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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-15
GRAIN EXHIBIT r
n TO BE FEATURE
OF WINTER SHOW

One big feature of the Missouri
Slope Poultry Association Show this
winter will be the annual grain exhi-
bition. The catalogue is just off the
press and contains a long list of at
tractive and liberal prizes for displays
Of all sorts of corn and grain. The
corn in this part of the state was
very good and since corn is gaining
more and more in Importance, the
show this winter ought to be the best
that it has ever been. Every farmer
who believes in raising corn should
plan to have an exhibit. The prem
ium list and catalogue may be had
for the asking by writing to either
the county agent or Frank Milhollan,
Secretary of the Association. The
date set for this show is January 5th,
9Th and 7th, 1921, and will be held in
the Deere and Weber new building on
Main and Second street.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-15
AID
AGAINST OPIUM
WILhBES0UGHT
League of Nations Assembly
: Takes up Recommendations
for the Project
POINT TO CHINA'S EFFORTS

Geneva, Dec. 15.-~Proposal that the
league Of nations assume the duties
which heretofore have developed upon
convention regulating traffic in the
drugs was taken up by the assembly
today. The committee Investigating
the subject recommended that the
secretariat of theI league collect in
formation from the interested coun-
tries and the subject be further in
vestigated by an advisory committee
including the representatives OF the
countries especially concerned-Hol-
land, Great Britain. France, India, ia
pan, China aud Portugal.
The cofImittee report mentioned
the difficulty resulting from the alb
sence of the United States and Ger
many from THO league and suggested
that if these governments would not
forward their information to the
league they might continue to com
municate with Holland on the sub
ject. ....s,
During the discussion Dr.. yelling
ton Koo of the Chinese delegation,
said that efforts had been made by
China during more than century to
suppress the opium\habit. He recog-
nized, he said, the great debt of graft
tude China owed the United States for
Americas aid in this work. He was
particularly pleased, he said, that the
committee had decided the United
States should be especially invited to
send a representative to meet with the
advisory committee.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-15
TREAT OF FARGO
GETS NEW HONOR

Fargo, Del. 15,--Another Masonic
honor has come to }. Frank Treat OF
Fargo. former imperial potentate OF
the Shrine Of North America
At the assembly of St. George S
conclave in Duluth, MIMI, on Dec. II,
Mr.. Treat was elected to the highest
office in the conc!ave, that OF most
puessant sovereign. .,
The jurisdiction oomEvises three
states, Minnesota, North and South
Dakota which have membership III
the Concave of so. Forty-tWo mem
bers were in attendance.
North Dakota has three members
in St. Georges conclave. as follows
Frank Sprague, Of Grafton, and J.
Frank Treat of Fargo, active mem
bers, and H. c. Plumley OF Fargo
honorary member.
Mr.. Treat held the office OF most
excellent viceroy during the past
year.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-15
SEEK TO CLEAR
UP DEFICIT OF
FALL ELECTION
Final Call Issued to the Inde-
pendent Voters of the State
by Committee

The Joint Campaign committee,
seeking to clear up the deficit in
rurred during the recent campaign,
has asked Independent voters of the
state to contribute to the fund. Tho
following announcement is made:
"To The Independent Voters of North
Dakota
"The Joint Treasurer now needs
only $365O,OO more to clean up tall OF
'ha legitimate expenses that have been
incurred with the knowledge and con-
sent of the Joint Campaign commit
ee. There are more than twice that
many Independent voters who can
afford to contribute $1.00 and who
have not yet done SO. We have, there
fore, concluded to ask the public press
to give publicity to this appeal from
us to the Independent voters to make
an effort to get enough money into
the hands of the Joint Treasurer, Mr..
r. S. Lewis, Fargo, N. D., by December
% to clean up the entire campaign
deficit: If you have not sent in your
own dollar will you kindly do so at
once? If you have sent it, will YOU
not take it upon yourself to find fiv.
men or women who have not yet
sent their dollar and get them to give
you their dollar and you send the S.
so collected to Mr.. r. S. Lewis. Do
it at once, not tomorrow or next week,
and everybody will feel better for
Christmas. If more money should
come in than is needed, it will be
used to help to keep the work going
until after the legislature adjourns.
THE JOINT CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
THEO G. NELSON,
Secretary Independent Voters
Association.
B. F. SPALDING,
Chairman Republican Central
Committee.
SVEINBJORN JOHNSON.
Chairman Democratic Central
Committee.
p. S. The original deficit which was
at first estimated at $4,000 develop
ed into more than $4,000. and the
fact that it is now nearly wiped
out shows that there is splendid
feeling among the Independent voters
of the state
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-15
SERVICE. MEMS
BONUS ATTITUDE
UP FOR DEBATE
Senator McCumber Says SO Per
Cent Would Claim a Cash
Bonus

Washington, Dec. 15.-Thes payment
of cash bonus toforme rservice- men
was brought prominently to the from;
today at the opening hearing by the
senate finance committee on the
house bill to adjust compensation Of
the former soldiers and sailors.
Spokesman for the American Lee
gion estimated that not, more than so
percent of the men would ask for a
cash payment but Senator Smoot de-
clared that post cards he had re-
"eived from individuals in all parts
of the country indicated that 9s per
cent Of the men would ask for cash.
Senator SmoOt aud Senator Nc
Cumber, Republican. North Dakota,
said that the cards of which Senator
McCumber produced hgih stack ap-
peared to represent actual views OF
war veterans. Certificates palable in
20 years vocational training and farm
home aid or among other forms Of
compensation proposed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-15

the Armys Christmas fund, Including
$35 received in the kettle which was
at the corner Of Main and Fourth
streets last Saturday. The total eX-
pense is estimated at about $500.
The plans Of the army call for a
Christmas celebration on Thursday
night, Dec. 49, in the citadel on West
Main street The Salvation Army Sun
day School will give program and
gifts Of toys, candies and useful ar
ticles will be distributed There will
be a large Christmas tree.
One man voluntarily asked to be
permitted to furnish all the milk that
will go in the Christmas baskets
which will be distributed to families
of the city on Friday, Dec. "a.
7 Plans for Christmas community
celebration are being worked out by
the special convnittec of the Town
Cricrs club, and church and other or
ganizations are busily engaged in
making plans.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-15
Alberta Coal Mines
Have Large Output

Edmonton, Alta, Dec. 15-Approx-
imately six and three quarter million
tons of domestic bitumirous and an
thracite coal will be mined this year
from the coal fields of Alberta. This
amount is half million tons greater
than the output of 1918, which had
previously held the record for the AL
berta fields.
Inspector Richards of the, mines
branch of the provincial government,
announces this estimate is based on
the heavy production to date and the
assumption that the figures for the re-
mainder Of the year will measure up
to that of previous years. The total
output in the Alberta fields from Jan
uary ! to October 81 amounted to s.
$50 600 tons. recosd fos that period.
Because of a good market for the
deposition of Alberta coal in the
prairie districts. Inspector Richards
forecasts total production of 1000;
600 tons for the province by the end OF
the year.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-15
SlNN FEINERS .-.
DISCUSS TRUCE
Lloyd-George Gives Father o.
Flanagan Right to Consult
with Arthur Griffith

London, Dec. 15.-Premier Lloyd
George today sent a reply to the re-
cent request by Micheal O'Flanna-
gan, acting president of the Sim
Fein, that time be accorded in which
to consult with canon De Valera and
Arthur Griffith, founder Of the Sim
Fein, and now under arrest respect
ing the endeavors being made to bring
about a truce in Ireland.
The premier in his reply informed
Father, O'Flannagan that facilities
would be afforded him for seeing Ar
thur Griffith regarding De Valera, TIE
premier wrote.
"The ordinary method Of communi-
cations with America are fully open
to YOU.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-15
JUDGE YOUNG IS
NAMED HEAD0F
RELIEF COUNCIL
Campaign for Funds to Relieve
Millions in Europe Goes
Ahead Rapidly
TO PREPARE THE WAY

Judge N. G.. Young, Fargo who has
been appointed North Dakota state
Chairman for the European Relief
Councils $33,00O,O00 campaign is rap
idly completing the state organiza-
tion that will participate in the nation S
great humanitarian effort to save the
$500, 900 underfed children of central
and eastern Europe from starvation.
The North Dakota organization
Though it's leaders and committees
under Mr.. Young will take charge of
bringing before the citizens of the
state the vital work that is being car
ried on by the Council Of which Her.
bert Hoover is chairman.
This work consists of keeping the
millions of undernourished children Of
Poland, Czecho-Slovakia, Austria and
Germany alive through the famine
that has descended upon that sec
ton of Europe. According to reports
pouring in from the Relief workers
in Europe and from other and dsin
terested agencies, hunger threatens
to wipe out an entire European gen"
Grafton during the coming eight
months unless immediate relief is CIV
en-. This relief is being given by the
Hoover organization today which
maintains food kitchens in all the
large central and eastern Europe c
ties. Millions of children are de-
pendent upon the soup and fats bounty
of the Hoover kitchens for their very
lives. This is particularly true in
Poland and Vienna where the situa-
tion has become so drastic that the
mortality rate is far ahead of the
birth rate today.
Americas part in preventing the
slaughter OF the European innocents
through hunger and preventable di-
seases is entirely dependent upon the
response it's citizens make to- the ap>
peal issued by Mr.. Hoover The SUM-
of $33,O00,000 has heen fixed as the
amount necessary To carry on the
work of the food kitchens and chill
dren relief until the next crops are
harvested in the stricken sections Of
Europe.
uc 4>ol I'll bdhOIG VI VIII
prepare the way for the states con
tribution toward the campaign. This
will be the result of col
lectiOns carried on in the churches,
theaters and all public places anc
through newspapers, civic organiza'
tions, women's and mems clubs and
societies. The appeal issued for the
relief of Europe's starving children
has the backing Of eight of the larg-
est charitable organizations in the
United States, which have united with
the European Relief council for this
They are the American
Relief administration the American
Red Cross. the American Friends
Service committee, the Federal coun-
Gil Of the Churches of Christ in Amer
ica, the Jewish Joint Distribution
the Knights of Columbus,
the Y. NJ. G.. A. and the Y. w. c. A.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-15
FOREIGN ARSON
GANG BELIEVED
WQRKING::IN US,
One Member of Gang Arrested
in Pennsylvania Said to
Have Confessed

Uniontown, Pa, Dec 15.---Firc today
destroyed the Fairchance Lumber
company plan; at 1Fairchance with an
estimate loss of $4,000. State police
believe it is another act of the gang
of incendaries who have been Operat-
ing for the last six months.
State police said the fire was clever
ly planned, breaking out short time
after the night watchman had left Tor
home and when high wind was
blowing.
Today's fire is the thirty-first in the
Coke region in the last few months, a
being school houses. A man
now under arrest has confessed to
starting three of them and state police
are searching for his accomplices.
The man said he was member OF
an alleged arson ring with headquar-
ters at Przemsyl. Hungary.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-15

list may be Increased to about go.
Though Capt. Huffman, of the Sal
walton Army, has made no direct ap-
peal to the people OF the city, he has
laid the situation before the people so
that they may respond if they desire.
And the response thus far has been
large.
More than $10O has been given to
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-15
Honor Memory of
r. L. Stevenson

Edinburg. Dec. 15.-Robert Louis
Stevenson's memory was honored in
his birthplace by the first pcommem-
orative dinner of the R. l.. Stevenson
CLUB held today in this city.
DR.. Edmund Gosse, to whom Stew
enson's latest letter, an unfinished
one. from Vaiima was addressed,
said that he did not believe Stev
ensor' had 20 real friends; yet hs
was the incarnation Of friendship. one
Of, the truest souls and 'one of the
most beloved of natures" .g,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-15
ELECTORS MEET
HERE IN JANUARY

Presidential electors in North Da-
kota, chosen at the recent election.
will meet here on the second Mon
day in January to formally cast their
ballots and to, designate one member
to carry it to Washington. The Re-
publican electors chosen are P. NJ.
Cole, E. L. Garden, l.. F. Heaton, P.
r. Trubshaw and Edward Hoverson
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-15
Thomas II. Sullivan
Is Seriously Ill

Mandan, Dec 14-Thomas H. Sulli-
van, formerly secretary Of the North
Dakota Employment association Of
Fargo. who resigned that post last
spring to become secretary of the
Mandan Commercial club at Mandan,
n. D., is reported to be seriously i'll
in the Mandan hospital.
Mr.. Sullivan's health has been poor
for the past year He submitted to an
operation in Fargo last summer. 1t
failed to give him the relief ex-
pccted.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-15

UNDER DICTATORS

London, Dec. ia military dicta-
torship has been imposed in some Of
the industrial districts Czecho-Slova-
kia but proletariat dictatorship has
been established in several others, &C
cording to Central News dispatch
from Vienna today. Many casualties
have .occu rred in conflicts at some
points.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-15
RRolliuT Id BISMARCK

c. q. Hiltsley claiming 70 De a
newspaper man from Huron, S. D.
was brought to Bismarck today by
deputy sheriff to answer charge of
writing worthless checks. He was
arrested at Minot week ago ;o,'
Sheriff a. P. Scofield. He is also
wanted in St. Paul and in Clark. s.
D., for alleged passing of worthless
checks and in Chippewa Falls, Wis,
for alleged embezZlement.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-15
LIBEL CASE GOES
TO FEBRUARY TERM

The libel case against J. w. Brintor
has been carried over to the February
term of court, Judge J. A. Coifey hay-
ing approved the petition OF Attorney
General LANCER that this action be
taken. J. w. Brinton, defendent, who
was present in court, concurred in the
result
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-15
BOlsheyiki Currency
Backed by Opium

Peking. Dec. Is. - Bolshevik, cur
rency secured by stocks Of opinion
in Semiryechensk. one Of the prov
inces in Russian Turkestan, has made
it's appearance in Peking. The 1.
opium was seized by Bolshevik au-'
thorities from those Of the old i'm
perial government and amounts 20
some thousands Of pounds.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-15
IRISH MAKE AN
! APPEAL FOR AID

London, Dec. 15.-Lord Mayor
O'Caflagahn, of Cork, has sent a
cable message to the Irish Amer
leans Of the United States urging
them to organize Il relief fund for
Ireland. says a Cork dispatch to-
day. .... IL.
The Lord mayor has appealed
to the American Red Cross to send
a contingent to Cork speedily, the
dispatch adds.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-15
FIRE THREATENS
MILLION LOSS

st. Louis, Dec. 15.-Fire broke out
in the plant of the Helmbacher Forge
and Rolling Mill company at Madison,
Ill.,, near here, today and firemen vlr-
tually have despaired of saving it..
Total loss it was said, is expected
to exceed $1,000,O00.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-15
NUDE STATUES
GIVEN CLOTHES

St. Petersburg. Fla, Dec. Is
Visitors at the Florida winter art
school exhibition found the nude
statutes garbed in middle blouses
and boomers. Recently the
Christian civic league censured
the nude art at the school and
today several figures suspended
from the ceiling by string tied
about their necks were labeled:
"Lynched by the Christian ciVic
league" .ss-J
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-15

indicates, that the
task of providing a
bit Of Christmas
cheer for everyone
is not large. There
are about as local
families on the list
Of t h c Salvation
Army now. This
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-15
STATE FINANCE CORPORATION TO BE FORMED
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT OF GIVING
ALREADY IN EVIDENCE IN CITY

Therc'll be plenty Of chance for
local people to enjoy the Christmas
spirit Of giving.
The preliminary survey Of the city
by the Salvation Army, however,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-15
MEX. SECRETARY
OF WAR is DEAD

Mexico City, Dec. 15.-General Ben-
jamin Hill, the secretary of war, died
early this morning. He had been
critically i'll for several days.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-15
GREEK ROYALISTS
ON WAY TO HOMES

Venice. Dec. 15.-Former King Con-
stantine and Queen Sophie, OF Greece,
with their children arrived here early
this morning from Lucerne.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-15
STRIKE IN MEXICO

Mexico City, Dec. 15.-The Telegra-
piers and Station agents on the Ma
tional Railways have ordered an i'm
mediate strike which it is feared will
paraliZe traffic.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-15
CATHRO WILL HEAD
SPECIAL COMMITTEE

F. W. Cathro director-general of
the Bank of North Dakota, was named
chairman of the special committee
named by the bankers conference
here to work out details of the plan
agreed upon by the bankers, at
meeting held here this morning at the
Bank of North Dakota. The chairman
will appoint the vice-chairman and
secretary.
Mr.. Cathro, speaking for the COM
mittee, said that the organization was
completed but that the committee was
not ready to announce any details OF
the proposed means Of carrying out
the plan agreed upon. The committee
was to be in session again this after
noon.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-15
CLEARING HOUSE
FOR SECURITIES
is STATE PLAN
New Organization with $1,O00,-
900 Capital May Become
Permanent
TO EMPLOY EXPERT HEAD
New Plan Under Bankers Ass0-
ciation to Handle Loans
on a Big Scale
TO EMPLOY EXPERT HEAD
Especial to the Tribune)

Fargo, N. Reorganization of
North Dakota finance corpora
ton, with capital of a million
dollars for purpose of market
ing North Dakota securities was
decided upon at meeting in Far
go yesterday of finance commit
tee of North Dakota Bankers
association.
The cooperation will be launched
as result Of the decision Of bankers to
pool their resources in such manner
as to bring additional money into
North Dakota. According to the plan
that is outlined, every member bank
of the North Dakota Bankers assOci-
alton will be invited to take stock.
The capital stock being apportoned
on basis ofgthe capital stock surplus
and general condition of the bank to
which it is offered The minimum that
may be taken is five hundred and the
maximum $4,000.
The details of corporation plan will
be worked out by special commit
tee consisting Of George Hollster. Of
Fargo; Ed Pierce, of Sheldon; e. j.
Weiser of Fargo; J.. J. Niering, of
Jamestown; f. w. Cathro, Of Bis
marck; II. p. Beckwith, of Fargo, and
w. C. McFadden, Of Fargo.
Bond Men at Head
The corporation will be operated in
connection with the North Dakota
Bankers association. and will be
placed in the hands of the most expert
bond men the organization can obtain.
The corporation will negotiate war
rants and mortgages and issue de-
bentures against them. 1t is the be-
lief of sponsors of the corporation
that it will! become permanent part
Of the financial structure Of North
Dakota. a.z .-.
Not Competitive
"The corporation will not be com
Detitive with other banks, but will be ;,
operated in such manner as to bring
good returns and the better handling
of the states paper for all concerned
said MIR. McFadden today, in announc
ing organization plan.
"There is need for just such a cor
poration as this. Our canvass Of the
state has shown that there is about
IS 100000 in warrants of various kinds
in the banks. and about $900O,0O00 in
farm mortgages. To central organ
ization such as this corporation will
apply, it would be much easier to
market this kind of paper than it has
been heretofore"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-15
CLAIMS HE WAS
FORCED OUT BY.
FOREIGN BOARD
Former Head of United States
Shipping Board Gives
Testimony
HINTS AT DISCLOSURES
Says With Consent of President
Wilson He Could Tell
Story

4 Washington, Dec. 15-Mem-
bers Of the British mission
which visited the United States
in 1917 attempted to influence
the policies Of the shipping
board, William Denman, first
chairman Of the board. testified
today before the special house
committee.
Mr.. Denman indicate that his in
sistenCe that the shipping board be
free from British influence has more
to do with his resignation as chair
man of the board than any other one.
thing. #,l.. . +
In this connection. the witness said
that if he could obtain the permis-'
sion of President Wilson for the dis
closure of certain pha ses" of ship
ping. board negotiations lone of the
sources OF interference with my ad-
mllnStfdtlOn as mead OF the board may
be disclOsed'
IN SUPPORT or CHARGE
TO support his charge of attepts OF
the British mission to influence the
policies of the board, Mr., Denmah
said that in April 1917. when he was
attempting to organize an administra-
tive board in New York to function
with the shipping Board "on purely
American basis, he discovered that
without his knowledge Sir Connop
Culture, member of the British mis-
sion in this country, was made q
member of the advisory body.
II don't know how he got on the
board-it all happened between noon
and half past three o'clock one after
noon-but I can tell you how he got
off, Mr.. Denman declared
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-15
Forecast

For North Dakota Fair tonight and
Thursday; somewhat warmer Thurs
day
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-15
WEATHER REPORT

For tWentyfour hours ending at noon
Wednesday, December Is.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-02-12
NOTICE

Special prices on hides and furs.
such as horses, cattle, sheep pelts
and furs of all kinds.
T. E. SMITH,
At Hudson 4 Krist Meat Market
nov. ~.