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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-09-05

But
AS individuals few of us know what
even a million looks like.
And So
Strange as it may seem, the high
cost of living is hitting the average
person wallop that hurts so much
that he is determined to find relief.
"a m R pa @
Professors paid less than car
men," headline tells us.
Quite so. 1t happened at Cam
bridge.
And what are they doing about it at
Cambridge?
Why, to be sure, they are going
out and get an endowment fund so
that the professors can get more
money.
II the carmen worked that way
they probably wouldn't he getting any
more money than are the poo~ pro-
fessors, for whom we have the great
est sympathy in more ways than one.
However, we maintain that since
both the professors and >".meu are
useful persons-excluding only few
professors-both should be paid a
living wage.
If the editor of this newspaper
were to endow couple of professors
he would jolly we'll tell those chaps
their endowment would stop if they
got off the proper track.
IN VA ma ~ Va
NEWS IN THE MAKING
The Los Angeles Central Labor
Union has resolved that henceforth it
"Shall not expend one cent in any in
| junction proceeding that may be
brought against Labor" The policy
is to be ignore the injunction and go
to jail" Since California judges
have not been miserly with injunc-
tions there is likely to be something
popping on the coast before long.
m ~ m IN "a
If the market master refuses to
sign warrant for the arrest of any
of those pirates who stand in market
and whom the market master knows
is holding up and shaking down one
of our citizens, why not get a new
market master? He's pretty near as
bad as the robber if he is willing to
stand and look on while the job is be-
ing done
I'm m M IN @
The greatest ever, the greatest DEM
onstration ever made by organized Ia
Dor in Hamilton That was the con-
census of opinion of all those who
were on the streets last Monday morn.
ing. Organized labor of Hamilton
made splendid showing and one OF
which it may justly be proud. Every
union in the city showed up in great
numbers and helped to make the dem
onstration the great success it was.
Ea M @ @ m
We have had so many compliments
and bouquets and congratulations
handed US on the splendid issue Of
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-09-05
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The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-17
AWAY;
BANK Is LEFT
WITHOUT HOME
Decision on Lease, Bond Issue
and Other Matters Awaits
Governors Return

Governor Lynn J. Frazier writes
from Thermopolis, Wyo. Where he is
taking baths for rheumatism. that a
couple of days treatment have result
ed in great Improvement and that
he hopes to be home inside of ten
days. Until his return it is unlikely
that any decisive step will be taken
by the industrial commission, OF which
he is chairman, relative to the open
ing of the Bank of North Dakota and
the issuance Of bonds to finance this
institution. Commissioner John y. Ha-
gan and Attorney General William
h LANCER the two m emh hers Df the com.
mission remaining at the capitol are
not always in complete accord. 49,
+ Secretary Morris advises that he is
engaged with attorneys in. the employ
Of the Bank OF North Dakota in work.
ing out recommendations as to the de.
nominations of the bank bonds, which
are to aggregate $2.0J0;0O0; the rate
OF interest to be paid and other de-
tails. He is also investigating rela-
tive to the lease for a building which
will temporarily house the bank
State Architect Kurke returned to
Fargo last night to develop plans for
the banking rooms, and it is expected
these will be ready to present at the
next meeting of the commission,
which probably will be held a week
from today. ~%.s
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-17
10000 VICTORY
LOAN MESSAGES
EASTER SUNDAY
Clergymen in Every Church in
Ninth District Will Join ,
in Common Cause

Minneapolis, April. l7.---ClergymeI
to the number of about 10000 and OF
every creed in existence will forget
about UNCONVENTIONAL differences on
Easter Sunday morning when all will
join hands in the common cause OF en-
dorsing the Victory Liberty Loan.
Conscious of the splendid work they
did in the past Liberty Loan cam
paigns, Chairman A. r. Rogers was
extremely anxious to enlist their sup
port again. With that end in view,
he designated Easter as "Victory Lib
erty Loan Sunday" and u letter sent
broadcast to the clergymen of the dis
trict prayed their support. From the
volume Of answers that Mr.. Rogers
has received it might be said that his
prayer has been answered.
Nothing could be more appropri-
ate than naming Easter as Victory
Liberty Loan Sunday" said Mr.. Rog-
ers today. 'lnasmuch as the loan
campaign opens the next morning the
clergymen's words should still be
flesh in everyone's ears when the So
licitors come around.
"The noble work the ministers did
in the first four loan campaigns won
the attention of official Washington
and if they are with US again as the
letters indicate, l haven't the slight
est worry over the outcome of the
campaign to put over the Loan Of
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-17
DAMAGE SUIT DR..
YER MILYA BEGAN
FINALLY ENDED
Judge AmidOn Directs Verdict
For Defendants in Famous
Valley City Action
START OF LEAGUE NIX
President Grady, Peeved Be-
cause of Action, Shut orr
TOwnIey's Loans

Valley City, N. d., April l7.-A
$56, 600 lawsuit which grew out Of :.
sermon was terminated in favor of the
defendants, when Judge G. +. Amidon,
in federal district court directed IA ver-
diet for H.. c. Aamoth and James
Grady, former cashier and president,
respectively, Of the late American Ma
tional bank Of Valley City, and the
Amer lean Loan 4 Investment Co., in
the action brought by C. F. Raasch.
The Lund Land Co. and Oscar Lund
were also defendants in this action, in
which damages in the sum Of $50, 900
were claimed.
1t will be recalled that John j.
Hastings, who took over the American
National for President A. C. Townley
of the National Nonpartisan league
and then organized the American Ex-
change State bank, testified before
the blue sky commission at Bismarck
a ready source of league loans, aggre-
that the American National had been
eating as high as $l25,0OO, until Will
liam Lemke, one of the directors of the
league, appeared as counsel in an ac-
ton against President Grady. This is
the action referred to, the attorneys
for Raasch having been Lemke and
James Manahan, former congressman
at-large from Minnesota, and now
high in league ranks.
Four days were devoted to the trial
sumed by the plaintiff in presenting
of the case, three days being con-
his evidence and one day by the de-
PENDANTS. When all the evidence was
in, Judge ,Amidon took the case from
the jury, declared it was clear the
plaintiff had no cause for action, and
directed a verdict for. the defendant.
This action grew out Of an attack
made upon the defendants by Rev.
G. f. Vermilya, now superintendent of
the Bismarck district of the Methodist
Episcopal church, a Frazier appointee
on, the state, beard of regents, and an
active Nonpartisan Rev. Vermilya
assailed the defendants in the course
of now famous sermon delivered at
Valley City, where he was then pas
tor, in 1916. 81
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-17
RED TRAIL FERRY
READY TO RESUME
WORK OF SEASON

Mandan, N. D., April 1.-THE Red
Trail ferry boat "Marion"2 has been
brought down the river from Rock
Haven, where it spent the winter, and
as soon as the Red Trail approaches
on either side of the river are placed
in proper shape. regular ferry service
will be resumed.
The Red Trail Ferry Co., organized
by public-spirited Mandan men year
ago, has for the first time in the his
tory of the river here given the trav-
cling public adequate ferry service.
The ferry boat Marion, is a large,
powerful craft, which carries from six
to eight cars on a trip, and which,
during the height of the season, gives
"a hours service. At no time during
the last summer was there a break
down in this service, and it has added
much to the popularity of the Red
Trail as transcontinental highway
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-17
MOTLEY DECLARES
FARMERS AGAINST
PRICE STABILITY
National Council of Farm Or
ganizatiOns Opposes Gov.
ernment Policies

The state board of the North Da
kota Farmers union, In session here
this week, wired to the national
union at Denver an invitation to hold
its next national convention in Bis
marck. The delegate from the North
Dakota union to the national conven
tion at Denver carried with him invita-
tiOns from the state and Burleigh
county unions and from the CONNER
cial club Of Bismarck, and the capital
city hopes to secure this great ma
tional gathering for 1920.
Union representatives here this
week were J. II. Riley OF Sterling
state president; S. l.. Langedahl of
Tuttle and W. T., Breen of Bismarck
state directors, and d. w. Shipley, act.
ing state secretary for Mrs. Shipley
w. X. Motley, state organizer, was
also present, and he presented an in
teresting report Of his recent visit Ia
Washington as delegate from NORTH
Dakota to the national board of farm
organizations.
Mr. Mozley advised that Harold
Barbour, chairman of the agricultural
wholesale society OF Ireland, struck
llI0 hCy HOIC VI llC COAACi CACc "ucil liz
said: I'VE think that in working out
our problems what we can do for
ourselves is worth ten times what the
government does for u.s. Mr. MOI
ley reported that the national board
went on record as being unalterably
opposed to the governments proposed
plan of stabilizing the prices or raw
materials, declaring that the farmer
would suffer from such "militaristic'
innovation.
"In conculsion." said Mr. Motley, 81
may be permitted to urge that the
gospel of cooperation and organization
among the farmers OF this country is
bearing too great fruit to allow the
taking Of one single backward step
politically or otherwise. and we should
bend every effort to maintain the
power that has come to us through
organization. and which has been 50
long denied u.s."
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-17
THORBERG GETS
GOOD POSITION
IN. MILL CITY
Resigns Post at Capital to Han.
die North Dakota Business
of Minneapolis Bank

Eric A. Thorberg of Mandan, for
SIX years deputy state examiner, has
rendered his resignation to become
effective May I, when he will enter
the service of the First and Security
bank of Minneapolis, whose North Da.
kota business he will handle. Mr..
Thorberg is among the best known
and most popular OF the state officials
at the capitol, and ne is one of the
very few appointees who served un'
der the Hanna administration who has
held over under the Nonpartisan re.
gfme.
LIP. McAneney of Devils Lake, who
has been on the examining force for
some time, will succeed Mr.. Thor.
berg as first deputy.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-17
PHONE EMPLOYEES.
OF NATION VOTE
UPON ,WALKOUT

Louisville. KY, April 17-Harry
Henderson. business agent of the tele-
phone operators union of Louisville,
today announced that a vote is being
taken throughout the country by
phone employees to force government
recognition of their union with ma
tion-wide strike as an alternative. The
referendum. he stated, would be COM
pleted by May II. He also stated that
information from the national electri-
cal workers. which includes telephone
employees, is to the effect that votes
of 250,00O members have been receiv-
ed and that the overwhelming ma jor-
ity is for strike if the demands are
not granted
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-17
PHONE WORKERS
FAVOR STRIKE

Springfield, ILL.,, April 17.-Over;
whelming majorities favoring the call
ing of strike May l of more than
100000 electrical workers in the Unit
ed States are being received here, ac-
cording to the acting president of the
International Brotherhood of Electri-
cal Works whose headquarters are
here.
''The whole responsibility of the
electrical workers vote to strike will
rest with Postmaster General Burle-
son." said acting President Noonan
today. He has time and again re-
fused to recognize our organization,
even after President Wilson had turn
ed our requests over to him."
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-17
WIFE. ! OF GROWN
PRINCE VILE /
SUE: FOR DIVORCE

Zurich, April l7.-The former Ger
man crown princess Cecile has taken
steps to divorce her husband Freder.
ick William, according to statements
given Swiss newspapers by former
Grand Duchess AnastaSia of Mechlen
berg -Schwerin, mother of the former
crown princess.
The statement says it long has bcep
the desire of the crown princess to
divorce her husband. but that the
pressure of the HohenZollern family
up to this time had prevented her
from carrying it out.
Frederick William is charged with
cruelty to his wife
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-17
CENSURE ACT
OF GOVERNOR

Des Moines, Ia, April 17-Censure
Of W. L. Harding and criticism of At
torney General Havener for their ac-
tivities in the Rathbun pardon case
was voted today by the Iowa house of
representatives.
The reports on Attorney General
Havener, while criticising his action,
declare he was not guilty Of miscon-
duct.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-17
ALABAMA COURT
DENIES w RITs
OF INJUNCTION

Montgomery, Ala, April 17.-Chief
Justice Anderson of the Alabama SUI
preme court today denied the injunc-
tion sought by Attorney General
Smith against Postmaster General
Burleson to prevent increased tee
phone and telegraph rates in Alabama.
The court held 1t had no authority in
the matter
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-17
NAPOLEON is IN LINE

Napoleon, N. D., April ia rous-
ing Fifth Victory loan meeting was
held here afternoon and evening, with
an attendance Of 1000 people. A war
tank with two hell-cat drivers feat
ured the rally, and the tank-operators
made great hits with their addresses.
Talks filled with pep and. confidence
were made by Lieut.. William w. Ian
dis of jamestown and Secretary
George N. Keniston of the Bismarck
Commercial club, and enthusiasm
reached high pitch. Napoleon and
Logan county showed that they are
prepared to go over the top Monday,
April Fl.
- ..... H. HOUSER,
.. County Chairman.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-17
CHARL0TTEIS
FIRST LIBERTY
t.. LOAN CIT Y

Charlotte, Mich. April l7.-Char-
lotte is the first Michigan city if not
the first in the country to subscribe
its full quota for the Victory Liberty
loan. 1t was announced today that To-
cal loan workers and bankers have
pledged themselves for the entire $75.-
900 allotted the city. Efforts will be
made to triple the quota
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-17
AIRPLANES USED TO
FIGHT REBELLION

Simla, India, (Tuesday) April 15.-
Airplanes were used today in coping
with the disorders that have broken
out in the Punjab. A mob attacked a
passenger train and wrecked the rail
way station at Gujranwala. Air
planes were sent from Lahore and the
mob was bombed and subjected to ma
chine gun fire from the air.
Considerable unrest exists in Delhi
and Lahore.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-17
BURLEIGH COUNTY
ASSESSORS CONFER

Burleigh county assessors met at the
court house Wednesday with T. E. Fla
herty. acting in the dual capacity of
county auditor and tax supervisor, to
dope out the taxation scheme for
Burleigh under the leagues new svs..
tenn Of money-getting. E. C. Wright,
the tax commissions choice for tax
supervisor in Burleigh county, has not
been confirmed by the county COM
mission.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-17
BANK MESSENGER
ROBBED OF $4,000

Chicago. April Thames Dugan,
IS years old, messenger for the Hal
sted street state bank, was held up
and robbed of $4,000 by hold-up men
near the bank today The robbers es-
capped in an automobile
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-17
GERMANY MUST
ACCEPT OR
REJECT TERMS
Allies Determined There Will Be
No Haggling or Bargaining !.
Over Treaty
INFORMATION WITHHELD
Articles of Pact Now in Hands
of General Drafting
Committee
INFORMATION WITHHELD
(By Associated Press. J

Germany will be forced either to ac-
cept or reject the allied peace terms
by May Is, according to reports print
ed in Paris. 1t is indicated that 10
reply is expected before MAY 6, the
peace conference being disposed to
give the German government what It
considers ample time in which to d.
gest the terms and frame its reply.
What action would follow rejection OF
the terms by the Germans has not
French capital.
The refusal of Stephen Pichon, the
French foreign minister, to divulge
the details of the provisions of the
proposed treaty while speaking In the
chamber of deputies yesterday, and the
failure Of Lloyd George to speak In
more than general terms before the
British house Of commons would seem
to indicate that no information Of the
terms will be made public at present.
1t was announced at meeting of
the council OF ten in Paris yesterday
that various articles of the pact nov,
are in the hands of the drafting COM
mittee, and that the remaining arti-
cles would be disposed of today. It
seems probable therefore that the
treaty is in fair way to be complet-
ed within brief period
Act as Agents
Norway and Switzerland will act as
agents of the allied governments in
feeding Russia, it is announced in
Paris. The plan is opposed by the
Russian element opposed to the Boil
sheviki, but it is said to be probable
they will ultimately acquiesce in the
ultimatum. .r...l.s.
The question of the United States
becoming mandatory for, Armenia and
the, ancients Galician- provinces to the
south is again before the conference.
There is a suggestion that .theta We
included in this district Constantine
pie. There is said to be a willingness
that the United States assume control
of the government affairs, until 1t
least the people have organized. their
own political system. r Y :
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-17
OPINION DIVIDED.

London, April 17.-While opinions
are divided regarding the substance
OF the address Of Lloyd George before
the house of commons yesterday.
there is general agreement in the Lon
don press that it was a great parlia
mentary victory. None but the labor
press condemns the address wholly,
while number strongly commend it.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-17
GERMAN AGEN 7
TRIES TO FIRE
YANK TRANSPORT

Boston, April ia German agent
allowed on the, transport Patricia to
look out for German property at
tempted to set fire to the vessel last
night as it was nearing Boston with
more than 900 American soldiers,
according to Major Frank w. Cava-
naugh, of the 1O2 nd field artillery,
one of the officers on board.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-17
TO BUY NEW TRACTORS
Burieigh County Board Adver.
tises for Two More

With plans for an elaborate road
improvement program under consid-
eratfon, the Burleigh county commits
sion ct its meeting May will receive
bids for two additional large tractors.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-17
TURKEY SITUATION SERIOUS.

London, April lit is learned here
that the situation in Turkey Is caus-
ing anxiety. Internal disorder is rife.
according to reports from Rear. Ad-
miral Webb, of Constantinople. 1t is
feared there will shortly be outbreaks
and massacres of the Armenian popl-
; latiOn o ma large scale.
The situation at SMYRNA, where the
Turks and Greeks are ready to spring
at each others throats, is typical of
; the situation throughout Turkey.
! Bands Of brigands are dominating the
| country, even within few miles Of
Constantinople, and committing afro
cious murders.
The committee of union and pro-
gress, the Young Turk organization,
driven from power in Constantinople
as result of the allied victory, is re-
ported to be conducting a., reorganiza-
ton movement. &
! Further disorders are feared In
Egypt A division of British troops Is
on its way from Dobruga to reinforce
the troops of Major General Allenby
and to relieve large numbers OF Ans
tralian and New Zealand forces WIN
will return home.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-17
FEED SATURDAY
EVENING TO PUT
PEP INTO DRIVE
City and County Workers Invited
to Meet at Masonic Temple
for ROusing Rally
TRAVELLERS TO LEAD OFF
Knights of Grip Will Sign Up
With Special Committee at
Commercial Club Sunday

A get-together dinner FOR Burlcigh
county and Bismarck war workers at
the Masonic temple Saturday evening
will put pep into the drive for the
Victory loan which opens next Monday
morning. The dinner will begin at I
o'clock, and all members of the county
and city committees are invitde to at
tend. There will be good speakers,
lots Of music, a good feed and plenty
of enthusiasm, and no war loan work.
er can afford to miss it.
Travellers to Lead Off
For the convenience of commercial
travellers who will be out of the city
next Monday, a special polling place
will be opened for them at the Com
mercial clyb rooms Sunday afternoon
from to 6. A committee of live
wire grip knights, headed by John D.
George as chairman, and including
j. C. Oberg and C. w. Paulson will
receive the subscriptions of brother
travellers.
7 General Drive Monday -.
The general drive will be made
Monday. Committees will sit in Bis
marck at the following polling places:
Ward One-North Ward School.
Ward Two-Lahr Motor Sales
Show Room.
Ward Three-New High School.
Ward FOur-Northwest Hotel
Lobby.
Ward Five-Grambs Plumbing
Store.
Ward Six-City Fire Hall.
The hours will be from 9 a. M.
to 9 p. m. a..
Notices to subscribers to-be were
mailed out today, and it is hoped that
signers will present themselves at
their polling places promptly, accom-
panied by check-book, as ten per-
cent of the value of the bonds is pay
able with the subscription.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-17
OPENS IN.BARNES COUNTY

Valley City, n, D., April 17.-The
opening gun in the Victory loan cam
pagin for Barnes county was fired
last night at rousing meeting at
Rogers. The evening train which was
to carry the party Of speakers from
Valley City was two hours late, and
the trip: was made in cars, the speak
ers arriving at 11:S0. Two hundred
people had waited for three hours, but
ths aela5 dir hotad ad"mpenn n their i en-
I'VE. VIII. finish the job," was the
slogan for the meeting, and the audi
cnce as q body voiced its approval by
repeated applause. An intensive
speaking campaign has been arranged,
and during the week every village in
the county will have rousing meet
ing. Great enthusiasm is being mani
tested, and men, women and children
are entering into the campaign, con-
fident of the result.
M. O. GRANGAARD,
County Chairman.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-17
AViATORS MISSING.

Washington, April 16.-Lieuts. Otto
and Parker and Mechanician Hornby,
army flyers unofiicially reported
missing with the big plane II. s. 2.
between Bluefield Nicar qua, and Ha-
vana, Cuba, are safe in Nicaragua,
having been prevented from starting
for Havana by engine trouble.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-17

This is the tail Of the Rs4, one of
the huge airships which the British
are making ready for flight across
the Atlantic. The arrow points to
the rear lookout, whose size compared
, to that Of the big dirigible is like that
Of . fly on globe. The R34 is nearly
700 feet long.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-17
ADVANCE ON MUNICH

Berlin, April 17.-Large forces of
artillery, with mine-throwers, began
advances on Munich yesterday morn
ing, according to the Tagge-Blatt.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-17

Slogan for Bismarck: Every Mem
ber Of Every Family Owns Victory
Bond.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-17
1909 MURDERER

ss London, April 17.-Eighteen hun.
dred persons including 400 women
We're murdered by the Bolsheyiki ct.
usa' according to a telegram from
Omsk, received in official quartersto
day. s.. ;:..,