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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-05-07
SPALDING WRITES
AN EXPLANATION
Inference Drawn From It That
Former Chief Justice Will Be
Candidate Again.

Fargo, y. D., May 6.-The publica
tiOH by George l.. Nelson, deposed edi
tor of the Co-operator's Herald, the or
gan of the Equity Cooperative EX
change, OF a letter written him by the
then Chief Justice Spalding has ere
ated a sensation in North Dakota.
Nelson published some editoria,
structures on members of the supreme
court in connection with their decision
relative to the state board of equal
2ation, referring to it as a ''gauZy
frameup' between the court and the
board. For his remarks he was TAX
en- before the supreme court, where
he admitted the authorship and as.
sumo a defiant attitude. He was sen
fenced to serve a Jail term at Bis
marck, and also to pay a fine. He
served the time.
Resigns When Lid" Is Ordered.
During his Imprisonment the board
OF directors of the Co operators Her,
aid passed resolutions that in the fu,
lure Nelson's editorials must be sub
mitted to an attorney before pub.ica-
tion. He resented this and withdrew
from his POSITION.
AS Chief Justice Spalding announc-
ed the findings of the supreme court
on Nelson's contempt, and his lam
guage had been regarded as scathing
and satirical, his letter to Nelson and
the rather a%pologetical tone of part of
it caused a great surprise. The terms
of Justice Fisk, Goss and Burke eX-
nira with thic mammal norin1 and II
is surmised that Spalding intends to
be a candidate again for the supreme
court, having been defeated last fall
by A. NJ. Christensen of Towner. His
letter is regarded as the first gun of
the 1916 judicial campaign with Burke
as the man he seeks to displace.
Might Have Been Let Oh.
Spalding's letter intimates that if
Nelson, when brought before the sup
reme court, had been less defiant and
had admitted his guilt, he would have
been let off with nominal punishment
and would not have been given a Jail
SENTENCE, but the sensational para
graphs referring to Justice Burke and
his entertainment Of Iitigants the
night before the decision in the Equi-
ty case is whate attracts attention.
They are: .a%@>
However, the particular point to
which I wish.gto refer is your state
ment that the president Of the Herald
company ana another gentleman were
invited by a Justice to take sup
per with him at his home on the occa-
sion OF their visit here, when the case
of Schmidt VS.. the Equity Cooperative
Exchange was argued, and that i'm
mediately after the supper, the two
gentlemen, together with other men
and attorneys, held a conference, after
which one of their number was sent to
you a. the Jail to request you to lay
down in your fight on the members Of
the supreme court: and your COM
ment to the effect that, while you did,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-05-07
COURT May RULE
ON KIDS ROW
Devils Lake School Squabble AS
sumes Rather Formidable
Proportions.

Devils Lake, n. D., May G.-Jusi
how far the jurisdiction OF the facul.
ty of a high school extends may be
tested out under the supervision of a
district court, if the program of Supt.
Y. G. Barnell of the Devils Lake high
school, and his staff, is carried out. 1t
all comes as an OutgrOWth of the strike
last week, which was nipped in the
bud.
To give the youngsters a proper
cnance for reflection a high school
dance, which otherwise would have
been enjoyed with the consent and
under supervision of the faculty, bill
ed for Friday evening, was called off
summarily. The arrangement, how
ever, was far from satisfactory to the
young folks. Rather than have their
plans for tripping off a mile or two Of
the fantastic, it appears that a frienl
of the students came to the rescue,
hired a hall and music, and assumed
all responsibility for a function which
has since been known as the "subter.
fuge party Many of the students at.
tended, some with the full consent Of
their parents.
The faculty now desires to infict
enlistment. Special meetings of the
board of education are being held and
it develops that the faculty has not the
backing Of the entire board on the
matter. 1t has been stated thai any
attempt to infiict punishment for at
tendance at this party will result in
throwing the entire affair into court
to test how far the power of the facul-
ty extends.
In the meantime graduation is ap-
preaching. Members of the fourth
year class have cancelled orders for
gowns and suits, asserting that there
will be no exercises. O%rutions' have
been put on the shelf on the theory
that everything has been called off,
and the high school fracas remains the
popular topic of the sewing circles.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-05-07
POTATO PLUNGLR
JUMPS BAIL

Fargo, y. d., May G.-Francis c.
Cary, potato plunger and erstwhile
president Of the delumct Barnesville
National bank, which closed it's doors
a year ago as the result Of one OF
the most sensational speculations in
the Northwest connected with a new
ly organized farmers concern, know.
as the Red River Potato Growers as
ISOLATION, was "Wednesday afternoon
indicted twice by the federal grand
jury at Fergus Falls O n charges of
embezZlement.
$500 Bond Is Forfeited.
A sensation was sprung when the
former bank president failed to APP
pear at Fergus Falls yesterday ana
his bond Of $500 was forfeited. A
bench warrant was Immediately IS
sued for his arrest. The sigrers Of
the bond were J. H. Whitnack, a
prominent farmer, residing northwest
Of GAINESVILLE, and Mrs. Cary, wife o.
the plrnger, who now resides in Min
neapolis With her family of several
small Children.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-05-07

not know what TRANSFERRED at that
SUPPER, you did know that the extern.
sion by a member of this court Of So
cial or other coIrtesies to litigants,
while a case was being heard before
the court, was showing extremely bad
taste, to put it very mildly.
"~Pciscnally, ! find /, difficult to be-
!ieve that a member Of the court
wUlld be 50 %forsetful of what Is due
the court as to enter into any confer
encc, such as may be naturally infer
red vas held, with a view to infiuen-
cling your action or for other purpos.
Cs watch may be inferred from what
you write; yet, if you are correct in
your information, and | am correct in
the intimation which it seems 10 con-
yey, it is proper for me to inform you
that none of the other members of the
court knew anything Of this or had
before been informed Of it, and to
repe. any inference that hight be
drawn, that it was done on behalf of
the court, or would have any influence
on is I'D ION in ahy. matter pending
Usf&tS ~ Id g.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-05-07
ME1HODlS1CauRCn TO
ExPEkD $4,50o,000

Chicago, May Appropriations to
falling $4,000, 900 have been made by
the general conference commission on
finance of the Methodist Episcopal
church to carry on the work of the
church throughout the world, it was
announced today.
The commission, of which Colonel
Elijah W. 'Halford Of New York is
treasurer, is holding a two-day session
here. The amounts apportioned to
the individual societies are:
Board of foreign missions, 1880 !.
600. ~. '.f'' '', .".>~'9@-
Board Of home missions, s1,560,O0O
Freedman's Aid Society, S270,O0O.
Eoard of Sunday Schools, $4,000.
Board Of Education, $4,000.
American Bible Society, 500, 900.
Church Temperance Society,", $50.
900.
notwithstanding the special emery
encies occasioned by the war; Col.
onel Halford said, "the board of for
eignmissions was one Of the few
church boards Of any Of the denom-
nations which ended the year with.
out debt" ...
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-05-07

Mayvil!e, N. OAK, May 6.-During
the coming Commencement week,
from June 20 to "a, the M'ayville Nor.
NAL school will celebrate the compile
tfon OF it's twenty-fifth year. Besides
the regular events Of Commencement
week, which will this year be made
to contribute to the celebration, there
will be special commemoration exet-
cises on Thursday morning, June "a.
The ether events Of the week will be
~Bacalaureato Service, Sunday even
ing, June 20; Senior Glass Chapel,
Monday morning, June 81; Com
mencement Party, Monday evening.
June 81; Senior Glass Exercises,
Tuesday evening, June p; Senior
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-05-07
RUSS|ANEUkfEAT Is
...,. DECISIVE
Continued from page one)
tenab4e BY a steady Anstro-German adj
Reached Wisloka River.

"anCc. '".''
Reached Wisloka River.
The Austrian cavalry and infan.
try have already reached Wisloka
river. The Russians have been in full
retreat Since the dawn or May ) and
are being closely followed by the
Austrian Carpathlan army. Over fifty
thousand prisoners already have been
captured by the At!strians in West
Galicia. Confidence is expressed by
headquarters that the principal pOr-
ton Of the Russian army attempting
TO defend positions on the Carpathians
to the west of Lupkow pass, cannot
make good its retreat.
1t was officially communicated by
the war office tonight:
at four This afternoon the last of
Russian positions on the heights Of
Dunajec and Biala rivers we're gained
by our troops. Tarnow was captured
by us at ten this morning"
A German officials statement says
the Germans forced the French to
evacuate positions in ALLY wood and
captured over 1000 Frenchmen. 1t is
stated a number Of Frenchmen were
killed and that they also lost two
cannon, a number of machine guns
and mine throwers.
Russians R%etreating.
The Austrian southern wing has
crossed the Wlsloka river. The Rus
slams are retreating eastward of Lup-
koW pass. ,t..
The German troops. continue to ar
rive at Cracow and fighting near there
is the most cruel of the war. A Wen
ma telegram relates the Austrian army
corps arrived yesterday at Noravitza,
ten miles from the Serbian frontier.
The newspapers Of Southern Germany
continue a discussion Of the Italian
situation ana admit it is extremely
grave for our all and us" i
In addition to Military pleparatins,
the Italian government is taking all
measures possible in a diplomatic way
in anticipation of a possible outbreak
CT war. Foreign Minister Sonnino has
prepared a long statement fer publ
cation the moment Italy joins the a.
lies, in case she decides this action.
The statement is designed to JUST
fy ltaly's action before the world. 1t
SETS forth the historical, racial, econ.
omical and strategical reasons infu-
encing the nation and dwells upon
the "intolerable position of Italy in
the Adriatic, on her eastern frontier.
Deny German Reports.
1t was officially stated tonight:
"The German general staff persists
in giving false details concerning
their offensive. During the last -
days the enemy have suffered COM
plete checks and severe losses. Their
heavy offensive we speedily broke
down. TIL total German losses in the
heights of the Meuse and in Woevre
and the Vosges have been $4,000. At
no part have they broken through
our lines. They have taken no i'm
portant positions from us. Half q
dozen of their finest regiments have
been decimated."
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-05-07
Major Henry Back.

Major Henry has returned from
Sioux county, where he leased the
last of the school lands to be leased
this year. He reports a lot of people
coming in from Minnesota and the
eastern part of this state to attend
the sale of the Indian lands and tn
inspect the land open to homestead
entry. The people of Sioux COUNTY.
he says, are very optimistic as 10
prospects for the year.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-05-07

Glass Picnic, Wednesday, June %:
Reception to the Senior Glass, We'd
nesday evening, June %; Alumni AS.
sociation meeting, Thursday morning,
June "a; Outdoor Sports and Alumni
Banquet, Thursday afternoon, juno
"a; and Graduation Exercises, Thurs.
day evening" June "a. There4will be.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-05-07

good music throughout the week and
special speakers for the B~acca!aure-
ate Service, the Commemoration Ex-
ercises and the Graduation Exercises.
In the first twenty-five years OF it's
existence the Normal school has sent
out almost 800 graduates and during
ta.is; time it has had in attendance
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-05-07

thousands of other students who Tor
many reasons have not been able to
graduate. An earnest effort will be
made to make this year's4commence.
ment week an appropriate rounding
out of the Normal Schools first quar-
ter %centhry's useful service to the
state and nation
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-05-07
A A BALL TEAM

Halliday, N D., May 6-An Indian
pitcher has Been added. tothe already
fast ball team az Halliday, which
will give it one Of sthe best line-ups
in the county Rains spoiled the
special train from Kihdeer to Hal
liday last Sunday. The special. will
however run down next Sunday, ami
an exciting game Is expected.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-05-07

Free detectives stars to every boy
and girl attending either matinee at
the Bismarck theatre Saturday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-14

4-The fact that the govern
ment is the only agency with
sufficient strength to give the
assistance needed.
The line of action proposed
by the administration is so OBJ
viously right that it is difficult
to see how anything can be
said against it.
The only possible objection
to the measure is that it will
interfere with the operations
of a private monopoly at a time
when the monopoly finds rich
pickings.
Needless to say this is an
objection that will not be
overstrong with wheat grow
ers who are losing out because
of charters as high as 100 shil-
lings.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-14

largest trust companies of New
York-name not given-says
Of the Anglo-French loan: 1T
is without question the best
loan ever offered. Represent
ing the joint obligation of the
two greatest governments in
Europe, l should give it pre-
cedence as an investment even
over United States govern
ment bonds"
If it is a better investment
than U. S. bonds why is it ne
cessary for France and Eng
land to pay ) 7-8 per cent in
terest when United States
bonds draw but two per cent.
It is absurd to claim that for
purposes of safety the loan is
as good as government bonds,
though from an interest earn
ing standpoint the New York
banker is of course correct.
S-s-S-> sS-e-s-~
In saving Alexander for the
next game the Phillies man.
ager again proved the value
of the "do it now" policy.
Won Jagow could not over
look the opportunity to hit the
enemy on the ear, metaphoci-
cally speaking.
Ss~~S~S~~
The Russians have been in
offensive for some time past
and change will be interest
ing.
S~@~BSSS-@
The city election is still six
weeks away but it is time to be
thinking about the subject.
~~-p~S~~s~
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-14

Of the New York detective bureau, has
issued a lengthy warning to the wom-
en- of the country on how to protect
their homes from burglars, hundreds
of whom have come from Europe
with their more subtle brothers and
sisters who travel first cabin. Above
is a brief Of Faurot's advice.
There are three months left for the
crooks to make a 1915 international
record here and they promise to do
it.
Driven from their lucrative and ac-
customed haunts at Monte Carlo.
Paris, London. Berlin and like famed
continental resorts, the crooks have
swooped down and settled upon New
York as the locust plague once swept
the Kansas pTairies.
They're a clever crew, for the most
part. barring the International strong
arm man and second story worker,
who is just a prosperous brow.
It's the educated, crafty shrewd men
and women crooks-white-co collar
scoundreds. who are driving the New
York detectives plumb distracted.
Since January, fifteen big jobs
Of $4,000 or over. have been success
fully put over by what is believed to
be an organized band Of clever Grim
inals aided. maybe, by servants in
wealthy households.
Proceeds from the fifteen hauls to-
tai nearly S350.00O and there have
been hundreds Of robberies ranging
from 800 to $2,500.
Some Of the heaviest losers are
Mrs. Sherwood Aldrich. whose sum-
mer house at southampton. L. l.. was
robbed Of $4,000 in gems; Mrs
James Mcmillan, whose summer place
al Manchester -by-the-Sea was robbed
Of jewels valued at $4,000; Mrs f
Clifton Potter. from whose summer
place at East Hampton. L. l.. thieves
obtained s50,00O in gems. Mrs. Bar
bara Wright. Brooklyn. s25,000.
Rewards totaling almost $50 are
still in force on some Of the larger
robberies.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-14
VOICES HEARD AROUND THE
WORLD.

Using worlds fairs as landmarks Of
progress. the Panama-Pacific Expo
sition will be identified with nothing
more marvellous than the instantane-
Gus transmission Of the human voice
partly by wire and partly by radio
from New York to san Francisco and
thence to Honolulu. OF the pOssibil-
tiles Of this discovery little need be
added to the remark Of Mr. Carty
one Of the inventors, who on the Pa
cific coast maintained a conversation
with a reporter for The World In this
city-that he had had better results
when talking across nearly 1000 miles
Of air" than Prof. Bell achieved when
he first projected his voice only few
feet over a wire in the seventies. Al.
most the same success was had be-
tween New York and the Sandwich
Islands. disance of 1900 miles.
II Is no doubt true as Mr.. Carty
says. that this invention will never
displace the existing telephone or
wireless telegraphy. but the demon
stratlon already made shows that It
must have wide and highly important
uses. II men sitting at their desks IN
New York and Honolulu can speak
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-14
SHOULD APPEAL TO
WHEATMEN

nv ASTERN Oregon farmers
" who are now asked to
sell wheat at IS cents
when it is worth S1.75 or more
in Liverpool are in position to
Judge somewhat Of the merits
Of Secretary McAdoo's an
nouncement regarding the
merchant marine bill.
The points mentioned as
rendering action by the gov
eminent imperative are:
THE necessity of a mer.
chant marine as an auxiliary
to the navy.
2-The necessity Of immedi-
ate relief for American com
merce.
3-The hopelessness that
private capital will come
promptly to the relief Of our
foreign trade.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-14
CURRENT THINKING
NEW YORK Is CROOK
CENTER or THE WORLD

United Press staff Correspondent
NEW YORK. oct. 13.-The war has
made New York the biggest "interna-
tiOnal crook center" in the world. au.
thorities declare Every city in the
country likewise has its increased
quota Of crooks of all kinds. driven
from Europe.
II seems to be the women who are
suffering most from the straight
burglsries. To date this year the toll
Of the Snout-snd-JoWl and Crafty
DebOnalr brigades in Gotham alone
totals nearly half a million dollars in
gems and cash. Practically all the
big rObberies have been from wealthy
wOmen's homes
While Mrs. Elizabeth Nichols sat
IN the drawing room Of her Brooklyn
residence. a thief entered frightened
Mrs Nichols 70 she died. then walked
cut with ifg.5OO worth Of jewelry.
Inspector Joseph 4. Faurot, chief
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-14
EYES

NJ HE French government
VI has just received the re-
port of a board of ex-
perts on the subject of color
blindness, according to the
Paris Temps.
The report contains 1877
typewriter pages and reach
ed the conclusion that color
blindness does not in any man.
ner interfere with the effici-
ency of a professional chauf-
feur, as he is not called upon
to read colored light signals.
The government had also
submitted to the commission
the question Of bespectacled
automobile drivers. On that
head the report states, that
spectacles, if carried on frames
fixed behind the ears, cannot
interfere with efficiency,
though nose-glasses should be
prohibited, as positively un-
safe, for the jolting Of the ma
chine makes them lose their
focus and may thereby lead to
catastrophes. In accidents
where chauffeur or passenger
wore fixed eyeglasses, says the
commission, not one out of over
400 cases examined showed
injury to the eye from fracture
of the lenses; the injury, if
any, always 70 the tissue sur
rounding the eye.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-14
PtzZLINC THE HISTORIAN.

When the future Impartial IlistOr
ian of the war gets to the actions Of
Sept 25-2S, 1915, his troubles will
continue.
Following the French account he
may tell Of the capture Of several
square miles. of 10000 Germans put
out Of business, Of $4,000 prisoners
taken, including a small contribution
BY the English. He may set dowr
that 1871 German captiyes passed
through Chalons alone. Looking in
the British reports for confirmation,
he will note that the German pris.
Oners taken to London had high
cheek-bones and a Slavic cast Of fact
Turning to the German reports, he
will run his spectacles with amaze
ment. They are silent as to Germans
taken prisoners. while claiming 1891
captured British--though versions
sent by British cables do not contain
this tedious detail Admitting losses
Of men ad material on Sept. 25 the
Berlin report later says that part o:
the territory has been recaptured,
while costly French attempts to
break through in Champagne were
unsuccessful, except on a 'front.' Of 800
feet
If he seeks to learn which reports
are least biased the puzzled scholar
will gather from the French that the
white light Of truth Is self-eyldent in
the Galllc communiques: from Berlin
that good and bad news is given out
by the general staff with cold exacti-
tude; from London that when Eye
Witness gets around to the matter
two months later, British gentle.
man cannot lie.--New York World.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-14

by dismissal and, rther than defend
their act, adopted the policy OF sec
recy and silence. To other member
Of the teaching force It was a warning
that they must keep quiet on certain.
economic subjects or consult the IL
nanclal interests OF the worthy trus-
tees.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-14
A UNIVERSITY IN REBETII0y.

Last June when the trustees Of the
University Of Pennsylvania. without
explanation. dropped Prof. Scott
Nearing from the faculty Iof the
Wharton school. they treated the in
cident as closed It had just begun.
To the volume Of protests against the
attempt to gag professors and end
academic freedom 1900 students in a
body have added their names at the
opening Of the fall session.
The issue raised at the Philadel-
Dhla institution goes to the very root
Of individual rights and corporation
control Prof. Nearing was 50 rash
as to express Views outside the class
room too radical for some Of the old
fashioned Tories by the Delaware.
They used thler power to punish him
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-14

to each other, ocean and deserts. be-
leaguered cities and hostile territor-
les, even the greatest Of terrestrial dis
tances, will no longer offer serious OBJ
structions to oral communication. To
say nothing Of war al sea, for most
Of the purposes of commerce and life
saving the spoken word may now
carry further and more distinctly
than the mystic symbols Of the wire
less, with fewer physical limitations
than attach 10 that system.
The secret OF this accomplishment
is to be given only to the United
States navy. Probably at no distant
day mankind will have the full bene-
fit Of it. but meantime it will serve
admirably as a patriotic contribution
Of science to national defense.-New
i York World
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-14

II Is not often that any body OF
men like the trustees OF the Uniyer-
slty OF Pennsylvania dares 10 openI"
exercise the tyranny Of the purse
strings in the suppression OF free
speech. While they are rid OF Prof
Nearing. the undertaking has proved
disastrous in more ways than one.