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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-09
TRAVIS CHARGES TO BE
PRESENTED NEXT WEEK
All Evidence in Bond Cases
Ready for Grand Jury.

The presentation OF charges against
State Comptroller Eugene NJ. Travis and
others in connection with the sale to the
state Of millions of dollars worth Of
bonds at prices alleged TO be in excess
of the market will probably be made some
time next week before the additional
October Grand Jury. Ferdinand Pecora
Assistant District Attorney. said yes
.erday that he intended TO submit all
the evidence he has to the Grand Jury
In connection with the bond sales, in
Guiding that which was brought QUE be-
fore Chief Justice Kernochan of Special
Sessions. Also he will call such other
witnesses and submit such other docu-
mentary evidence as he has been able
10 collect since the hearing BEGAN.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-09

many's commercial representative here
at that time. who in turn obtained IL
through the flotation of a loan for
which treasury notes issued by the
German Government were deposited as
collateral
There also were witnesses who tes-
titled as to the financial arrangements,
and one witness who told OF his en-
ployment on the Mail and how In the
course of 1t he had taken breakfast
with Rumely and DR.. Albert and DR..
Dernburg. tho German propaganda
agent. who was sent out of this coun-
try before the United States entered
the war because of his defence of the
Lusitania sinking.
The witness was Frank X. Lambin.
employed as business manager by Ru-
mely just after the Mat was bought.
He said he had been asked to become
manager for Rumely while he was
working for a Chicago newspaper He
came to New York. took up his duties
and soon discovered that the No
needed more capital than it had b"hind
II and so Informed Rumely. Later. he
said Rumely invited him to breakfast
at the Ritz-Carlton. and Dernburg and
AlbertNwere present.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-09

stated Germanys case fairly was not
available for American newspapers.
Rumeiy purchased the Mail In The
name Of the S. $. Mcclure Newspaper
Corporation, a company organized for
the special purpose.
witnesses following Lambin told
something OF one means which Ger
many used to raise, money at about the
time the Natl was bought One OF
them. Percy M. Chandler of philadelphia
and head of banking firm. explained
that by arrangement with Count Won
Bernsdorf, then German Ambassador
to the United States. his firm obtained
subscriptions to a loan of $4,000. 600
for Germany and actually placed bonds
to the amount of $1,000. 600.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-09
Paid s74s,oOo for Paper.

Much of the evidence was document
airy and was along the line of proof
that Rumely paid to Henry l.. Stod-
dard $74S000 for the newspaper, in pay
ments extending from June. 1915, to
April. 1917, and that he received the
money from DIR. Heinrich Albert, Ger
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-09
JURY TOLD RUMELY
GOT GERMAN MONEY
Prosecution Charges Former
Proprietor of Mall Knew
Reason for Purchase.
rRAILED TO DIR. DERNBURG
Two Lawyers COdefendants at
Trial-Banker Helps to
Raise Loan.

The Government, represented by Har-
old Harper. Special Deputy Attorney
General, began the presentation yester-
day of it's case against DR.. Edward A.
Rumely. one time proprietor and editor
of the EUenin0 Mail. who Is on trial IN
the United States District Court charged
with Withholding from the Alien Prop
erty Custodian information regarding
the ownership OF the newspaper. The
prosecution expects to show that the
Mail was controlled by German money
when this country and Germany were
actively at war and that DR.. Rumely
knew of ii.
II is believed on account of the mass
of evidence to be introduced that the
trial will extend through several weeks
The prosecution, having outlined the
case TO the jury. took up the remainder
OF the day in offering testimony to show
how the purchase of the Mail by Rumely
was financed.
s. Walter Kaufman and Norvin r.
Lindheim, both lawyers. are being tried
with Rumely as codefendants. 1t is
charged that they acted as intermedi-
aries in the purchase of the newspaper
and knew that Gerr9an money was buy
ing it for purposes of propaganda. They
are being defended by Max Steuer
Stephen c. Baldwin is representing DR.
Rumely.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-09
TRANSFERS SEEK NEW SCALE.
VIII Formulate Demands ON
Thursday Night.

Counter demands in the truckmeu
drivers wage scale dispute will be formu-
'ated Thursday night according to an
announcement yesterday at the Inter-
national Brotherhood of Transfers. lO7
West Forty-seventh street. The princi-
pal points at Issue We're said to be the
overtime rate and the working week.
The drivers want a flat 81 an hour for
overtime.~it was said. instead of n rate
based upon the number of minutes OF
overtime work. The drivers also are
holding out for five day weeks, It was
said. 60
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-09
INCOME TAX. CASES GO OVER.

Supreme Court Justice Barlow S.
Weeks extended the time yesterday for
pleading of Charles F. Murphy, Tam
many leader. 10 the indictment charging
him with attempting to defraud the gov
eminent by failure to pay a part of his
income tax. December Is the new
date. Five other defendants In similar
cases received the same extension.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-09

Bright. who is said to be a detective EN-
ployed by the Long Island Railroad
Seaman admitted nc sold certificates
signed In blank to Bright In batch OK
ten. Bright, We bolieve. pedcled them
iu New York ana Broodyn, making a
big profit.
In one shop. kept By joan Toveno,
licensed dealer IN firearms a 90 Centre
street, our detectives found Ave permits
all signed by Seaman. The names IN
each We're evidently filed in after sig
nature. Jacob Greenberg Of 81 East
Fourth street. whose name was found on
a Seaman license. tells US that less than
a month ago he remarked that he would
like a permit TO carry gun, ana a
friend told him II could be arranged TOR
SIS.
James Mccoy and William Rudy
Of the Detective Bureau have made an
Investigation. and they say the town is
literally flooded with Seamans pistol
permits. In many cases they are In the
hands OF professional gunner and stick
UP men.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-09
Never Kept Records.

THE law says licenses may be granted
by any Magistrate on proof Of good
moral character of the applicant. II
proper cause exists. Seaman never kept
any records. A stub which the Licensed
must sign is supposed to be kept when
the certificate is issued. Apparently
the stubs In this case were destroyed. II
will be difficult 10 revoke these licenses.
This inquiry has only just begun"
Mr.. Talley continued. we are trying
to get In touch with a man named John
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-09

In each case the body Of the certificate
was made out in what appeared TO be
Magistrate Seaman's handwriting, while
the name and address of the licensee was
written in different hand. The words
for protection" and good in New York
State" appeared in each.
Seaman has been a Justice of the
Peace in Mineola for more than seven
years. Last February he was appointed
magistrate of that village. He is about
So years old. In court yesterday he
gave no sign that he considered his
promiscuous distribution of permits out
of order He refused TO make any
statement last night.
Don't you think you should desist
from issuing permits altogether AR.
Talley asked.
NO" said Mr.. Seaman.
'Your Honor" Mr.. Taliey said to
Judge wadhams, you can see how inn
possible II is to protect good citizens
when officials like this Issue permits to
holdup men and crooks"
The court at that point ordered n copy
OF the record forwarded to the Governor
'Tt is utterly Incredible" Mr.. Talley
said after the hearing. This Magis-
trate admitted he issued 205 permits
without even seeing the men to whom
they went. but detectives investigating
the case say the number is nearer 500.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-09
How the Money Was Rnised.

They discussed newspapers generally
Lambin said. but said nothing about
using the Mail for German purposes
The only reference made TO Germany
he declared, was one by Albert. who sale
it was unfortunate that wireless news
received by this Government and which
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-09
Would Amend Law.

1T Is a very serious state of affairs
in these days of so many crimes of vio-
lepce that the very law designed to pre-
vent such crimes is itself being violated
The law should be amended at once so
that no judge can issue permits to any
Ierson outside of the county In which
h" sits. l intend to draw up resolutions
To be submitted to the Assembly when it
meets next January covering such legis-
lation."
Mr.. Talley had not communicated with
District Attorney Weeks of Nassau
county at the time Mr.. Weeks left his
office last night The Nassau prosecu-
tor said if evidence OF law breaking was
submitted to him he would present it to
:he Grand Jury.
The permits Magistrate Seaman issued
will be revoked. Mr.. Weeks said al
though he admitted It may be hard to
trace them as there are no records.
Pistol permits expire on December 81 OF
each year. irrespective of the date of
issuance.
Nassau county barely is recovering
from graft and gambling investga-
ton which eliminated October % with
the indictment by the Grand Jury of
the Sheriff and three other officials
for conspiracy in connection with the
protection of gamblers. The pistol per-
NIT scandal yesterday overshadowed the
graft disclosures.
Although perhaps 500 Of the Seaman
permits found their way TO the city q
great many have been taken out by re-
spectacle residents of Mineola and
other Long Island towns. These per-
sons were wondering last night whether
their licenses will be revoked
There was a general sentiment that
Magistrate Seaman has been duped in
the matter of permits rather than doing
Intentionally wrong. He is an old and
familiar figure around the court house
and has held small offices In NIineola
village for many years. lie is popular
and respected by the natives, and his
acts. it was said. may be CLOSED over
as mistakes or carelessness.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-01-08
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
WE'D. & THURS, JAN, 21-22

Community betterment will be ex-
pressed through speech, song and
story when the Hon. George Wilson,
lecturer, and the Southern Bellies
and Helen Burns, entertainers, come
to Hope, January 21st and 22nd, un-
der the auspices of the Federated
Community Association.
From musical standpoint the ap-
pearance of the Southern Bellies
promises to be one of the cardinal
events of the year. The young wo-
men cmprising this company are
graduates of the leading conservator-
les of this country and their long as
sociation in concert work has given
them a polish in their ensemble num-
bers seldom reached by younger art
lists. A pleasing feature of the mu-
sical numbers is the work of Miss
Fredericka Scott on the harp. Miss
Helen Burns, dramatic reader of
extraordinary ability, adds splendid
variety to the program.
Commenting on the work of the
Southern Bellies and Helen Burns, the
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-01-08

Gwinner Press declared that it would
be IAN easy matter to listen to them
for continuous hours, with only a de-
sire for more"
The community addresses by the
the Hon. George Wilson are heralded
as extremely worth wn:;c. Mr. Will
son was formerly with the Extension
Department of the University of
North Dakota and prior to that
served at the head of the Agricultur-
al Department of the University of
! Oklahoma. For years he held high
salaried position in the extension and
educational department of the Inter-
national Harvester Company and is
everywhere recognized as an author
ity on agricultural affairs. His spe-
cialty is in agricultural marketing
and he is obtaining some splendid
results among the community clubs
Of the state.
w. l. Forbes, president of the Bank
of Gilby. Gilby, N. D., says: Our
bank deposits have increased more
than $15O,000 this year as result
of Mr. Wilson's work" These ad-
dresses should be heard by every
farmer and business man in this CON-
unity
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-01-08
INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
At THE STATE CAPITAL

Bismarck, N. Oak. January g.
There are going to be some criminal
arrests. The only way this can be
prevented is to clean up the whole
mess, and see that every farmer who
has put money in any of the League
papers gets his money back or else
stock that represents actual value" "
said o. T. Rishoff, manager of the
Publishers National Service Bureau,
which is the league organization con-
trolling the Townley newspapers es-
tablished through the Brinton News
paper Grab Act.
Rishoff rendered his resignation to
F. B. Wood, director general of the
Brinton Townley subsidized press,
and made the above statement to,
Wood.
1--WE must get rid of Brinton. The
farmers are on to him, and it will be
impossible to reorganize the Publish
ers Service Bureau and meet our
deDtS unless we absolutely sever all
connections with Brinton," said Rish-
off,
Wood said it couldn't be done.
"Well, I'm going to be out of it,
clean out of it and l am not going to
be in on the criminal prosecutions
when they are started" said Rishoff
''No one can afford to be mixed up in
this mess, because before it is over
with he would be so smeared he
would nver recover"
After this revolt by Rishoff he was
approached by both Lemke and
Wood. Bishop Bill Lemke insisted
that Rishoff remain as manager of
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-01-08
HOPE HIGH SCHOOL 43
BUFFALO \. 5. 20

The above score indicates how
complete was Hopes most recent VIC
tory at basketball. The game start
ed in very loose form with much
fumbling ON both sides. Buffalo
scored the first basket which was al
most Immediately followed by two
for Hope. Buffalo evened up the
score and then a few moments later
came back with another basket maxi
ing the score to 4 in their favor.
This was the only point in the game
when Buffalo was in the lead. How
ever the Hope boys frightened up on
their defense and before the end of
the half had loopd in several more
tallies i rapid succession, the score
being 20 to 8 in their favor.
i The cesond half started with whirl-
wind play by the Hope aggregation,
short snappy passes making it hard
for Buffalo to connect with the ball.
Several long shots were resorted to,
one being made by Reynolds almost
the entire length of the floor and sew
eral by NARROW of Buffalo. Klovstad
was a wonder both on defense and
offense, he alone looping in enough
baskets have won the game. Joslyn
played the floor we'll, receiving splen-
did support in the back field from
Reynolds and Plaine. Gumb was
little out of his usual stride at basket
shooting but played fine defensive
game. During the last part of the
second half Kraabel and Bissel went
In as substitute players for Gumb and
Reynolds. The second half ended
with the score 43 to 20 in Hopes ia
vor This makes the seventh straight
victory for Hope this season. The
next game is to be with Hillsboro,
although it is hoped to be possible
to schedule a game with the Aggie
Preps. on the same trip. Aneta plays
here on the 23rd. 1t is hoped that
as big or even bigger crowd will turn
out to see the boys play. We have
one of the best teams in the state and
your presence will do much to stim-
ulate and bring out the best that is
| The summary follows:
| Field baskets-Joslyn, g., Klov-
stad, IL; Gumb, Q; Reynolds, 1;
Kraabel, l; NARROW, 4; Grieves, 8;
Horns, l.
Free throws-Kraabel, 1: Marlow,
Ia.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-01-08

the ownley prepared dispatch service
But Rishoff refused unless Brinton
was sidetracked for keeps. Lemke
then offered big increase in salary
but Rishoff was firm.
Lmke insisted that Brinton could
not be fired.
Rishoff originally was editor of the
Milton Globe, and when the league
was roganized Joined it's ranks. He
was the organizer and editor-manag-
er of the first Nonpartisan League
Newspaper, the Bottineau Courant;
then went to Fargo as head of the
Northwestern Service Bureau, the
original league newspaper combina-
tion, then went to St. Paul as the
head of the League National Bureau
which prepares the canned dope for
the papers in all the states where the
Townley propaganda is being carried
on.
When Brinton conceived his ia
nous Grab" scheme he established
separate bureau at Fargo and made
himeslf the head of it, He secured
options on SO newspapers, one in
each county in the state, then Sc
cured the passage the bill which
gave the administration the power to
name an official paper in which every
line of paid for legal advertising
should be printed
AS result of this, AZ weekly
newspapers of the state have sus-
pended publication, and about SO
more are struggling along, barely
making both ends meet pending the
end of the autocratic control of the
state and the return of business to
normal.
"The organization is autocratic and
the farmers have nothing whatsoever
method of operatin, or management
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-01-08
TRAINED NURSE TO
SPEND WEEK IN HOPE

Miss Farr, of Grand Forks, will
spend next week in this city examin-
ing the school children. On Tuesday
evening, January 18th, she will be
present at the meeting of the Teach
ers-Parents Association at the City
Hall and give short talk.
Miss Farr is visiting cities in this
state under the auspices of the Red
Cross and her expenses are taken
care ofby the sale of the Christmas
Seals, this work being part of the
great anti tuberculosis campaign
which is being carried on all over the
nation. Her visit to Hope is due to
the fact that over $50 worth of seals
were sold here, and Hope is the first
city in the state to be visited by a
trained nurse in this work.
Every parent should be present at
the City Hall Tuesday evening and
get the benefit of the talk Miss Farr
will give. She is an experienced
nurse and has many helpful and USE
full suggestions to offer especially in
regard to the care of children.
tuberculosis is a deadly disease
but it has two virtues, it can be pre-
vented by proper care and it can be
cured, if discovered in time and prop
er treatment given. However, it takes
an annual toll of thousands of lives.
You can help fight it by attending
this meeting.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-01-08
KEEP YOUR CHILDREN
IN SCHOOL

Parents, did you make New
Years resolution? Have you resolved
to keep your children in school? The
questin with you should be, what can
do to keep my boy and girl in
school; not what work can find for
my boy and girl in order to keep
them ont of school.
AAGOT RAAEN,
Co. Supt. of Schools.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-01-08

|
the League newspapers" was what
Rishoff told Wood. Rishoff charges
that Brinton, through Townley, Lem
Ike and Wood, is still actually in di-
rect management of the League
newspapers and the organization of
the papers. Brinton, Lemke, Town
ley, and Wood through their common
stock absolutely control the news
papers. Then too, the service bureau
charges for service at such rate
that it eats up any profit.
! Rishoff poured out his heart, not
to say anything about his personal
opinions, in talking to representa-
tive. of this bureau.
1t is evident that Brinton is hav-
ing hard time to find anyone who is
willing to be the political editorial
catspaw to pull his chestnuts out of
the fire. First Walter Liggett bolted
and said Brinton must needs go; and
E. B. Fussell, associate editor of the
NonPartisan Leader. refused to take
Liggett's job as head of the Publish
ers' Service Bureau of North Dakota
Then to secure a catspaw the state
organization was consolidated with
the National bureau at St. Paul and
Rishoff had the Brinton graft wished
on him. Moody of the Richland
County Farmer had previously re-
fused the Job.
Now Rishoff has thrown up the
sponge and refuses to let himself be
soaked. "Brinton must CO." is the
slogan
Popular, isn't he
1t is stated that the Publishers
+, Service Bureau owes about 100000
on various plants. When the farmers
signed their notes for taking over
the Brinton papers. the paper was
hooked by the Publishers Service
Bureau at Fargo through the Scan
dinavian-American and other banks
Thrown into a common pot, the mon
ey was used in manner never made
public, and onw with 100000 due
there is a tremendous scramble tC
raise the cash and clear things up
But the farmers are wary. Rishof1
says the only way the farmers will
dig up again will be by the canning
of Brinton
All the disclosures of Rishoff have
recalled with startling vividness the
bill introduced in the senate at the
recent special Frazier Facilitation
assembly, which alleged that Brin.
ton made from $1,000 to $4,000 on
his organization of North Dakota
newspapers, such fnanceering being
made possible by the administra.
tion's passage of the original Brinton
grab bill. The late graft bill alleged
that Brinton had cleaned up a total
of 100000 as the result of legisla-
ton favorable to his plan. Every eff.
fort of Senator Fred Mees (who re-
fused to lie like a horse thief to get
that bill out of committee was
blocked by the League senators.
Heigh-ho, it's fine mess.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-01-08
For Sale

Quarter section of land for sale at
$29 per acre. Another quarter Sec
tion for sale at $50 per acre. Also
four fine town lots with splendid
shade trees and good barn. Inquire
of
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-01-08

State Treasurer Obert Olson, who
more or less has been riding the
fence politically during his present
term of office, probably will be read
out of the league councils or receive
at least the compliments of the gov
ernor and the Courier-News as the
result of his refusal to be "bull-dozed
by anyone"
! On Monday, December 20, Govern
or Frazier announced that no ex-
penses or salaries incurred by the
state licensing department, which is
under the jurisdiction of Attorney
General LANCER, would be paid after
December FL. He practically an
nounced his own personal repeal of
the department. The legislature did
not repeal the department, merely
transferred it to the Estate sheriff
from the Attorney General, the gov
ernor had not named the state sheriff
nor made any demand for the surren-
der of the department.
Wednesday Olson wrote letter to
the governor demanding under what
authority payments of warrants
should be held up. He declared that
under no condition less than legal
action would he hold up the pay
ment of any warrants, especially
where department was not affected
by the slash in the expense budgets.
1t is evident that Olson intends to
abide by the decision of the Attorney
General the effect that because of
the petitions for a referendum of
House Bill 60, the ten day emer-
gency measure"has been automatic
ally suspended until the people have
chance to ratify or reject it; and it
is further evident that Olson is not
entirely in accord with the scheme
of ma absolute monarchial control of
North Dakota and the ignring of the
constitution.
Salaries Of the officials of the state
license department were paid Decem-
ber 81 for the full month including
Concluded on Page 3.)
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MRS. ]. X. JOsLYN.