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Evening star., 1919-12-26
FOUR PERSONS INJURED
IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
Gladys seaborn, Knocked Down by
Trolley Car, Is in Critical
Condition.

Gladys Seaborn. colored, North
Brentwood. was struck by a street car
at Brentwood yesterday afternoon and
seriously hurt. She was brought to
Emergency Hospital, where surgeons
said her condition was critical. w. 2.
Higdon. So New York avenue north
east, was motorman on the car, and R.
e. Kidwell, 225 r street northeast,
conductor.
Charles r. Jones. us A street north
east, was knocked down by a motor
cycle near Stanton Park yesterday
afternoon and his head and right leg
injured. He was given first aid at
Casualty Hospital. Identity of the
operator of the motor cycle was not
learned by the police.
Jane Handy, 1892 Small street, Bal
timore, Md, was injured as a result of
"a collision between automobiles
driven by Newton Smith. colored, 61S
Sd street northeast, and Ernest Adams,
1876 E street southeast. at Nichols
avenue and Douglass road. Anacostia,
yesterday afternoon. Both automobiles
were slightly damaged.
John l.. Loomis, patient at Walter
Reed Hospital, was knocked down by
motor vehicle of the American Rail-
way and Express Company at Penn
sylvania avenue and 14th street last
night and slightly hurt. Surgeons at
Emergency Hospital rendered first
aid.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
SAYS BOLIVIA EXPECTS
AFRICA AND ANTOFAGASTA

SANTIAGO. Chile. Wednesday. De-
cember 24.-Bolivia expects to secure
the territory of africa, between Chile
and Peru, and the port of Antofabasta,
according to an interview with Gen.
Ismael Monies. former President of
Bolivia and Bolivian delegate to the
peace conference, which is printed here.
He is quoted as expressing the opinion
that the plan of President Leguia of
Peru to secure the territory of africa for
Peru is an fidle Dream
"Arica and Antofagasta may become
Bolivian at the proper time. as my
country made a demand for them from
the peace conference in Paris" he is
reported to have said. To-day they be-
long to nobody and should be delivered
10 Bolivia This would finish the in
terminable dispute and would be a sac
rifice to Pan-American fraternity. Bo-
livia would give compensation for the
cession. My country needs a seaport
and will die to obtain it,
Evening star., 1919-12-26
KAUFMAN BUYS McCLURE'S.
All Stock Goes to Writer, Who viii
Edit Magazine.

NEW YORK, December 2e.-Mc-
Clure's Magazine has been bought by
Herbert Kaufman. poet. author and
editorial writer, it is announced by
Frederick L. Collins. president of the
company. All the stock of McClure's s
publications, incorporated. went to
Mr.. Kaufman in the purchase, Mr..
Collins said.
Mr.. Kaufman will be editor Of the
magazine. it was stated, and no other
change is contemplated in its present
staff.
Associated with Mr.. Kaufman in
his new enterprise will be the follow =
ing men, it was announced: George
L. Storm, manufacturer; Leon Schi-
nasi. tobacco manufacturer; ]. F.
Bresnahan, manufacturer and former
magazine executives; Frederick L. Col
Inns, publisher of McClure's for sew
eral years; ]. O'Hara Cosgrave. for
merly managing editor of Everybody s
Magazine, and Edgar Sisson. former
editor of the Cosmopolitan Magazine.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
LEGION COMMANDER
FELICITATES STRICKEN
E. Lester Jones Sends Christmas
Greetings to Sick and Wound
ed Comrades.

E. Lester Jones' department COM
mander for the District of Columbia
of the American Legion sent a tele-
gram containing Christmas greetings
to the wounded and disabled members
of the legion at the naval and marine
hospitals and Walter Reed Hos
pital, in this city. Included in the
5000 members of the legion in this
city, in the twenty posts. there are
several hundred wounded members in
the hospitals in the National Capital
r Representatives from the various
posts and the District Department are
constantly in touch with these men,
bers, looking after their welfare.
Department Commander Jones in his
telegram to the comrades said: I'm
behalf of the comrades of the District
of Columbia Department of the Amer
ica Legion l wish to extend to each
one of you all wishes for a merry
Christmas and a very happy and sue
cessful New Year. 1t makes me very
happy to hear that the President has
just signed the bill which will secure
for the injured and sick comrades i'm
mediate and just relief, which you SO
well deserve and for which you wait
ed SO patiently"
Evening star., 1919-12-26
CLEMENCEAU ALMOST
CERTAIN TO Be ELECTED

PARIS. December Is (by the As
sociated Press).-President Raymond
Poincare's successor will be elected
January II. according to the infer
ence generally drawn by the Partisan
press from Premier Clemenceaus
statement in the chamber that his
cabinet would definitely resign on
that date. 1t is also deduced from
the premier's declaration that he will
be a candidate for the presidency.
which means that he will be elected
virtually without opposition.
Speculation regarding the Tigers"
successor as head of the cabinet is
consequently eclipsing discussion as
to the next president of the republic.
Alexandra Millerand, governor of AL
lead. SO far as predictions are con-
cerned. He is supposed to be NJ.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
ALLIES, ESPECIALLY
j. S.,ARE DEFENDED
BYPREM|ER N|TT|
Denies Absurd Reports, Such
as President Being Head
of CapitaIistic Plot.
BY EDGAR ANsEL MowRER.

Special CabIeEram to The Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1919.
ROME, December % (delayed).-
The inopportune republican demon
stration produced in the chamber
of deputies Saturday by the speech
of the socialist Sig. Modiglianin at
tacking the sovereign and calling for
the immediate realization of re-
public saved the Nitti ministry
by a small majority. Yesterday when
it seemed that nothing could do, so
the so-called constitutional parties,
backed by the Catholics for once,
overcame personal sQuabbles and am
bitions and rallied around the mon
archy. The institution was saved
largely through the personal mas
terry of Premier Nitti over parlia-
mentary psychology.
Speech Full of Common Sense.
Foreign Minister Scialoja's exposi-
ton of failure Saturday weakened the
governments position and Premier
Nitti failed to help it much yester-
day. Yet his speech was fun OF
common sense. He defended the al
lies and especially the United States
from the absurd reports which made
President Wilson the head of vast
capitalisic plot to gain possession
of the eastern Adriatic for American
financiers. NJ. Nitti said indeed and
erred in judging of the political sit
uation on the Adriatic. but defended
the motives which made President
Wilson veto the Italian schemes.
Premier Nitti took credit for having
avoided shedding Italian blood over
Fiume. He denied that the possession
of Fiume was an Italian war aim. and
declared that Italy would be victorious
even if Fiume should be abandoned.
Nevertheless, he said Fiume remained
an aspiration dear to Italian hearts.
The premier confirmed the stories con-
cerning the increasing desire of the
Fiumani to accept the governments
point of view. Four -fifths Of the popu-
lation voted last Thursday to accept
government control. The government
expressed in the so-called Tittoni
schemes. Lieut. Col d'Annunzio. with
the minority. may still refuse to accept
the plebiscite, but his situation is criti-
cal
Epoch in Italian Democracy.
Yesterday. moreover. marks an epoch
in the history of Italian democracy.
Not only was the monarchy saved by
small vote, but the premier himself
promised to present bill transferring
the constitutional power of declaring
war and peace from the sovereign to
parliament. Two other motions for the
Immediate abolition of the censorship
and the publication of war documents
were rejected by small majoritieS. Never
before has democracy come so near
prevailing in Italy. Premier Nitti for
mally promised to abolish the censor
ship when the Fiume question was set
tied, and expressed hope, more or less
sanguine, that the allies could be per-
suaded to accept the Tittoni project
without American consent. The gov
ernment. he said, was firmly determined
to reach a solution.
Evening star., 1919-12-26

WE ARE ABLE TO FURNISH
AND INSTALL AT SHORT NOTICE
REPAIRS FOR STOVES,
RANGES. BOILERS AND
FURNACES.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
PHONE y. 6663.
J. G.. FLOOD 4 CO..
2114 18th ST. NV.
Evening star., 1919-12-26

Clemenceau's choice and should be the
logical candidate in the chamber of
deputies, since he was the leader of
the coalition, which gained a great
victory in the elections. Rene Viviani,
former premier. Is still mentioned
among the reduced groups of the ex-
treme left, including the radicals and
socialists. but his weakness lies in
the fact he does not belong to any
Evening star., 1919-12-26

Rochester. He was awaiting trial here
on a charge of carrying concealed
weapons.
Howard was held as the result Of a
brawl in the underworld in which a
woman was killed. Howard was ar
rested here last January for Chicago
authorities. He was returned there,
but jumped a $4,000 bond. In August,
1917, he was given nineteen years in
Sing Sing for holding up a New York
gambling resort He served two years
and escaped.
Evening star., 1919-12-26

of the groups that composed the re-
publican combination in the elections.
NJ Clemenceau's acceptance of the
presidency is SO far taken for grant,
ed that gossip as to the next occu-
pant of the Elysee Palace has been
almost completely stifed.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
Aguilar to Resume Secretaryship.

MEXICO CITY. Thursday, Decem-
sumo office as secretary of foreign
relations January 2, it is stated on good
authority here. Gen. Aguilar has ar
rived in this city after spending sew
eral months in Europe on a special
mission
Evening star., 1919-12-26

Ever things so ALFRED high
that l hain't bought a thing fer
tn house but some artificial
flowers fer tn limousine" said
Mrs. Tilford Moots t'day.
"Well, sir, l hain't never spent
such a delightful Christmas as l
did this year. l didn't have a
collar on all day." said Tell Blink
lev this mornin'.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
Marseille R. r. Station Burned

LONDON. December 26-The rail-
way station at Marseille, France. has
been destroyed by fire, according to a
dispatch received by the Exchange
Telegraph Company.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
SPECIAL NOTICES.
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS

oF THE FEDERAL NATIONAL BANK.
dividend OF S4 per share. payable January
i. l3-D. to the stockholders of record of the
Close of business December 26. 1919 has been
declared. Books closed from 9th To 31st. both
inclusive. JOHN POOLE, President.
OFFICE OF THE FIREMEN'S INSURANCE
company of Washington and Georgetown, 7th
.sreet and Louisiana avenue northwest-The
stocKholders Of the Firemens Insurance Com
pany OF Washington and Georgetown will meet
az the office on Monday. January 5th. 1920. for
me purpose Of electing thirteen directors for
tne ensuing year. Polls open from IL am.
10 Il M W. NJ. HOFFMAN.
Secretary.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SHARE
nolders OF the Federal National Rank Of Wash
NIXON Will be held at its banking house TUES
DAY January 13 1920. at IL O'Clock noon. for
the election Of directors and the transaction of
such other business as may properly come be-
!ore the meeting. Polls open from IL noon to
Pm JOHN POOLE. President.
NoTICE-rHE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
snareholders Of the Second National Rank
washington, d. C., for the election of direc-
tors Ior the ensuing year and for the transac-
tlon OF such other business may be prop
eliy Drought before the meeting will be held
AZ 'he bank, at II o'clock, noon. Tuesday
January l3, 1920. Polls will be open between
!ne hours OF II O'Clock and O'Clock D. m
tICIOR B. DEYBER, cashier
An angry woman jumped onto his hat and
b. HeZ SVEN. pastor Sunday night
centennial Bapt. Ch- 18th < Eye me-
DR. ARTHUR J. HALL HAS RETURNED
10 the city and resumed the practice of medi-
cine at 625 st. NV %.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-05-09
MAN WHO DIDN'T
PRODUCE WIFE is
SENT TO PRISON

Hilsboro, N. D., May 81. H.
Dumphy, one of the swindlers who
defrauded a farmer in Trail county
by inducing him to advance him the
sum of $31.50 to pay the railroad fare
for his wife from Minneapolis to kelso,
North Dakota, was brought back to
Hillsboro from Minneapolis by Sheriff
Olson and States Attorney Acker
and entered plea Of guilty to the
charge of obtaining money by falce
pretenses.
He was taken before Judge Cole
at Fargo for sentence and was given
a term of fourteen months III the
state penitentiary. The states attOr-
ncy and sheriff learned while in Min
neapois that Harry Williams, who eS-
capped by leaping through window
when the detectives appeared OH the
scene. is an escaped convict, and that
if he is apprchended, will have to serve
term in Saltwater before the au-
thorities in Trail county can get pos
session Of him. Williams has as yet
not been apprehended but the police
department and the sheriff's office
in Minneapolis have very accurate
description of him and it is quite prob
able that he will be caught in the
near future
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-05-09
BLUE SKY COMMISSION
APPROVES MANY FIRMS

The blue sky commission enjoyed
an uneventful meeting Thursday. In
crease in capital from $4,000 to sl5,.
900 for the Security State bank of
Deering and from $4,000 to $4,000
for the Courtenay state bank and the
change in the name of the Liberty
State bank of Selfridge to the Self
ridge state bank were approved. The
Grimm Ignite Briquetting CO. of Sen
tinel Butte, operating the old Grimm
mine and capitalized at 100000; the
Great Northern Bridge Co. of Wahpe'
ton, capitalized at S135,000, and the
Minot Mica Co., Magic City corpora
ton which has valuable holdings in
Alabama, and which is capitalized at
100000, were admitted under the blue
sky laws of North Dakota and given
permission to sell stock in North Da-
kOta.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-05-09
FLYERS HAVE
FINE WEATHER
IN FIRST LAP
One Naval Plane Is TOWed Into
Chatham Harbor by
Motor Boat
FLOTILLA FOLLOW PLANES
Patrol Fleet in Constant Contact
With Transatlantic
AviatOrs

Washington, May ga favorable
weather report from the territory
covered by the second leg OF the flight
from Halifax to Newfoundland was
forwarded to Washington today by a
cruiser at Halifax. The report said
that fair weather prevailed along this
leg, with 2O-mile wind from a direc'
ton favorable to the flyers.
Lieut.. Commander Read Of the Net
telegraphed the navy department to-
day from Chatham, Mass, that two
days would be required to repair the
disabled motors which forced his des-
cent yesterday. He said that when
the engines were again in running or
der he would proceed to New Found
land to join the NC-1 and NC-3.'
The departure of the naval sea.
planes NC-1 and NC-3 from HalifaS
for Treacy Bay. Newfoundland, on
the second leg Of their transatlantic
flight has been postponed until tomor-
row, the navy department was ad-
vised just before noon today in radio
message from the supply ship Balti-
more at Halifax. 1t follows:
"Planes will not start from Hall
fax today because Of renewal Of four
propellors Viii be ready to start Sat.
urday morning."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-05-09
FORMER FARGO MAN
FATALLY SHOT BY
MIDNIGHT ROBBER

Aberdeen, S. D., May 9.-As he leap.
ed from bed to grapple with an un-
known intruder in his home, 211 Sec
ond avenue northwest, Loren 2. Rev
scooter bookkeeper for Armour & Com
pany. was shot five times and PROB
ably fatally injured at II o'clock last
evening. ..
The man fled as Mrs. Benscoter ran
smreaming from the house to call as
sistance, and he has not been found.
His tracks were followed through the
soft ground into the grass west of
the house toward the Milwaukee
roundhouse and tracks.
No motive is known for the crime
other than of robbery for the young
couple were happily wed and Benscot-
er is not known to have had an enemy
In the world.
He came here with his wife and
baby daughter, Lydia, year ago from
Fargo, where they had been married
four years ago,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-05-09
BUILDER OF OLD
NORTH 500 PAYS
VISIT TO. WILTON

Wilton, May 9--E. c.. Washburn OF
New York city, accompanied by his
nephew William y. Washburn. Jr, Of
Minneapolis, were arrivals in Wilton
Wednesday to visit the big plant of
The Washburn Ignite Coay CO.
Mr.. Washburn, who is the son of the
late Senator w. D.. Washburn, is max
ing his first visit to Wilton in seven.
teen years and notes many improve
ments. Mr.. Washburn was here dur.
ing the building of the 500, then the
Bismarck, Washburn & Great Falls
railroad and had charge of the road
for several years. sUntil the govern
ment took over the railroads, Mr..
Washburn was assistant to Daniel Will
lard, president of the B. & o. with
headquarters in New York City.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-05-09
SUSPECT HELD
AS MODERN
BLU EB E A R D

Paris. May 9.-Calcined human
bones are said to have been discovered
by police in the villa at Gambess.
owned by Henry Landreau. who is
under arrest on suspicion Of having
murdered several women who have re-
Gently disappeared. According to po-
lice. Landreau used furnace heated
by some method yet unknown to con-
sumo the trunks Of his victims and
destroyed their limbs in the fireplaccs
of his villas. One Of the most i'm
portant discoveries has been mass
of stones piled against the walls of the
villa. These stones doubtless belong
to furnace. and clinging to them ere
bones which the physicians have itl T.
titled as human. Among them are
three fragments of skulls. The floors
are now being cleaned and they are
said to have revealed stains caused
by, human blood. Similar stains have
been found on the furniture i'll the
hOllSe
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-05-09
HOUSE BILL 100
SEEMS CERTAIN
T0BE DEFEATED
Referendum Movement Said to
Be Making Good Progress
About the State

Reports, from over the state indi
cate that one act of the last legisla.
ture which is practically certain to
lose its place in the sun by the refer.
endum route is House Bill 100, which
places county seats on wheels and
leaves them, at the mercy of townsite
promoters and village boosters. A
strong referendum organization is
back of the campaign to get House
Bill 100 before the people, and peti
tions are being freely signed especial.
ly in the smaller counties which are
principally concerned.
House ELL 100, which slipped
through the last session without at
tracing much attention, makes it pos
sible to move any county seat in which
the court house erected is not valued
at more than $4,000 every four years
Almost half of the counties in the
state would be affected by this act
and some of these counties are those
with long established county seats.
While leaguers and non.leaguers
supported the bill in the assembly
they now insist THAT they did so be
cause they did not see it's teeth, and
they are, in many instances, backing
the movement to give the people a
chanc to vote 1t out of existence. Only
seven thousand signatures are requir
ed on these petitions, and there seems
to be no question that more than this
number will easily be obtained
Whether this matter comes up at the
special election in July or goes owe,
to the general election will make lit
tie difference, as -tEE ?slet does not carry
an emergency, and the .effct of filing
referendum petition which must be
in the governors hands not more thar
12O days following the adjournment ol
legislature, will be to suspend the op
Grafton of the law. a. -.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-05-09
GOING
AFTER ALLEGED
FRUIT COMBINE
Attorney General Prosecuting
Wholesalers, Contrary to
Townley's Ideas

Attorney General LANCER, whose
purchase by a group of Twin City and
Fargo wholesalers was heralded by
President A. c. Townley of the No l.
partisan league at time when Mr..
LANCER was making things warm for
the Consumers United Stores Co.,
which is Mr., Townley's pet separator
project, is again playing false to form.
Some time ago the attorney general
filed suit against the Camble-Robinson
and Stacy-Bismarck fruit companies OF
Bismarck, Grand Forks, Fargo, Minot
and elsewhere, charging them with
getting together O Saturday nights
and fixing prices. Similar action was
instituted in the federal courts and
has been disposed Of Now Mr.. Lam
ger is pressing his prosecution in the
district court of Burleigh, which op.
ems next week, and he has engaged
Assistant U. S. Attorney John Car
mody and Judge S. L.. Nuchols as spe-
cial counsel to aid Assistant Attorney
General A. E. Sheets.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-05-09
IMMIGRATION
OFFICER VISITS HERE

Charles D. Greenfield, commissioner
of agriculture and immigration Of
Montana, was here this week from
Helena. He was much interested in
North Dakota's new immigration act,
which appropriates 100000 for the bi.
ennium, sum much larger than Mon
tana has provided Mr.. Greenfield's s
principal work is along publicity lines,
and he publishes each year 40 statis-
tical blue book entitled Montana, -
which is much in demand in other
states as a text book, s~
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-05-09
GER N ANY IS
SILE n I 0 n
BACETREATY
Ebert Government May Decide
Not to Sign and Relin.
quish Control
THINK INDEMNITY SEVERE
Delegates We're Prepared for
More Moderate Terms Rela-
tive to Boundaries

IMPOSSIBLE OF ACCEPTANCE
London, May s.-In review Of
German opinion on the terms Of
peace teieoraphed here, Reuters
Berlin correspo ndent says that
remark heard on all sides in eer.
lin is: .a IT,,
"Rather anarchy than such sIav-
ery," and that all the people are
discussing the consequences Of a
refusal by Germany to sign the
treaty.
"President Wilson," continues
the correspondent, "is particularly
the object Of criticism, his So
called weakness invoking indiana-
tion, although there are still many
who base their hopes upon him."
According to the zeitune Am
Mitta9 all the parties from the
extreme left to the extreme right
regard the treaty as impossible Of
acceptance. .....