The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 26, 1919, Page 1

) Po Primer! WEA’ Falr tonight. THE BIS f TRIBUNE! THIRTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 221. — BISMARCK, NORTH FRIDAY, SE DAKOTA . 26, 1919. WILSON ARMED INVASION OF WEST VIRGINIA|OLSON'S ABSENCE; FORCED TO END TOUI WOMEN ORGANIZE FOR WAR ON NEW YORK PROFITEERS THREATENED BY OHIO STRIKERS;/DELAYS TRIAL OF COX CALLED UPONTOSTOPCIVILWAR|STATE AUDITOR Proposed Action Will Be Regarded as Attack Upon Sovereignty of State, Advises Governor Cornwell—Impaxtant Developments in Steel'Strike Expected Today—President Gompers Defines Paramount Issues and Traces Developments Leading Up to Great Walk-out of Iron Workers. Columbus, O., Sept.:26.—Upon receipt today of. a telegram from Governor: Cornwell of West men from Steubenville and other to be planning to cross the Ohio Virginia, to compell workers to quit their places. Virginia to the effect that 5,000 Ohio towns nearby, are reported line into Hancock county, West Governor Cox wired today to W. G. Baker, sheriff of Jefferson county, to use his best offices to prevent any possibility of conflict between citizens of Ohio and West Virginia. In his telegram to Governor Cox, Governor Cornwell said such an invasion of West Virginia by Ohio’s strikers “will be regarded as an attack upon the sovereignty of West Virginia.” FOSTER NOT HEARD Washington, D. C., Sept. 26.—After hearing Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, for more than three hours, the senate committee investigating the steel strike today abandoned its plan to examine William C. Foster, secretary ‘of the steel workers’ committee, who had been attacked in the house of representatives as a radical and an I. W. W. Chairman Kenyon announced that the inquiry would not be resumed until next Wednesday, chairman of the board of the Uni when Judge Elbert H. Gary, ited States Steel corporation, will be heard. He gave no reasons for not hearing Foster tomorrow, but other members of the committee said later that Foster would be called before the committee at some future time. THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE Washington, D. C., Sept. right of the employees to have some yoice in determining the conditions un- der Which they work! is the paramount issue in the strike of steel workers, Samuel Gompers, president of the Am-} eriean Federation of Labor, told thy senate investigating committee today; Appearing aS the second witness for labor, Mr, Gomper was first asked by chairman Kenyon, to! define the issues in the controversary, ; “The right to be heard, is what the steel workers are asking -above ’ all else,” Mr. Gompers said. “The right to Speak with their employers through their own representatives to have sone voice in determining’ conditions und¢r which they work, The right of workers to-assoclation,, have been denied—denjed with all the power and influence atid wealth of tie steel .corporation—denitd. by — brutp1 and unwarranted means. f “It has been said that most of the men taking part in tis strike are ot foreign birth and not nationalized citi- zens, That may be and no doubht js true. The largest proportion of steel corporation employees are of foreign |. birth, but these men were brought here by the company. EURO. N OR INFLUX “There was for years a systematic effort to bring in these gangs from Europe. There was a systematic effort to eliminate AMERICANS. ‘These steel companies brought about the state of which they now complain, “Under the efforts of the steel co:- poration the hours of labor were al- ways abnormally long. ‘They never Seemed satisfied until they had their men toiling 7 days @ week, 365 days 2 year. When the shift came from day to night they got them working 24 hours a day. “The right of association, the at- tempt to organize met with the stern- est opposition by the steel ‘corporation.’ “The appeals coming to’ us from their employees were for help in or- ganizing, but most of the efforts were slaughtered by the detectives and agen- cies in the companys pay. ‘ More than 60 percent of all private detective agency efforts in this country have been devoted to spying on employees in mines and mills.” As he described the “dogging” of ‘the employees by detectives, Mr, Gompers emphaziced his words. by pounding frequently on the table, “In the steel industry,” he continued, “men were discharged for merely talk- ing of organizing of for grumbling.” ARMED INVASION (By The Associated Press.) Three important developments were pending today ‘in the’ steel strike any- one of Which may have a yital bearing on the outcome of the great industrjal struggle. In Pittsburgh the national steel workers committee was to meet and their decision Was expected in regard to calling ‘out the .40,000 workers in the Bethlehem steel plant Monday. Al- though the company offi¢lals haye so far shown no inclination to com- promise local union officlals at Alleu- town, express optimism oyer the pro- spects of a strike being averted. In Youngstown where the strike:s have succeeded in completely tying up the industry in the Mahoning Valley district, meetings were :announced of unskilled and semi-skilleb workers to discuss the question of! returning to work. Some mystery envolved these meetings as both the strike leaders and the mill Manaberg profess to know nothing of the origin. The third development was promised at Cleveland where the executive com-_| mittee of the Great Lakes shipping union claiming to represent 18,000, sea- ; men, engineers and men_ of allied. trades met to. decide whether their or-|' ganization would declare a) sym-, pathetic strike. Such a strike already: has been authorized by the intetnation-| al union. : 3) MORE TRIPLETS AFTER WAR Rome—There is/a marked increase % ~ < | WASHBURN-CROSBY CO. | PRESIDENT IS DEAD Minneapolis, Sept. 26.— John S. Washburn, president of the, Washburn - Crosby Flour Co. of this city, died | suddenly last night at Liver- more Falls, Me., according to word received here today. He was 61 years old. Mr. Washburn apparently was in good health when he left a week! ago to visit the old family: home ‘at: Liver- “more: Falls!» With -him-were- Mrs. Washburn’ and_ their daughter, Mrs. Sidney Wash- burn. Another daughter, Miss Elizabeth Washburn, is in Europe. The funeral will | be held in Minneapolis at a date not yet fixed. —+» Confiscates Machines in Pool Hall After a Man Is Killed There Following the killing of a man in a pool hall at McGregor, Williams coun- ty last week by the proprietor of the Place named Winking, E. H. Toste- vin, state inspector of the licensing department has instructed the sheriff of that county, C. C. Miackenroth to close the pool hall and confiscate all fixtures in the place. According to advices reaching this city, the dead man was playing a slot machine in the pool hall and complain- ed about the way it. operated. It is alleged that Winking, taking offense at the man’s insinuations, drew a gun and shot him. Tostevin will prose- cute the pool hall proprietor if it al proven that he was operating slot- machines or any other machines of chance. Mine Examiners Are Named by Inspector Irving Mathys and Albert Wadding- ton, both of Wilton, were made’ mem- bers of the board of examiners of mine foremen this week following their passing .successfully the examinations held September 17. These two men, with John Hanwell, state mine in- spector, comprise the board. The examination consisted of oral and written questions on theoretical | and practical mining, gases and m'ne ventilation, Hanwell receives $2,500 a year and the other two members of the board $5 a day when in session with the limit of such sessions placed at ten days each year. DANIELS QUESTIONED ABOUT U.S. MARINES’ ACTIONS IN DALMATIA Washington, D. C., Sept. 26—Secre- tary Daniels was asked in a resolution by. Senator Knox, republican, Pennsyl- vania, adopted today by the senate, to report whether American marines were landed at Trau, Dalmatia, to competl its'evacuation by Italiah forces, as re- ported in press dispatches from Copen- hagen and Paris. Alaskan Inyents Movies Phonograph. Fairbanks.—Tom Edison must look ‘o his laurels. G. M. Landerking, em- Ployed in the Fairbanks bureau of mines station, has perfected a loud toned talking machine which he says will synchronize with motion pictures. Edison has long been working on “talking movies.” Landerking gets the increased volume of sound by air born in ‘Sicily and‘ Sardini ‘war, is in the number of: twins on triplets Teproducer, since the [erst through reed plates in the Kositzky Anxious for Early Hearing, But Ed Ajlen In- sists on Postponement OBERT WANTS WAY PAID Treasurer Declares He Will Not Return Unless Prosecution Cares for Travel Fees Due to the absence of O, A. Olson, state treasurer, from Burleigh county, the trial of Carl Kositzky on a charg: a spanking he administered to G. K. Gomberson, correspondent at the. capitol for a Farga newspaper, today’ was adjourned to November 25, The case was heard before Justice-of Peace Casselman, and the room whieh forms the justice’s court was crowded, the jury being lined up on one side of the room and witn s elbowing each other, There were so many present that only a small portion were seated. State’s Attorney Allen produced a laugh from both sides when in the course of his argument urging ud- journment of the case stated that ho was positive that Ke y spirited Olson out of the county so that he could not appear as a witness against the state auditor. Even the reporter who charges that Kositzky beat and kicked him could not help smiling at this assertion, OBERT WANTS MILEAGE It was brought out during the argu- ments between the attorneys before Judge Casselman decided on adjourn- ment that Olson jad left the capital city and went to Bowman county and that he had refused to appear before the court as a witness until “his mi age was paid.” Attorneys for Ko: ky argued that inasmuch as the plai tiff was present and had full knowl- edge of what was geting on at the time of the spanking that he could supply all of the testimony that the state's attorney expected Olson to furnish and that it was useless to delay the trian! until Olson returned to the city. It was stated that Olson, according to the law of the state, must return to his, duties before the end. of. sis and feeling that?it will be to force Olson to appear as a witness until he does return, Judge Cassel adjourned the trial/untit November 25 sixty days from today. WOULD BOND COMPLAINANT Attorney Sullivan, representing ‘he {state auditor, fearing that perhaps the |plaintif! might disappear as well as the {state’s ‘principal witness, urged that Gumberson be placed under $500 bonds to guaranty his appearance when the trial is actually held. This request was not granted. In an affidavit offered by Allen it was said that State Treasurer Olsen left the county “to avoid being a wit- ness in Such action * * * * so that he could not testify.” Allen then went on to state that he had issued a subpoena for Olson to appear as a witness toda” which was served on Olson in Bowman county and that Olson said, “he would not come unless his mileage was pail before he left Bowman county.” Continuing his statement, Allen said it was impossible for the justice court to enforce a subpoena outside: of the county in which it was issued and that Olson should have “known the state does not and cannot pay its witness fees in advance.” In conclusion the state’s attorney stated that the law provided that Olson cannot absent him |self from his official duties at the cart- tol for more than sixty days. WOULD HAVE LAW ON OBERT Allen promised the court “that if the said Olson does not come to Bismarck to perform the duties of his office be- fore that time that he will take steps to enforce the provisions of the said law.” \ It was shown at the trial that |Kositzky was very anxious that the ‘ease be tried immediately, while Allen insisted on postponement until Olson could be produced. Both sides haye 2 large number of witnesses to testify ov their behalf, including many of the of- ficials at the capitol. It was said that the' jury was divid- ed equally among Nonpartisans and non-leaguers. The interest was largely political, RAILROAD COMMISSION TO HOLD HEARING NEXT WEEK The railroad commission announced today that it would conduct _ severai hearings next week on requests to in- crease the pricé of gas and electricity to the consumers to meet the increase in cost of production. On Monday, the commission will hold a_ hearing. 3t Jamestown on the petition of: tlic Jamestown Gas Co. On Tuesday morn- ing, the commission’ holds a hearing at Velva to listen to arguments on the petition of the Velva Electric Co., and on Tuesday afternoon will go-to Bal four to hear arguments on the Bal; four Electric Co. petition. ee posto Waa HERE’S A HUNCH FOR LADY SMOKER London—Smoke, ‘lady ?: - Here‘s. a hunch from British women smokers: Stick a little wad of cotton into the cigaret holder behind the cigaret and it will absorb much of the nicotine. They all do it over here. GOES 9000 MILES FOR BRIDE Fairbanks, Alaska — William Cog- hill of Nenana has traveled 9000 miles Ie tarry a girl in Llanelly, Wales. of assault and battery growing out rf i BY FREDERICK M. KERBY, N, E, A, Staff Correspondent, New York, Sept. 26- ixty thousand organized women of New York city, Cary Rumsey, have just been thrown, into the battle line against food prices. Mrs. Rumsey is chairman of the} food administrator’s subcommittee on field activties, and she was chosen be- ceuse she heads the orgi ion of “community councils’ of New York city. his army of women. js, to -be.used “!to check up systematically the prac-| tices of all local retail food dealers !0, see if the “fair price lists” made public by the food administrator are being ob- served by the groc butchers and retail dealers in foodstulfs. “Our ranks are made up of the mem- bers of eight commuiity councils said Mrs, Rumsey today, on the eve of} the campaign. “We will inquire into the prices of neighborhood grocers and if we find any of them exceeding the fair price list we shall report them immediately. “The chairman of the community couucils agreeing to take part in the campaign will act as 1 in their districts,” continued M y. Any reports of grocers or food deale red to Arthur Williams, federal food administrator for New York and chai man of the Fair Price Committee, w der whose direction Mrs, Rumsey’s work is carried on. A woman worker of the “fair price food army” in the district in question will check up the report, find out what the grocer has to say for himself and report the re- sults to Mrs. Rumsey, who will com- municate with the food controller. Iu this way it is expected to reach every single case of food profiteering in the big city. “Women—housewives—can do more to stop profiteering in foodstuffs than anybody else,” said rs, Rumsey. “Most dealers will be fair if they know] that the few unscrupulous dealers are being adequately watched. We inteud to watch them. . Organized woman- power can put the profiteer out of business. . $15,000 Church to Be Built at Wilton Wilton, N. D., Sept. 26—The oflicers; of the Presbyterian church closed 2 deal with Simon Jahr, Tuesday, for lots 5 and: 6, block 9, on Dakota ave - just east of the B. Bartholomew prop- erty. The consideration was $500. Miss Caroline Macomber, of Minno- apolis, who is visiting in Wiltin, donated the initial $50 for the purchase of the lots. It is the intention of the officers of the church to break ground. for 4 $15,000 brick house of worship nex: spring if conditions warrant. The present church is entirely to small for the-needs of the Sunday school espe- cially, and plans for the new edifie wil! be fully completed this coming Winter. The first clock is credited to Pope Sylvester II in 996 A. D. under the captaincy of Mrs. Charles{ y,of New York are doing. - marek start a similar movement, head- led by! housewives? ow © ca a rma hey Woman-Power Vs. Profiteer It’s the housewife, nine cases out-cf ten, who is on the firing line in the High Cost of, Living battle. She is purchasing agent of the home If she buys over the telephone, pay- ing no heed to prices, never bothering} her head about market conditions aud |} never examining into the policy of her a grocer and butcher, she is SLACKER! There are mighty few such slacker these da Women are by instinct conservative and) when anything threatens the home, they are ready ‘to fight. Several organizations of women ‘combating the profiteer. In New York 60,000 housewives are: pledged to ly fair price lists and report any violations to the Food Administrator. As the High Cost of Living is pound- ed down, the credit will largely be du to women. & Men legislate, investigate, agitate-— which all helps. Put women tackle the problem first hand every day. Read what the community councils Can't Bi at itizens Want Pool Hall Reopened When Owner Is Arrested Petition With Seven Pages of Names Filed With State Licensing Inspector With a petition, seven pages of which were covered with signatures of Obregon’s leading doctors, bankers, merchants, farmers and just plain cit- izens, Pery Starr, recently arrested and found guilty of operating a pool hall in which certain unlawful articles were sold requests that he be given an opportunity to reopen his place of business and that he “will sin no more.” , E. ‘H. Tostevin, state licensing in- spector, expects to grant the license. Clyde Duffy, Minnewaukan attorney, forwarded the petition to Tostevin with a letter saying that Starr would conduct his pool hall in strict com- pliance of the law. Starr was found guilty of in recent raid of selling snuff, $500 fine; selling cigarettes, $50. fine, and permitting gambling $10 fine. He also received a ten day suspended*sentence, SELL AIRPLANE FOR $40 Paris, Aug. 20.—The French Army is at a loss to know what to do with its vast stock of aircraft. sales of aeroplanes organized by the government are viewed with absolute indifference by the general public. At the last sale a scout plane fitted with purchaser even at $40. ALL BRITISH RAILWAYS TO BE TIED UPBY GENERALSTRIKE AT MIDNIGHT London, Sept. 26.—The conference between the railroad men’s representatives and the gov- ernment for an attempt ences on the wage questi ed adjustment of differ- ion today resulted in fail- ure, and a strike on the railroads has been ordered to take effect tonight at midnight. Auction |. a 850 horse-power motor found no; nai ILL HEALTH CAUSES CANCELLATION of speech-making for the peace at once to Washington. hours the president’s special will Altho it was said there was imperative. Mr. Wilson was ill most of arrived in Wichita. The presid & Groceries Drop i 15 Percent Under War on Profiteers New York, Sept. 26.— Prices of groceries quoted in the semi-weekly list issued | by the “fair price” committee here are 15 percent lower to- day than they were the first of the year, while prices of meat have declined from 8 to | 10 percent, Arthur Williams, federal food administrator, announced today. “The committee believes,” | he said, “that these figures | would mostly indicate the | value of the attorney gen- eral's. effort. to. prevent-high | prices thru hording and prof- iteering.” - WILTON IS MINING 1500 TONS DAILY; BEST SEASON EVER Washburn Lignite Coal Co. Be- lieves This Winter Will Re- quire Much Fuel Wilton, N. D., Sept. 26.—From all indications, the people of North Da-; kota will use more lignite this coming, year than ever before and the various mines producing native fuel through- out the state are preparing to handle a big business. The operators of the Washburn Lix- nite Coal Co, whose lignite mine Wilton is the largest in the northwes:, are now running their big plant on full time and the production is avera;- ing close to 1500 tons daily. Since th+ first of September the orders have been coming in very rapidly and ths prospects for the best year in the his- tory of the company are very brighr. New men are being put to work every day and the production will be materially increased from now on. One of the reasons for the keen demand for lignite is the high cost of hard coal and the increasing difficulty in securing an adequate supply of the eastern fuel—another cause is that |the people of the state are gradually becoming educated to the fact that the coal of North Dakota must be utilized if they expect to keep warm during the long, cold winter months. ‘Those who have been in the habit cf burning native lignite and are accus- tomed to its use, would not substitute it for hard coal under any cireum- stances and it will only be a question, of time until the entire state will be patronizing its own mines and thereby make North Dakota one of the leading mining states in the country. NITTI AND TITTONI WILL Paris, Sept. 26—Premier Nitti and) Foreign Minister Tittoni will make de- clarations of their poli¢dy in the cham- ber of deputies tomorrow and ask for a vote of confidence for the gover- ment, according to a dispatch to the Temps from Rome. The entire minis- try will attend the session, the dis- patch adds. LABOR IN JAPAN WIN CONSIDERATION Yokohama — Strikers are receiving consideration never before accorded in Japan. Police do not interefere except where the peace is broken. Employers are giving more thought to the welfare of workers. The Uraga Dock Company has introduced a pro- fit sharing scheme for its employes.| STUDIES ADVERTISING METHODS OF FAR EAST Tokio—J. W. Sanger, of the United States Bureau of Foreign and Domes- ASK VOTE OF CONFIDENCE ¢ OF SPEECH-MAKING DATES; GRAYSON INSISTS UPON COMPLETE RESPITE Tremendous Strain Under Which President Has Been for Several Weeks Results in Nervous Breakdown—Return of Paris Cold Causes Loss of Voice—Situation Not Critical But So. Grave That Personal Physician Takes Command and Orders Chief Executive Back to Washington From Wichita. Wichita, Kan., Sept. 26.—Worn out by more than three weeks treaty, President Wilson today cancelled the remainder of his speaking dates and decided to return Leaving Wichita at 11 o’clock today after a stop of about two reach Washington Sunday morn- ing. It will go by way of Kansas City and St. Louis. nothing critical about the presi- dent’s condition, Dr. Grayson, his physician, declared a nervous reaction affecting his digestive organs made suspension of his trip last night, and the: decision to return at once to the capital was reached just before his train ent himself wanted to continue’ his speaking program, but Dr. Grayson would not permit it. The president’s address which was to have been delivered at the Forum building this morning was cancelled. : __ Just before the train left Wichita at 11:27 o’clock, it was said the president was feeling better and was sitting up. % WICHITA DISAPPOINTED The presidential train did not push into the station at Wichita, where a Jarge crowd was waiting to welcome the president, He was to have spoken here during the morning and at Okla homa City tonight, but, although he wanted to at least greet the people here, Dr. Grayson would not pernit him to leave his private car. Secretary Tumulty issued the. ‘fol- lowing statement: “The president has exerted himself so constantly and has been under sucn a great strain during the last year and has so spent himself without. re- serve on this trip that it has brought on a nervous reaction in his digestive organs. Ba “Dr, Grayson, the referee, insists upon the cancellation of his remaining appointments and his immediate re- turn to Washington, notwithstanding the president’s earnest desire to com: plete his engagements.” SUFFERED FOR SOME TIME Although outwardly ‘the “prestdeyit had appeared to be standing well tae hard ordeal of more than three weeks of travel and speech-making, it became known today that for some time he had suffered from headaches. He also has been much fatigued by the con- finement on his special train inter- rupted only by brief stops which haye been spent mostly in riding through crowds and speaking to audience. so large as to require all his exertions to make his voice heard. Mr. Wilson has made nearly forty speeches since he left Washington on September 3, and spent all but about half dozen nights on the train. Five addresses remained on his uncomplete. schedule, After the two today he was to have spoken in Little Rock and Memphis on Saturday, and Louisville Monday, returning to Washington on Tuesday. AUTO PARADES KILLING It was declared by members of the presidents party that one of tne ordeals which seemed to be most, try- ing on hig nerves has been the auto- mobile parade through the cities he has visited. He has traveled many miles in his car and waved his bat in response to the peoples welcome. This feature of the trip also ap- parantly has been very trying to Mrs. Wilson, who has accompanied him wherever he went and who during the last! few days has shown evidences of being anxious for the strain to end. The details of the president's indis- position were not revealed, but it was indicated that he had a slight touch of indigestion. Dr, Grayson thought it would pass away quickly if Mr, Wil- son remained quiet, and he said he would insist upon absolute rest. Since the trip began the president also has been suffering from a slight cough which severat times has caused his voice to break while he was speak- ing. To one audience he laughingly remarked: “The remains of a Parts cold,” but he and Dr, Grayson have treated it lightly. The real cause ot his indisposition, it was said, was. the nervous strain of his arduous pro- gram, Which was one of the most strenuous ever undertaken by a) presi- dent. | Weather Report f For twenty-four hours ending at noon September 26. ‘Temperature at 7 a. m. Temperature at noon . Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday .. Lowest last night .. Precipitation, none. 3 Highest wind velocity, 258K, FORECAST For North Dakota: Partly cloudy ‘to- night and Saturday; cooler to-night and east and south portion Saturday. +. 45 65 . 6 at + 45 Lowest Temperatures Fargo ... : Williston Grand Forks . St. Paul .. Winnipeg Helena Chicago . Swift Cur 5 tic Commerce, is undertaking condi- tions in Japan, China, Korea, India and other countries of the east. Kansas City .. ORRIS W. ROB . Meteorologist, ope Sap