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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-19
COAL IS a. PER CENT HIGHER
Big Increase in Cost of Fuel Reported
In Labor Review of the Bureau
of Statistics.

Washington, March 19.-Increase OF
AZ to Al per cent in coal prices since
1913 were reported in the March issue
Of the labor review of the bureau Of
labor statistics.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-19
Must Safeguard Ballot.

There Is no part Of government
which cannot better suffer derange
ment than the ballot. II you strike the
ballot with disease, it is heart dis
ease.-Henry Ward Beecher.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-19
PoIiteness Paws

A mathematician has figured out
that the telephone company loses 125
hours of work every day through the
use of the word please" by operators,
and yet 1t pays.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-19
Oldest Known Element.

Sulphur Is one Of the oldest known
elements; the ancient Assyrian alchem-
lists regarded it as the principle of
combustion and termed 1t birthstone"
literally burning stone.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-19

WANTED-Men or women to take
orders among friends and neighbors
for the genuine guaranteed hosiery,
full line for men, women and chill
dren. Eliminates darning. We pay
so cents an hour spare time or $24
a week for full time. Experience I'M
necessary. Write, International
Stocking Mill, Norristown, Pa. lis
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-19

SALESMAN WANTED-For Delaware
and Dubuque Counties to sell En-ar-
CO Motor Oil, White Rose Gasoline,
etc. Oil experience not necessary.
State age, salary wanted and furnish
references, all in first letter. Address
National Refining Co., Dubuque, Iowa.
1873
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-19
Daily Thought.

So far as anyone shuns evil, so far
he does good.-Swedenborg.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-19

FOR SALE-Pure blood white Leg
horn ROSTERS, English strain, at
$3.50 each. Telephone 81 on rs Man
chester. 9-tf
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-19

WANTED-To buy brooders and fancy
poultry. HARRY SWINBURNE,
Delhi, Iowa. 9-h.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-19

FOR SALE-Timber by the acre one
mile west of Dundee. Inquire of J.
C. or Lindsey Barr. SIT.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-19

WANTED-A good, steady, gentle
manly salesman to handle a Wards
wagon in Delaware county. No ex-
perience needed. For full particulars
write promptly to DR.. Wards Medical
Company, Winona, Minnesota. Estab-
hshed 1856.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-19
THlRTY-FIVE DIE IN STORM
Reports Are Received at Memphis,
Tenn, on Death Toll In
Mississippi.

Memphis, Tenn, March 19.-Thirty-
five persons lost their lives in the
storm that swept central and northern
Mississippi, according to reports reach
ing here.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-19

WANTED-Good Scandinavian girl,
who can cook, in small family. Ad-
dress Mrs. A. l.. SWENSON, 1892 3rd
Ave- East, Cedar Repids. lott.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-08-06
STEELE MAN SAYS
HE WAS PAID $500
TOMAKE GETAWAY

Minneapolis, Minn.. Aug. 6.-Alfred
Potts, swindled out Of $1,000 by fake
horse race wire tapping scheme in Min
neapolis, July 10, who failed to appear
before the grand jury July 20, today
was taken to st. Paul to see if he could
find two men he said had given him
$500 and spirited him out Of the city.
Thomas Gleason, investigator for
County Attorney w. NJ. Nash, and De-
tectives A. E. Crummey and l.. G.
Glarum accompanied Potts on his trip
to st. Paul. They had learned, they
said, that just prior to the last session
Of the grand jury two men had taken
Potts by motorcab to st. Paul, where
$500 was handed him. The motorcab
later was traced to st. Cloud, where,
it is said, the men placed Potts aboard
a train and sent him to Steele, N. D.
Wen bring the other $500 to y0u,"
Potts said they told him.
At Steele he was found Saturday,
and from there brought back to Min
Eeapolis. The Hennepin county grand
jury will meet Aug. II. Potts has
promised to remain within reach Of the
county attorneys office until the grand
jury acts upon the complaint sworn to
by Potts that John Christianson, out on
S., 900 bail, is one of the three men who
he alleges swindled him.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-08-06
FARGO SH0PMEN
STILL AT WORK..
STRIKE SPREADS
No Walk-out Called by Officials
of Gate City District;
Trains All Run
MANY POINTS AFFECTED
Workers Quit in Minnesota, Wis
consin, North Dakota, Mon
tana, Washington
MANY POINTS AFFECTED

Fargo, N. D. Aug. 6.-No strike
has been called by the railroad shop
men of the Fargo district, but organ.
ization leaders have been asked for
instructions for holding the strike bal
lot which local unions have been no.
titled will be conducted by the shop.
men.
The threatened strikes have not in
terfered with the operation Of the
transcontinental lines running thru
Fargo, officials of the railroads stat.
ed last night. .E
OPTICIANS of the shopmen's union in
the Northern Pacific shops in Dill
worth, Mimi, stated last night that
notification had been received that a
strike vote would be taken, but no
instructions had been received as to
the time or method Of taking the
vote. B. M. Jewett, chairman of the
executive committee of the American
Federation Of Labor, which is repre-
senting the shopmen in Washington
has been wired for instructions. and
is expected to answer today. A strike
in the Dilworth shops will hold up
repairs on rolling stock thru the ter
minal, and affect 100 car men and SO
machinists
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-08-06
BANK OF DAKOTA
HAS $4,068,94S
IN QUICK ASSETS
Resources of State Institution
Swelled $2,0OO,0O0 by
Bond Purchase
RESERVE ACCOUNTS LARGE
Two Hundred Thousand in North
Dakota; 100000 Carried
in Twin Cities
RESERVE ACCOUNTS LARGE

Swelled by the receipt Of the $2,00O,-
600 representing the purchase price Of
it's own state bonds, bought by the bank
with it's own deposits, the footings Of
the Bank Of North Dakota at the close
of business last night stood at $4,06S,-
94S36, making this state institution
one Of the biggest financial repositories
in the state
Public funds represented in certifi-
Gates Of deposit aggregated $175,SOO; !;
redeposits Of public funds were $9O1,-
C9426; funds in transit were $233,
562.26. The bank carries approximate
ly 100000 with repository banks in the
capital city and Fargo, and it now has
a reserve of 100000 with Twin City
banks, with which it is desired to. es.
tablish reciprocal relations, providing,
as one Bank of North Dakota official
put it, these banks play the game on
the square, .,: .
The Bank Of North Dakota now has
a staff of about fifty people whom it is
working overtime until midnight every
day in the week in an effort to catch
up with it's transit business. The
banks fixtures arrived todays and the
big room in the Missouri Valley Motor
building which provides the institution
with a temporary home fast is taking
on an atmosphere u. big sasiness. The
fixtures are all OF mahogany; and ma
hogany veneered partitions set off the
various private offices from the princi-
pal counting room.
The equipment used in posting, book
keeping and transit work is Of the
most modern type available. The book
keeping machines, adding machines and
other twentieth century devices are 0p.
Grated with individual electric motors,
and there is every facility for the ex-
)editious and accurate handling of the
tremendous amount Of business which
he bank expects to conduct.
No farm loans have actually been
made, but the bank has number of
applications on hand, and appraisals
aow are being made.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-08-06
EQUALIZERS WILL
MEET AGAIN FRIDAY
TO DISCUSS TAKES
Board Compelled to Adjourn
Yesterday for Lack of
County Returns

The state board Of equalization, fol-
lowing a brief session Tuesday, when
it met as required by law, adjourned
until Friday morning to await devel-
opments. AS a result of the confu-
sion in tax statutes which allows
county auditors until the last Monday
in August to get their returns In.
there were very few reports from
counties for the board to work upon
yesterday.
August 26 has been set as the date
for hearing county auditors. Tax Com
missioner Wallace urged that tax as
SCISSORS from each county also be
called in. State Auditor Kositzky dis
sented, claiming this a needless ex-
pense, but the Wallace motion pre-
vailed. August q, % and 29 will be
set aside for the hearing Of individual
complaints, of which it is anticipated
there will be an abundance.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-08-06
RUMANIANS MAKE
HARD TERMS FOR
STRICKEN ENEMY
Demands Served Upon Hungary
Said to Be Far in Excess of
Armistice Plan
FEAR FATE OF NEW REGIME
Overthrow of Recently Created
Government May, Mean More
Chaos for Country
FATE OF NEW REGIME

Paris Aug. 6.-The Rumanians have
served an ultimatum on the HungariaD
government, according to messages
reaching the peace conference. The
ultimatum, it is stated, makes demands
far in excess Of the armistice terms
and give the Hungarians until a. m.
today to comply with them.
1t is greatly feared in conference cir
cies that the Rumanian action will re-
suit in the overthrow Of the new Him.
garian government. French circles state
that the Rumanian army is not under
the command of Marshal Foch, the
allied commander in chief, the Ruma-
nian general refusing to accept orders
from the French.
Must Reduce Army.
In their ultimatum the Rumanians
demand reduction Of the Hungarian
army to $1,000 men and surrender OF
50 per cent OF the harvest animals and
farm machinery and so per cent of the
railway supplies
The ultimatum which was forwarded
to Paris also demands a large proper,
ton Of the Danube shipping and equip.
ment and supplies for an army Of 3OO,.
600 men together with rations for the
Rumanian forces pending peace set
tlement.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-08-06
GRAND FORKS GIRL
GOES TO JAMESTOWN
INSANE HOSPITAL
Confessed Pyromaniac Blamed
for Many Fires to Receive
State Treatment

Grand Forks, N. d., Aug. 6.-That
Miss Ruth Erickson Of Grand Forks,
confessed pyromaniac, is a proper per-
son for treatment at the State Hospital
for the Insane at Jamestown, was the
decision reached by the county insanity
board at an adjourned meeting held IN
the court house this afternon.
Miss Erickson has been committed
to the hospital and will be taken there
as soon as representative reaches
the city who will accompany her to
jamestown.
This closes, for the time being, one
of the most sensational cases that has
arisen here in years. Miss Erickson
was arrested and charged with sending
fake fire alarms to the fire department
and in following up the fake alarms
it was brought out that she was con-
nected with various fires in this COM
munity.
The whole affair eliminated in a
signed confession of Miss Erickson ad-
hitting that she set series Of thirteen
fires in Grand Forks and East Grand
Forks covering a period Of two years.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-08-06
AMERICAN PLAN
FOR LEAGUE NOT
EVEN PRESENTED
Secretary Lansing Admits That
Text Was Withheld From
French by Wilson
THE SHANTUNG PROVISION
Made to Produce Open Door Pol
icy in China, Declares
Diplomatic Chief
THE SHANTUNG PROVISION

Washington, D. c., Aug. 6.-Secre'
tary Lansing told the senate foreign
relations committee today that the
American plan for league Of nations
was mot pressed" at Versailles and
never was presented to the full peace
conference.
The secretary appearing at public
hearing Of the committee said he did
not know. whether a copy of the Amer
ican text still was in existence. He
presumed, he said, that the draft was
made by president Wilson and added
that a copy might still he In the
presidents possession
Discussing the Shantung provision
sof the treaty, secretary Lansing said
the Lansing-lchi pact made to obtain
by Japan the approval of the open
door policy in China was entered into
by the American government with
out the knowledge of the secret treaty
between Japan and her allies for a
transfer of German possession in
Shantung in China. II
Wilson Asked Secrecy.
Mr.. Lansing said it was true that
President Wilson had cabled the peace
commission requesting that the conf.
Dental minutes of the proceedings
of the commission on the league of
nations he not furnished to the French
senate.
Secretary Lansing said he person
ally would oppose fuprnishing the
senate a copy of the transcript for
the discussion before the league of
nations section of the peace confer
ence on the general principle it might
prove Irritating" to other nations.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-08-06
EVERYONE TAKES
BIG PROFIT OUT
OF SH0E.TRADE
Government Discovers Why
Pedal Wear Is Costing So
Much Money

Washington, D. c., Aug. 6.-The high
price of shoes was declared to be due
to excessive profits taken by every fac
tor in the shoe production industry in
report by the federal trade commits
sion to congress made public today.
The packers were charged with be-
ginning the pyramiding Of prices by
unwarranted increase in price Of hides,
the supply Of which they are said to
control. On top of this increase, it
was charged, the tanners have taken
Exceptional profits" while the shoe
manufacturers have demanded ''un-
usual market" and retailers have
charged prices that are mot justitia-
ble." 81
The commission reports covering the
four-year period from 1914 to 1918 is
result of an exhaustive inquiry begun
more than a year ago, it was said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-08-06
MERRY FIGHT ON
QUESTION OF OUR
STATE FINANCES s
Townley Men Claim K0sitzky Is
Throwing Monkey Wrenches
Into Machinery
IMPEACHMENT THREATS
More Talk of Filing Charges
Against State Official Be-
fore Legislature
IMPEACHMENT THREATS

The state Of North Dakota is practi-
cally broke, with only $4,000 in its gen
eral fund.
The state Of North Dakota is not
broke-it has more than 100000, the
largest amount in years, in its general
fund.
State officials will 60 without their
salaries for the next three or four
months, and current accounts will be
allowed to slide. ~ 80, mr. ( .s-. -.. ...
State officials and employees will re-
ceive their salaries promptly, and the
state will meet her bills when due.
The state has no source of funds
collections at this time Of year are al
most nil; there's no solution for North
Dakota's present difficulties.
The state has back Of it the Bank OF
North Dakota, with the authority and
the funds to finance the state govern
ment, if necessary. Everything's love
ly, except for this man Kositzky. Well
have to look into his case. He's throw
lug monkey wrenches in the machinery.
There we have the anti-Townley and
the Townley views Of North Dakota's
present financial situation.
State Auditor Kositzky insists the
state is within $4,000 Of being broke,
this very moment. He declares that to-
Gay he found it necessary to c;Gcel
$4,000 Of warrants already issued. The
people to whom these warrants would
have been paid must wait, he says.
Fortified with an opinion from :le
attorney general, to whom he appel. ed
fer advice, the state auditor today
transferred from the general fund $75,-
600 to the state hospital for the in
sane, $500 to the institution for the
feeble-minded, and $4,000 to the tuber-
culosis sanitarium. These funds are
represented in fees paid by the several
counties for the maintenance OF charges
at. these institutions. Heretofore they
have been retained in the general fund
until the institutions found need tor
them, and salaries and other expenses
have been paid from them during the
srmmer months. Convinced that this
practice was illegal, the state auditor
yesterday appealed to the attorney gen.
eral for his opinion, and Mr.. Kositzky
was informed that the law supported
the stand he had taken. The transfers
were therefore made; $4,000 in war
rants already issued were Cancelled, and
CONTINUED on Page Three.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-08-06
NORTHERN PACIFIC
LAND HOLDERS WILL
PAY BIG MONEY TAX
Attorney General Certifies to
Various Counties More
Than Million

The Northwestern Improvement Co.,
which is composed of officials of the
Northern Pacific Railroad Co. who
took over the lands granted the rail
way by the government and who later
disposed of them to spectators and
others, will pay taxes in North Dakota
under the moneys and credits act on
$1,242,67227.
Attorney General LANCER yesterday
notified the. county auditors of the
following counties to place on the as.
sessment rolls the amounts noted:
Grant. $32S,9312S; Morton, $3,.
10S.43; Hettinger, sS,71O.36; Stark,
$"7y936.42. Slope, s7,965.S1; Billings,
$210,992.52; Golden Valley, $129,-
7S615; Dunn, $136,72S1S; Mckenzie,
$3S7 ,125.17; oliver, $1,361.40.
These amounts represent the sums
due the Northwestern Improvement
Co. on contracts for the sale of these
lands in the several counties named,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-08-06
INDUSTRIAL FREEDOM MUST BE
RESTORED TO AMERICA, CHIEF
OF RAIL ENGINEERS DECLARES
Stone Declares Autocrac Control Must CeasWages Under
Present System Bear No Relation to Cost of Lng-Labor
He Asserts Is Group Prevented From Betterng Its Lot
Stands for Public Ownership of Carriers.

Washington, Aug 6-Iabor demands that America be-
come the home of industrial freedom has become land of
political freedom Warren Soe grand chief of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers said today appearing before
interstate committee support the demand public
ownership and operations of railroads.
Declaring that American democracy controlled by
autocracy industry Mr. Stone argued there should
OF the cost OF living long had pay exorb
ant profits their earnings purchasing the necessity
life.
Labors belief in the Sims bill embodyng the railroad en-
poye plan for solution Of the railroad problem was declared by
Mr. Stone to be profound.
In this pan he sad the workers raised the banner deoc-
and advanced to crusade with the faith pilgrims
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-08-06
OUT At MANY POINTS.

st. Paul, Aug. 6.-Railroad shop.
men at many points throughout the
northwest today joined the 5000
shopmen on strike in the twin cities
Northern Pacific shopmen at Billings
Helena and Livingston, Mont, and
Jamestown, N. D., quit work today
on orders received from union head
quarters in St. Paul.
Strikes of northwestern employees
at several points in South Dakota
were reported Virtually all railroad
shop crafts in the Duluth territory are
tied up and employees on the Great
Northern railway ore docks at Super
ior have given their employers until
tomorrow night to grant wage de-
mands.
Northern Pacific shopmen at Sta.
pies, Mimi, refused to 60 out until
orders came from national lleadquar
ters, but 1900 quit at Brainerd. The
Northwestern shops at Winona were
tied up today
The Shopmen's union headquarters
last night gave out a list Of places in
the northwest where, they said, all
shopmen have quit:
Minnesota: Minneapolis, st. Paul,
Duluth, Brainerd, Proctor, Two Har-
bors, st. James, Willmar.
Wisconsin,: Superior, Ashland,
Spooner, Altoona, Fond du Lac, Itas-
ca. ... ..
North Dakota: Devils Lake, Mi
not, jamestown.
Montana: Great Falls, Cutbank,
Butte, Havre, Helena, Whitefish,
Wolf Point, Eowen, Livingston.
Washington: Spokane, Everett,
Seattle, Hillyard.
Officials of all the transcontinental
railways passing thru the, twin cities
held meeting to discuss the situa-
ton in the offices of the Chicago, st
Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railroad
late here today. No efforts have yet
been made to replace the striking
wOrkmen.
The striking shopmen of the twin
cities met in Minneapolis last night tc
discuss their wage demands. A. F.
Whitney, vice president of the broth
erhood of railway trainmen, address
ed the meeting.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-08-06
Farmers Threaten
to Hold Products
to ThWart Strike

Indianapolis, Aug. 6.-In a
telegram to President Will
son, the Indiana Federation
of Farmers Association rep
resenting more than 100000
farmers, sent "veiled threats
of a revolution" and declared
that if the railroad strike
continues, it seriously con-
sidered advising all its men,
bers to hold all farm prod
ucts until the strike ends.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-08-06
CORN JUMPS WHEN
PRICE OF WHEAT
is MADE SECURE
Boost of 8 IA Cents Per Bushel
Recorded on Chicago
Board Today

Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. 6.-An instantane-
GUS upward Jump of 1-2c to lac a
bushel was the response Of the corn
market to the announcement that the
government would maintain the guar.
anty Of 1926 on the price Of wheat
Wildness to buy was as evident today
as the Overwhelming rush to sell on
previous days. ..
New soaring of prices extended to
other commodities and corn. Oats quick.
~ shot skyward cents to IA cents,
lard 65 cents a hundredweight and
pork SLIGO a barrel.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-08-06

Wages All Consumed
"For whatever the worker re-
ceives in wages" Mr.. Stone said,
"he must spend for the necessity
Of life. In addition he is always
compelled to pay the employer
an excessive profit on his own
wages.
"The cost of his living is de-
termined by the sum he earns
plus the profits he is charged
on his own labor. And as a group
labor is forever prevented from
bettering it's lot because of the
profits exacted by the employee,
the hope of a finer life is never
realized. So long as consumers
are forced to pay exhorbitant
profits on their own earnings to
a third interest there is no solu-
tion to the industrial problem.
Dominating Interest
eve find that this third in
terest absolutely controls and
dominates the management of
industry. It fixes the wages and
controls the working conditions.
It fixes the price of commodities
without regards of the needs Of
society or the necessity of pro-
ducers or consumers. We have
a democratic form of govern
ment but an autocratic control
of industry"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-08-06
,REQUISiTlON CARS.

Budapest, Tuesday, Aug. 5.-Ruma-
nian military authorities have reQuisi.
toned all automobiles here, including
those of the Hungarian ministers. Cen
eral Holban, of the Rumanian army,
las been appointed commander of the
city and has ordered that the red guard
police be disarmed. Tramcars were
stopped at o'clock in the evening. A
few workmen who were unable to re-
turn home at night have been shot
while attempting to pass Rumanian
patrol. .t
A French regiment is arriving here
.oday. There is food shortage due
to the necessity Of feeding Rumanian
soldiers quartered here.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-08-06
MEXICAN REBEL
LEADER QUITS
Guillermo Meixueiro Surrenders
With Seven Chiefs

Mexico City, Tuesday, Aug. 5.-Un-
official reports received here today that
Guillermo Meixueiro, a rebel leader,
who has been carrying on an insurrec-
ion in the state OaXaco for more than
i've years, has surrendered with seven
Of his principal lieutenants.
There has been no confirmation. of
the r,lmOr.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-08-06
JOHNNY BULL GOING
AFTER PROFITEERS

London, Aug. 6.-Great Britain pro-
POSES to establish central authority
to deal with profteering it was an
nounced by Sir Auckland Geddes, min
lister Of reconstruction, In the house f
commons today. Z sa-!-- -