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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-08
'TOWNLEY MAY FOLLOW
ATTORNEY 4 GENERAL
ON SPEAKING TOUR

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 7-(Spe-
cial) Reports are current at the
capitol to the effect that President A.
C. Townley plans to camp on Ian
gers trail, beginning January %,
and that he will hold meetings at all
of the places where LANCER has
spoken, which will include James.
town, Valley City, Portland, Neville
Gilby, Kleten, Hillsboro and a mum.
Der Of other points where the attor.
ney general is yet to appear.
Mr.. Townley, it is understood, will
tell what he knows about the Valley
City bank matter, the Scandinavian.
American bank Tease, the removal o.
LANCER, Hall and Kositzky from vari.
GUS boards and the pairing of their
appropriations. He is also expected
to defend the leagues smelling com
mittee bill, the act giving the COVER.
nor power to confiscate any or al
property in time or prospect Of emer.
gency and House Bill 60, now pend
ing in the supreme court, and unde'
which it is sought to make all actt
Of the recent special assembly i'm.
mediately effective.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-08
MINERS APPROVE
LEADERS, ACTION
Ratify Acceptance Of Wilson,
Proposal to End Bitumin-
ous Coal Strike by Big Ma
jority at Columbus Meeting
ny the Associated Press)

Columbus, Ohio. Jan. THE
United Mine Workers Of America IN
convention here today ratified the &C.
ton Of the International officers In
accepting President Wilson's proposal
TO end the coal strike on Z IA per
cent increase basis and ! commission
to draw up Z. new wage agreement.
The vots was taken after Actips
President Lewis had made . plea for
ratification. President Murray 81
Pennsylvania moved that the report
of the internat tional ofhcers be &C.
ceptsd. According to Acting Prsei-
dent Lewis the ratihcation carrisa
With Il accsptance of any award q b
made ~ the lresid don't y seomniisiop
The .yiots u wiassS1. 30 forf ratiAeati Hon q
13lsAssjnst. "
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-08
UGLAND, FORMER
CASHIER OF BANK,
Held AT FARGO
Was Freed Four Months Ago
After Serving Nine Months
of Five Year Sentence In
Penitentiary.
{By the Associated Press)

Fargo, Jan. 6.-David H. Ugland
former cashier of the Security State
Bank of Knox, N. D., is in the Casf
county Jail in Fargo today in de-
fault of $4,000 bail required by the
United States district attorney to In
sure his appearance before the dis.
trict court to answer to an indict-
ment containing twenty counts based
on his operations in the insolvent
Knox bank returned recently by the
federal grand jury.
Ugland was freed four months ago
from the state penitentiary by the
state pardon board after he had
served five months Of five-year SEN
tence imposed when he pleaded gull
ty in the state court to series OF
charges growing out of his conduct
of the Knox bank, and was arrested
by federal officials at Devils Lake
last night and brought to Fargo
today.
Use OF the mails in fraudulent
transactions in connection with the
sale of alleged forged notes and
mortgages to investors is charged to
Ugland.
Attorney General William LANCER
recently made application to the
state parxon board for revocation
of the pardon and the return of Ug.
land to the state penitentiary, Ian.
ger charging that Ugland had de.
frauded creditors Of the Knox bank
which is in process of liquidation
since he was freed from the peni.
tentiary. That application is still
pending.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-08
CAPTURE OF DRAFT
DODCER FOLLOWS
TWO YEARS HUNT
Prisoner Is One Of Two Berg
doll Brothers Who Refused
to Fight Against Germany
Taken to Eli. Island
Under Guard.
tBy the Associated Presa,

~ sA@S FA~ooSAdSou 1xC68y
Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. Grover
Bergdoll, one Of two brothers accused
Of draft-dodging and who have been
sought by the police for the past two
years, was arrested in his mothers
home here today.
Detectives broke into the house BY
the front and rear entrances. While
one of the men wrested q revolver
from Mrs. Bergdoll, mother Of the
two men. the others went thru the
house and found Grover wrapped in
blanket biding in box seat. He
was without coat, vest or collar. The
prisoner was taken to. the federal
building in motor car.
The search for the Bergdolls took
the federal agents all over the coun-
try. Grover escaped in high pow
cred motor car and reports reached
this city that he was seen in various
sections of the west. He sent i'm
pudent messages written on post
cards to the authorities. Once he
was seen in Mexico and again IN
Cuba. He was provided with a large
sum of money. His mother, Mrs.
Emma Bergdoll is the widow of a
wealthy brewer.
Altho born in this country the
Bergdolls were of German descent
and declared they would never fight
against Germany. Mrs. Bergdoll was
arrested several times on the charge
Of obstructing the draft.
Later Mrs. Bergdoll was arrested
on a charge Of obstructing justice,
With a revolver she had kept officers
at bay for several hours. 49, 3.s,..
Bergdol1 was turned over to an
johlcers Of the military efligence bn.
reau and taken to New York. A
guard Of soldiers accompanied him
He will be taken to Governors Is.
land and tried by court martial.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-08
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
: ENTERS N. Y. ASSEMBLY
(By the AssoeiateN Preasa

Albany. N. r. Jan. dors-
Roosevelt began his Political career:
in the assembly when the legislature
convened here today. His father .sn-
tered public life % an assemblyman.
3S years ago. The assembly has ono.
woman republican. J. one woman demo-
crat and has fve socialists. Both -
.sembly and senate have republican,
ma5orities.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-08

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preliminary to the election is con-
tanned in the notice, published below.
Department Of State,
Bismarck, N. D., JAM, 1920.
I, Thomas Hall, secretary Of state
in and for the state Of North Dakota.
do hereby certify that candidates for
the following offices are to be indors-
ed, nominated or elected under the
provisions Of Article s, Chapter II,
of the Political Code, Compiled Laws
of North Dakota, 1913, at presi-
Dental primary election to be held on
Tuesday, the sixteenth day Of March,
1920.
One candidate by each party, re-
publican and democratic for:
President of the United States,
Vice president Of the United States.
National committeeman.
Five candidates BY each party, re-
publican and democratic for:
3 Presidential electors.
Then candidates by each party, re-
publican and democratic for:
Delegates to national convention.
There will also be submitted to the
people at this election four measures
initiated by petition, as follows:
State Athletic Committee.
An act to establish q state athletic
commission for regulating boxing
and sparring in the state Of North
Dakota; defining its. powers and du-
ties; regulating boxing exhibitions
and providing penalties for the vio-
lation4 hereof; and AeSalinS,a all acts
and PARTS :of acts In conflict there
with.
, Cigarettes.
A, - - nroh,h,t tho nae cf cigar
o++.. c,.,ra++a nanars ciearette
.,r..at+a +ohooco cigar.
80. - m,nors rroh,h,t,np the sale
=, .,n.,.t.a. o,sara++a tobacco cigar.
...s ..aa., ~ o,.oro++a vrannara
',,oa,sa. nrov,d;ry for II.
.....,,. a. aa,a -. ~ \, r+ar m giving
40, :, c,.a rettes cigarette tobacco,
a,~s.at.. aa.o,. ~ c,goret+a wra r.
-. ana na,,,ns tho violation there.
- : or,m;n.1 otfsnae. and nrovtdine
nana,t,as - b tharofor
sunday R.aat,an
Ans.o+ - amend .rd ra-anac ct sec.
+,on ooaa - tho comn;,ed laws Of
Mo.+h naLot. ~ tbe vaar 1e1a "a.
,at,ng - snorts m tba f,rat dav Of the
maa,,
s,,d.v r,,eatres
A. .o+ - ranao, section e231 .,
.ha romn,,ad laws ~ North Dakota
-. ~ ~ rasr 1o1a ra1,t,nr "a the.
atres ~ reen,n, onen IN sunday
A,so ,aur ~ andmenta - tho con.
st,tut,on nronoaed hv the s,xteanth
Ya.,s,ot,va Assembly aa follows.
- :. cbanter a. Session Laws o,
1o1a nrov,d,re for tho recall :, nnb.
=. .ne,.,.
, chartar az Session Law. o,
1910 .r, - ,,n. .soct,or 51e1 =, the
constitution .ra1at,np - the leasing
~ .tata 1anda
chantar % snac,a, Session
1avs - 1919 amending section s. 81
= +ba constitution 1ra1at,nr to the
daht ,,oit :, no,,tic., s.,,hd,v,.,on a a !
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-08

OF as in the case OF the state ooaro
OF health eliminated altoeetnel' are
contained g; ~ House BIZ 81 Wnlcn Is
e revision OF the Dienn'al oudset Oil
passed Dy the regular session. ine
state treasurer acted unaef tne pro
visions o. this revised Dill Wnen ne
refused to pay the salary warran. OF
the state auditors employe. Ine
state contends % that inasmucn aan as TINS
Di1l did not receive, 9 two-tnirds vote ''
IN y the house II is not an emergency
measure an and cites " the TACT that the e
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-08

sa a snsss =! 8 4 snyth thinss but
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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-08
HALL ANNOUNCES
MARCH ELECTION
Four Measures Have Been In
itiated by Petition and viii
Be Placed on Ballot 9th
er. May Be Included.

!, Secretary Of State Hall is sending
out notices and information relative
to the presidential primary election
to be held in, North Dakota March
16, 1920. Considerable information
preliminary to the election is con-
tanned in the notice, published below.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-08
BABE RUTH, CHAMPION
HOME-RUN HITTER, GOES
TO N. Y. AMERICA

Los Angeles, Jan. 6.-In what he
termed "the biggest deal ever pulled
of in baseball" Miller Higgins,
manager of the New York American
League club, announced last night he
had obtained the signature Of "Babe"
Ruth to contract, thus completing
the purchase of the champion home
run hitter from the Boston Ameri-
cans. ~
Huggins said the financial arrange
ments were highly satisfactory to
every one concerned in the reported
transactions. but declined to specify
any figures.
Ruth Denies Report.
Boston, Jan. 6.-Babe Ruth today
sent the following telegram to John
Igoe, his business manager here:
''Wil not play anywhere but Bos-
ton. Will leave for east Monday" :"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-08
CHICAGO SHERIFF
TO STAGE SECOND
PUBLIC HANGING
Issues Statement Defending
Action and Condemning
Prison Reformers w b o
Would Coddle Criminals.
(By the Associated Press)

Chicago, Jan. 3.-Another death
show" will be staged in the county
Jail next Friday, Sheriff Peters an
nounced today. For the second time
within month more than 200 pris-
oners will be forced to witness an
execution when Arthur Haensel, con-
victed of murder. will be hanged.
A storm of criticism arose as the
result of the hangings Friday while.
200 prisoners covered in their cells
in plain view Of the death trap. Sher-
III Peters said it was a great moral
lesson for the prisoners and that all
but one promised to lead better lives
Asks Prisoners Be Spared.
Two hundred prisoners in Cook
county Jail saw Raffalo Durrage die
on the gallows Jan. 2 despite requests
from Gov. Lowden to Sheriff Peters
that the hanging be private.
The usual death chamber quiet was
broken by the 200 involuntary wit
nesses who loudly shouted for their
breakfast while the condemned man
was being bound and the moose ad-
justed about his neck.
Advanced Hour to Prevent Pardon
Sheriff Peters, who planned to.
have the prisoners present for the
moral effect" the hanging would
have on them, hung Durrage an hour
and half before the usual time to-
prevent last minute reprieve.
Among the 200 prisoners who
watched the execution were a num-
ber awaiting trial for murder and
scores held for robberies. holdups, as
saalss 4hd oRensss against ybnnS
girls. A,',.t3.,f =,
The majority Of the prisoners ap-
peared little impressed. They had
been required to wait past the hour.
for breakfast and their shouts for
food drowned out the chant Of the
priests who accompanied the con-
demned man to the scatfold.
Sheriff Chas. W. Peters later IS
sued a statement answering critics
who opposed his action in permitting
prisoners in the Jail to witness the
hanging as an object lesson. His
statement says:
Sheriff Peters Statement.
In my opinion the modern cod
ding of criminals by wen meaning,
but misguided, sympathetic theoreti-
cal reformers and self constituted
organizations is one of the greatest
causes of the present crime wave in'
this city. T heir interferences with
the vigorous enforcement Of the law
has destroyed the fear of punishment
by criminals to the extent that It is,
no longer deterrent to the further
commission Of crime to be fncarcer-
ated in our penal institutions. A.
large number Of prisoners openly ac-
knowledge that they would prefer to-
be incarcerated in the county jail
where they are better fed and where
sanitary conditions are far better
than in their ordinary environments
"The reformers are constantly ad-.
vocating the adoption and enactment
of laws which are for the purpose OF
alleviating the punishment Of the
criminal. forgetting and losing entire
sight Of the protection that the law.
abiding and peaceable citizen is en-
titled to as against these human par
asites."
t~HNANAMss ~@@nu~-r-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-10
CURRENT EVENTS CLASS
OF NEW CENTURY CLUB

The meeting of the Current Events
Glass Of the New Century Club yesterday
morning. was most interesting Mrs.
James Stack, chairman for November,
presided. Mrs William J Cohalan gave
current events OF live interest, and Mrs
William H. Laird spoke on Conclusions
I've Arrived At, her subject matter
principally Spiritualism, ard her con-
! cmsions formed after a careful study Of
fifteen or more books on this question of
the hour Mrs. Lairds paper was very
entertaining.
Mrs Robert Fletcher gave character
sketches OF the old-time Negro; Mrs.
Julian Adair saug, accompanied by Mrs.
Charles Griffith. and Mrs. Fred Bach
spoke on "Woman's Relation to the City
Mrs Bach III her usual interesting way
outlined the possibilities Of womans re-
lations to civic affairs now that women
have the franchise She gave many
valuable suggestions for the future action
of women concerning the city, and
stressed the necessity for a continuance
Of such activities
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-10
Mostly About People

Mrs John H. Dela6ed, Mrs. Hugh -.
Auchincloss. Mrs James Se,lgmap. Mrs.
.JoscDhthal. Mrs. McDougal Hawkes.,
Matt B. Schmidt. Mrs y. A. Valentine.
, Mrs. William Pierson Hamilton, Mrs.
Philip Ashton Rollins ard +. I. Dawson.
The money realized will be used to meet
payments on the club house at Nos. l3-l5
East Forty-first street and TO pay Tor
necessary alterations and romodeiling
The numbers of service men VINO nave
made use of the Navy Club has greatly
increased since the Port OF New YORK wes
recently made the headquarters OF the
Atlantic Fleet.
The appearance of Mime Amelita Call
Curci i'll Wilmington on the evening oi
November Is will be the real event OF the
local musical season, for no artist baiore
the public equals in beautiful voice the
little nightingale of the present day con-
cert stage.
Nine. Gall. Cure. s exquisite tones pour
from her throat with all the gold0D purity
of the real, the marvellous voice. She Is
the delight of music-lovers the world over,
and naturally, those who have been spell
bound beneath her gift Of song rs well rs
those who know of her fame through
others. anticipate with cagcrncss her
appearance here.
This afternoon at the Misses Hcbb :
school. meeting of the Group dc VI
mington Of the Alliance francalse VIII bc
/ held This will h.. tho first gathering OF
! the members this season, and good ~
Of interest has been manifested III the
/ appearance of NJ. CASTOR Rou, the eml-
I rcnt historian. who will speak on "Ihc
/ Sculptor Paul Dardcc and the Evolution
\ uf Frcnch Art. )" The speaker will also give
/ impressions Of American history Mrs
4 Thomas f. Bayard is tho president Of the
groupc
Mrs. a. ID. Warner is spending several
days down state.
Friday evening the public will have the
/ opportunity to hear Dhan GoPai Mukorll
| Hlndoo poet and lecturer, at the New
Century Club MIR Mukcrli will SPEAK
on The India Of kiphug and lagorc,
/! giving q glimpse Of the Oriental HE. II
/ philosophy and poetry
The l,ctur.r is graduate Of Stamford
/ University, and was student at Calcutta
| aud Toxic before coming TO this country
4 He is said 10 be a speaker Of much skill
possessed Of a pleasing personality, ano
as his discourse deals with highly m
tercsting subject, the audience on Friday
evening will no doubt be large one.
Miss Margaret Laird. whose debut VII
( be an important function Of the latter part
4 OF this month, will he the honoree OF 2
card party to be given by Miss Dorothy
I Curtis tomorrow afternoon
The assembly committed has decided
/ on the dates for both balls this year
/ December 10 and January a. as il i
I usually on the second FRIDAY night Of thos'
I two months, and the second one will hh'
/ a ball masque They will hc IN the ball
/ room Of the Hotel du Pont and the Mycr
Davis orchestra has been engaged Th'
assembly committee has Mrs. Henry Is
Thompson for chairman and the othe
members are Mrs A. Felix du Pont, Mis-
AMY +. du Pont, Mr. Harlan @. Scot
and Mr. Harry G. Haskell
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-10
Photo by William Shovel Fills.

An important cveut Of next week will
be the twenty-first annual meeting Of the
National Consumers League NJ the belle
yuc-Stratford Hotel IN Philadelphia on
November II and Is. Amoug the VII
mingtoniars who will attend as delegates
to the business sessions are Mrs. Ole
man du Pont, Mrs Robert +. Iatnall.
Mrs. 4. -. Warner, Miss Clara South
wick. Miss Edith Sprlance, Miss Mar
garet f. Mckay. Other sessions are open
u all members Of the league and Others
who are Interested, and reservations Tor
tho luncheon on Wednesday and the
dinner on Thursday are nuw being re-
ceived at the Delaware Consumers
League headquarters, by calling 2Si ne
reservations should all be III by Saturday
If possible -,
Is particularly interesting through belI Z
the twenty first anniversary OF Mrs.
Florence kcllyt service as general
secretary. As local member puts 1t, the
question, What Is the Consumers
League hus been answered with the
words 'the Con sumers League Is Mrs.
Kelly
The luncheon at the Bellevue-Strat-
ford Hotel on November Il will present
two very interesting speakers, Sanford +.
Thompson of Boston, who IS consulting
engineer III industrial management, and
john II. Walker, president ot the Illinois
| Federation OF Tabor. The conference fol,
| lowing the luncheon will deal with practical
problems IN the administration Of mini
/ mum wage laws.
/ The platform meeting on the cvoni. {
/ Of November II will have the following
| speakers and subjects
Platform meeting General subject,
Honest Products for All The Textile
Industry and Shoddy,' Mrs. Florence
Kelley. general secretary. advantages t
the Public and the Textile Industry Of
Standard TeAtlle Fabrics, Dr. ). "
'Stratton, director u. ). Bureau of Stand
ards, Washing ton, ID. G.; The People
and the Packers Mrs. Edward 7
Costigan, chairman, committee on foot
supply and demand, National League o
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-10
AFTERNOON REtITAI.S.
A Series 10 be Given In the Hotel du Font
Ballroom beginning January II.

Mrs William \ Barnard and Miss
Annie r. Finn announce their senes Of
FIVE afternoon recltals in the Hotel du
Pont ball room Arrangements for which
hav. Just been compl'ted. The first rc-
cital will he given January IL, when
Maurice Dambols. the Yourg Belgian
celist, standing pre-cminent among the
truly great. "Cellsts If the world. will
appear. Lenora Sparkcs. lyme soprano
from the Metropolitan Opera Go. Will be
the attraction AZ the next recital. on
January ~ Unlike many grand opera
stars. Miss Sparkrs Is equally delightful
in recital. February 10, the llonzAlcy
cIartcttr viii hc here This famous or
ganlzation now M its seventeenth corscc-
utive season in America made ITS first
appearance in Wilmington last winter
when il was received with much enth'lsi-
asm. February -, Ernest Hutchcson the
Australians pianist, whose New York con
certs during the past winter We're among
the sensations of the musical season, Will
be here At the last recital, on the l'th
of March the management VIII present
Cecil Fanring American baritone. Mr..
Tanning has just returned from very
successful concert tour through England
+ and possesses one Of the most beautiful
4 and agreeable voices on the stage today
! Music lovers viii welcome the anr ounce
ment of this varied and interesting course
I of concerts
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-10
Wilmingtonians at Convention
of National Consumers League

Women Voters president. Consumers
League 81 the District oi ColambIa The
Channel Between Producer ard Con-
sumner. Hon Victor Mur,iock chairman.
Federal Trade Commission The Gov
eri.luort and the Packers X is expected
that member of Congress viii discuss
this question
At the dlnncr on THURSDAY evening
Hon. Newton u. Baker VII preside The
following program will be gwen.
Subject. 4 Rising Standard of Living
for All !, What Has the Worker the
Right to Expect Of Industry " Jett
Lauck. consulting economist, railway
brotherhoods; ,. What Does the Con-
sumer Expect Of Industry John Graham
Brooks. honorary president y. G. L..
3, Can Industry Pay = Standard Wage
for shorter Workday and Sell an Honest
Product N u Iair Price, Henry II Collins
Jr., president Collins Paper Box Mfg.
Co. Philadelphia. {, How Does Indus
try, By and Large, Meet the Expecta-
tions Of the Worker and the Consumer?
Rev John \ Ryan. D. D director Ma
tional Cat holc Welfare Council.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-10
CHILD WELFARE.
Sta&>~ Conference to be Held in Dover
December 3 and 4.

Announcements of the State Child Vel
fare Conference to be held in Dover
December and 4 under the auspices Of
the Reconstruction Commission are beng
mailed this weeldto officers Of organizations,
tions. State boards, boards Of institutions
that are doing work for children and to
ministers. Accompanying letters request
the appointment of delegates to represent
the organizations and churches at the
conference and ask that the names of dele
gates be sent at an early date TO the office
! of the Reconstruction Commission
/ Church Building, Wilmington. The letter
also requests any organizations having
( branches to send lists of them, with names
/ and addresses of officers to whom the
commission may send announcements Of
! the conference.
! The commission wants all interested
/ organizations to consider that they are
/ invited to send delegates and attend In as
/ large numbers as possible. If any inter-
ested organizations have rot received
announcements, the commission would
! appreciate being notified.
The general public, as well as delegates,
are urged 10 attend the conference IN
large numbers.