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

WEA’ Fair tonight. ‘ THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ee / LAST EDITION, THIRTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 224. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY, SEPT. 30, 1919. PRICE FIVE CENTS FIVE NEGROES A Mobs Take Colored Prisoners Charge Today. by county or state officials. wounded early today on a dow Policeman John Barber and who shot, is being sought by a posse. Pfeifer and Crosby, who w Scattered were shot down. QUIET AT OMAHA Omaha, Neb., Sept. 30.—The condition of Mayor Ed P. Smith, who was injured here Sunday during race rioting when a mob attempted to lynch him, was im- proved this morning. The mayor is still at the hospital. Military forces which have been on duty patrolling the streets of the city, were aug- mented today by the arrival of 500 men and 18 officers from Camp Grant, Ill. About 300 more soldiers are to arrive later in the day from Camp Funston, Kan. General Leonard A. Wood, com- mander of the central depart- ment of the army, is to take charge of military operations today. The city was quiet last night. Regular army soldiers and spe- cial police officers patrolled the city throughout the night. FINAL HEARING IN $2,760,000.00 TAX SUIT TODAY North Dakota and Railways En- gage in Last Legal Bout One of the most brilliant arrays of legal talent that ever has shed its ef- fulgence on; Bismarck is assembled at the state house this afternoon in the final bout between seven railways op- erating in North Dakota andthe ‘tax commission of the commonwealth, issue involved is a matter of $2,750,000 in taxes which North Dakota claims from the railways for the years 1917 and 1918, and whose payment the e: riers are contesting on the alleged ground that the state tax commission) valued their property one-third) too high as compared with farm lands and other bases of ‘taxation, Today’s innings at the capitol is the culmination of a long series of hear- ings held at various points in North Dakota and at the twin cities during which Judge Amidon of ‘the United States district court through his stenographer, Miss Nieman, acting as Special examiner, has sought to obtain evidence upon which he can adjudicate the petition of the railway ‘companies for a permanent injunction retraining the state tax commission from collect- ing one-third of the taxes assesed, for the years named. Fifty-three counties in the state are made. co-defendants. More than a year has been devoted to the taking of testimony, and a great mass of evidence has been introduce] by the railways and by the state. nega DAKOTA W.C.T.U. OPENS FIGHT ON DAME NICOTINE Grand Forks, N. D., Sept. 30. — The North- Dakota Women’s Christian Temper- ance union closed its. thir- tieth annual convention here | today with the adoption of | resolutions “deploring the in- creasing use of tobacco and cigarettes” and opposing the movement to repeal the anti- cigarette law and Sunday. sports law; urging the state legislature. to ratify’ the federal women’s suffrage amendment and memoraliz- ing the senate to ratify the peace treaty with its league of nations covenant. 3 aac ae eee es ND ONE WHITE IN ALABAMA — OMAHA IS QUIET Charged With Crimes Against Women From Deputy Sheriffs and Shoot Them Down as They Run—Policeman Fatally Wounded by African—Mayor Smith of Nebraska City Improving—Major General Wood Takes Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 30.—Governor Kilvey intervened today in the situation growing out of the lynching here yesterday of three negroes shot to death by mobs. The judge of the circuit court and the sheriff was called into conference to determine action A fourth negro, Ben Miller, a former soldier, was shot and ntown street. He reported four white men had attempted to get him into an automobile, and he was shot when he refused to go with them. John Temple, a negro who last night shot and fatally wounded was wounded by the officer, was shot to death as he lay wounded in a hospital shortly after 2 o’¢lock this morning by a small band of white men. Miles Pfeifer and Robert Crosky, the latter a discharged soldier, were shot to death by a mob five miles from the city yesterday afternoon. Still an- other negro, Bird Astor, who was with Temple when Barber was ere charged with crimes against white women, were taken from three deputy sheriffs by a mob of about 25 men. The Spanish method of execution, “laxfuge,” was used. The negroes were told to run for their lives and as they 33,000 PEOPLE CAN BRHANDLED TH REDS’ PARK Ample Provision at ‘Cincinnati for Record-Breaking World’s Series Crowds i Cincinnati, ‘Sept. 29—The home ‘grounds of the Cincinnati Nationals, , Winners of the National League pen- {nant, which is known as Redland Field ; will seat approximately 27,000 per- ‘sons, and accommodate about 33,000 ;when the local team plays the Chi- |cago White Sox, winners of the Amer- ‘ican League race for World’s series i championship honors. The permanent stands seat 22,000 but the time the first game of the world’s series is begun, new seats for 5,000 more persons will have been erected. In addition fans who are not fortunate enough to obtain cou- |pon tickets for seats will find space for about 6,000 persons. | Can Handle 83,000. | Barly in August when Cincinnati played the New York Giants in what was considered by many baseball fol- ,lowers as the crucial games in the pennant race, slightly more than 31,- 000 persons were on the ball grounds. From this it can be seen that there will be no difficulty for at least 33,000 finding vantage places to view the games. New seats in left and center fields extend over the sidewalk on Western Avenue and along York street and the new box seats are along the first and third base lines. Cincinnati City Council elated over the Reds winning the pehnant gave the club manage- ment permission to erect seats over the sidewalks of Wester Avenue and York street, closing the latter street to traffic for forty days. The playing field will be encroached upon in left and center field to the extent of pos- sibly 18 feet and about the same dis- tance behind the catcher’s position and along the first and third base lines. This will contract the playing field somewhat, but it will be possi- ble to drive out legitimate three base hits in left field and home runs in right. Last Word in Parks, Redland Field is considered the last word in baseball . parks. It ig sit- uated at Western Ave. Findlay and York streets in the western section of the city. The permanent stands are of concrete and steel and the property is owned by the Cincinnati club. The building of the structure wag started in September, 1911, and completed in April, 1912, the total cost running to $399,000. M The grand stand proper has a dou- ble deck, and on its left and right are single stands with roofs. over them. The right field seats known as the bleachers have no roof shelter. Box seats extend along the entire front of both floors of the grand stand proper. The press box is on the Up- per deck of the grand stand, but it was ngt considered large, enough to accommodate all of. the newspaper men and telegraph operators report- ing the world series games, so extra seats with a temporary covering have been built on the roof of the stand for the working newspaper men. © Five street car lines are routed by jway of the ball park, while there is another a square away. The ball park can be reached in 20 minutes by street car from the heart of the city. Pride of Gerry Herrmann. The playing field is the pride of (Continued on Page Six) Absinthe, once the national drink of France, is made by steeping worm- wood and other aromatic herbs in al- cohol. 3 a REE eae A tribe of monkeys which lives on the rock of Gibraltar is protected by martial ‘law, though they amuse them- selves by throwing rocks at the sol- idiers, fans Seas abitt i ‘UNITED STATES ARMY RACE RIOTING COSTS LIVES OF GREAT BRITAIN IS MAKING HEADWAY IN FIXING: STRIKE More Trains Run Yesterday Than Were Called for by Schedules London, Sept. Great Britain is making headway in dealing with the national strike of her railway men, the government reported today. The otti- cial commnique “at noon announ that raitway service was improving, more trains haying been run_ than called for under the schedule prepared by the company, yesterday. This was in line with the forecast that better- ment of conditions in this respect might be expected ‘today. BISMARCK 10 BE TRANSCONTINENT AERIAL STATION War Department Asks for Speci- fications for Lincoln Landing Field COMMITTEE [S AT WORK Mayor Lucas at Head of Board Which Is Preparing Needed Information That Bismarck been picked by the war department as a_ military transcontinental landing station for the air service is indicated by the fol-; lowing letter which has reached Mayor | SENATE STRIKE. INVESTIGATORS A. W. Lucas. “This office has been notified of aa} airplane landing field at Bismar This field is a part of Fort Lincoln .¢ servation, which is now abandoned and it is suggested that a committe be appointed from your oflice to pre cure this property for a transcontinen- tal landing field. “We are attaching hereto govern-} ment specifications’ for a municipal | landing field and also types, classifica-| tions ‘and method of marking, It is] requested that you fill out the attached questionaire and forward to the dir tor of air service, information aroUp. The ‘‘letter'’‘is, signed ‘by H. 3 Hickam, lieutenant colonel, J. M. A.,! chief of ‘information grovp, Clayton, captain A. S. A,! acting assistant, COMMITTEE AT WORK Mayor ‘Lucas has called a meeting; of the. local committee, which includes , Adjutant General Angus Fraser, Com- missioner J. P. French, George N, Ken- iston, secretary! of the Bismarck Com- | mercial club, and others, and the in- formation which the war department requests “will be forwarded at once. Lieut. Col. R. S. Hartz, who used Li coln field as a landing station on his| “around the rim” tour; Lieuts, J. ©. Cameron and Chester Jacobson, who flew here on Wilson day; Major Gen- eral Leonard Wood, commander of the central department; General Hugh Scott and other notable military aad aeronautical authorities have beer warm in their praise of Fort Lincoln |- as an aviation field. BURLEIGH CORN IS OF HIGH QUALITY The First National bank corn show, which has become ag annual institu- tion, now has on display a greater variety and a finer class of entries |) than ever before. The exhibitors in- clude Mrs. Jennie Moran, who has splendid samples of a number of va- rieties, including northwestern dent; L. E. Norlin, flint; Otto Dorman, flint; R. R. Boyd, an exceptionally fine yel- low dent; Swan Swanson of Gibbs; township; T. M. Thompson of Wilton, yellow dent of an unusual quality; Four B, ranch, McKenzie, a “reg’lar Illinois corn belt” type of yellow dent, and T. M. Burch of Bismarck, with a_ selection of squaw corn, planted June 27 and. fully matured. DRAWING SEATS IN CINCY FOR WORLD'S SERIES CINCINNATI.—Here is the drawing of the first seats for. the world series games. Garry ' : QHaPnis'e ewine | heard = the , leader of the and this week the steel strike. tory of John Fitzpat king steel work it is to hear the employers’ side from | KE. H. Gary, chairman of the United States Steel Corporation, RRR eee Cash prizes amounting to $5000 are offered by Kodak, Limited, for pho- tographs taken enroute in the con- test for the first Australian-manned machine to fly from England to Aus- tralia. Herrmann is shown calling off a number, and Ban Johnson, presid pat rebar Is vight With w’handful’of numbers," SP Widest. Le RESE GERMANY SHUT OFF BY BLOCKADE THAT ALLIES PROMISED All Shipments of Food Supplies Stopped Until Huns Obey Orders Paris, Sept. The blockade. of Germany which was threatened by the allies in case the German troops of General yon Golz were not removed from the Baltic region will begin to- day, according to the Intransigeant. No food ships, it is declared, will be permitted to for Germany uftil further orders are ‘issued. FIUME IS ABLAZE WITH PATRIOTISM AND NEW GLORIES City Which Is Center of Inter- national Agitation En- joys Experience BREAD AND GOLD PLENTY Citizens Eat and Go About Busi- ness Affairs With Little Concern Fiume, Sunday (By the Associated I ) Gabriel dyAnnunzio, the poet leader of the Italian forces in Fiume, received the correspondent of the Asso- ciated Press this afternoon and gave him a statement expressing his unalterable determination — to hold Fiume fintil it is: annexed to Italy. “We are glad to see you in Fiume,” he told the American cor- respondents. “We are here to stay until we are through with our task of having Fiume annexed by Italy. We will not leaye until our objective <is accomplished.” D’Annunzio appeared tired and worn out. One of his secretaries said that D’Annunzio had received 500 visitors Friday, The staff of the poet consists ; medal for*valor of which only ‘25 mainly of young men, Out of. nine- teen officers on the staff of D’An- nunzio, seven won the Italian gold were bestowed during the w: The soldiers displayed the most intense admiration for D’Annun- zio. Fiume, Sunday, via Vienna, Sept. 30. —(By the Associated Press.) —Fiume is ablaze with flags, her streets are filled with marching soldiers, and her air is vibrant with the confidence felt by the men who under the command of Capt. Gabriel D’Annunzio marched into the city and still firmly hold it, Italy’s flag with that of the city of! Fiume predominate, the only foreign banner being the French tri-color floar- ing over the French navel heat- quarters, Pennants bearing the wor “Italia” and Captain D'Annum slogan “Fiume or Death” mingle with the red, white and green of Italy and the violet, blue and yellow of Fiume. The correspondents reached Fiune last night from Triest, being buried in the coal in the tender of a locomotive during the last part of the journey to avoid guards on the wa, Soldiers are everywhere in the Hundreds of the troops may be hour marching wit greatest ‘ion and with the strictest mili- iscipline. Men from all regi- , arms and branches of the Among them men vice may be seen here. are thousands of veterans from the great war, a majority of the men wearing three or four service med as well as badges indicating they v }witeered for the fighting here. O jlieutenant on the staff of Capt. D’. nunzio wears wound stripes, w men with four of five stripes frequently met. Although no news reaches the city from the outside world, the Italia Ihere are confident of winning — the ‘fight. There seems to be plenty are of} lent of the American league, is at. (Continued from page 4.) dented Action of Muscovite Two Yankee Captains Were i: Vladivostok, Sept. 30.—(By of the most serious since the all town 170 mites north of this cit; tachment of Cassacks arrested escaped and went to the Spasska, an BIG PARADE 10 BE FEATURE OF HOMECOMING DAY Representatives of Various So-| . cial, Fraternal, Civic Organi- | zations Meet Wednesday i ANNOUNCED aoe i | Final details for arranging Burleigh} county’s homecoming celebration Octo- ber 15 will be perfected Wednesday | night at the meeting of representatives | of the various fraternal,’ social, patrio- tic, religious, civil and commercial ov- ganizations in the city. The ‘nieeting will be held in the offices of Barton Beck, room 4, First Natioha] bank building, and Capt. BE. G. Wanner, rep- resenting the Commercial club, re- quests that the secretaries of these o.'- ganizations attend the meeting. The tentative program for the Home- coming celebration has been prepared! and is as follows. 1p. m. Street parade. 2 pam. Dedication of flag and flag- PROGRAM IS pole. First, patriotic airs by the Elks band. Second, community singing by all present, : Third, Dedication speech by the orator of the oi Fourth, Raising of flag and singing Star Spangled Banner, 5:30 p. m. Banquet by the War) Mothers to the former service men at the Masonic Temple. 8 p. m. Dancing. The committee is planning to have 'y organization represented in the with floats representing their The business firms in the city will also haye floats and the vari-| ous patriotic, social, civic, and frater- nal organizations are expected to march in the parade. At ‘the meeting Wednesday night, Capt. Wanner w: of the Elks, Knights of Columbus, nur- ses, Knights of Pythias, Red Cross, Canteen girls, Salvation army, Ameri- can Legion, O. U. W., Home guards, Y. M. ©. A., Masons, labor organiza- tions and every other body in the city that wishes to cooperate to make the homecoming a big success and repre- sentative of every person and organi- zation in the ei In case the secre- taries of these organizations can not attend, it is requested that they dele- gate some other member to represent them at the meeting . MEN MUST REGISTER In order that the War Mothers can provide sufficient food for the service men’s banquet that night all former sailors, marines and soldiers-are ze- quested to register at Harris if they will be in Bismarck on that day. It is expected that at least 400 service men in uniform will be in the city and the War Mothers want to be sure that every one is given his full share of the turkey, cranberry sauces and other de licacies which, it is rumored, will form part of the menu. The women wart to keep this matter a secret as far as possible but as they all have sons who served with the colors during the war little details leak out. Capt. Wanner announced this morn- ing the committee that would Cooperate | with the War Mothers in making tne} homecoming celebration a success, The members are H. P. Goddard, Fields, Raymond M. Bergeson, J.. W. Burch, A: W. Lucas, J. L. Whitney, William H, Webb, Rev. W. J. Hutche- son, Capt. Huffman, R. D. Hoskins, John French, Dr. F. R. Smyth. This committee will attend, the meeting Wednesday night with the representa- tives of the various organizations in the city. The Chinese break a saucer in court as part of their oath, meaning that if they do not tell the truth their souls will be cracked like the saucer. were not provided with identification papers. {crater, P. R, eruption had been subsiding ‘until late NTS RUSS INSULT RUSSIA 10 ANSWER FOR FLOGGING JAMBRICAN OFFICERS CAPTURED BY COSSACK COMMANDER IN SIBERIA Critical Condition Arises on Northern Front as Result of Unprece- General—Japanese Intervention Further Complicates Situation, Which Is Considered Grave— in Uniform and on Official Mission Associated Press).—Major Gen- eral William S. Graves, commander of the American forces in Siberia, has demanded an apology from General Rosanoff, in com- mand of Russian troops in Priamur province, for the arrest of Capt. S. J. P. Johns of the 27th regiment and Capt. Benjamin Sperling of the 31st and the flogging of the pair by Cossacks commanded by General Kalmikoff. An investigation of the con- duct of a Japanese officer at Iman, the place where the arrest took place, has also been begun by the Japanese high command. The incident, which occurred September 5, is considered one lies landed in Siberia. The two Americans, in uniform and on official business, went to Iman, a y. While they were there a de- the Americans, claiming they Captain Johns where he reported to the Ameri- can officer in command. A detachment of 150 Americans at once entrained for Iman to affect Sperling’s release and on. arriving there took three Cossacks as hostages. They found the general and his men entrenched near the sta- tion and were prepared to use force against them when a Japa- nese major interceded for. the Cossacks, stating in the event of hostilities between the Ameri- cans and Cossacks the Japanese troops at Iman would side with the latter. He told the Ameri- cans that Sperling had been taken to Khaborovsk, where General Koslmichoo has his headquarters. A ielegraphic de- mand for Sperling was sent to Kornbioor, and a reply was re- ceived that he would be released at once. The Americans then re- turned to Spasska, taking their hostages with them. A preliminary investigation of ‘the incident -shows, it is said, ithat Sperling was flogged, a pun- ishment’ that is usually’*meted ‘out to a recalcitrant Cossack. General Kalmikoff, who is con- sidered by Americans here as a Siberian villain, has. with his band been a constant source of trouble, his trail being marked with cruelty and atrocity. Re- cently he was appointed to the military command of the Kah- brovosk district by General Rosanoff, and it is alleged this has brought about an increase in his activities. CINCINNATI IN HOLIDAY ATTIRE FOR BIG SERIES Hotel Corridors Filling With Crowds Arriving for Base- ball Classic Cincinnati, O., Sept. 30.—With ar- rangements complete for the openiaz of the world’s series here tomorrow Cincinnati assumed a gala appearaiwe today as throngs of visitors began to arrive to witness the initial struggie of the baseball classic. Hotel corridors were jammed to the limit, and the congestion grew greater began to arrive. Hawaiian Volcano Renews Activity; Natives. Fleeing Streams of Lava Pouring Down 14,000-Foot Slopes of Mauna Loa Honolulu, Sept. 30.—Mt, Mauna Loa on Hilo island burst into new eruptions late last night, and a wide stream of lava began pouring down the Kona side, destroying many homes. The res- idents on the Kona side are reported fleeing to the sea, which is 80 miles distant. The mountain, which is 13.000 feet high, became active three days ag), |when smoke and gases came from tne During the last two, days the jlast night when the lava began pouring {down the Kona side. 9 |WILSON BETTER; :° HAS GOOD REST Washington, D. C., Sept. 30.— dent Wilson after two days of. quit and rest at the white house showed further improvement today. President Wilson arose early this morning and appeared refreshed by # Only one native species of wild geese breeds well in captivity, the Canada goose. '>!' « THN ES pias ROOKE, { ight of rest, Secretary Tumulty a:- nounced, . gross, of steel Ten thousand be trombone ton’ Sean te Troy tea Fea een een —neeemnenealy as the day advanced and special trains *