The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 11, 1919, Page 1

nen THIRTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 2: 34, K TRIBUNE ==] PRICE FIVE CENTS EVERYTHING SE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA . SATURDAY, ocr. 11, 1919. FOR THREE DAYS OF SOLDIERS’ JUBILE LEADING FLIERS TO FINISH FIRST HALF LAP TODAY Expected Friscans Will Reach New York and Gotham- ites Golden Gate SKY PILOT STILL AHEAD Lieut. Maynard, Western-Bound, Has Capt. L. H. Smith as Nearest Rival Chicago, Il, Oct. 11—Leading fliers in the twice trans-continental. airplane xace between Mineola, N. Y., and Sui Francisco today the fourth of the com- petition expected. to complete the first half of their journey, thus marking an} epoch in aviation in’ America. Deferred by a minor accident in his planned completion “in, three days of the first New York, Saji, Francisco air- plane’ flight First ‘Edeut., B; " Maynard, the “flying parson’t{Jeader itt the great reliability ‘and’ ‘endurance test was prepared this morning to take off for the Pacific from Salduro, Utah, hig, overnight stop, MAYNARD’S CLOSEST RIVAL In the van of the east bound fi for two days and the closest riv: of, the “sky pilot” Capt. L. H. Smith this morning was at the Bryan, Ohio, con- trol point where he was, overtaken late yesterday by Lieut. E. C. Kiel and Major ©. Spatz. They. expected to make Mineola before sunset toda.| Lieut. Maynard this morning had but 518 miles of his journey left after fly- ing 2,183 in three days. The east bound trio headed, until late yesterday by Capt. Smith had 650 miles to fly to Mineola. They had covered 2,051 miles ‘from San Francisco. The entries this morning, except fo: the fourteen who remained last night at Bryan and nine who stopped at the Cleveland control were strung out 10 ones and twoes from) the farthest point reached in the west by Lieut. Maynard to Buffalo, N. Y., on the east. MAYNARD. ON_HIS WAY Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct: 11.—Lieur. Belvin W. Maynard left. Selduro 100 miles west of here at’ 6:47 o'clock this morning bound for San Francisco. TWO REACH BUFFALO Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 11—Lieut: E. C. Kiel landed here at 11,48 a. m, leading the east bound fliers in the trans-con- tinental air race. Two minutes later Major Scott came in. It was announced that Kiel and Scott would be held here until the, weather cleared. COAL MINERS T0 STRIKE, ASSERT LEADERS TODAY Efforts to Reach Agreement in Philadelphia Conference’. Are Failure ; — Philadelphia, Oct. 11—The confer- ence of bituminous coal miners and operators in session here considering the demands of the miners for a sixty percent increase in wages and a re- duction of working hours disagreed to- day and will adjourn, Unless something. happens in the meantime to prevent it, leaders of the mine workers say the strike set for November 1, will take place. Operators have declared: they can not accept either of the demands of the workers. i The mines affected are in-western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Iili- nois. More than 300,000 men are in- volved, COL. HOUSE TAKEN | ILL ON WAY HOME ——/ * Washington, D. C., Oct, 11—Col. E. M. House ig ill aboard the steamer Northern Pacific on which he is return. ing from France, according to a radio message received today at the state de- partment. He was said to be suffering from an attack of grippe, but his con- dition was said not to be serious. Mutiny Forces. Munitions: Into’ - Hands of Fiume Fiume, Oct. 11. — The steamer Persia bound from Genoa for the far east with. | a cargo of 30,000 rifles, 10,- 000,000 cartridges, twenty batteries of mountain guns and two heavy guns for the troops operating against the | Bolsheviki, has arrived . at } Fiume. aah The crew mutinied in the Mediterranean ‘and forced the captain to take the steamer into Fiume, , re !ment supervision.’ Valuable facts will 'be learned from the ’cross-continent ‘derby. jof'a Euclid avenue building and after — MOU is 5400 miles. Government to Determine En- durance of Planes of All Nations N. B.A. Special to The Tribune. New York, October 11.—An endur- ance test, to determine the types and makes of airplanes best adapted for utility flying, is the transcontinental flight, now being held under rigid goy- ernment regulation. This great flight is expected to mark the beginning of a; new period in air- plane engineering. War flying, highly specialized as it was, advanced aviation to a vast extent, and now the utilt- tarian development of airplanes will be yigorously promoted: under govern- It'is in no sense a “stunt” or an ex- hibition, although it is the most sp tacular demonstration of flying ever attempted. Ocean flights havé ‘two big-moments—the start and the finish. The transcontinental flight, with nearly 100 flyers competing, will make’ 21 stops each way. It includes 12 days of thrills! .. The. .starters..fromsthe, Pagific..coast must turn westward after they have reached Mineola:and the eastern flycrs must fly back to the home field, . The total distatice is'5400-miles. ‘ Major Charles J. Glidden, executive secretary of the Aero Club of America, announces that plans are being made for a ‘round-the-world derby. i Major Glidden was a leader in the promotion of automobile endurance tours which did much to develop pract- ical moter construction in the United States. . ’ he makes of planes taking part’ in the transcontinental flight include De Haviland, La Pere,’ Fokker, Bristo:, Sopwith, Martin, Thomas-Morse, Spad. Nieuport, in addition tq new types of army planes, American and foreign. The best that all nations have produced. in airplanes are undergoing the’ supreme test. . There are many distinguished atr- men among the contestants. Scientific. rather than dare-devil, flyers are tak- ing part. BANDITS HOLD UP SOUTHERN TRAIN, OHIO HAS PARTY \ Highwaymen in Widely Separat- ed Parts of United States Become Active Memphis, Tenn., Oct.'11.—Five men who boarded a south bound passenger train onthe Yazoo and Mississippi Val- Mey railroad as it was ‘leaving the |yards‘here early today held up the ¢x- press passenger and his assistant se- cured several packages and escaped. when the train was stopped at West/ Junction” in response to a telephone message from a yard master who saw the'men board the train. | The messenger. and hig assistant were found lying. on the floor bound. One of the stolen packages was said to Inve been shipped by a Memphis jew- elry concern. Posses were organized“and began 2 search of the ‘surrounding section, | CLEVELAND BANDITS GET $11,000 Cleveland, O., Oct: 11.—Six robbers this’ morning held up the paymaster of the Samuel Emerson Go. in the lobby ‘throwing .pepper into. his face escaped ini automobile with’ $11,000" which’ the paymaster carried inva money. bag. “ ————— a TOLEDO SWAG $5,000. | ?’ Woledo, O!, Oct, 11.—Bandits in an automobile escaped with $5,000 here to- day after holding up two men carrying the Pinkerton Tobacco Co. pay roll and shooting. an ‘employe, George Hillman. He received four wounds: aiid is ex- pected to dle. 4 TO SOUTH DAKOTA ~ Governor Frazier left last evening for Sioux Falls, S. D., where he is to address an educational gathering. | sak LAKE [oer 3 OLRO FIVE FAMOUS FLYERS AND THE COURSE OF GREAT AIR DERBY | BRIG. GEM. hank CHLRLTON Brig.-Gen, L. E.;Charlton of the British Air Forces, pilots a Bristol ma- chine with a 400 H. P, Liberty motor. The British government has taken an active: interest:in the great air derby. ROBINSON WOULD GIVE KOSITZKY BROADER POWER Justice Believes ‘It Should Be Made Auditor’s Duty to ‘Examine Bank WOULD REPEAL “FREAKS” Includes Workmen’s Compensa- | tion Act With Other Stat- utes to Be Deleted Judge Robinson not only believes that the state auditor should be per-} mitted to examine the books of tite! Bank of North Dakota, but he favors | an act making it the duty’ of the state | auditor to inspect the state bank, mills, | elevators and other public enterprises | once each month and to publish a full report of his findings. “You may depend on it,” says the justice; “that the present state auditor, Mr, Carl Kositzky, is truthful and he will make no»whitewashing report.” The judge’s weekly letter follows: SATURDAY EVENING LETTER (By Justice J. E, Robinson) October 11, 1919. On next Tuesday, October 14th, our Court commences the hearing of arguments in about twenty-five cases on the new calendar. | Those we purpose to decide before the! last. of November, and then onthe first | Tuesday of December, to commence the hearing of arguments on a new Calen- dar. Thus we purpose to keep right. up with-our work and to have q continu- ous pound of pleasure and to maké the work easy by doing it whilesyou wait. We are waiting the extra session! of the’ law makers and I have a -lot of work laid out for them to do, vis: (1) An act making the State Auditor Public Examiner and directing him in each mohth to examine and publisn| a report of the state bank the state) mills and elevator and the public in- dustries. You may depend on it that the present State Auditor, Carl. Kosit- zky, is thruthful and reliable and. he will make no whitewashing report. (2) An act cutting down all the) appropriations, fixing salaries, reducing; all the new fangled taxes and expenses for\ the coming year. (8) An act repealing as unconstit.- tional the drastic workmen’s compensa- tion ‘or accidental wage earners in- surance act, find substituting for it .a constitutional act of uniform applica- tion to each and every class of employ+ ment that is réally hazardous, with just and reasonable premium rates to be fixed by the lawmakers themselves. and not ‘by any high priced non-resi- dent or Bureau, (4) Ar act, repealing as unconstitu- "COL. CLARENCE © CULKER Colonel. Culver, U. §. A., piloting a German Fokker, will do his utmost to bring out the celebrated qualities of the machine’ which for long gave the Germans supremacy” in “air fighting. CAPT, BOY-FRAN CLS ~ Long distance flying has ‘for long been a hobby of Captain Francis, an American army flyer, who pilots a Martin bomber. He is. convinced that he could cross the continent with buc two stops. ‘ “dangerous. period.” follows: ,_ PRESIDENT’S LETTER. Mr. A. C. Townley, St. Paul, Minn. Dear Mr. Townley, I called at the hotel to' see you today, but the clerk infotmed me that you had left for St. Paul. I wanted to tell you that we have received the $50,000 from the state treasurer, but they. have drawn $30,- 000, so we now have about $70,000. Also. wanted to inform you that as yet we have had’ no settlement with the Hagerty bunch, who owe us an aggregate sum of $40,000.. I have written ‘them today, and enclose a copy of the: letter herewith. I took it'up with Hiner Hoidale, attorney in Minneapolis, and asked him to make some investigation on the quiet, pte- paratory for a suit, but told him we tional H. B. 84, purporting to give to the Workmen’s Compensation Bureau ‘California grapes dipped’ in. glucose before thes are Tried Les raisins keep itheir nutritive value. best... power to make laws regulating the { _., (Continued on Page Three) would not want to start until we have first made investigatioo, that. we want an amicable settlement <first, if pos- (Continued on. sPage:,.Tw9,). 5.1 SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST RULE | -WORKS IN GREATEST AIR DERBY The race course over which air derby contestants are skimming, showing the 21 control stations. ‘The round-trip distance { ELIE OMN. O DONAL SON: Among the many romantic w records held by ‘derby contestants is that of Lieutenant John O, Donaldson, an American ace at 20, who was shot Gown, ‘captired” and “éscaped from” a German prison. Jol, "Hartney of the America: Ss, has a D. H. 4, a plane of strictly mi y type. He is not on an experienced flyer, but a technici; of note. BANK LETTERS SHOW APPEAL TO TOWNLEY TO SAVE IT FROM EMBARRASSMENT AND DISGRACE Two letters alleged to have been copied from the files of the ‘hearing in, this matter had-been set Scandinavian-American bank and released at Fargo today by! Assistant Attorney General Albert E. Sheets would indicate that the officers of the bank as early as last May feared “embarrass- lieved he had no authority to hear this ment and disgrace” and that they looked tu President A. C. Town- ley and alleged promises which he had made to tide them over this The letters made public today bear no signatures, as they are | carbon copies, but they would appear to have been written by President H. J. Hagen and Cashier P. R. Sherman. They are as | GERMAN-RUSSIAN ATTACK ON RIGA London, Oct. 11.—It was stated in authoritative quarters here this after- noon that a German-Russian attack oa Riga was carried out on Friday under cover of a heavy bombardment hy German guns forcing the Letts to evacuate the city, REGARDED SERIOUSLY London, Oct, 11—The reported can- ture of Riga is regarded most serious- ly by military experts here. They say that between these German-Russiun troops and the city of Petrograd there js no force that’ would prove effective in stopping an advance upon that city from Which once it was reached it have been mined last would be difficult to dislodge them, Grand Army. Program for Burleigh { A. M.—Arrival of v for them at the armor Mothers and A | P. M— i wome P.M | | | National Pacific park. leigh county. 3:00 monies. 0. P. M.—Patriotic airs by the band and community singing, raising of. flag and completion of formal cere- 5:30 P. M.—First banquet to the service men and women given by the War Mothers at the Masonic Temple. 6:15 P. M—Second banquet given by War Mothers’ to those who were unable to be seated at first one, 8:30 P. et at for all former service men and women at the Armory and the Masonic temple giv by the War (Mothers. ome County’s Homecoming | Wednesday, October 15 and delegates and reception vy and Elks club by the War ner service men and upcedlpter. rst North Dakota whe Northern P, M—Community singing led by the former soldiers, sailors and marines in the park. P. M.—Address of welcome to all who served during the war on behalf of the citizens of Burleigh county by Rev. George Buzzelle of Bismarck, : P. M.—Patriotic airs by the band. P. M.—Address of Judge A. A. Bruce of the Univer- sity of Minnesota, dedicating the flag and pole erected in the park by the citizens of the county in memory of those men who served during the war from Bur- LANGER HEADED OFF IN COLE’S COURT AT FARGO Judge of First District Refuses to Accent Action—High Bench Upholds WILL BE DECIDED HERE Associate Justice Robinson An- nounces Supreme Tribunal Will Try Case The heading off of Attorney Gener: {Langer in the Scandinavian-Amer bank probe was made complete this ‘morning when the supreme court denied his motion for a writ directing |Judge A. T. Cole of the Cass county] district court to assume jurisdiction in the action which Langer brought last week for the appointment of a receiver for the Fargo institution. |. Attorney General Langer in hi jtion before the supreme court r | the fact that by virtue of a resolution of the state banking board he brought jaction for the appointment of a per- manent receiver for the Fargo bank and that such action was pending be- fore Judge Cole at Fargo when the , suprel court issued its order ‘restraining the banking board fron further procedure in the matter. A mc-} ed in Judge Cole’s court for October 13, but Judge Cole this week filed noti ; With the attorney general that he be {action and that the order of {supreme court restraining the ban! jboard also restrains him as dis' | judge from hearing this case. Attorney General Langer’s motion jurged that the supreme court's order lin his opionion did not bar District Judge Cole from acting in this case, and he prayed from the supreme court an order directing Cole to proceed with the hearing on October 13. “The supreme court has assumed jurisdiction in this matter, and we will go through with it,” said Associate Justice James BE. Robinson in com- ‘menting this morning on the matter. |It was understood with the district ‘court that it would recognize the {supreme court’s jurisdiction and pro- ceed no further.” It was also hinted by the venerable as- sociate justice that it was not the supreme court's desire to “overwhelm the Scandinavian-American bank,” but to give this institution an opportunity to get squared away. The fastest swimmers cover a mile \in 23 to 24 minutes. the All Burleigh county is looking forward to the monster home- coming celebration that will be held in Bismarck next Wednes- day in honor of those men and women who fought with the American and allied forces dur- ing the war, and all North Da- kota is set for the ‘first annual convention of the American Le- gion which will bring hundreds jof Yanks Thursday and Friday. The homecoming’ arrange- ments have been made under the direction of the War Mothers of the county assisted by Capt. E. G. Wanner. All fraternal, social, religious and patriotic organiza- tions in the city have made plans to participate in the day’s fes- tivities in some way and it is ex- pected that the celebration and entertainment provided will be the mést extensive and elaborate ever staged in the state. The parade starting promptly at 1 o’clock will commence the real ceremonies. Headed by the American Legion and other ser- vice men and women in uniform, the parade will traverse the main thoroughfares in the downtown section of the city winding up in |front of the Northern Pacific park, where speeches will be made welcoming the return of the men and women and dedicat- ing the flag and pole erected as a permanent memorial to the coun- ty’s soldiers, sailors, marines, nurses and others who served with the country’s armed forces. Judge Bruce to Talk The address of welcome on be- half of the county will be made by Rev. George Buzzelle, one of (Continued on Page Two.) She Wants Hubby With a Million | and Eyes 0’ Blue | St. Paul, Oct. 11.—There is a letter at Governor Burn- quist’s office for the best looking bachelor in* Minne- sota. It is from Lizzie Leslie of Pueblo, Colo., who de- scribes herself as “small, called pretty, a music teach- er.” The label on. her mes- sage is “hunting’ for happi- ness.”” ‘T am looking for a tall, blue-eyed, 50-year-old hus-. band. He must have a mil- pees see LES eee More than 2,000,000 tons year in Tuscara. X oy asa | was-co, Pa, \ of coal |' KEYS 10 BISMARCK 10 BE HANDED OVER TO YANKS; AMERICAN LEGION CONVENTION FOLLOWS HOMECOMING Capital City Expects to Be Host to Biggest Patriotic Gathering in History of State Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of Next Week—Judge A. A. Bruce Coming From Minneapolis to Ad- dress Heroes—First North Dakota Gathering of the New