The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 25, 1924, Page 1

£ WEATHER FORECASTS For Bismarck and Vivinity; Part- ly overcast tonight and Thurs. _ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH Weiss, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1924 FINAL EDITION _PRICE EI FIVE E CENTS TS DEMS STRUGGLE WITH PLATFORM CHARGE Al ANTI- TRUST LAW VIOLATION IN STONE BRINGS - SUIT TO STOP ANY RESTRAINT Attorney-General Charges All Standard Oil Companies, Some Others BEFORE CHICAGO COURT One of Most Sweeping Anti- Trust Moves in Year In- volved in the Law Suit Washington, June 25.-Fifty more of the principal oil companies of the United States were attacked in anti-trust proceedings instituted by the government today in the fed- eral court at Chicago Attorney-General Stone asked an injunction to restrain the companies from further violations of the Sher- man act, which he charged against them. The complaint c ation and conspiracy in restraint of trade and commerce, among the sev- .eral states, and with foreign states, in gasoline, kerosene and other hy- dro-carbon products. or, generally, all petroleum derivitives.” Nearly all of the important com- panies, including all of the Standard companies, were cited. The Attor- ney-General charged them with hav- ing combined to control production of gasoline by pooling of asserted patent rights in violation of the anti-trust act, naming as primary defendants the andard Oil compan- ies of Indiana and New Jersey and the Standard Development Company, | ~~ ~~~ the Texas Company, and the Gas- oline Products Company. The action constituted one of the most sweeping anti-trust moves on the part of the government in many ged “a combin- years. Beside the principa’ tig Attorney-General named as parties number “of secondary derendanta” whom he charged were in the com- bination as a result of accepting licenses from, one, or, more of the primary defendants. WOULD CANCEL CONTRACTS Chicago, June 25—Besides alleging violation of the anti-trust act by the Standard Oil Company and others, a half hundred in all, the bill in equity filed here today by the government seeks to set aside many of the con- tracts between the, defendant com- panies, alleged to tend toward mon- opoly and in restraint of trade. NORMAL VOTE IS PREDICTED Light in Grand Forks Early Today, However Fargo June 25—Although aid- ‘ed by ideal election weather re- ports from representative cities. throughout North Dakota this noon indicated that the vote in today’s state-wide election would be slightly less than normal as compared with the 1922 primary. In Fargo with but a few pre- cincts reporting the vote, it was said, that not as many were vot- ting up to noop as in 1922 when records were compared with that ‘election. The splendid weather, however, caused many judges to predict a heavy last minute rush tonight. Fargo,, June 25—With ideal elec- tion day weather prevailing over the entire state, indications were at roon that a normal primary vote wou'd be case at today’s state-wide clection. In Fargo, the vote was said to be bout normal.” Other sections in the state were ybaid to be polling a fairly good vot while the excellent weather cond' tions are expected to bring many farmers to the polls. ‘At Grand Forks, jn spite of iueal election day. weather, however, pre- cinct judges reported: a light vote was apparent. At Minot shortly before noon, elec- \tion officials in a majority of the precincts reported that a slightly less than “normal” vote was being cast. Ideal weather which prevailed there is expected to bring many voters to the polls late this afternoon, which is expected to become heavier. than it was this forenoon, JAMESTOWN CASTS VOTE Jamestown, N. D., June 25—James- town will cast a big vote today. The “block system” is used.in getting cut the vote, one person being as- signed to each block in the city. A check is made at 4:30 P. M,, and those voters who have not cast their ballots are visited and asked to do \ BO. : i good as alfalfa, makes a Sudan, not as clover or rape for hogs, spegood hot weather forag Completed federal ‘aid roads now ‘total 80,535. miles, « ory | May Result in Nearly a Nor- | HOW BOSSES OFF-STAGE PULL STRINGS xS TO HOG THE ACT FOR THEIR PUPPET: Madison Square ers, convention officials, etc. |FAIR WEATHER DAWNS IN N. D.: | FOR ELECTION mal Vote Being Cast Throughout the State AN UNUSUAL CAMPAIG. Quiet, Without Old Issues! Stirring Up the Animo: ties of the Past pee” Fair weather dawned in all parts of North Dakota today’ for the bien- nial election which sent voters the polls to name candidates various offices. Early reports in- dicated that many people were out} to cast their baot before there was any possibility of a rush around six o'clock tonight preventing, them from casting their ballot. The polls are open until 7 p. m. The bright, sunshiny weather may send some farmers ifto their corn fields, and keep them too busy to vote, but as a general rule it is ex-| pected to increase the vote in the} state. The increase of interest in the campaign in the last few days indicates that nearly a normal vote may be expected in the sta Hot races for county offices pre- vail in many counties of the state, and this has a tendency to roll up the vote. Governor Nestos, who is in a contest for the Republi nomination with A: G, Sorlie, in-| dorsed by the Nonpartisan League, and I. J. Moe of Valley City, are voting in Minot today. Mr. Sorlie is in Grand Forks, and Mr. Moe is in Valley City. The size of Moe’s vote may have some effect on the result. The Val- ley City man is a candidate as an independent, but is particularly out to cause Governor Nestos trouble. Their differences date from the last session of the legislature when the good roads program failed to be car- ried gut. Moe, who has been very active in the good roads movement, for a change in the‘present meth- ods in the state highway comm sion, and would build roads, he says, with a gasoline and motor vehicle license tax. It is considered probable by poli- ticians that Moe will draw as many votes from Sorlie, the League candi- date, as from Governor Nestos, and his total vote is not expected to be more than 5,000 by many. Legislatufe Race Independent leaders re much con- cerned about the legislature, They to! for a bag. of tricks... Some’ will use sleight-of-hand; others just. plain ‘bunk—but each, in turn, hopes to In the pit under the speaker's stand will sit the v By Alexander Herman NEA Service Staff Writer ew York, June 25. neath the speaker's In a pit be- platform at Madison Square Garden will b staged the prize act of the Dem ocratic Convention. There, where once the tanbark lay, will sit the Board of Strategy of the several candidates ch with bring down the house. It will be a 20-ring cireus when the show gets fully under way. Eliminations will be quicker than those at an amateur try-out; and the wind-up will be a surprise hit. Just who the head-liners will be must remain matter of specula- tion until the very end. Judging from the rehearsals of the past weck, the McAdoo forces will come onto the convention floor with the best drilled act. In the center of the group will sit] ex-Judge David Ladd — Rockwell,} astute manager of the McAdoo dri At one side will sit Frank H. Farris, trained parliamentarian; on the other will stand Breckenridge Long, who will be the McAdoo “whip.” Nearby will be Daniel S. Roper, of South Caroli nd J. Bruce Krem- er, National Committeeman from Montana, the chief floor-leaders. Seated with cach delegation will be other McAdoo leaders directing their supporters. Each move will be directed from the main group in the pit; each order will be carried out with the utmost precision, And if there comes a lag in the show, vocal boosters, duly trained, will ‘PICNIG RACES START EARLY First Event on Program at Menoken Starts at 10:30 a. m. Thursday The first of several big events in the ‘fi igh County Cir- cuit Picnic, to be held in Menoken Grove Thursday wil] start at 10:30 o'clock in the morning, it is an- nounced. This is the horst race for which a héifer calf is the chief prize. There will be a basket lunch, at noon, and speaking in the after- noon. All during the day there will be interesting events taking place. The picnic is under the auspices of the Burleigh County Cow Testing Association, which invites all far- mers and business men to join in the days events. More than $130 of prizes will be awarded in the various events, most of the prize money being in cash. The prizes will include horse races, horse shoe pitching contest, men’s is fear that apathy on the part of the rank\ and, file of anti-Nonpartisans may cost them control of one or both houses in the next session. The past campaign has ~been the quietest in several years in North Dakota. The old bitterness between Leaguers and anti-Leaguers appear- ed to have melted considerably, and the enmity toward the townspeople has disappeared. There’ have been fewe? speaking engagements, and probably smaller crowds for the (Oontinued on page three.) race, men’s three-legged race, young men’s racey married women’s race, young women’s race, boys’ race and similar events. BROTHERHOOD CHIEF NAMED Cleveland, June 25—L. D. Grif- fing, Long Island, New York, today was elected grand chief engineer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En- gineers; Only one ballot was taken. + | nomination; start their McAdoo demonstrations. Theirs will be a noisy show. ss ostentatious in array, but po- tentially as powerful as the McAdoo force, will be the Smith troupe “do- ng its stuff.” Under the guidance of Norman E. Mack and Franklin D, Roosevelt, they will hold back their big numbers until they think that the other shows have flopped. Then will begin the subtle appeal for backing of some of the favorite sons and disappointed actors—who ma’ die without even making a gesture. The rehearsals for this play are now going on behind the closed doors of “355” at the Waldor whe k and Taggart of Indiz have their quarteys. Just what hit it will make with the delegates can not be forceast. In a small ring, off to a side, stands C. C. Carlin, Senator Under- wood’s manager. He will join i with other groups to defeat any tempt to force a majority vote for but then he will stand alone, trying to work up an enthusi asm for his candidate. If he fail he may move over to the Smith crowd. Tom Taggart, experienced show man of many a ring, will direct the play for Senator Ralston of Indiana Nearby will be a score or more © other strategis ch around to get hi ndidate spotlight, hoping that his act put over the big headliner. Together they will make this th: “greatest-and-biggest” show the Gi den ever held—not even barring the regular circus, the wild-west rodeo, or prize fights. For the conv tion may wind up as a combination of all three. in th wi ANOTHER BANK ‘IS TO REOPEN North of The reopening of Dakota bank, closed ack of reserve, is expected this wer! according to officials of the state banking department. SECRETARY IS NAMED, W. D. Powell of Fargo Chosen By Retailers W. D._Powell of Fargo+was elect secretary ‘of the North Dakota Retail Merchants Association, the board of directors in meeting here, it was announced today. He was elected by a close vote over W. A. Donnelly, ulso of Fargo, sec tary for ‘several years. The d tors, at the corslusion of their sion, passed a resolution thank Mr. Donnelly. for his services. Mr. Powell will, it is understood, be connected with the retailers’ insur- ance organization, in addition to his work as secretary. Plans are under way for a mem- bership drive to increase the mem- bership from 850 to 1,200, R. P. Lo- gan of Bismarck, president, announ- ced. Among ‘the additional services planned for merchants is the estab- lishment of a freight adjustment bureau in this city, with an experi- enced traffic man in charge, to audit freight bills of retailers and other wise assist them in their traffic problems, ed by ing maneuvertni) arden, New York, on the eve of the Democratic C onvention opening, showing how’ sections have been alloted for $ various leaders who will dictate maneuvers of ne delegates. | BLOW VAULT IN BANK BUT FAIL TO GET LOOT Robbers Enter Bank at Cole- harbor in Early Hours of Today NOTHING TAKEN Telegraph Wires Cut But Tele- phone Wires Are Left Open For Use (Special to the Tribune) Coleharbor, N. D., June bers made an unsuccessful Rob effory Bank of according ishier, they se value. They fled, ate but, to rob the Farm this city early tod to F. A. Vogel, cured nothing of leaving no clue. Wh the robbers were — frigtht- ened away or were amateurs and were unable to complete the job — they started is uncertain. A clock above the safe stopped at 1.55 a. m., indicating this was the There were rd by a man the first the combination time of the explosion. four distinct blasts he living across the street, one being to blow off the vault. The outer door of the vault was wrenched about six inches from its hinges, but not entirely torn oft. Apparently there was no effort made to get through the inner vault door ond that, in the bank had been rifled, bwt nothing of value had been left in them by the employes. The Coleharbor postoffice is a part ot the bank, but apparently no attempt was made to obtain anything from this office. There. we ing to a e three robbe citizen living street from the bank, He saw a man pacing up and down in front of the bank, and later heard the: ex- plosions and saw two others. Few citizens heard the blasts. No at- tempt was made to frustrate the robbs The men disappeared with- out having left any clew. They cut the telegraph wii leading into Coleharbor, but did not touch the telephone wires. A drag-net was set out by McLean county authori- ties today in an effort to head off any automobile parties that might thave Deen discovered during the early Thorning. TRIBUNE WILL POST VOTE TONIGHT Because in: many. outlying counties election boards make 2 practice ‘of counting the county ticket first, election returns from today’s primary are expected to be slow to- night. The Tribune, how- ever, will display bulletins as received, probably starting about 9 p. m. accora aross the Today’ s Program AMERICANS TO | In Convention BE ON TRIAL 25. Temporary Chairm order by 0 Harrison, ‘GAS’ SUIT qv KLUX AND _ WORLD LEAGUE | ar tt o'lock, Eastern daylight | | || saving t | Invocation by Bishop ‘Thomas | L F. Gailor. |) Report of committee on cre- || = Senator, Permanent Chairman: | dentials. ' 2 f Dem C Talk | Report of committee on per- |e Made at Democratic of Dem Convention, Talks ranita : , : Qi MT | & committee to escort permanent || Against Both of Them - ; chairman to platform. J “f _ Address by permanent ch | ONE HE SAYS); man tor Walsh of Montana. || BRYAN ON COMMITTEE ‘ 4 | iseae of ‘a nittee on rules i || and order of business. Whether Party in) Control!) | Secretary cally rot of states || Commoner Is Heiping Write i @ | for report of selections of na- || é During Period Shall Be | | tionat committeemen. ; the Democratic Platform Returned to Office Ere een ene ROTaTRS. ene H at New York q ' time and place of, the next: nma- || New York, dune 25 The Ame tional Democratic convention, | FIGHT OVER KLA people will be on trial befo Te i a ej. Madison Square Garden, world in the coming presidential eam] June 2. - (By the A. P.) — paign, Senator Thomas J. Walsh Amid scenes almost without Monta declared today in an 4 ‘CONVENT! N parallel in party history the dress upon De the peemaneel| | Democratic convention today chairmanship of the demoeratic na | | began its grapple with the tional convention. | dwo great issues before it — The issue, he erted, will be whether they will continue the party ne ernment in power | in control of the sov hothwithstanding: the sean-| MOVES ALONG dals which have been disclosed in senate investigations | “can not admit the accusation,”| Gets Start ward Nomina- | Senator Walsh said, “that the Ameri pee ‘ Ae a can people ae indifferent tw the car] Hons, to Come After the roding influence of corruption in offi-| Battle Platform ce, in high or low. But we shall see, They are on trial. “If notwithstanding what ha transpired the party now in power} in the nation is continued in control of Gard A ison Square (By the by the choice of the people the} United States, apparent or re judgment must be passed upon them) by the world “They en, tion to its permanent chairman py the distinction of hav-| ing erected and maintained a gay-) 0" Wal Ae pas oh ernment whose officers ar Bee er i, bt oven the nek from suspicion of venality those| Stake (Ol 28 Te beh dential nomination, Pee een cot senate Oy | id floor demonstrations that be-| will not, I venture to predict, fore! oy cke the resolutencss of the con et x struggle, the names of the first ' Attempts at Palliation of the score of presidential candi har, aReee dates were placed formally before Charging spokesmen of the repub-| (te hae lican party with attempts at pallia v. lame hee Griacen@inemon be tion of the offense of the “unfaith-|, OU Ql Blt A Seana ful public servants,” Senator Waish| Pe ee and ‘ : | declared that it is in “this easy] tinny whieh today x | tolerance of turpitude in public} Hasler eC eRtea YT Manne, | office that the real peril to free gov-| standing at the head of the. roii| crue lies rather than in its hladl. Skndtee GUnIeeW ood ease, occurrence first of those to be placed | “The president of the United States} frmally before the delegates for himself,” he continued, “has not hesi-| the presidency. tated to endeavor to shield the de Wa Annianied linquents from the public odium tof Senator Walsh aroused a demon which their derelictions have sub-| stration when, during his jected them by joining in the hue] ment of the adiffinistration in con and cry against the investigations} nection with the | tnat have been conducted under the] al, he challenged the naming of af authority of the sen wwainst Democratic office-holder in that body for autho His| volved. message on the subject had for its] At that the band struck up ag plain purpose the suppression of ant and the chairman took up the inquiry into the official conduct of| pertunity to get a breathing sp “a member of his cabinet.” Iu 2 minute or two he waved for quiet and went on with his ad-| Recalls British ( dress, | Senator Walsh said President] While he was speaking somebody | Coolidge had historic warrant for his] sent to the ukers’ platform an | attitude, recalling that when cleborately — preparcd little — black | British house of commons sought to] satchel. It contained such — inserip- | investigate the Duke of Buckingham,| ticns as “Graft Inn”, pusund Oat Charles would not permit it. ands”, and “Dohe the nomination of a presiden- tial candidate and determin tion of the party’s attitude to- ward the Ku Klux Klan. Searcely had the nominat- ing speeches began when the vast hall was thrown into chaos by a prolonged demon- stration provoked by a refer- ence to the po > stand against the Ku Klux Klan by Senator Underwood of Ala- hama. Mention of the name of the erder fell into the convention like a fire-brand. One after another state standards were lifted up and carried in a pa- rade around the hall, together with American flags snatched trom the all decorations, while the roof of the historic old garden rattled with a roar of cheering and the singing of “Ameri and 2 Star Spangled Banner. In two states, where s¢ Vv ided on th e Ki: e of the ut ent is di- . there were or th fights as 1 who wanted to take the state standards in the parade were opposed by others who fought to keep them out. A number of delegations t silent, ap- parently unanimous in their disapproval of the whole anti- | Klan demonstration. The clerk called the roll of tates for presidential nomi- nations and Forney Johnson took the platform to nominate Senator Oscar W. Underwood. The convention displayed no more interest in the first nomination speec to h than it u until M does any ually members i a as ludicrous as it will prove futi Banks Closed the speaker continued, adding that being election day, a they could not be shaken off because , banks (Continued on page three.) shake off the insurgent Today lic holida ure closed. pub and public offices} TODAY ANNIVERSARY OF MASSACRE OF CUSTER’S MEN AT LITTLE BIG HORN Amer: six hundred who rofe én, Mr. Wheeler sai he Big to their death in the Battle of the| Horn hills with their six hundred Little Big Horn commonly known a: {can easily vie with Balaklava and vie for immortal the “Custer M bravery with six hundred brigade, decli hundred in the Crimein war. The Custer battle has been mistak- nt'|enly called a ‘massacre’ by many, t,| but I do not believe this term can ssucre”, can Tennysons in the English 4% Olin D. Whee historian of the Northern Pacitt:| properly be applicd to» it, ‘The railway, hter came about in the course June 25 is the 48th anniversa:v ot] of a military compaign directea the famous _ battle, short distance south of Custer, Indians of the Crow agency fought just, 9 Mont will against the’ Indian antagonists. “The year 1876 was one of thrills. The American Centennial exposition commemorate the event with a three | was on in Philadelph Then sud- day Wild West stampede starting | denly war broke oft with the ™- this morning and lasting until Wed-|dians in the Northwest. The out- nesday night. The stampede is beirg held. at.'Garryowen, two-miles south of the Battlefield and the Indians will hold their dances each night Recounting his visit to the battle- field in 1892 and his gonversations with the few survivors of Custer’s break was not unexpected and the government had been preparing for it for some time. Supplies for the troops were rushed in over the Northern Pacific railroad which was then completed to Bismarck and Mandan, North Dakota.” “Charles lost his head,” the senator sf Ba nr | Johnson got along to the point ndded. “ Fike oli nenatn len Sena rot to the | 4 EUSA Lie Aine ol legncluaign ér tie auaseh the! qudhs | Wena sne Weganeto ane cee profit politically hy his J BN OA as ie euey = > 7 Sanit ieoethe x party to{ nee broke into his pereration when | rence to the Ku Klux Klan be imeeuene in the a age Me said in eonelusion he honor | istic, Sarees Hay of our county ne prosperity of | Oyoe r his address Lon eee it our people, demand that we return | Once durit his addres, emee thin iitacranes it te the ideals of Woodrow Wilson| When Mr. Johnson brought sms n its rank ; at s One ant ; y Ko PeIAnGeanN esLibn theoURiiw fie eothy orale broke loose cis the convention info a de mon the business of the country can be| (Me ad of the Land. 4g contwued | ctration by the most direct aon for 4 moment and then Mr. Walsh | eforence to the Klan he had iy Ba Ter __|sidenced it so that he might finish | d an he nad Pear a moraine dys tu Clete ial on the sentence that “we resume the; yet made bout half lief from the paralysis that afflicts) jie, he won for us, the morajthe delegates stood agricult ening every form lie: |e) eg ate si. 8 0.010 Sgniculty: AAEDE sOVCTY leadership of the world 7 % bah cen, 3 } of industr; chairman’ Suite "Ae quae de ddenor n broke|P @nd “cheered and ‘the “Moreover it finds itself plagued with} out anew and the dele quickly | other half remained silently Tonsegentntites in both mouves 2 formed another marching club. in their seats. The anti-Klan congress, holding views so radically] pyactically all the ‘state standards | cleme: : scant antagonistic to those of the d ucialtuenD duis Uke WileGataane eee the | conveniion factor in th urty as to preclude] onstration and the band, as it did epenly regarded the demon- the possibility of uniting on psterdi helped it along by pl stration as an anti-Klan dem- program of legislation.” a medley of airs which onstration and pointed out the Efforts of the dominant faction to ular’ during the war da delegations not participating. There was a lively mble around the Missouri standard. John Keegan of St. Louis, a Smith delegate, against the protest of nearly all the dele- sation raised the state stand- ard and several women rushed to take it away from him. It finally was forced back into position. SC New York, J une rtual draft- ing of the party’s declaration of principles te was in the hands of a sub-committee, appointed early this morning after th mittee of the De convéntion had compie on numerous proposal Declarations on foreign relations, farm relief, prohibition and the Ku Kiux Klan formed the most diffi- cult problems confronting the sub- committee, which was calied to be- gin its labors at 10 a, m. under the leadership of Homer Cummings of Connecticut, who also heads the full committee. Members of the drafting commit- tee, which fs made up: of William Jennings Bryan of Florida, William H. O’Brien of Indiana; William A. (Continued on page three.) platform com- ic national ed a hearing oe