The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-04-29
ED ALLEN,SGAS
BOMB PROVES A
HARMLESS DUD
City Commission Receives Let
tiers Completely Vindicat-
ing Chief Of Police
PAVING GOES SKY HIGH
Prices Probably Double What
They Were When Bismarck
Got Streets Under Cover


Another of Ed Aliens poison gas
bombs proved dismal dud when the
city commission by four to one vote
reappointed Chief of Police MARITIME
son at its Monday evening meeting, af-
ter receiving letters from former
States Attorney F. E. McCurdy OF
Burleigh county, Attorney Joseph j:
Joyce of St. Paul, an operative of the
U. S. department of justice. and 9TH
ers. completely vindicating Chief Mar
tineson of the charges preferred by
Allen in his lilly white epistles.
Aliens campaign against MARITIME.
son began during the last municipal
campaign. The states attorneys an
tipathy Is said to date back over a
year or two. In addition to his per-
s0nal distaste for Martineson, Mr.. Al
preferring his own man in the office
Of chief of police. At the last meet
Ing HOf the commission he Charged
Martineson with having seized and
made way, with consignment of H.
quor without having let Allen in on
the deal, The states attorney also
alleged that the chief had not prose-
cuted gambling charge which had
been filed with him.
Replying to the latter charge, form.
er States Attorney F. E. McCurdy,
under whose administration this Incl
dent occurred, wrote the city com.
mission last evening advising that
during his incumbency he had at all
times 'active and efficient coopera-
tion Of the entire police department" ;
He declares complaint was made
last December by man whOc laimed
to have lost $50 gambling, but that
the complainant would not name the
piece where he alleged he had lost the
money; would not make an affidavit
that he had lost. the money, and would
not sigma formal complaint Instead
he asked that the states attorney
and the chief OF police addressa black
mailing 1etAer to the alleged gambler
threatening him with prosecution II
This McCardy aeefused I ito, do.s Aftef
talking with the complainant more
than an hour In an effort to secure
something tangible to work upon he
was permitted to- depart with the un-
derstanding that he would return in a
day or two to make formal charge.
This he did not do. ''t1
Would Hays PInehed Ed.
That he would have pinched the
Honorable Ed or any other local Off
cial who sought to interfere with the
liquor shipment In his possession was
one of the statements which Joseph J.
Joyce of St. Paul, q department of jus.
tice operative who seized 4S quarts of
whiskey here last winter. made in his
letter to the city commission in an
swer to the first of Aliens charges.
ANY attempt on the part or the
chief of police or your states attorney
to interfere with that liquor after it
had been seized by the government or
by me as a special agent of the Unit
cd States department of justice would
have resulted in prosecution by the
United States attorney" says Mr..
Joyce, who describes the manner in
which the liquor was seized and tells
OF having seen it, poured down the
sink In Judge AmidOn's private of.
ficc.
Il do not. care to see man who
does his duty suffer for it, concludes
Joyce. In explaining his long letter in
defense of the chief OF police.
A wire from U. s. District Attorney
Hildreth directing that the liquor be
shipped to Fargo; bill of lading
showing its shipment and other ex.
hibits were introduced by the chief OF
police, proving cOnclusively that the
booze was well taken care OF.
lager Heads Department.
In spite of petition signed by a
large number of business men asking
that s. F. Lambert be retained as
chief of the fire department, the city
commission by . three to two vote
Installed Robert r. jaeger in that posi-
tion. Mr.. lager has been q member
Of the fire department for long time
and Is regarded well qualified for the
Job. The salary Of fire chief was re.
duced by resolution to $50 per month
and It was directed that there be ap.
pointed an assistant chief to receive
$25. per month.
Other officers appointed last even.
Ing were: Cecil Burton, city auditor;
A. J. Arnot, city treasurer; u. C. Nc.
Lean, street commissioner; DIR. C. IL
Stackhouse health commissioner; DR.
+. r. Smyth, overseer of the poor, all
succeeding themselves. Under q resO
luton adopted q year aEO all OF these