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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-10

Later just as the Democrat is
ready to go to press it is learned that
the board has named Deputy Auditor
Hans. ]. Dahl to fill out the unex-
pired term of County Auditor Eide
and that Mr.. Cecil Bone, deputy to
County Treasurer Kelland, has been
named as G. S. Robertson's successor
as Clerk of the District Court.
Evening star., 1919-04-08

Nine. Catherine Bresk ovsl<!ai, the IA
nous Little Grandmother Of the Rus
sian EevolE&on." who is making tour
Of America in the interest of the chill
dren of Russia who were made orphans
and homeless by the war. will deliver a
lecture in the National Theater in Wash
iust-n next Sunday at $50 pm. She is
accompanied on her mission by DR.. Ed
ward H. Egbert, chief surgeon OF the
American Red Cross in Russia in 1911
i. Her theme will be "Remaking Rus
STA and her story is said 10 set forth
clear statement Of the facts and not the
fancies that envelop Russia today.
Above al. her concern is said to be for
yh- helpless children of hcc native land,
who present a problem not only for
Russia, she says. but for the entire civ
ilized world.
2Inc. I}reslovs<iai is now sew
enty-five years of age and has spent
4. thirty five years of her life in the
prisons and mines of darkest Siberia.
She is not. as some may suppose, an
ignorant woman of the peasant class,
tut noble born and highly educated.
She is affectiOnately called -Babush-
ka" by the common people of Russia,
who are devoted to her as she has
been 10 them since her early life.
Evening star., 1919-04-08
0. B. CONCLUDES
|: EVIDENCE Insult
HeydIer Final Witness-Feds.
Expected to Offer Only
Brief Rebuttal.
VAST DROP IN PLAYERS

There were more thar 1000 fewer
fhe past season than in 1913, declared
John A Heydlcr. president of the Ma
donal League, who testified today at tho
trial before Justice Stafford and 4 jury
Of the suit Of the Baltimore club to re-
cover 100000 damages from organized
ball for alleged violation Of the anti
trust laws.
The testimony of Mr.. Heydler con-
cluded the eviGCuce ..1sslf .i f''- o~-
ganized ball in defense Of the charge
Of monopoly and conspiracy against
il. The Baltimore club Is expected TO
offer only a brief rebuttal. and the
attorneys for organized ball VIII then
make a motion to instruct the jury
to return a verdict in its favor. This
on which the defendants rely to show
that Congress never iateH0ed t. ~
clude the sport of base ball within
the purview of the antitrust laws,
$500 Reserved" in 1918.
At the close of the season of 1913,
Mt. Heydler said. the minor leagues
held reservations on $500 players ana
the major leagues held 500 in reserve.
while now the minor leagues have
only 1900 players reserved and the
major leagues about 500. This num-
ber also includes the honor list of
ball players who responded to- the
call to the coloTs," he said
The witness was unable to explain
what had become OF the players, eX-
cept to say they were free agents"
as far as organized ball is concerned.
Mr.. Heydler told of his connection
With base ball since 1898, when, as a
printer, he worked at the government
printing Office and attended games at
the old Capitol Park, directly oppo-
site the governments printery. Ec
became officially connected with Or
gdniZed ball in 1903 and served as
secretary-treasurer of the National
League until selected as president
last September in succession to for
mer Gov. Tener of Pennsylvania lie
was not a member of the national
commission when this suit was filed
When Ban" Johnson, president of
the American League. was on the wit
ness stand yesterday afternoon on
cross-eXamination he admitted that
his salary is 100000 a year. His con-
run at this figure, said Mr. Johnson.
Mr.. Heydler's salary is $4,000 per an
mum. it is said.
President Heyd1er explained the in
crease of prices for admission during
the war The 75-cent seats, for in
stance, were raised to So cents by
adding the war tax of S cents and an
additional cents to facilitate change
at the gates. Witness said this added
burden of cents a ticket had been
used by the clubs for charitable pur-
poses.
The witness served as secretary, he
said, of the meeting at the Waldorf
when the committee of three Federal
League representatives met with or
g1niZed ball to conclude the peace
pact President Raisin of the Balti-
more club was present and made no
objection to the arrangement Mr..
was not present at the Gin
cinnati meeting, when the pact was
signed
On cross-examination Mr.. HeydIer
admitted that organized ball never let
Evening star., 1919-04-08

4 player become a free agent if he
could be OF any use to that orCaniza-
tiOn and that the 1000 or more free
agents were ball players that organized
base bail did not want.
After some effort. Attorney Douglas
succeeded in setting the witness to adj
nit that the condit ions surrounding
base ball in i914-19f5 were such that
the wreck Of the game was imminent
unleS the cause was removed. Witness
was then forced to admit that the
Federal League, being the cause of this
condition, it became necessary to get
rid of the Feds
Evening star., 1919-04-08
Exercises Dictatorship.

y Berlin dispatch says that Erich
Muehsam. q prominent communist, who
IS included i'll the Bava-ian soviet
government, has been given unlimited
powers by the Bavarian central coun-
ell. according to the Archtuhrblatt
and thus exercises an unrestricted
dictatorship
Muehsam and Landauer (the min
lister of popular enlightenment') are
today the rulers who dominate. Mu-
Mich, with the support of the garrison
this newspaper declares. 1t expresses
the opinion that the soviet govern
ment however will not last, as he
people are opposed to the dictatorship
and hope that the counter measures
taken by Premier Hoffman of the old
government will be effective.
Stuttgart dispatches declare that
entire quiet prevails in that city after
the recent disturbances. The shops
have been reopened and the gas
works have resumed operations.
The government has announced,
however, that the sale of siege pro-
claimed cannot yet be raised, as the
Spartacans are preventing the resump-
tion of important industries.
MUNICH, Monday, April (by the
Associated PresG) sever
ance from the old German Imperialism,
as declared still to he manifest in the
Ebert-Sch eidennann government Of Ger
many. and the resumption of Il ''brother-
lv connection" with the Russian and
Hungarian peoples is announced in the
proclana ton of the new soviet govern
ment of Bavaria formed here. Long
Evening star., 1919-04-08
Ex-Representative Austin III.

Former Representative Richard Will
son Austin Of Tennessee is seriously
i'll of gall stones at his home 1926
21st street northwesr. His death was
mon entarily expected last night but
his condition was report ed this noon
as being slightly improved. An op-
GRAFTON would have been performed
We're il not but for his weakened con-
dition. Three or four years ago Mr..
austin had 4 similar attack
Evening star., 1919-04-08
SOV|ETSD|SPERSE
FOES|NbAVAR|A
Protestations Against New
Regime in Munich Continue.
Muehsam Dictator.
HAIL WORLD REVOLUTION
Rv the Associated Press.

Rv the Associated Press
COPENHAGEN, April S-Demon-
strations have occurred in Munich
against the new revolutionary gov
ernment of Bavaria, according to Ber-
lin dispatches today. The demon
strators were dispersed by troops, the
adv.ces state.
Protests against the formation of
the soviet government. voiced at
political me eting in Bamberg, north
ern Bavaria, are reported in d.s-
patches from that city. Deputies of
al the bourgeois parties o. the three
Franconian governments, Upper. Low
e ANA Middle Franconia, met in Bam-
berg and re registered a unanimous pro
test against the proclamation of the
new regime at Munich
Evening star., 1919-04-08
Republic in Wurzburg.

WURzBU2G. Bavaria, April IA
soviet republic was proclaimed here
today. The banks. telephone, tele-
graph and new spaDer Offices were oc-
cupied by communist troops \ gem
eral strike began at 10 o'clock in the
morning. All the factories and the
shops, except the food shops, were
plnSe1
Evening star., 1919-04-08
Situation in Ratisbon.

RATISBON, Bavaria, April THE
soldiers and workmen's council to-
day declared itself for a soviet re-
public. There was only one dissent
Ing vote.
Evening star., 1919-04-08
Spartacan Leaders
Are Almost Masters
in Hamburg Region
By the Associated Press.

4
| COPENHAGEN. April (by the AS
sociated Press).-A political move
ment of great Importance is imminent
in the region of Hamburg. reports
from Berlin say. Drs. Herr and Hauf-
! fenberg, Spartacan leaders. it is add
ed, have almost succeeded in making
| themselves masters OF the situation
and in converting Hamburg and the
I region between Hamburg and Bremen
into soviet republic.
| Herr IandSberg. minister of justice
! in the national German government
was arrested Yesterday at Madgeburg,
J the capital of PrusSian Saxony, by
members of regiments stationed
/ there. a MaSdeburg dispatch reports.
Gen. Won Kleist. in command of the
fourth army. and his staff also were
arrested.
Former Deputies Brandes and Fill1el
also were arrested. Other arrests OF So
| cia u democrats and members of the
boufgeoisie are planned
The majority of the Magdeburg gar
rison sympathizes with the Independent
socialists, the message adds
Assassination Unconfrmed.
BASEL. April : Oiavas) No con-
| frmation has been received here of the
reports OF a counter revolution in Hun
| gary and the assassination Of the for
| eign minister. Beia Kun. The Frankfort
| Nachrichten says, however, chat charges
| in the Hungarian cabinet are imminent
PARIS, April Maj. Gen. Steff. for
mer French military attacte at Vienna,
is on his way TO the Austrian capital to
! join Henri Allie. the head of the spe-
cial mission to Austria.
Dispatches from Basel, Switzerland.
say that NJ. Allizc is making progress
i'll his negotiations with the Austrian
government.
Evening star., 1919-04-08
On Edge OF Precipice.

The whole population Of northern
bavaria reads the protest. .'is warned
against allowing itself to be intimi-
dated through fear of vanishing
minority, mainly consisting of per-
sonS predominantly of u foreign race.
pice, and if it is not preserved from
IoWntall everything is lost Bavaria
viii then become the prey of fratri-
cides, plunderers and famine A fur
ther consequence will be the com
plete collapse of economic life. For
eISn countries will refuse food and
assistance TO a bolsheyik Bavaria
and help from Russia and Hungary is
out Ci the question, as they are tor
tured by famine
Those who tell you this are your
countrEmen and not foreigners. who
. few months ago knew nothing of
Bavaria. and who are indifferent to
your fate"
Evening star., 1919-04-08
live the world revolution." the proclama-

live the world revoiution!" the proclama-
ton concludes.
1.-THE decision arrivd at for Bavaria
is the formation of a council of the
republic of revolutionary workers and
peasants of Bavaria. including all our
brothers, now united, separated by no
party laws. From now ON no. exploita-
tion or oppression will be tolerated.
The dictatorship of the proletariat now
has become a fact. The legaliZation
of a genuine socialistic community now
is achieved in which every working
man may participate in public life and
in just social!stio age.
"As protection for the Bavarian
lutionary attacks from Without and
within. a red army vii be created i'm
mediately and Il revolutionary court
Will pursue ruthlegsiy every attempt
upon the council"
Evening star., 1919-04-08
Moves Government.

LONDON. April 7.-Premier Hoff-
mann Of Bavaria, according to a dis
patch from Berlin. has announced
that the government of Bavaria has
been transferred from Munich to Nu-
barr
Evening star., 1919-04-08

Solid Maple Porch Rocker,
with arms; natural finish rattan
seat and $3.50
back,
Solid Maple Porch Rocker,
with arms, natural finish; 81
rattan seat,
Evening star., 1919-04-08
Republic Proclaimed.

PARIS. April THE soviet repub-
lie in Bavaria was officially pro-
claimed today dispatch received
here from. Munich says.
Evening star., 1919-04-08
Splendid Values in Stenciled Crash Goods
and Cross Striped Curtains

ers, Table Covers, Stand Covers.
69c to S5.95
Sunfast Co1ored Madras Cur.
tains for doors and windows;
medium weight in dark grounds.
Pair, $3.50 to 81 gS
Evening star., 1919-04-08

~ ocsA Va eAStSSS NOdSh "
Scarfs, Pillowslips, etc. At
Cross-Striped Curtains for
doors and windows made with
lattice edge and tassel fringe. In
various colors. Pair.
S1.29 to S6.25
Evening star., 1919-04-08

Solid Maple Porch Rocker,
high back; with arms: natural 81
finish: rattan seat,
Solid Maple Porch Rocker, with
broad arms, rattan seat and
back, natural SS Z5
finish,
Evening star., 1919-04-08

Old Hickory Armchair,
extra large size with high
back; double woven $3.50
seat and back,
Evening star., 1919-04-08

Old Hickory Rocker,
extra largo size with arms;
double woven seat &C IN
and back, |O
Evening star., 1919-04-08

Solid Maple Porch or Sewing
Rocker, in natural fniSh;, with d II IN
double woven rattan seat. Special. Dl./V
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-17
FEDERAL. EE: RULE: or hhIl. .S MAY NOT END JAN. 1 Many Leaders Believe Presi- dent Will Not Carry Out
 Plans HINES SENDS WILSON
 NEW SUGGESTIONS Little Prospect of Final Congress- ional Action OH Legislation After the Christmas
 Holidays

Washington, Dee. l6.-Thc bill emhodying permanent legislation to meet the situation with the re turn of the railroads to private control, continued today before the senate, but with senators still ad- in the dark as to the time President Wilson plans to turn back to carriers.
 Director General Hines has sent to the president, new recommenda- tions as to ending government op- eration, but he would not discuss them today and White House off cials professed to have no informa- tion.
 Many senators and some admin istration officers still hold to the opinion that the president will not carry out his notice to congress of last May, that government control will be ended by January 1. They think the time of the return will depend largely on the progress made by congress on the perman- ent legislation. Plans for the re turn of the roads by the first of the year, are going forward at the railroad administration, however. A Administration office contracts contain a 30 day release clause so that they may be abrogated at any time without great loss to the gov ernment, while materials ordered on contracts are being obtained as far as possible before the first of the new year.
 In it's effort to speed up perman- ent legislation, the senate held an- other night session, but there was little prospect of final congression- al action until well after the Christ mas holidays.
 Sharp opposition to some of the provisions of the Cummins bill, under discussion, was expressed in the debate today and tonight.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-17
INCREASED GAS
 RATEW BE
 OPPOSED HERE:
Hicks, Coles and Garrett to Appear Before
 Commission

A meeting of the heads of a number of the industrial plants Of the city was held in the office of Mayor M. c. Hollis yesterday afternoon for the purpose of con- sidering the question of the con- templated raise in gas rates by the Arkansas Natural Gas company. The meeting was called by Mayor Hollis, as the raise, if put thru would more seriously effect in- dustrial plants here than it would domestic consumers.
 The Arkansas Natural Gas com pany will have a hearing before the Arkansas corporation commits sion in Little Rock on December 31, when the question of raising gas rates in all towns the com pany supplies gas to will be taken up and the right of the company to raise the rates will be decided.
 A committee was appointed yesterday afternoon consisting of Howard w. Coles of the Arkansas Oak Flooring company; Jeff Hicks of the Arkansas and Texas Con- sumers Ice and Coal company; and L. Garrett of the Pine Bluff com- pany. This committee will rep resent users of gas in Pine Bluff at the corporation hearing and will confer with other cities of the state, or committees from the cities, and appear before the com- mission and make an attempt to prevent the increase in rates.
 Whether or not legal counsel will be employed is not stated, but the committee is empowered to handle the matter in the way it sees fit and to go to a certain expense.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-17
To Count Ballots
 In Chamber Race
 for Trustees Today

Votes in the Chamber of Con- merce primary for trustees will be counted early tonight and the re- suit will at once be made known, it was announced yesterday.
 The AS men having the highest number of votes will be declared nominees for trustees. These will again be voted on, beginning Thursday and the final "A, who will serve, will be made known on Tuesday next. The election com missioners, in order to expedite matters, will begin a count this afternoon at 4:30 at the offices of H. c. Couch, chairman. The commission, however, will not con- clude the count until after 2 o'clock, and any ballot received up to that hour will be tabulated.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-17
Palmer Urges People to Help Him
 In Renewed Campaign Against H. C. k.
 More Work, Economy Needed; He Says

stacles, l purpose to go through with this campaign Mir. Palmer said. If industrial conditions 10 not get too bad during the next few months, we can bring real re- lief"
 The chief cause of the high cost of living, he said, were decreased production incident to the war, in- Hated currency, due to government borrowings, and heavy taxes which he charged, were passed on by business men to the ult;- mate consumer.
 Activities of the department of justice he said had already uncoV- cred 219 cases against food hoard CTS which had resulted in the libel ing and distribution in Is states of million dollars worth of food.
 Nine-eight cases had beer brought against profiteers, man! of whom were indicted, and somc of whom were serving sentences
 MT. Palmer described the efforts to have congress continue the operation of the Lever food con trol act six months after the re claration of peace, and also to pas. a law requiring the price at whicl an article left the producer to b. stamped on the article.
 If We can get that law we wi! stop profiteering" he said. "Who' you go to the shoe store if vol see plainly stamped on a pair o shoes the wholesale price of $4.5( you simply aren't going to pay SIS for that pair of shoes.
 "An organization of women organized as they never were be fore, will do more to bring dowl prices than any single movement Their power is incalculable.
 "One of the greatest crimes Q the day is idleness. If men anC women would do 10 per cent mor' work, prices would come down 2 per cent, and, if they wou.' economize and save 10 per cen more. this problem of the higl cost of living would be solved"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-17
Harding Also in
 Presidential Race

Washington, Dec. 16.-Senator Harding, of Ohio: formally an nounced tonight his candidacy for the republican presidential nom- ination in 1920. The announce ment was made in letter to Clare Huges of Piqua, Ohio, chairman of the Miami county republican committee, authorizing the use of the senator's name Tn the cnoos1 ing of delegates to the national convention. .,.
 Senator Harding is the third republican senator to make known his presidential aspirations; Sena- tors Poindexter of Washington and Johnson of California, already have formally announced their candidacy and a formal boom fol Senator Sutherland of West vlr' ginia, also has been inaugurated
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-17
HUGO REFUSES
 ID TELL HOW
 NE WAS FREED
American Ranchman WOn't t Say Whether Ransom
 Was Paid
MADE PROMISE OF
 SECRECY TO BANDITS
Declares Villas Ambition is to Els. tablish New Civil Instead of q New Military Gov
 ernment

Eagle Pass, Tex, Dec. 16.- Flatly refusing to answer the di- rect question as to what were the conditions of his release and whether the money had been paid Fred G. Hugo, the American ranchman abducted last week by Francisco Villa and held for S10,- 900 ransom, said today he had no reason to complain and had suffer ed no hardships. He arrived in Eagle Pass late last night, and said today he would return in a few days to the J. M. Dobie ranch in Coahuila, of which he is mana ger.
 Hugo said he was liberated on the promise not to state where he was taken nor the conditions of his liberation and he proposed to keep his promise. He said he "became favorably impressed" with Francisco Villa, who personally commanded the forces which raid ed Muzquiz last Tuesday, and that while captive he was treat ed as one of the party. Villa in- vited him to "come down and have Christmas dinner with him." Hu- go said.
 Villas ambition, Hugo said, was to establish a new civil govern ment in Mexico and not mili- tary one.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-17

Chicago, Dec. 16.-Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer today mapped out the program of the of justice to bring down the cost of living at a meet ing of 400 city officials, heads of civic organizations and club wo- men of Illinois, called by Governor Frank O. Lowden.
 Hedging the full power of his department in the prosecution of hoarders and profiteers, MT. Pal mer called for the assistance of every man and woman in the coun- try for national fight against high prices.
 Explaining the plan of action whereby fair price committees iE every community become agents of the federal government in eu- forcing it's decrees, Mir. Palmer la d down program of five things which, if carried out, he thought would do much to deal a death blow to the high cost of living They are:
 Reorganization of fair price committees in every city and cou h. ty, backed by mayors and prose cutting attorneys, with commit tees supporting United State district attorneys.
 Reorganization of women tc refuse to buy anything but actua, necessities until prices come down 3.-Holding of conservation and economy" meetings in every com munity under the auspices of civic bodies.
 4.-Influence of mayors ana prosecutors to be brought to bean on the warning elements" to pre- vent fractional disturbances in in dustry" and particularly to bring about an industrial peace of at least six months duration.
 5.-Remobilization of the ''foul minute men" to deliver "work and save" addresses in theatres each night.
 Despite all objections and ob
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-17
Says Congress Not
 Awakened to It's
 Duty to Soldiers

Washington, Dec. 16.-The Am erican legion, thru Franklin D.. D'Olier, it's grand congress for im- night called on congress for im- mediate enactment of legislation giving former service men "the consideration they deserve at the hands of their government"
 Mr. D'Olier, in a formal state- ment, warned that no policy of false economy should be pursued now with respect to the disabled service men eff difficulties" are to be avoided later by the govern ment.
 Principles upon which the pres ent government insurance laws were founded, were described by MT. D'Olier as being "entirely sound," but the existing legisla- tion entirely inadequate" He add ed that as a result of informal conferences today between mem- bers of congress and delegates to hte convention, it was evident that "congress is not yet alive to the necessities of the situation"
 Ut is plainly evident to the con- ference of American legion repre- sentatives," the legion command er's statement said, "that if the disabled service men and thei, families and all ex-service persons in the United States are to re- ceive just and liberal consideration at the hand sof the government immediate action is absolutely necessary. Each state command CT presented today to senators and congressman from his state specific legislation embodies ir amendments to the Sweet ant Watson bills, which, if enacted will secure to the veterans ade quate and liberal service from thu bureau of war risk insurance, thu federal board for vocational edu cation, and the public health ser vice."