The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 10, 1919, Page 1

Seen THE WEATHER Partly cloudy. ( eee TNS, LAST EDITION HE BISMARCK TRIBUNE | THIRTY-NINTH YEAR, BISMARCK, NORTE DAKOTA MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1919 PRICE FIVE CENTS JACK FROST APPLIES PINCERS 10 _ NORTHWEST; RED »-GRIP OF BLIZZARD; NEBRASKA HIT Western Minnesota and Eastern North Dako- ta Experience Heavy Snow Driven By 25- Mile Wind—Railroads Send Out Calls For Snow Shovelers— Thunder Showers Fur: | nish Diversion Chicago, Ill, Nov. 10.— ‘+ Sweeping eastward, a severe blizzard is raging today over the upper Mississippi valley states, crippling telegraph and train service. Western Minnesota, Colorado, North and South Da- kota and Nebraska were in the grip of the storm. Telegraph service between Chicago and Denver was entirely cut off. The blizzard struck Denver after twelve hours of heavy snowfall. Telephone and telegraph service in South Da- kota was demoralized by a heavy sleet storm. Train service throughout the storm area was from three to five hours late. Fargo, N. D., Nov. 10.—Western Minnesota and eastern North Dakota were in the blizzard belt today. Snow driven by a 25 mile wind prevailed thruout the night and this forenoon. The temperature, however, is moder- ate. During the forenoon the storm in- creased in fury the wind mounting to a thirty mile gale out of the north and the ‘fall of snow increased so that there was nearly ten inches on the ground before noon. In Fargo _ the Street car service was abandoned be- fore noon. Taxicabs battled * thru snow drifts for several hours but that service too was yirtually abandoned before 11 o'clock, Railroads sent out calls for snow shovellers while the city street depart- ment called for recruits early in the day. Railroad service was slowed up considerably and by. tonight if the storm continues trains will be greatly delayed, rail officials said, There was’ a foot of show. on..the ground at Mandan and Bismarck while Jamestown and Valley City had same snowfall, The heavy wind was drift- ing up branch railroad lines Mandan reported with the probability that the service would be tied up within a few hours. This would affect transporta- tion of lignite coal out of the state mine area, Grand Forks and Devils Lake in the northern part of the state reported conditions about the same as in the southern district, The heavy snow fall is unusual for this period of the year and it is one of the hardest storms expertenced in many years, SNOW MLXED WITH THUNDER Grand Forks, N. D., Nov. 10,—While , @ severe snow storm was sweeping over North Dakota and Minnesota 2 thunder storm is reported to have struck Gary, Twin Valley and Ulan, Minn., 60 miles southeast of here, The thunder and lightning which continued for some time was accompanied by 2 heavy rain which later changed to snow, Twelve inches of snow has fallen here during the last 24 hours, / SmBRASKA TIED UP Lincoln, Neb. Nov. 10—High winds accompanied by snow were interfer- ring with trans-continental wire com- ing with trans-continental wire com- munications today, A considerable drop in. tempera- ture from mild weather that had been prevailing up until “today finds many’ communities facing fuel “shortages ac? cording to reports to the state railway commission. DES MOINES SCHOOLS CLOSE Des Moines, Ia., Nov. 10.—Des Moines school’ were closed today and will remain. so until the end of the coal strike, Lack of fuel was thé reason, FORMER SOUTH DAKOTA SOLON - HELD UXORCIDE Verdict of Guilty Is Returned Against Herman Walkes of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, S. D.,Nov. 10.—Herman Walkes, a former resident of Avon and a former state | representative from that district, was today found quilty by a jury in district court here of murdering his wife February 1917 in Avon by administering poison. He was sentenced to a life term. in the state penitentiary at Sioux Falls, ‘Mrs, Walkes had been an invalid for some years and a short time fol- lowing her death Walkes disposed of his property and moved to Arkansas where within a few weeks he remar- ried. This action on his part arouse , suspicion and an investigation follow- ed r ting ig his arrest and convic- tion bi it a new trial was granted. RIVER VALLEY IN ARMISTICE DAY YEAR AGO QUITE DIFFERENT TYPE Balmy Temperature, Lack of Wind and Sunny Skies Prevailed in 1918 | HOW BISMARCK WENT WILD Bonfire at.Corner of Fourth and Broadway, Parades and General Hilarity One year ago today the stage was all set for the signing of the armistice and the celebration of the event— that is, so far as Bismarck was con- cerned. Armistice day fell on ‘Monday. The signing of the armistice had been expected from day to day for a week, There had been a number of false alarms. A press association car- ried on Friday the news that the armistice had been signed and that peace had been declared. There were premature celebrations in Fargo, Val- ley City, Minot and in practically all of the large cities of the nation. News that the armistice had actu- ally been signed and that the most terrible war in all history was at.an end, came over the wires in a flash received by The Tribune about 2:00 a.m. A few minutes later the Hughes Electric Co. siren, church bells and factory whistles were shrieking and clanging forth the news. People poured from their homes in various stages of dress and undress and all converged toward a commor center, the corner of Fourth and! Boardway, where within less than: half an hour fully a thousand had gathered. Was Warm and Balmy The morning was warm, the iar was balmy. People wore light overcoats and wraps or none at all. .Many of the women were bareheaded. It it had been cold, the huge bonfire which was soon blazing at Finney’s corner would | have dispelled the chills.- Alleys andj store fronts were ransacked for bar-j rels and boxes to kindle the flames. Dealers in fireworks were routed out, and their stocks soon depleted, to add their creckle and sputter and “zip- zip-zip” to the roar of the fire. The intense heat kindled the crude oil in the asphalt paving, which added to the volume of the flames. Around the huge pillar of fire there danced and capered and cheered and sang and laughed and ‘cried the maddest and merriest crowd that the said North Dakota capital ever has seen. Someone started a parade. Soon there were hundreds in line. A band (Continued on Page Fight) UNDERWOOD WILL WELCOME YANKS ARMISTICE DAY Thriving McLean County City Plans Big Homecoming For Fighting Men Underwood 10—The former service men of; Underwood held a meeting last week for the purpose of organizing a post of the American Le- gion and. arranging for the parade on November 11, Underwood’s “Home-| ¢ coming Day.” The post postponed the choice. of a name until such time as more of the former service men could be present The officers elected for the parade were Frank Eisenmann, captain; Herbert Merrifield, first lieutenant; William Ryan second lieutenant, TURKS WOULD ALLY SELVES WITH REDS) WHO HOLD RUSSIA Mustapha Ceme! Pasha Latest Bolsheviki to Rally to the Standard of Lenine London, Nov. 10.—Mustapha Camel Pasha, head of the nationalist Turk- ish government set up in Asia Minor, has proposed an alliance with Nicola Lenine, Russian Bolshevik premier, according to an Exchange telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen. An army of 3,000 Turks to attack the national forces, the report says, has been organized by General Ahmed Bey at Belu Keffen. FEDERAL TROOPS PROTECT PUBLIC BUILDINGS TODAY St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 10.—Cordans of United States soldiers took up posi- 'tions surrounding all public buildings in this city shortly after noon today. They were also placed at various points throughout the business dis- trict, and around some of the large business structures. Information ob- tained stated that the orders for the placing of the soldiers came from Washington ‘and each soldier was in- structed to “watch out for suspicious characters,” MEN WHO FOUGHT, IN THE CIVIL WAR _ JOIN IN GREETING THE AMERICAN LEGION BY E. C. ADAMS Commander-in-Chief, Grand Army of the Republic The “American Legion” influence. Union. LAST YEAR BEST IN HISTORY OF AMERICAN BANKS Increase of $3,571,C00,000 in Re- sources Shown Since August, 1918 ington, Noy. 10.—An_ increase 71,000,000. in. resources of the L banks. since. August, 1918, the ‘greatest in any year since the innaug- uration of the national banking tem was reported today by Comp: troller. Williams, The assets of national banks alone are greater today than the combined resour of all banks and trust coms panies in United States in ten years the Comptroller stated. Tota) depo on September 12, 1919 were $16,681.- 000,000 and inerease of '$2,795,000,000 over August 31, 1918, SWEET CLOVER Is PROVING PAYING CROP IN DAKOTA Farmers Urge Brethren to Cul- ti vate What Was Once Thought Weed 10.—Whas was uabl.. A into this ¢i HT. Str 0 seed house, Vingree, N. D., Nov. indoubtedly the most { grain ever hauled was recently unloaded by to be shipped to a Far; The load contained 54 s of sweet clov and that/ weighed 0 pounds: and sold for $19.50 per hundred, totel- img $1,182.18 including — sacks. a Strahn has 1,000 pounds of clean wel left, worth 0 and about 1,000 of veenings worth probably $100, ing a total of a little more than trem the 14 acres, SWEET CLOVER PROFITS Cavalier, N. D., Noy. 10.—Althoug 1 sweet clover is clas as a noxious weed in many states, it ig pro self to.be one of the most. praie ye yeant eyer introduced into the nortb- west. Among the farmers making gx in the sweet clover business in Pembua ‘county this year County Agent Ruy Dynes mentions William Page of Hamilton who raised 800 bushels of clover seed on 90 acres and sold at the machine at 20 cents per poune. Bob Fitzsimmons, living five miles east of Walhalla, secured 90 bushels or about 5000 pounds from 10 acres, real- izing $1,000 from the small _ patch: Donald McLarty, Jr, at Hyde Park, raised 14 1-2 bushels per acre on 2 40-acre patch and cleared up $7,308 | on the deal, Boyd Renwick of Neche pastureg 130 head of sheep and 20) head of cattle on 20 acres all summer and says the animals had all they could eat and did exceptionally well. germans ST GERMAN TRAIN SERVICE IS UTTERLY INADEQUATE Beilin, Oct. 10.—The German train service has become so inadequate that it is common for everyone to travel second Class because the train is sure to fill up half an hour before the time of departure, and those second-class ticket holders who can find no place are then entitled to go into first class Second” class» under those circum- stances is. better than first because it has just six definite seats barred by arm rests, whereas in| first-class’ eight can squeeze into the room ordinarily meant for four. The railroad authorities have in- troduced a system of arbitrary fines for the man who deliberately sits’ in a class above his ticket. is an organization of wonderful and significant importance and Four million Americans, the best blood of the land, banded together for a bet- ter and stronger America, will be to the fu- ture strength and peace of the world what thé Grand Army of the Republic has been in its loyalty and strength to the American .|preme court, the secretary of state and The survivors loyal Americans UNCHANGED TODAY; RESUME WORK TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY DRAGNET DRAWS TIGHTER ABOUT 7,500 RADICALS Government Agents Continue to Extend Drive Which May Trap Communists New York;-Nov. agents assisted by state and city au- thorities today continued to spread nets in the hope of trapping 7.500 members of the communist party who face charges of criminal anarchy and! sedition. Arrests are expected to continue for weeks. CANDIDATE ASKS THAT RIVAL GET PLACE ON BALLOT. Unusual Development in Towner County Senatorial Con- troversy Today An unusual situation in the action brought by C, P. Peterson of Bisbee, league candidate for the senate from Tower county, to compel the secretary of e to place his name on the official ballot for the special election} November 25, developed Monday when D. J. Beisel of Cando. Peterson's in- dependent opponent, petitioned the su- the attorney general to have Peter- Son’s name go on, Beisel, in his petition, cites the fact that the election in ‘Towner county presents important issues which should not be: decided on mere technicaliti He contends that the whole state is interested in the outcome, and i that no unfair advantage should be! taken of his opponent. A question is raised as to Peterson's right to a place on the ballot owing to the fact that his petitions did not reach the secretary of state's office un- til 24 houys after the time limit fixed by Governor Frazier for the closing or nominations, As a result of Beisel’s plea, attorney | general’s oflice today filed petition with the supreme court for permission to file an amended answer in the action brought by Peterson for a writ of mandamus compelling the secretary of state to place his name on the official ballot, which was argued last. week. If this permission is granted, the at- torney general’s office and the secre- tary of state will join in asking the supreme court for leave to withdraw the original pleadings and for author- ity to haye Peterson’s name printed on the official ballots. TEACHERS WOULD ORGANIZE UNION Winnipeg, Man., Ney. 10.—A mittee representing the Teachers’ or- ganizations of four western pro- vinces has drawn up resolutions with the object. of creating closer coopera- tion between teachers in the west, aud ultimately to join with eastern Can- fie in organizing a national federa- tion, It is proposed to ‘have the various organizations endorse a minimum salary of $1,200 a year for all‘second: class teachers and to have it put into BY GENERAL K. M. VAN ZANDT | Commander, United Confederate Veterans confederate states delight to join with all soldier sons of the north and sons of the south, who followed the Stars and Stripes, offered themselves a willing sacrifice on the altar of human liberty and human rights. STRIKE SITUATION IN NORTH DAKOTA Losebveritient | BRITAIN SCORES cori-| © effect at’an early date. KM.” VANZANDT of the army and navy of the in greeting the American WILTON MINERS TO Washburn Lignite Co. Employes Understood to Have Held a Meeting Sunday Evening and to Have Voted in Favor of Re- turn to Jobs—Last Supply of Coal Shipped From Yards This Morning No change in the strike situation was reported at tie governor's oflice this morning. From Wilton came ad- vice to the effect that the miners held a meeting Sunday evening, when a majority of the organized mine-work- ers appeared disposed to obey the gov- ernment’s injunction and to resume| work tomorrow or Wednesday, It 28) said that the Wilton loca) has already} paid $14,000, the equivalent of $600 per man, into the United Mine Work- er’s strike benefit funds, and — that there is no dispositior mong them to remain idle now if there is any justi- fication for their returning to wo Seventeen cars of lignite were ship- ped this morning from Wilton, cleaning up th ocks in the Washburn Lignite! Co,’s dumps, ‘There is no report from} part of the e to indicate disor- der, It is predicted that inasmuch the Wilton local is the largest in the state, its example, if the men return to work, will be followed by other locals, and that production on a nor- mal scale may Dakota by Thur: LLOYD GEORGE'S BOLSHEVIK HINT Suggestion From Premier of | Peace With Russian Reds Brings Criticism London, Nov. 1 Premier Lloyd George’s hint in his speech Saturday night of a attempt to negotiate peace with the Bolsheviki in Russia has created a stir, The anti-Bolsheviki press is indignant over the suggestion. The Daily Mail scouts the idea as “shaking hands with a murderer,” and generally denounces the suggestion which it says caused great amusement in political circles. The ‘Telegraph and Morning Post are also hostile to the proposal, Houhe Must Speak First. London, Nov. 10.—Great Britain has no intention of opening peace nego- tiations with Lenine and Trotsky until the house of commons has had an op- portunity to discuss the ~ subject Andrew Bonar Law, government lead- er, declared in the house of commons today. WET AND DRY OHIO. SEE-SAW | TURNS AGAIN:| oe ae eee Columbus, 0., Nov. 10.—Fate of the federal prohibition were tab- ulated at the office of the secre- tary of state. The official returns from 86 of the 88 counties tabu- lated at noon gave the drys a lead jgion toward the future military poli be -resumed in North) 1 MILL CITY WILL RECEIVE 25,000 YANK DELEGATES Stage All Set For First Great Convention of American Legion Today TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE Organization Will Determine Extent of Political Ac- tivities of Order Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 10.— To give the mer! Legion perman- ent shape and declare its policy as a force in soeial and govern- mental life of the nation — 2,000 delegates represeuting all sections and cli men and women started their first. conven- tion here today. Governor J. A. A. Burnquist, pre ident Cyrus Northrup of the Un versity of Minnesota and Major J. Meyers: delivered — brief speeches at theopening — session this morning which was called to order by Henry D. Lindsey ot Texas, national chairman. s of service Minneapolis, Minn.. ty-five thousand vel ates representi practicaliy 1,000,006 former soldie flors and marines iu ev tate ard t y of the Un- ited “states are inthis city er on their way here to auen] the convention of the Ameritas J.esion whicb will today. tion will be in session for three d: concluding November 1: The gates will join with thosands of tors and with residents of this ¢! a parade and celebration of Acmistice Day on Tuesday November 11 Officers of the Legion feel that this only -to- former. service men aad wo- men but to the country at large, Dele- gates confront the task of defining the, policy of the Legion with regard to! national issues in which the welfa of the country and of its veterans of jthe great war are intermingled. 1 {portant questions to be submitted for decision by the convention include de- termination of the attitude of the 1 of the United States and vocational; educittion for war veterans, soldie land legislation and the future of war risk insyrance, POLITICAL ACTIVITIES Suggestion has been made by Frank- lin D’Olier of the state organization | ction that in forming its comms Fee, | the convention should appoint or determine the exact limitation, if an upon officers and committee membe! of national state and post organiz: tion with reference to their polit activities, to maintain absolutely the non-political character of the Ameri- can Legion.” Permanent oflicers of the Legion are to be elected for the ensuing year Che location of national headquar is to be chosen, A policy of organization through state branches and local posts will be submitted for decision and the names ; of post state and national offices are’ ty be determined. Twenty thousand are ex- pected to partic’ 2 paride 1m observance of Armistice Day ou ‘t day. War Camp Community stationed along the line of march Ww: sing s the parade is pa s will be delivered at the con- cIusion of the parade. The election of officers, selection of: perm: me ue tional headquarters and place of the next annual convention are uot ex- pected to be completed until Waues- | day the ‘day of the conyention. MINNEAPOLIS READY Minneapolis has been working for weeks to become the choice of the con- yeution for permanent national head- quarters but that honor ought also by many other large cities, is much competition also for of the meeting place for the 1920 con- yention. Minneapolis and St. Paul have pre- pared extensive programs of enter- tainments for the former service men and women outside of convention hours. A theater party and boxing exhibition have been arranged ‘in this city for tomorrow evenihg. A ball will) be given for the visitors Tuesday night. Although every delegate to the con- yention has served with the armed forces of the United, States in the world war it is understood that no! uniforms are to be worn in the con- vention, There is to be no distin: tion of rank, Privates, generals, ¢ca- men, naval officers and men of {ihe ‘ine Corps will mingle indiseri pe sed not entirely of men as a fnun- ter of women delegates will frepre- sent posts of army. nurses. Henry D. Lindsley of Tex: was, chosen permanent chairman ‘of the convention and Sgt, Jack Sullivan of Washington, vice chairman with other the convention. The convention adjourned at 2 p of only 45 votes. m, until 9 a. m., Tuesday, he canven-[ convention will be of vital interest not AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR STANDS SPONSOR FOR THE STRIKE OF UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA Declares Inianeaoe Proceedings “So Au- tocratic as to Stagger the Human Mind”’— Endorsement Is An- nounced in Statement Issued By Executive Council Last Night.» DEFIANCE PREDICTED 4 ee Washington, Nov. 10.— Labor leaders predicted to- day that international of- fi¢ers of the United Mine Workers of America meeting at Indianapolis would not call off the coal strike, as di- rected by Federal Judge An- derson. eo —- oe Indianapolis, Ind., Nov, 10.— The general committee of the United Mine Workers of Ameri- ca which met here today to take action on the mandatory injunc- tion of Federal Judga Anderson demanding that the strike order be rescinded before 6 p. m. to- morrow, was still in session at 1 o’clock this afternoon and no in- timation of what the action of the committee would be was given out. The meeting place of the com- .{mittee, which includes interna- tional officers, district presi- dents and members of the exe- cutive board and scale commit- tee representing 425,000 strik- "st national ing bituminous coal miners, was kept secret until just a few min- jutes before the conference con- {vened. A sergeant-at-arms was stationed at the entrance to the hall and only delegates were per- ,(mitted to approach within 20 feet of the entrance. Washington, D. C., Nov. 10.— The American Federation of La- jbor stood today. before the coun- try as unqualified endorser of the strike of the soft coal miners ,and as bitterly opposed to the ac- tion of the government in at- {tempting to end the strike \ through injunction proceedings, which action is characterized as “so autocratic as to stagger the ‘human mind.” Endorsement of the strike ;was announced last night in a |statement issued by the execu- |tive council of the federation, ;which pledged to the strikers \the support of all organized la- bor and appealed to the citizen- ‘| ship of the country to give “like endorsement and aid to the men this momentous | engaged in | struggle.” “INVASION OF RIGHTS” | After going into the history jof events leading up to the istrike and since, the statement ideclared the course of the gov- |ernment in a securing a court forder at Indianapolis Saturday j dir ecting officials of the miners’ | organization to call off the strike ‘by tomorrow night an invasion ‘of the rights of the miners and demanded the withdrawal of the injunction. Use of the Lever act under which the court proceed- ‘ings were instituted was severely jcondemned as “an injustice to ‘all liberty loving Americans.” {After declaring that “by all the ifacts in the case the miners’ strike is justified; we endorse it; we are convinced of the jus- tice of the miners’ cause,” the istatement concluded with the appeal to the citizens to support °\the strikers and promised sup- \port of organized labor. |BRITISH CLERGY BUY CIGARETTES FOR THE MISSUS London, Oct. 2. (By The Associated |Press)—West End Tobacconists as: isert that Englishmen generally not ‘only do not disapprove of women smoking but encourage their wives in the practice, “We sell almost as many cigarettes to women aS to men,” said one, “Fre- quently men customers after buying cigars and tobacco for themselves, ask for cigarettes for their wives. Clergy- men who do not themselves smoke some in and ask for a hundred Turk- ish cigarettes for their womenfolk. “Cigarette smoking has not yet be- come fashionable among working-class women, but in the middle and upper classes I imagine that the husband who quarrels with his wife because she smokes must be a rare bird.” P. G. Harrington of this city, 9 officers of the legion continued during|of the state delegates to the firs; na- tlonal convention of the American J.c- convention opened this morning, gion Jeft for Minneapolis, where the