The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 4, 1924, Page 1

L \ { i [ a & comparatively WEATHER FORECAST ‘ For Bismarck and vicinity: Unset- tled tonight and Wednesday. ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE | BISMARCK, “NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1924’ U.S. VOTERS MARCH TO POLLS TODAY BIG [G VOTE BI BEING CA CAST IN NORTH D DAKOTA TODAY “LOVE IN A COTTAGE” OPENED WITH RUSH IN CITY, WEATHER GOOD All Sections of the State Re-| port Voters Are Able to Get to Polls AUTOMOBILES ARE BUSY | Lame and Sick, and Well, Too, | Are Carried to Polls If They Wish HAVE FIST FIGHT Fargo, Nov. 4.—A fist fight characterized the opening of the voting booth in the third Fargo precinct at 9 o'clock this morn- ing, when a large number of persons attempted to win the honor of being the first to vote. George Dower emerged victori- ous. Voting started with a rush in North Dakota today. Bismarck was a fair sample of re- ports from various parts of the state. | Many local polling places were crowd: | ed immediately after 9 o'clock this morning, when the polls openedsto the voters, to remain open until 7 pm In one wand here, 70 votes were cast in one hour, believed to be a record for early vo All morning long voters flocked to the polls, so that by noon enough votes were cast to indicate that before the day is ever a much larger vote will be cast than was cast in the June pri- mary. Fair weather prevailed in all parts of the state, the perfect autumn day in Bismarck being duplicated in most sections of the state. The weather bureau’s reports indicated that the election just got under the wire, as rain or snow is predicted to. follow the beautiful weather of today. ‘In Bismarck, the drive of the Ki- wanis, Rotary and Lions clubs and the American Legion, to get voters to the polls before noon, had its ef- fect. An unusually large number of | p.)—The women voted early. Most business houses that could close were shut| White House as the nation went tol tight between 11 a, m. and noon to! the polls. give an opportunity for employes to| idge made out their votes on absentee Automobiles of the political) ballots and mailed them to North-| vote. factions were busy taking voters to, the polls. The lame and the always was on hand. Little Disorder Little disorder marked ,the voting| largest audience ever uddres the Fifth ward, the | 0ne person, Mr. Coolidge appealed to enc] ygtoday) Anthea SB EWar | voters to go to the polls today to and protect the in- polling place being at the Soo hotel, it was reported one man who was challenged was removed by a police- man. A bitter contest for votes A.was being conducted in this ward. ‘The sounding of the fire whistle marked the opening of the polls. The fight in some local contests waxed warm, patticularly as between F. E. McCurdy and E. S. Allen for the position of states attorney, and between Harry Clough and Frank’ Johnson for county auditor, with some other local fights also attract- ing attention. Ugly rumors and reports of “deals” and “trades” were made during the day, in which party alignments were declared broken in the scramble for small number of votes, as affecting the state-wide | election. The local angle entered; into the reported “deals.” Another warm county fight ing between the contestants and! their friends, that between Gerald, Richholt 2nd G. Spear for treas- pres, Both are Hismsek products: graduates of the local high school, and have many friends in common.! They and — friends ardently sought votes, but with good feeling being maintained throughout. BIG VOTE INDICATED Jamestown, N, D., Nov. 4—A heavy vote was being cast here this morn- ing. Whistles blew every hour to y remind voters. VOTE EARLY Mandan, N. D:, Noy. 4.—An un- usually heavy vote was registered in Mandan this morning. The Man- sick | and little was left for the need not walk today. An automobile | to do but attend to the routine of his onal conducted with remarkable good feel-i dan Electric Company and Russell- Miller Milling Company whistles blew every half hour, and Repub- lican workers, with’ a dozen auto- mobiles working, announced they would carry all voters to the, polls, regardless of whom whom they voted for. Show Interest _ In N. D. History Much interest is being manifested in local history and in the proposal to create a Roosevelt National Park in the Badlands of North Dakota, according to L. F. Crawford, cur- ator of the State Historical Society. Numerous requests have been re- ceived by him for information on history of various counties and on the Badlands. Schools and women’s clubs in particular:are) showing in! terest in North Dakota subjects, he says, Alfred D. Quimby, when he fell in love with Ruth ween COOLIDGE AND WIFE AT HOME Ballots Sent to ton, Massachusetts, Dur- ing Last. Week Washington, Nov. 4.-(By the A. usual calm of voteless Washington prevailed today at the President and Mr: ampton, Mass., their home, last week, office and. await returns. In a radio speech to probably the ed by insure a majority stitution of self-government. Most of the cabinet officers were out of the city, voting in their home} The others had engagements [at the White House during the day, To- night, in the early part of the even- and Mrs, Coolidge, nk W. Stearns | ° will receive execu- It is audio sct in the White House also will be used for follow- towns, along with a few other callers. ing, at least, Mr. of Boston, their gue: election returns sent to the tive offices over «special wir expected the ingg the count. COOLIDGE GETS | Two Favorable to Him New Ashmord, Mass., Nov. vote of this town, the first to re- port its returns in the presidential | [ow election, was: Coolidge 20; Dav: 4; LaFollettte 0. The 1920 vote was Harding 28; Cox 6. FOR FAVORITE SON, Somerset, Vermont, Nov. 4.—The vote of this town for President was: Coolidge 8; Davis 0; LaFollette 0. The vote four years ago was Har- ding 20; Cox 5. Four men and their wives, the sole voting population, cast their votes for Mr. Coolidge. This. sec- ond announcement by any town in the country was made possible by agreement of all the voters to cast their ballots the first thing this morning for Vermont's native son. Sees Republican Majority in Next Congress Washington, Nov. 4.—President Coolidge expects a vote in the elec- ral college of at least 350 and a Republican working majority in the House next session of 20 or more, it was said today at the White House. Total receipts from fees, licenses and permits in the United States wes $199,472,282 during first half of 1924, 18, was peddling ca W were married and set up housekeeping in one room and kitchenet Now she has returned to her home Jone year ago VOTE BY MAIL Northamp- Jool- psident. jfight between Gov. i type lin FIRST VOTES ivote in the presidential election. Weather forecasts were for a fair Towns Announce Results; 4.—The | factor, The. in the Wallace shoe lace, ueiress to millions. at Rochester, N. He ANOTHER BANK IS REOPENED: The Farmers and Merchants State ank of Inkster, Grand Forks coun- which went. on special today, reopened business this morning, it was an. nounced by State Examiner Gilbert Semingson. The bank's capital is $10,000 and deposits at the time of suspension were $88,000, J. H. Lein is president. NEW YORK’S STATE FIGHT BRINGS VOTES Unusually Heavy Vote Cast in Roosevelt-Smith Battle There N New York ov. 4—With — pros- |pects of rolling up an unprecedent- jed vote, New York state voters to- n a steady pilgrimage to polls as soon as they opened at 6 o'clock. A heavy vote was report- ed in all sections of New York City. Clear, cool weather prevailed thru- out the s interest in the three-cornered fight for the presidency, unusual interest was centered on the gubernatorial Alfred E. Smith velt, Jr. and Theodore Roo: FAIR WEATHER Chicago, Nov. 4.—Fair ranging from the in Oklahoma to clear and cool Wisconsin, greeted the throughout the middle west today, adding to prospects for a record day for the polling, for the farmers. A cool, crisp morning u election day in Chicago, ports from Ohio, Indiana, lower Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North and South Dakotaebeing re- ceived. with dry roads —— Weather Report | eon 24 hours ending at noon. . Temperature ut 7 Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday . Lowest last night . Precipitation Highest wind velocity WEATHER FORECAST 37 45 39 a.m. © 1d For Bismarck and vicinity: Un- settled tonight and Wednesday, probably rain or snow. Not much change in temperature, For North Dakota: Usettled to- night and Wednesday, probably rain or snow. Not much change in tem- perature. WEATHER CONDITIONS The pressure is low over British Columbia and Washington and has been accompanied by rain or snow over the extreme Northwest. The high pressure area now covers the upper Mississippi and lower Mis- souri Valleys and generally fair weather prevails from the Great Lakes region to the eastern slope of the Rockies. Temperatures have dropped considerably in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and a slight drop occurred, in. the , Missis- sippi Valley and Plaing. States, oO. {at noon showed that the largest ear- ithat the heated issues deposit | for! Me- 'wiven the | today as did Halvor L. Is In addition to keen | weather, Indian fsummenj jin 14 precincts gave for Governor; voters Governor J, Davis, Democrat, 180; {Ben H. Paulen, Republican, 528; William Allen White, independent, i Coolidge 0; LaFollette 0. Idistrict, in the .principal contests of tod ; Davis the vote was Harding 43; Cox 4. ——y 20 |sor, Hillsboro county, the first town plete in today’s presidential election gave Coolidge 9; Davis 5; LaFollette SFOUKD RULE IN NO. DAKOTA Several Sections of the State. First Fatality of the Election played at the / Report Heavy Balloting During the Day { PRISONERS GET VOTE Ward County Sheriff Permits ‘Some of Them To Go i To The Polls Fargo, Nov. 4.—(By the A. Reports from representative in this state at noon today indicated | that North Dakota was casting an unusually heavy vote. Aided by fairly good roads and ideal weather a heavy rural vote al- so was presaged. In Fargo, the state metropo! where a record registra- tion was reported a week ago, the polls were crowded. Early voting promised a heavy to- tal in Grand Forks. A. G. Sorlie, Nonpartisan League candidate for Governor, voted early in the Second ward where he resides, Congressman B. Burtness, who was speaking ast night in Sargent county, used an bsent voter's ballot. In Minot a check-up of precinets at 10:45 a. m. various and again ly vote in the city's history ing polled today, with is be- indications and active! work in getting out the vote will bring a 10 percent increase over the previous high total. Prisoners Vote Prisoners serving sentences in the Ward county jail for misdemeanors were given the privilege by A. S.! Spicher of casting their votes in the election. Some of the prisoners were released in custody to go to the polls while others who are treated as trusties were not accompanied to tig polls by an officer, Most of the prisoners who were privilege of voting are serving life for alleged infraction of the liquor laws. None of the prison- ers held on felony charges were al- lowed to vote. Governor R. A. Nestos voted e: Halvor: coalition candidate for Governor. Chilling temperatures were pr vailing in Minot this forenoon with, snowflakes occasionally visible in| the air but they melted as they fell. FIRST RETURNS ARE RECEIVED IN ELECTION, =: Come From New England, the South and From Some Kansas Precincts Topeka, Kan., Nov. 4.—The incom- plete and unofficial returns as an- nounced in five precinets at noon today gave for President; Coolidge Davis 98; LaFollette 5. The incomplete unofficial count “THE SOLID SOUTH” j Shreveport, La., Nov. 4.—The vote in the general election at McBade, Bousier parish, today, was Davis Coolidge 0; LaFollette 0. At Cashians, Caddo parish, Davis 8; CAPE COD VOTE Boston, Nov. 4.—The vote of the town of Mashp in the Cape Cod 523 1 y's election follow: Coolidge 2; LaFollette one. In 192 FOR COOLIDGE Manchester N. H., Nov. 4.—Wind- of this state to report its vote com- 0. In 1920 the town gave Harding 7; Cox 5. 850 SOLDIERS BONUS CLAIMS ARE PURCHASED The state industrial commission had paid out $305,000 up to October 81 for state soldiers’ bonus claiXNs, under the commission’s purchasing the claims plan of in advance of the time of payment from taxes, according to John Gammons, secre- tary of the commission. mately 850 claims have been pur- Approxi- chased, Claims are being purchased at the rate of $10,000 a day, accordy ing to Mr. Gammons. Four states hava more Bhan a million autos registered in each, jing place to vote. tection would be averted. FIGHTING NEAR. POLLING PLAS Is Reported from Chi- cago Today ANOTHER IS WOUNDED Troops Patrolling Williamson County, Scene of Many Riots in Past TWO KILLED Jackson, Tenn., Nov. 4.—D. W. Bartholomew, 70, judge in a polling precinct at Middlesburg, Tenn, and his son, J. L. Bar- tholomew, 40, are reported to have been killed and Prof. W. W. Rogers wounded shortly be- fore noon today by Dan G. Powers, 50, who was defeated in the August primary as Re- publican candidate for magis- trate in Henderson county, ac- cording ‘to advices received here from Lexington, county seat of Henderson county. 4.—One man w and another was wounded in a re- near a polling place balloting today. police reports indicated the shooting was connected with fac- tional trouble of a teamsters union und the precinct election officials said they knew nothing about it. The man killed has not been iden- tified. The other man who was wounded was taken to a hospital. The wound- ed man and the slain person are said to have been riding in an au- tomobile when several men in an- other machine drew up alongside and opened fire. The assailants es- d fatally probably volver fight where voters were feaped. Chicago, Nov. 4.—Anton Rudzinski was shot and probably fatally injur- ed today after he had gone to a poll- The police begaa a search for several men without any information as to the cause of the shooting. The attack was the first violence in connection with the elee- tion. Rudzinski dropped when a fusillade of perhaps 10 shots was fired in and about the polling place on West 45th street, east of the stockyards. The wounded man, who is 47 years old and a teamster, had not been active politically and the police are uncer- tain whether he was the intended target or the victim of a mistake. The victim had found a line of men ahead of him and fearing he would be late at work he started to dents when the shooting occurred, shots were fired from a black; invest them ae nobiie. The police learned that jseveral men shortly before had ap- Spend tax money,” peared at the polling place and ask- ed for Micheal Hastings, said to be Democratic precinct captain. FOUND BLEEDING Chicago, Nov. 4.—Nathan Fien- stone, LaFollette chairman of the 46th ward, was found bleeding in the streets near a polling place to- day, the result of having becn slug- ged, police reported. PATROL HERRIN Herrin, Ill., Nov. 4. national guardsmen, some with fixed bayonets, patrolled Williamson coun- ty today to prevent threatened clashes between the Ku Klux Klan and its opponents. Heavy voting was reported in the| early hours with no semblance of | disorder, At bach precinct outside of Herrin, two militia men were stationed to keep the crowds moving. Citizens said that with military pro- it was hoped bloodshed MRS. HARDING IMPROVING Marion, 0., Nov. 4.—Mrs. Florence Kling Harding, widow of President Harding, who has been seriously ill [for the last two weeks, is improving, Dr, Carl W. Sawyer, her physician, said in a statement this morning. WOMAN, 104, MAN 90, CAST VOTES Jamestown, N. Y., Nov. 4.— Among the first voters in the polls in Jamestown today was Amy Price, 104 years old. She jhere last night. ‘people in this hall. jsure success for private enterprise. and left the hired man to run :eount to draw on, took her place in the line of voters, waited her turn and had no help in the manipulation of the vote machine. VOTES FOR 22 PRESIDENTS Janesville, Wis. Nov. 4.— When William Howard, aged 90, cast his ballot today for pres- ident it was the 18th time he had voted for a president. He began when 22, voting for John C. Fremont in 1856. Mr. How- ard says he does not believe any other mian in the country has a longer record of consec- utive votes than u het RU y Bt ape BIG | evening. elec office or corner this go to finance the band through the winter mo: Readers and patrons are asked not (0 « for election returns this evening. A!] Trib: be di itorium starting at al > retur 0 pon vill be di iad lasting Compt as long as the crowd cares to s ere w be four acts (of vaudeville, the Juvenile Band wil! . Maclecd’s boy | will put on a tumbling act — there w if be somethi olng every minute. Tickets for the big community show » reill Luspic of the Association of Commerce are one (0 ths. he Tribus res will be ; busy collecting returns and calls for informat’on will merely , Slow down the machinery engaged in securing reports from |of unraveling the tangle in modern | this and other states. The Western Union and Tribune are furnishing returns ito the Auditorium show and lposeibies they will be as complete as Two shows; one at 7:30 and one at 9 p. m. Come to first show if you like and stay as long as you like. First come, first served. seats. No reserved Help Boost the “Kiddies Band.” PULLS TRIGGER, SISTER DIES Hibbing, Minn., Nov. 4.—Playfully { pointing a shotgun at Mary Mikovich, aged 9, Frank, her 12-year-old broth- er, pulled the trigger and fatally in- jured her late yesterday on their furm north of Nashwauk. The girl received a wound in her left leg, and diéd before she could be taken to a hospital. Death resulted from loss of blood, according to physicians. CAMPAIGN IS ASSERTED ONE OF PRINCIPLE Public Ownership Program of Nonpartisan League Dan- gerous, Says Halvorson MANY HEAR CANDIDATE Declaring that he opposed state ownership program of the the Nonpartisan League as a matter of |. principle, Halvor L. Halvorson, coali- tion candidate for governor, closed the independent speaking campaign He appeared at the City Auditorium with Attorney- General George F. Shafer. “You can’t take state funds and in these state enter- unless you are willing to said Mr. Halvor- son. “In my judgment, some of the debt now existing as a result of this program will not be liqui- dated in the life-time of most of the We independ- ents say we do not want to engage in this industrial program of the league.” Mr. Halvorson declared a fatal defect in the public ownership plan in the state was that adequate pro- tection cannot be afforded the tax- payer. Men are hired to run the prises "businesses, whose chief interest is ;to retain their places, he said, and they cannot be expected to make} the close decisions necessary to He likened the program to a farmer who told his hired man he was going to Europe for two years, the with an unlimited bank ac- The personal in- terest necessary for success would be lacking, he said. “Private business fails 90 percent of the time, Dunn and Bradstrect tell us, where men have their own capital invested, and work 12 to 15 hours a day and burn midnight oil,” said Mr. Halvorson. “What can you expect when the state must place its business entirely in the hands of hired men? There never has been a more dangerous theory pro- posed in the state than this indus- trial program of the Nonpartisan League.” Mr. Halvorson spoke to an audi- ence that filled the Auditorium, many standing down stairs. BUS STRUCK, 11 KILLED Newport News, Va., Nov. 4.—Elev- en persons were killed and four oth- ers seriously injured luce yesterday when a bus was struck by a fast Chesapeake & Ohio passenger trair at Lees Crossing near Hampton, Va. . The bus which was crowded at the, time pf the accident was demolished and the bodies of some of those kill- gd were so mangled that identifica- tion was possible only by means of articles of jewelry and other bits of personal property. The injured are in hospitals, several of whom are not ‘expected to live. farm, LABOR TROUBLE I$ ABSENT IN HARVEST IN N.D. State Employment Agent Says No Reports of Diffi- culties Made to Him HARVEST ABOUT OVER Little Threshing Left in State Is Declaration of J. A. Kitchen The 1924 harvest has almost pass- ed in North Dakota with less labor trouble than in many years, though the present crop is one of \the largest in the state’s history,’ according to reports received from state employment agents by J. A. Kitchen, Commissioner ture and Labor, and ex-officio and ,8ome places there federal employment director. | Early in the season there were reports of much I. W. W. activity in the state »n ar in some local-} es of > ike, but no case of Savor trouble has been re- ported py :, Mr. Kitchen said. Ail employment offices have closed, with xveption of the year-round see, maintained in part b; ederal government. The last st tives closed Octo- ber 31, Mv. K n, praising the work of the nent agents, de- clared that they had served the state better than cer !ctore, particular in endeavoring to seep labor av able during periods idleness caused by rainy \eather. No labor shoitage was reported by any office in the last reports, received yesterday, he said, and is a labor sur- plus. Threshing is practically finished in North Dakota, Mr. Kitchen de- clared. Reports of the labor offices and personal inspection in various parts of the state reveal this, he said. Mr, Kitchen, coming here from Minot yesterday, said that but one threshing rig was seen in ac- tion. Stack threshing is about all that is left, he added. The past two weeks, with splendid threshing weather, enabled farmers to complete the bulk of it, reports to him sho! LAW SUIT I$ BROUGHT Absent Voters’ Ballots Are Questioned in Bismarck Two law suits grew out of to- day’s election in Bismarck. William Langer, as attorney for FE. S. Allen, candidate for states at- torney, alleging that it was under- stood the election boards in the Fourth and Fifth wards would refuse to count absent voters ballots, ask- ed Judge Jansonius for an order to show cause why the board should not be required to count them. An order to show cause was granted, returnable at 4:30 o’clock this aft- ernoom An affidavit of E. G. Pat- terson accompanied the petition. A few days ago E. A. Thorberg of the local Independent headquarters asked the Attorney-General’s office for an opinion as to whether or not judges of election could refuse to count absent voters’ ballots if they believed the voters were not entitled to vote. Charges had been made in local political circles that absent voters’ ballots of persons who had not lived here for years were to be entered in the election: Proceeds | | of Agricul- | FINAL EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS ELECTION HELD MOST TANGLED ~INU.S. HISTORY Three - Cornered Presidential Fight Possible Deadlock on Presidency lakes WOULD GO TO HOUSE 34 Senators, 3! Governors, Members of House of Rep- resentatives to be Chosen Washington, Nov. 4.—The largest electorate that ever cast a vote in any nation undertook today the task | American history. With three major candidates in the field for President; with a full membership of the House to be chosen, with 34 Senators and 84 Governors to be elected and with thousands of lesser offices to be fill- ed, the increasing millions of quali- fied voters of the nation began their march to the polls at dawn and throughout the length and breadth of the land, under generally fair weather conditions. They continued all day to record their will. Four months of fervered oratory, charges, recriminations, accusations, claims, predictions and warnings were stored in the thoughts of the voters as they marked their deci- sions on their ballots, The Last Pleas Ringing in their ears were the final pleas of the three major as- pirants for the presidency. The Re- publican and Democratic standard bearers, Calvin Coolidge and John W. Davis, established a precedent in politicat campaigning by ad- dressing an eleventh hour radio ap- peal by an audience that reached from coast to coast. Senator La- Follette closed his case with @ statement to the voters, The wice-Presidential candidates, all of whom -have been under the strain of campaigning, found them- selves adjacent to voting booths, except Senator Wheeler, the inde- pendent candidate, who took advan- tage of the mail voting privilege to tsend his ballot to Montana. Gen- eral Dawes voted in Eva.ston and |Goxernor Bryan returned to Lin- coin, Nebraska, in time to cast his ballot. Tangled Aspeci One of the most tangled aspects of today’s balloting, which will not :be solved probably for several days, is the problem presented by the splitting of the tickets. There was no one able to predict with any air of confide the trend jthat split might ti e are 435 seats in the Louse, hich the )Republicans now ol: counting the LaFollette ) the Dem- ocrats 206, anc ng today ,in various part country there are alignin incorsements yand unusual aillicncos between po- litical groups which caused even the most sophistic:ted politi- cian to hesitate to forecast the completion of the next house, al- though both Democratic -and Re- publican managers have formally placed their claims of victory. Labor's Attitude The entry into the siiuation of the railroad brotherhoods and the American Federation of Labor in support of Senator LaFollette and their action at the same time in working for the election of many members to Congress favorable to labor is another factor which is hard for political prophets to fath- om. Both the Democratic and Re- publican managers have scouted the idea that labor would desert the older parties. Today’s results will throw a light on the trend of mod- ern Amerigan political thought. One of the possibilities, widely discussed, is the possibility of @ deadlock in the electoral college. Thé individual voter does not vote directly for a president, but for a group of electors to represent his state and cast the state’s proportion. ate vote for President. The original theory of the Constitution was that the electors thus chosen would fol- low their own inclinations in choos- ing a chief executive. In practice, however, it has become an unbroken tradition that an elector votes for the candidate of that party to which he belongs. May Go To House Should an insufficient number of states to choose a President give their support to any one party and should all of the electors follow tradition and vote for the candi- dates of their party the work of the entire group of electors would go for nothing. There would be a dead- lock and under the Constitution the House of Representatives would called on to choose a president and the Senate a Vice-President. The presidential election, should it be thrown into the House, would be de- layed under a Constitutional provie sion until February. The Republicans now have 49 seats in the Senate, a bare majority of one, and that number includes the LaFollette group. The Demo- crats hold 43 places and the Farm- er-Labor Party two. Today nine solid Democrat. states elect Sen- ators. Of the 34 states where Gov- ernors are to be elected, 19 seats ad: ont vege, 8)