting the United States and urged participation by the Unit- ed States in the permanent court of President's person: international justice as the next ma-|Sician, said Mr. Harding h jor step to be taken. very restful night and his wot Nation’s Rights Maintained hour was 114, temperature 9¢ Presidency Assumes Poli- tical Leadership Underwood, senior senator from Al: » is today the dominating figure | 2'™s conference and the British debt) o¢ the physicians in attendance on ate politics, according to politi- | Settlement. the President, was one of the first opinion expressed following the|, T° pending international ques-| to enter the sick chamber today. Aft- dqmonstration when the senator e: dency, Senator Willing to Run For} yicided willingly to the rights of oth- Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 1—Osear| ing the conclusion of peace with Ger- Makes Slow Progress’ pressed his willingness ty seek the| ecutive. With respect to one—the|through the’ vofridbr to his room Demogeratie nomfhation for the presi.| Tecognition ‘of Russia, he declared,| conversing with those who inquirc: The situation was made more| ®t of sanction of the Bolshevist] “There ‘is nothing to add to the plain wi Dr. W. E. Crumton, for er statement. General Sawyer has giv and re piration oo “With becoming dignity we have maintained our rights; we have Pe: id with the last previous ind we dwell in cherished and bulletin t the pulse rate being less by two and the tempersture 1.2 degrees ite given in the last two and a half years, i each bulletin was the same. ja-| many, Austria, and Hungary, the! -secrotary Work of the interior, one x-} tions were discussed by the chief ex-|er a few ‘minut s there he: returned “international good faith forbids any{ concerning the chief executive. many years leader of ‘Alabama| © tTelations with Mexico and in dis-| you,” Secretary Work said, addin: oon league fo announced | cussing it, Mr. Harding Maat every ermosers in he eae: his suport for Senator Underwood ed toa w progress on the part «i in the mass meeting following the|%0W in Mexico City would ach: the Hretigesy There was an understandi: senator's address to the joint session| definite and favorable results,” of the Presi eat tion, it was declared, was the lab ‘element and was not touched on| © Promote peace in, the world,” the in Senator Underwood's addre: BURNSTAD TO Assist in Prosecution the joint: session of the legislature. | 8OW do its par} to bring the blessings Lof the legislature. The only out-| Having in th standing element in the. state situa-| Years jas he said “strengthened our| iy7,) Mating Wena ctaee ase te or| friendly relationships and done much | Wren tanteomcing San Frascincs to| United States, he maintained, should of peace and absence of fear of war| Th, te esi dt by to the other nations of the world. . | way of Of ve Omaha, Nebr \ “Nations ought no more need re: ind from Chicago to Washingt: potest force in the’ settlement of Invited to California’ serted. “Out of: this ccavlesiens oust zesterday , expose tat of my bellef in a penitent world crav- would be beat for him durii convalescence to spend sometime vis- ing for the agencies of peace, out of iting with Mr. William “Wi the inevitable presidential contact] Catslina Island off the southern Cul- Secretary Christian: to: take*the whieh attended and -has followed, invitation to Mr. Harding as soon as would: be insensible to duty and vio-| the chief: executive can be'talked= to Special Assistant Named fo| with the world war havoc and devas- ©. P. Burnstad, former “cattle| inte all ¢ about such things but it, was under- king” of North Dakota, who recently " seed Matar Maat thee arrae Bek ‘was taken to Bozeman, Montana, face criminal charges growing out le deals and who was released CS per-j ibility that the trip to Catalina Soh of} manent court of interndtional justice. made, on] ""I'do not know that such ¢ couse| , Railroad officials have given \eiss- bond, will face prosecution in North | will be unfailing in He study to the Pog iihs Dakota. It is alleged, according state authorities, that Burnstad re- ceived w great deal of grain. from farmers. of Logan county in the Burn- tol war, but I right -directi advance toward ineaasti ated Elevator Company on. ato: for which the conflictive Hlekets ‘and did not bay the farmers | of gy end {s-colling.” for the grain. Scott Cameron of Be Amswers St. ‘Lonis ‘Attack marek today was named 3; Evidently: having in min ppbllah cial sistant attornéy-general to assist the ed: statements ‘by ‘members’ of ' the state in the prosecation in »Logan Others criticizing his hag ‘the. ‘copper County,“ ! te (Senteeane on Page aires)