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The Benson signal., 1919-09-20
The COchise-Grailanl
Cattlemen Meet
Convention Held In Benson Last
Friday and Saturday

The convention Of the Cochise-
Graham Cattle Growers Associa-
ton was held in Benson last Fri
day aud Saturday. Representative
cattlemen of the the two counties,
members of the association, and
their families, were present in full
force.
The Association proceedings, the
sports and entertainments, occu-
pied the two days fully, giving the
visitors a varied program, which it
is to be hoped proved pleasant and
profitable to them, as their meeting
here was pleasing to the people of
the town.
The program began on Friday
morning with a business meeting
in the Auditorium.
The address of welcome on be-
half of the people of Benson was
made by Mr.. H. O. Robertson,
principal of Benson High School.
Several other addresses were made
Land Commissioner w. A. Mouer
was one OF the principal speakers
at the opening session.
The Associations president is
H. L. Johnson; secretary, George
Nee, both of Wilcox.
The barbecue took place on the
lawn in front Of the High School
Saturday noon. A plentiful sup
ply of beef, donated through the
generosity of local cattlemen, was
roasted over all open fire on the
rear Of the grounds, and bounti
ful quantities of the we'll cooked
meat, with bread: pickles and cof-
fee were supplied to all comers.
There was no rush or confusion
and everything worked smoothly.
The committee in charge of the
bar becue arrangements did good
work, and the efficient helpers de-
serve much credit for the manner
in which it was conducted.
The cowboy sports took place on
the athletic field of the school, the
calf-roping contest being the first
put on. There were a good many
entries, but only three could win.
The winners in this were: First,
Jack Giles, 40 IL seconds; second.
Ed Echols. Al 1-8; third, Clarence
Delaney, 40 23.
A great deal of entertainment
was furnished by the riders in the
wild horse riding contest. There
were many riders, and every horse
brought out seemed to be just a
little harder to ride than the one
before.
The bronco riding contest was
won by Melvin SHEPPARD over nu-
The Benson signal., 1919-09-20

THE above, one of Walt Mason's fam
Gus prose poems, although copyrighted. is
printed through special permission given
by Mr.. Mason to the United States War
Loan Organization. Buy War Savings
Stamps
The Benson signal., 1919-09-20
Dance In Honor of Mexican
Independence Day

The ball in celebration of Mexi-
can independence Day (September
16) held last Monday evening was
a good success, with large crowd
attending, many from Wilcox and
other outside localities.
During the evening ten young
ladies sang the Mexican national
anthem, and addresses were made
by Misses So1edad Wo and Enc
dina Castillo, with Antonio Salazar
as principal speaker in an Indepen-
dance Day address, The hall was
decorated with the Mexican colors,
red, white and green.
Prof. Cocio's fve-piece orches-
ira, of Tucson, furnished music,
and everybody had grand time.
Deputy w. J. Bennett has beer
appointed constable for Benson dis
trict, in place of E. A. Brown, re-
signed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-28
BOY
HOME FOR VISIT
LIKES CAPITAL
Declares City One of Brightest
and Cleanest and Most Mod.
, ern He Has Ever Seen
WAS IN GREAT DISASTER
With Brother, Also Native, He
Superintended Halifax
Reconstruction

w. j. Mclean, a native Bismarck
boy who has been here for the last
two weeks visiting his mother. Mrs
Mary l.. Mclean OF First and Rosser
will leave tomorrow for a visit with
friends in Spokane before returning
to. Montreal, where he is engaged with
the Cook Construction Co. -. (.
Mr. Mclean, born and reared In
Bismarck went to the Philippines In
1898 as lieutenant of old CO. A, Of
the Fighting First. Since that time
he has been back but once, IN 1906
and he finds. an almost unbelievable
Improvement IN; his home town. Mr.
Mclean, is in the business Of building
cities and other big projects, and II
means something y when ne says:
= Without flattery ! can say that Bis
marcks Is one OF the cleanest, bright
est and most metropolitan cities
have ever seem 5S2<''A' :.
Mr., Mclean was at Halifax as su.
,perintendentS for the Cook Construc
tion Co. of which his brother Harry
another Bismarck boy, is manager
during the great disaster, The Cook
Co. was then completing railway
terminals. 1t Immediately ceased all
construction work and turned all OF
it's resources over to the committee
organized to rehabilitate the stricken
city. For days the Bismarck. men
worked night and day, directing the
efforts of huge reconstruction army
of 5000 during the working hours
and meeting at night with the com
mittees which had the rebuilding OF
the. city in charge. ... -, m.
1T was terrible tragedy" said
Mr.. Mclean today, speaking of the
hundreds upon hundreds of devastated
homes and wrecked human beings
'The' saddest sight have ever seen
was a young mother with four little
children, everyone Of them stricken
blind, and with the father -and bread
winner dead, and this was only one
of many such incidents.'' .
Mr. Mclean has had a delightful
a7isit, surprising old friends, many OF
whom have not at first recognized
their 5>boyhood pal, willy Mclean
in the big strapping man of the world
who has come back for a. few days
with home-folks.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-28
HOUSE PASSES
BIG GRIST OF
LEAGUE BILLS
Long Days Grind Results il
Many Important New Laws
Calendar Yet Loaded
100000 FOR PROPAGANDA
Nonpartisan Member of House
Admits immigration Com
mission Is CamOuflage

The house In 4 long and arduOus ses.
sion, which ran until o'clock Thurs
day evening, passed house bill 123, the
immigration commissioner bill, with
the original $2OO.OOO appropriation re-
stored after having been cut to $1OO,OOO
in committee of the whole; senate bill
u, the One-man tax commission bill ;
senate bill 80, creating new state
board Of equalization, with the tax
commissioner instead Of the state audi
tor as secretary and executive officer
senate bill 32, providing for Q, state
fire insurance fund to cover all public
buildings Of the state, counties, town.
ships and municipalities senate bill
.l8, extending the scope Of the state
bonding department to include all state
and municipal as well as county, school
district ana township officials; senate
bill Is, providing for the regulation
and licensing Of pool rooms, moving
picture theaters and similar enter
prises by the attorney general; and
house bill 1872, providing increased
mothers pensions, including stipend
for the mother in addition to that pre-.
viously provided for the care Of each
independent child
The house put in long and indus
'trious day, beginning at l in the after
noon and running for a straight seven
hours, but when it finished ut s o'clock
it had made very little impression upon
it's long calendar, and it recessed un-
til morning, hoping to get in Il couple
Of hours before the beginning Of Il
Int fi,,r low
~" !. ". ". Fund. =,
Representative Kelley of Ransom
county in voting no on house bill 12:3,
providing for an immigration commits
sioner, said he did so because he con-
sidered it fund for the propaganda
Of I. w. W.ism. Representative Arm
"Id who passed when his name was
called, voted at the end of the list,
and he admitted that the $2OO,O was
to be used for propaganda purposes to
Il large extent, declaring the intent Of
the league In creating u commissioner
Of. Insurance was to "carry the truth
to the people" and to correct the lies
which have been spread against the
league, or North Dakota, outside the
state. ,..ss5 L. j. .,,,,.,i VI. @
House bill 123 appropriates 500. 900
to be expended very much Us the COM
missioner OF Immigration may direct.
He Is subject to little or no restric-
tion. A salary Of 5000 is provided
for the official, and he is allowed to
Tx the stipend Of his agents, whose
number is unlimited ''.s'"..
FOR PROPAGANDA PURPOSES
Representative Kelly said: - 5'',..
~ hAva tNknn m Ynlr ri in thf, 11nlnl q
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-28
ONE MAN TAX
COM MISSION
PASSESH0USE

The house yesterday passed Senate
Bill 81, the administration One-lnan
tax commission bill, after. a vigorous
assault from the minority which OBJ
jected to change from the present
plan of the three.man board. This
bill Is now ready for the governors
signature. 1t concentrates in the
hands Of one individual. appointed
and removed as the governor wills
full power over North Dakota's com
plicated system OF taxation under
which q revenue Of $35, 100000 per an.
mum Is possible, according to the tax
commissions own estimates.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-28
Wilson Denies
Irish Statement
Through Tumulty

Washington, d. c., Feb. 2s.-Secre-
tary Tumulty today issued state.
ment denying formally on behalf of
President Wilson that the president
told member Of the congressional
committee Wednesday night that the
Irish question was 4 matter between
England and Ireland, and that Ire
land would have no voice in the peace
conference.
"A statement to the contrary made
by u member of the congressional dele.
cation was characterized deliberate
falsehOOd'."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-28
7 W0 KILLED,
13 INJURED IN
MINN. WRECK

Norwood, Mimi, Feb. 2s.TTwo men
were killed and 13 were injured this
morning when passenger train No. II
on the Minneapolis & st. Louis rail-
way, bound for Minneapolis, crashed
into stock train. All the victims
were riding in the caboose or the pas
senger coach on the stock train.
A special train which left here for
Gaylord with the injured men was
blocked by snow several miles from
Gaylord. When the stock train was
stalled in twelve-foot cut, the first
section was brought to Norwood. The
brakeman was sent back to flag the
passenger train, and is said to have
set off torpedOes.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-28
LODGE WARNS
NATION AGAINST
WILSON PLAN n
Covenant of League of Nations,
He Declares, will Breed
Dissention
PEACE FIRST NECESSITY
Germany, Says Minority Leader,
" Is Now Lifting Her
Head Again
PEACE FIRST NECESSITY

Washington, Feb. 2S.-Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts solemnly
warned the American people today
carefully to weigh the constitution
of the league of nations and to insist
Speaking in the senate the Republi-
can floor-leader declared his convic-
tion that instead of safeguarding tle
peace of the world, the league as now
planned would engender misunder'
standings and strife. The Massachu
sets senator declared the constitu
tion as now drafted would involve
America in all foreign disputes, sub
stitute internationalism for national
ism and be of, benefit principally, tc
Europe. s,-E.s.} -"
Expresses Sympathy. H.,
Expressing complete sympathy with
the effort to- bring about lasting
world peace, Senator Lodge said he
was not prepared to, say there could
not be concert of the nations to
guard against war. but he insisted
agreements, for such a concert should
be drawn up calmly and deliberately
when the, world was at peace and not
hastily while the world was at war.
Senator Lodge will be chairman OF
the foreign relations committee in
the next session when the cOnstitu'
tion for the league of nations will be
paramount duty now, he said, was to
conclude peace with Germany.
Time Wasted.
much time has been wasted" ne
said. "The delays have bred restless
ness and confusion everywhere. Ger
many is lifting her head again. The
whimpering after defeat is hanging
to threats. She Is seeking to an
mex nine million Germans in Austria
She is reaching out in Russia. Ger
many Is again threatening, and the
only source of a great war is to be
found for the future as in the past in
Germany. She should be chained and
fettered now. and this menace to
world peace removed" d. g.. n..
The senator said that while in the
interests of peace it might be ne
cessary to abandon the Monroe doc.
trine, the policies of Washington and
other principles of Americanism the
nation should hesitate and ponder be
fore it acts. .,....
s'Tf the United States enters any
league of nations it does so for the
world at large and not for It's own
benefit. 1t must be with view to
maintaining peace in Europe where
all the greatest wars have originated
Our share in the league must be
wholly for the benefit of Others
Sharp differences of opinion over the
league of nations constitution were
voiced in the senate today by Senators
l(,Ontinned IN Page, Three
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-28
HOG PRICE 1 |,
Is LIFTED

Washington. Feb. % The present
base price Of $3.50 per hundred for
hogs eYpired at midnight tonight will
be continued until decision is made
by President Wilson relative to the
present embargoes on pork.
Frank S. Snyder, head of the meat
division, it was said, IL prepared to
abandon the hog price agreement pol
icy under whcih 3 minimum has been
maintained from month to month since
last October, II the enahargoes are lift
ed. Otherwise price viii be agreed
lon for March. ~: s,;5ss
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-28
Wilson to Sail
For France March 5

Washington. D. c.. Feb. 2S.-Prepa-
rations for President Wilson's return
to France were completed ut the white
house today. He will sail Wednesday
evening on the George. Washington. He
will leave Washington on special
train Tuesday and stop ut Philadel-
phia for an hour to visit with his
daughter. Mrs. Ssyre, and to see his
new grandson.
He will 60 directly from the capitol
to the train. In Philadelphia he will
see only members Of his family.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-28
TO RETAIN
RAILC0NTR0L .
FOR PRESENT

Washington. D. c.. Feb. 2S.-Direc-
tor General Hines announced today
with the approval Of President Wilson
that the railways would not be relin-
quisl,ed from government control until
there has been an opportunity to see
whether constructive permanent pro-
gram of. legislation. was likely to be
adopted within a reasonable time.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-28

Representatives Burtnes and j. F. T. OConnor readWel
wiche and Others made against the leagues
newspaper grab today when they challenged the right OF
holding stock league vote Tor the
measure.
\ Section 43 of the constitution provides: 4@-#
Any member who has personal private interest in any
proposed pending before the legislative assembly
shall disclose that the house of which he member and
SHALL VOTE THEREON without the consent of the house.
Considerable excitement caused by the issue raised and
members renuousy protested Speeches denouncng the
striking at the freedom of the made
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-28
EXCHANGE WITH
RUSSIA CUT OFF

Washington. d. c.. Feb. g. Foreign
exchange transactions between the
United States and Russia have been
prohibited by the federal reserve
board, and similar action has been
taken by Great Britain and France.
It is understood one object Of this step
is to stop the financing Of Bolsheviki
propaganda.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-28
s,TUAT,oM CONE,

Paris, Feb. 2S.-The situation at
Munich is grave. Spartfcans are now
master of all buildings. They have
seised the government presses upon
0duc -
which the money! printed. Food
products are being rationed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-28

STAALE SEES EN- IN ACTION
Staale ,Hendrickson Of Coteau, for
mer member Of legislature, is in town
today, watching how real steam
roller works,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-28
Two HANGED
FOR CRIMES

Indianapolis. Ind, Feb. 2S.-JOhn
Snowden, who killed Lottie May Bran
don in August, 1917, was hanged here
today, Sc was the wife of Valentine
tion here. Considerable feeling, had
been stirred up among the negroes ow
ing to failure to secure u commuta-
tion or reprieye. Snowden made no
statement. Mrs. Brandon was white
and about % years Of age, and an ex-
pectant mother. The evidence showed
that she had been choked and killed
by blow on the head ami that she
had been outraged.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-28
COME eEReNcE OFF,

Paris, Feb. 2S.-Thereis no longer
any chance of going on with the Prin-
cipo conference. 1t was reported that
the Bolsheviki failed to comply with
the conditions.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-28
Bark TOO EARLY.

Chicago, Feb. 2S.-Albert Johnson,
hanged today for killing Officer Coch
rane, spent his last night without
sleep. Shortly before dawn the dogs
began to howl. Tell those pups they
have started too soon," he said. The
dogs we're brought in and when
warmed they went to sleep. johnson
invited every minister who called on
him to join him on the scaffold. They
were twelve of them and the sheriff
held the number down to two. He left
two letters one to his mother and the
other to his sister
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-28
LAST EDITION, ,
MINORITY MEMBERS CHALLENGE. .
LEAGUERS HOLDING NEWSPAPER
STOCK TO VOTE ON MEASURE

OConnor and Burtness Cite Constitution on Issue
in Debate Over Brinton Bill to Concentrate
Legals in One Publication and Freeze Out 200
= Country Independent Newspapers of the State
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-28
NORTH DAKOTA
men TO RETURN
Z. ABOUT APRIL 1
Boys Who Landed at HOb0ken
Do Not Expect to Get. Back
to State for Month

On or about April the North Da-
kota men who arrived ut Hoboken. N.
j.. aboard the U. S. S. President Grant,
will be sent to. Fort Smelling to be dis
charged. according to Il dispatch re-
ceived from the Associated Press. At
present the men arc headed for Camp
Dix. N. j., but according to IL letter
received yesterday, from Miss Magda-
lene johnson Of this city, who is now
attached to the force employed in the
bureau of war risks at Washington.
the Dakotans paruded III the capital
city yesterday. when they possed In
review before President Wilson. This
report has not been confirmed by Off,
cial dispatches, howcvost ea5 ,.
''<@Olily SOL men Of the original $500
in the 1G4th infantry were aboard the
President Grant. =
:. Only Il part of the two original COM
,panies were with the 164th at the time
of departure rs a number Of changes
had been made during the time of
service in France. At one time it was
reported that, only 80 men of the 25O
mensof Company NJ were still with the
company and these were chiefly nom
commissioned officers and regular Off
GERS. Efforts. however. have been made
since military activities have ceased in
France, to rcassemble the old com
panies. and according to various re-
rOrts received from the boys them
selves. it was though that from SO to
100 of the old company would leave
France together. A relative proper
tion of the men from the machine gun
company originally about IS In
strength, will no doubt return with this
detachment.
Changes have also been made in the
commanding officers. When the COM
panies departed from Grand Forks on
September %. 1917, Ceptain l.. l.. Eek
man commanded the machine gun com
pany, and Captain o. G. Holm was III
command Of Company NJ. The units of
the .164th United States infantry regi-
ment. which formerly comprised the
North Dakota national guard and the
officers in command, many of whose
members will return this month are as
follows y n
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-28

follows:
Company A--Bismarck. .-.
Company B-Fargo. .
Company C-Grafton.
|, Company D-Minot.
Company E-Williston. a.l.
Company F-Nlandan. .-.4.
.9. Company G-valley City. 4v
Comapny H--Jarhestown.
Company I-WahpetOn.
Company K-Dickinson. a..
Company L-Hillsboro.
Company M-Grand Forks.
Machine gun company. Grand Forks
headquarters company, Hillsboro; sup
ply company. Grafton hospital CON-
pany. Lisbon: band. Lisbon.
Col John Fl. Frame, Grafton, COM
manding.
First battalion: Companies Il. G. I
and L, Major Frank s. Henry, Valley
City. commanding. -
Second battalion: Companies A. r.
II and X, Major J. NJ. Hanley, Man
dan. commanding. 49,
Third battalion: Companies c. D.
+. NJ and machine gun company, Ma
jor G. b. Boyd, Hillsboro, command
ing.
The men went to Camp Dix. N. a.,
during the day and are expected to ar.
rive in North Dakota some time in
March, l3. I
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-07-19
YOUNGSTER WAS A DIPLOMAT
There for the "Slender" School,
mistress to Do?

The principal of certain Indiana
school is very thin. Also she is very
sensitive about this quality. At her
school no one mentions it.
Recently several of her boys had
long series of quarrels with the boys
of the neighbOring ward school. The
principal talked and talked against
fighting, but with no results. The
fighting continued. Finally, one day,
she announced that she would give the
cOmbatants at her school a thraShing
if any more trays followed. A long
time and all was quiet. Then one day
came the usual fight and, of course,
the inevitable lining up for the
''lickin'."
Before / punish you, I want you
to tell me what you We're fighting
about this time" the principal told
the recreant ones.
All We're silent, but finally the least
fighter spoke up. "Well, the boys up
at that building leased up and said
that we had the skinniest principal in
town. and we told them you weren't
skinny at all. but slender, and then
they began fighting"
Needless to say no one got thrashed.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-07-19
SENATOR E. M. STAFFORD CALLS
LEGISLATURE TO MEET UN-
DER HENSON.
MOUTION IN STATE HOWEVER
Lieutenant Governor Was in Vinton
On Way To Texas, But Returns
Home Aftqer Hearing of Stat
ford's Action.
Baton Rouge.

Baton Rouge
An effort by Senator Ethelred NJ.
Stafford, of New Orleans, president
pro tempore of the state Senate, who
believed that he was acting governor
of Louisiana as result OF the sup
posed absence from the state OF botn
Lieutenant Governor Fernand Mout-
on and Governor Pleasant, to convene
the General Assembly in extraordi-
nary session for a period of thirty
days furnished the biggest sensation
within the decade.
Senator Stafford issued proclama-
ton converting the General Assembly
in special session August II and clos
ing September 80, but it became inef-
fective when the fact was establlshe1
definitely that Lieutenant Governor
Mouton was within the state at the
time when the document was filed in
the Office of the secretary OF state.
The lieutenant governor was at VIM
ton, Calcasieu parish, bound for Tex
ss. when the proclamation was hieo
here. Immediately upon being ap-
nrised Of what had happened at Bat
on Rouge Mr.. Mouton telephoned 10
o. NJ. Wright, secretary to the gov
ernor that he was returning to his
home at Lafayette and would not
leave the state until Governor Pleas
ant gets back and assumes the reins
of government.
The plan of Senator Staforo 10
convene the state lawmaking oocy
therefore, has failed, and there VIII De
no extra session, unless Governor
Pleasant changes his mind after MS
return home unless Lieutenant GOV
ernor Motion should decide to call one
during the absence of the governor.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-07-19

The annual meeting of the Straw
berry Growers Association was held
at Hammond Frank FilarGo presid-
ing over a large attendance of mem
bers. Secretary-Treasurer Luigi Sea-
la submitted the annual report which
stated that the association had
handled 49,SS8 pint crates of straw
berries during the season. which HAD
netted the farmers a total Of $751;
1929, the average price for berries
shipped to Northern markets beng
$3.50 per crate.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-07-19

Increased appropriation for the
Soldiers Home will be worked for
during the summer by Louisiana
members Of the United Daughters Of
the Confederacv Mrs. Charles Grang-
er, president of the state organiza-
ton. The members hope to obtain
at least 500 from each police jury
and the project will be urged through
representatives in the State Legisla
ture.