The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 3, 1919, Page 1

He , e . » snouncement appeared in The Tribune THIRTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 201. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 3, 1919 PRICE FIVE CENTS. REPUBLICANS IN HARMONY SPASM MAKE LOW SPEED Report on Peace Treaty May Not Be Before Senate Until Next Week COMPROMISE NEGOTIATED Various Brands of “Reserva- tionists” in G. 0. P. Seek to Get Together Washington, D. ©., Sept. 3.—While republican leaders hope to report the peace treaty to the senate this week they said discussion of the resolution of ratification on which reservations will be incorporated will take some time and might delay a report until early next week. They believe it is certain that the treaty will be brought into the senate no later than next Wed- nesday. The committee plans to close its hearings Friday and probably after adopting Senator Fall’s amendment to eliminate the labor section proceed to frame the resolution of ratification and the proposed reservations, Slow on Harmony Program. Progress was reported today among republican leaders toward a “harmony program” on reservations, A compro- mise between the republican reserva- tionists is being negotiated with much prospects of success it was said. Chairman ‘Lodge was reported to have accepted three of the four reser- vations proposed by the group headed by Senator McNary, Oregon, and dealing with article 10 of the league covenant. Negotiations on this clause were said to be still in progress. Recruiting Office Located in Rooms at Bismarck Bank Former Offices Are Occupied by’ State’s Home Builders Association The army recruiiing office has moved from opposite the Northern Pa- cific park to the Bismarck bank build- ing, Private John L. Webb, in charge, announced today. The room formerly occupied by the recruiting office will he used for the state’s home builders association, It is understood that the association has sécured a ‘two years’ lease on the room and at a monthly rental of $50. Private Webb stated that he has been receiving a great many requests for Victory buttons since the last an- concerning the distribution of — these bottons by Colonel T. J. Rogers of the Aberdeen recruiting headquarters. All former service men are entitled ts these buttons free of charge, accord- ing to Private Webb and former sol- diers can obtain them by leaving or mailing their honorable discharges to the recruiting station. The discharges and the buttons will be returned at the same time. It is expected that another officer from Aberdeen will be in the city this week. or the early part of next week to distribute additional but- tons. Bronze buttons are awarded to all former soldiers who we¢ not wounded and silver ones to wounded men. HALLIDAY WINS CHAMPIONSHIP OF NORTH LINE Halliday, N. D., Sept. 3—At Beulah on Sunday, Halliday defeated the Beulah-Stanton team by a score of 6 to 5, This was the deciding game for the supremacy of the North line, and Halliday is now the pennant-bearer, not having been defeated once this season. The game was witnessed by a large crowd, a major portion of the audience coming from the towns west of Beulah—all of whom were glad to see Halliday declared the champion ball tossers of the North line, Haskett of Center was on the mound for Beu- lah, while Seibert of Stanton did the Catching. Johnson and Wasem com- posed the battery for Halliday. It was a dirty, windy day, and errors were numerous on both sides. Halliday has now beaten Beulah twice, but we understand another game between the same two teams that played today is being arranged for next Sunday. Halliday is ready and all the boys down the line have to do is to say the word, LANGER SQUAD PICKS UP CIGARETTE SELLERS Devils Lake, N. D., Sept. 8.—Attor- ney General Langer’s flying squadron descended on this city last night with the result that . Henry Mundt of Frairie was fined $50 and costs for selling cigarettes, Alfred Peterson, of Churches Ferry and Joe Roadhouse of Doyan were also fined $50 and costs con the same charge and given sus- pended jail sentences. Roadhouse and Mundt were fined $10 and costs for operating slot gambling machines, The proprietors of the American pool hall were fined $100 for selling cigarettes. ALABAMA AGAIN REFUSES APPROVAL FOR SUFFRAGE Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 3—For a second time the state senate refused yesterday to ratify the federal wo- men’s suffrage consitutional amend- ment, A motion to ratify was defeated IN STEEL WAGE FIGHT ae, New York.—Leaders of opposing sides of the new wage controversy arising in the steel industry are Elbert H. Gary, above, chairman of the board ot directors of the United States Steel Corporation, and John Fitzpatrick, chairman of the Chicago Federation of Labor, G has refused to discuss “any matters relating to employes” with labor union representatives, as bad been the suggestion of Fitzpatrick for the steel workers. LABOR SHORTAGE HINDERING WORK ON NEW PAYING Six Blocks of Curbing Com- pleted, But Paving Lagging Because of Delays va Spat yatta Meeting handicaps which it has found wholly wnayoidable, the con- tractors handling the work for paving district No, 3 in this city, are mak- ing pre 's as rapidly as they can, but unless exceptional good luck befalls them this month, it is not believed now that they will be able to complete the paving before October 15, the expiration of the contract. The present difficulty is lack of Ja- bor, it was said today. It is almost impossible to secure sufficient men to handle the present wo and when the mixer is started this situation will be even more acute. Due to strikes ou railroads and the congestion ot freight, considerable delay was ex- perienced when the work was first started in the delivery of equipment and supplies in this city, but this has now been overcome. Work Done To Date Practically 50 percent of the rough grading and excavating has been fin- ished up to the present time. Curbing on six blocks aggregating approxi- mately 4,200 feet, has been installed and the paving will be installed on these streets first. The streets are Washington, between B and ©, Second between B and, D, Avenue D between Second and Fourth and Third street between Avenues © and D. Another difficulty that the contract- ors have been meeting is the fact that all of the gas and sewer piping that is to be installed in the streets to be paved have not been put in yet. This work is being pushed, however, and it is not now expected to hinder grading and excavating any further. Two carloads of crushed Duluth granite arrived today from that city and 20 carloads of gravel are due here today. Carloads of cement have been arriving practically daily. The paving mixer is on the ground, having. ar- rived Monday, and the curbing mixer has been in constant use for the past two weeks. 'Few Men At Work. At the present time, eleven men are at work, but sixteen men at least are needed, Form setters, it is said, are greatly in.demand, and if this class of lsbor could be obtained, the curbing could be completed in a very short time. When the paving mixer is oper- ating, it keeps a force of from 25 to to 380 men busy all of the time, This gives some idea of how rapidly the work can be completed when once the labor jshortage is satisfactorily set- tled. All of the paving in this district will consist of five inches of cement and gravel base on top of a graded road with a top composed. of two inches of Duluth granite, conerete and sand. This gives a firm foundation with a long-lived surface for all kinds of traffic, it {s said. B. H. Tong, inspector of concrete work for the city, reported today that the type of work being performed is of a very high grade and that the contractors are meeting all of the spec- itications in the contract. According to Mr. Tong this particular piece of paving will be the, best of its kind iv the northwest. Returns from Jamestown Miss. Marian Throdhal returned Sunday from Jamestown, where she 18 to 13 after two hours’ debate. |‘ | spent the week end with relatives, WISCONSIN GIVES SOLDIERS’ BOUNTY BILL HEARTY O. K. Act Approved at Referendum Election in Ratio of Four . to One Tuesday Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. 3.—Returns from 28 out of 71 counties in Wiscon- sin Covering the yote on the soldiers’ bonus bill indicate that the measure was ratified by the voters in a ratio of at least 4 to 1. The result means that approximate- ly $15,000,000 provided for in a bill enacted at the recent session of the legislat will be divided among sol- diers, sailors, marines and nurses, $10 being allowed for each month of ser- vice in the world war the minimum being set at $50. Two-thirds of the appropriation will be raised through a general property tax of 3 mills on the dollar and the balance in sur-taxes, WORK ISSTARTED QN FOUNDATIONS FOR BIG BRIDGE Sinking Holes to Determine at What Depth Suitable Sup- port Can Be Found The first step toward the erection of the $1,000,000 bridge spanning the Missouri river from Bismarck to the Morton county side was taken Satur- day, when F. Jazkowiak started sink- ing test holes on the west bank of the river to determine foundation for the huge piles which will support the mam- uzouth structure, Jaszkowiak started one hole and had reached a depth of 80 feet with- out discovering any firm bottom when he was forced to abandon the opera- tions there because of an unavoidable accident to his hole sinking apparatus. Another hole has been started close to the one abandoned and it is hoped that a suitable foundation will be reached before long. Working for Turner Co, Jaszkowiak is working under a con- tract from the ©. A. P. Turner Gon- struction company of Minneapolis which has the contract for the pre- Iminary work. He plans to determine at what depth a firm foundation can be found on the Morton side, on the Bismarck side and one in the middle of the river, The last named work will be done in the winter when the ice is of sufficient thickness to support his ng and crew. This part of the preliminary work agreed: to ‘have done by the county: officers on both sides of the river, Mandan and Bismarck and the state government. From this initial survey of conditions under which the bridge wust be constructed will be obtained definite information os to the probable cost, type of construction and other valuable and necessary information. Tentative Bridge Fians The bridge tentatively accepted as meeting the requirements of local ecnditions will consist of two 404-foot on each bank and one in the middle of the river, The roadway will be 28 feet wide and the height of the bridge will be that required by the federal government. These figures all depend upon the results of the preliminary sarvey Which is now under way. Beach, N. D., Sept. 8.—That the state administration gets peeved every time one of its servitors gets into trouble seems borne out by the pro- ceedings here Saturday, when the ar- rest of Martin F. Blank, editor of the Golden Valley Progress, on a charge ot criminal libel was promptly follow- ed by the removal by the governor of the state attorney and sheriff on charges that everyone recognizes as preposterous, Two weeks ago Blank published an inference in the league newpaper here that the state’s attorney and sheriff were parties to a conspiracy to kill M. K, Rowen, and then fied the state To Moorhead, where the law could not reach him. State’s Attorney Gallagh- er swore out a complaint charging Blank with libel and the sheriff went in pursuit, chasing Blank from Beach to Moorhead, the editor being kept under cover along the route, it is said and the circumstances indicate, by friends of the adm‘nistration. While Blank was absent, the league paper here has been in charge of one Howe, editor of the league paper at Jamestown, who announced several times upon his arrival that he was the official] smoother and fixer of the Brin- ton newspaper syndicate; that a mis- take had been made in bringing Blank to Beach, as he was the same rampant disturber that Brinton was; that the paper wanted peace and quiet in order to get business, and that Blank would not come back, but that another man would be sent to take charge of the paper. BLANK CAME BACK However, Blank did come back Sat- wday morning after having dodged the law officers all the way from Moorhead to Beach, and was promptly arrested on Gallagher’s complaint and beund over to the district court on $2,500 bond. Blank’s adherents made much adoo about this and threatened that unless the case was dropped the governor would remove both sheriff and state’s attorney, and that they kuew what they were talking about is evident from the fact that the re- toyal papers arrived on the afternoon train and were served Saturday night, making plain the intimate connection between the Brinton newspaper syn- dicate and the highest officials in the state. At least this is the belief of all spans resting on three huge piers, one} MUCKRAKING IS BLINDING G. 0, P. SAYSHITCHCOCK Democratic Leader Declares Ma- jority Seeks Flaws With Microscopes OVERLOOK BIG BENEFITS Knox Flayed as “Poltroon and Fool” by Militant Neb- raska Member Washington, D. C., Sept. &—De- claring the real purpose of the foreign relations committee majority in amending the peace treaty, was to-kill the treaty entirely and that such a course would be suicidal to the Unit- ed States, Senator Hitchcock of Ne- braska, democratic leader, asserted in a speech today that a majority of the senators would never accept any of the changes proposed by the commit- tee, The treaty opponents, he said, “erawl on the ground with a micro- scope searching for pit-falls’ and overlook the substantial benefits which the treaty would bring. The proposal of Senator Knox, republican, Pennsyl- vania, that the treaty be rejected and a separate peace ‘with Germany ‘be made was chata¢terized by the speak- er as an “insane mixture of poltroonry and foolery.” KING AND QUEEN OF BELGIUM WILL COME IN OCTOBER Albert and Elizabeth Scheduled to Reach Washington First of Next Month Washington, D. C., Sept. 8.—King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Bel- gium will arrive in Washington about QCctober 1 and will be guests of Pres- ident and Mrs. Wilson at the White House probably remaining three days The king and queen will arrive in this country Jate this month and will come directly to Washington, It was learned today that the tenta- tive itinerary provides fox. their re turn to New York from*AVashingtor for a public reception, Afterward: | they will Jeaye on a journey that wil) carry them to the Pacific coast. | The cities that. will be visited have rot been determined upon finally. CONFERENCE TO TALK OVER LIVING CRISIS TO BE HELD OCT. 5-1¢ Washington, D. ©. Sept. 3—The conference between labor, capital ané agricultural interests called by Pres \ident Wilson for dis jon of the ‘present economic situation will be held here between October 5 and 1( [it us learned today at the White House. GOLDEN VALLEY OFFICIALS WERE PROMISED PUNISHMENT FOR THEIR PROSECUTION OF LEAGUE EDITOR bere familiar with the facts and wh« have watched the trail of those wh« have long wanted to wrest the office: of state’s attorney and sheriff fron the anti-league forces. It may be saié in this connection that none of thc ccunty or city offices are filled witl league men, the city and county being ahout 65 percent in opposition at thi rolls. The county commissioners wil! temporarily fill the offices of. state’: attorney and sheriff today, and it i: a safe bet that league men will not! have a look in, so it is difficult to sec just what can be gained by the gov: ernor’s action. The only solution ap- parent is that something must be don to discredit the opposition to Townley in this county on account of the psy: Cclogical aspect of its violent opposi- tion to the great labor leader and his perticular lieutenant, J. W. Brinton beth of whom once lived here and both of whom left many to mourn. It is believed here that the adminis tration’s viewpoint is that if these who lave opposed Townley and Brinton car be discredited, by fair means or foul and the voters of the county inducec to believe they have been deceived by tneir county officers, the effect wil} be to not only get rid of some har¢ fighters, but also carry the county in the primaries and in the meantime im press the people of the state that Townley and Brinton are much abused saints and their accusers villians of the deepest dye. Politics, not justice licr desire to serve the people, has been responsible for all the disturb- ances here for many years, Frow Brinton’'s time to Blank’s a certain ele- ment has revelled in rows until the people are wearied to death with it. but, now. that a perspective can be had of the past, a large majority see the motive of it all, and neither Town: lay nor Brinton will ever again get a “Jook-in” politically in Golden | Valey county, for their strength wanes with succeeding election, and this latest lending by the governor of his power to punish the enemies of Townley and Brinton through baseless charges, in- stead of intimidating the opposition has made it a solid phalanx to fight to the final day of emancipation of the state from its present Socialistic bond- age, Sheriff Pierzina will be arraigned here September 5 and Gallagher will have his hearing on the 16th, ON WILSON’S TRAIL ey WASHINGTON—Hot on the heels of President Wilson, in his tour of the west and middle west for support of, his peace treaty, Senator Hiram John- son, above, of Californi: will try ‘hrough popular support to kill the document outright, While Johnson will follow the president, Senator Borah of Idaho will do his part to keep the senate from pasing the treaty. BISMARCK ARMY AVIATOR TO FLY ON WILSON DAY Lieut. Cameron, Formerly of This City, May Be Retained by Committee Plans are being made to have a fly- ing exhibition in-this city next Wed-| 5, nesday, the day of the arrival of the residential party, and in all probabil- a former dent of this city who has just been released from the ser- vice will be the aviator. Lieut. C. J. Cameron, formerly con-! rected with Attorney General William 's office, has just returned: to| arck and has been in touch with! of the entertainment commit- ‘done of the best in the sountry, His Boat in Mill City. The “ship? which Lieut. Cameron flies is now in Minneapolis and if the ‘cmmittee finally decides to engage he Bismarck birdman for the occa- sion, Lieut. Cameron, it is probable, | will fly his airplane from Minneapolis » this city. Among the bag of tri vhich Lieut. Cameron has ready to un-| fold for the delight of visitors to the ity on Wilson Day, September 10, are nil spins, falling leaf, nose dives, loops} side slips, and a number of others. Lieut, Cameron, in discussing the sroject, said this morning that he vould even make arrangements to take ip passeng so that those who are vecoming tired of riding in automobiles ‘an grasp the opportunity of scratch- ng the clouds and flitting through be atmosphere. If they can stand the strain Lieut. Cameron said he might ‘ven introduce them to some of the vicks of the air trade. Cameron Co. A Man. Entering the service in 1916 with Company A, and serving with that or- sanization on the border, Lieut. Cam- aron had been in the service practical- ‘y continuous since that time. In August, 1917, he was sent to Camp Lee, Va., on detached service, serving in the infantry and from there was sent to the ground school for aviators it Princeton N. where he remained ‘wo months obtaining the preliminary instruction in aviation. From Princeton, Lieut. Cameron was sent to Dallas, Tex., where he emained a month and from there went to Park Field, Tenn., where he remain- ed until October, 1918. While at this field, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the air service and given his silver wings. Recognizing his ability as an aviator Lieut. Cameron was sent to Carlton Field, Fla,, where he remained until August 12 when he was given his hon- orable discharge. At Carlton field, he} was made instructor in the pursuit] ool, training aviators in what is} recognized as one of the most diffi- cult branches of the air service. RUSSIAN REDS AGAIN SEEK TO MAKE PEACE Berne, Sept. 3.—The Russian Bol- shevik has proposed peace negotiations following the rout of the forces which are surrounded, according to an offi- Gal announcement received here. OCCUPY KIEF OUTSKIRTS London, Sept. 3.—Anti-Bolshevik forces occupied the southern outskirts of Kief today according to a wireless dispatch sent out by Soviet headquar- ters in Moscow and picked up here. DEVILS LAKE, INF Men Whose Cause Townley Pres: Squad Rounds Up Bevy of Lakota late Tuesday afternoon in burg Monday morning. Half a dozen witnesses were was asked by State’s Attorney but they refused to leave the en about 500 yards from the station “You better keep right on goi him. The engineer picked up a chu move. missing them. marshal and a posse summoned a! GENERAL WOOD T0 INSPECT LINCOLN: MAY BE OPENED Commander of Central Division Advises State Official of Impending Visit POST IN GOOD CONDITION Fort Lincoln, successor to General George Custer’s old time command, one of the most famous of frontier posts, may be reopened after five years’ idleness as a result of an in- spection soon to be made by Major General Leonard Wood, commander of the central division, in behalf of the war department, A prominent state official who met General Wood in Minneapolis while attending the Gopher state fair was that the commander would visit Bismarck within the next week or two to look over Fort Lincoln and to report as to its availability for mil- itary us In view of the recent an- rouncement that the war department intends to double its facilities for the rehabilitation of injured soldiers, it is thought possible that Fort Lincoln is being considered in connection with this work. Fort Lincoln is a modern battalion ‘ost occupying a beautiful, level tract of 640 acres, overlooking the Missouri river bottoms three miles southeast of Bismarck. The post was about a decade ago and represents an investment of approx $1,000,- 000. The barracks, 's’ quarters, gymnasium, drill halls and stables are ot brick Construction and in excellent repai Troops from Fort Lincoln were re- moved to the border at the beginning} of the Mexican troubles in 1914. The post has since been occupied only by a retuker, although it was made a} mobilization point for the state troops| in 1916 prior to their dispatch for the border, and again in 1917, when it was occupied for several months by contin- gents of the I North Dakota fol- lowing their enlistment for federal ser- vice. The post has frequently been recom- mended as an ideal site for an avia-} tion camp. BIGGEST TRADES CONGRESS MEETS IN GLASGOW SOON Delegates Representing More Than 2,225,000 Workers Expected There London, Sept. 8.—The trades unions congress which will assemble at Glas- gow September 8 promises to be the: largest ever held. Already 848 dele- gates have been appointed to attend the conference representing more than 2,-! 225,000 workers. A suggestion has been made that King George should be invited to at- tend the opening session from labor Icaders believing that a personal ap- peal from the sovereign to the work- ers to make a special effort n the natonal nterests would have a great effect. Kolchak Evacuates Omsk for Irkutsk London, Sept. 3.—A wireless dis- patch from Moscow received here re- ports that Admiral Kolchak, head of the all Russian government, has evac- uated Omsk and transferred his head- quarters to Irkutsk. HONDURAS BREAKS UP ANOTHER REVOLUTION San Salvado, Tuesday, Sept. 2— Honduran government troops under command of General Flores haye de- ESTED BY I. W. W., HAS REIGN OF TERROR MARKED BY THUGGERY, ARSON AND BURGLARIES s Champions in This State Grow Bolder as Result of Support—Attorney General Langer’s Old Offenders—Honest Harvest Hands Forced to Take Out Cards With Haywood Clan. Devils Lake, Sept. 8.—William J. Hogan, organizer and dele- gate of the I. W. W. was committed to the Nelson county jail at default of $10,000 bonds to await trial for attempted murder of Engineer William Reinsmith and Fireman Car! Kobberdal of the Great Northern railway at Peters- examined by Assistant Attorney General Albert E. Sheets, Jr., who happened to be in Lakota and I. A. Swinlund to take personal charge of the preliminary examination. The story of the witnesses was that nine or ten men boarded the blind-baggage of a local train which Engineer Reinsmith was pulling. He ordered them off gine tender. Stopping the train he ordered the men off. ing, you —”, Hogan cursed nk of coal and ordered the men to Stepping back from the train about forty feet Hogan opened fire with a revolver on the engineer and fireman barely The train was run back to Petersburg, the town nd four men were taken. Positively Identified Hogan was positively identified) as the man who did the shooting. He carried an authorization from the na- tional I. W. W. signed by William D. Haywood, secretary, and had all of the paraphernalia and equipment of a field organizer, including cards, re- pert blanks, ete. When. arraigned for preliminary hearing he refused to talk. ‘bree men taken With him, J. E. Curtis, Thomas Quigley and John Downs, admitted they were members of the I. W. W. and denied Leing im- plicated in the shooting. They were bound over on charges of compounding a crime and committed to the county jail in default of bonds. “There between 25,000 and 30,- 000 of us in North Dakota right now,” id Downs when questioned. “Nearly all of the working men in the state are members of the I, W. W.” ‘Menace Growing The menace of the lawless element in the northwest is growing and this depredations committed by mem- bers of the Industrial Workers of! the World surpass all former records. At Lakota Saturday night a game of pr enjoyed by seven Lakota men s raided by a masked bandit’ and $125.00 lying on the table pocketed. ‘The robber was recognized @s an‘I. W. W. worker who had been in the city tor several days. Talk concerning the uffair resulted in the players paying fines and getting suspended jail sen- tencts for gambling. Arrests were! in- stituted by Attorney General Langer. Devils Lake has during the past ten days witnessed and experienced a gathering of the Wobbly clan. Over 300 as men gathered in the city and held meetings on the main streetd in front of business houses. Speakers poured forth violent tirades against corpora- tions and capital. In many instances speakers openly advocated the aboli- tion of the. wage systems. Jewelry Store Robbed While speakers were busy, others were not idle, The Huesgen jewelry store Was entered from the rear and about $750 worth of watches and rings, which had not been placed in the vaults, were stolen. Early last Satur- day morning two men, both holding I. W. W. cards, hired a driver of the State Auto company to drive them out to a certain farm to join their threshing rig. Three miles out of town the passengers poked a gun at the driver, stripped him of money and other property, bound him and placed him beside the road and went on with the ¢ Saturday night William Trim- mer, a local mechanic, was drawn into an argument with one of the Wobblies and stabbed in the throat with a stil- leto. Physicians today said he had a chance for recovery. An $8,000 fire loss at the Charles Pettis farm at Lakota is laid to the I. W. W. The barn was destroyed Sunday night together with other smal- ler buildings, It was one of the largest barns in Nelson county. BRITISH ADMIRAL PREPARES NAVAL ATTACK ON REDS Helsingfors, Sept. 3.—Admiral Cow- an, commander of the British squad- tron in the Baltic, has arrived here, it is understood, preparatory for an at- tack on Petrograd. The admiral in- tends, iff is said, to confer with mem- bers of the British military mission on the plans for the attack. NEW ZEALAND CRITICIZES HUN PACT BUT RATIFIES Wellington, N. Z., Sept. 3—The peace treaty with Germany was unanimously ratified today by parliament after members of the labor party had criti- cized the pact. DROUTH INTERFERES WITH ROAD-BUILDING Drouth is interferring with road- building, says W. W. Moyer, construe- tion engineer of the state highway commission, who has returned from inspecting federal highway projects in Bowman and Stark counties. The exrth in that section of the state, he advises, is so dry that to use a grader is like plowing through so much solid brick. Stark county is working on feated and scattered revolutionary The dispatch states that the fighting is proceeding. forces numbering 1,500 men according to official statement, nineteen miles of federal aid highway land a project of similar size is well junder way in Bowman,