The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 24, 1919, Page 1

THE WEATHER | Probably rain. THE BISMARCK T IBUNE eee LAST EDITION THIRTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 167. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1919. PRICE FIVE CENTS WILSON AWAREO TAFT LETTER FOR SOME DAYS PAST Chief Executive Knew That Pre- decessor Was Counseling Reservations NOW WRITING DEMOCRATS Former Active Advocate of Treaty Takes Up Views With - Members of Opposition Washington, July 24.— President Wilson had no engagement today with republican senators for the discussion of the peace treaty and league of na- tions covenant. Senators visiting the White House yesterday were the last on the list of fifteen selected by the president, but it was said invitations to other senators would go forward. President Wilson’s advisors said to- day the president had known for sev- eral days of the existence of the let- ter of former President Taft suggest- ing reservation on the peace treaty. Some of the senators with whom Mr. Wilson had conferred recently have been in communication with Mr. Taft on the subject of reservations and it was assumed that the: former presi- dent’s suggestions were discussed at some of the White House conferences. Writes Democratic Leaders Former President Taft, who has written to several republican senators and leaders suggesting reservations to the peace treaty which might be ac- ceptable to both sides has opened cor- respondence on the subject with prom- inent democratic senators. Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, leading spokesman of the administration, re- ceived a letter today from Mr. Taft. The former president’s communica- tion to the Nebraskan senator was not made public, but it was understood to be of the same general tenor as those sent to the republicans—suggestions for agreement on treaty reservations and interpretations to facilitate rati- fication. . Senator Hitchcock and other admin- istration senators declared today that for the present at least they would continue their efforts for ratification without reservations. BISMARCK T0 BE CREAM CENFER: INNEAR FUTURE Butter Shipments More Than Double Last Year’s Records, According to Carl Nelson Bismarck as a creamery center is a possibility that is far from remote, according to George N. Keniston, sec- retary of the Commercial club. It may be that in the next few years several creameries will ‘be located in this city to meet the ever increasing demand. For the month of June alone, the Northern Produce Co. produced 250,- 1000 pounds of butter, according to Carl Nelson, the manager. This com- pares with 109,444 pounds last year, an increase of over 00 iper cent. The company receives daily an average of 8,000 gallons of cream. The produc tion for July will be about the same as June. Cream From Montana. The Northern Produce Co. receives its cream daily from points in eastern (Montana, as far east as McKenzie and Steele and along the Mott and Kill- deer branches of the Northern Paci- fic railroad, The butter is shipped to New York and Chicago in carload lots. One of the peculiar situations aris- ing out of the drought in eastern Mon- tana and some portions of western North Dakota is that cream for but- ter purposes is holding up very well. In many cases where farmers have complete crop failures, their revenues from the sale of cream will more than tide them over the winter months, ac- cording to Mr. Nelson. Excellent prices is the cause for this, it is said. ‘Big Poultry Business. Besides the butter end of its busi- ness, the Northern Produce Co. has shipped 35 carloads of eggs since March 1 and will probably ship 25 carloads of dressed poultry from Bis- marck during October, November and December. Last year the company shipped ten carloads of poultry. The eggs are shipped to the west coast. WORKMEN’S FUND NOW HAS $85,000 The workmen’s conipensation bu- reau has made its second deposit with State Treasurer Obert A. Olson, The check, which was turned over yes- terday, is for $51,000, increasing the amount accruing to this fund to date to $85,000. Neither of these first two deposits has been itemized or audit- ed, and it is provable that the state auditor will insist that the source of every dollar collected in premiums be reported to his office. TO DISCUSS LABOR PARTY AT CHICAGO ON AUGUST 18 Chicago, Ill., July 24.—A conference to discuss the advisability of organ- izing a national labor party will be held in Chicago on August 18. La- bor organizaYons throughout the Cleveland Murder Strange Mystery ‘i cs Cleveland. -- Dan\Kaber, wealthy Cleveland pubjisher, ; helplessly — ill, was staved to death in his bed with a dagger made from a flees wounds being inflicted in his'addomen, This dagger, a razor bearing. a. Syrian name and a pair of blood-stained can- vas gloves were thé only clues left by the murderer. Below the picture of Kader is that of his wife, who was absent from home the night of the murder, and her daughter by a form- er marriage, Miss Marian McArdle, who was sleeping in the Kaber home. Another young woman, a man nurse and Mrs. Kabe’s mother, Mrs. J. A. Breckel were also in the house. TIMELY RAINS . SAVED CROP IN NORTH COUNTRY Cool Weather Together With Good Soaker Means 75 Per- cent Yield at Anamoose Anamoose, 'N. D., July 24.—Thurs- day was the first day of the hot south winds of the season, with a tempera- ture of 98. This together with the grasshopper pest made it appear as though the crops and all vegetation were doomed. The night following was cooler with some thunder showers, and Friday morning and forenoon brought the much needed and crop saving rains. With another week of cool weather this section will have a 75 per cent of average crop, except of winter rye which has been damaged all the way from 50 to 75 per cent by the grass- hoppers. Aout 75 per cent of the winter rye has been harvested, and further damage iby the grasshoppers to a great extent has been eliminated. Help The Pastures. The present rains are of great value to the pastures and all late crops. This section has an unusually good wild hay crop, this year’s corn is ex- cellent and millet is showing an ex- cellent stand. The’ three acres of sugar beets planted for experimental purposes in that industry by the business men of Aanamoose, are under the ale man- agement of Wilkie Tinker, doing fair- ly well, although with one or two good rains in the past thirty days they would have made a much better growth. Pacific Northwest Under Smoke Pall San Francisco, Calif. July 24.— (Much of the Pacific northwest was under a pall of smoke today from grass, brush and forest fires burning in Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon. Lightning was responsible for a number of blazes last night and high wind in many places overcame the temporary advantages brought b ythe slight rainfall which accom- panied the tunderstorm . BUILDING NEW APARTMENT. The apartment house to be erected on the corner of Sixth street and Avenue D by L. K. Thompson is un- der way. Workmen are busy excavat- ing and a large quantity of lumber has been unloaded at the site. The building will contain five apartments country have been asked to send rep- resentatives, and will be one of the most modern _ [in the city. HAY WIRE ’PHONE SERVICE HARD ON COWS AND PATRONS, Patrons of the Overland Tele- Phone Co. at Westfield, in Em- mons county, advise the railway commission that they are in a bad way. The service, they de clare, is wholly inadequate; the pole lines are down, and half of their messages, they claim, are re- layed over barb-wire fences. Con- siderable trouble with bossies who insist upon listening in is re- ported, and some of the conversa- tions are said to have so shocked the lowing kine that their lacteal product was not up to standard. The patrons want the Overland company haled before the com- mission and given ‘what’s what. The commission has the matter under consideration. HUNGARIANS ARE ADVANCING RAID ON ROUMANTANS Communist Troops Cross River Thieff and Claim Capture of Prisoners BELA KUN IS GRIEVING Vienna, Wednesday, July 23. (BY the Associated Press).—Skirmishing continues between Rumanians and Hungarians. The latter ‘have crossed the river Theiff at points between 110 miles northeast of Budapest and 75 miles southeast of Budapest, the river being low. Hhe Hungarians used rafts, as the bridges were blown up two months ago by the Ruman- jans. The Hungarians entered Porok- Sz-Miklos and Szentes and claim to have captured a number of prisoners, food and ammunition. Bela Kun, the communist leader, declared he was grieved thus to punish the allies, but said that he no- tified Premier Clemenceau that ac- tion was necessary if the Rumanians id not retreat from the territory giv- n the Soviets by the peace treaty. GIGANTIC OCEAN LINERS TO MAKE > ATLANTIC POND Crossing in Four Days Planned by American Ships to Be Largest Afloat Washington, D. C., July 24.—Two gigantic ocean liners, larger than any ships now. afloat and designed to cross the Atlantic in four days, are to be built by the shipping board. They will be 1,000 feet long and of 30-knot speed and will be equipped for use as commerce destroyers in the advent of war. Announcement was made today by the board that plans for the ships had ‘been completed and that work on them would be started in the near future. TRANSMISSION OF ° ELECTRIC CURRENT TO BE REGULATED Railway Board Looking Forward to Day When Electricity Will Shoot Broadcast July 29 has ‘been set by the rail- way commission as the date for its hearing of suggestions from the tele- phone and electric power executives relative to rules governing the cross- ing of telephone and _ high-power transmission lines. While North Da- okta has comparatively little long-dis- tance power distribution at present, cons’derable development of this type is in prospect, and the last assem2ly anticipated the difficulties which may arise by empowering the railway com- mission to regulate the transmission companies. Engineers visited the state house last week in the interest of a Velva power project which contemplates furnishing current to a large area in that section of the state. The com- pany purposes to establish a plant at the mouth of a mine which it operates nine miles southwest of Velva and to distribute power direct from that point. It is also planned to ‘build a seven-mile stretch of electric railway over which the company will deliver coal to the Soo line. UPPER MICHIGAN SURFERS INROADS OF FOREST FIRES Northern Peninsula and North Tip of Lower Menaced by Serious Blazes WOMEN JOIN IN FIGHTING Overalled Amazons Do Good Work When Village Is Threatened by Flames Detroit, Mich, July 24,—Forest fires in northern Michigan have again assumed serious proportions, accord- ing to advices received here this fore- noon. It is reported that the Dollar settlement on the White Fish bay shore, aboyt 30 miles northwest of Sault Ste. Marie, was wiped out late yesterday, but that all residents moved out in time. 3 A blaze for a time yesterday threat- ened a number of houses on the out- skirts of Sault Ste. Marie but was brought under control by city em- ployes. 3 In the northern part of the lower peninsula fires have broken out anew east of Mancelona, in Antrim county. One of the largest camps owned by the Antrim Iron Co. was destroyed this morning, and volunteer fire- fighters have Kéen rused to the scene, it being reported a high wind is sweep- ing the flame around a small settle- ment, where thirty families reside, In Kalkaska county women in over- alls yesterday joined in fighting the flames that threatened the village of Challon. RAINS HELP IN NORTHWEST Spokane, Wash., July 24.—Heavy rains last night in western Montana and northern Idaho were believed at the District Forest headquarters today to have. greatly improved the forest fire situation, which late last night was regarded as extremely critical. BISMARCK MAN IS TREASURER STATE ABSTRACT SOCIETY C. E.-Reitan of Capital. City Honored by Association at Devils Lake Devils Lake, D.,, July 24.—The title men of North Dakota meeting here yesterday organized the North Dakota Title_/Men’s association for mutual enetiza: A.W. . Dennis of Grand Forks was elected president, Alex Elmslie of Devils Lake, vice president; Peter Jackson ‘of Minot, secretary, and C. E.. Reitan of Bis- marok, treasurer. There was no de cision as to where and when the 1920 meeting would be held. 80,000 GALLONS OF GASOLINE IN CARS EXPLODE Fire Resulting Causes Serious Injury to Four—Property Damage Heavy Bayonne, N. J., July 24.—Bighty thousand gallons of gasoline contain- ed in eight tank oars exploded on the switching track of the Texas Oil Co. heer this morning, causing a fire which resulted in the serious injury of four persons with many others suf- fering minor burns. The property loss is heavy. The cause of the ex- plosion was not determined. Build- ings two miles away were rocked. SCHOOL REPORT READY SOON. County Superintendent of schools ‘Wi B. Parsons is at work on the an- nual report of his department. He is receiving daily the financial and cen- sus reports from the various school districts in the county for the year ending June 20, 1919. PERSIAN MINISTER ‘One of the engineers on this project has headquarters at Valley City, from which point he states electric power is now being supplied to sixty farm homes, which use it for lighting, for the operation of dairy and farm ma chinery, and for the housewives’ laun- dry. Two of these farm consumers have equipped their threshing ma- chines with electric motors, and they intend to eliminate gas and steam power entirely in doing their thresh- ing this fall. ALAND ISLANDS TO BE NEUTRAL Paris, July 24.—The Baltic commis- sion of the peace conference present- ed its report today recommending that the Aland islands between Sweden and Finland at the mouth of the Gulf of Bosnia be neutral under guaranty of the league of nations. The Aland islands form an archi- pelago of 80 inhabied islands. The population is about 12,000. The For two years Persia has not had THEY DEMAND GOMPERS DENIES CONNECTION WITH TOWNLEY LEAGUE President of American Federa- tion Writes He Is Not Be- hind Nonpartyites Pittsburgh, Kans., July 24—P. E. Zimmerman, field secretary for the anti- Bolshevist campaign, in an address here last night made public a letter from Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, in which he de- nied the report that that or- ganization was in any way connected with the Nonpar- tisan league. Mr. Zimmerman asserted the officials of the Nonpar- tisan league had been telling the farmers of Kansas that the two organizations were coalescing. SHEAHAN FINDS HAILINSURANCE GAME BRIGHTER Deputy in Charge of Department Believes Assessment May Be Only 15 Cents LOSSES UNUSUALLY LIGHT T. J. Sheahan, deputy insurance commissioner in charge of the hail department in Commissioner Olsness’ office, is more optimistic over the out- look for the department’s first sea- son’s operations under the new semi- compulsory hail insurance act. Indi- cations are that ‘hail losses will av- erage much smaller than originally es- timated. To date 1821 claims have been adjusted and complete returns made, and the average indemnity has ‘been but $137, The total for which warrants have thus far been issued is $349,079. At noon yesterday 6,297-claims had ‘been filed with the department. If the early average is maintained, this will involve the payment of $862,689 in indemnities to the owners of crops damaged. Mr. Sheahan believes that JUSTICE IN MEXICO WASHINGTON. — Mrs. John W. Correll and her son, are in Washing- ton to tell to President Wilson and Congress the story of the Mexican ‘bandit on the Correll ranch near Cor- rell ranch Tampico, the murder of Correll and the attack on Mrs. Correll. They ask the United States government to see that Mexico pun- ishes the murderers. ‘Below the pic- ture of mother and son is that of the murdered rancher, who was an American citizen. Democrat Fears Misunderstanding of Jap Intention Robinson of Arkansas Quite Sure Shantung Is to Be Re- turned to Chinese sas Washington, D..C., July 24—De- claring the treaty provisions giving Japan control in Shangtung had been “repeatedly misinterpreted and gen- erally misunderstood,” Senator Ro- inson, democrat, Arkansas, told the senate today it was unjust to sus- pect the motives of Japan or to ques- tion their statesmen that the terri- tory eventually would be restored to China. CROP CONDITIONS IN NORTHWEST FINE~BARTON At Least Three-Quarter Yield With High Prices in Practic- ally All Upper Counties Crop conditions in the northwest- the hail season is more than half over, but, even though as many more claims should be received, which is not likely, the department would have only a trifle more than $1,700,000 to pay out, and it has teg million acres of land over which to spread this as- sessment. Inasmuch as the flat acre- age tax of three cents, applied to 30,000,000 acres of arable lands, yields the department $900,000 to begin with, and since the expenses of the depart- ment have been kept down to a very reasonable figure, Mr. Sheahan does not believe that an assessment of more than 15 cents per acre on the farmed land which is covered iby the act will be necessary. The last assembly provided for a maximum assessment of 50 cents, and some of the senators in discussing the ‘bill expressed a fear that this would not suffice, This assessment is to be spread on the tax rolls by the Doard of equalization when it sits in the fall. Reports covering the lands to ‘be assessed will be made by the county auditors, in whose hands are a record of the withdrawals. The in- surance commissioner will advise the state board of equalization as to the amount which he will require and the number of acres over which it is to be spread, and the county boards will ibe directed to act accordingly. “Losses reported as a result of the storm of July 13 have not yet been adjusted,” said Mr. Sheahan today. “We have, however, adjusted the claims presented after the big storm in Ransom and Barnes county, and we have found the losses not nearly so high as originally anticipated. I am of the opinion that, taking everything into consideration, our experience for the first. year of operations under the new act’ will be very satisfactory.” _Commissioner Olsness operates a half-dozen big departments of the state government with a staff of not more than ten people. Jn addition to being insurance commissioner, he is head of the hail insurance depart- ment, chief of the state Sonding de- a minister in Washington. Now Sad- Islands formerly were held by ‘Swed- en ‘but were taken over by Russia in igh-El-Sullanes-has been appointed to the post and has arrived in Washing- ton. partment and of the state fire insur- ance bureau. Aside from that, being a bachelor, he has little to worry about, ern part of North Dakota are excel- lent when all things are considered, according to C. A. Barton, of the Provident Insurance Co., today. Mr. Barton has just returned from an ex- tensive trip through that section where he investigated conditions carefully. “From Max to Sanish, the condi- tions are very favorable and the farm- ers should get at least three-quarters crop this season. The flax crop is excellent,” said Mr. Barton this morn- ing. “From Minot to Williston, they will get a three-quarter crop and at Stanley and Grenora they have the biggest crop they have the last four years. McHenry Hard Hit. “McHenry is poor, the crops are all gone with the exception of the southeast corner. The hoppers and the drought have been particularly ‘bad there. “From Portal to Minot on the Soo, the crops are the best they have had; in four years and the farmers should obtain at least three-quarters crop. Conditions in ‘Sheridan county are good and they will get one-half a crop and perhaps even three-quarters of a crop. Hoppers Stop Motors. “In McHenry and Pierce counties the grasshoppers were the worst I have even seen,” continued Mr. Bar- ton. “While driving through there, I had to get out several times and pick dead hoppers out of my radiator as they prevented the proper passage of air and over-heated my engine. They have done excessive damage to crops there. “Farmers all over the northwest- ern part of the state clai mthat this is the best money crop they ever had. | It is even believed that the net re- turn to the farmers will be just as| great as when they had full crops and lower prices. “McLeod county has deen visited by good local showers. There is more and better hay in the northwestern part of the state than ever before. This is due to the excellent raise they BIG ARMY PLANE TO MAKE CIRCLE MAY TOUCH HERE Machine Carrying Crew of Five Plans Journey of 8,000 Miles Around Rim FROM DULUTH TO SEATTLE Cross-Country Flight May In- clude Capital City Among 95 Other Towns Washington, July 24—An army bombing plane carrying a crew of five commanded by Colonel R. S, Heartz, left the ground here at 10 a. m. on the first leg of its flight of nearly 8,000 miles around the rim of the country. The first stop is scheduled at Augusta, Me., 560 miles from Washington. The flight is the longest ever attempted by the army air service and will carry the machine thru 81 states and 95 cities. _ The big machine rose from Bolling field and circled the White House in low flight, then headed away on its course. Direct flights between the points designated for the terminus of each day’s flight will not be attempted. The first stop today will be at Hazel- hurst, field, Long Island. Tomorrow the airmen will proceed from Augusta to Cleveland, 680 miles. The general lines to be followed will carry the ma- chine in order, to Duluth, Minn., Seat- tle, Wash., San Diego, Cal., San An- tonio, Tex., Miami, Fla., and back to Washington. The actual measured distance of the route is 7,850 miles. May Touch Here It is regarded as more than prob- able that the big plane in its flight from Duluth to Seattle will sail by way of Grand Forks, Fargo and Bis- marck: Better weather conditions and a greater number of larger cities would be encountered on this route than up on a more northerly one. The Bismarck Commercial club and other agencies will seek to have the capital city included in the plane’s itinerary. (Continued on Page Hight.) 64 CLAIMS FOR HAILINSURANCE IN SLOPE AREA Golden Valley Hardest Hit to Date, Reports J. M. Hal- strom, Inspector Mandan, July 24—Just 564 claims for damages to crops resulting from 18 different hail storms have been re- ported to Inspector J. L. Tallstrom of the S.,W, district (13 counties, to date), and said claims are all adjusted or in the hands of the local state ad- justers, and in but two instances have adjusters for private companies ‘been in the field ahead of the state adjusters. The number of claims from the five counties that have suffered the worst appears to ‘be: Bowman . Dunn ..., Golden Valley . Grant .... Morton Sioux 3 “It has been ‘hard for the depart- ment to get the claims adjusted quickly enough to suit some claim- ants who seem to expect a state hail adjuster to drop down upon their crops with the last hail stone,” said Mr. Hallstrom. “But as the state gives claimnants five days within which to report losses (whereas some private companies give only one or two) and with the limited force at headquarters at Bismarck, it can easily be seen that it must take a few days to sort, list, and send out a car load or two of loss notices after each storm, to the four district inspectors; and these fel- lows, absolutely refusing to work more than twenty-five hours per day, ‘hold up’ these notices a few ‘hours longer in listing, sorting, and remail- ing them to their local men. “However, nly all farmers have ‘been very patient with us in every- thing this first year—only six young fellows so far have entered complaint to the inspector at Mandan. “The adjusters seem to be well liked everywhere. Nearly all of them are practical farmers, and though most of them are green in this work and cannot work as fast as experl- enced “old line” adjusters (of which we are lucky to have a few), they ara very careful, and do excellent work— much ‘better than anyone could ex- pect to begin with. Most of them took advantage of the free institutes ar- ranged by the commissioner for their training May 22 to June 7th, and the inspectors have prepared a handbook for their guidance, ‘Hints to North Dakota State Hail Adjusters,’ so that with a little practice and personal help from the inspectors in the field, they have become, in most cases, real effiicent estimators, and adjusters, surpassing by their skill even the few remaining old style ‘loss grabbers.’ “Of course, all claimants must ibe treated alike, be they renters, own- ers, poor widows, rich lawyers, bank- ers, editors, politicians, Nonpartisans, I. V. A’s, Greek or Jew. “The newspapers all over this dis- trict have been, with few exceptions, very fair and kind in their criticisms; and there have been but very few signs as yet of the alleged efforts of ‘the opposition’ with their alleged $5,000 slush fund.” State hail insurance is already @ success in North Dakota according had there this spring.” to Mr. Hallstrom,