The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 23, 1919, Page 1

, States and Mexico. “ft was announced today. The trails are THE WEA' Fair tonight, ary 4 THIRTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 193. a BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA , SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1919 PRICE FIVE CENTS BIG CHIEF WOULD CONFISCATE OIL WELLS IN MEXICO American State Department Dis- turbed by Announcement of Old Freebooter RECIPROCITY ON BORDER Situation Beyond Rio Grande May: Be Simplified by Ca- brera’s Proposal TEXAS GOVERNOR HOLDS NEGRO TO BLAME IN RIOTS _ Austin, Tex. Aug. 23.—Govern- or W. P. ‘Hobby in a telegram to- day to officials of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People said John R. Fhillade, the organization’s secre- tary, who was beaten and ordered | out of Austin yesterday, was “the only offender in connection with the matter.” The telegram sent by the gov- ernor was. in reply to an inquiry from the chairman of the organiz- ation asking what efforts were be- ing made to punish the men who attacked Fhillade. YIELDS TURNING here are somewhat disturbed, it was learned today, by an appalent determ- ination on the part of Carranza and his official advisors in Mexico City to confiscate the oil propertes ot foregn- ers, including Americans, in spite of protests lodged with the Mexican government by all nations whose na- tionals had investments in Mexico. The opinion of all classes in Mexico, as reported in a ‘Mexico City newspa- per and transmitted to the state de- partment, is for a prompt and correct settlement of the petroleum question which hag been declared to be the key to relations between the United RECIPROCITY ON BORDER. Mexico City, Friday, Aug. 22.—An important step towards the adoption of measures to prevent clashes be- tween Mexico and the United States was taken last night when Luis Ca- brera, secretary of the treasury and| generally regarded as the mouthpiece| of the-present administration, stated in a press interview that the Mexican and American governments should sign an agreement for a reciprocal border guard service. Ygnacio Bonillas, Mexican ambassa- dor af, Washington, according to Sen- or Cabrera, would be “eminently fit- ted” for conducting negotiations with this purpose in view. ‘RELENTS AS TO GREAT BRITAIN. Washington, D. C. Aug. 23.—after| having told William Cummings, the’ British charge ’affaires’ in Mexico City, that his preesnce in Mexico was deemed “incompatible with the state in’ which relations between this gov- ernment and Great Britain have stood| and-do now stand,” the Mexican for- fign office is understood to have re- lented, and.-Mr. Cummings expects to remain in the Mexican capital. PURSUIT CONTINUES, (Marfa, Tex,, Aug. 23—Pursuit of i y the. American pun-, is. continuing south, not consideréd “hot,” however, as the bandits have reached the mountain fastnessés and it is feared have es- caped. MAJOR GENERAL HOWSE COMMANDS EL PASO DISTRICT Washington, D. C.. Aug. 23.—Major General Kobert L. Howse, who has just returned to the United States from France where he commanded one of the regular divisions, has ‘been ordered to proceed immediately to Fort Bliss, Texas, to take command of‘the El Paso border district. ~ FIFTY MILLIONS WHEAT CROP FOR YEAR, ESTIMATE Agricultural College Director Sees Big Reduction From Early Promise According to present indications the wheat yleld-of the state will be about 50,000,000 bushels, according to Dr. P, F. ‘Trowbridge, director of the Agricultural college experiment sta- tion. Dr. ‘Trowbridge yesterday stated that the‘ yield would be better than he had estimated a week ago. “This! acreage yield for corn will without doubt be the largest in the history’ of North Dakota, altho the gross crop will not be as large as it Was several years gao because of the decrease in the acreage,” said Dr. Trowbridge. “The acreage average for wheat for the entire state will be sligtly over slant bushels. Oats this year will be ‘air. been threshed already, is poor. “The Red river valley will not come up to the records of former years. Rust has taken heavy tolls, and the southeastern part of the state will yleld less than an average of ten Lushels to the acre. In Pembina county, however, field after field is! averaging from 12 to 15 _ bushels, making up somewhat for the poorer crops in other: sections.” Again the rotation method of rais- ing wheat has been proved a suc-! cess by the Agricultural college ex- periment station. On a plot in which wheat had been grown year after year for the past three decades, the crop averaged 8 bushels to the acre. Not far from this plot, but in one where wheat is grown only one year in four, the ay- erage yleld is 26 bushels per acre. Marquis spring wheat is averaging about 19 bushels per acre, and is weighing from 48 to 56 pounds to the bushel at the station. Mercer flint corn is already ripe enough to be picked for seeding pur- poses, Professor Waldron reports, NO ANAESTHETICS FOR OPERATIONS WARSAW-—Surgeons in the military hospitals of Poland wear cotton gloves or Work with their bare hands, There is no ether and only a little chloro- THAN HOPED FOR Cheering Reports of Threshing Results From Three Slope Counties WHEAT UP TO 16 BUSHELS Highest Production Reported in Morton, But Golden Valley Is Close Mandan, N. D., Aug. 23.—“Better than expected” is the country-wide yerdict on the crops, now that thrésh- ing is well under way. Reports coming in from all corners of the couny show the wheat yield running from a minimum of two bush- els to the acre up as high as 16 bush- els per acre, while winter rye runs from two to eight. The oat crop is by far the lightest on a general average. With rye running around $1.50 and wheat from $2 to $2.75 in the Minne- apolis market, a light crop goes far- ther this year than a heavy one did a few years ago, with the additional ad- vantage that it is more easily handléd. That the deep plower and ° scien- tific farmer is reaping the best crops is generally conceded. John Husfloen off Harmon, threshed his wheat the first of this week and had an average of 16 bushels an acre on more than 160 acres. This ig the Lest return that has been reported in this city. John Mischka of the Strain vicinity, harvested from five to eight bushels an acre from 150 acres this week, Which. is at the: top for.that part-of. the. country. ts is Theodore Feland was down from Sims the first of the’ week, and he stated that threshing was just geting under way there. Winter rye was turning out poorly, with only two to four bushels an acre being reported: Wheat was running around five bush- els, though some was as low as two, and several fields were simply mowed for feed. GOLDEN VALLEY SURPRISED Beach, N.-D., Aug. 23.—While most of the grain being harvested in his county is going into stack, enough has been threshed to give a very fair idea of the general yield, and in most cases surprises have been in store for the farmer. In a few instances the yield has been from two to tree bushels per acre but in. most cases it has been run- ving four to five bushels of wheat of a quality averaging No. 2, good 'color and fairly plump. This is especially true of the winter wheat, wMich, ac- cording to samples of winter wheat that have been sent to Kansas and Nebraska for farmers looking for seed, is far better than the southern varieties received, so most of the farm- ers will retain their own grain for seed. . Several reports have come in of wheat running over 15 bushels per acre (on summer fallow or corn or po- ‘tato land) and in many cases yields of from six to ten bushels are re- ported from actual threshing. It is estimated by those who have been making close inquiry into local condi- tions that most of the farmers will at least get their seed back, many will get seed and expenses, and a number will have a nice profit on the right side of the ledger. The continuance of the dry seasons has impressed many farmers here with two things: The necessity of dividing their interests between grain and live- stock and rotating crops, as the best crops this year have been on corn or potato land of last year, and while for- Barley, which has almost alliage is a serious question with many, the possession of cattle, hogs and sheep at this time has proved a lifesaver, and the conviction is forcing itself on many that the history of all new countries starting with one crop, is repeating itself here, and like older settled sections, that diversified farm- ing will ultimately bring prosperity, even in dry years. IN McINTOSH COUNTY. Ashley, N. D., Aug. 23.—Threshing commenced on the farm of Mrs. Katherine Walz and on_ the Christ Kaul farnj on Monday. The threshing is commencing rather smoothly and but for he yield of the grain every- thing would be O. K. Nevertheless it is not as bad as we have been want to believe. One farmer when asked about the fall crop told us that there are plenty of ripe kernels in the heads of the grain but it is of such a light weight that when taken in your hands and a whiff of wind passes over the grain Will fly off the hand like chaff. So far only rye has been threshed on the above farms. In the astern part of the county, east of Coldwater and near Shimmins lake, the yield is way beyond expecta- tion. Wheat is being threshed at the average of 11 bushels per acre and in most places the macaroni wheat yields as high as 15 bushels. Let’s cheer up! The main crop has not yet been started on and here is hoping that it will be far beyond the form, so many operations must be per- formed ‘without anaesthetics, two bushel prediction that the farm- ers have been telling us, having “disappeared” some years ALLIED MISSION TOSBBK REMEDY FOR POLISH ROW Inter-allied Mission Leaves Ber- lin for Upper Silesia on Peace Errand GOTIATIONS AT AN NE 3 German Government at Present Acknowledged Authority in Disputed Land Berlin, Friday, Aug. 22.—(By The Associated Press)—An _ inter-allied Silesia within 24 hours, and the,Polish commission which has been conferring with government officials will return to Warsaw and make a report. This new development was the out- come of precipitate action by the Poles who on Wednesday interrupted nego- tations with Germans Claiming the up- ner Silesian situation such that fur- tier deliberations were impossible, It was evident that this action Came as a surprise to entente representatives here. General Dupont, commander the inter allied commission, ex the view that the German go had sole authority at present in upper Silesia. It is not expected that negotiations with the Poles will be resumed until after the inter allied commission had reported and its findings are accepted ag final until questions involving: the. cecupation of upper Silesia as well as other disputes are settled by a plebis- cite. ADJUSTING HAIL LOSSES PROVES EXPENSIVE GAME Bills Turned in by Inspectors Range Up to $600 for Month’s Work The adjusting end of the state hail insurance business is shown to be an expensive proposition by bills for’ the first month’s services of four state inspectors which have been submitted te the auditing committee. Hail Ap- praiser H. J. Bowles of Ospabrook hus put in a bill of $602.61 for ser- vices from July 14 to August 16. One’ item is $379.65 for auto hire. Martin’ §. Hagen of Devils Lake, for the same period, has entered a bill for $301.40 covering expenses and a salary item of $225, making $526.40 in all. (:. E. VanHorne of Minot wants. $557.- 50 for his month’s work, $332.50 being for expenses, and $225 for salary. One of the inspectors has referred to the state a bill of $1.55 for laundry work. BURLEIGH COUNTY GIRL HOME FROM WAR Wilton, N. D., Aug. 23—John Eng- strom, one of Burleigh county’s pro- gressive farmers received a telegram Monday from his daughter Miss Olga Engstrom, dated from New York, stat-| ing that she had arrived safely from Brest, France. Miss Olga has been in overseas service as a Red Cross nurse since last summer, and has been sta- tioned at Brest since the first of the year. Before going to France, she was at Camp Lewis, Washington, for an extended period. The telegram did not state when she would be home, but the Engstrom family is awaiting anxious- ‘ly "Miss Olga’s return at an early date, % THREE SKELETONS MAPLE HILL.—Three skeletons dug up by citizens of this Kansas town have led authorities to arrest Rufus King, former liveryman, on whose property the bones were uncovered. The remains were recognized as those of men who were considered as mission Will leave this city for upper |» ft) cil of the peace conference has not ,|Hot. Springs, Mont., to take a rest be- ‘by Deputy United States Marshals J. KANSAS UNEARTHS ANOTHER “MURDER FARM”; Discoveries Recall Series of Strange Disappearances, Last of Which Occured Five Years Ago—Former Owner of Morgue, Who Left for West Year Ago, Arrested in Colo- rado Foothills. N. E. A. Special to The Tribune ‘Maple Hill, Kas—Kansas has un- earthed a “murder farm.” Three skeletons have been dug up and searchers with spades.and shov- ago. King denies guilt. SOUTHERN PACIFIC ANNULS ALL TRAINS Los Angeles, Calif, Aug. 23.— The Southern Pacific Railroad Co., announced today that because of strike conditions it had an- nulled all trains from. this city. It further announced it did not expect there would be more in- coming trains with the possible exception: of a few now inbound on the divisions centering here. RESIGNATION OF DUKE’ JOSEF 1S EXPECTED SOON Supreme Council Believes Mon- archist Will Relinquish Hold in Few Days NEW. NOTES TO GERMANY) Delegation at Versailles Asked; to Restore Constollatz Mines to Jugo-Slavs Paris, Aug., 23.—The supreme coun- received any messages indicating the| resignation of Archduke Josef, head of the Hungarian government, but expects to hear within a few days that Le has quit office. The reparation committee of the peace :conference, has drafted a note which the supreme council will prob- ably send to Rumania immediately warning the Bucharest government that reparation under the German and austrian treaties will be entirely cut off if the Rumanians continue to make requisitions and that all requi- sitions already made by. the Ruman- fons in Hungary will be deducted from are in the indemnity to be paid by Austria. Rumanian soldiers still continue ‘seizing food stuff, farm machinery and other materials sending them to Ru- mania. ‘The supreme council has decided to; send two more notes to the German delegation at Versailles, The first will ask that restitution be made to the Jugo Slav government for the Con- stollatz mines seized by Germany dur- ing the war and exploited. The second; will acknowledge a message expressing the intention of the German govern- ment to hand over to the allies doc bments relative to damages done i vaded , territory, especially those aris- ing from requisition, HILDRETH ON FIRST VACATION IN YEARS Fargo, N. D., Aug. 23.—Col. M. A. Hildreth, United. States district at- torney for the district of North Da- kota, left Fargo Tuesday night for fore the opening of the federal court session in Fargo. He expects to return in»10 days. —- The trip taken by Colonel Hildreth to hot springs midrks"thé first vaca- tion t has: taken in three years. Big Haul ‘of Fish Made by U.S. Agents Duluth, Minn, Aug. 23.—Federal agents this afternoon seized 189,440 pounds of frozen fish held in local cold storage. ‘The seizure was made Scott Cash and Frank O. Pelto, depart- ment of justice agents, under author- els are seeking more. ‘Rufus King, former keeper of a liv- ery stable here, is formally charged with three murders. He was arrested in Colorado and has been brought back here for trial. And Wabaunsee county officials thing they have solved the eleven-year mystery of this “Port of Missing Men.” Until the first skeleton was found the mystery was impenetrable, with never a clew that indicated a solu- tion. Four men disappeared in this little cattle town at different periods. They left not the slightest trace be- hind them. Last Disappearance Five Years Ago Reuben Gutshall, 20, was the last to vanish. Relatives were convinced he was the ¢fictim of foul play, but they had no proof. That was five years ago. A year ago Rufus King left Maple Hill, going west. The house he had formerly occupied here remained va- cant. A shed on the lot was fastened with a padlock. Rent on the property was paid regularly by a local attor- ney who said he received the money from King. The other day the property was sold. The woman who bought it in- sisted that it be cleaned up and the material in the shed removed. The lawyer hired a man to remove the material to his home where he could take care of it for the owner. ‘ While cleaning out the shed the workman found a human skull. He ran down town, where he showed it to a number of citizens. They re- turned to the shed and after a searci found a complete skeleton and a quan- tity of cheap jewelry. An open air inquest was held in the main street. in a section roped off. Relatives identified the skeleton as that of Reuben Gutshall. Officers stated it was known that King was the last man who had seen Gutshal before he disappeared. King at the time had said Gutshall went west, leaving his suitcase. in King’s charge. foothills, 40 miles from Pueblo, where he and his wife were camping out, He was damming a gulch. He left his wife out in the hills to care for the outfit and returned to Kansas without extradition papers. Two days after King arrived here, and the day after he was arrested at Eskridge, the second skeleton was found in a shallow grave near a liv- ery barn formerly operated by King. The skull of the sksleton had been crushed by a terrific blow. It is believed the skeleton is that of a jewelry peddler. name rnknown, who disappeared eight years ago. A sea shell watch charm, fastened to a chain of twisted gold, which the ped- dler is said to have worn, was found with the skeleton. A third skeleton has heen identified as that of John Woody, who worked for King in his livery stable ten years ago, and who disappeared myster- iously. One other man is known to have disappeared here. He was one J. Morgan, from Michigan. Little is known of him except that his mother, seeking information about him, traced him to this town. FARMER DESERTS DYING WIFE AND Stephen Nazdrovaty Too Fast a Worker to Suit Dunn County Officials Dickinson, N. D., Aug. 23.—A war- rant has been sworn out for the ar- rest of Stephen Nazdrovaty, a Rus- sian farmer living near Manning, charging him with non-suppor of his six motherless children, Nazdrovaty brought his wife into Dickinson about a week ago and placed her in St. Joseph’s hospital. He did not expect her to live, so he went over on the South Side and told the blacksmith there to bury his wife after she was dead. Then he returned to Manning and went out to Libby Butte, where, readily secured another woman and was living with her at Libby Butte, it is asserted. His wife died Tuesday evening. Neighbors living near Nazdrovaty reported his neglect of the motherless children, and Attorney Thress im mediately investigated the case, The oldest of the six children is just 13 years of age, and she was left to care for the five younger children as well as attend to the duties of the farm. Probably when the authoriies get through with Nazdrovaty he will rea- lize that he is not in Russia, and in order to stay in this country, he must at least be part white man. JAPANESE PARADE FOR WORLD PEACE Vancouver—Five thousand Japanese citizens, headed by an overseas bat- parade in celebration of the world peace ratification. Men, women and children took part, hundreds of the marchers being Japanese in khaki who ity of a monition issued ‘by District Attorney: Alfred Jacques. had fought with the Canadians in’ France. i | Arrested in Gulch’ inCotoradd Hills} King was arrested in the Colorado}, BABES FOR NO. 2. being rather a speedy love-maker, he; talion band participated in a lantern} CHINA GERMAN $ WCUMBER VOTES go to China instead of Japan. RAGING CAR END OVER END, BLGIN DRIVER UNHURT Cliff Durant of San Francisco Stars in Exciting Spill in Great Race TOMMY MILTON IN LEAD Snatches First Position From Ralph Mulford at 99-Mile Post by Spurt Elgin, Ill.’ Aug. 23.—Cliff .Du- rant, of San Francisco, one of the favorites of the race and winner of the Santa Monica road race, turned over three times with his machine while speeding around one of the treacherous turns and miraculously escaped ‘serious in- jury. A cut over his eye due to a flying rock was his only mark of the spill. His car was so badly damaged, however, that he “withdrew-from the race: :~ Mulford began burning up the speed from the start. He covered the first six laps, 49 1-2 miles, in 38 minutes and 50 seconds. MILTON SNATCHES LEAD Tommy Milton, with a death invit- ing spurt,’ snatched the lead from Ralph Mulford in the Elgin road race at the twelfth lap, approximately 99 miles of the distance. The time wae one hour, 16 minutes and 31 sec- onds. Fifteen Line Up. Elgin, Ill, Aug. 23.—Fifteen drivers had their cars tuned up ready for the start off in the seventh annual Elgin road race heer today. Weather and track conditions were good and record time is expected. Competition for the Cobe cup and $8,000 in cash prizes was to start at noon. Ralph Mulford Favorite. With Ralph Mulford, the ranking favorite, thirteen cars were sent away at 12:01 p. m. today in the seventh renewal of the Elgin road race of 301 miles. The course was over a danger- ous road 8 1-4 miles long. The last minute withdrawals were Percy Ford and Arthur Morris whose cars could not be made ready for the event. ARMY NOT FACTORY FOR BOLSHEVISM, ASSERTS SULLIVAN American Legion Officer De- clares War Produced Real Americans Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 23.—Un- diluted Americanism was preached by Sergt. Jack Sullivan, vice president of the American Legion, at a meeting held at he North Side Commercial club last night. Sergeant Sullivan was assisting in the formation of a North Minneapolis post of the legion. He is in the Northwest helping in the mem- bership drive now being carried on. “Two years ago certain folks told up hat when we got out of this man’s army we'd all be Bolshevists,” he said. “We're going to ram that lie down the agitators’ throats.” Sergeant Sullivan said that the ser- yice men were for America first, last and all of the time. “We will have none of the old “to hell with labor‘ policy,” he insisted. “But we demand, too, that labor mut jclean house—shoo out the professional agitator, the alien strike breeder, who carried on his propaganda against us when we were fighting and now that we have returned is slapping us on the back and declaring himself with us.” Liberal wages paid to school teach- ers is one of the things the Ameri- can Legion wants, said the soldier. AMERICAN TOWN IN SOUTHERN ITALY Sezzo—One of the most American Italy. The whole Sezzo district has a population of only 1300. Eight hundred \persons have emigrated in recent years to America. Eighty of them were |American soldiers, and five Sezzo ‘mothers wear mourning for Amert¢an sons killed in the U. 8. offensives. spots in the world is the little town) in the southern Pontine marshes of; SOLONS 0. K. AMENDMENT GIVING HANTUNG RIGHTS; WITH DEMOCRATS Lodge Would Strike Out Word of Javan in Framing Peace Treaty ‘ and Covenant of League of Nations—Wilson Asked for Pact With Poland Washington, Aug. 23.—By a vote of 9 to 8 the senate foreign relations committee today adopted an amendment to the peace treaty by which German rights in Shantung province, China, would All the democratic members and Senator McCumber, republi- can, of North Dakota, voted against the amendment. Chairman Lodge offered the amendment under which “the word Japan” would be stricken from the Shantung sections of the treaty and the word “China” submitted. The committee also instructed Chairman Lodge to request President Wilson to send the senate the treaty between the United States and Poland signed June 28, at Versailles, and such infor- mation as he has regarding the treaties now under negotiation with Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey. Without taking up any other proposed amendments to the treaty with Germany the committee adjourned until Monday. Democrats Not Present Senators Hitchcock, Nebraska; Shields, Tennessee, and Pittman, Ne- vada, democrats, were not present, but their votes were recorded in the nega- tive on the Shantung amendment. The action was taken without ex- - tended debate shortly after the com- mittee began its work and amend- ments under a plan to report the treaty to the senate if possible within the next week. The Shantung amendment is expect- ed by leaders on both sides to develop greater strength than any other on the senate floor. Democratic leaders say they have the votes to defeat it, but the republicans predict that it will be adopted. KOLCHAK 10 BE RECOGNIZED IF |HE LASTS MONTH Government of Commander of All-Russian Faction Facing Crisis, Says Envoy IS BEST MAN FOR THE JOB Washington, D. C., Aug. 23.—Ambas- sador Morris, who was sent by the state department to Omsk to report.on conditions in Siberia, has advised the government here that the next thirty days will probably see a crisis in the affairs of the Kolchak government. Ambassador Morris in his report, it was learned today, asserts that Admir- al Kolchak is the best man for the task confronting him and that it is a question of his success, or the triumph of the Bolsheviki. ‘Recognition of the Kolchak govern- ment, if it succeeds in surviving the next thirty days, has been urged by Ambassador Morris, it is understood. EDINBURGH BANK VAULTS RIFLED Robbers Break Into North Da- kota Institution and Get Small Booty ‘Edinburgh, N. D., Aug. 23.—The state bank of Edinburgh was broken into and robbed last night of between $400 and $500 in cash and securities in safety deposit oxes the amount of which has not been determined. The robbers bored their way into the vault. They rifled the safety de- posit vault. Most of the loot taken from them were government bonds. GREAT LAKES DOCK WORKERS STRIKE IS ENDED BY LEADERS Men Resume Work at Number of Ports at Direction of President Escanaba, Mich., Aug. 23.—Follow- ing the decision of striking ore dock workers here to return to work Mon- day, W. B. Jones, third vice president of the International Longshoremen’s union, announced this morning that all closed ore docks at Michigan and Wisconsin lake ports would again be jin operation by then. In answer to the appeal of Presi- dent O’Connor of the union, Marquette and Ashland dockmen commenced work this morning. The dockmen here went on strike August 4, demanding increases of four cents an hour in pay for both day and night work. RETURN AT ASHLAND Ashland, Wis., Aug. 23.—Following advices from President O’Connor of the International Longeshoremen’s union to return to work, the striking ore dock workers here and at Mar- quette voted last night to return. LLOYD GEORGE AGAINST UKRAINE’S ANNEXATION Berne, Switzerland, Aug. 23.—Pre- | mier Lloyd George is supporting the clea of 500,000 Ukrainians in Canada against the annexation of the Ukraine |by Poland, according to a statement from Prime Minister Cagada of the | Ukraine issued by the’ Ukrainian /bu- reau jhere. ant