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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-14
LAWYER WHO
QUIT BUREAU
is SUICIDE
Charles S. Cramer, Former
General Counsel for Veter-
ans Bureau, Shoots Self
FOUND IN BATHROOM
Friends Believe Worry and
Strain Over Investigation
Caused Act

Washington, Mar 4.-Charles S.
Cramcr Of San Francisco, who rctir.
cd last month as general counsel for
the Veterans Bureau at time when
the conduct of the bureau was under
fire in Congress-, committed suicide
today by shooting himself through
the head.
His body was found in the bath
room of his home, where he had
locked himself after saying goodbye
to Mrs. Cramer when she left on u
midnight train to New York. The
police found no message to explain
his act, but his friends said that the
nervous strain which had resulted
from his connection with the bureau
had undermined his'health.
AS general counsel for the Veter-
ans Bureau Mr.. Cramer passed on
the many contracts which were made
by the bureau the past two years for
the construction and rental Of hos
pitfalls. Some months ago he and
other bureau officials were bitterly
assailed by some officials of the
American Legion and members of
Congress. Shortly after the counsel
affairs at a meeting in Indianapolis
he issued statement saying he had
given patriotic and whole-hearted
service to the bureau, had laid all
facts before Director Forbes and was
willing to abide by the latter's de-
cision as to whether he should re-
main in office.
Soon afterward his resignation
was accepted.
Since then the senate has ordered
an investigation into bureau affairs
and a special committee appointed
for the purpose has named, John
Ryan Of New York as its special
counsel. Director Forbes himself
has retired and the new director,
Frank E. Hines, has appointed to
place before the Investigators all the
records of the bureau which they
care to examine.
MIR. Cramer's body was found by
servants after they has discovered
that his bed had not been slept in
and after they had broken down the
locked door to the bath room. He
had shot himself with a pistol.
Mr.. Cramer was as years old. Dur
ing the war he came to Washington
and tried to get commission in the
army but because Of a crippled arm
and bad eyes he was refused. Later
he was appointed representative of
foreign petroleum interests here
supplying the allies with material
for the manufacture of explosives.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-14
COMPANY A.
SHOW COMING
Merry Musical Show To BE
Presented Wednesday,
March 2l

Rchearsals are going day and
night for the big musical comedy,
"One Girl in a Million" to take place
at the auditorium next Wednesday,
March 81. The ticket committee re-
ports a big sale of tickets and by all
indications at present the house will
be packed on that night. Some OF
the best talent in Bismarck have been
chosen to take part in the production
and with the many novel electrical
specialities, this will be one of the
best seen here in the way of local
talent performances for many years.
Company A needs the money to en-
able them to lease new quarters; the
government supplying everything
but the building. More details will
be given through the Tribune later.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-14

election. The bonds bear S percent
interest and run for 20 years.
Included among the bidders were:
The Hanchett Bond Company. Cli-
cago; W. L. Slayton and Co., Tole-
do; Omaha Trust Co., Omaha, Neb.;
Minnesota Land and Trust Co., Min
neapolis; Ferris and Hardgrove,
Spokane; Northwestern Trust Co.,
st. Paul; Wells -Dickey Co., Minne-
apolis; Paine, Webber Co., Minne-
apolis; Drake Ballard Co.. Mime
apolis.
The board will proceed with plans
for building the new school this
year. 1t probably will be almost .
duplicate Of the Richholt east side
school.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-14
CATTLE CASE
BEING HELD IN
DISTRICT COURT

jury in district court today
was hearing the case Of +. 7. Good
rich against {. A. Anderson, involv-
ing possession Of five head Of cattle.
Both live between Mckenzie and
Moffitt.
A jury yesterday afternoon re-
turned a verdict for the defendant
in the suit of W. A. Hughes against
!. p. Baker for $4,000. involving
stock purchased in the Lincoln I'm
provement Company.
No defense was offered in the di-
vorcc case Of Raymond Gardanicr
against Florence f. Gardanicr and a
decree for the plaintiff was ordered.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-14
KENsAL PIONEER DEAD

kensal, N. D., March l4.-Funeral
services were hello here for Osmer
Burleson 81 pioneer Stutsman count.
citizen who located homestead
near here in 1884. The l. o. o. T..
had charge of the services. He was
member Of the Kensal fire depart
ment and the jamestown A. o. u.
W.. and for years had been Demo
cratic central committeeman in ti,i
precinct. The widow, 1--WE sons and
two daughters survive.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-14
JURY NEAR IN
FOSTER CASE
Ten Men and Two Women
Are Tentatively Accepted

st. Joseph, Mich. Mar. 14-With
ten men and two women tentatively
accepted as jurors by the defense
and all but one approved'by the state
attorneys for both sides predicted
that the jury to try William z. Tos-
ter of Chicago on charges Of Grim,
inal syndicalism would be completed
early today.
The charge against Foster, the
first Of .76 .alleged ralicals to be
placed on trial here, is the ou.-
growth of the convention of the
Communist party held here las.
August.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-14
Kenmare to
Be Headquarters

Kenmare has been selected for
headquarters Of the third battalion.
North Dakota National Guard, it is
announced at the adjutant generals
office. Thomas J. Brady was auth
orized to recruit headquarters
company. The battalion major has
not been named.
The Cando National Guard COM
pany, recently organized, will receive
federal inspection on March l6, with
Capt. Thompson in charge.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-14
BIG JUDGEMENT
is OBTAINED
$23,5OO Verdict for Mrs
Brooks Underwood in
u. S. Court

A jury in federal court in Alex
andria, Minn., awarded damages in
the sum of $23,500 to Mrs. Brooks
Underwood, 1900 Broadway. whose
husband was killed last winter on q
500 train near Wilton, according to
information brought here. The case
was tried last week, several witness
es being called from Wilton. Mrs.
Underwood sued for $2S.00O.
Mr.. Underwood fell between some
cars and his body was badly mutt
lated. He was an employe Of the
railroad.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-14
DEMAND HILL
ROADS REMAIN
IN ONE UNIT
Rail Officials Make Plain
Opposition to Any Division
of The Three


Grand Forks, N. D., Mar. a.
! Inclusion of the Great Northern,
Northern Pacific and Burlington
railroads . in the same merger
group will be insisted on by the
first two named roads in any con-
sOlidation scheme which may be
adopted under the authority Of the
interstate commerce commission.
This was made plain at meet
ing held in the Grand Forks Com
mercial club at which officials of
the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific discussed the merger ques-
tion with representatives of the
Grand Forks, Devils Lake and
MinOt Commercial clubs.
No Teeth in Law
The railway men pointed out
that under the transportation act
by which the interstate commerce
commission is required to arrange
for concentration of the rail-
roads of the United States by their
consolidation into g1oWps, there
is no machinery to compel the
roads to accept the groupings
planned by the commission. The
Great Northern and Northern
Pacific, they said, would refuse to
accept any group plan which did
not permit their consolidation with
the Burlington, including the Rip
ley plan tentatively accepted by
the l. C. c., which provides for the
union of the Northern Pacific with
the Burlington, and the Great
Northern with the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul.
Railroads Plan
The Ripley plan provides for the
combining of the railroads west of
Chicago into seven groups. The
plan advocated by the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific
would reduce this to four groups.
Group No. l would include the
Great Northern, Northern Pacific,
Burlington, Colorado and South
ern, and several minor lines, in
Guiding two ore carrying roads
near the Head of the Lakes.
Group No. 2 would be built
around the Northwestern and San
ia Fe systems.
Group No. 3 would have as it's
nucleus the Southern Pacific and
Rock Island systems.
Group No. A would be built
around the Union Pacific and Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, and
would include the 500 Line.
Three Outlets
In working out this tentative
plan the railway men said they had
planned to give each system three
outlets, one on the Great Lakes,
one on the Cuff Of Mexico and one
on the Pacific coast. They had al
so planned to give each system
such territory that it would move
Q diversity Of products and thus
not be at the mercy of any one
crop, the failure Of which might
seriously impair its earning pow
er.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-14
INJUNCTI0NS
ARE LIFTED
Court Order Make Possible
Cleanup Sale of r. C..
ROSen Stock

All injunctions have been lifted
in the case involving the stock of
goods Of the r. c. Rosen store on
Main street. which was assigned
creditors, and purchased by Alex
Rosen for final disposition in the
sale now in progress. Judge Berry
- of Mandan lifted he injunction is
sued and consent of the trustee
given for the sale to proceed under
the direction of Alex Rosen. All the
goods will be disposed of and the
store discontinued.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-14
ELKS ELECT
ON FRIDAY

Annual election of officers, follow
ed by initiation, balloting and lunch
con, will be held BY Bismarck lodge
No. 1899, B. P. o. E., Friday even,
ing. District Deputy Brown Will
make his official visit at that Tina.
n. I. Murphy, exalted ruler. ends a
years term in that office Friday
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-14
HOLDUP VICTIMS SENTENCED

jamestown N. d., March 14.--Paul
Cysewski, Frank Cysewski, George
Agrapidis and George Blake, all vic
tins Of the holdup here last month
in which Blake was shot and badly
wounded through the chest, were ar
raigned for gambling, and pleading
guilty, were ach bned $40 and costs.
A 3O-day Jail sentence given each
was suspended on condition of alb
staining from gambling.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-14
FREE WOMAN
OF MURDER

Oskaloosa. Ia. Mar 14.-Mrs.
Katherine Eberle was acquitted last
night of the murder of her husband,
Paul Eberlee, oil stock salesman of
Dcs Moines. The jury agreed on the
seventh ballot that the defendant had
shot in self-defense.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-14
MAKE PROTEST.

Berlin. Mar. lathe German gov
crnment in a note to the French gov
eminent has protested against the
several reprisals taken for the kill
ing Of two Frenchmen at Suer when
it has not been proved that the Ger
mans had any part in the killing.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-14

NAMED POSTMASTER
H. P. Murphy received Z wire late
today announcing his appointment
Is postmaster Of Bismarck.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-14
THE WEATHER
: Twenty-four hours ending
Weather Forecast

Weather Forecast
FOR BISMARCK AND VICINITY:
Snow and colder tonight. Thurs
day partly cloudy.
FOR NORTH DAKOTA:
Snow and colder tonight. Thurs
day partly cloudy.
Weather Conditions
The pressure is high from the
Great Lakes region to the north Pa
cific coast and it is low over the
Southwest. Precipitation has occur
red in the Great Lakes region and
from the Pacific coast to the Plains
states except in the extreme south.
Temperatures are below the season.
al throughout the northern states.
Temperatures are below zero at
most of the Canadians stations this
morning.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-04
U. S. Guards Sanctity Of Property

nder international law the requisition of private coal
is highway robbery. The German government did not
requston the coal needed for PREPARATIONS Each mine
voluntarily sold to the through the syndicate
a certain percentage of it's production.
I France takes this coal by force she pays for
it, each transaction would constitute the focble seizure of
private property. It would be act of unlawful duress
some of the many crimes of the peace treaty, Haven
stein maintains els the fact that it destroyed the respect
for private property Formerly all nations regarded private
property sacrosanc the basis of civilized society To
destroy is to destroy civilization itself The Entente
attempted legal fiction up its unlawful
act.
under the preex that they be compensated by Ger
many. Unfortunately, they did leave Germany any
thing wherewith to compensate its citizens
of private citizens Such practices in the past have
unknown among civilized nations.
The only country which made an exception, after
the conclusion Of the worlds against Germany and
which, far at least has not appropriated the private
property Of German citizens is the United States The
United States is the only country which has safeguarded
the sanctity Of private property.
This attitude is certain to react In your favor AT
present you do not need money from other countries
But times will change, and the day may come when your
enterprises will need foreign capital for their develop
ment and where such capital will be available
I'm the past, investors In other countries gladly
trusted their surplus funds to Great Britain but since
England has broken with the tradition Of observing the
nvolaby Of private property they viii hesitate before
they invest theAr fortunes under the Union jack
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-04
An End to Entente cordiale

England peace with Russia for trading PURPOSES
but she fears Russias interference with her Asiat pos
sessions It to guard those Asiatc dependencies and
merely gain priceless oil fields that England seized
Persia and set up Arab Knglet Feisa in Mesoptomania
The construction of railroad from India Persia to
Egypt would enable England que Indian revolution
with South African troops and South African revolution
with Indian troops.
Such route would considerably shorten the trade routes
between England India and would also allow Great
Britain to supply her ships naval and with oil
brought to the Mediterranean from her oil fields at Shuster
in Southern Persia,
also part OF Great Britain program to guard her
eastern possessions after the armsce that King Con
sanne restored the throne of Greece He had bean
German and still brothernaw to tho Kaiser but
he also nephew Of the Dowager Queen Alexandra,
weak man. easily controlled and influenced by England,
and, above ALL he bitter enemy Of France
These In the Near East Keast victories
than the events In the Ruhr valley Germany
have put end to the alliance between England and
France Their full cooperation to good judges
impossible in the future Kema knows that they will
not co-opeFaAo and that strengthens his hand.
( aasss by Univs @
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-04
HAvERsTrN. pREspENr OF ZEE REIcHsBANK

industries and the organizing ability The Lubersac SHINES
agreement based upon this premise But no coopera-
ton with France is possible under present conditions
ut is unfortunate that the parliament upon which
Poncare depends for his will not be replaced for
another year In February 1924 when elections take
place. France may sober up But it be too late both
for her and for us. 8 .a.<.
President Havensten not believe that France
replace the Coal Syndicate which transferred its head
quarters Hamburg when the French occupation began
= The Coal Syndicate, he assured me- controlled 256
pits owned by many different It's keynote was
harmonious cooperation of intricate organism No
such cooperation be achieved enforced by foreign
invaders.
'fThe Coal Syndicate produced daily three hundred
thousand of coal It selected and apporoned the differ
types of coal in accordance with the needs of foreign
and domestic consumers the basis of highly organized
system, impossible without the good will of each factor
concerned and without technical skill in the highest degree
France not dealing with the syndicate but with fifty
hundred different She cannot recreate the
system She must negotiate with each individual mine.
If she takes the coal by force she will not know how to
transport and distribute it. brigand may gain control
of highly organized business but the matter does not
end with possession How is he going to it.? How is
France going to the coal distributionH
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-04
Military Hsgen,ony of Europ.

when England contrary to her age-ong tradition"
said President Havensen permitted France acquire the
military hegemony of Europe she failed to realize that she
giving France the opportunity to make herself the
economic master of the Continent.
1.-THE Peace Treaty gave France control the entire
production of Central Europe and added her
vor of COAL already large the coal supplies of the Saar
Valley and, Indirectly, the coal of Upper Silesia.
Germany, nevertheless retained the substantial coal
regions of the Ruhr valley and the Rhenish iron industry
Here the basis for economic understanding and for
cooperation between the ore industries
two countries
France has stretched our her mailed fist take posses
sion OF the entire coal production of Central Europe thereby
destroying Germanys economic power forever while
ing for herself the complete economic domination of the
Continent She has intention of surrenderng either
under any circumstances.
If Germany presented in full payment for all repara-
lions, France would not willingly give up her strangehod
the Rhine Loucheur last November confessed much
when he candidy said In the Chamber The Ger
many enabled to pay PREPARATIONS, by whatever plan
she again becomes powerful nation What then becomes
of French security?'''
greedy desire for power and property and uneasy
conscience responsible in President Havenstens
opinion for the French crime against civilization Her
object not to collect reparaons but destroy and
lacerate Germany Ehe acting in accordance with pre-
concerted plan OF long standing conceived by Darac
confidential economic adviser of Poincare"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-04
French Designs Revealed Brazenly

II have here Havensten said as he pointed his strong
hand almost trmuous with emotion to papers on
his desk the report Rhneland recently pre-
sened to the French by NJ Darac text of
which published in France q
report urges that the French keep their grasp
the Rhine and the Ruhr valey-tWe cannot dream
Of abandoning this and that the province must
be set autonomous French and Belgian
protection -
Never Havenstein exclaimed he read to me ex
tracts from the secret report twas the French
designs German territory revealed brazeny
This is what President Havenstein read:
In existing circumstances, indeed, the Ruhr and in
particular the region of Dusseldorf Dusburg Ruhrort
which we occupying and which forms its head const
tuIes the principal element of German wealth which is
based entirely iron and coal their products their
derivatives The majority Of the great German consor-
nave been formed there have their headquarters and
tne establishments there and the or twelve indus
lass who direct them rule directly or indirectly but
epsoiutely, the economic destnies Of Germany
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KEMAL BLO CKED NE AR
EAST PLANS OF BRITISH
Continued from Page ID

attack led by corrupt incompetent officers King Con
stantine weakling Great Britain furnished money
and munitions but could supply generals. The
triumph Of Turkey was complete.
The Syrians in open rebellion against France
her sphere of influence the Kurds and the Turks
in theirs The Turkish army possesses most Of the
tiIlery and munitions of Of Greece and victorious
army Of several hundred thousand welrained veteran
soldiers -
As to the future It is my belief that England should
try Galpo another Gibraltar the allies would
the expulsion and probably determination OF the
threequarters of million Greeks and Armenians in Con
stannople and Thraceas England Internationally caused
the determination of the Christian population Of Smyrna
and Asia Minor by backing up the Greeks The Russians
would probably dispatch army to help the Turks
ensued over the Dardanelles.
There little natural sympathy between the Russians and
the Turks The Russian Sovie mostly atheists rejecting
all religions and ignoring all churches The Turks pro
foundry religious But the Russians feel that bottled
by the Turks in Constantnope the outlet to the Black Sea-
they less tightly corked than they would be bottled
by England she able to control the Dardaees against
them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-04
Attack on People Of World

1.-THE French outrage the Ruhr merely attack
upon German industry it is attack upon every
and child in the world who has saved money
invested In property.
Russia depends for her recovery upon Central Europe
recovery Geography experience language and personal
connections extending through generations make the
Intermediates between Russia and the rest of the world
No country effectively undertake the reconstruction of
Russia without the cooperation of Germany
The economic stranguation of Germany the
closing the world Of the territory lying between
the Neva and the Voga affects the purchasing power of
two hundred and fifty million people,
1.-THE French action the president of the Reichsbank
insists has nothing with alleged failure of Ger
many live up the letter of the Peace Treaty The
socalied default in deliveries of COAL according to
the American observer Mr. Boyden approximately
to 10 per cent.
And 10 per cent Mr.. Boyden remarks, is usually
allowed in transactions of such magnitude The is
true of socalled default in timber Never the
Trojan horse built has wood been put such gnobe
England made colossal bunder when she sanctioned
the Treaty of Versailles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-04
People Forget O.On Quarrels

'The French say that the Reichsbank may refuse to
furnish occupied region with money! suggested
There no basis this statement President Haven
stein answered We prepared to back them up to the
limit financially TO refuse money and credits to our
brothers would be an uhthinkable betrayal =
President Hayenstein finally said solemnly The inva-
Of the Ruhr already accomplished result which
beginning forget their internal quarres
the old original of the Germans The French outrage
consolidates our ranks
All groups, all classes are dominated by but one
thought wish: to maintain unity defend our
rights. =
distinguished German banker who heard these last
words Of President Havenstein, said me- CLEAN of
patriotic fervor flashing his eye: The fury Of the
Teuton the wrath Of great people once aroused HI
force to be reckoned with Hayensten says they have
left nothing but our bare fists If we cannot employ
those fists to work. shall again learn how them
to fight
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-04

''Of the 101 millions of Of coal which Germany
produced in 1919, 115 millions came from Che Ruhr
atives ammonium sulphate the foster father Of Ger
manys agriculture metallurgcal coke indispensable M
her blast furnaces-a this is obtained only from coal
Polish section of Upper Sesa (28 million tons) prac
ticaly the entire production of German coal is con-
theoretical total of 145 million TONS Of which 20 millions
have to be reserved for deliveries to the Allies
We can, when wish, separate their coa-their ore,
their cast iron and their steel production, the connected
and complementary establishments Of which only complete
their products in unoccupied Germany; we CAN Ut
TERLY DIS0RGANIZE THE INDUSTRY OF THE P0-
TENTATES OF DUSSELDORF, DUISBURG AND
RUHRORTn