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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-20
DAIRY CIRCUIT
ORGANIZATION
OUTLINED HERE
Farmers in Vicinity of Bismarck
Meet Business Men and
Dairy Experts
FLASHER RECORD GIVEN
Farmers at Meeting Informed
How Farmers of H0lstein
Circuit Keep Records

Organization of dairy circuit in
Burleigh county in the vicinity of Bis
marck was discussed today at a meet
ing of farmers and wives of farmers
with the agricultural committee Of the
Commercial club and representatives
Of the state agricultural college and
the Flasher Holstein dairy circuit.
THE meeting opened in the American
Legion hall in the morning, and the
visitors met with business men at a
noon luncheon at the Grand Pacific
hotel at which talks were made.
Max Morgan, livestock extension re-
preventative of the agricultural col
lege, spoke to the farmers on the or
ganization of a circuit, the availability
of good sows,, and G. H. Ritter, super
intendent of the Flasher circuit, gave
q demonstration of the Babcock test
and spoke on methods of keeping up
dairying. A record is kept by members
of the Flasher circuit of the produc-
ton of every day, the daily record
sheet being hung in the barn. A pro-
fit and loss account is kept, the SOW
being charged 81 per month for
pasture and charged for feed, etc. In
this way the farmers can determine
whether or not the COW is profitable
and if not they get rid of her. The
success of Sawtell and Cottner, OF
Flasher, in breeding dairy cattle was
outlined.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-20
.REASSESSMENT
| OF CITIES IS
HELD INVALID
Judge Coffey Rules Against State
Tax Commissioner in
jamestown Case
iSIMILAR ACTION-MANDAN
Judge Declares Law Giving Pow
er to State Officer Interferes
With Local Government
SIMILAR ACTION-MANDAN

jamestown, N d., Sept. 2O.-At the
! conclusion OF arguments in the in.
junction case brought by the Western
| Electrlc company to restrain the
county board OF equalization from
taking any action on the reassess.
ment OF the city of jamestown by
district tax deputy Burgster, Judge
Coffee OF the district court announced
MS decision continuing the injunction
! The injunction having been made
permanent no further action will be
taken unless there is an appeal to the
supreme court and in case there is
not, the entire case of the pretended
reassessment of the city will have a
hearing on its merits probably not un-
til the December term of court.
The Judge announced that he would
continue the restraining order on
several grounds, one based on the be-
lief that the law is demonstrations
as it interferes with local self-govern-
ment. ...-.
Another reason is based on the fact
that the title to the law creating the
luA COAHHlIooIOHCl 10 uClCCIANC. ~ ID
stated that this view has been taken
by Judge Kpbinson and further
ground on which the law is believed
to be unconstitutional is that in the
matter of assessment and eqalization
the law is no notice to taxpayers and
no provision for due process Of law
guaranteed to everyone as constitu-
tiOnal right
The reassessment was ordered by
George E. Wallace, state tax COM
missioner. He also ordered the re-
assessment of Mandan, Oakes, Drake
and other cities and towns. A deci
sion by the supreme court in the
jamestown case would affect the re-
assessment in these other places.
The reassessment was ordered on
the ground that the assessment re-
turned by county authorities was too
low and therefore was discriminatory
against other property in the county.
Charles Crum, who represented the
state tax commissioner in the matter,
said later the case would be appealed
to the supreme court
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-20
PR0BESTARTED
INTO COSTS OF
HOUSE EXTRAS
Industrial Commission Orders
Joint Investigation by AS.
sOciatiOn and Auditor
OWNERS MUST PAY COST
State to Insist on Payment of
; Actual Cost Said to be 25 Per
Cent More than Estimate

TIE cost Of extras" in houses bull,
in Bismarck and other cities by the
state home-builders association will be
checked, it was stated. following a
meeting of the Industrial Commission
here. All changes in original plans
made by the association ale to be gone
over by J. B. Adams, manager OF, the
association, and an auditor of the
Equitable Audit Society,
Contracts with individuals for whom
houses were built will not be made by
the association until Inis checking is
completed. 1t was expected that costs
would be arrived at several weeks ago
and the contracts signed. There was
some delay occasioned by differences
between the figures OF the office force
OF the association and the auditor OF
the Equitable Audit society, which was
employed to put the accounts of the
kOmebuilders association in shape and
TO install a system a considerable time
after the association had been in oper-
alton.
1t also is stated by the members
of the Industrial Commission that all
persons for whom houses were bull;
will be required to pay the actual cost
Of building of the homes. 1t had been
reported that contracts would be sign
ed at the estimated cost. 1t was stated
sometime ago by the manager Of the
association that the average cost Of
the house would be probably 25 per
cent higher than the original esti-
mates.
When the time arrives for the sign
ing of contracts, according to express
sion Of some of those for whom houses
were built, they will refuse to sign
and will 90 into court to settle the
question.
The present program Of home build
ing is virtually completed. There are
no plans on foot now for the continu-
alton of the work Of Ike association,
no bonds having been sold and the ap-
preparation made by the last legislature
heing very small. There still is con-
siderable material on hand.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-20
MINERS ASKED
TO FIGHT CUTS
IN WAGE SCALE
President Lewis Tells Mine
Workers to Resist Attempt
At Decreases
ROW WITH HOWATT IS UP
Lewis Asks Backing in Action
Of Board Against Kansas
Miners Head

Indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 2o-No
wage reduction OF coal miners must
be permitted and all resources Of the
miners union must be made available
to back up the policy in opposition to
wage cuts. John l.. Lewis, president
OF the United Mine Workers of Amer
ica, declared here today in his report
made at the opening of the BIENNIAL
convention Of the international union.
Me also recommended a postpone.
ment until next February of the min
ers' adoption of definite wage de-
mands and declared that with all
wage agreements expiring on March
81, 1922, the full influence and
economic power of our great mem.
bership may thus be utilized to the
advantage of our people for the
achievement of our IDEALS
Deals with Wages
Much Of Mr.. Lewis 40, 1000 word re-
port related to the wage question,
apparently indicating that this would
he among the most important busi-
ness Of the convention which brought
together between 1,50O and 1000 rep
resentatives of local unions scattered
through the United states, Western
Canada and Novia Scotia. Mr. Lewis
asked the convention to endorse the
board which he said AL
exander Howatt, president of the
Kansas miners organization, had de-
fled in not complying with the boards
order for strikers to return to work.
Other essential points Of Mr..
Lewis report included:
A recommendation that the cOnven.
tion reaftirm its declaration of two
two years ago favoring nationaliza-
tiOn of coal mines.
A declaration that 'the fight in
Mingo county, West Virginia, must be
won" and that there can be no COM
promise of the principles involved
A recommendation that legal pro-
ceedings be instituted to make full
test of the constitutionality of the
Kansas industrial court law.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-20
WARD COUNTY
VAlUESCUT
State Board Corrects Action
Based on Erroneous
Figures

The state board of equalization, afte,
hearing protests of city officials of Mi.
not, reduced the valuation on struc.
tures used for business purposes ir
Ward county to the figure at which
they were sent to the state Oard by
the Ward county board Of equalization
This valuation is $2,636,039 as com
pared to $2,750717 last year.
1t was stated by Governor Frazier
and Treasurer Steen, members Of the
board, that an error hal been made
last year by the county auditor Of
Ward county in returning figures t.
the state board, his valuation being
placed at ,$4,999,512. This figure was
later corrected in the tax commission
Offices but the incorrect figure was IL
the tables before the BOARD of equali
zation when it took action at its re
cent meetings, and resulted in a fig
ure being adopted whlcn was said tf
be about so per cent higher than TN
actual value Of last year.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-20
INVITE LOCAL
PEOPLE TO JOIN
MORTON PICNIC

Members, of the Bismarck Com
mercial club, the Rotary club and the
Town Cries, together with the farmers
OF Burleigh county, are invited to at
tend the Morton county farm and city
picnic to be held on the Oak Coulee
ranch 26 miles southwest Of Mandan
on the Flasher road on Thursday,
September %.
The invitation, transmitted by the
Mandan Commercial club through the
Bismarck Commercial club, states
that automobiles from the east and
north will leave Mandan at o'clock
on Sept. %. The purpose of the event
is to arrange for demonstrations to en-
courage the breeding Of purebred beef
cattle.
A barbecue, sport events and
speeches are on the all-day program.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-20
FEAR BALLOONS
CARRIED TO SEA
Five Entrants in International
Race Heard From

BRUSSELS, Sept. 20-Tidings from
five Of the great balloons which start
ed from here last Sunday in a race
for the James Gordon Bennett trophy
were anxiously awaited today. Pre-
vailing wind carried the IA contest
ing balloons over southern England
and Wales and there was danger, it
was said, that some of the missing
had been carried out to sea.
Y Balloons piloted by Vale, of Italy,
and Spencer of England, came to
earth oH the extreme western coast
of Wales. The city of st. Louis, an
American, landed in northwestern
England but has not reported official
ly.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-20
DAMAGES ASKED

Dickinson, n D., Sept. 20.-Damages
in the sum of $4,000 each, are asked
of the Northern Pacific railroad, by
Mrs Thomas Eyeretts, widow Of
Thomas Everetts, who was washed
awav from a speeder and drowned by
tle flood of June IS which swept the
Medora region, and by Everett
Roberts, former serviceman, who
claims injuries in his alleged ex-
traordinary exert!ons to save his life.
according to statement given out by
the plaintiffs attorneys.
Attorney for the damage, claimants
announce that if private settlement
cannot be effected, suits will be begun
soon. Such suits probably would
come up at the January term of dis
trict court for Billings county.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-20
BRIBERY CHARGE
IN FATTY" CASE
is PASSED 0Y Err
Grand Jury Investigating Al
legged Tampering Continues
It's Probe s.
AUTOPSY WAS ILLEGAL?

San Francisco, Sept. 2G.-After hear
ing testimony concerning alleged TAM
pering with prosecution witnesses and
of an autopsy on the body of Miss
Virginia Rape, which is declared to
have been illegal, because it lacked
the sanction of authorities, the county
grand jury investigating these phases
Of the Roscoe Arbuckle case adjourn
ed early today until next Monday
night. No action was taken.
The grand jurors heard the testi-
mony of four witnesses concluding will.
that of DR.. M. e. Rumwlll, the physi-
clan who attended Miss Rape dur
ing most of her illness and who was
subponaed, District Attorney Brady ex
planned because he Is accused of hav-
ing performed an autopsy without Of
ficial permission.
The other three were Miss Joyce
Clark and DR.. Gabor livingstone and
Reggy Morely. These three were in
terrogated concerning alleged tamper-
ing with witnesses.
At the conclusion of re session Dis
IIlCL AIeOIucy Dlduy ioouCu q oI"'S
ment in which he declared it was dis
closed that these three witnesses had
discussed the probability of making
money out of the Arbnckle case by
framing Miss Joyce CiAlk to impeach
the testimony of Miss ley Provost, a
most important prosecution witness"
Liquor served by Ar5uckle at his
party in the Hotel st. Francis Is to
be the subject of Investigation by a
United States district court judge here
tonight. Arbuckle continues to be
held in the city jail without bail charg-
ed with first degree murder in con
nection with Miss Rappe's death.
Robert H. Mccormack, assistant
United States district attorney for the
prosecution of liquor cases announced
witnesses would be called who were
guests at the alleged ,evel. McCor'
mack said he will not seek indictment
at this term, waiting until other fed
eral officials have completed investi'
cation now on in the motion picture
colony of Los Angeles and Hollywood
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-20

The request of Secretary of State
Thomas Hall for $4,000 for the print
ing of publicity pamphlet before the
coming election was placed before at
torney general by Governor Frazier.
and Commissioner Of Agriculture
Hagan who, with Mr.. Hall, comprise
the emergency commission.
The opinion of the attorney general
as to whether or not it is legal to
make the appropriation from the emer-
gency fund was asked.
The secretary Of state has begun
the collection Of copy to be used in the
printing of the pamphlet, which he said
today was a step necessary in the
event funds should be provided for the
printing. All copy should be in his
hands by Monday, Sept. 26, it is stated.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-20
WOULD ENTER CONFERENCE
DEPOT DESTROYED

Flasher, N. D. Sept. 2O.-Fire
starting from gasoline stove ex-
plosion in the living rooms of Agent
F. L. Colgrove, completely destroyed
the Northern Pacific railway station
at Flasher this morning and threaten
ed destruction Of the village. The
loss to the railway is approximately
$4,000.
All of the freight was removed, bu
all express was destroyed.
The village, located 35 miles south
west of Mandan, has no waterworks
Citizens, by means of buckets ant
hand chemicals, stationed on adioin
ing buildings, saved them despite :
4O-mile gale.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-20
CITY BUDGET IS
FIXED FOR YEAR.
AT $106,690.00
Annual Appropriation Ordinance
For Fiscal Year is 1ntrfs..
duced in Meeting
SALARY CUTS ARE MADE
Chief of Police Only Full Time
Man Not Cut-N0 Action
on Fire Truck

The annual budget ordinance of the
city was introduced in the commits
sion meeting last night by Finance
Commissioner John Larson. The or
dinance calls for appropriations OF
$106,690.00 as compared to sllG,332. "a
year ago.
The ordinance as it now stands ex-
ceeds the limit allowed by house bill
No. Is, the tax limitation law passed
last winter by the legislature, in
which it was provided no county or
political subdivision could raise more
money by taxation than the average
of the years 1918, 1919 and 1920. The
constitutionality OF the law was at
tackled in the district court at Fargo
and now is pending in the supreme
court. A decision uphOlding the con-
stitutionality of the law would neces.
state further cuts in this city and in
the budgets of some of the other larg
er cities of the state.
Salary Cuts Wade
Some salary decreases are made in
the ordinance introduced in the COM
mission last night which was intro
duced after it had been considered by
the whole commission. Salaries are
cut as follows: City attorney, $500
to $1,000; city auditor, $1,S00 to
$1,620; custodian of fire hall, $1,5OO to
$1,000; assistant custodian of fire hall,
$1,000 to $1,000; street commissioner,
$500 to $500. The salary Of the
city treasurer, $3.50 per year, fire chief
of 5000 per year. and that of the chief
Of police, $2,40O per year, were not
cut.
The ordinance as introduced fol-
lows: .5r,
BE 1T ORDAINED by the Board Of
City Commissioners of the City of
Bismarck N. D.:
That there are hereby appropriated
the following sums of money for the
Continued on, Page 81
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-20
BOND MARKET is
SAID IMPROVING

+. w. Cathro, director-general of the
Bank of North Dakota, who has re-
turned from Chicago where he has
been for several days, reviewing work
done in the bond sale campaign. He
said that there was some improve
ment in the bond market in the east
but said business conditions generally
seemed unchanged. The state bond
sale campaign, he said, was generally
satisfactory.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-20
SALE PLANNED
/ OF UNEMPLOYED
is BROKEN UP

New York, Sept. 20-Urbain Le-
doux, whose attempt to sell the SER
vices OF unemployed at auction last
night was blocked by police, today
distributed meal tickets to 40 hungry
followers and announced he would
march to Bryant park and again try
to hold his auction. He also distrib-
uted newspapers containing account
OF police activities yesterday to
thrOngs OF jObless men.
Led0ux. claimed he had dispersed
large numbers of unemployed.
LedOux declared that by feeding
the jObless he believed he was keep
ing them from becoming violent.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-20
YANK BALLOON
IS LANDED

New York, Sept. 20-The Belgica l.,
an American entrant in the interna-
tional balloon race which started
from Brussels Sunday, has landed at
Braichy Pwell, North Wales, Ralph
Upson, one. of the pilots, cabled this
information to the Aero Club OF
America today. The balloon Travelled
42O miles in 27 1-2 hours.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-20
WOMAN, 81 YEARS
OLD, MUIR DERED
Aged Grand Forks Lady is
Found Dead in Bed

Grand Forks, N. D., Sept. 20-Mrs.
Bloona Seliger, "a, was murdered
here Monday night. Her body was
discovered this morning in bed in
the rear of a small grocery store
which she had conducted for 20 years.
The Woman's hands had been tied
behind her back and the bedclothes
and pillows piled over her.
A rified trunk near the bed indi-
Gated that robbery was the motive
for the crime.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-20
DOUBLE PROBE
OF KU KLUX
Department of Justice And
Congress To Investigate
Invisible Empire

Washington, Sept 2O.-Federal au-
thorities are going to fire two shots
into the whiterobea ranks of the Ku
KluX Klan.
The first probably will be a thor
ough investigation of the order by
the department Of Justice.
The second will be Congressional
inquiry.
William Joseph Simmons, known
as emperor of the Invisible Empire
may be summoned from his head
quarters at Atlanta, to Washington
to present his case.
The POstoffice department is seek
ing to determine whether the Khan has
violated postal regulations.
Heads of the American Federation
Of Labor are warning their thousands
Of adherents to steeer clear of the
klan.
5t,O, 900 Members
The Klan claims a total member
ship of 100000 and says it is calling
1000 fresh recruits to the colors every
week.
Its officers say it is a fraternal
patriotic organization based on the
tradition of the ku klux Klan which
flourished in the south during the
reconstruction period following the
Civil War;
They say it is dedicated to loyal
Americansm, white supremacy and
the protection OF American Woman
hood
But the opponents of the klan de-
clare that it is an anti-Negro, anti
Catholic, anti-Jewish, anti-alien body
and that it plans by insidious propa
ganda to stir up racial and religious
hatred and internal strife.
1t is upon these charges that fed
eral action will be based.
Burns Ready to Act
Williams J. Burns, chief Of the Bu-
reau of Investigation, Department OF
Justice, says he has not yet looked
into the Klans operations but will
do so as soon as he is authorized by
Attorney General Daugherty.
Daugherty is not now in Washing
ton. Burns says it is probable he
will order a probe Immediately upon
his return.
Representative Peter F. Tague of
Massachusetts has drafted a resolu-
ton demanding an investigation OF
the Klan which he will present soon
after Congress convenes.
Planning POgram
Representative Leonidas M. Dyer
of Missouri, member fthe House
Judiciary Committee, is studying
statutes and precedents to determine
what action Congress can take.
"Its probable that we'll pass a
resolution empowering some COM
mittee to make an investigation,
Dyer said. THAT will enable the COM
mittee to subpoena officers of the klan
and force them to appear at hearings
here"
Representative Benjamin J. Fair
child of New York said:
81 don't know of any federal la"
under which we can prosecute. But
| it's possible that new federal legis-
lation will be enacted to cover this
particular case
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-20
WOMEN MEET
FOR CAMPAIGN
Discuss Plan of Independent
Organization

Discussion of the Independent or
ganization of women in the recall
election campaign was held last night
II. p. Goddard, who managed the
Independent campaign in the last
election, talked to numerous women
workers, and plans were made for the
immediate organization of the women
Of the city.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-20
OPERATION OF
MILL is BEGUN

Minneapolis, Sept 20. Operations
were begun on the new state expert
mental mill today. A carload of No.
9 dark northern Marquis wheat was
fed into the hopper to make the first
state-produced flour in Minnesota.
This flour will be sold to state in
stitutions at the regular market price.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-20
N. D. BOY IN PEN
FOR KISS GIVEN
HIS FREEDOM

Madison, Wis, Sept 20-Condi-
tional pardon was granted today by
Governor Blaine to John Truesdall,
serving two years in Waupon for
putting his arm about and kissing a.
girl Truesdall, young man, is to
return to his parents in North Dakota
and conduct himself as good citizen
under conditions of his release.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-20

county officials here. Hand
heat it was explained, is an al
coholic preparation used for fuel
in small stoves.
Yelling was arrested by Chief
OF Police John kinser, of Ken
mare, who was forced to shoot
him in the leg before he would
surrender. A man who gave his
name as Harry Butler was also
arrested charged VITA robbing Il
poker game and is said to have
been in company witt! yelling.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-20
DRINKING "HAND HEAT" LED HIM
T0SH00TING POLICEMAN, MAN NSAY$

Minot, N. D., Sept. 2O.-Charles
yelling, held at the county Jail
Eere, charged with murder in con-
nection with the death Of Julius A.
Nielsen, kenmare policeman, who
died after pistol fight with Well
ing, declared here ,CGay he did
not remember anything that oc-
Cured in Kenmare except the pis-
tOl fight.
81 had been drinking hand heat
and guess it, put me out of my
head" he is Said to have told
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-20
LLOYD GEORGE
T0STAY HOME
British Premier Not Coming To
Disarmament Conference

London, Sept. 20. (By the Associa-
tea Press.)-1t has been definitely
decided that neither Mr.. Lloyd George
the prime minister nor Lord Curzon
the secretary for foreign affairs will
attend the Washington conference on
dsarmment and Pacific problems in
view OF impending developments in
domestic politics, it was learned this
afternoon.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-20
DIES OF pTOMAINE POISON

Gladstone, n. D., Sept. 20.-Mrs.
Charles W. Brown. so. of Gladstone.
died at Dickinson hospital of
ptomaine poisoning, after a months
illnesss. She leaves her husband and
four small children. .t
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-20
CORlNTH ELEVATOR ROBBED

Corinth. N. d., Sept. 20.-Yeggs
entered the office Of the Corinth ele-
vator here, blew the safe and obtain
ed about $25 in cash and a bunch of
notes. Most of the notes were re-
covered, being found along road
north Of Corinth. No trace of the
yeggs has been found. nj 9l