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The Washington times., 1924-08-02
MAGISTRATE HELD NOT
GUILTY OF ASSAULT

STARTANBURG. s. c., Aug. a.
Magistrate M. B. Brissie, charged
with assault and battery Of high
and aggravated nature, was held
not guilty late yesterday by q jury
In the court Of general sessions,
Judge Thomas Sease presiding. The
jury was out but ten minutes.
Magistrate ABrissie was indicted by
the grand jury Wednesday on
charges brought by Mrs. Julia Gle.
ment, who had been employed in
his music store Tor several years.
Brissie was alleged to have struck
Mrs. Clement with his fist, knock.
ing off and breaking her glasses
and with having JerKed her off a
table, as the result Of q quarrel
over a debt involved in a piano
trade.
Brissie has been leading the fight
here for strict observance Of
the Sunday blue laws.
The Washington times., 1924-08-02
CONCERT

BY the United states Army HAND
ct the Eilipse this Afternoon 1t
?. M, ,. Stannard. DIRECTOR.
March, "SpAarInint" $3.50. sTuYine
Overture. "iS12" .Tacheikowexy
tThis overture depicts NAPOLEON
BonapaFte'S Inflated march upon
MoScOw IN the winter Of 1919.
Ana was specially composed by
TBchaikOwulky for the consideration
Of the new Church Of the Re-
dee1aor, which took place In 1881.
The bells represent the sounds
heard in the KYemlim on 4 feast
day. Russia IL '1ymbOlI3sd IN the
overture by two themes, one q
lituR6ical hyllan, God save the
People," heard at the very be-
ginhihg. and the Russian hymn.
E !Ia,;.'s.i y SymboiiIed BY the "Aar-
Mcorish snitO. THE Courts Of
q fnffoduetion ana March 10 tie
Toufnement
b Meditation
o Gefonafe
q Grand Finale
Eulhonium Soio, lie RsNo
DAmour ................M illars
(PerfOrmed By Tech. srt. FRANK
Jakubec)
Excerpts from robin Hood"
valse. Tres yoiie". ldteu nsI
Gfand Selections. ''samson ana
March; Major General 4. Il.
'TSs star-spanri:d B issasnafd
The Washington times., 1924-08-02
Presidents Engagements

12:00-Judge Charles C. Nc
Chord. I. c. c. commissioner.
12:15-Hon. E. M. ScannelI,
deputy minister of the De.
partment Of Civil re-establish-
ment of Canada.
The Washington times., 1924-08-02
BACK TO BINGHAM"
MOVEMENT STARTED

4 RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 2.---Sug.
gestions that a back to gingham"
movement be started to stimulate
demand for cotton products is meet
ing with favor in the South, accord.
ing to reports here. The plan is
similar to the buy q bale OF cot.
tom movement which was started
during the depression ten years
ago.
The Washington times., 1924-08-02
AMBASSADOR TO MEXICO
IS WHITE HOUSE GUEST

Charles Beecher Warren. Unitad
States ambassador to Mexico. X
the guest Of President Coolidge at
the White House.
His formal resignation will be
handed to the President within the
next few days.
The Washington times., 1924-08-02
SICK,
STILL RULES
A. F. Of |.
Labor Vote Being Lined Up
for La Toilette and
Wheeler
BY KENNETH CLARK.
Internatioual News Service.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J Aug. 2.
with virtually all Obstacles swept
aside. the executive council Of the
American Federation Of Labor
meeting here behind closed doors
was swinging through final steps
today to unite organised labor's
support behind the Presidential can
didacy OF Robert NJ. La Toilette.
The early sessions Of the coun-
Gil having clearly indicated that
Samuel Gompers, III ana aged pres.
ident Of the federation, still holds
complete control over the organi-
zation, labor leaders freely pre-
dicted the council, with at the
most Only mild show Of oppo-
sition, would accede to its chiefs
wishes to bring the federation S
three million members into line for
La Fofette and Wheeler.
GOmpers Holds Sway.
Gompers was chairman Of the
committee that brought in the re-
port favoEng La Toilette over Cool.
lid9e and Davis. Il was Gompers
who, despite his conSSant attendance
by a nurse, virtually rose from
9 sick bed and pleaded with his
lleutenants to forget any personal
differences they might have with La
Toilette in order 20 work for the
La Toilette platform, which, he
told them, offered the best Oppor-
tunities to labor In this years
Presidential race.
Gonipers informed the council fur.
ther that In his opinion the La
Palette platform. despite certain
shortcomings, especially in the mat
ter Of International planks which
he would have liked to have seen
incorporated, American adhesion to
the League Of Nations and the
World Court, promised labor a
more complete fnlfilIment OF its
own program than either the Re-
publican or Democratic creSds. :.
AlOOfness In Desired.
But GomperS, plainly showing In
cautious walk and Feeble voice, his
seventy-four years and his nearly
half century Of leadership Of the
Federation, sounded warning and
practically laid down the ultin1Atum
inst CAOutu ZIG COuuSlk 0eClOo TO
endorse La Toilette, the action
must not be construed as a depar-
ture from the ofganinati0n's tradi.
tional policy Of keeping Aloof from
partisanship with any political
party.
Gompers pointed out that en-.
dorsement OF the Wisconsin leader
would not definitely tie up the or.
ganization. with the new party but
would apply only to La Toilette
and Wheeler, leaving the Fedora
ton free to support candidates Of
other parties for other offices.
The council worked slowly over
the report and there were indica-
tons that action might be postponed
until next week. Gofnpers hiinSelf
added to the. delay. He was physi-
cally unable TO sit contin uousiy
through the long, secret sessions,
Being forced to retire frequently
to his room for rest.
Sessions OF the council are SEIZED.
uled for all next week. but the lead.
ers hope to dispose Of the La Fol-
lette endorsement before any other
important business IL taken up.
The Washington times., 1924-08-02
Ice Fields Reported.

The Raleigh reported ice fields off
the Iceland coast and in Greenland
waters, but the aviators were conf.
dent they would encounter no
dangers from this source. Plans
The Washington times., 1924-08-02
DEFENSE DAY IS
|. SUPPORTED BY
100000
Many National Patriotic So
cIetles Back MobiIIza-
ton Test

In the face of attacks made upon
the Governments plans for a
national defense test" next
month, the War Department an
nounced today that more than
a score Of national organizations,
with q combined membership of
more than 100000, had given
blanket Endorsement to the De-
tense Day program.
Program Made Public.
At the same time, the department
made public a tentative program
from the various communities
throughout the country. In add
ton to the military and clerical
functions Of the mobilization, this
program suggests assemblies and
parades Of military organizations,
prayers for the national welfare,
patriotic music and addresses and
organized community recreation and
entertainment. The plan 10 to make
1t a nationwide gala day.
The pledge = support from the
combined soc1S<tes reached the War
Department rom Mrs. Anthony
Wayne Goes president-general Of
the Daughters Of the American
Revolution, who said that support
of the defense test was accorded
mot because we love war, but be-
cause we hate IT,"
Societies Giving Support.
The societies which promised their
support and cooperation are:
The Daughters OF the American
Revolution; the Sons OF the Amori-
can Revolution; The G. A. r.; the
Daughters Of 1912; The United Con-
federate Veterans; The United
Daughters Of the ConfederAcy; The
United Spanish War Veterans; The
American Legion: The Naval and
Military Order OF the Spanish
American War; the Veterans Of
Foreign Wars; The Disabled Amer.
lean Veterans Of the World War;
The Military Order If the World
War; The Woman's Overseas Serv-
ice League; The Woman's Auxiliary
or the American Legion: The Ma
tional Guard Association; The Re-
serve Officers Association, The Az.
ISOLATION Of the Army of the United
States, The Military Training Camps
Association, The National League
Of WonIen's Service, The Wonah's
Constitutional League, the League
OF American Penwotnen, The SEN
tinels Of the Republic, The National
Security League, The National A.
ISOLATION for Constitutional Govern
ment. the National Civic Fedora.
ton, and the Camp Fire Girls.
Reports To Be Made.
Expressions from the office of
General Pershing and other War
Department officials today were 20
the effect that In their belief Sep.
tornber IL would find the nation as
q whole back Of the scheme.
Following the demonstration re.
ports will be rendered by each com.
munity to the War Department,
showing the following:
(a) Personnel of regular army,
national guard, and organized re.
serves participating in each locality.
o. Approximate number Of other
personnel participating.
(c) Character of demonstrations
parades, public meetings or other
ceremonies.
.(d Activities relating to securing
recruits for the day.
(el Local management of demon.
strations, how constituted and oper-
Ated.
"a Interest aroused and general
results believed to have been &C.
conplished.
The Washington times., 1924-08-02

Grove then went into the king.
slave" theory. DR.. White had tes-
tilted that in their unconscious
selves. Loeb was the phantesied
The Washington times., 1924-08-02
BENSON MADE MARYLAND
INSURANCE coMMIssl oNER

BALTIMORE, Nd. Aug. 2.-Car-
vile d. Benson, of Halethorpe,
Nd, today succeeded Harvey L.
Cooper as State insurance com.
missioner.
Benson was former representa-.
tive in Congress from the Second
District Of Maryland.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-01
FIRE BUG is
ACTIVE AGAIN

Golden Valley. N. d., April L.
A fire bug sought by local officials
and citizens for an attempt to burn
a two story frame building used as
garage here month ago, has made
a second futile attempt to fire the
same building in the same manner
and the state fire marshal has been
asked to conduct an investigation
which is beyond the ability of local
sleuths to solve. Old automobile cas-
ings filled with oil and placed in a
outside hallway on the second floor
we're fired but the blaze was seen
Immediately afterwards though no
sign of the incendiary could be
found. The fire was extinguished.
Golden aVlley during the last year
has had three disastrous fires in
which at least eight buildings have
been destroyed with total loss we'll
over $4,000. =
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-01
NEW LIGNITE
FIRE RACES
Mine Inspector to Investigate
Fire Near Beulah

j. p. Mellon, state mine inspector
has gone to Beulah on report that
there is fire in the K. G.. Stuhl
Ignite mine south of there. InfOrma-
ton concerning the extent Of the fire
was lacking at the mine inspector S
office. he going there after receiving
word from the United States Bureau
that a call had been made for the
the mine rescue car without giving
information as to the extent of the
fire.
Other reports said that the tipple
and engine house were destroyed, and
that famed by a heavy wind the
flames ignited the coal in several
entries which had been opened
Strong efforts were being made to
check flames, it was reported.
w. S. Stratton, consulting engineer
Of the state mine inspectors office
today went to Haynes, North Da-
kota, where a coal mine fire has
been raging for weeks. The mine
is being virtually cut into sections
and the sections sealed to smother
the fire which still RACES, he said
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-01
MORE CHARGES
r MAY BIZ MADE
AT WILLIST0N
u. l.. Burdick's Action at Will
liston Against Semingson
~-lottt4
Being Questioned ,

Additional charges may grow out
of the banking situation in Williams
county, according to reports there,
which said that u. l.. Burdick, who
swore out complaint against Gill
bert Semingson, state examiner, af-
ter the grand jury had investigated
the charges and found them ground
less, was preparing to file additional
charges against Mr.. Semingson.
At the same time reports were in
circulation here which indicated that
retaliatory measures might be taken
against Burdick. He was criticized
in some quarters for, it is alleged
requesting the court to name him a
special prosecutor before any action
was taken, proceeding declared un-
usual for a lawyer. Edward Sinkler
of Minot was the grand jury special
prosecutor. c. l.. Young of The State
Bar Board said that he had heard of
no appeals to the State Bar Board
to act against Burdck.
State Examiner Semingson would
make no further statement today re-
garding the action against him in
connection with the failed Williams
County State Bank, but it is under
stood that he will make vigorous
denial and reply, if not in a public
statement, before the justice court
in Williston. The hearing on the
charge against Semingson, which
was set for Wednesday, was postpcn-
ed until Friday and it probably will
be postponed until next week, ac-
cording TO word here.
Secretary of State Thomas Hall
and c. R. Green, manager Of the
Bank Of North Dakota, had not re-
ceived any subpoenas to bring rec
ords.
Some friends Of the present state
administration assert that an effort
is being made to discredit it Through
the attack on Semingson, and assert
ed that most of the allegations made
date back to time when o. Z.
Lofthus, Nonpartisan, was state bank
examiner
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-01
CONTRACT IS
NOT YET LET
Board of Administration Con.
siders Mandan Building

The state board Of administration
expects to settle contracts for in
stalling mechanical equipment and
electrical wiring in the proposed new
boys dormitory at the Mandan train
ing school this afternoon, and has
under consideration alternate bids
Of the three lowest of the general
contract, Charles Kidd, Mandan, Red
Finger and Hanson. Wahpeton; and {.
II. Johnson and Company, Fargo.
Because the first bids exceeded the
appropriation of $60,OU0, new bids
were called for.
Chairman r. B. Murphy Of the
state board said the board was ad-
herring strictly to the policy Of re-
fusing to consider letting contracts
where there is any possibility OF the
total amount exceeding the specific
amount appropriated by the lcgi la
ture.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-01
SECRETARY OF
INTERIOR JOB
BEING SOUGHT?
Committee Prosecutor Says
He Wants to Know if "COm-
placement Man" Sought
HAMON STORY DENIED
Manager of His Campaign De
clares Al Jennings Lied
on Witness Stand

Washington. April l...-tBy the \
PD-The political activity of thc
late Jake IIamon Republican na
tional committeeman from Okla
homa. came under 1>rut.ny before
the oil committee today again in
an avOwed effort by Senator Walsa,
the committee prosecutor, to es-
tablish conspiracy as far back as
1920. to select a 'complacement'
Secre AIRY of he Interior.
Under the Montana Senator's
insistant questioning j. r., Dyche.
who managed lannon's campaign
for the place on the national COM
mittee. testified t:lat the first had
cost Hamon $1O5.00o but insisted
that hn never desired to have a
place in the Cabinet.
The witness ridiculed AL Jen-
nings' testimony lhat IIamon had
told him OF large money payments
to the late Senator Penrose OF
Pennsylvania and others to secure
the nomination OF Warren g. Hard
ing and Of indiscriminlte use of
money among he members of the
Oklahoma delegation at the Chi
CagO convention.
X. II. Wilson, former Oklahoma
superintendent of public instruc-
ton. also wGs questioned. He said
Hamon had ''boastcd" to him of
putting over l1arding's nomination
and had told aim of contributing
$4,000 to, Harry VI. Dnugherty, the
III Ia inn
for campaign expenses
Washington, April 1.-Rcsuming
its inquiry into the story Of an oil
deal at the Chicago Republican con-
vention of 1920 the oil committee to-
day was told by r. II. Wilson, form
er superintendent of public instruc-
tion in Oklahoma, Of boast by
Jake Hamon, the oil operator, who is
serving as that states Republican
national committeeman, that he hac
'put over the nomination of w. G.
Harding" Hamon was quoted ar
saying he had given $4,000 to Harry
NJ. Daugherty for the Harding cam
paign fund. In the early days Of the
campaign, the witness said, Hamor
had appeared friendly to the candi.
dacy of Leonard Wood. Wilson saie
under questioning that Hamon hao
made no reference in his talk to him
Of naval oil leases.
j. f. Dyche, who identified him.
self as prohibition agent with
headquarters at Oklahoma City, fol.
lowed Wilson in the witness chair.
He said he had acted as manager Of
Harding" Hamon was quoted as
tion as Republican national commit
teeman.
Nothing to it," Dyche said, when
asked about Al Jennings testimony
that Hamon told him he had given
S250,000 to the late Senator Per
rose of Pennsylvania; $4,000 to Will
Hays and $4,000 to Daugherty to
bring about Harding's nominatior
Asked about Jennings TESTIMONY
that Hamon told him he spent money
indiscriminately with the Oklahoma
delegation the witness said: at
Jennings said that he lied There
wasn't a dime spent on that delega-
tion.''
Dyche declared he was with Harmon
in Chicago and went home with him
and "he didn't even buy me Dir.
ner."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-01
CASE HALTED
/. BY DAUGHERTY,
WITNESS SAYS
Former District Attorney in
Oklahoma TeStifieS Before
Investigators
INVOLVED INDIAN LAND
Claims That Department of
Justice Kept the Case
From Going Ahead
INVOLVED INDIAN LAND

Washington, April l.--(By the A
P.)-Harry M. Daugherty's part i,
stopping trial of the miller Broth
crs" Indian land fraud case in Okla
homa in the spring of 1921 was de,
scribed today to the Senate Daugh
erty investigating committee by II
NJ. Peck, former United States At
torney of the western Oklahoma dis
trict.
The case involved 10000 acres val
ued at $50 an acre, Peek said. Wher
it was ready for trial at Guthrie ir
May 1921 he added, personal" let
ter from Attorney General Daugher
ty directed that a continuance bt
taken until the fall term of court.
Peck described a request for hi.
resignation received from Daughert.
in September, 1921, and his subsc
qucnt rcappointment as special pros
ccutor for the government. He re
fcrrcd the committee to Senator Har
rcll Of Oklahoma as to the reasons
for this unemployment.
Peck explained that the case re-
ferred to was instituted agains
George l.. Miller and four associates
charged with dcfrauding Oklahom;
Indians out Of land. Indictments haC
been returned against the Miller
brothers in. 1920 and they were
charged with an organization to gel
the land away from Indians as 500,
.as Department of the Interior gave
each tribcsman his allotment.
In the criminal cases they entered
in pleas of guilty and were fined, tht
! Department of Justice specificall.
Sdirecting that course to be taken sh'
witness said, but he added that NJ
civil actions to recover the land hat
been inaugurated and that the Mile
brothers still had them.
Peck said that in four years ex
perience as United States AttoIne!
he had never known of another cas'
in which the Attorney General tool
such personal interest. Acceptapc'
of the guilty pleas in the crimina
cases was decided upon, the witnes:
said, despite his recommendation tha
"penitentiary sentences" be demand
ed.
The committee indicated it woult
get from files of the Department o.
Justice and the United States At:or
ney's office in Oklahoma copies o.
the letters and messages in this case
bearing Daugherty's signature.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-01
LLST0CK OF
COUNTRY CLUB
TO RI RETIRED
New Corporation TO Establish
Permanent Building Fund
of Organization
MEMBERSHIP LIMITED

All the stock Of the Bismarck
Country Club was voted transferred
to tho Bismarck Town and Country
Club ut the clubs annual meeting
held last night in the Association of
Commerce rooms. The Bismarck
Town and Country Club has filed ar
ticlcs Of Incorporation with the Sc
cretary Of State. The capital stock
is placed at $4,000, in $500 shares
at $40 par value each, and incorpor-
ators are c. B. Little. F. L. Cpnkiin.
p. J. Meyer and f. B. Cox.
The purpose of the transfer last
night was to create holding com
pany separate from the club opc'at-
ine organization property. The Bis
marck Town and Country Club, the
holding company, will build VI Il
fund from the sale of stock for the
purchase of land, each member sub
scribing to one share of stock at ten
dollars. A certain percentage will
be set aside each year
The actual dues Of the Country
Club will remain the same. 1t was
decided upon the new corporation
method in order to avoid an increase
in the dues. The dues, together with
the stock subscription, will still be
less tnan one-hale the dues Of any
other Country Club in the North
west according to officers.
p. !. Meyer, president of the Coun-
try Club, presided ut the meeting
The financial experience of the club
l"st year under Mr.. Meyer and T.. A.
Thorberg, secretary, was exception
ally good, more than $1,000 Of d. BITS
being retired.
Club stands at 230. and it has oeen
voted that new members will be ad-
mitted only as old members drop
out, the membership being as large
as the facilities of the club warrant.
The annual business meeting OF
the club proper was postponed, and
will be held at a later date, probably
this month, at .the' Country Club
when dance will be given.
The new method of organization
was arrived at by business men on
the clubs board of directors after
considerable study, and experience
of the past. They believe thae the
method insures Bismarck of a per-
manent Country Club on more rea-
sonable basis than may be found
anywhere in city Of this size. No
change in facilities will be made this
year.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-01
AUT0CRASH
PR0VESFATAL
Wilton Miner SuccumbS TO
Injuries Sustained

Wilton, N. d., April l.--Nick Olek-
sew, about 35, employed at the Wash.
burn Ignite Coal Company mlre and
living at Chaplin. the mining village,
is dead from an automobile accident
which happened late Sunday on the
new ROAD from Wilton to the mine.
Oleksew had been visiting with his
wife, and the two and Mrs. Fred
Omfracz went out for ride. Tle-
.sumably he was going too fast on
the road when the auto jumped into
Il ditch. He was injured internally
and died early yesterday morning.
The wife and Mrs. Omfracz were
shaken up but not badly injured.
Oleksew is survived by wife and
one child. Funeral services were
held today.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-01
MCKENZIE CASE
AGAIN PUT OFF

The case in which the state Of
North Dakota seeks to collect in
heritance tax from the Alexander
Mckenzie estate was formally post
poncd again today by Judge l. C..
Davies, on request of both parties
for delay. Judge Davies set May s
as the date of hearing. Judge Flan-
merry, executor Of the Mckenzie
estate, is understood to be in Florida
on vacation.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-01
SINCLAIR TO
GIVE SELF UP
Oil Magnate, Indicted Fo,
Contempt, To Go To
Washington

Washington. April 1. - District
Attorney Peyton Gordon was noti-
fed today that Harry Sinclair
would come to Washington late to-
day from New York to furnish
bond for $4,000 to answer when he
is called for trial on charge Of
contempt growing out of his re-
fusal to answer questions of the
Senate oil committee.
1t was arranged that Mr.. Sin
clair should be allowed to make
his plea Immediately upon his ar
rival here. j. w. Zevely, Sim
clair's attorney, said he was un-
able to say whether his client
would come to Washington' today.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-01
Won STROHEIM.
MOVIE MAN, is
ASSESSED FINE

Los Angeles, April 1.--Eric Won
Stroheim, motion picture director,
was fined $50 for contempt of court
when he registered rage while
testifying in an effort to obtain a
reduction in alimony payments to
his former wife, May Won Stro-
helm. Interrupted by counsel he
fiared UP with an "I'll smash your
face" His honor fared up with
"That statement takes a $50 fine. =
"Your honor" returned the at
torney, he lis making faces at me
and showing his teeth, too"
The court deemed the $50. fine
sufficient, however, and the matter
ended there.