The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-25
CHARLEY JONES
ARRESTED" AT
HOOVER DINNER
President Implement Deal
ers' Association Accused
of "Not Registering"
COLDER THAN I
AM" SAYS HARDY
Much Hilarity Marks An
nual Spread of Dealers
In Convention

Charley Jones of Lisbon, president
Of the North Dakota Retail ImpIe-
ment Dealers association, was "ar-
rested" at $3.50 o'clock Thursday
night. charged with failing to
register"
The arrest" of the associations
chief was made while Mr.. Jones was
having the time of his life" at the
annual banquet of the association
! held in the knights of Columbus hall.
Fully 400 witnessed the apprehension.
William c. Green, assistant states
| attorney, read the charge to the ac-
cused and also to the guests, stating
that he regretted to interrupt the
banquet proceedings but that as an
officer Of the law, he was fulfilling
his duty.
Nothing Unusual For "BiII."
]. P. Hardy, exalted king of story
| tellers, declared that the arrest was
all a mistake. He declared to the as
| sistant states attorney and the ban
queters that he personally knew that
Charley Jones was older than him
self. The assistant attorney declar-
ed that Will Isham, manager Of the
Avery company, swore under oath to
the complaint. Mr.. Hardy said that
was nothing unusual for he had
heard Isham swear when he wasn't
under oath.
The specific charge against the de-
PENDANT was that he failed to regis
ter at the Waldorf hotel' during his
stay in Fargo and that if he failed
to register for the implement dealers,
he would not register for Uncle Sam,
that being the corollary drawn by
the complaining witness and which
seemed sufficient for the issuance Of
the warrant.
"Hubby7 Was Safe.
During the banquet, the telephone
at Secretary Hardy's plate rang fire.
quently. One dealer at New Salem,
N. D., telephoned Mr.. Hardy in re-
gard to what the dealers were having
at the banquet The POSTMASTER re-
piled that nothing like that here this
year." Another call came from Dray-
ton, the wife of an implement dealer
making inquiry about the mattresses.
Secretary Hardy advised her that
her husband was safe.
/. c.. Pryor, editor Of Farm
Implements, Minneapolis, was
interrupted during the course of his
remarks by a rafting Of chains and
implements in the southwest corner
Of the banquet hall. A gang" of
men from the Fargo Plumbing Co,
had broken into the banquet room
under orders to proceed at once to
the repairing of the radiators. Edi-
tor Pryor stopped Immediately
when the pounding started and
declared that such an act on the part
of a Fargo firm was beyond his
comprehension and he severely
criticized POSTMASTER Hardy for
permitting it. The gang" members
working nights. B. A. Orr was easily
picked as one Of the leaders. The
membership Of the plumbing gang"
consisted of four and at frequent
intervals during the banquet favored
with several selections, closing with
the number "Over There"
Perfectly All Right.
D. G. Mcintosh of st. Thomas, N. |
D., former president of the associa- |
ton. was asked to address the con-
Vention. Rising to make a few re- |
marks, he accidentally tripped on the !
chair in which President Jones was |
seated.
'GentIemen," said Mr.. Mcintosh,
81 tripped on Mr.. Jones' chair, but |
can assure you that there is nothing
wrong with me-"
Former President Mcintosh at
tempted to tell story of an incident |
when he was IL years old. Secretary
HARDY told him that 1t was ancient
history.
well seeing Mr.. Hardy is con-
stantly butting in," said Mr.. Nc
Intosh, 81 have not much to say"
THANK you" chortled out the
OF the Fargo Commercial
club.
3. F. Couch of the International
company, sang to his audi
ence from the gallery, and also gave
a few impersonations. He was the
toastmasters choice, according to the
program.
Music was furnished by the Nal
chow orchestra. Guests were request
ed to keep their seats till the singing
OF the final chorus. II speaker got
tired it was Toastmaster Hardy's
duty to stop him. The closing fea-
ture was a rising vote Of support to
the President and his war program.
The guilty ones responsible for the
banquet were the following:
The Fargo Commercial club,
Advance Rumeley Co, Avery Co., A.
L. Bishop & Son, Bristol g. Sweet
Co, J. /. Case Threshing
Machine Co, Cooper Bull Tractor
Co, Crane & Ordway Co, Cummings
Implement Co., Dempster Mill Manu-
'acturing Co, Emerson Branting-
nam Implement Co, Fairbanks Morse
Co., Fargo Imulement Co, Independ-
snt Harvester Co, International
Co, Johnston Harvester
Co. Marshall Oil Co. Minneapolis
steel & Machinery Co, Minneapolis
Machine Co., More Broth
,rs, Nichols & Shepard Co., North
Dakota Harness Co, North Dakota
Metal Culvert Co, Standard OIL Co.,
J. J. eTaber Co, Union Transfer Co.
Western Supply Co. F..