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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-03-11
TALK M!IS!QU0TED
SAYS KITCHEN n
Commissioner Of Agriculture
For Cooperative Endeavors

Any Interpretation of his talk at
Minot before the state dairymen's as
sOciation to the effect that he Is op-
posed to cooperative marketing is
wholly unjustified, Commissioner OF
Agriculture and Labor ]. A. Kitchen
said today.
II was the first president of CO.
operative milling association in Senti-
mel Butte" said Mr.. Kitchen. II have
always favored cooperation among
farmers"
Mr.. Kitchen said he was misquoted
in some dispatches.
II told the association that I be-
lieved that any effort upon the part
of farmers or others to arbitrarily fix
a price that is exorbitant would de-
feat ITSELF" Mr.. Kitchen said. He
cited as an example that the price OF
one commodity had been increased by
la California organization which had
obtained a virtual monopoly to point
where he felt unable and unwilling to
purchase the product. The price, he
declared, had doubtless reduced the
demand Cooperative selling at a
fair price to the producer and the
consumer as we'll is held justified anC
| desirable by Mr. Kitchen.
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ASSOCIATION
OF COMMERCE
FORMED HERE
Announcement Made of Guaran'
tee of Funds to Carry on
New Association
PLANNING ACTIVITIES

Steps were taken this morning at a
meeting of number of business men
toward the organization Of an Associ-
alton of Commerce. Men interested
in the future development of Bismarck
have been circulating petitions for the
last two weeks and sufficient signers
have been secured to warrant the sue
cess of the new civic organization, it
was stated. A full statement of the
organization will be made later, it
was said.
The most important progress made
this morning was the securing of a
guarantee fund to insure the financial
success of the new organization.
Every section of the city is represent
ed on the petitions and the securing
,of additional names the sponsors Of
the organization declaer will go for
ward vigorously.
be called together and given an op-
portunity to select their officers and
decide upon broad policy of civic
development. In the meantime, the
guarantors will select a secretary
trained in civic activities. A special
committee has been named to get in
communication with commercial or
ganizations in the large cities to sub
nit names Of men who would be in
terested in coming to Bismarck as the
executive head of the new Association
of Commerce.
Especial emphasis, it was said will
be laid upon the question of freight
(eOntinued on Page y
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PRAIRIE SMOKE
PLACED ON SALE
DR.. NJ. r. Gilmore's Book OF.
fered to The Public

''Prairie Smoke the volume of lore
Of the prairies, which has been SO
highly praised in many newspapers Of
the state, is now offered for sale to-
tie general public.
Because of the demand for the book
of DR.. Melvin Randolph Gilmore, cura-
tor of the state historical society, a
second edition has been printed. 1t Is
lin cloth binding, handsome volume,
and is offered for sale at $3.50 per
copy. Copies may be obtained through
DR.. Gilmore or The Tribune
The first edition was printed with
paper binding. The book was distrib.
uted to libraries and educational in
stitutions of the state. The stories
of prairie lore, Indian stories and other
stories of North Dakota's historic past
were highly praised and many educa.
tors asked for books to be used in
school work. Many women's clubs also
sought the books, as have many in
dividuals.
There is limited number Of the
second edition, 1000 copies in all.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-03-11
MORTON COUNTY
TOWNS DEMAND
TAXES LOWERED
Tax Commissioner Without Au'
thority to Interfere; Pleas
in Abatement Filed

The state tax commissioner is with
out authority to interfere in the mat
ter Of increased assessment Of. town
and city lots in Morton county, Tax
Commissioner C. c. Converse has in
formed officials and citizens of the
county after an investigation.
AS a result of the tax squabble in
that county hundreds of citizens have
or are preparing to file pleas for
abatement of alleged excessive taxes
with the county commissioners. A
special reassessment Of property In
Mandan was ordered last year by
former tax commissioner Wallace and
the assessment as approved by the
county board was boosted 30 per cent
by the state board of equalization. The
increased assessment originally was
intended to apply only to the city OF
Mandan, but since the state board had
power to act only with the county as a
unit, the assessment of all city and
town lots in Morton county were in
creased.
Many of the protestants in some OF
the smaller towns of the county as
sert that the increase made the as
sessed value of the lots beyond the
actual value. AS the county board
opposed the action Of. the state board
it is expected to grant many OF the
pleas in abatement filed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-03-11
U. S. SURPRISES
BY DEMAND FOR
TROOP PAYMENT
Reservations For American
Rights Will Be Made In
Agreement, However

Paris. March 1.-THE demand by
the United States for reimbursement
to the extent of $241, 100000 for the
expenses of it's forces in the Rhineland
before any reparations are paid has
provoked surprise and perplexity in
French official circles. There is also
come pointed comment in some morn
ing newspapers. The allied finance
ministers met today to consider the
situation developed by the American
demands.
An official newspaper this after
noon said:
"Believing that the American mem
orandum established new interpre-
tation of the treaty of Versailles
which document has not been ratified
by the United State the allied finance
ministers have decided to refer the
memorandum to their governments.
An agreement, however, will be reach
ed and signed late today with reser-
yatiOns as to American rights"
Paris, March 11.-(By the Associ-
ated Press) - Best information in
French and British official circles to-
day was to the effect that the Ameri-
can claim for reimbursement of $241,-
100000 for expenses of American
forces in the Rhineland before any
reparations are paid will be referred
to the reparations commission without
specific recommendation.
The allied finance ministers to
whom the note was addressed dis
cussed the note briefly at their morn
ing session today and it was under
stood they would resume considera-
tion of it this afternoon.
Outside officials expressed little be-
lics that there was little chance that
the American expenses could be paid
out of the first million gold marks
paid by Germany as the distribution
| has been made.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-03-11
'DADDIES" GET
in LINE FOR
BIG BANQUET

Most of the details for the Father
and Son banquet to be given at the
High School Gymnasium next Tues
day evening under the auspices OF
the Rotary club have been arranged.
Chairmen of the various committees
named by Burt Finney, head of the
Rotary club, will meet Monday noon
at the Elks club to put the finishing
touches to the festivities which will
begin promptly at $50 P. M.
One "daddie' was called up last
evening.
There was an eager voice at the
other end of the telephone which
chirped:
"Will you take a scrub to the ban
quet Tuesday evening"
"You bet" was the answer snapped
back, and the scrub and his escort
will be there on the dot to eat the
good things prepared and hear the
speeches and songs.
The banquet is under the auspices
of the Bismarck Rotary club, and j
]. Macleod, director of boy welfare
work, is directing many of the details
in conjunction with a number of com
mittees made up Of Rotarians.
Judge A. M. Christianson, real
daddy himself, and who knows how tC
put things across in the toastmastel
line will preside.
The program is as follows:
Toastmaster-A NJ. Christianson.
Toast "Our Country"-A. M. Christ
iansOn.
| Invocation-H. C. Postlethwaite.
Song-Selected.
"Our Dads''-Proposed by Chas
Moses; responded to by Geo. f. Wal
lace.
Song-Selected.
"Our Mothers'-Proposed by Bartol
Muir; responded to by DR.. p. P
Quain.
Song-Selected.
Address-D. r. Poole, Winnipeg
Man, director of Boys Work for Man
itoba.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-03-11
MADALYNNE is
GIVEN A REST
DURING
After Two Days on Stand Court
is Adjourned For Day,
While She's in Jail

Los Angeles, Calf, March H.
Madalynne Obenchain, in her cell at
the county Jail today, rested from two
successive days on the witness stand
in her trial for the murder of J. Bel
ton Kennedy, her sweetheart.
No session of her trial was held,
court having adjourned yesterday
morning. When she returned to the
stand the prosecution will resume its
ross-examination.
1t is expected the state will devote
much time to cross-questioning the
defendants on events Immediately
leading to the Staying of the young
broker in her presence. Already she
had been quizzed rigidily concerning
her relations with the thpee men,
Obenchain. Burch and Kennedy.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-03-11
CASSELT0N AND
FARGO MEETING
FOR CAGEH0N0R
Valley City and Jamestown Also
Will Clash in District
Finals Tonight

Fargo, Mar. 11.-Fargo and Cassel-
ton will play for district honors here
tonight, Fargo eliminating Wahpeton
Al to IA and Casselton beating Tower
City 43 to 20 here this morning.
At Bowbells, Donnybrook plays Ken
mare for the eighth district honors
tonight.
Z Bismarck and Mandan will meet to-
night in Mandan for the third district
championship.
Valley City and jamestown will
play at jamestown tonight for the dis
trict championship. Valley City beat
Glendale 90 to 5; jamestown beat
Darlington % to 16, and Darlington
beat Medina Is to 4.
Dickinson beat Hettinger in the
semi-finals, 80 to 13, and Beach and
Dickinson meet tonight in the finals
for that district.
Grand Forks and Grafton will meet
tonight in Grand Forks in the finals OF
the district.
, At Minot, Drake and IMinot will play
tonight.
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and gave it up to enter business for
herself, with $4,000 a year ahead.
''YOu can't round the social circles
and square yourself with business life
at the same time," she says "Of
course my friends were. shocked.
''The thing they thought ! should
have done was to have gone in for
music, artistic dancing and esthetic
things of one kind and another.
''But have a $4,000 tob to show
for my efforts and future that looks
aike double the money ard what have
they?
81 still stand by what l told ny
friends when | left school: If you're
going to be suct,ass in business, you
have to learn that business from the
ground up.
"Of course, a college education will
help you. They want intelligent peo-
Pile in business. The college girl has
splendid chance. II she gets down
to bed rock-and digs, she won't
stay long at the clerk job
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-03-11
IS
CHALLENGEDBY
REGULAR GO. P,
Republicans Looking to Gunder
Olson to Take Step For Con-
ferenceiin Present Crisis
QUESTION Iva. AUTHORITY
Claim National Committeeman
Endorsed by Two Factions
Should Rally Republicans

Regular Republicans are looking
with askance and suspicion on the
" A. .-Republican-D Democratic pow WOW
called for jamestown lby the fusion
forces of the state. Burleigh Spald-
ing of Fargo is to name the date and
while it is called in the name Of the
Republican party, a considerable ele-
ment, If the Republicans Of the state
declare that Mr.. Spalding is without
mandate from the party to call any
such convention.
IF it is an anti-McCumber conven-
ton of Republicans that is different,
said an informed member Of the Re-
publican party today.
The only man who can regularly
and consistently call the Republicans
into conference to talk over nominees,
and of course such action is merely in
formal and not binding under the
primary laws, it is pointed out, is Gun
der Olson, Republican National Com
mitteeman. t-.
Indorsed by Two Conventions
Mr.. Olson, it is stated, was endorsed
by two conventions Of Republicans at
Bismarck. The first convention was
addressed by Senator McCumber when
names were proposed for the National
Republican convention. Later another
convention was held at which Bur-
leigh Spalding, Theodore Nelson and
ot,.ers were present and had much to
do with the program outlined.
There was little or no open friction
at either convention. The first con-
fined it's action solely to endorsing a
national committeeman and selecting
delegates to the national convention
and fixing on presidential electors. In
the, case of the second convention
there was discussion Of state issues,
in connection with the selecting Of
nominees for national committeeman.
delegates to the national convention
and presidential electors.
Both for Olson
Despite the fact that the two con-
venticns proceeded along different
lines to express the same sentiments,
both, conventions endorsed Gunder Oh
son for national committeeman and
endorsed some but not all the nomi-
nees named at the first convention. In
order to have harmonious action at
that time as far as delegates to the
national convention were concerned,
several of the nominees for delegates
to the national convention not en-
dorsed by the second group Of Re-
publicans withdrew leaving the field
SO that both factions Of the party
were represented upon the delegation
that went to Chicago and participated
in the nomination of Warren G. Hard
ing.
But despite friction on certain mat
CONTINUED on Page g.
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SECRETARY HUGHES DECLARES j, s,
INTERESTS WERE CONSERVED IN
-FOUR POWER PACT NEGOTIATIONS
NATHAN QUITS
RECEIVERSHIP

Andrew j. Nathan Of Bismarck, who
formerly was in charge as receiver of
the Bank of New Rockford, of New
Rockford, North Dakota, has resigned
his position and accepted employment
with Nichols & Shepard Company, OF
Battle Creek, Michigan, manufacturers
of threshing machinery and will take
up his new work on April first
MIR. Nathan will not remove from
Bismarck, but will make that city his
headquarters, and will travel. what Is
known as the Bismarck territory, as
we'll as the western portion of the ter
ritory south of Bismarck.
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Oakland, Cal, March 11.-Pretty
Mary II. Sloss graduated from Stan
ford university an honor student. Her
parents had money-plenty of it.
Then Miss Sloss announced that she
was going to take a job as a salesgirl
in a department store.
Her friends scoffed.
whats the use of college educa-
ton if you are going behind coun-
ter?' they asked.
"Im going after business success
and to get it I'll have to start in at the
bottom and learn all the tricks Of the
trade" Miss Sloss replied.
"If a person is really going to at
tain success, all ends Of the business
She's heading for must be mastered
So the Stanford coed became a
salesgirl at very modest salary.
Just the other day she resigned
her $5C0O-a-year job as buyer for the
store. She has cutgroWn her position
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-03-11
HARDING HARD
AT HIS GOLF

Almond Beach, Fla, Mar. 11.-(By
the Associated Press)-Landing from
the houseboat of E. B. Mclean, Wash
ington publisher, on which he is max
ing trip down the Florida coast
from St. Augustine, President Har-
ding today played IS holes of golf
over the Ormond course. Speaker Gil
lette, Under-secretary Fletcher and
Mr.. Mclean made up the four-some
with the President. The weather
threatening early in the day, cleared
up and sunshine greeted the players.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-03-11
WOMEN OBLIGED
TO PAY POLL

Women of the state are obliged to
pay the 81 school poll tax but not the
road poll, Tax Commissioner C.. c.
Converse has informed an inquirer
from Ransom county. The ruling OBJ
tanned under the former tax commits
sioner who held that women were
obliged to pay the poll tax last year.
The law provides that each elector
must pay poll tax, the suffrage amend
ment made women electors, the COM
missiOners said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-03-11
STEEL PRICES
SEEN AS TRADE
REVIVAL TREND

New York, March 1.-THE advance
in prices of fabricated materials an
nounced by number of independent
steel producers was regarded as the
most significant event Of the week in
the stock exchange.
Sugar and several other commodi-
ties also hardened on the outlook in
various lines of industry and COM
merce.
Trading in stocks and bonds, es-
pecially the latter, fell off. The mar
ket in money evinced greater ease.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-03-11
ASKS DEALINGS
WITH u. S. BANK

Moscow, March II. = l.. Krassin,
commissioner for foreign trade in
Russia, is quoted in an interview pub
lished in a local newspaper that ian
agreement had been prepared" with
the Guaranty Trust company for
banking relations with the new State
Bank Of Russia.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-03-11
N, GANDHI IS
UNDER ARREST

Bombay, March 11.-(By the Asso.
ciated Press )-Followers of NJ. X.
Gandhi, non-coperationist leader, un-
der arrest, today recalled recent arti-
Gle in his newspaper in which he ask
ed them to carry out the whole pro
gram with 'clock-like regularity and
speed like the Punjab express" if ne
should be arrested.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-03-11
FIRE CAUSES
HEAVY DAMAGE

The fire department was called to the
home of Emil Pfaender, $40 Seventh
street, about 9 o'clock this morning.
Fire, said to have originated from the
furnance, caused damage to the fur
nis.lings, and interior Of the house esti-
mated at more than $1,000.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-03-11
CHECKS MAILED
TO FIRE DEPTS,

H. l.. Reade, secretary of the North
Dakota Firemen's Association, has
mailed out to 229 city treasurers of the
state checks for the 1920 insurance
tax pro rata, the total amount being
$45,73l.20. Bismarck receives ST.
924SS and Mandan receives $775.97.
Another payment will be due in June.
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TO SUBMIT PROOF

St. Louis, March 11.-Victor Miller,
president Of the board of police man.
ayers; was prepared to appear at a
meeting of the board Of education
this afternoon to submit proof of his
charges that vice existed in Solden
high school.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-03-11
WILTON PLACES
ARE RAIDED

About a dozen homes, mostly Of
Russians, were raided in Wilton yes
terday by federal agents, Sheriff
Welch of Burleigh county. two con-
stables and deputy sheriff and the
states attorney Of Mclean county.
Considerable mash, moonshine and
some stills were confiscated by the
officers. Warrants probably will be is
sued for arrests by federal officers.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-03-11
Answers Charges Made on Floor
of the Senate During the De.
bate in a Letter
UNDERWOOD DEFENDS
Democratic Leader Answers At.
tack of Senator Robinson,
Democrats, on the Treaty

Washington, Mar. 11.-Secretary of
State Hughes in letter today to Sem
ator Underwood, Democratic leader
and arms conference delegate, took
occasion to characterize statements
that the American delegates were in
duced to accept some plan for the
four-power Pacific treaty cunningly
contrived by others opposed to Amer
lca's interests as "a very poor and
erroneous construction of the work
IN connection with the conference"
The Secretary added that the amen
lties OF international intercourse pre-
cluded the dealings be formal and
there be confidential suggestions and
conversations incident to the nego-
tiattons but he assured the senate that
a full disclosure of everything said
or done would reveal nothing deroga-
tory to the part taken by the Ameri-
can delegates.
He asserted he would not consider
acceptance CT any position not entire
ly consistent with the traditional pol
icy of the American government. The
four-power pact, itself, he said, re-
Guires no comments adding that no
ingenuity in argument or hostile criti-
cism can add to it or make its engage
ments greater than 'its unequivocal
language set forth"
There are no secret notes or under
standings, he asserted. q.
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BANDITS MAKE
Y-R0LL HAULS

Brownsville, Pa, March 1.-Two
officials of mine company were rob-
bed of about 100000, the company's
payroll by six bandits who held up
trolley car near here today. A guard
was shot but not seriously hurt.
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ubstitutions-Brown for K t.;
Middaugh for Doyle, Kludt for Alison
Field goals-Alfson II, Burke =,
Kludt 6, Brown 5, Scroggins 3, Finn .,
Tindal i, lHeadon 1.
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50 KILLED IN
BIG STRIKE IN
SOUTH |. AFRICA
Miners and Police in Battle in
Which 19 Police are Among
Those Slain
"REVOLUTION"
British Newspapers Dispatches
Say That Strike Becomes
a General Revolt
CALLED REVOLUTION"
BOMB BUILDING

London, Marcl 1l.-(By the AS
sociated Press. )-The trades union
hall at Benoini near johannesburg,
crowded with South African gold
mine strikers, was bombed by an
aviator today, says Central News
dispatch from johannesburg. The
majority Of those present were
killed and the buildings destroyed.
johannesburg, &c., Africa, March
11.-Casualties in the fighting between
striking miners and police have reach
ed 80 killed and 7 wounded by 8 o.
clock tonight when the firing still con-
tinued. Nineteen of the slain were
policemen.
BY II o'clock, however, the streets
had become absolutely deserted and
the town uncannily quiet. The public
was forbidden use of the streets.
The workers hall is reported hit by
an aeroplane bomb. Heaviest casual
ties in the district are believed to
have been in the extreme eastern Sec
ton of the Rand.
So far no news has been received
from the western Rand Jepp, a west
ern suburb adjoining johannesburg,
was seized by strikers this afternoon.
Most Of the men were armed and some
carried bombs. They are credited
with planning to hold up police in
that area. SO as to prevent them from
reinforcing other points.
At two towns the strikers had ap-
parently obtained the upper hand and
numbers Of dead and wounded we're
lying in the streets.
CALL 1T REVOLUTION
The STRIFE called by the miners leaders
at johannesburg is in reality a revo-
lutionary movement, according to the
Cape Town correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph. The strike issues have
been eclipsed by threats against the
state, he saih. The Johannesburg cor
respondent of the same paper reported
that numbers of Dutch farmers have
joined the strikers, who are mainly
Dutch. The Times johannesburg cor
respondent, on the other hand, as
cribes the trouble, to a widespread
Bolshevist plot and says the Forrest!
commandery regards itself as red
guard.
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TAKE $4,000 PAYROLL
Pittsburgh, March 11.-Four armed
men today held up and robbed two
paymasters Of $4,000 company pay
roll.
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Bismarck Drubs Wilton.

Bismarck and Wilton having won in
both afternoon contests, played the
second of the evening games. Bis
marck won by decisive score of 70
to y. After the showing which the
Wilton team made in the afternoon a
fairly good game was expected. In
stead Wilton was on the short end OF
the highest score which the Bismarck
team has made this season. The game
started and ended with a rush by Bis
marck, the Wilton team hardly get
ting a look at the basket during the
first half, which ended Bismarck "a
Wilton Z. in the last half tae scoring
was much more decisive, the Coal
Miners only making two baskets.
e -,n:-,,1, Wilton
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Substitutes -Brown, for Kludt, Mid
daugh for Doyle, Kludt for Burke:
Field goals-Kludt 3, Brown 4, ALI.
son 6, Burke Z, Scroggins' I, Hien. !,
A. Doerr l, E. Doerr 2.
Free throws-Alfson, Z out of 13;
Hien, out of 8.