The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-04-16

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chief of the sNorthwest Warriors
Committee on Americanization" and
editor OF the Northwest Warrior
Magazine, who separated them from
large sums of money to fight the
Nonpaftisan league and "Bolshevi-
/ sm.''
The United States depart
ment of Justice is also said to be
interested in locating Bryant
for alleged violation of the
Mann act.
There is little woman looking for
Bryant-and baby daughter. who
cries for 'dady." There are DOUBT
les other women who wonder what
| has become of "Jack"-he was 9
good guy" and a better spender.
Bryant has 'sgone west" Head
quarters of the 'swarriors" at 400
Harmon place is deserted.
W. E. Brockman, formerly Bry-
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rior' magazine, has gathered other
warriors" around him and has es-
tablished headquarters at the same
address as Teigen & Sons Citizens
league. They are now publishing
the ''Times American" weekly fou1
page paper i'm opposition to the Non
partisan League.
Omaha Wants slack
The Omaha Bee, in its issue of
April A. carried the following story
concerning Bryant and his "warr-
iors:" z
The Northwestern Warriors com
mittee, which entered Omaha amid
a blare of patriotic trumpeting early
in February. has 'sgone west" to the
accompaniment .of muffled dirge
from its financial contributors ana
a chorus of denials from prominent
Omaha men who were reported as di-
rectly interested in the committees s
campaign for cash support.
John w. Bryant, editor of the
Northwest Warriors magazine, who
headed the committee in it's worA
here, and C. E. Swa, zee, Jack O'Brien
and E. j. Galway, imported solicitors
who worked with him i'm efforts TIC
garner funds for an anti-red organi-
zation outlined in glowing terms, oc-
cupied $5-a-day rooms at the Hotel
Fontenelle during their sojourn i'm
Omaha.
Promised to Return
Leader Bryant left Omaha 10 days
ago. with the announcement he would
return in time to welcome ex--Presi-
dent Taft, who was to have come here
under the Warrior auspices. C.. =
Swazee, whom he left in temporary
charge, disappeared few days late,
and was said to have gone to Kansas
City O'Brien and Galway checked
out of their Fontenelle quarters the
same day, the former L>aving with
Bryant.
None of the four left forwarding
addresses for the pile of mail and tel
egrams that has accumulated during
their absence.
Department of justice officials
here admit affidavits charging Bry-
ant with violation of the Mann acs,
but refuse to diyulge the woman's
name.
G. p. Swazee was reported in Oni-
aha Thursday, but is said to have
quickly taken train ont of the city
when he was informed of the situa-
tion here.
Among pr..ni'lent Omaha men,
who through deeious methods were
induced to lend TEN oorary encourage.
ment to the Warrior committees eff
forts to solicite funds and establish,
an organization here, are listed:
Doctor f. G. Henry. commander of
Douglas county post American Le-
gion Walter w. Head, president OF
the Omaha National bank: David
Cole, w. p. Belt. Hird Stryker and
Allen Tukey.
Declare Misrepresented.
All these men declared yesterday
they had permitted their names to be
used in the Warrior Omaha "finance
committee" through misrepresenta-
tions by Warrior solicitors.
Doctor Tenry said the he first &c
came susp. eioIs when he was inform
ed one of the solicitors was using his
name as chairman of the Warrior
Nebraska organization.
Mr.. Head, after urgent solicitation
agreed to serve as Omaha treasurer.
The Warrior solicitors agreed to turn
over hale of all funds to be used to
pay for subscriptions to the North
vest Warrior magazine, copies Of