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The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-05-27
HOW CONVENTION VOTE
 STANDS ON CANDIDATES

CHICAGO, May 27- Present re- turns show Wood has l53, Johnson lO9, and Lowdeu "A, favorite sons. There are 64S uninstructed delegates to the Republican national convention out of a total of 9S4. The National committee is to begin session on Mon- day and will pass on 145 contests. Conservative leaders predict that a break on nominations will not come before the fifth or sixth ballot at the earliest.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-05-27

From advices received at Nome it is learned that the Natives of Wainwright had a very successful season last winter at fox hunting.
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The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-05-27
Brown X Hawkins SEWARD'S LEADING STORE

It is source of qualification to us to note the increasing number of well pleased customers who appreciate the pains we have taken in securing Mems clothing and Furnishings that are Correct, Distinctive and yet that do not oyerstep the bounds of Good Taste.
 Whether you have definite Idea of what you want in Suit, Hat, ShOes Shirts Under garments on anything else that men wear, or whether you are undecided, our stocks are so wide in scope, so complete as to styles, colOrs and sizes at every price, that you can come here confident of being satis- fled.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-04-22
SALARY
REMAINS AT TEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS

Bismarck, N. D., April 21.--(Spe-
cial .)-F. w. Cathro, who resigned
as director general Of the Bank OF
North Dakota to accept the office or
manager OF the Bank OF North Da-
kota, is still getting $4,000 a year
Mr.. Cathro's resignation and subse-
quent appointment were made April
9, 1t was announced here today. j.
r. Waters, who was the first mana
ger Of the bank, resigned April 4, be-
cause OF press of private business. ~.
by resigning one position and ac-
cepting the other, ex-Director Gen
eral Cathro has merely changed over
coats. Altho Jim Waters only re-
ceived $5,000s from the state for
managing th|bank's affairs; the new
manager Il iecei4tcs the Highest
salary paid by the state Of North Da-
kota to any of it's servants, that OF
$4,000 a year. This is the same
salary Cathro received when he
sported the title of director general.
Students of the present political
muddle in North Dakota CAIN that
Cathro today is Governor Frazier's
closest confident and that no other
person in the Nonpartisan League,
not even "A. C. Townley himself, Is
regardly as highly by Governor Fra
zier as Fred w. Cathro. !
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-04-22
DEMAND PERSECUTION
( NJ .ta;s OF GRAFT

& i ] Z
Washington, April n. Criminal
prosecution by the ID department. Of
Justice and suits to recover $7S,--
900, 900 have been demanded in a.
report toS the house by Representa-
tive William u. Graham, chairman
OF the war Departing mt Exp ditures
Commit ttee. The report is the re-
suit Of nearly a years Investigation
and recommends an amendment to.
the const lion; ma king protiteering
IN wartime treason and also ,pro-+
poses legislat tionS to prohibit all cost
plus contracts It ITS alleged that
the. loss to the government was sus-l
tanned thru fraud waste and extravs5
5agance ins the cost pluss system "a
contracts for building the sixteen
national army cantonmen t.. Camps
and hospitals built during the war
cost approximately $1,200,000 and
the majority report estimates that
the:@loss due to fraud ranged from
ss8 . TO 50 per cent. Responsib ility 81
splae on q secretar Baker, Mho ts
ayIeS approved 9conntra both
| 4 & q y IS rtnant mn
10 1 M a Z Y: III ssttslnass:
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-04-22
JOHNSON LEADS IN
NEBRASKA PRIMARY
Is More Than Three Thousand
Ahead Of General Wood
Hitchcock Delegates
Lead Bryan Candidates.

Omaha, April 21.-With 1886 out
of 1,849 precincts heard from early
today Senator Hiram Johnson led
the field of candidates for republican
presidential preference in yester-,
days primary the vote being:
johnson, 1902; Wood, 8,741;
Pershing, 5,568; Ross, 481.
With the small number OF pref
cincts heard from William Jennings
Bryan is running 9Th In field of eight
for the delegate at large to the dem
ocratic national convention.
With 22S precincts out OF 1.s49
tabulated Hitchcock delegates are
leading the Bryan men.
In the race for delegates at large
to the republican convention the
early returns snow the Wood dele
gates leading by a fairly good mar
gin, altho returns are so meagre that
nothing like a forecast is possible
For the democratic preference
United States Senator Hitchcock had
little trouble in overwhelming his
opponent, Robert Ross of Lexington,
the senator's vote running as high as
to I,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-04-22
"PUT ME OFF AT BUFFALO,

j Buffalo, N. Y, has a school boy
and girl advertising agency, recent
ly established. The scheme devised
Is for each one Of the $4,000 STU
dents OF the Buffalo schools to write
letters to the editors of all the differ
ent newspapers in the country, tell
ing about the advantages Of Buffalo
as city and Of the schools as an edu-
cational attraction. The pupils re-
quest the publication of their letters
The Alert is in receipt Of one of such
letters from q pupil of the Hutchin-,
son Central high school. :.., /.
The we'll known commercial and
manufacturing. advantages of that
fourishing city are reviewed in the,
letter but nothing especially new
stated. One Of the main advantages
in Buffalo is claimed to be cheap
electric power derived from. Niagara
Falls, nearby. The city's impor-
tance as a navigation terminal is also
emphasized. Buffalo has many, i'm
,portant commercial advantages and
resources and the high school student
sclaims that the city ;boasts 81 isSyome
s. Tho bert 'livin1 coadit ioni rs Sthss
|oualnt This Il i I'M ports
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-04-22
OFFICERS SUSPECT
LIQUOR SMUCGLERS
OF USING PLANES

St. Paul, April 21.-Liquor run
ming by airplane between distribut-
ing points in Canada and smaller
border towns in the United States
is the latest method of smuggling
discovered by government agents. 1t
was learned from authoritative sour
ces.
The continuous arrival OF Cana
dian whiskey into the United States
recently in such large quantities that
bootleggers have been forced to
lower the prices from 81 to So a
quart led to suspicion that airplanes
were being used and these suspi-
cions have been confirmed, it was
said today.
Large airplane distributing plants
here assert that there has been a
heavy sale of planes to points north
and west of here and it is believed
that some Of them are being used to
carry liquor across the border.
While the smaller planes would be
unable to carry more than three
cases in addition to the pilot the high
speed would make possible a large
number of trips daily. and the prof.
its at the present prices would av-
erage nearly $1,000 a trip. A small
plane sells for $3.50, and could be
paid for in one day.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-04-22
MINNESOTA REPORTS
POTATO SHORTAGE
(By :ae Associated PreBs)

st. Paul. April 21.-Reports re.
ceived from every section of the
state show a real shortage of pota-
toes in the state so far as the pro.
ducer and retailer is concerned
Wholesalers also report inability to
secure sufficient supply to meet the
demand, although as much as 81 a
bushel is being offered by wholesal-
ers at Crookston and Winona, while
in Martin and Jackson counties Early
Ohios are selling for Sc bushel for
seed and white stock for $3.50.
Concern is expressed in many dis
tricts regarding what the farmers
will do for their seed supply. In
many places the farmers have not
enough seed and it II questionable
where the supply may be found.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-04-22
DIR. MARIA SANFORD
DIES AT WASHINGTON
(By the Associated Press)

Minneapolis, April 21.M Maria
Sanford, professor emeritus Of the:
University Of Minnesota. died at the
home Of Senator Knute Nelson In
Washington early TO-DAY. She was
SO years old.
Or. Sanford opened the 29thS con
tinental congress Of the lighters Of;
the American Revolution in Wash
ington Monday. She was in her us.
ual good health until last night, her
friends said. Details Of her death.
received in dispatches this morning
were meagre. She Wasf found dead ss
z a.sln. in Senator Nelson 2 lonll y
2where ahe5 e5hass eenss d u 1tne hSf
arrival 4 a 3 / i 4 lSo ~
nv 4 inls ss 1lal
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-04-22
HEAVY SLUMP I IN
CHICAGO MARKET
tBy the Associated Press)


Chicago, April ,21.-Prices crashed
heavily in the grain market today.
especially in the last Is minutes Of
trading. Corn Isl ~ much tlsrse s-4,
cents . bushel. Liquidation owing
to weakness In the New York stock
market was the chief apparent rea-
son. Oats tumbled s cents in value.
Pork dropped $1.25 barrel in some
cases. but lard and ribs held rela-
lively steady.
Final quotations were at nearly
the bottom prices of the day with
July corn typical at $l.5s to IL as
compared with $1.ee s-s to - at
yesterdays finish. 'r
,Uneasiness over. the financial situ-
alton had been evident from the out
set in the grain market, but it was
not until the session was almost
over that values gave way in earnest.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-04-22
LANCER ENDORSED AT LINTON.

LANCER ENDORSED AT LINTON.
Linton, N. D., April 21.-With 80
out of 81 precincts represented, the
Emmons County Anti-Townley Cam
paign Committee was organized here
Saturday. A complete county tic
ket was named. delegates to the Mi
not convention named and Attorney
General William LANCER was endors /.
ed for governor.
Several hundred farmers were
present at the convention, only three
Of the delegates being non-farmers.
Three Of the men endorsed for Office
are former service men. A county
and precinct organization was per-
fected which is expected to carry
Emmons county over the top against
Townleyism on June 80.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-04-22
SALE OF SOLDIERS
BONUS BONDS OPENS

St. Paul, April 19.-With popular
sales of $4,700,O00 Of state soldiers
bonus bonds schedule to open tomor-
row adance subscriptions from banks
and individuals continued today to
pour into the Office of Henry Rines.
state treasurer and bonus board
member. The sale will continue Is
days, Mr.. Rine announced, unless the
issue as advanced subscriptions in-l
dicate. may be the case, is oversub-5
scribed before that date.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-04-22
SEVERAL EXTENSIVE
IMPROVEMENTS BEING
MADE IN N. P. YARDS

Several extensive improvements
are under way and in contemplation
by the Northern Pacific company IL
the yards west Of the city. The old
stock yards pens, some 4: In num-
ber will be removed, and new stock
yard OF 63 pens, to be modern in
every respect is being built further
west and north along the J. & N.
branch tracks. Work is now going
on for this change in stock yard To-
cation, which will be on the old
Baldwin property. For the new
yards there will be a foreman and a
foreman's residence near the yards,
Work Of constructing the house has
commenced and we'll is being sunk.
The ground occupied by the old stock
yards will be used as the site Of the
large new car repair shop. The new
building will be frame structure
fully equipped with tools and all nee
essary machinery for the repairs
on all kinds of coaches and
freight cars. The size of the
new building can be Judged by its
taking half the space now used in
the old stock yards.
"A new 1000 ton ice house has
been erected north OF the round
house and near the old gravel pit
north o fthe side tracks. This new
building has been filed with ice for
the coming season. The old ice house
near the river east of the bridge will
be torn down the coming summer.
The plan to erect a large new
freight house, west Of the river ON
West main street to connect with or
become part Of the freight transfer
building will not be carried out this
year. When this is done, the in
tention of the company which has
been heretofore understood, Is to
make the site Of the present freight
house q part of the plaza in the CEN
tel. of the city, and complete the park
plan of the company, to beautify the
ground on either side Of the tracks
between 9Th and 4th avenues. Lum-
Der for, the new car repair building
and the new stock yards and fore.
mans house is on the ground.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-04-22
POLITICIANS AND THE
sea SUGAR PRICE FIXING

Washington, April 19.-Cause and
effect in the setting of q price for
Louisiana sugar by Attorney Cen
eral Palmer we're set forth before
tie house inquiry committee by
Representative Tinkham. He read
into the record from the statements
of Representative Martin made to
the house, extracts to show that q
of Louisiana politicians saw
Attorney General Palmer and told
him to straighten out the sugar sit
uation in that state, also, that the
attorney general did straighten it
out by fixing the price there at IT
to 18 cents at a time when sugar
could be bought in Cuba for 5h
cents.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-04-22
OF
WASTE IN ARMv
Enormous Expenditures Made
for Nothing Gigantic Un-
earned Salaries. ~.

Washington, Apr. 20.-Six months
of the sixteen army
camps and cantonments built for
drafted soldiers by the war depart
ment has brought an arresting re-
port from the house subcommittee.
AS Chairman McCulloch describes it,
ut is an astonishing story of rioting
extravaganza, waste and theft Of the
public funds totaling countless mil
lions Of dollars" 1t differs from SIM
liar revelations. of enormous expen-
ditures for nothing, made by the air
craft, ordnance. munition plants.
motor vehicle and other probing
committees in that neglect thru the
greed for gold brot intense suffering
to sick and we'll soldier boys drafted
into the army. 49,
At Camp Sherman the committee
found that $5,00O,OoO might easily
have been saved. Specific instances
have been listed where the Depart
ment of Justice can recover more
than $50,00O,O00 on amounts illegal
ly paid to cantonment contractors.
Testimony shows that from thirty to
fifty per cent Of the $1,2O0,000,000
expended for camps. hospitals, etc.,
could have been saved. e
Contractors were allowed to make
$250,000 for a few months work
Supervising" Even subcontractors
received $250,000 for personal so.-
vices" Our soldiers were paid $50
a month for fighting in France while
contractors were allowed $4,000 j
month to ride around a camp at
home for perhaps thirty minutes a
day.
The slightest inquiry will show
that the cost-plus system of the War
Department caused a riot of waste
that is revolving to contemplate.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-04-22
BISMARCK ELKs &
! HELD BIG CELEBRATION

Friday was big day in the his
tory Of the Bismarck Lodge Of Elksl
and eighty candidates were admitted
to the society. Att o'clock Friday
evening there was a street parade,
headed by the Elks' band. Scattered
thruout the business district were
Elks and prospective ones suitably
garbed and bedecked and as a rule
manacled to the traffic guide posts.
There were some in the parade car
rying balls and chains. others led tby
dog ichains. The initiat don festivities
closed ltth htg dance and banquet
81 rat.sison's; O
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-04-22
WEHE REFUSES TO
RESIGN AT DEMAND
OF GOV. FRAZIER
Denies Serious Charges Made
by Governor and Declares
He VIII Act On Board Until
Legally Removed.

Bismarck, April f2o.-L. J. Wehe,
member of the North Dakota work
mems compensation commission has
been suspended by AN order Of Gov
ernor Frazier. it was announced to-
day. The order gives Mr.. Wehe un-
til April % to either resign or make
defense to the charges by the gov
ernor. ~
In his notice sdspending Wehe,
Governor Frazier asserts that tho
commissioner has continued his pri-
vate law practice since he accepted
the state position, that he lacked ex-
ecutive ability and that in recent
minimum wage hearings he has been
"tactless in the examination Of and
disrespectful and offensive to a num-
Der of witnesses, who appeared to
testify at such hearings"
Mr.. Wehe, formerly an attorney at
Devils Lake, accepted the appoint
ment on the state board loo. July.
@ Wehe's Letter.
The following letter was mailed tn
Governor Frazier shortly after noon
today sby LIZ. Wehe: -
Bismarck, April 20, 1920.
Governor Frazier, Bismarck, N. D.
Dear Sir: 4 have received you:
favor Of April 70, 1920, and wish to
say thats1 am very much surprisetl
at the tone of its contents and had
at least expected the general cour-
tesies shown in such matters. Your
statements are, too general and l
must have something more specific
to act upon in so serious matter
as this. I.deny the contents of your
letter in answe. thereto.
I most respectfully refuse to hand
in my resignation under the circum-
stance and demand q hearing, and
shall exercise the duties of the Of
fee until I am legally removed
therefrom.
I deny your right to suspend me
from Office as you have attempted to
do by your letter until final deter
mination OF this matter.
Respectfully,
Il. ]. WEHE.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-04-22
PREDICTS. LOWERING.
: '--A- - n = - "a,
OF POTATO PRICES
WITHIN i FEW WEEKS
(By the Associated Press)

st. Paul., April 20.-Potato prices
are high because the usual supplies
in the northwest have been eaten,
HuRhs j. Hughes, marketing director
Of the state department of agricul-
ture, said today. Prices will begin
to drop soon with shipments Of new
potatoes from the southern states,
and may reach fair levels in June.
Indications are. however. that the
prices next winter will be- somewhat
above the average of recent years.
Mr.. Hughes added: yS s>18 y.. s.slts y.
Failure Of early local crops last
fall. the marketing director said, in-
creased the demand on export sup
plies, and the normsl crop was moved
early and rapidly.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-04-22
PLAN INFERENCE
FOR RY0UNC PEOPLE
Four Counties to Be Repre-
.ented at Two Days Ses-
sion TO Be Held Following
County Sunday School
\. Convention.

Plans for q district conference Of
young people relative to the work Of
the young people in the Sunday
school and church will be held fol-
lowing the stutsman county Sunday
school convention, which will be held
here beginning Thursday evening,
May goth, and closing Friday eve
ming. The young peoples conference
will begin Saturday morning and
continue thru to Sunday evening,
May 23rd. .ess:
"A meeting Of all of the commit
tees on arrangements was held Mon
day evening at the Presbyterian
church and plans were made for en-
tertaining at least one hundred fifty
delegates from the four counties.
stutsman, Wells, Eddy and Foster,
which will be represented. The con-
terence will be a distinctly young
peoples affair, delegates to be at
least sixteen years Of age. and the
program, banquet and entertainment
arranged by the young people them
selves. (. ,fHs. y 4. 1. I. .
The program has not as yet been
definitely arranged but will include
several get-together conferences, AMI
banquet and an evenings entertain
5ment. the exact nature OF which will
be announced later. The commit
tees are: 4.
Program: Donald Wanner, chair
man; Misses Peake and r, strutz.
Geo. =. iHempstead, adult advisor.
Banquet: Ethel Hauser, chair
man; Vernon Joos and Vera VIII
liams. Rev. VIM. Jackson, adult adj
visor. 5.. !.
Meeting place and decoration 4
John Wilson, chairman; Reuben,
5Strutz and Westley Smith, w. D..
Boise, adult advisor. 1sls-yS US
Entertainment MAX Grettenberg,
chairman; Misses ella fletcher IA
y Ethel Newberry, Rev. Ward F. Boyd,
adult advisor. Il 55
Publicity: Percy Hansen, chair
man; ne William Lawrence and Miss
Helen Phillips Rev. g: Leroy WHITE:
adult advisor. @
~ Reception Miss Jennie Lngk,.
chairman; se;ll 4awton !dcD donald ana.
Miss MARY orlady pr. C.i Nolte,i
adult ad visor
The registrat ation committee has
= not been Sselec ected, but will be an
nounced within a few days.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-04-22
BISMARCK WOMEN SIGN
..OLD CLOTHES" PLEDGE

Bismarck, April 20.-New
clothing is under the ban at the
North Dakota state capitol as
far as women are concerned.
They signed a pledge announced
today by which they agree on
and after May i to wear old
clothes" and to "buy nothing in
the Line Of clothing until prices
come down to normal. ~.
Male employees in the state
house are organizing an overall
club. 5, @5@-
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-04-22
DEVuSLAKE CENSUS.
SHOWS DECREASE
Washington, April 2o.-Devils
Lake, N. d., population as announced
today by the bureau Of census is g.
149; decrease II orf.3 per cent.

common peaple who make up the life
blood of the commonwealth, be damn
ed. And the great common people
have thus far been deluded into CIV
ing this power Of government into
the hands OF the professional poll
tician believing that the principles OF
our government, for, by and Of the
people. were being religiously car
'ried out: Now and then q Moses has
arisen and endeavored to set the pep
pie right, but the people have been
too busy with their everyday affairs
to pay heed to the prophets Right
now, the professional politician js
scared to death. He is playing his
shrewdest game, as he hears the
rumblings of discontented popu-
lace He is doing everything in his
power employing every trick at his
command to save his hide. And.
consequently, right now is the ply
Geological moment for the voters to
arise in. mass and demand that tho
professional politician step down
from his throne and turn his usurped
power over to the people.
Business Man for President.
If this great nation ever needed a
business man for president, 1t surs-
5ly needs that man now, We have
been startled by the facts brot out in
investigations at Washington In the
way the finances Of our nation have
been run. The democratic govern
.tment Of q democ nation. the big
gest business institution in the world
today, has been run on principles in
which business administration has
been almost entirely ignored-and
we, the people, pay the freight. II
you, Mr.. Retail Merchant. ran your
small business institution ~ the
principles used at w ashington ii
this giant busin mess sent erprise of run
ming the nation, Y Yyon Noald be ih the
5bsnktuptcy court I'M idsS Sof fsa xssx.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-04-22

Little Rock, Ark, April 20.-Re-
ports were anxiously awaited here
today from a larger strip Of terri
tory In northwestern Arkansas swept
by series Of tornadoes late Sunday
night with q resultant loss of life Of
at least twenty-five.
4. More than 100 persons were in
jured and tremendous property dam
age caused, according to informa-
ton trickling in over storm impaired
wired. sg #
aberdeen, Miss, April 20.-sey-
ersl persons ara reported to have
been killed and between 40 and SO
injured In a tornado which struck
Aberdeen early today. EARLY reports
estimate the paeperty damage at
100000.
The Harbolt hog ranch near Aber-
deem. one of the largest enterprises
Of its kind n this section, is reported
to have been destroyed.