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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-09
T0WNLEY LEAGUE
INC H NJ EN- TO
PROVE LOYALTY
Hotels at Jackson Crowded With
Officers, and Members
Of League
ANDERSON TAKES STAND
Gilbert Analysed Policy of Or
ganization Toward Con.
duct of War
ANDERSON TAKES STAND

Jackson, July 9.--When court op
ened today in the trial Of A. G. Town
ley and Joseph Gilbert charged with
conspiracy to teach disloyalty, Attor.
ney George Hoke asked permission
to have Fred Teigan recalled for pur.
pose of asking one question.
"The court has no discretion to
order any Of the state witnesses back
to the stand, but the defense has the
right to subpoena the witness said
Judge Dean.
Attorney Hoke stated that he as.
serted when Teigan was on the stand
that it was possible the defense would
seek to question the witness later. He
said he wanted to ask about mat.
ter only partly developed on cross
examination. Teigan was not permit
ted to take the stand by the state
and Attorney VIM. A. Anderson, Of
Minneapolis, was the first witness
called for the defense.
Efforts by the defense in the trial
Of A. G. Townley and Joseph Gilbert,
Nonpartisan League officials charged
with conspiracy to advocate disloy.
atty, to place large numbers of wit
nesses on the stand to testify as to
the address Of Townley which the
defense claims were in support of
the government during the war, we're
denied by court ruling late yester.
day. ~
District Judge E. c. Dean, decided
that the defense cannot offer testi-
mony regarding the war activities of
Townley and Gilbert at times and
places not specified in the indictment
or brot up by the state in it's evi.
dence
To Bar Witnesses.
It is believed that the ruling will
bar a score or more of. witnesses.
Local hotels are crowded with
League adherents, who are ready to
testify that their chief had not voiced
anv .anti-war sentiments in their To-
cality. ......
The decision followed more than
an hour Of argument during which
the jury was sent from the court
room. George Hoke, chief counsel
for~the defense, made extended pleas
that the testimony be allowed, while
Attorneys E. H. Nicholas, prosecu-
tor, and Assistant Attorney J. E.
Markham, just as strenuously op-
posed. ,m.,.
Il cannot see," said Judge Dean.
"that the court can allow evidence
regarding statements of Townley or
Gilbert other than in speeches and
on occasions specified in the indict-
ment If the defendants have or
have not violated the law on the oc-
casions charged, their subsequent
acts would have no bearing"
Editor on Stand.
The question came up when Fay
Cravens. a Nonpartisan league
newspaper editor at Milaca, Mimi
attempted to tell of a speech by Mr..
Townley at Milaca.
Joseph Gilbert, former organiza-
tion manager of the League, and now
Continued on Page Two)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-09
MANDAN FIGHTS
DANGEROUS FIRE

Mandan, N. D., July S.-Fire broke
out Tuesday afternoon in the barn be-
longing to Joe Sagmiller between 4th
and 5th avenues N. E. on Third street
and the loss was total, the Structure be-
jng practically gone by the time the fire
department arrived on the scene. A
house belonging to Joe Fix across the
alley caught fire and about two hun
dred feet away down the alley a barn
belonging to Andrew Greiner was
burning, but was being kept under con-
troll by the aid of bucket brigade.
Another house near the Fix residence
caught fire at intervals and was saved
only by the constant efforts of the fire
fighters who were hampered by the
extreme heat and strong wind which
was blowing into the hollow in that
locality. ,. 5aa
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-09
OPPOSITION TO
LEAGUE SHOWS
GAIN IN COUNTY
NOnpartisan Vote Increased by
Only Seven While Ants
Show Boost of 231

An increase of 231. or more than
16 percent, in the anti-league vote in
Burlegih county since last November
is shown in the official canvass of the
ballots cast in the referendum election
Of June 26. The county commission
ers canvassed the vote yesterday, find
ing that the Brinton printing bill car
ried in this county by majority of
104, as compared with a majority of
1886 for Frazier last November.
The league vote last November was
1881; June 26 the league polled 1437
votes on the newspaper bill. The op-
position to the league showed a
strength of 1896 last November, while
in the referendum election the ranks
of the antis were shown to have in
creased to 1888. This result was OBJ
tanned in spite of the fact that little
or no work was done in Burleigh coun-
ty by opponents of the league, and the
gain in opposition to the league was
largely in the country, the increased
anti vote in the city being but so,
while the increase in the rural dis
tricts was 181.
The vote in favor Of the league edu-
cational bill was l,437, identical with
that on the newspaper bill, while the
vote against this measure was 1902,
the league lead in this instance being
1876. Slightly higher majorities were
polled for the industrial commission
and the bank Of North Dakota bill,
but league leaders in this county rec
ognize the fact that their hold is slip
ping and that unless some radical
change occurs they will have real
fight on their hands in the next gen.
eral election.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-09
ROLETTE BANK
CRASH NOW IN
-. COURTS HANDS

L. P. McAneney, deputy director Of
credits with the Bank Of North Da-
kota, is in Rolette today testifying
on behalf of the state in it's action
against President Clifford of the de-
funct Rolette county bank. Clifford
is charged with making false reports
to the state examiner. McAneney
was deputy state examiner for the
Devils Lake district when this bank
alleged to have been in very bad
condition, was closed. 1t is said to
be doubtful, under present crop con-
ditions, whether the bank will pay
more than so per cent. Jts
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-09
WILSON MUST
DELAY TOUR FOR
7 W 0 W EEK s
President Finds His Desk Piled
High With Official
Business "
WILL GO TO- THE PEOPLE
Plans Drive for League of Ma
tions From Coast to
Coast
WILL GO TO- THE PEOPLE

Washington, July 8.-President
Wilson returned to his desk TODAY
after an absence Of four months at
the peace conference to find such q
mass OF official business that il will
be two weeks before he can start on
ms tour Of the country speaking on
the league Of nations. Plans for the
trip have not been completed. It was
said that President Wilson would 80
time his schedule so as to reach the
Pacific coast at the arrival of the
new y created Pacific fleet which is to
start about the middle of this month,
Soon after entering his office, the
president setn word that he would re-
celve newspaper correspondents TO-
morrow at 1915 a. m. 1t was not in.
dlcated what the president desired to
say but 1t was believed he would ex-
plain his views to the correspondents
for their information, and submit to
questioning as was the case when he
received correspondents at the capital
after his return home in March for the
closing session Of the last congress.
GETS ZIG OVATION.
New York, July S.-President Wilson
returned to the United States today
and in his first speech delivered on
American soil since the peace treaty
was signed, declared that the peace
concluded at Paris was "a just peace,
which, If it can be preserved, will safe
guard the world from unnecessary
bloodshed."
The only reference the president
made to his political opponents was
when, in referring to the negotiations
at Paris, he said: H.
II am afraid some people, some per-
sons, do not understand that vision.
They do not set it. They have looked
too much upon the ground. They have
thought too much of the interests that
were near them, and they have not
listened to the voices of their neigh
bors. have never had a moments
doubt as to where the heart and pur-
pose Of this people lay"
ARRIVED AT 3 pm.
The president arrived at the Hobo
ken army pier shortly before o'clock.
The transport George Washington was
escorted up the bay blythe buttleship,
Pennsylvania, and more than score
of destroyers and smaller craft. On
the New Jersey shore were massed
10000 school children, who welcomed
the chief executive of the nation with
the strains of the national anthem.
Through the lines of the children, all
dressed in white, the president passed
to the ferry which carried him to the
side of the river. He ar
rived in New York at :15 p M, where
he was greeted by the official reception
headed by Governor Smith
Continued on Page Two.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-09
STATE CAN NOT
BREAK PRESENT
CONTRACT
Newspapers Designated as Off,
cial for Ensuing Year or
Two Years Protected
LEAGUE PLANS BALKED
One Organ May Be Designated
in Each Shire But Three
Will Continue to Collect

Newspapers designated by county
commissions as the official county
paper at the beginning of the cur
rent year have valid contract which
the state cannot violate under the
provisions of S. B. 157, the Brinton
newspaper bill, and regardless of any
designation which may be made by
the state printing and publication
commission, these official county
newspapers may continue to collect
for the publication of official pro,
ceedings, notices and other county
business until the end Of the year
when their contract expires.
Attorney General LANCER so ruled
this morning in response to request
from Ingram Swinland, states at
! torney of Nelson county, or an opin-
ion.
This ruling will seriously interfere
with the plans of the leagues new
state publication and printing com.
mission. 1t will continue in effect
The three official newspapers in each
county as designated at present, and,
unless the league board chooses to
designate one of this trio as its Off,
cial newspaper, the league favorite
will be deprived Of any share of the
county's official printing and pub.
iicity until January /, 1920.
Senate Bill 157 provides for but one
official newspaper in each county and
gives the state printing and publica-
tion commission power to designate
his one. Heretofore there have been
three official newspapers in each
county, designated by the board Of
county commissioners. ~ 49,
It is anticipated that the attorney
generals ruling will be- found appli-
cable also to official city newspapers
which have been designated by the
municipal commission or council for
period of a year. In a. majority of
cases the official. city newspaper is
elected at the first meeting following
the reorganization of the city COM
mission or council, and under the at
.orney generals ruling the league
would not be in position to make its
organs official city newspapers until
aext June. The BrintGn bill requires
municipalities to publish all proceed
;ngs in the official county newspaper,
providing such newspaper is publish
ed within the municipality But the
city newspapers, having been select
ed in the same manner as the official
county newspapers, have the same
form of contract, and it is believed
hat under the opinion Of the attor-
1ey general this contract will be held
inviolable.
The new state printing and publica-
tion commission will meet and organ
:ze Immediately after July 26, when
Senate Bill 157 becomes effective. 1t
is reported at the capitol that John
n. Hagan, commissioner of agricul-
ture and labor, is candidate for the
presidency Of the board. It's other
members are S. J. Aandahl. chairman
Of the state railway commission, and
Secretary Of State Hall.
STILL SOARING
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-09
.RATiFY TREATY..

Paris, July 9:-The German nation
al assembly in Weimar has adopted
this resolution, ratifying the peace
treaty, according to today's advices.
The resolution reads:
"The peace treaty, signed on June
%, 1919, as we'll as tho protocol an
nexes and special agreement on mill
tary occupation of the Rhineland are
hereby ratified. This law becomes
effective from the date of it's promul-
CATION"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-09
TO SAIL JULY 10

Washington, July 9.-The newly
organized Pacific fleet will sail from
Hampton Roads Saturday, July 19. 1t
was announced at the navy depart
ment today that final arrangements
were completed at conference yes
terday between navy officials.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-09
TO. SUCCEED LANSING

Washington, July 9.-Frank L. Polk
under secretary of state, will succeed
Secretary Lansing as head of the
American peace delegation at Paris,
it was said today in official circles.
Secretary Lansing will sail for home
Friday, but the time of Mr.. Folks de-
parture for Paris has not been an
nounced, Ja .
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-09
ADDRESS NEW NOTE.

Paris, July 9.-The Montenegrin
government has addressed a new note
to the peace council, It says that vii.
lagos were attacked by Serbs equip
ped with cannon. Houses were de-
molished and men and women were
killed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-09
THINKING WIFE
BURGLAR, KILLS
HER INSTANTLY

Danville, ILL.,, July 9-Mrs. Ger
trude Myers, a bride of few months
was shot and killed this morning
when her husband took her for a
burglar. She was shot through the
heart and died suddenly.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-09

Marines marching in New York streets hot day not
permitted suffer from thirst travelling oasis in the form
big motor truck carrying pretty girls and ice cold bottles of milk
appeared suddenly among them and discipline forgotten for
time while the First to Fight" filled up milk.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-09
BILLS
MUST PROVIDE
FOR WAR TAKES
Germany Prepares to Meet Ex-
penditure This Year of II
Billion Marks
MONTENEGRO PROTEST T
TREATY RATIFIED
Weimar (Via Coblenz), July 9.
-Ihe resolution ratlrylng the
peace treaty was adopted by the
German national assembly today
by a vote Of 2O8 to lis.

b. r.f.
Berlin, July Germany is to re-
turn quickly to peace time financial
system according to Herr Erzberger.
speaking at Weimar before the ma
tional assembly. p Among the other
things the payment of grants to men
.unemplo will, be reduced. r.41e-,'
"The empires needs must be d.
vided," he. said, between home needs
and indenlnities. The years expendi-
lures will amount to about 1880, ,OO0,-
900 mar ks. Estimating revenue to be
derived there still remains sum OF
oyer ten billion marks to be secured.
The ministry of finance has almost
completed the drafting of bill levy
ing new taxes. ..'-,.
"These call for large levy on bus
mess and property. Even II these
bills are passed; the money for pay
ment OF indemnities must be obtained
in some other way. In autumn new
bills will be introduced to make up
the deficits. !,
'"The burdens of taxation will reach
an absolutely. terrible height, a float
ing, debts Of $4,000, 100000 marks is a
constant danger, and the removal OF
this debt is one of our most urgent
tasks.
: Changes in the system Of taxation
will be speedily submitted to the ma
tional assembly, and this reform will
represent the completion Of the whole
work.
Ratification of the peace treaty by
the German national assembly re-
moves all doubt of the acceptance Of
the terms by Germany. The national
assembly, by ratifying the treaty,
makes it possible for the allied and
associated powers to raies the block
ade. Official notification was sent
Germany June 20, that the blockade
would be raised when the treaty was
signed.
PRONUNCIATION of the resolution rati-
flying the treaty is dependent upon the
signing of the resolution by President
Ebert.
PROCLAIM MARTIAL LAW. "
Berlin, July 9.-Several persons
were wounded or killed at the fight
ing at Hanover where mob released
the prisoners in castle. Martial law
has been proclaimed there.
STRIKE GENERAL.
Paris, 3, July 9.-Dispatches from
Rome report continued improve
ment in the situation in most of the
Italian cities where discomfort owing
to high cost of living have occurred.
On the. Adriatic general strike has
been proclaimed. .........
ADDRESS NEW NOTE.
Paris, July 9.-The Montenegrin
government has addressed a new note
to the peace council 1t says that vii
lagos were attacked by Serbs equip
ped with cannon. Houses were de-
and men and women were
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-09
DENTISTS MEET,

Duluth, Mimi, July 9.-The district
convention of dentists will meet here
July 11-12 and will take in the invita-
tion regatta to be staged by the Du-
luth Boat club.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-09

STILL SOARING
Chicago, July 8. - Hog prices
reached $2270 a hundredweight today,
a new record price.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-09
-s%STRlkE GENERAL.

Paris, July 9.-Dlspatches from
Rome report continued improve
ment in the situation in most of the
Italian cities where discomfort owing
to high cost of living have occurred.
On the. Adriatic a general strike has
been proclaimed. ......
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-07-09
PROCLAIM MARTIAL LAW.

Berlin, July 9.-Several persons
were wounded or killed at the fight
ing at Hanover where mob released
the prisoners in a castle. Martial law
has been proclaimed there.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-20
A GREATER DANGER
THAN BoLSHEVISM

The newspapers lately have been
full of news about bolshevists and
revolutionists and conspirators of one
kind and another. Deportations and
prison sentences and the breaking up
of agitators' meetings have become
the order Of the day.
Months ago the Southern Agricul-
turist said what it thought about this
bolshevik madness and about the
whole theory of revolution as means
of remedying the economic and So
cial evils of this country, Its views
on these things remain unchanged.
There is no place in America for the
assassin, the destroyer of property,
the disturber of the public peace, the
disloyal American. At the same
time, this paper has refused to be-
come stampeded or excited over boil
shevism. 1t has never regarded it as
serious menace to this country, and
| it has recognized that some of the
officials and organizations claiming
to be the country's brave defenders
have been just as lawless as some of
the men and organizations that have
received public condemnation.
For bolshevism, for |. W. W.ism,
for revolutionary, or law-breakinS
agitation of any kind, the Southern
Agriculturist has no sympathy and
no tolerance. But these are not the
things that most menace personal
safety or free government in this
country. A far greater danger is The
public tendency to disregard the law
when striking at an unpopular man or
cause, and the cowardly failure of so
many public officials to enforce ne
law when public feeling is against its
enforcement. In 1918, sixty-seven
people were put to death by mobs in
this country. Four of these were
white men, five were negro women,
the rest were negro men. Only two
members of all these mobs were
brought to trial and they were both
acquitted.
Here is a far greater danger to
the republic than bolshevism or the
/. w. W. will ever be.-Southern
Agriculturist::
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-20

Like everything else, all daily newspapers of thu
country getting more than double the price they
received few years ago. We started The Daily Sur
in Greenevile sixteen months ago in good faith
agreeing from the very outset that our object would
to do all within power for the upbuildng of Greene
vile and Greene county in every respect We leave il
to readers of The Daily Sun to say whether or not We
have refused at any time to do full share in all mat
tiers that came up. As announced some five weeks
ago, we have arranged for the installation of big mod
ern printing press-one upon which furnish ou
readers eghtpage paper every afternoon if we fine
it necessary While have at the present time the best
printing plant between Knoxville and Bristol, still we
realized that in order to give people the larger pape
every day it necessary for us to install moderr
press. If we not disappointed in present promises
our people will be receiving the larger and better Dali
Sun within the next few weeks We feel sure that tn,
citizens of the county realize that when this is done We
WILL BE FORCED TO MAKE THE PRICE JUST
DOUBLE This is the point have been endeavoring
in an indifferent way to impress upon the citizens of the
county for the past few weeks 1t is indeed your good
luck that the failure of the factory to make shipment of
the new has made possible for us to accept sub
scriptions, either NEW or RENEWAL at the old two
dollar rate until the first day of July. The Daily Sun
already sending papers into Greene county every
afternoon than ALL the weekly papers combined and
we challenge statement We do feel however, that
there should be twice many Daily Suns going into
Greene county homes especially at the special rate of
two dollars we have made upon it. and this last appeal
or notice, is written that friends of the paper and ct
zens generally who have the interest of the county at
heart may help US to give Greenevle one of its great
est assetsa daily newspaper equal in every way to the
papers published in cities many times the size of Greene
we and selling now for three and four times what we
are asking for The Daily sun-which, by the way we
desire it understood, is a NON-POLITICAL newspaper
II you prefer weekly newspaper to the daily, then we
are only asking dollar year for the Weekly Sun
We have been publishing it regularly for tweny-seven
years and when you pay for either The Daily or The
Weekly SUM- you may be assured that you will get it the
full time. t
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-20
WEATHER AND CROP
CONDITIONS IN TENN

NASHVILLE, Tenn, June 20
While in some localities showers con-
tinue to interfere with field work, the
week on the whole was quite favora-
BILE for the growth of crops and over
most of the State favorable for cult
waiting corn and cutting wheat and
hay. In the north central and east
ern counties crops are generally in
good state OF cultivation, while in
southern and western portions weeds
have been checked decidedly and
much corn and cotton plowed. In
the extreme west work is considera-
bly, behind and the general condition
of corn only fair to good. Much
corn acreage in lowlands is yet to
plant. There was some planting and
replanting of cotton during the week,
but some cotton fields are being plow-
ed up and given to corn and other
crops. The general average condi-
ton of the corn crop seems to be
good, while cotton averages only fair
in the principal counties. Wheat
cutting progressed we'll and under
rather favorable conditions. There
is considerable disappointment in
some sections over the yield, which
is not turning out as well as expect
ed few weeks ago. 1t is believed;
however, that the wheat crop will av-
erage good. A good crop of oats is
opening. Potatoes, tobacco, and hay
,rops generally did well. Much hay
S ready to be cut. Labor is in de-
nand.