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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-09

that OF other wage earncrs and that
they are equally entitled, without
avoiding iucivility. TO preserve their
spirit OF Independence"
To those who object that aboli-
ton Of tips would remove the In
centlvo to please their customers,
the walters retort that experience
shows that no such argumnt applies
TO shop assistants In each case the
remedy for inciWlitv is the same;
tho client can complain to the en-
ployer.
The Syndicate OF Paris Hotel Pro
prietors are, however, rosolutely OPP
posed to the addition Of any per-
Ccntage to hotel bills to cover tips,
They declare that tips should be
proportioncd to the services rem
dcred, and that IL the employe was
assured fixed sum in the hlll the
instead of the customers
would pay Moreover, hotel Keepers
foresee that sooner or later the per-
sonnel would demand the right to
inspect their books
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-09

Probably because Ezekiel speaks OF
the creature as having scales, they
decided 10 call II II dragon, and thus
In tho Bible we find several refer
ences to dragons one i"s.a a .,e
metaphoriCally where Pharaoh,
king Of Egypt is spoken OF as "the
great dragon that lieth in. the midst
OF hts rtvera."
Ezekiels description Of dragons"
"a living ont IN the rivers watrhinc
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-12-17
RAP GERMANY'S
OMISSIONS OF
FISCAL STATUS
Reparations Committee Com
plains Of Her Failure To
Give Details
ASK FOR INFORMATION

Paris, Dec. 17-(By the Associated
allied reparations COM
mission has refused to consider Ger
request for an extension Of
time on her January and February
reparations payments until the. Ger
man government tells just what she
can pay on these installments and
gives, other information demanded.
This developed when the text Of the
commissions note to the Berlin gov
ernment was made public today.
The reply expresses surprise that
Germhny failed to tell exactly what
foreigniexchang she would be able to
deliver, what delays she desired and
what guarantees she would offer
meanwhile. Until these details are
furnished it will be impossible to even
examine the requests of the German
government, the note declares.
The commission expresses regret
that Germany has not replied to it's
previous queries as to what action she
proposed regarding the commissions
suggestion for balancing the budget.
preventing the expectation of German
capital and measures to obtain for
e,ign exchange from German holders.
The German government was~taken
TO task in the note for this situation.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-12-17
PRISONERS IN
CHICAGO JAIL
STAGE MUTlNY
Uproar Follows Taking Away of
Privileges Because of
O'Connor Escape

Chicago, Dec. 17-Prisoners in the
Cook county Jail shorn of their priv
ileges since the escape of Tommy
O'Connor and two confederates last
Sunday, mutinied early this morning
and for an hour pandem0nium reign
ed within the stone walls of the Dear
born street prison.
The incarcerated men shouted de-
tiance to, the guards and beat theil
tin cups and cans, on the cell walls
and clangel the bars of their cell
doors against" their fastenings.
Residents Of the neighborhood fear
ing another jail delivery assembled
around the jail and joined in the up
roar. ASP
Police from nearby station an.
swered a riot call and dispersed the
crowd in front Of the Jail, hut they
were not admitted inside as Jailer Pet:
er Lawrence informed them his
guards had quieted the disturbance.
The mutiny was said to be a result
Of O'Connor's escape. Jailer Lawrence
has sought to punish the remaining
prisoners by depriving tn m of
matches and their mattresses. The
mattresses we're returned last night.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-12-17
MINIMUM FOR
LAUNDRIES is
RECOMMENDED

A recommendation for a minimum
wage of $14 per week for women laun-
dry workers is made to the workmen's
compensation bureau, sitting as a
minimum wage commission by con-
ference of representatives of employ
ers, employees and The public. The
scale adopted, including a scale for
apprentices, represents approximately
a Is pef cent decrease from the pre-
viously established minimum
The recommendation provides thai
where the minimum wage is so cents
the laundries may deduct so cents in
case laundry privileges are given the
employee Two periods of apprentice
ship are provided, one of three months
and one Of two months, the minimum
wage for the first period recommend
! ed being S11 per week and for the
second period, s12.50 per week, with
no privilege for deducting pay be-
cause of laundry privileges.
| One more conference is scheduled
to be held before all recommends
tions on classes of women workers for
which it is proposed to establish min
imum wage scales, are completed
This is for telephone workers. -'i
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-12-17
DELAYS
SEATING WEHE;;
one DlSSENTS
Compensation Commissioner To
Take 30 Days to Decide
on Appeal

The wOrkmen's compensation bu-
reau will take 30 days to decide
whether or not to appeal from the or
der Of District Judge w. l.. Nuesslc
restoring L. j. Wehe to office as a
commissioner OF the bureau.
At a specially called meeting, fol-
lowing the serving of the order .pi
Judge Nuessle on the bureau together
with a stay of 80 days in the case
the bureau ratified the action of G. a.
N. Spencer, the member whom Wehe
seeks to oust. in applying to Judge
Nuessle for the stay. Commissioners
Kitchen voted against approving the
request for stay, Mr. Spencer did
not vote and Commissioners McDon-
aid, Elliott and Olsness voted ap-
proval.
The order of Judge Nuessle restored
Wehe to Office and ordered salary paid
during the time he had been oustel
on the alleged illegal action of former
Governor Frazier in removing him.
Mr. Spencer, acting as attorney for
the bureau, requested Judge Nuessle
who is holding court in Jamestown
for stay of 30 days for the purpose
of deciding whether or not an appeal
would be taken.
Mn. Wehe declined to comment upon
what action he may take, if any, when
informed Of the action of the bureau
In letter directing the order be
drawn Judge Nuessle said he was
quite positive about Wehe's right tc
the Office but had some doubt about
whether he was entitled to the salary
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-12-17
CONFESSION OF
HEAT0N BRINGS
ON HOT DEBATE
Defense Seeks To Rule Out
Alleged Admissions As Part
Of Evidence

Fargo, Dec. 1.-THE entire morning
session of the trial of Frank c. Hea
ton, former bank teller charged with
embezzlement of $78N00 was devoted
to argument over the admission OF an
alleged confession by Heaton as evi
dsnce. Judge G. NJ. Cooley overruled
objections of the defense to admis-
sion of the confession and it will be
placed in evidence.
Court adjourned at noon until 2 p.
m. when N. J. Brevig, assistant cash
ier of the defunct Scandinavian-Amer
ican bank Of Fargo, was to resume. the
witness stand.
Brevig yesterday identified certain
records of the bank which he testi-
fed were in charge of Heaton before
his alleged defalcations were discov-
cred.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-12-17
ELKSPLAN FOR
INITIATION
Another Class To Be Taken In
In January

The Elks lodge, at a meeting last
night, discussed plans for the next
initiation of the order 1t will be hello
on the third Friday in January and it
is expected that there will be good
class.
The order formulated plans for car
ing for the deficit in the Salvation
Army budget, so as to make Bismarck
100 per cent complete in the raising
Of the Army budget for the year. !.
The lunchroom of the club will I've
opened up shortly after Christmas.
with Gus SchOlte in charge.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-12-17
SLOGAN CONTEST
STAYS OPEN FOR
ONE MORE WEEK
Town Criers' Club Announces
That Contest Will Close on
Saturday, Dec. "a
COME FROM MANY TOWNS

The Town Criers' club has decided to
give everybody another chance to
write a slogan for Bismarck.
1t was apnouced today that the slo-
gan contest would be continued until
Saturday, December Gath. The action
was taken because a large number of
slogans have come in during the last
few days, indicating an increased in
terest, and the club desires to give
everybody the opportunity Of getting
into the contest.
There are probably $50 slogans in
the, hands Of the secretary of the Town
Criers' club. These have not been ex-
amined, so that the extension of time
is not granted because they are un-
satisfactory. The clubs wants many
more slogans, and there is one more
week in which contestants NAV get
them in. +.
Already slogans have been submit
ted by people living in St. Paul, Bill
lings, Mont; Linton, Mandan, Dickin
son, Parshall, Minot and many other
towns in the western part Of North
Dakota. Fully as many slogans have
come from outside Bismarck as from
people in the city itself.
Every loyal booster of the city
should submit slogan said an an.
nouncement Of the slogan committee
of the club today. "The very first slo-
gan submitted may have been the best;
or the last may win the SIS offered for
frst prize. The committee has not
examined any of the slogans as yet
and will not until the contest has
closed on Dec. "a. Within the next
week every booster of the city should
knit his brow and write slogan that
will be by-word for Bismarck's COM
munity advertising throughout the
Three prizes are offered-$15, $40
and IS for first, second and third
places, res spectively-and in addition
suitable award will be made for a
symbol If selected from the entry of
one<who has not submitted the win
ming slogan.
Minot has the slogan, "Why Not Mi.
not" Mandan chose from contest
the slogan, Where the West Begins" +"
Fargo advertises as '"The Biggest Lit
tie City in the World Nearly every
big city In the country has sought a
slogan in the last few years. Detroit,
Michigan, chose the slogan, Detroit
Where. Life is Worth Living"
The slogan committee believes that
there is plenty of opportunity for one
to write a slogan for Bismarck which
will be a wonderful aid in advertis-
ing the city.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-12-17
TURKEYS CAUSE
COMMOTION AT "a
r. r. STATION

There was commotion galore at the
Northern Pacific railroad station yes
terday afternoon following the arrival
CT No. s.
A crate of turkeys came for the
Northern Produce company. The
crate was broken in the unloading and
a number OF turkeys got away En-
ployes of the produce company, rail
road employees and others joined in
the chase, Some were caught a block
away from the station. -
One of the turkeys flew against a
window in the station and broke it.
Three perched high on the station,
and an employe of the produce COM
pany shot them down.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-12-17
Today's Weather

For twenty-four hours ending at
noon Dec. II.
Temperature at A. NJ. ........ ~
Highest yesterday ....... l5~
Lowest yesterday ~. ........ lo
Lowest last night ..............
Precipitation none
Highest wind velocity -. .2O-NW
Weather Forecast.
For Bismarck and vicinity: Prob
ably snow tonight and Sunday; rising
temperature tonigh>; colder Sunday
afternoon.
: For North Dakota: Probably snow
tonight and Sunday; rising tempera-
ture, tonight; colder in west portion
Sunday afternoon.
Weather Conditions.
The Mississippi Valley storm area
has advanced to the Lake region,
accompanied by rain or snow and fol-
lowed by cold wave over Minnesota
and Iowa. To the west the weather
has been generally fair and tempera-
lures are near normal, excepting
somewhat above normal in western
Montana and the western Provinces.
ORRIS w. ROBERTS,
Meteorological.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-12-17
HERE'S A CLERK 50 POLITE
THAT SHE WILL HOLD BABY
WHILE MOTHER DOES BUYING

Bismarck has courteous clerks revealed in the
coming into Tribune the poteness drive
under the auspices the Bismarck Rotary club That the Rotary
spirit abounds many institutions is becoming more and more
apparent daily. This from one letter:
Gets anything in the store to suit she has to
tear down everything WILL EVEN HOLD THE BABY
TOO"
That's real SERVICE
From another letter regarding the clerk:
every accommodating willing and patient She must belong
to the club for she always geets with SMILE
What is your experience?
Vote today l.
Every clerk up Friday evening is Who
will put in a vote for the clerks? se
Just remember they in the race too.
Only few days left EVERY clerk voted will get
honorable mention Two of them will get prizes of SIS EACH
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-12-17
Gold Is Struggled
Out of Argentina

Buenos Aires, Dec. 17-NGtwith-
standing the legal prohibition against
the expectation of gold from Argen-
tina, the visible supply has diminish
ed since the first of the year by ap-
proximately $SO00,0O0. The conclu-
sion among bankers is that it has been
smuggled out Of the country am that
the destination of most of it was the
United States.
Reports concerning this clandes-
tine expectation have been made to
Finance Minister Salaberry who is un-
derstood to have ordered an invssti-
CATION although nothing has been
made public as to the result.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-12-17
QUIET XMAS AT
WHITE. HOUSE

Washington, Dec. ia quiet Xmas
in the White House will be observed
by the President and Mrs. Harding.
1t was announced today the president
will hang up his stocking "at home
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-12-17
$40,00o,o 900 FOR CRIMINAL
INJURIES

London, Dec. 1.-THE total COM
pensation awarded under the criminal
injuries Ireland Act during the period
from June 1, 1920, to Sept. 80, 1921,
was approximately S0G0,00o pounds.
The figures were given by Sir Hamar
Greenwood Chief Secretary for lrs-
land, to a questioner' in the House OF
Commons.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-12-17
ADOPT SILENCE RULE


spokesmen hurled a bomb she'll into
conference circles yesterday with the
announcement that France had as
serted before the naval commission
Of fifteen her intention of building
between 1926 and 1885, ten capital
ships Of $4,000 tons each.
1t appeared that French pro-
posal was submitted at the first
meeting of the committee after Sec
retary Hughes had announced the
agreement between Great Britain,
Japan and the United States to
abandon projected building programs,
scrap sixty eight capital ships ag-
gregating nearly two million tons
and set their navies in ten years on
a five-five-three ratio basis as be-
tween themselves. The one action
disclosed at the meeting of the COM
mittee Of fifteen was the agreement
not to talk of what was going on un-
til conclusion had been reached. :
The British statement as to
French proposals preceded the COM
mittee's mo talk decision"
French spokesmen have repeatedly
pointed out that they were with
out any official knowledge of what
was in progress in the "Big Three"
naval negotiations eliminating in the
triangular agreement. They receiv-
cd the official announcement of the
agreement Wednesday and it ap-
peared possible that when the French
government had taken time to study
closely the three power understanding,
notifications in French proposals
might be forthcoming. Vague hints
Of such possible developments were
in circulation last night but whether
Continued on Page -
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-12-17

Goldfish in Iceland are dried and
ground into flour for use in making
bread.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-12-17

meter is one ten-millionth part
of the distance between the equator
and the pole
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-12-17

New Yorker has developed a new
form of electric heater that may also
be used as toaster.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-12-17

sumatra is rapidly supplanting the
tlohacco industry with the culture or
rubber.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-12-17
Good Fellows of Bismarck are busy
planning for Christmas

From $4,000 to 100000 shea nuts are
annually rotting along the Gold Coast
of Africa.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-12-17
CLAIMS WALL STREET PLOT Sol WE'D
WHISKEY, CASH
ROBBERS LOOT

Minneapolis, Dec. 17-4Robbers took
23 quarts of prescription whiskey and
$500 in cash from the Super-Clark
drug store here last night. The
Northwestern Fuel Company's Office
also was entered and 5000 taken.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-12-17

First successful overhead trolley
line was installed in Richmond, Va, in
1887.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-12-17
ARREST TO END
BOMB MYSTERY,
BURNS ASSERTS
Head of Bureau of Investigation
Declares Radicals Institut.
ed the Plot
ONE ARRESTED IN EUROPE
Void Lindenfeld Said to Have
Confessed Their Interna.
>tionale is Responsible
ONE ARRESTED IN EUROPE

dSIlIllBLON, Lee. l(.-(By
the Associated Press.) .)-The ar
rest in Warsaw of Wolf Linden
field will clear up the entire mys-
terry of the Wall street explosion
of September 16, 1920, it was
stated positively by William J.
Burns, head of the department
Of justice bureau of investiqa-
ton.
Lindenfeld, whose arrest was
reported to the department by
the Associated Press, was de.
scl'ibed by Mr.. Burns as the kew
to the solution of the mystery
and "the only man that we know
IN the world that knows all about
it," ~
Mr.. Burns declared that Lindenfeld
himself, was not implicated in the ex-
ploslon. but so close to the5 radical
element who were its perpetrators
that he knew all about it, The Thru
lnternationale, Mr.. Burns said. was
the moving spirit behind the plot, {.
Went Over as Agent.
hndenfeld, according to Mr.. Burns.
went abroad originally on behalf of
the department of justice to obtain in
formation which would lead to the ar
rest OF those responsible for the ex-
plosion. When no reports were re-
ceived from him, Mr.! Burns said, Sill
vester Cosgrove, one Of the deparr-
ment's agents., was sent over to find
out why Lindenfeld was not sending
the information Promised and the ar
rest followed.
Radicals In Europe as we'll as in
the United States were under surveil-
lance by the department for suspected
connection with the explosion and t.
the information to be obtained from
Lindenfeld proves tp be as expected
arrests are in immediate prospect.
SAY HE CONFESSED.
Warsaw, Dec. 17.-CBy the Associ
ated Press. Pilots and counter-plots
reading like chapter from. fiction
were involved in the search for clues
in many parts of Europe by American
secret service agents which resulted
in the Arrest here yesterday of Wolfe
Lindenfeld, alias William Lind, in
connection with the Wall street bomb
explosion. in New York in September
1920. Linderfeld has fully confessed,
the authorities say, naming the ring
leaders in the plot which he declared
was aimed at J. P. Morgan, the in
fernay machine exploding premature.
ly.
NAMES FIVE PRINCIPALS.
According to Sylvester Cosgrove AM:
Paul Altendorf, who trailed Linden
field, the suspect has named five prin-
cipals In the plot now in Europe who
received 100000 from the Moscow
Third Internationale through the New
York Communists. Lindenfeld has
declared his willingness to return to
New York as soon as possible and
turn states evidence. The Polish au-
thorities say he was exposed in 1905
as a Russian secret agent and fed to
America at that time, returning to
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-12-17
DECIDE NEXT WEDNESDAY

Dublin, Dec. 17-(By the Associat-
ed Press)-Final decision on the Irish
peace treaty by the Dahl Eireann can
be expected Wednesday but not be-
fore, according to information OBJ
tanned from authoritative Sim Fein
circles.
A statement signed by Eamonn De
Valera and Arthur Griffith was is
sued last right announcing public
session of the Dali for II O'Clock Mon
day morning at which motion for
ratification of the treaty will be made
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-12-17
FIRING BREAKS
OUT AGAIN IN
EAST BELFAST
Rioting Continues and Car Ser
vice is Suspended-Dail
Postpones Decision

Belfast, Dec. 17-(By the Associat-
ed Press Fierce firing broke out in
the Newtomards road section and east
Belfast today. The firing was so in.
tense that tram car service was sus-
pended. Machine guns were used
against the rioters by the Crown
forces. An employe of the city tram
service was shot dead and at least.
six persons are known to have been
wounded.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-12-17
SEEK WAY OUT
FROM FRANCES E
NAVAL DEMAND
Committee of Armament Con.
ference in Secret Session
Hears Frances Position
ITALY ALSO INVOLVED
Demands That She Be Given Ad.
ditional Tonnage If France
is Granted Demand

Washington, Dec. 17.-(By the AS
sociated Press) The naval commit
tee of Is Of the armament conference
resumed consideration today of the
French and Italian ratio problem but
with little prospect that the day
would show any material results in
the way Of advancement toward an
agreement among the five powers on
relative naval strength and reduction
in fleets in harmony with that al
ready reached by the "Big Three
naval countries.
The committee again was en-
trenched behind its rule of silence
adopted yesterday and no further in
formation was available as to the ex-
act nature of the statement the
French group is making as to Frances
needs in naval tonnage on the basis
Of her national security.
The American group in the commit
tee of Is has not reached the point
Of formulating counter-proposAls as
to French and Italian naval ratios, it
is understood. Whether developments
in the committee will make such
American initiative advisable remains
to be seen. ...,.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-03-20

report that the production of pig iron
for the last year was 5000, 700 tons as
compared with 739S,O0 tons in 1919.
The new British unemployment insur-
ance act has passed its third reading in
the house of commons.
Organized labor im Ottawa, Can, will
operate cooperative store for the
working men in that city:
New York factory workers averaged
So7.61 a week in wages during January
~ cents less than in December.
Wage increases accorded to 100000
workers in Great Britain in 1920 am
ounted to more than s23,0OO,O00 per
week.
The new Republican administration
which took hold in Washington on
March 4. will have nearly 100000 jobs
to distribute.
Textile workers in Germany have
agreed to a % per cent cut in wages
n order to staye off complete shut
down.
The eight -hour day has been sus-
pended in Sweden, and in the future
the length Of the working day will ne
subject to arrangement between en-
ployer and employed.
In order to furnish work for the UNI
employed. the Philadelphia Highway
department will soon commence street
improvements that will involve an ex-
penditure of nearly $2.O0O.OOO.
The chamber of commerce in GLOW
ersville n. Y. has taken up the I'M
employment problem and will act rs a
clearing house to provide relief for
| the many who are out of work.
The United Mine Workers of Amer
! ga collected $2.3:5533.321 in the year
ended July 81, 1920. For preparing
data for the wage of fight, w. j.
Lauck, noted Washington statistician
| was paid $47,650.
Union meat cutters in Portland Ore,
work As hours a week, with basic rate
of pay of $45.
There has been introduced in the
| Michigan legislature bill which would
establish the eight hour day in mines,
| mills and manufacturing establish
| ments of the State, with time and one
| half for overtime.
The state highway department of
Pennsylvania during the 1920 construc-
ton season built approximately 40
miles OF concrete roadway, Is feet
wide. This is worlds record for one
season for this type of roadway.
The West Virginia state penitentiary
will soon be self supporting. A coal