The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 12, 1919, Page 1

é t & [Poe erent, \ THE WEATHER onerally Fair, LAST EDITION THIRTY-NINTH YEAR, BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1919 PRICE Five CENTS FRAZIER PROCLAIMS MARTIAL I, W. W.'S MURDER FOUR MEMBERS OF AMERICAN LEGION IN ARMISTICE DAY PARADE AT CENTRALIA, WASH. Premeditated Attack Results in Deaths of Former Service Men and Is Followed By Hanging -of Secretary of Wobblies’ Lo- cal—Industrial Workers Are Driven From City By Infur- iated Citizens Centralia, Wash., Nov. 12.— State troops today patrolled this city where, during an Armistice day celebration yesterday, four members of the American Le- gion were shot and killed by men said to be members of the I. W. W. and Brick Smith, secretary of the local post of the Industrial Workers, was hanged by a mob. Citizens today planned to drive all radicals from Centralia, where they have been increasing for some time. Centralia was headquarters for Lewis county Industrial Workers operating from here into the logging camps and other industrial pur- suits of this section. American Legion members expressed the determination that every I. W. W. must leave the city. ATTACK PREMEDITATED The reason for the attack, which came as the head of the parade swung past I. W. W. headquarters today, had not been developed fully, but Her- man Allen, an attorney and member of a committee of form- er service men, and others co- operating with the authorities in an investigaton, said evidence had been obtained that it was premeditated. . One of the twenty men ar; rested yesterday and last night in the sweeping search for I. W. W.’s following the attack was said to have confessed plans were made months ago “‘to get” Warren Grimm and Arthur Mc- Elfresh, two of those killed, and William Schales and Capt. David Livingston. The four had Been active in suppressing radical ac- tivities in this community. 2PENED FiRE WITH RIFLES Without warning, bursts of rifle fire swept the ranks of marching overseas veterans as they paraded past I. W. W. head- quarters. From that building and the roof of a building across the street bullets came. Per- sons in the crowd that lined the’ streets to honor the returned heroes also pulled weapons and began firing. Grimm, leading a company of men, dropped mortally wounded. McElfresh, marching in the ranks, was killed instantly. Ben Casagranda died later from his wounds. WOUNDED MAN MAY DIE John Earl Watt, George Stevens, Jacob Phitzler and E. Eubanks also fell wounded, the first named prob- ably fatally. Stevens was shot when he attempted to disarm an I. W. W. standing on the street. The fourth death of a parader was added when Dale Hubbard, recently returned overseas man, gathered a small band and started after the I. W. W. secretary. Hubbard and the fugitive grappled after a chase in which Smith fired repeatedly at his pursuers. As they clinched, Hub- bard received four wounds in the body. HE DID “HIS, DUTY” ! Another | pursuer overpowered Smith and he was taken to jail, later to be removed and hanged after citi- zens learned that four of the former soldiers had died. An attempt to lynch Smith was made before he was lodged in jail. : “You fellows can’t hang me,” he said. “I was sent to do my duty and I did it.” THROWN FROM BRIDGE Smith was tossed from a bridge over the Chehalis river after a rope was tied about his neck and a volley of bullets sent into his body. The lynching party worked silently and in darkness while taking him from the jail. At 7:30 o’clock all the city’s electric lights were cut off and eight men easily overcame the one man on guard inside the jail. Smith was placed in one of about six darkened automobiles which stood about the jail and rushed to the bridge. Little was known of Smith, He ‘came here a short-time ago. Two undertakers last night réfused to handle Smith’s body and what dis- sal of it would be made was un- jown, NINETEEN I. W. W.’S JAILED Nineteen alleged I. W. W.’s were in jail here at 8 o'clock today. The men were rounded up yesterday and last’ night after the firing on the ' Armistice day parade. _Company F, Third regiment, na- tional guard of Washington, arrived here early today from Tacoma and (Continued on Page Two.) HOME GUARD 70 POLICE STATE'S LIGNITE MINES Companies in Immediate Vicinity of Property First to Be Called Out Adjutant. General G, Angus Fraser returned at noon today from Mimnea- polis on instructions from the gover- shor to hold himself in readiness to} mobilize such state troops as the gov- ernor may require for the taking over of the North Dakota lignite mines, At 2 this afternoon General Fraser had received no formal orders from the governor, who was awaiting the arrival of President Henry Drennan of the 27th district United Mine Workers, who came in at 2:15 from Billings. “If troops are required to reopen the mines and operate them, I will call out the home guard companies in the icinity of the mines,” said General r this afternoon, Several hundred home guard com- panies, composed principally of civi- lians who wore not qualified for mill- L.L.BOLLES is at the head of the legion’s re- AMERICAN LEGION GOES ON RECORD AGAINST TREASON Resolutions Adopted Demand the Deportation of Alien Slackers and Agitators Minneapolis, Mimn., Noy. 12.—De- tary service, were organized for loc protection during the war. when; North Dakota's national guard ment was called into the national | army, | In the event of the trouble which Governor Frazier seems to ant! it aite He is probably that Mandai, Dic s Wilton, Garr’ Minot, Williston and Washburn home guard companies will be among the first mustered into state service. Whether these companies will (be used merely for police duty or whether in the event of the miners’ refusal tp resume work, they Work in the mines w this afternoon. It is said that there are enough farmers in the mining @ strict to! operate the mines und_ that they are ready to go tu work if? theit services are required. ARMY OFFERS. SAFE HAVEN FROM COLD, SAYS RECRUIT MAN Cpl. Edward Martin Has Means of Evading the Draft in North Dakota If this cold weather does not suit your wishes, join the army and “go south,” is the advice Cpl. Edward Martin, in charge of the local recruit- ing office is handing out to potential recruits for Uncle Sam’s peace time army. It is probable that Martin’s advise will be heeded by a number of young men in this vicinity before the present cold snap comes to an end. Martin, who had an interesting ad- venture in France returning to this country with-a wound stripe among his several possesions due to stopping a German machine gun bullet, says the army is badly in need of 1,000 re- eruits for the chemical warfare ser- vice. Enlistments in this branch of the service are for one or three years and all men are sent to Lakehurst, N. J., for training. ‘ The recruiting office has a quantity of discharges from former service men together with victory buttons and wishes the owners of these to call for them immediately as the office has lost track of the owners’ addresses. The discharges and buttons belong to Rudolph Jonas, Noel- F. Thoralson, John W. Kundert, Emil Nei, George A. Chase, Sebastian Garecht, Cecil T. Anderson, Zachery T. Slattery, A. K. Humphreys, Otto C. Uhde and Dave W. Swett. Martin has received a number of copies of the program of the First division parades in New York and Washington some months ago and has distributed them among the news- paper offices, public library, Elks, Knights. of Columbus, Labor hall and several barber shops. As there are a number of men in this vicinity who took part in that parade, the recruit- ing officer believes that by. this dis- tribution these men and their friends will have an opportunity to see and read them. DEPUTIES SEIZE ARMS CONSIGNED TO COAL MINERS Rifles and Ammunition Taken On Executive Warrant. From Virginia Chief Charleston, W. Va,, Nov. 12.—Dep- uty sheriffs acting. on an executive warrant issued by Governor Cornwall today seized a quantity of arms and ammunition in the express office at Dawes a mining village in the Cabin Creek district today. The arms were consigned to a miner living in Dawes, Nine rifles and 1,000 rounds of ammunition: made up the shipment it was ‘announced at Goyernor Cornvwell’s office. ®, Underwood,| trem citizenship the American born will be put atl not indicated! ‘ing the Ame an Legion record against anti-American pre-} piganda and activities were adopted at t ion Convention here — this! mornin Resulutions adopting indud- ed: Demanding constitution adopting of a federal) amendment barring children of Orientals and others not eligible for citiz hin {, Demanding deportation o alien slackers and enemy aliens interned during the,war with selective admis- sion of foreigners, sg Athoriuing — appzointment ion committee to spread the h- of the legion’s doctrine of “100 ver cent Americanism” among veter- ins of war and foreigners now in the rountry, 8 Bains : WANT. REAL, ACTION Demanding a: “change in the depart- ment of justice from a passive organi- zation to a militant active branch whose findings will be promptly acted upon by the executive authori Opposition to release of “politic: prisoners” to show that “there is no home in American for sedition.” | Opposition to organization of socie- ties for release of civilian population fof German 2 and Hungary un- less thos cieties are’ authorized by congress, The convention asked that war ds- partment officials responsible for ‘ten- der. treatment of conscientious obpec- tors who were aliens be summarily dealt with.” OHIOAN NAMED. TO ENFORCE NATIONAL PROHIBITION John F. Kramer to See That Dry Law and Constitutional Amendment Work Washington, Nov, 12.—John F. Kra- mer, an attorney of Mansfield. O., has been appointe fedebs prohibition commissioner in charge of the enforce: ment of war time and Constitutional prohibition, Mr, Kramer, who formerly was a member of the Ohio legislature, tele- graphed Senator Pomerene today ac- cepting the apointment and annuone- ing that he would begin his duties next week. The commissioner will work under the bureau of internal revenue, and will have charge of the field forces which wall be used in forcing both the peepee and constitutional dry LETTS PUSH BACK GERMANO-RUSSIAN ARMY NEAR RIGA Attack Results in Freeing Re- giort From Menace of Col. \ Bermodt’s Forces Dorpat, Livonia, (By Associated Press)—Lettish troops in the region near Riga attacked the | German- Russian forces of Col. Bermodt yes- terddy and pushed them back several miles along the entire line the Lettish conferees at the Baltic states con- ference here were advised today. The attack resulted in Riga being entirely freed from menace by Col. Bermodt’s forces, The Lett’s it is added captured 2 battery of heavy guns and numerous machine guns. OHIO FINALLY REJECTS NATIONAL DRY AMENDMENT Columbus, 0., Nov. 12.—Ohio last Tuesday voted against ratifying the federal prohibition amendment by a majority of 641 according to complete official returns received today by the secretary of state. The vote was for ACT} ACTIVE IN AMERICAN LEGION DA. RICHARD DERBY employment bureau. Today’s Weather For twenty-four hours noon, November 12. Temperature at 7 a. m,. ‘Temperature at noon . Highest yesterday .. Lowest yester 3 oe = at ending FOREC For North Dakota, Fair tonight and Thursday; cooler east portion to- night; riding mperature Thursday and extreme west portion tonight. Lowest Temperature, Fargo Williston St. Paul Winnipeg Helena Swift. Cur Kansas City * ORRIS W. ROBE Meteorologist. SETTLED, SAYS B. OF L. E. LEADER Warren Stone, Chief of Locomo- tive Engineers, Criticises the Injunction St. Paul, Minn, Nov. F. Stone, grand chief of therhood of Locomotive Who is here attending the norihwes- tern conference of engineers, declared today that the “bituminous coal strike is not settled despite the acceptance of the mandate of the court.” “The time has not yet come when the government of this country can be conducted’ by the injunction pro- ss,” said Stone, Railroad men from North Dakota, South Dakota, Towa, Thin Missouri and Kansas are at- tending the conference. ‘The princi- pal business is to acquaint the deli gates with the Plumb plan of rail- road operation, RUSSELL-MILLER PAYS TRIBUTE TO JOHN S. WATSON The twelve mills of the Russell- Miller Milling C eased grinding and all general and branch offices of the company throughout the country clos- ed for @ period of one hour, beginnin,: at 2:30 this afternoon. in honor of the memory of John S. Watson. a dir- ector and counsellor for the Russell- Miller Co., whose funeral will be held at that hour in Fargo. 12.—Warren the Engineers, bro- MORMON who Washington—No personage has visited Washington during the war period, whether lord, earl, duke or king, has been the object of more curious interest ‘than thé elderly, ratification 499,879, against ratifica- tion 500,520, gray-bearded head of the Mormon jehurch,, Heber J. Grant, who has been FREDERICH B.WELLS ‘Minneapolis, Nov. 12.—Frederick B. Wells, chairman of the Minneapolis convention committee, has had responsibility for preparation for 2,500 delegates to the American Legion convention. L. L. Bolles of Seattle is assistant secretary, and Dr. Richard Derby, son-in-law of Theodore Roosevelt, BROTHERS OF THE TONGUE OBSERVE PEACE IN LONDON Armistice Day Celebration Held By English-Speaking Union Last Night London, Nov. 12.—The English- Speaking union gave a dinner here last night in celebration of Armistice Day, the first anniversary of the sign- ing of the historic pact that ended hostilities of the world war. The chief event of the dinner was the presen- tation to John W. Dabis, the American Ambassador, for transmission to President Wilson, of an illuminated address to the American people testi- fying to the excellent relations which existed between the British people and the American troops, who were quar- tered in this country during the war. The address bears the signatures of the Lord Mayors, Lord Provosts and the Mayors of the chief cities’ and towns in the British Isles. The dinner was held in the famous Connaught Rooms in’Great “Queen Street, Earl Reeding, Lord Chief Jus- tice of England, presided. The address presented to Ambassador Davis fol- lows: woos “To the People of the United States of America, “Be it known by these presents that we, the undersigned Lord Mayors, Lord Provosts and Mayors of the un- dermentioned cities and towns Great Britain and Ireland, while re- the American navy and army and that of the Allies, the war has_ been hereby declare on behalf of the people of these islands our deep regret at the | consequent departure from among us of the American naval and military forces, who have fought side by side with our soldiers and sailors with so much gallantery and success. “We are sorry that we in this coun- jtry have not been able to welcome as many of the American land forces as we Should have liked owing to the ex: igencies of war. Those of your men, however, who have resided with us have made countless friends among our people, and we shall always re- tain the happiest memories of their visit. y they have set has indeed been a high one, and we can only say that we hope they will take away with them some of those which they have inspired during their sojourn with us.” The signatories to the address are the Lord Mayors of London, Liver- pool, Norwich, Sheffield and Belfast; the Lord Provosts of Edinburgh and Glasgow; the Provost of Renfrew, and the Mayors of Stamtord, Salisbury, Oxford, Lincoln, Chester, Southamp- ton, Dover, Derby, Porthsmouth, Buckingham, Grantham, Oldham, An- dover, Doncaster and Eastbourne. RRR aaa LEADERS \visiting his fellow church official, ‘Senator Reed Smoot of Utah. Women wanted to see the man who took two brides on two successive days. For, back in the old days when polygamy was practiced among the Mormons, Grant did that very thing. Grant at left, Smoot at the right. in} q joicing that, with the cooperation. of}, , brought to a victorious conclusion, do | The standard of conduct which| <j feelings of affection| q LAW TODAY GOVERNOR SUSPENDS CIVIL RIGHTS INORDER THAT HE MAY TAKE OVER COAL MINES IN BEHALF OF STATE Proclamation Issued at 1:45 This Morning Is Being Held Secret Until After Conference With Henry Drennan, District Presi- dent United Mine Workers, Expected to Arrive This Afternoon —Adjutant General Fraser Asked to Mobilize Militia | | __ Fargo, N. D., Nov. 12—M. A. Hildreth, United States | district attorney for North Dakota, said today that the coal | strike situation in North Dakota was being considered by | federal authorities. He would not indicate what steps were | contemplated. Hildreth said, however, that he did not antici- | pate anything would be done today. | ‘ | Although Gévernor Frazier’s office admitted this morning that martial law had been made effective in North Dakota at 9 a. m., Mr. Frazier declined to make his full proclamation public until he had conferred with Henry Drennan of Billings, Mont., en route to Bismarck on No. 4 and expected to arrive this afternoon. The governor declined to discuss his proclamation, nor would he make public any steps which he had taken to secure its enforcement. J. W. Deemy of Kenmare, Frazier’s state coal mine manager, and John Hanwell, state coal inspector, were at Wilton this morn- ing, but they had not up to noon taken any steps to seize the Washburn lignite mines there. At Dickinson teams are being sent out to farmers’ mines, with which the country is dotted, and the city hopes from this source to secure relief for a condition which is rapidly becoming serious. Attorney General Langer advised independent mine operators this morning that under North Dakota’s eight-hour law it would not be possible for them to operate their mines more than eight hours, although the miners were anxious to work longer hours for the sake of increasing production, which they believed could be boosted 50 per cent. PACKAGES TO GO BY EXPRESS MUST BE WELL PACKED MARTIAL LAW IN EFFECT Martial law was in effect to- day in the North Dakota lignite coal fields under a proclamation issued by Governor Lynn J. Frazier at 1:45 o’clock this morning. Adjutant General Angus Fras- er, called home from the Ameri- {can Legion convention in Minne- apolis, was instructed by the governor to call all male persons between the ages of 18 and 45 that he» deemed necessary- ‘to control the situation and carry out the provisions of the proc- lamation. The marial law proclamation orders General Fraser to see to it that the lignite mine in which miners have been striking since last Saturday were reopened at once, that the people of the state were supplied with coal as 3oon as possible and that any persons interferring with the mining and transportation of coal should be arrested and held under guard until operators and miners had reached an agree- ment. In his order Governor Frazier proclaimed the necessity of sup- plying the people of North Da- kota with coal. He declared that until the operators and miners come to an agreement and dem- onstrate their willingness to operate the mines in such man- “lner as to protect the interests of the people that his order will re- tay ence Gin main in force, the state to con- he a, vj) trol and operate the mines dur- x ling that period. MINERS WILL RETURN Advisors of the governor in the coal situation explained this morning that the martial law proclamation was issued after the governor had been advised that no instructions calling off the lignite strike would come from President Lewis of the United Mine Workers today, but that the miners would return to work under the governor’s orders. The proclamation followed an ultimatum issued Monday night New Regulations Place Ban On Paper-Wrapped Parcels of 25 Pounds Steps were taken today by Agent, RL. Walton in charge of the city ex- ve. to prepare for the new S king requirements, which go into effect on December 10, He has been a i shippers to study the new rules, which have been approved by the ed States Rail- road administration, so that they may y packing meth- the forthcoming new stand- to Under the new regulations, which embodied in what is known tech- ress shipments ss shing over 25} he packed in wooden irtons of — fibre-hoard ated — strawhe material, of specified “test strengths.” This means. according Agent Walton that after December 10, packages over pound limit will not be accepted for orwarding by the American Railway ‘xpress Company, handling the — ex- business of the entire country administra- Nor will wrapped or un- itable pro- must ‘Sor pulphoard. only paper w er box ped, accepted as n fer these heavier q ns, however, do not aff ients under 25 pounds, t Walton will be able to supply with conies of the Supnle- he No. 26 as soon a to him from his Superintendent, YANK DELEGATES TO PEACE PARLEY | WILL LEAVE SOON American and British Envoys Expect to Return Home Early in December Paris. Nov, 12—The American dele- gation to the peace conference has in- formed the supreme council of its in- tention to leave France during the first days of December ‘acording to] - x4 r semi ‘official information from the}in which Governor Frazier gave French. foreign office. the operators and miners until The British peace delegation has] o’clock last night to come to also expressed the same desire and the general impression. in French con- ference circles is that the conference will conclude its work by the end of this month. an agreement and reopen the mines. The miners were called out last Saturday morning by ents enn of - Hulinee aRSMS EOE ana ont., President of the Unit STUTSMAN GIRLIS __|Mine Workers of district No. 27, INSTANTLY KILLED when the demand for a sixty = per cent increase in pay, such in- Jamestown, N. D., Nov. 12.—Agnes}crease to be paid to the unions Madson, the eight year-old daugh-linstead of to workers, was Te- . ani je Ny ~ tina three miles east “of the city, jected by the operators. The was instantly killed Saturday after-|operators took the position that noon at her home by the accidental|the lignite. workers were under discharge of a 22 calibre rifle. A contract, made last January, not young son of the Madson’s’ had been!+ strike, and that the contract hunting for rabbits in the afternoon, a returning to the house about 5:30 in| fixed the scale of wages until September 30, 1920. the evening. Upon entering the house, the boy placed the rifle on the-kitchen| HRASER EN ROUTE HOME table. A short time afterward, his nine-year-old sister was instructed to clear the table preparatory to the eve- ning meal and as she lifted the rifle from the table it was accidently dis- charged. The shot struck a younger sister, Agnes, in/the throat, causing almost instant death. Adjutant General Fraser was aboard a Northern Pacific train this afternoon, due in Bismarck about 2 o'clock this afternoon. (Until he arrives it was not ex- (Continued on Page Two.) yennabie oeWipieree