The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 30, 1924, Page 1

4 b = WEATHER FORECASTS For Bismarck and vicinity: Un- settled and colder tonight. ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BIS CK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1924 PRICE FIVE CENTS BRITISH CONSERVATIVES WIN WITNESSES IN SENATE PROBE | ARE HESITANT Labor Union Objects to Re- publication Counsel Ques- tioning in Chicago G. 0. P. MAN OBJECTS New York State Chairman Refuses to Appear Except on Stipulation Chicago, Oct. 30.—Through L. E. Sheppard, president of the Order of Railway Conductors, counsel for the Republi national committee, sought to show today before the Chicago section of the Senate cam- paign committee that “the LaFollette campaign is subsidized by the rail- road brotherhoods.” Sheppard objected to being ques- tioned regarding letters he has writ- ten to members of his order, in- cluding one to Fred Stewart of Oak- land, California, saying that he wanted protection from going into matters that might cause controver- sy within his organization. Weymouth Kirkland, counsel for the Republican national committee, insisted on having the correspond- ence, saying he thought the commit- tee should be interested in. getting at the facts and that he thought it would be interested. He added that he wanted to show that the railway labor organizations were interested in future legislation as to govern- ment ownership of the railroads and “laws affecting the use of the injunction in labor. disputes.” Samuel Untermeyer, New York lawyer and a supporter of John W. Davis, objected and he and Kirkland had several sharp tilts with a result that Chairman Borah said the com- mittee might have to conduct inquiry exclusively and independent of counsel. Senator Borah took over the examination. REFUSES TO APPEAR Washington, Oct. 30.—While the - Washington end of the Senate cam- t i “here of Mr. Halvorson, who has been paign fund committee was inquiring into Republican collections in. the east today Acting Chairman Cara- way announced today he had receiv- ed a telegram from George K. Mor- ris, the Republican state chairman in New York, refusing to appear be- fore the committeee “except on cer- tain stipulations.” “1 wish to state that the commit- tee is not making any stipulations or understandings with any wit ness,” said Senator Caraway. “He can refuse to come if he wishes to take the consequences of refusal. I assume there is something he does not care to expose.” DEMAND APPEARANCE Washington, Oct. 30.—Joseph H. Grundy, chairman of the Pennsyl- vania ways and means committee, whose letter Senator LaFollette first quoted in charging a Republican Nslush fund” was notified by the Senate campaign investigating com- mittee today that he “must” appear. Grundy was a witness before the committee last week and was asked to testify again. The committee was notified by his office that he could not be located. His reappearance was regarded as “imperative,” the committee message said. HALVORSON TO ~ SPEAK HERE Will Appear With George Shafer in Campaign Speech The closing meeting of the state political campaign will be held in ~ Bismarck Monday night, November 8, in the city Auditorium, when Halvor Halvorson, coalition candi- date for Governor, and George F. Shafer, candidate for reelection as Attorney-General, will deliver ad- dresses. It will be the first public address making a steady campaign in vari- ous parts of the state. He is ex- pected to sum up the issues in his address here. Mr. Shafer, who is now out speak- ing, will discuss the issues, parti- cularly from the standpoint of his experience on the state industrial commission. The Independent organization here plans a big rally. HISTORICAL MARKERS Pennsylvania is joining other states in placing markers signify- ing points of historical interest. Ev- ery stream more than 10 feet wide will have a marker telling its name, ,and main highways will be named besides numbered, HAIL RODS WORTHLESS Hail rods, forms of electric light- ning rods put up against hailstorms, are considered worthless. The best form of security inst devastation by hailstorm, according to the U. S. Weather Bureau, in hail insur- ance GIVES HUSBAND TO D TO ANOTHER Mrs. Mabel Lynn, “the other woman.” year-old wife when he label treasure. 19, of Chicago, Willi “married” I have years yet to live. old.” DEAD IN EAST Like Others He Became Vio-: lent Before Death—Anti- dote Is Discovered New York, Oct. 30.—(By the A. P.) —A fifth victim vf the mysterious gas poisoning in the research labor- atory of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey at Bayway, N. J. died in a hospital here. today, Herbert Fuson, 29 yen Elizabeth, was the latest victim. Before his death he had to be placed in a strait- jacket. The last three victims have died at approximately the same hour on three successive mornings, all of} them becoming violent before death. Eleven additional men sulfering} from the strange poisoning were brought to the hospital last night, bringing the total number of men} affected to date to Last night} doctors at the hospital announced} that they had discovered an antidote! by which they hoped to save Fuson's life, manner as the others. Only 10 of the 45 workers in the research laboratory at the Bayw: plant of the oil company have fail ed to show symptoms of loss of rea- | son to date, it was learned today. COLLECTION OF NOTES TO BE RESISTED HERE Case Involving Old Consum- ers Stores Obligations To Be Contested s old, of but he died in the same violent; Right of banks or other eal holding notes given by farmers to the Consumers United Stores Com- pany, which sought to extablish co- operative stores in the state a few years ago, to enforce collection of the notes will be tested out in court. Judgments taken on behalf of the Peoples State Bank of Grand Forks, now closed, against several Burleigh county farmers for amounts ranging from $160 to $200 were appealed from justice court to district court, and E. S, Allen, attorney for the de- fendants, said today the enforcement of collection would be resisted. The defendans will assert, he said, that the farmers cannot be forced to pay the notes because there was “no consideration,” that they did not get into the hands of a third party before due and that holders “had legal knowledge that there was no consideration.” MOUNTIES KILL MANN. D. WANTS Winnipeg, Man., Oct. 30—Winni- peg mounted police shot and killeda man close to the boundary line re- cently. He is supposed to be wanted by North Dakota authorities. He gave the name of John Pearson when taken off the train Monday by a Canadian customs officer for illegal entry into Canada. He escaped from the detention room and firing three shots as he fled across the prairie pursued by two mounties in an auto, Nearing Pearson police called on him to surrender. His reply ‘was a shot which eame close to the head of Constable Gilbert. Both moun- ties then fired and Pearson dropped dead, Inquiries are being made at North, Dakota’ points regarding his histery. is going to give m Lynn did not is willing to give up Lynn. AB FIFTH VICTIM OF POISON 1S Lowest yesterday 44 Lowest last night Stans cee) Frecipitation .......... 1 Highest wind velocity sonech 20 WE. HER FORECAST» For Bismarck and vicinity: Un- settled id colder tonight. Friday ' yurtly cloudy. For North Dakota: Unsettled to- tions. { LAND SALES IN | Several | pre ito a quarter sé joken to George Young and another up her husband to to divorce his 19- Smith, 45. Now she love is a But she ig growing pote Neil May Tam young. ————4 ~ Weather Report For 24 hours ending at noon, Temperature at 7 a.m. Highest) y a and south y cloudy. night; colder east Friday pi por- COUNTY SHOW DEMAND IS UP Pieces of Changed Hands in Burleigh Ceunty Recently That confidence has increased in North ota lands well prove ty the fact that one real estate dealer in Bismarck has made several sales of late including a quarter section to H. N. Reed of Me- Kenz halt section near Arnold Schulz, a quarter section Carl east of Baldwin to Martin Bourgois, ion south of Regan to! Henry Strom, a quarter near Men- quarter near Brittin Geovonor This same dealer states that he has had more inquiries for prices and terms the past few weeks than he has had in years and has just re- cently sent out several offers on various tracts for local farmers, most of which, he feels certain will be accepted. Land prices are low now, he says, lower than they have been in years but it is the general opinion amongst the farmers that values will rise and that now is the time to buy. None of them are disheartened over the fact that all our corn did not mature as, according to all reports, to Adolph * Massachu Land, we, in Burleigh county, have a much higher percentage of matured corn than they have in most of the so- called corn states and there will be a great deal of our corn shipped out for seed direct from the farmers and not through seed houses or dealers. There will be a greater acreage of corn put in next year than ever before. There will be searcely a vacancy farm in thé coun- ty as inquiries are coming in fast for places to rent. There will be more hogs and milk cows than ever and fewer store bills to be met at the end of the: season. Burleigh County is on the start of its greatest growth and the fu- ture will be on a soli@ foundation. Land values will never again be as low as they are now. This one dealer has sent out,sev- eral thousand pieces of advertising matter the past few weeks and has received a number of very encour- aging replies from outsiders, private parties and agents, and the coming year is looking for one of the big- gest businesses he has ever done. DON'T FORGET | | TO VOTE DAVIS STRIKES AT TARIFF IN CLOSING FIGHT Democratic Candidate For President Tells What He Would Advocate DAWES MISSOURI Speaks at St. Joseph—LaFoll- ette Invades Home State of Coolidge New York, Oct. 30.—The third statement of the series prepared by John W. Davis, Democratic candi- date for President for the purpose of summing up outstanding cam- issues was made public today. confined exclusively to o ion of the Fordney-McCum} ber tariff bill which the candidate has declared will be rewritten if he is elected and is given the support of a Democratic Congress. In renewing his promise for lower schedules Mr. Davis made it -clear that he harbored no resentment to- ward legitimate business fairly con- ducted but would “withdraw the in- vitation extended in the form of ex. orbitant rates of duty” to profit through monopolistic control of pro- duction, markets and prices.” WEST or MISSISSIPPI St. Louis, Oct. 30.—Charles Dawes, Republican candidate Vice-President, traveled across Mae souri today to St. Joseph to deliver tonight in the territory west of the I ssippi his final attack on the LaFollette independent candidacy. No addresses were scheduled for the journey from here to St. Joseph and Mr. Dawes, after his speech to- night, will return to Chicago to spend Friday night at his home at. Evanston, before undertaking his final campaign tour Saturday into Indiana, pas FOR PUBLIC OWNERSHIP Albany, Oct. 30.—(By the A. P.)— ‘Timed for a 34-hour invasion _ o} tts, President Coolidixe’s home state, Senator LaFollette left here for Boston where he speaks to- night. The independent presidential can-| te stopped here on his way from heneetady last night where in an: address he advocated government ownership of water power and ce clared that “when we purge our life of monopoly through government ownership we purge our government of corruption as well.” or LaFollette announced that! in Boston he would diseuss “imper-| ialism and the on-sweeping drive of | American gold and American oil in} the hands of the House of Mo: and the House of Rockefeller combat with imperialistic Great Brit-{ ain to make an American-Angla con- quest of the world.” FIRE BEYOND CONTROL AGAIN IN N. D. MINE State Mine Inspector Receives Call For Assistance From Haynes dic in} Fire which has been slowly burn- ing in the lignite coal mine of the Haynes Coal Company at Haynes for almost two years is again out of co trol, according to a telegram receiv- ed today by J. P. Mellon, state mine inspector, requesting his to come to the mine. Mr. Mellon left this after- noon. The fire had been brought under control through use of pumps and by digging around} it, but the pumps broke down and were consumed by fire, together with other equipment, Mr, Mellon said. When the fire was at its worst fear was expressed that it would spread to the holdings of the state of South Dakota, adjoining. WHITE GIVEN STAR BY U.S. Fargo, N. D., Oct. 30.—A citation for gallantry .in action in the Philippine war, entitling the recip- ient to wear the ver star, has just been awarded by the United States war department to Col. Frank White, formerly of Valley City, governor of North Dakota for two terms, and now treasurer of the United States. Colonel White formerly colo- nel, United States infantry, and major of the First North Dakota infantry, and distinguished himself im action against insurgent forces in the Philippines in February 1899. Similar citations have been award- ed to two other officers, being for gallantry in the Cuban campaign of 1898, while one posthumous award was made. On the west coast of Africa, can- ned whale meat has become an es- tablished qpmmodity. BIG CHIEF . |EXPERIENCE OF STATE IN MILL BUSINESS TOLD jovernor Nestos, in Grafton Speech, Says Politics Was Kept Out Of It ce MANAGER ELECTION C. E. Austin Chosen Because of Absence of Po- litieal Ties, He Says Part Grafton, N. D., 0 Governor R. A. Nestos, in a speech at Grafton, reviewed, in the course of his politi- cal address, the history of the state- owned mill and elevator at Grand Forks, and charged political oppon- ents would put politic E in the bill through board of managers created. dealing with the various state indus- tries, the Governor said of the Grand Forks mill: “The platform of the Independents} again declares for a full, fair, and) honest trial of this project. The con- vention felt that the losses ee the past year were considerable, that in view of the continued construction work during the first half of the year and the difficulties connected with building a new business, ‘the experience to date could not as yet MAM Ee SERGE HOES non, President Coolidge is doing a lot of smiling for the cameramen. He also is hav- ing many honors thrust upon him. Here he is with a hat of the Smoki tribesmen, sent to him by the Cham- her of Commerce of Prescott, Ariz., when he was made a member of the tribe, RAIN, COLDER BREAKS FINE N. D. WEATHER Unsettled Weather Follows Moving of Pressure Area From Rocky Mountains and that we should therefore con- tinue the state management of this] project until such time as the evi-| dence of its value to the state should! be so complete and fair as to satisfy j all reasonable men. “While the Independents not believe that it was either wise or profitable for the state to make great! investments in buildings, machinery vorking capital to go into busi- ness in competition with citizens and taxpayers of the state, yet we were of the opinion that since more than a million dollars had been spent in the partial erection of the walls of ! the mill and elevator at Grand Forks, and contracts entered into for the completion of the buildings and the manufacture of most of the machin- jery required, and. since the majority of our people apparently desired to try this experiment, we should com- plete the project and give it a full, fair, and honest trial. This we have After Bismarck had basked in per- fect Indian summer weather for many days, the weather man decreed a change last night, which brought vain, colder weather, with the pros- + ect of still more unsettled weather nd lower temperatures tonight. The light rain in some places in North Dakota will interrupt thresh- ing operations, Great progress had heen jnade in threshing in the last 10 days and many who travel in this done and are doing. Some would territory declare that a full weer have you believe thal, since some of good threshing weather would losses have been suffered, we were end threshing in the of North Dakota. Tha temperature rose to 72 above in Bismarck yesterday, before a change set in. deep low pressure ane over the northern Rocky Moun- tain’ region yest forning end then “moved eastwa until it now extends from the sippi Val- | not acting in good faith and trying to achieve success, In this they know they are wrong and unfair, i Expected Loss At Start “No man of any business experi- ence or judgment supposed that dur- ing the first year, while we were still busy with building operations and alterations, while we were training 4 ky Mountain |# Working force outside and inside Slope It is accompanied by ab- |f the mill and elevator, and while normally high temperatures over the | We Were creating a market for “Da- central states. Much colder weath-' kota Maid” flour in competition with er prevails over the Plateau and many excellent und well known middle Rocky Mountain states, the brands that had been sold for years, weather bureau we should be able to make a profit cipitation occurred or even pay running expenses, Every in North Dakota. person who knew anything about the The thermometer fell to 38 above last night at Williston, with the were bound to suffer big losses the weather cloudy. The lowest last first year. While we have tried to night in Bismarck was 45 above andj keep the losses as low as possible, the lowest in Fargo 52 above. fevers, member of the administration —_—_—_— am sure, every other reasona- IS INFLICTED southern half area center- Mi: ley westward to the Roe ne ‘Austin, the general manager, ‘himself told the legislative commit- tees last winter that they should not feel discouraged even if the operat- ing loss the first year should ap- proximate a quarter of a million dol- lars, Young Swiss Meets Death] «when the project was nearing inchi completion, the problem that con- Unflinchingly fronted the industrial commission was the best method to be pursued to secure the honest and efficient management that would enable us to give the project a full, fair, and hon- est trial as promised to the people. It was necessary that we should se- cure the head miller and the super- intendent of the elevator immediate- ly to help supervise the installation of the machinery in the mill and ele- vator. With the cooperation of a committee of the commercial club at Grand Forks, we were fortunate in securing an excellent head miller and an elevator superintendent of wide and successful experience. “When the first unit of the mill was completed, it seemed plain to the industrial commission and it was Berne, Switzerland, Oct. 30.—(By the A. P.)—The death penalty was inflicted yesterday in Switzerland for the first time in 22 years, At Altdorf, capital of the Canton of Uri, Clement Bernet was guillotined for the murder of a young girl who sur- prised him while in the act of bur- glary. Bernet was the least concerned person at the execution. Becoming converted while in prison he refused an appeal for commutation and, as he approached the scaffold, he tore the black hood from his head explain- ing: “My victim stared death in the face; it is but just that I do like- be regarded as a full and fair trial) | DEFEATED | - RAM MacDONALD Prime Minister MacDonald's gov- ernment was defeated in the Brit ish election, but he was returned to Parliament from his district. COOLIDGE T0 TAKE TIME ON APPOINTMENT President to Consult Farm Leaders Before Naming Cabinet Member | Washington, Oct. 30.— President Coolidge will seek the views of farm leaders during the next few days before determining upon selection of a successor to the late Secretary ) Wallace. | Few political engagements are on the President's list between now and election day and he has indi- cated to friends that he will take practically no further active part in the campaign, feeling satisfied with the progress made. | Several names already have been submitted to the President for the cabinet vacancy, including Frank 0. Lowden, former Governor of Mli- nois; John Lee Coulter, president of the North Dakota Agricultura) Col- lege, Charles March of Litchfield, ; Minn., and Samuel Adas, former dent of the Agricultural Edi- tors Association. (TREATY SIGNED PLEDGING END OF TONG WAR Discovered That Murderous Conflict Had Inception business told us very frankly that we, wise.” Forks Officials Hit Tax Bill Grand Forks, N. D., Oct. 30.—Re- solutions condemning the initiated tax reduction bill to be voted on Nov. 4. were adopted at a meeting here yesterday of city and county officials representing all taxing bod- ies in Grand Forks county. The resolutions declare “we are in sympathy with the idea of tax re. duction”, and favor rigid public economy, but express the belief that’ the initiated measure is not the best way of obtaining tax reduction and economy, The resolutions also assert that the measure is unwise and an unne- cessary interference with the right of communities to have what they need, express the belief that the bill would cripple the school system, and urge voters to ballot me, =; (Continued on page 3) ballot on election day. minutes to cast a ballot. Every citizen has the slogan holds true: THE SHIRKER. ITS EASY TO VOTE NEXT TUESDAY There is no excuse for a citizen not casting his The polls are open from 9 a. m. to 7 p.m. He has had the opportunity already of registering. Seldom does it require more than a very few The mayor in his proclamation has asked that business houses close one hour to give time to vote. names of candidates before hand, to enable him to vote quickly and intelligently. With voting made so easy, and with every per- son admitting the duty of every one to vote, the EVERYBODY VOTES BUT Over Business Rivalry New York, Oct, 30—(By the The murder of another Chinese today halted officials negotiations which it had been hoped would end the Hip Sing— On Leong tong war. New York, Oct. 30.—An armistice has been declared in the tong war and it is expected that a nation-wide peace will be formally declared in Chinatown today. At a meeting of representatives of the warring on Leong and Hip Sing tongs here last night at which the Consul-General acted as mediator a treaty was approved. All that re- mains to bring an end to the hostil- ities which have raged in at least seven great cities of the country and has caused a score of casualties are the signatures of the leaders of the rival leaders of the tongs. It was learned last night that the latest outbreak of the tong war was the result of a business rivalry be- tween the tongs of 25 years stand- ing. Police learned from members of the tongs that the treaty to be signed today determines the mer- chandise rights of each side. BORER KILLS OAKS The two-lined borer is killing the cak trees of the country, especially in the region of the upper middle west, reports the University of Minnesota. The borer is a shade tree pest rather than a forest men- ace. opportunity to study the CONSERVATIVE LEADERS TAKE BIG VICTORY Win Clear Majority in Parli- ament, Ousting the Labor Government LABOR FALL MARKED Liberal Party Also Crushed Between Opposition of Two Extremes London, Oct. 30.—(By the A. P.)—The people of Great Britain have put a crushing end to their first experiment with Labor government by returning the Conservative party to power in parliament with one of the strongest majorities recorded during the last century. In the sweeping political change, the Liberal party has sunk to its weakest position it has experienced since the realignment of British politi- cal parties more than 90 years ago at the time of the reform bill. H Liberals Fall With 545 of the 615 seats in the House of Commons accounted for at 14 o'clock this afternoon, the Liberals had won only 87 and the Conserva- tives hud ulready captured 359 and were increasing their lead constant- ly as the returns came in from the country districts. Labor had won 137 seats and was thus assured of being the official opposition party in the new parliament. The severest blow for the Liberals was the defeat of Mr. Asquith, whose loss to the Laborite Mitchell in Pais- ley broke the Liberal record of 92 years in that constituency, The Liberal leader took his’ defeat smilingly~ but» afterward admitted profound disappointment and said he fregretted severance of his connece tions with Pai: “for the time be- ing at any rate, Aside from all party considerations his loss is generally deplored as the disappearance, temporarily, at least, of one of the country’s most dis- tinguished statesmen. Winston Churchill, contesting as { ping division of Essex, was elected to the House of Commons. MacDonald Wins Prime Minister Ramsey MacDonald ‘was reelected to Parliament. Mr. MucDonald received 17,724 votes while his Liberal opponent polled 15,624. Former Premier David George, Liberal, was als to the House of Commons, polling 16,058 votes to 3,401 for his Laborite opponent. Attorney-General Patrick Hasti whose conduct of the Campbell prose- cution was ‘ue indirect cause of the downfull of the Labor government, retained his seat at Wallsend, poll- ing 17,275 votes against 15,672 for his Conservative opponent. Will Be Able to Rule Unlike the Labor government which has just fallen, the Conservatives will be able to rule as well as to govern and perhaps thus to stay fixed in the governmental saddle for the full legal parliamentary life time of five years, if they want to, so strong was the tide that has car- ried them to triumph. There was no extensive part of the country in which the Conserva- tives did not increase their strength. They captured long lost seats in cities and rural districts alike, The thickly populated industrial centers of the North Midlands aban- doned both Liberals and Laborites to get under the Tory banner did the great shipping centers and the small towns and villages, almost without exception, in every farming area of the nation. Labor held tight its grip upon most of the congested areas in the great urban centers such as Glas- gow and London, but even some of these shifted from Socialism to Conservatism. Lost Many Seats Labor has lost many seats but it remains to be seen whether it has lost ground with the elector: It is generally considered, however, that when all the votes are tabu! ted it is not likely to be found that Labor has polled as many as it did a year ago. The luck that put many Laborites into Parliament last year through minority polls on three-sided fights left them out of the House this year. Many Liberals stepped down to permit Conservatives. to have straight fights with Liberal oppon- ents and the great majority of Lib- erals who did not step down were put down when the ballots were counted, TWO WOMEN WIN London, Oct. 30.—(By the A. P.)— Only two of the 14 women who were candidates in yesterday’s parliamen- tary general election were successful (Continued on page 8) a Constitutionalist candidate the Ep-*