The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 9, 1919, Page 1

ae THE BIS CK TRIBUNE == THIRTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 232. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY, ocr. 9, 7919. PRICE FIVE CENTS BLACK CONFESSES ACCOMPLICE |. SLEW AND VIOLATED FORKS GIRL IMMEDIATE INDUSTRIAL TRUCE TO CONTINUE THREE MONTHS; STRIKE TO BE ARBITRATED WITHOUT DELAY Gompers es Return to Work for Steel Workers If Govern- ment Will at Once Undertake Adjustment. of Differences With Employers—Round Table Conference Evolves Plan Which May Dispose of Nation-Wide Crisis. Washington, Oct. 9—An immediate industrial truce to con- tinue three months; creation of an arbitration board by the presi- dent and congress and immediate arbitration of the nation-wide strike were among proposals made today to the industrial con- ference here. The first two were presented by representatives of the public and the last by the lab or group. Bernard M. Baruch, chairman of the public group, made the proposal for the industrial truce, while Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of ‘Labor and chairman of. the labor group, proposed arbitration of the steel strike. Mr. Gompers’ plan contemplated the immediate return of the steel strikers to work pending the outcome of efforts to arbitrate the dispute. Gavin McNab of San Francisco, proposed a permanent arbi- tration board, his resolution which had the approval of the public group providing that all living ex-presidents be members. Mr. Gompers’ board of arbitration of the steel strike would be composed of six members, two to be appointed by each of the three groups in the conference, capital, labor and public. Mr. Gompers also presented a resolution embodying eleven fundamental principles which he emphasizes had the unanimous approval of the labor group including the representatives of the four railroad brotherhoods. After being in session an hour and a half the conference ad- journed until this afternoon. Meantime the committee of fif- teen will consider - resolutions submitted. It was announced the employes group will attempt to prepare proposals acceptable to all elements of the group for submission to the conference. OPERATIONS RESUMED Youngstown, O., Oct. 9.—The Trumbull Steel Co. of Warren, an independent plant employing 5,000 men, has resumed opera- tions in part, it was announced today by company-officials, -The; statement followed an announce- ment by employes of the mill after a meeting yesterday ‘that an amicable agreement had been reached between the company and the men. ASSAULT MADE ON LIFE OF LEADER OF GERMAN REDS Murderous Attack Alleged to Have Been Due to Per- sonal Motives Berlin, Wednesday, Oct. 8—(By the Associated Press, )—Hugo Haase, leader of the independent. socialists, was shot today shortly before he expected to make a sen- sational disclosure to the national assembly in connection with the government’s Baltic policy and the tolerant attitude of Berlin to- wards the “west Russian. anti-Bol- sheviki government,” the estab- lishment of which was the result of a hoax perpetrated by an indi- vidual posing as the representative of a New York banking house. This fact gave currency to a rumor that the attempt against Herr Haase’s life had a politicai origin, but a ¢ross examination of Voss, his assailant, indicates that he was actuating by motives of personal revenge. HETTINGER WINS COURT CHAMBERS Hettinger, in Adams county, the ex- treme sotthwestern corner of the sixth district, was. designated by the supreme court Wednesday afternoon as the chambers of Judge Frank T. Lembke, the newly appointed jurist in this district. Judge Lembke, was named by Governor Frazier under authority of the new judicial re- districting act. Judges, elected by the people who hold over in this district are Major J. M. Hanley, whose cham- bers are in Mandan, and Judge W.'C.. Crawford, who has chambers at Dick- inson. The sixth district ‘comprises all of the territory west and south of the Missouri river. MEDINA BEARCAT FINDS NO TROUBLE DEFEATING ° KID MILLER LAST NIGHT Medina, N. D, Oct. 9—Bearcat Amon of this city defeated Kid Mil'cr in the second battle between these two welterweights here last night. It was Amon's fight all the way, Miller fail-) ing to make even as good a showing as he did in his last match here with Mediia’s Bearcat, The bout was REDS WIN WORLD PENNANT: SOX IN ROTTEN WIND-UP Cincinnati National League Champs, Take Eighth Game From Chicago. WILLIAMS LOSES SERIES Gleason Uses Poor Judgment in Working Pitcher Already Twice Loser HOW THE SERIES WENT 1234567 8 Cincinnati ..9 4 0 2 5 4 110 Chicago ..... 123005 45 CINCINNATI, 10; 10; CHICAGO, 5 The score: R.H. E. Cincinnati ....410 013 020—10 16 2 Chicago ...... 001 000 040— 510 1 Batteries—Eller and Rariden; Wil- liams, James, Wilkinson and Schalk. Chicago, Ill, Oct. 9.—Cincinnati won the world’s championship today when it batted two White Sox pitchers out of the box and took the eighth game of the sereis by a score of 10 to . The game was loosely played on both sides. The White Sox made ten hits off of Eller and the Reds were charged with two errors, but the Sox did not succeed in turning these ad- vantages into runs, while Moran’s men completed the circuit ten times dur- ing the nine innings. Willigms Losses Again Gleason made the fatal mistake of saving Kerr, who pitched ‘his second winning game for the Sox yesterday, and sending in Williams, who has béen Chicago’s prize loser. of the present series. The first inning gave Cincin- nati four runs, Williams was succeeded in the box by James, who did no better, and James in turn gave way. to Wilkinson, the youngster whom Gleason sent in in the opening contest of the series in a futile attempt to save the game after Cicotte had thrown it away. The Reds scored another run in the second, made their sixth run in the fifth, boosted the tally to nine in the sixth, and made it ten in the eighth. JOHN BULL HAS ANOTHER LABOR BATTLE ON HANDS a of Railway Strik Strike, National- ization of Mines Bobs_ Up in Cabinet 4 ‘London, Oct. 9,—With the country not yet fully recovered from the e:- fects of the railroad strike, British miners will take the stage today when a deputation will call on Premier Lioy) George to press for the complete su- tionalization/of. mines, If Mr. Lloyd George refuses to ac- cept nationalization, ‘as it is assumed he: will, a special trades union con- gress will be convened to decide on the form of action to be taken by the miners to compel acquiesence on their demands, The situation is commented upon speculatively in the light. of the rail- Toad strike, opinions differing as tc staged by the Medina Boxing club at ‘whether the country may be called Olson’s boxing pavillion and attracted upon to face anothey period of indus- av targe crowd “of fight fans from the Surrounding country, ‘ I frtal ' turthol or whether’ thé miners will adopt less drastic tactics, _THE PRESIDEN MARRIES cWing WASHINGTON—The central picture is of Dr. Cary T. Gray- son, rear admiral, U. S. N., who is President Wilson’s physician and constant companion on his travels. Stitt, rear admiral, U.S. N., specialist in nervous diseases. years. THREE AVIATORS KILLED; PLANES WRECKED AND FATE OF SEVERAL OTHERS UNKNOWN IN GREAT RACE, Disaster Attends First Transcontinental Air Derby a Expected to Cross Trails Today—First Flver Reported at Rock Island, Ill.—Sixty-Two Air-Boats Start, Not More Than Fift; Now Known to Remain in Running. Mineola, N. Y., Oct. 9.—Three aviators had been killed, four i of the 62 originally entered planes had been put definitely out of | 0) the running and the status of several others remained unknown} early today when the army great transcontinental air race over | a 5,400 mile course between Mineola and San Francisco was re- sumed. Given flying weather as good planes from the east and those from the west should cross trails | shortly after noon. i COOLER WEATHER HELPS PRESIDENT Condition of Woodrow Wilson Reported Better Today D. Cooler weather was © by President Wilson's with aiding in his recoy now has reached the stage where he is able to spend part. of his time sitting up. The unseasonable heat during the past few d: was declared to have greatly retarted the patient’s progress and with the change he is able to sleep better and to gain more strength from his rest. The president still was pro- hibited today from doing any work although his physicians said he was well enough to resume the duties of his office should any emergency arise. Washington, and chairman of the medical examin- ing board of the navy. Upper left, Dr. Francis S. Dercum, a noted | 2 Lower right, Dr. George E. De| Schweinitz of the University of Pennsylvania, a specialist in! ophthalmology, who has been the president’s oculist for many 'Franing field here at 8:37 this| ‘utes. ;PLANES LEAVE SALT LAKE N THEIR HANDS Upper right, Dr. E. R, chines | as that of yesterday the leading | | { AVIATOR AT ROCK Rock Island, Ill, ISLAND Oct. 9.— Lieut. B. W. Maynard, driving a} | De Haviland six, arrived at! morning, having made the 155 miles from Chicago in 92 min-| He was the first cross! country flier to reach this point. After taking on supplies the| machine driven by Lieut. May-! nard again took the air at 9:09! a. m., heading for the north cen-| tral station which is Des Moines, | Ta., 158 miles from here. Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct. 9.! —Army airplanes Nos. 58, 61] and 62 left Buena Vista field on the second lap of. their transcon- (Continued on Page Two.) SUPREME COURT DENIES LANGER BANK EVIDENCE High Tribunal Cold to Attorney General’s Plea for As- sistance PROSECUTION IS BALKED Law Enforcement Officer Re- gards Bankers’ Convic- tion Impossible - The supreme court late Wednes- day afternoon denied Attorney General Langer’s application for a modifica- tion of its alternative writ of Tuesday in the Scandinavian-American bank matter. The attorney general asked that the writ enjoining him from pro- ceeding further in the investigation of the affairs of the Fargo bank be so modified as to permit his department to retain documents and letters which he declared essential in the criminal prosecution of President H. J. Hagen and Cashier P. R. Sherman of the bank, charged with making false ex- hibits to the state examiner, and in any other prosecutions which might be undertaken. As a result of the court’s refusal to accomodate the attorney general in this matter it is understood that he jmust immediately turn over to 0. E. Lofthus, Governor Frazier’s state ex- iner, now in charge of the bank, all evidence upon which the attorney general’s charges against the Scan- jdinavian-American . bank officials are based. Hagen and Sherman waived their preliminary. examination in justice court this week, and the matter now is pending in the Cass county dis- trict court. In Mr. Langer’s application to the supreme court he made affidavit that in his opinion it would be practically impossible to convict Hagen and’ Sher- an. ‘without: the evidence: which he sked the court to reserve to him through a modification of its writ. TITION general's, petition fol- “Now comes William Langer, the at- torney general of the State of North Dakota, one of the defendants above ned. and respectfully petitions .this onorable Court for a modification of he order in the above entitled matter, ed October 7, 1919, for the followiuy namely hat petitioner is desirous of cor- x to the utmost with the order is Honorable Court. and will com- with said order immediatel “The pe oner, however, des! call the attention of th jeourt to the follow “T. Tha State of Ne [criminal re 1 ply “IT’S COOL TODAY IN ZENITH CITY Duluth, Minn., Oct. 9— | The first cold wave of the | season is headed for the American. northwest and | should arrive tonight accom- panied with strong north- westerly winds. Snow will fall. Tonight the tempera- ture in northern Minnesota | will go to, 30 degrees above and by tomorrow should be as low as 20 above zero. The cold wave is centered over southern Saskatchewan, Montana and Wyoming. In that district the temperature this forenoon was 12 above | zero. ®. 4 CARRANZA WITH CABINET ON INDEPENDENCE DAY MEXICO CITY—President Carranza and his cabinet officiated at gala exercises on Mexican |* Independence-Day, Sept,.16..-The day marks the anniversary of the freeing of México from Spanish rule. Carranza sits in the arm chair. - | by the courts, a ‘| follows: | MINNESOTA SHERIFF HALTS PLANS OF MOB INTENT ON LYNCHING NEGRO SLAYER OF EAST GRAND FORKS MAID Officer Spirits Colored Man, Charged With Assaulting and Killing Young Woman, Out of Jail and Invites Mob to Come in and See Empty Cell Grand Forks, N. D., Oct. 9.—When a mob of more than 100 Grand Forks and Bast Grand Forks men reached the Polk.county jail at Crookston early this morning, with the avowed intention of lynching Jim Smith, negro, charged with the assault and murder of Edna Werner, aged 17, they found that Smith had been taken from jail and hidden in. the country. . The crowd was invited by the sheriff to examine the jail but all information as to the where- abouts of the negro was refused. Smith was taken to Crookston early Wednesday evening after he had been arrested by the Grand Forks authorities. Bloody clothing which he had sent to a laundry led to his arrest. LOFTHUS AGREES TO PUNISH N. D. BANKING BOARD Townley Bank Examiner De- clares Action of Commission Will Be “Reviewed” LANGER RECEIVES NOTICE The Fargo Townley organ carries the following statement of the rescue of the Scandinavian-American bank: O. E. Lofthus, state bank examiner, yesterday morning took charge of the affairs of the Scandinavian-American bank of Fargo, which was closed by Attorney General William Langer and Secretary of State Thomas Hall last Thursday. P. E. Halldorson, ap- pointed by Langer as temporary re- ceiver, was ousted by Mr. Lofthus, under an order issued by the state supreme court Wednesday afternoon. Collections Received Collections were received by Mr. Lofthus yesterday, some of which at least, had been refused by the “re- ceiver the day before according to statements madé. Steps were taken to check up the affairs of the institu- tion. Mr. Lofthus is in charge as bank examiner, not as a receiver. Last evening Mr. Lofthus issued a statement to the public pledging that the action of Langer and Hall in clos- ing the bank is to be fully reviewed d he impresses upon t that there is abso- the public the ’} lutely no possibility of the depositors losing a single dollar. The bank examiner’s statement Lofthus’ Statement “To the depositors of the Scandina- vian-American bank of Fargo, North Dakota: “The temporary receiver appointed for the above bank by the state banking board has been ousted by the supreme court of the state of North Dakota. “The action of the banking board in closing this bank is going to be fully reviewed and investigated by the courts of this state; and pending said investigation the supreme court has placed the undersigned, state bank examiner, in charge of the property of the bank. “I desire to impress upon the de- positors of this bank, the fact that there is absolutely no possibility of their losing a single dollar; and all reasonable diligence and dispatch will be used by the undersigned in. com- pleting my duties with a view to the early payment of your account. “Respectfully, “OQ, E, LOFTHUS, “State Bank Examiner.” Yesterday morning, in taking charge of the bank, Mr. Lofthus !served the following notice on Hall- ijdorson and Albert Sheets: “To William Langer, Albert E. Sheets, Jr., Thomas Hall, and P. E. Halldorson: “T, O. E. Lofthus, state bank ex- aminer, having assumed full and complete control of the manage- ment of the Scandinavian-Ameri- can bank of Fargo, N. D., by or- der of the supreme court, do here- by notify you, and each of you, that I will hold you responsible for any documents or papers, or any property that may have dis- appeared, if any, from this bank during the time that you have held and taken unlawful posses- sion, and for this reason, “T suggest that one, or all of you, remain in this bank while I make a complete check so that you may yourselves be advised in the premises as to your respon- sibility. “Dated this eight day of Octo- ber, A. D. nae at Fargo, N. D. igned, “0. oes LOFTHUS, “State Bank Examiner.” CANADIAN TRADE SHOWS DECREASE IN IMPORTS Ottawa, Ont., Oct. -A decline of more’ than $14,000,000 in the total trade of Canada for five months end- ing August 31, is reported by the customs ‘department! Murked: decrease’ in imports is said to be responsible. SECOND NEGRO ARRESTED Grand Forks, N. D., Oct. 9.— As a result of a confession al- leged to have been made by Jim Smith, negro, arrested Wednes- day night for the assault and murder of Edna Werner in East Grand Forks, a second negro, Tom Thomas, who is said by Smith to have been the actual perpetrator of the crime, was ar- rested this morning by the Grand Forks police and turned over to the Polk county (Minn.) authorities at Crookston. Smith’s confession includes a complete revelation of the hor- rible affair. He claims that it was Thomas who used his (Smith’s) revolver to kill: the girl and afterwards violated her. Demanded iioney First Smith states that ‘he. and Thomas were crossing the Wash- ington street bridge over the Red river when they met with Miss Werner. ‘Thomas ‘drew a revolver and pointing it at her demanded her money. “I have no money,” replied Miss Werner. “Well, then, come with us down under the bridge,” said Thomas, adding an obscene re- mark. “T won’t go. You can kill me first,” said Miss Werner. “All right,” said Thomas, and fired. The bullet struck Miss Werner in the neck. She screamed and turning from the two negroes started to run. Thomas then fired a second time and the girl fell. Returns to Dying Girl Smith says that he and Thom- as then picked up the still strug- gling girl and carried her around the edge of the bridge and laid her on the ground. They then started away. When they had gone a few rods Smith says Thomas stopped and said, “I am going back after that girl’s money.” Thomas then retraced his steps to where the girl lay, ac- cording to Smith, and did not re- join his companion for some ten minutes. They then returned to this side of the river. Chief of Police Overby of Grand Forks was notified of Smith’s confession at 4 o’clock this morning. He immediately had Thomas arrested. The latter was found sleeping at a local barber shop where he was employed. The chief at once rushed: him to Crookston in an automobile. Thomas Makes Denial Thomas, the police say, denies Smith’s story entirely, denying that he had anything to do with the crime. Coroner Nelson and State’s Attorney Montague of: Polk county opened the inquest into the affair at the East: Grand Forks jail this morning. ° The whereabouts of the two prisoners is being kept a,secret by the authorities who fear an attempt at lynching following an abortive affair of early this morning. Negro Workers and Foreign-Born Mix Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 9.—A clash be- tween negro workers and f : born. strikers at Denora today ~ ted “in two men being shot and wounded and a number injured. The * scattered’ by’ the: state ee serious casualties,