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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-19
ARMY GOODS
G0BBLED UP BY
PR0FITEERS
Chicago Probe Shows That Gov
ernment Food Sale Is Mis-.
handled by Authorities
PRODUCTS ARE STORED
Retail GrOcers Sold Them at 100
Percent Profit, Charges
Investigators
ARE STORED

Chicago, Sept. 19.-Huge quantities
OF canned government goods fell into
the hands Of packers, wholesale groc-
ers and retailers and thereby prevented
pest office authorities from filling
orders filed by William Mulvihill, at
torney for the city bureau on food
markets and farm products charged at
the city's investigation into the high
cost Of living. Approximately $145, 900
worth of food was sold through the
Chicago post Office andJ only part Of
two very small orders have been de-
livered to the post master, w. B. Car
lille, post master stated today.
The canned goods "are being stored
until the public has forgotten there
ever was a promise Of army goods at
less than one-half the present retail
prices" Mr.. Mulvihill asserted. "Then
i5 Will be placed on shelves and re-
tailed at profits that are appalling.
M Three retail grocers at the hearing
admitted that stores had sold army
canned goods at more than 100 per cent
profit.
Each of the grocers sought to con-
vince the authorities that only q few
cans had been sold and that those
sales were made by clerks who acted
without instructions in selling the
goods. They asserted that inspectors
for the city's pure food bureau were
the only persons to whom sales had
been made
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-19
HIRAM JOHNSON
SCORES LEAGUE
T0LEGISLAT0RS
Declares Before Minnesota Leg.
islature That Public Sentiment
Is Opposed to Pact
CALLS 1T A REVOLUTION
Californian Says Haste Is Due to
Democrats Fear of Defeat
When People Know

st. Paul, Sept. Ex-senator Hiram
". johnson, Of California, in an ad.
dress delivered to a special session OF
the Minnesota legislature this morn.
ing presented his arguments in opposi.
ON to the unqualified ratification of
the league of nations covenant. He
charged those behind the peace pact
were endeavOring to rush it through
the senate before the people fully un-
derstood the provisions of the measure.
The senator expressed the opinion
tkat II action On the league could be
deiayed 90 days, the people would
speak In positive terms and insist on
It's defeat or amendment SO as to pro-
tect the country's interests.
Public sentiment against the leage
Is growing every day and is fast as
Stunning the proportions of a revolution,
said Senator Johnson. "Its friends
realize that if it is not rushed through
now before the people have had an
opportunity to understand it, their
cause is hopeless. That explains the
haste to have it ratified without amend
ments
The statement that immediate action
is necessary to stabilize business is
absurd.
AS our people become nearer, normal
and see things again with clearer
vision they begin to understand the
inGuity Of the thing that is sought to
be fastened On America. The treaty of
reace was made in accordance with
the contract secretly sealed and de-
livered among England, France, Italy
and Japan. We talk of what the
treaty should contain but the treaty
when written contained what the other
nations wanted and followed their
secret bargainings."
He referred to the II points which
President Wilson had declared would
be incorporated in the peace pact and
asserted, he was obliged to abandon
them one by one and accept a treaty
written by European diplomats by the
terms of which America is required to
guarantee with its blood and treasure
for all times the division Of foreign
territory and peoples.
He denied that the delay of the SEN
ate in ratifying the peace pact had any
connection with the high cost of liv-
ing.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-19
STAGE SET FOR
STEEL STRIKE
NEXT MONDAY
Officials En- Route Home to Pre-
pare for Big Industrial
Struggle
CANNOT ACCEPT TERMS
Wire Wilson That Delay of Walk
out Impossible Because Of
IntOlerable Conditions

Pittsburgh, Sept. 19-LabOr leaders
from yariQnssseetions of the country
who attended the meeting here during
the last two days of the national COM
mittee for organizing iron and steel
workers were enroute to their homes
today to make final arrangements for
the nation wide strike Of iron and
steel mill employees not working under
union agreement which is to 60 into
effect next Monday.
All hopes for postponement Of the
strike until after the industrial con-
ference in Washington October sixth as
requested by President Wilson were
abandoned yesterday when the com
mittee voted down motion to rescind
the strike order and adopted motion
fayoring the walk out.
In a letter dispatched to President
Wilson last night, the committee as
serted its entire membership, the pres
idents Of "a international unions, "rep-
resenting over 100000 organized
men," desired to comply with his re-
quest for postponment Of the strike
if possible and that such action would
have been taken had it not been fol-.
certain facts which were embodied
in the communication.
"The facts given in the letter charge
that "ever since the men started to Or
ganize prosection was instituted begin
ming with discharge and ending With
murder recalling to us the days Of
Homestead and Reign Of despotism in
Russia.
"Treats and intimidation are re-
storted to-" says the letter, "for the
purpose Of putting the men in fear and
preventing them FROM exercising their
own free wills, coercing them into
signing statements that they are not
lrembers nor will become members Of
any labor organization and threaten
ing them with eviction and black list,
denial of credit and Starvation
VOTE SYMPATHY STRIKE
Detroit, Sept. 19.-Members Of the
sailors union of this port voted un-
animously in favor Of a strike in SYM
pathy with the strike of steel workers
called for September %. Union officials
announced this morning 239 ballots
were cast. .......
The vote of the marine cooks and
stewards union and the Marine tiremen,
oilers, water tenders and coal passers
union is being taken and tabulations
Continued on Page Two.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-19

On an assessed valuation of $780,
310,719 of all property, both real and
personal in the state Of North Dakota
3.02 mill levy will be made to pro-
vide $3,80O,000 for general purposes.
Besides this huge amount to run the
state for the ensuing year, $755,155
will be needed for soldiers compen-
sation and one mill tax levy for
school purposes will produce another
$1,510,310.
These figures We're announced here
today following meeting. Of the state
board Of equalization. The total as
sessed valuation of the state might be
increased about $5,000,000 when all
of the telephone, telegraph and other
utilities are finally assessed.
According to Carl Kositzky, state
auditor, the $3,s0OOOO for general
purposes will not be sufficient to meet
the expenses of the states operations
for the present fiscal year and that at
least 100000 or 100000 more will
be necessary. Mr.. Kositzky bases this
on the fact that some Of the larger
corporations in the state are fighting
their taxations in the court and there
is possibility that the cases will not
be finally disposed in one year, or that
the courts might find against the state.
There would be resultant decrease
in the amount of taxes raised ii either
of these actions materialize.
The assessed valuation Of the state
under the new Nonpartisan league
laws is almost four times as great as
it was last year when $401 ,659, ,515
was the total. The mill levy last
year for general purposes was 4.3
mills, while this year it is 3.O2 on an
assessed valuation that is almost four
times as great. It is pointed out that
on this valuation, the mill levy this
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-19
D D'ANNUNZI0 4
STILL HOLDS
CITY0F FIUME,

Rome, Sept, 19.-The time limit
fixed by General Badoglio for the Ital-
ian troops entrenched ut Fiume with
Captain D'Annunzio to return to their
commands expired last night. Latest
advices from the scene of Captain d.
Annunzio's coupe showed his forces
still in control of the city. The food
situa ton there is said to be serious.
There have been no advices as to
the blockade Of the place by Italian
naval and military forces. There are
indications that people not essential to
the defense of the place may be COM
PEELED to leave so that the armed
forces may be able to hold out longer.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-19
T0WNLEY IN NEW
LIGHT BUT BANK
BOARD STEPS in.
Nonpartisan League Head Urg-
ing Farmers to Form Finan.
cial Institutions
HE RETAINS 81 PERCENT
''Friend" of Tiller Of Soil Wants
Control So He Can Dictate
How Money Is Loaned

A. c. TOwnley's latest role as "Get
Rich Quick WallingfOrd" is SO danger
Gus to the farmers Of North Dakota,
that the state banking board sensing
the danger and grave possibilities that
might result from Townley's effort to
form country banks in the state, has
instructed Attorney General William
LANCER to Immediately warn all farm
ers of the form of bank organization
being projected and promoted by
Townley. ...
The board, in resolution passed
yesterday, expressed in no uncertain
terms the dangers of the TOwnley
method of forming banks among the
farmers. 1t urges that farmers who
wish to organize banks do SO in such
a manner that they will be able TO say
Who will be the officers Of the institu-
tion, the kind of notes it SHOULD take
and other matters affecting the actual
operation of the bank which is i'm
possible under Townley's plan.
Townley's scheme is to 60 onto a
community, suggest to the farmers there
that they need bank and then vol
unteer to raise more than one-half of
the desired capital himself. The farm
ers believing, as they have been in
structed to believe, that Townley is a
god and is always striving to help the
farmers, thank him profusely for his
splendid offer, get the money needed
and the bank Is formed and started
with Townley owning more than half Of
the stock and thereby controlling the
bank naming its officers, directing its
policy and saying what shall be done
with the banks funds.
BOARD INDICATES DANGER
The banking board points to. the
danger in this method of high finance
stating that such banks "are inimical
to the best interests Of the state guar
antee fund" and that it considers "the
double liability of the league exchange
valueless." The board urges the farm
ers to form their own bank so that they
will mot be subjected to dictation Of
any person or corporation"
The resolution as passed by the
banking board Thursday in full is as
follows:
RESOLUTION
Whereas informa tion has come to
this State Banking board that A. G..
Townley and a man from San Fran
cisco by the name Of Cutting. are out
among the farmers Of this State or
gunizing banks which are so organ;
lied that corporation controlled by A.
G. Townley owns 81 percent of the
stock in each bank with the result sqlll.t
that the farmers putting their money
in, will have nothing to say about the
actual operation of the bank, who will
be officers, what kind Of notes it
should take, etc., and
Whereas, the banking board con-
siders the double liability of the league
exchange valueless, and
Whereas, banks organized as out
lined above are inimical to the best in
tcrests of the state guarantee fund.
Be it resolved, that warning be
sent out by the attorney general Of this
State warning the farmers Of this
form of bank organization, and further
Continued on Page Two.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-19
AIR FLIGHT
FROM FRANCE
TO AUSTRALIA

Paris, Sept. 10.-An airplane fight
from France to Australia will be at
tempted by French Aviator iPoulet it
is announced by the Excelsior, today.
The airman plan, to start September
% from Paris with Melbourne as his
destination. The principal stopping
points as indicated in plans for the
flight are Rome, Brindisi, Constantine
ol'le, Bombay, Calcutta, Bangkok, Sing
aDOre. and Batavia,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-19
REDOUBLE EFFORTS
TO GET BODIES

Corpus Christi, Sept. 19.-With a
large amount Of territory still to be
explored searchers today doubled their
efforts to recover bodies Of persons who
lost their lives in the gulf hurricane
which struck this vicinity last Sunday.
Long stretches Of Neuces Bay shore
line has not been visited and there still
il much wreckage in the city to be re-
moved.
Early today 2S4 bodies had been re-
ported buried and Of that number only
So identified. Fifty-seven bodies have
been buried here.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-19
High School Burns
Down at Jamestown,
No Lives in Danger

Jamestown, N. D.. Sept. 1S-The
explosion Of alcohol stove in the
janitor's part of the building de-
stroyed the Junior high school here
at 6 O'Clock this morning. The
building was insured for $4,000
and the contents for $1,000. The
loss on the contents is considerable.
The school was the only frame pub
lie building in the city and was
originally built in 1879. The school
children formerly occupying this
building are crowded in class rooms
In other. schools. \
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-19
LEAD BOMBING PLANE

Fargo, N. D.. Sept. 19.-Col. R. s.
Hartz left here this morning at
1O:45 o'clock for Bismarck continu-
ing his 5000 mile flight around the
rim of the country. 1t is under
stood that Col. Hartz will make a
continuous fight to the capital city.
The big Martin bomber, carries a
crew Of four men and in addition
one passenger, J. E. Rockwell,
newspaper man of Fargo, will be
carried to Bismarck,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-19
ONE IN 30 SOLDIERS
TAKES FRENCH WIFE

Paris-One in 80 of allied soldiers
sent to France has taken home a
French bride, if American and Port
uguese claims are correct. 1t is es-
timated 100000 French women have
married Americans and the Portu-
guese legation says $500 Portuguese
soldiers ihave taken French wives.
The government is urged to offer in
ducements to foreigners marrying
French women to remain in France.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-19
AIR LINER TO
TRY TEST TRIP
TO THE COAST

Mineola, Sept. 19.-Carrying ii pas
sengers including crew Of 5 men the
Lawson air liner left here today for
Washington On the first leg Of a
proposed transcontinental flight. The
plane recently competed a trip from
Milwaukee, Wis, to this place.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-19
TONNAGE TAX
IS VETOED BY
GOV. BURNQULST

st. Paul, Sept. Ex-Governor Burn
quist today vetoed the Bendixen ton
mage tax bill passed by the state legis-
lature this week. The bill levied a
tax of five per cent on the value of
the ore at the mouth of Minnesota
Mines.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-19
SPIJRGEON'S AUNT

London.-An aunt of the late
Charles H. Spurgeon, famous preach
er has just celebhated her Tooth
birthday anniversary. The king sent
her a message Of congratulation.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-19
PRINCE AcCosTED
BY BATHING GIRLS

Halifax-The Prince of Wales had
a chance to inspect Halifax bathing
girls at close range. Four of them as
he strolled along the shore swan in,
approaching him and asked, Are
you the Prince Of Wales?" The girls
nearly tainted when they found he
really was, but recovered to chat with
him, to the delight of the prince.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-19
1856 DEGREES HITS
FRENCH WINE YIELD

Paris-1ntense heat and lack O.
rain has seriously affected production
of wine in France, for acres of vines
are so badly scorched as to be useless
for years. Official temperatures OF
1876 degrees are reported in some Sec
tiOns.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-19
PREPARE FOR REVOLUTION

PREPAKE FUK KEYUIUIIUN
Amsterdam, Sept. 1S.-The COM
munists Of Westphalia are planning a
revolution for this autumn under the
leadership Of Russian bolsheviki the
Rheinische Westfaelische Zeitung re-
ports. Red companies now are arm
ing themselves secretely it is declared.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-19
YANDEWATER
HURT IN AUTO
RACE ACCIDENT

Word was received at the local office
of Jim Jam Jems that NJ. s. Wander
water had his skull injured in an
automobile race spill in Washington.
Mr.. Vanderwater has been visiting in
Wenatschee, Wash, for several weeks.
It is not known what the extent Of the
injuriesis. but his friends believe that
Mr.. Vanderwater's condition is very
spriO,1sa r,r n.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-19
HUTCHINSON

Capt. Hutcheson was born in Mt.
Carmel, ILL.,, graduated from North
western University, at Chicago, and
was a practicing physician at Mound
City, ILL.,, when he enlisted in 1915 in
the medical section of the 18th Toronto
battalion.
Continued on Page Two.)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-30
QUALITY TOBE
NEW POLICY OF
GERMAN TRADE
Manufacturers Plan to Aban-
don the Production of
Trashy Goods"

Coblenz, Aug. 30-German manu-
facturers are planning to rehabili-
tate their world trade by "a new
policy" according to a writer in the
Deutscher Handel Warte of Nurem-
berg. 1t contemplates nothing less.
he says, than abandonment of tho
Flooding of foreign countries with
trashy goods"
Admitting that the outlook for
German exports is "unfortunate,"
in view of the progress in man
ufacturing made by Japan, America,
England and other countries, the
belief is expressed that those ma
tions are so busy trying to increase
their industrial production that they
are becomming lax in the matters OF
beauty, quality and price.
Watching America
America seeks to drive Germany
from the world markets." says the
article. The Entente concerns II.
self also with working against our
exports in neutral countries. Yet all
this cannot scare us. It 10 thereby
made clear what boundless esteem
exists for German manufacturers I'm
enemy countries. The goods which
are best. most beautiful and cheapest
Will find their way into other lands,
Through improvement of our
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-30

scientific methods our government
must promote German export busi-
ness. The means are already al
hand. We possess research insti-
tutes for coal, iron. leather, textiles
and food chemistry. We must step
farther along this road. Besides,
professional schools are to be i'm
proved in order to raise the general
level of labor. Technique and
science must work together to save
the raw material.
Seek German Goods
ALREADY foreign firms are seek
ing German goods. In Berlin n
German American Merchandise EX-
change has been organized. num-
ber of American Chambers of Com
merce have raised the demand To
renew business with Germany as
soon as possible. 1t is known that
in South America there is also lively
need for German wares. The sharp
competition which is alreay apparent
Between England and America will
be profitable for our exports. The
en-year-long relations of our mer-
chants with other countries can
build the bridge for our export trade.
THE earlier flooding of foreign
countries with trashy goods will
cease. We shall lay emphasis on
goods of quality for only the best
value products will hencefohth gain
entrance to the worlds markets. II
peace and order can be restored in
the fatherland then we need not be
uneasy about the outlook for the
future"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-30

of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, who has been in conference
with the men, announced that he eX
pected the striking members of all
crafts would be back on the job and
that trains would be running at Z
o'clock this morning.
What was regarded as a critical
situation in the fruit transportation
in the Fresno district was saved when
the striking yard and switchmen de-
cided to return. After a visit by A.
f. Whitney, a vice-president of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen,
striking workers at San Bernardino
agreed to resume work
The strike throughout the central
California, which had paralyzed over
land and regional transportation for
two days, reached its final stages of
collapse when the ward crews re-
turned to the passenger and freight
terminals in San Francisco.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-30
Volunteers to Replace
U. S. Troops in Siberia

Washington, Aug. 30.-Secretary
! Baker and Assistant Secretary Long,
of the State Department, were ques-
toned by the House Foreign Affairs
Committee yesterday as to the policy
of retaining American troops in Eu-
rope and Siberia and also as to re-
ports that American soldiers were
to be sent to Silesia to police that
country during the plebiscite pro-
vided for in the peace treaty.
Mr.. Baker told the committee
that no decision had been made as
to sending troops to Silesia, but
that a brigade of regulars was to
be sent to Europe to replace units
of the First Division now being
| withdrawn. After the treaty is
! signed, the Secretary said, there will
J be about 10000 combat troops and
20, 900 service supply troops in Eu-
! rope.
Regarding the troops in Siberia,
he said the selective service men
were to. be brought out as rapidly as
they could be replaced by volun-
teers. Allied troops in that country,
he said, numbered $4,000 Japanese
1850 Italian, 1,541 British and l.
4SS French. A majority of the
French troops are cooperating with
the Kolchak government, he said.
Secretary Baker told the commit
tee that large amount of ammuni-
ton and a number of rifles manu-
factured in this country for Russia
before that nation retired from the
war had been sold to the Kolchak
government. the deal involving sew
eral millions of dollars. The first
payment of $1,00O,000 on the ma
terial has been made, he said, and
Serge Ughet, financial attache of
the Russian embassy has pledged
payment of the full amount.