The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 30, 1919, Page 1

; THIRTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 199. —— TRIBUNE! BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA,SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1919 FUN PROMISED IN ? LABOR DAY GARD “AT CAPITOL PARK Union Men Have Provided Sev- eral Events for Afternoon— Big Dance in Evening - TO HAVE THREE SPEAKERS Buzzelle, Frazier and Keniston Will Share Honors—Con- tests Free for All A dozen novel events, ranging from a@ watermelon eating match to a chicken catching ccntest for women, will be the chief part of the Labor day program Monday. at the capitol park, beginning at 27 ™ ‘Preceding ‘the games, speeches will be delivered by local people, includ- . ing the Rev. Geo, Buzzelle, Governor Frazier and George N. Keniston, who will act as ringmaster of the day. The prizes have been donated by fbusinessmen of the city for each event, and the committee in charge announced today that taere will be a ‘big list of entries for all of the var- fous contests. The athletic program is as follows: Watermelon eating enntest for boys under 10 years. 100-yard dash for men, free for all. Barrel boxing contest; contestants to be furnished with boxing gloves. 10-yard dash for girls under 14 years. 100-yard dash for bovs under 14 years. Ladies’ race, open to all ladies. Fat men’s race. 4 Three-legged race. at 4 Boys’ shoe race, ay Chicken catching contest for’ wom- en; all thoge caught being retained by tho persons obtaining the chickens, Potato race for women. Free For All The committee announced that all 'races and contests are free for entry to all whom, the qualifications fit. An- nouncers and starters and rules com- mittee will be naméd and provisions Mave ‘been made ‘to keep the field clear of spectators. during’ the ‘con- tests. ;The big pavement dance, the com- mittee announced today, will be held in the evening at 9 o'clock, but if weather is not satisfactory, the dance will be held in the armory. Good mu- sic has been provided. No charge will be made to witness the afternoon program. LEGION TO PAY WILSON HONORS DUE OUR CHIEF yd Spetz Post Will Furnish Cavalry and Infantry Guard September 10 The American Legion will furnish a guard of honor and a mounted guard for President Wilson and his party when they arrive in this city Septem- ber 10. This announcement was made tiday by Capt. A. A. Jones, command- of the Lloyd Spetz post of this city. “It is expected that every one of the 160 members of the local post will be nt at that time in uniform and eit it-can be arranged, the presidential lute of 21 rounds will be fired as the president’s ‘train rolls into Bis- arck, The president’s mounted escort will nsist of those former service men tho served in the cavalry or field ar- lery and Capt. Jones is anxious to hear from any owners of saddle horses = who will contribute their mounts for his occasion. Committees are being formed and de- Mails are being arranged to make the sident’s reception one of the big- it celebrations ever held in the city. til the definite announcement is ™made of the length of the presidential ity’s stay in the city, the final de- If time permits, it is to give a ban- quet in honor of the nation’s chief ex- evtive, Because of the large crowd that is expected to be in the city on the day of the president’s arrival, it has not been decided where the meeting “will be held to hear the president's message. It ig quite possible that there will be so many here at that time, that more than one meeting will be necessary. It. hag even been suggested that the president's speech! be deliver- ed out of doors if the weather per- mits so that’ as large a crowd as pos- sible will have an opportuniay to hear him. # King and Queen “? and Crown Prince ACTORS TO STAGE NATIONAL STRIKE FOR RECOGNITION Francis Wilson Says “Walk Out” Will Become Slogan for Walkers On Boston, Mass, Aug. 30.—Between 200 and 300 members of the Actors’ Equity association playing at Boston theatres voted today to join the strike for union recognition, ‘The walkout will become effective Monday. The actors’ meeting was called by Francis Wilson, president of the association. Ee predicted a nation-wide strike if necegsary to gain recognition for the organization. WILSON TO SPEND TWO HOURS HERE; PLANS ARE MADE Secretary Tumulty Tells of Ar- rival of Party at 11 and Departure at 1 TRAVELING ON SPECIAL Presidential Train Will Bring Distinguished Party to Capital City St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 30.—Pres- ident Wilson will make addresses in St. Paul and Minneapolis. on September 9, will participate in parades in the Twin Cities and will make a short speech to the state legislature, according to a program completed today and proved by the mayor of Minn polis and St. Paul. The president will arrive from Sioux Falls, SD, at 8:30 a. m., and will leave for Bismarck at 10 Perm. or ‘Several committees are being form- ed to make President Wilson’s re- ception in this city suitable in every respect as due to the head of the na- tion with an important message to the people. It was announced today on author- ity from Washington that the presi- dential party would arrive in this city at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning, ‘September 10. and would leave at 1 o'clock. The party is traveling in a special train, earrying, besides the president’s immediate party of Mrs. Wilson, Admiral Cary T. Grayson, his personal physician, and Secretary Tumulty, a large staff of newspaper correspondents representing the chief dailies in the country and the various press associations. Upon the arrival here of the presi- dential train, besides .-2 guard of honor of American legion members in uniform, committees representing the civic, business and social inter- ests of the city and state will wel- come President Wilson, and the pres- ident will be taken directly to the au- ditorium where he will immediately deliver his address. Following his speech, the president and his party, if time permits, will be taken on an au- tomobile ride around the city and some of the country adjacent to it. To Name Committees Today (Names of the various committees will be announced this afternoon, it is understood. Mayor A. W. Lucas, it is said, is to appoint a committee rep- resenting the citv’s varied interests composed of businessmen. The wom- en’s clubs are also expected to name a delegation to personally welcome Mrs. Wilson and provide for her com- fort while here. The city will be decorated with flags and buntings, and everybody is requested by Mayor Lucas to have a “general clean up” of the city so that ‘Bismarck will present its most attrac- tive appearance to the visitors on this tour thru the city. The streets, halls, depots, public ‘buildings, places of business and homes are expected to be completely decorated with the national colors and also by using tree and other foliage to make as pieas- ing a sight as possible when the pres- idential party arrives here. To Have Several Bands Several bands will be engaged, it is understood, to furnish music, both be- fore and during the president’s ar- rival, as well as furnich music for the military guard in the procession from the depot to the auditorium. It is understood from announce- ments made from Washington that the president’s speech will dwell on the league of nations and peace' treaty and the government's campaign to re- duce the high cost of living. It has been stated officially o+ Washington that President Wilson is anxious to lay before the people of the country his version of the peace treaty and the league of nations and why it should be adopted by the senate with- out reservations. STRIKING RAILROAD MEN RESUME WORK Come A-visiting | , Aug. 30.—King ‘Albert, lizabeth and Crown Leopold will leave for n_.September 20 ra’ a’ United States Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 30.—Prac- tically all striking steam road engi- neers, conductors, brakemen gd switchmen reported back to work this morning following a vote to discon- tinue their strikes here which was completed last night, LABOR DAY PROCLAMATION A. ‘W. LUCAS, President, Bismarck City Commission “Labor,” as the term is used in its most significant sense today, was unkown at the time when Noah Webster compiled his dictionary. In an “International Dictionary” published as late as 1898 we find no definition for “Labor” aa we first think of it now—the vast body of organized workers upon whose creative or productive toil the prosperity, nay, the very life existence of the world, depends today. y It is “LABOR” day, the one day of the 365 dedicated to the man who.toils, that we are privileged to celebrate Monday, September 1. It is in many respects our most important na- tional holiday. The organized ranks of labor to: whom this holiday is consecrated today number millions. They are the greatest force in America—in the world—today. With them rests the future of our country and of all the civilized nations of the world. Labor has always existed from the beginning of time. LABOR, the organized worker as we know him today, is a development of the last half-century. He has grown and waxed strong through sane, intelligent leadership. He*has prospered, because he has enabled the country which he has served to prosper. In every war in which America has been involved since LABOR as an organized entity came into being the ranks of our armies have been filled with union men, as quick to fight for their country as to toil for it. Labor day in this year of grace comes at a ‘critical moment in the history of our country and of the world. Everywhere is chaos., Peoples lately torn by bloodshed and strife are find- ing it difficult to readjust themselves. - The world’s war, fought for a noble purpose, has nevertheless left the dissension and disintegration which are the legacy of all wars. Not alone in America, but in every European land, the economic and, especially, the industrial situation present problems even more serious than those with which the great war brought us face to face. Only by approaching the solution of thesé problems with an open mind, honestly, unsel- fishly, and in a spirit of universal brotherhood, can we hope to thread safely the maze which confronts us, and in this moment of stress we must look to the vast, vital forces of organized labor to exercise the stabilizing influence which is so sorely needed in commerce, in industry and in governmental affairs. Therefore, I, as president of the city commission, do hereby call upon every citizen of Bismarck to unite with our local labor organizations in the celebration of the spirit as well as the letter of Labor Day. I urge the suspension of all public and private business, in order that employes and employers alike may enjoy the day, and I most respectfully commend the decoration of our homes and our places of business and our public buildings in a manner befit- ting the occasion. A. W. LUCAS, President, Bismarck City Commission. PERSHING BALKS|’ WHEN ASKED 10 |TELL-WAR-COSTS General Refuses to Appear Be- fore Sub-Committee of Three in Paris SOLONS ISSUE STATEMENT Paris, Aug. 30.—General Pershing has refused to testify before the sub- committee of three of the congression- al committee on expenditures by the war department which has been con- ducting an investigation in France. The general’s refusal lead to the is- suance ofa join statemend this after- noon by representatives Royal C. John. son and Oscar E. Bland of the sub- committee in which regret was ex- pressed that there should be a Con- fiict gfetween the military and civil authorities of the government. In a separate statement in which Representative Johnson did not join, Mr. Bland declared that, the general’s action was an example of the “in- difference and contempt” shown dur- ing the entire war by the war depart- ment towards the workers of the peo- ple and their representatives. General Pershing on being shown the statements issued by the members of the committee said that all the ac- tivities of the American expeditionary forces were of course open to investi- gation but that he found it impossible on the last day of his stay in France. to comply with the request of the com- mittee as all his records had been shipped to the United States, BIG FIVE SCARED WITNESSES, SAYS FARMER SOCIETY Charges That Coercion Was Re- sorted to by Packers Made by Livesock Men Washington D. C., Aug. 30.—Charges that the five big meat packing com- panies had in some cases “coerced” witnesses appearing before+ the sen- ate agriculture committee at hearings on legislation for regulation of the in- dustry and in others paid their ex- penses were placed into the committee records today. The accusations were contained in a telegram from H. A. Jastro, chairman of the market committee of the na- tional livestock association, to Senator Gronna, republican, of North Dakota, and it was announced that the mes- sage had been authorized by Senator Kendrick, democrat, Wyoming, presi- dent of the association. SLAYER, IN FOR LIFE, ESCAPES: AT SIOUX FALLS Sioux Falls, 8. D., Aug. 30.—Wil- liam’ Kunnecke, who was’ serving a life term in the state penitentiary here on a charge. of, murdering three persons, escaped yesterday a: oon, NO TRIBUN MONDAY S As the oldest and largest employer. of organized. labor. in Bismarck, The-Tribune has. made it.a point since the in- auguration of Labor day to celebrate ‘the workers’ -holi- day.’ Therefore, no Tribune will be issued Monday in or- der that The Tribune’s big staff may join with fellows of other trades in observing THEIR day. ———? GERMANY SENDING ARMY TO AID OF ADMIRAL KOLCHAK Fully Equipped Force Marching Through Lithuania—Jap, Russ, Hun Alliance? Paris, Thursday, Aug. 28. —(By Associated Press).— A modernly equipped Ger- man army of 40,000 men has assembled in Lithuania and is preparing to march into Russia under the pre- tense of endeavoring to reach and help Admiral Kol- chak, according to Lithuan- ian sources here. Word to this effect was brought to Paris by Chief Engineer Steibiko of the Lithuanian railroad system, who declared the Germans talked freely of a coming understanding between Ger- many, Russia and Japan. -——______________4 | TOUR DIRECTOR | LIKED TRIBUNE | TRUCK EDITION ! °. The Tribune was highly com- plimented by A. R. Kroh, direct- or of the national motor truck development tour, last night, at the Grand Pacific banquet, for the special motor truck edition issued yesterday. Mr. Kroh said. “The wonderful publicity given the tour and its purpose by The Tribune is deeply appreciated by every person taking part in it. 'Not since we left Chicago, have we seen such a shining example of progressive journalism, and we wish to compliment your city and state for having such an up-to- date and accurate medium of news. “Copies of this papér are being sent to every manufacturer of trucks in the tour, as well as the large advertising agencies and dealers throughout the country, and others interested in our work, and the advertising your city and state will receive thru this unexampled newspaper en- terprise will redound to the ben- efit of all of you here. “The bigness and foresight of this special edition are splendid. Proper reciprocity. will result from this publicity.” : IRISHMEN WOULD HAVE TREATY G0 BY THE BOARDS Representatives of Cause of Irish Freedom Present Pe- tition to Congress FEAR BRITAIN NAVY Washington, D. C.. Ane »0,—Asking for rejection of the neace treaty, American representatives of the cause of Irish freedom told the for- eign relations committee today the treaty would create a super-govern- ment against Ireland’s interests and would establish British naval suprem- acy so firmly as to menace the Unit- ed ‘States. Daniel F. Cohalan, a justice of the supreme court of New York, Edward F. Dunne, governor of Illinois, Frank P. Walsh and others renresenting var- ious Irish organizations appeared. They said they voiced the senti- ments of more than 20,000,000 Amer- ican citizens of Irish blood. “We citizens of the United States of Irish blood.” said a memorial read to the committee. “but attached above all things to this republic and its constitution, respectfully pray that the proposed treaty now before you be rejected as a direct violation of the principles on which this war was fought as they were defined ‘by Pres- ident Wilson.” 1,800 OFFICERS AND MEN OF 4ST DIVISION HOME Initial Contingent Returns After More Than Two Years’ Service Abroad New York, N. Y¥., Aug. 30.—Nearly 1,800 officers and men of the first di- vision, the first members of that out- fit to return home after more than two years of service overseas arrived today from France. Major General Ed- ward F. McLoughlin, Jr., commander of the divison, his staff and detach- ments of the 28 infantry and engineers were on the transport Orizaba, while 19 officers and 30 enlisted men com- prising. the advanced section which is to make arrangements for the divi- sion’s reception returned on the trans- port Pastores. BELGIAN RETURNS TO BECOME HEAD OF U. S. EMBASSY Brussells, Aug. 30.—Baron Emil De Cartier De Marchieene left Brussells yesterday for Washintgon as the first Belgian ambassador to the United States. © Baron De Cartier has since Febru- ary 1, 1917, been Belgian minister at Washington, the office having been BURLEIGH GIVEN edged to Be Powerless. zation this morning on motion of Labor John N. Hagan. only nay. As a result of this action of follows, all of the changes being i are specifically noted OWEN DECLARES LODGE FEARFUL OF DEMOCRACY Oklahoman Says Massachusetts Confrere Favors Rule of Many by the Few NOT WARRING ON WILSON Republican Leader, Asserts As- ‘sailant, Is:Attacking Hopes of All Mankind Washington, D. C., Aug. 30.—Reply- ing. in the senate today to arguments by chairman Lodge of the foreign re- lations committee against unreserved ratification of the peace treaty, Sen- ator Owen, democrat, of Oklahoma de- clared Mr. Lodge had been blinded by partisanship and by a distrust of pop- ular insttutions. Referring to the committee chair- man’s parallel between the league of nations and the ill-famed holy alliance Mr. Owen said the argument had over- looked the intrigue and __ autocratic selfishness which surrounded the al- liance. Difference in Treaties “The fact that wars followed the the treaty of the holy alllance,” he continued, “was because this treaty was between military dynasties made by monarchistic autocracies, each controlled by intrigue. The senator fiom Massachusetts believes that the promise of these royal scoundrels may be justly compared with the promises and aspirations of the honest organ- ized democracies of the whole world. Rule of tne Few “The trouble with the senator from Massachusetts is that he really belives in the rule of the few over the many. He does not believe the people ought to have the right to initiate the laws they want and yeto laws they do not want. He looks upon them with less confidence than he did upon the mil- itary autocracies. for the senator favored a league in 1915 when the autocracies were in full flower. “He is not as he thinks. waging a war against Woodrow Wilson. He is waging a war against the desires and hopes of all mankind. Let him beware of throwing himself and his blinded partizans across the path of the right- eous judgment of all mankind. PUBLIC BOARDS WILL NOT MEET ON LABOR DAY County and City Fathers Will Enjoy Advantage of Na- tional Holiday Due to Labor day falling on Monday there will be no business sessions of either the county commissioners, or the city commissioners, it was learned today. The regular monthly meeting of the county authorities is scheduled for Monday, but it is understood that this meeting will be adjourned until some day later in the week. The city com- missioners will postpone their meeting until Wednesday night. FIGHTING IN THE STREETS REPORTED FROM KRONSTADT London, Aug. 30.—There has been severe fighting in the streets and public squares of Kronstadt, the Bol- sLeviki naval base near Petrograd, ac- cording to M@spatches from Copen- hagen. Bodies were seen lying in the thor- ‘cently, ne raised to the rank of an embassy re- oughfares. by allied airmen, the ad- vices ‘say. STATE BOARD BOOSTS FARM TAXES CAPITAL CITY PREPARES FOR LABOR DAY BOOST IN ASSESSED VALUATION OF FARM LANDS MADE AS PREDICTED; STIFF INCREASE State Board of Equalization Decides That Farmers Shall Pay More Taxes—Average Advance From Fifteen to 25 Percent—Few Good League Shires Given Advantage of Reduction—Raise to Help Drouth-Stricken Region, Says Head of Bank Acknowl- ___ Substantial increases in farm land values, in spite of opposi- tion from State Auditor Kositzky, who pointed to the fact that they would increase the local tax burden for every farmer in the state and would be of no special benefit to the state itself, were voted through by the three league members of the state board of equali- Commissioner of Agriculture and Board members present when the vote was taken were Governor Frazier, State Treasurer Olson, State Auditer Kositzky and Commissioner Hagan. Kositzky’s was the the state board farm land values as returned by the county boards of equalization are changed as increases except where reductions As Returned Equalized Adams ... $10.10 $11.63 Barnes « 82.24 45.76 Benson . 21.31 26.60 Billings 6.85 8.85 Bottineau 20.40 (reduced) 19.52 Bowman . 12.09 (reduced) 11.49 Burke . 14.85 16.70 Burleigh . 14.79 18.76 Cass... 60.75 (reduced) 57.71 Cavalier 27.15, 38.02 Dickey . 35.16 34.51 Divide . 15.81 (reduced) 15.68 Dunn 20.40 (reduced) 15.77 Eddy . 23,85 35,69 Emmons . 15.25 18.86 Foster . + 19.20 35.39 Golden ‘Valley . 10.67 13.46 Giand Forks ... 31.22 50.85, Grant .. 15,82 17.75 Griggs . 30.00 44.74 Hettinger 20.45 (reduced) 15.87 Kidder . 17.91 (reduced) 17.70 LaMoure .. 33.03, 36.49 Logan . 18.50. 18.54 ‘McHenry 16.41 17.39 McIntosh 18,31 22.53 MceKnzie 6.91 8.67 McLean 15.49 17.90 Mercer 19.67 (reduced) 17.42 Morton . 15.52 17.46 Mountrail 8.80 13.10 Nelson 30,37 40.64 Oliver .. 13.66 16.14 . Pembina . 30.14 45,79 Pierce . 15.23 21.00 Ramsey 82.32 87.04 Ransom 34.01 41.75 Renville 19.69 (reduced) 19.49 Richland . 44,20 50.68 Rolette 21,82 28.57 Sargent 21.08 35.06 Sberidan . 19.01 (reduced) 17.35 Sioux .. 6.90 12.39 Slope 9.43 11.18 Stark 15.75 (reduced) 15.14 Steele .. 39,88 44.65 Stutsman 21.70 34.51 ‘Towner 28.42 32.85 Traill .. 82.17 54.99 Walsh .. 82.79 50.39 Ward 14.64 18,22 Wells .. 7.49 29.58 Williams ...... 12.86 13.01 Wallace Made Denial When the North Dakota press first published Tax Commissioner Wallace’s recommendation for an increase in farm land valuey Mr, Wallace denied that he had offered any such sugges- tion. He declared the newspaper men had in some mysterious way gotten hold of a “work sheet” which was not intended for the public, and which really did not mean anything at all, Today’s equalizations, as finally adopted by the board, would indirate that the board members took the mat- ter more seriously than Mr, Wallace did. The league members on the board were unanimous in a majority of their boosts. In the matter of McHenry county, however, Commissioner John N, Hagan, who has interests there, irsisted that the valuatoin should be $4 per acre lower than in Pierce, im- mediately adjoining; $1 lower than Ward, another close neighbor, and more than $2 under the Bottineau figure. As finally equalized, McHenry was merely raised from $16.41 to $17.39, while Ward was boosted from $14.64 to $18.22 and Pierce was shoved up to $21.00, from an original valua- ticn of $15.23, Bank Cannot Help As an excuse for soaking on the jtaxes west of the river, where the farmers have had bad crops in suc- cession, Commissioner Hagan pleaded the necessity of high assessed valu- ation to enable the counties to bond for ‘a sufficient amount to, care for all the farmers’ seed and feed needs, State Auditor Kositzky insisted it was not necessary to boost the farmers’ taxes from fifteen to twenty-five percent merely to afford him’ a fictitious bor- rowing value. “What have we the Bank of North Dakota for if it is not to take care of these drouth-stricken farmers?” asked Kositzky. “The bank can’t handle a situation such ag this,” replied Commissioner Hagan, who is a member of the state industrial commission which handles the bank. “The Bank of North Dakota ean only loan money on clear first- mortgage security, Most of these farms yest of the, river, are, already mort+ ‘gaged.”