The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 28, 1919, Page 1

CK TRIBUNE LAST EDITION. |. THIRTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 170. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY, JULY 28, 1919. PRICE FIVE CENTS RACE WAR GIVES CHICAGO POLICE A BUSY SABBATH Negro Boy Who Crossed Color Line Was Stoned From Raft and Drowned GENERAL RIOT RESULTS Blacks Retaliate, and Whites Chase Them Into Negro District—Many Hurt Chicago, Ill, July 28.—Trouble be- tween whites and negroes was re- newed in the Chicago ‘‘olack belt’ to- day when Moses Thomas, a negro, fired several shots at a wagonload of white workmen ibeing taken to a southside factory to work. When at- tempts were made by whites to dis- arm Thomas, dozens of negroes rush- ed to his assistance. The police quelled the disturbance and reported nobody injured. A riot call was sent to the Dearborn street police station, but wien a wa- gon load of patro!men arriced on the scene the fighting was over. Hun- dreds of whites and negroes had gath- ered on the sidewalk, and patrolmen had Thomas in custody. During the early morning hours, five calls were sent to the Dearsorn street police station, in which fights were reported in the vicinity of 35th street. Police Captain Joseph Mullen today took extraordinary measures to pre- vent a repetition of yesterday's trou- dle in the black belt on the south side. Fifty mounted police and one hundred patrolmen were assigned to guard the district, while 500 patrol- men were held in reserve for immedi- ate service in the event of further disturbances. Of the injured, 33 were white, and 25 negroes. Situation Under Control. The situation in the “black belt” of ‘Chicago where race rioting occurred last night resulting in the death of two negroes and the injury of 60 and more whites and blacks, including four patrolmen, was under the control of the police early today. Colored Boy Drowned. Accounts of the original trouble dif- fers, but the version accepted by the police today is that the fighting strat- ed at the 29th street bathing beach where the white and colored people are accustomed to swim in Lake Michigan, the two races being separ- ated there by an imaginary line, Thi version of the affair says a negro boy on a raft crossed the ‘boundary line and that white boys threw stones at him, knocking the colored lad into the water. He was:drowned. A general fight developed and riot calls brought several hundred police into the col- ored district. Stones and clubs were ‘hurled in all directions. Many people! obth white and black weer injured by the missles. In Black and Tan Belt. After the fighting on the beach had been quelled, trouble broke out near the center of the colored district. A policeman wag attacked ‘by a mob after trying to rescue a fellow police- man from the crowd of negroes. Sev. eral shots were fired in his direction, one of which struck this arm. He drew his revolver and fired into a crowd. Three colored men were hit, one dy- ing later in a hospital. ‘After the police reserves had dis- persed the crowds along State stréet and other parts of thickly populated negro sections, the rioting subsided, iwth only small outbreaks during the night, but, according to police records early today, only two fatalities result- ed from the rioting. 150,000 Negroes in City. It is estimated that close to 150,000 negroes live in Chicago. Virtually all of them live on the south side of the city, and many of them have acquired Property in desirable neighborhoods occupied by whites. This has led to minor clashes between the races dur- ing the paost two years and in a number of instances ‘bombs were ex- ploded in ‘buildings occupied by ne groes. SENATE PASSES BILL DOUBLING NUMBER OF COMMISSIONS IN ARMY ‘Washington, D. C., July 28.—With- out a record vote, the senate today passed and sent to the house the ad- ministration. ‘bill authorizing an in- crease from 9,500 to 18.000 in the num- ‘ber of commissioned officers to be re- tained in-the army this year. CERTIFICATES OF FAILURE WILL BE ISSUED FARMERS Authority has been obtained from the federal farm loan board to issue certificates of failure covering crops mortgaged to the federal land bank of| St. Paul, in cases where the crop is beyond recovery and farmers wish to plow their land for fallow, cut for hay, pasture their land, or be relieved from the odligations of harvesting. Certificates of failure cannot be is- sued where the farmer intends to har- vest his crop for grain even though it is evident that. the yield will be less than five bushels per acre. Where only a part of the acreage will be har- vested and the farmer wishes to plow up portions which are beyond recovery or make use of the crop other than the grain, certificates of failure should cover only the failed acreage, These certificates of failure,, issued by the county agent, permit the farmer to make such use of the crop or of the land as he desires, relieve him from payment of the guaranty fund and allow him to participate in that fund as collected from others but does GEN. S.S. PERSHING GEN. TASKER H. BLISS * WHEAT LIGHT IN VALLEY REGION; FLAX FALLS OFF Black Rust and Too Much Mois- ture Cut Down Weight of Grain Minneapolis, Minn, July 28,—Re- ports from the country indicate’ some loss in the conditions of the crops dur- ing the ‘past week in eastern North Dakota, western and southern Minne- sota and the Jim river valley in South Dakota. While black rust was quite, prevalent in No. Dak. tnd Minnesota a week ago, the damage up to that time had been small. It has developed quite rapidly, especially in districts where the soil was wet and the growth of the grain rank. AMERICAN TRADE INVASION BEGUN IN FATHERLAND Permission Given Five Yankee Travelers to Cross Through Coblenz Bridgehead Coblenz, Sunday, July 2.7—(By the Associated Press).—Armv headquart- ers yesterday gave permission for five American travelers to proceed through the Coblenz bridge-head on business with the interior of Ger. many. Opportunity for the reopening of trade between the United States and eGrmany was thus definitely afford. ‘led, allowing American firms to com. pete with European ‘ouses in the German markets. RAIN VISITS CITY AND SURROUNDING COUNTRY MONDAY Extends to Washburn, Dickin- son, Wishek and Steele, With Hail at Wishek A fairly heavy rain fell today in the territory surrounding Bismarck, the first rain of any consequence since last May. The section visited by the rainstorm extended as far north as Washburn and as far south as Wishek. Hail visited Wishek, but it is not known as yet how much damage it caused. Rain was reported falling at Dickinson and as far east as Steele. The weather bureau at Bismarck registered .15 of an inch falling here this morning. Additional rains are predicted for this afternoon or night. It is believed that the rain is tou late to help the crops any, but it had con- siderable effect in cooling off the at- mosphere. Tuesday will be clear and warmer, according to the weather Durean. oJ COWS GIVE BLUE MILK | | WITHOUT USUAL AIDES | | Rhinelander, Wis. July 28.— Unusual crops of blueberries in PARIS.—Parisians and Paris visitors have been flocking to the great exhibit of the peace congress work of Jo Davidson, the American sculptor. He alone has been authorized to make. the bronze record of the congress. “His work will continue throughout the summer and an exhibit of the busts will be made in all the larger American cities in October and November. Most notable of the busts completed are these grouped about the picture of the sculptor at work on the figure of General Pershing. AANDAHL HEADS BOARD; CURRAN STATE PRINTER Chairman of State Railway Commission’ Elected: Chief ‘of Press Control JACOBSON IS LET OUT ‘8. J. Aandahl of Litchville, chair- man of the state railway commission, was selected chairman of the new printing and publication commission at its initial meeting this morning, and James Curran, a linotype oper: ator employed on the Grand Forks American, a league newspaper, was named state printer to succeed A. G. Jacobson of Bismarck, who has held this post for several years. No of- ficial papers were designated, this matter being deferred until the next meeting of the board, which will be held August 9. The new commission is composed of Chairman S. J. Aandahl, Secretary of State Hall and Commissioner of Agriculture and Lador Hagan. CORN BOOSTED SIX CENTS ON DANGER FROM HOT WINDS Chicago, July 28.—Danger that the domestic corn crop of 1919 will be cut in two by drought and hot winds re- sulted today in hoisting prices more than six cents a bushel. Reports were current that the crop in the central states had already been damaged 25 percent.. Active buying carried the September delivery to highest price in this region from $1.72 1-2 as against $1.66 1-8 to 1-4 at the close on Sat- urday. TWO KILLED AND _ SIXTEEN HURT IN MILL CITY CRASH Head-on Collision Occurs. Be- tween Lake Minnetonka Line Streetcars Minneapolis, July 28. Two persons were instantly killed, three seriously injured and 13 others hurt in a head-on collision between streetcars on the Lake Minnetonka line today. A pas- senger car collided with a bag- gage car. COUNTY RYE CROP ALL CUT, BRINGS 10 BUSHELS ACRE Wheat in Burleigh Almost All Harvested — County Saves Farmers Over $1,000,000 The rye crop of Burleigh county is all cut and farmers instead of obtain- ing only six bushels to the acrde, have found their rye crop threshing ten bushels to ‘the acre. This informa- tion was given out today by George N. Gustafson, county agent who also stated that the wheat crop in the county is almost all cut. Mr. Custafson said that through the county agent’s office 32 certified federal seed loans had ‘been made to Burleigh county farmers this year to- talling $13,750. The money will tbe paid back to the government this fall through the sale of crops. The county saved $1,300,000 this summer by fighting the grasshoppers with poisoned bran according to Mr. Custafson. The value of the crop is $6,500,000 and the county agent esti- mated that through the expenditure of $50,000 iby the county, at least twenty per cent of this crop value was saved. PEACE CONGRESS IN BRONZE TO BE SEEN IN U.S. saga weve, | WOQDROW. WILSON, COL. Z.2L.HOUSE ~ THIRD DIVISION 1S RELIEVED; YANKS WILL SATL SOON Last Army Organization Europe Receives Embar- kation Orders ALL OUT BY SEPTEMBER Sale of U. S. War Materials in France Only Thing Now Holding Men Coblenz, Sunday, July 27.—The third division of the American army has been ordered home from the occupied larea of Germany. It will begin en training for Brest, August 5. Preparatory orders for the turning over of the division to the transpor- tation department in charge of troop movements from Germany were re- ceived this morning. The division has been holding a sector on the left bank of the Rhine. The departure of the third division will leave approximately 40,000 Amer- ican troops on the Rhine. These con- sist of the first division holding the bridgehead proper, and various units connected with the headquarters of the American forces in Germany. ALL AMERICANS HOME SOON Paris, July 28.—(By Associated Press.)—All American troops except a few thousand who would remain on the Rhine should be able to leave France by September 1, in advance of the selling of the American army sup- plies in France. HUNGARIAN SOVIETS ARE THROWN BACK BY RUMANIA Vienna, (Sunday), July 27.—The Hungarian soviet troops have been thrown back in disorder across the Thieff river by the Rumanians at Szolnok and other points, according to reports received here today. Oheida county are not pleasing dairy farmers this week. Their not relieve him from the payment of | °. the note and interest, cows are giving blue-tinted mile THE DIRIGIBLE GETS A BLOWING UP CLEVELAND—Supine in the public square, like a fat porker, this big army dirigible lies till it has been filled with gas and then it tugs at the ropes till permitted to rise over the sky- scrapers that surround it. In the picture it is but partially inflated. recruiting for the air service, American Rancher Must Pay Ransom to Save His Boy Mexican Government Advises John West Thompson to De- liver Reward Asked Washington, D. C., July 28.—Acting upon the advise of the Mexican gov- ernment, John West Thompson, an American rancher living near Mexico City, has paid the 1,500 pesos ransom demanded by ibandits for the release of his 14-year-old son, the state de- partment was advised today. The ‘Mexican authorities said they feared that the bandits would murder the ‘boy unless they received the money. HUGHES OFFERS RESERVATIONS 10 COVENANT Believes Power Giving Notice of Intent to Withdraw Should Lose’ Rights RESPONSIBILITY REMAINS! No Debt or Other Liability In-| curred Up to Withdrawal | Can Be Shirked Washington, D. C., July, 28 —A num- der of reservations to the league of nations covenant have been suggested by Charles E. Hughes of New York, in an opinion transmitted under date of} July 24 to Senator Hale of Maine. The opinion as shown by the corres- Pondence made public here today was sought by the senator in a letter of July 18. After outlining his opinion on vari- ous phases, Mr. Hughes wrote insert- fons and interpretations as follows: “The senate of the United States of America assents to the ratification of the said treaty with the following res- ervations and understandings as to its effect to be made a part of instru- ment of ratification: “1, That whenever two years’ no- tice of withdrawal from the league of nations shall have been given, as pro- vided in Article I of the covenant, the power giving the notice shall cease to be a member of the league or subject to the obligations ¢f the covenant of the league at the time specified in the notice, notwithstanding any claim, charge or finding of the non-fullfil- ment of the obligation or of any obli- gation under said covenant, provided however, $hat such withdrawal shall or liability theretofor incurred.” On Immigration. gration or the imposition of duties on imports, where such questions do not arise out of many international en- gagement, are questions of domestic policy and these and any other ques-. tions which according to international law are solely within the domestic jurisdiction are not to be submitted for the consideration or action of the league of nations or any other agency. The Monroe Doctrine. “3, That the meaning of article 2i of the covenant of thé league of na- tions is that the United States of America has not relinquished its tra- ditional attitude toward purely Ameri- can questions and is not required by said covenant to submit its policies regarding questions which it deems to ‘be purely American questions to the league of nations or any other agency and that the United States of Ameri- Ca may oppose and resent any acquis- ition by any non-American power by conquest, purchase or any other man- ner of territoryial possessions or con- trol in the western hemisphere. PACIFIC FLEET IN HOME WATERS Passes Successfully Through Canal and Sails From Pan- ama for San Diego On Board the U.S. S. New Mexico, Sunday, July 27, by wireless via Co- lon to the Associated Press.—The Pa- cific fleet which passed successfully through the Panama canal yesterday on its voyage from Hampton Roads to the western coast of «he United States sailed from Panama tonight for San Diego, Calif. SERIOUS FIRE SWEEPS SUPERIOR NORTH SHORE St. Paul, July 28.—A serious forest fire is sweeping the territory near Lutsen, on the north shore of Lake Superior, about 20 miles southwest of Grand Marais, according to a brief report received today by the state for- estry department. Chicago, II, July 28—A formal charge of murder was filed today against Thomas Fitzgerald, who yesterday confessed to the police in the presence of three wit- nesses that he killed Jeanette Wilkinson, 6 years old, who had been missing since last Tuesday. After signing the confession, Fitz- gerald took the police to his home where he pointed out the spot The blimp is being used in where the body of the little girl was found under a pile of coal be- neath the basement steps. not release the power from any debt|' “2, That question relating to immi-} SHANTUNG PACT MAY BE CLEARED UP BY WILSON President Expected to Clarify Two Issues Surrounding Japo-Chinese Situation TO TALK ON RESERVATIONS White House Intimates That Chief Executive Will Express His Views to Senate Washington, D. C. July 28—The beginning of the tenth week of sen- ate debate em the peace treaty accom- panied by many evidences of expect- ancy that statements from President Wilson soon might clarify the two is- sues around which the discusesion has centered, Shantung and reservations. Wilson to State Stand. Intimations at the Wiite House that president would in a few days take a public stand regarding the reserva- tion proposals led senate leaders to believe that the line of that contro- sy might speedily be drawn. her the president would express readiness to accept reservations or other qualifications not imperilling as he | the league covenant romained the sw)- ject of conjecture but more than one repiwlican senator who had seen him at the white house said his stand would not be an uncompromising one for unreserved ratification. The hopes of developments regard- ing the Shantung provision was based on the president’s diplomatic confer- ence with Japan to secure a public declaration of her future policy re- garding that peninsula. Talks It Over With Own Party President Wilson began discussion of the peace treaty today with demo- cratic senators.. Further conferences with republican senators, a dozen of whom already have visited the White House were held in abeyance. Senator Thomas, democrat, of Colo- rado, was the first caller today. He described his talk with the president as “highly satisfactory,” but refused to go into details of the discussion. TOTTEN ELECTED CHIEF OF STATE ADMINISTRATORS Bowman Divine Head of Board That Will Control Edu- cational System George A. Totten of Bowman was elected chairman of the state board of administration and Charles Liess- man of Bismarck was named secre- tary, at. the organization meeting of the new commission held late ‘Satur- day evening. There was a full attend- ance of members, including Patrick M. Casey of Fargo, Robert Muir of Sarles and Rev. Totten of Bowman, the appointive members, and Miss Minnie J. Nielson, state superintend- ent of public instruction, and John N. Hagan, commissioner of agricul- ture and labor, members ex-officio. No other business was transacted, the commission adjourning until 10 Wed- nesday morning. The appointment of Charles Liess- man to be secretary of the new board had ‘been forecasted. Mr, Liessman had served for the last two years in a similar capacity with the state board of regents, which passed out of ex- istence Saturday. Prior to that time, Mr. Liessman had handled the detail work connected with the moDilization of North Dakota’s manpower through the office of the adjutant general. He originally came to the capitol to take a position in the land commissioner's office. With years of service in the Ameri- can navy back of him, Mr. Liessman came to the state house with a ca- pacity for close attention to details which has made him a valued public servant. His appointment to the sec- retaryship of the new commission ap- pears to be generally acceptable, HOUSE WILL RECESS FROM AUGUST 2 TO SEPTEMBER 9 Washington, July 28.—Without a record vote, the house today adopted a resolution providing for a recess from August 2 to September 9. Dur- ing this time the senate is expected to be continuously at work on the peace treaty. DERBYSHIRE MINERS AGAIN ON JOB; 200,000 REMAIN ON STRIKE IN YORKSHIRE London, July 28.—All the miners in Derbyshire who went on_ strike last week returned to work today as a re- sult of the settlement of the mining dispute reached between the miners federation and the government. In Yorkshire, however, 200,000 are still on strike. CHICAGO MAN ADMITS THAT HE STRANGLED SIX- YEAR-OLD GIRL Fitzgerald, who was janitor of a building in the vicinity of the Wilkinson flat, had been often seen with the girl, and last Tues- day he offered her candy. After enticing her to his room, he told the police he strangled her to stop her cries. “Before | knew what | was do- ing, | had my hands about her throat and had strangled her,” said Fitzgerald. He had been known by the police as a moron, 2