The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 22, 1919, Page 1

» f,. Western Texas and southwestern f Lousiana got i They were in shadow cast 225 miles "2 wide and witnessed the whole annular f surrounding the moon’s disc. THE WEATHER Generally Fair, THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ==! THIRTY-NINTH YEAR, BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY, NOV. 22, 1919 PRICE FIVE CENTS , NATI LEWIS ACCEPTS PROPOSAL MADE BY SRCY. WILSON Laborers to Receive 31.61 Per Cent Increase—Miners 27.12 Cents Per Ton Head of Springfield, Ill., District Expects Resumption By Wednesday Washington, D. C., Nov. 22—Secretary Wil- son’s proposal for wage advance of 31.61 per cent for day laborers and 27.12 cents per ton for coal diggers was ac cepted today by John L. Lewis, acting president of the United Mine Workers, on Wehalf of the miners. Sprigfield, Ils. Nov. 22.—Predic- tions of an early settlement of th: coal strike were received here today from Stephen Sullivan ‘president o the Springfield sub-district of the United Mine Workers of America who ig in Washington attending the con- ference of “miners and operators. Sullivan telegraphed miners’ officials that he expected an agreement on « thirty-one percent increase and that; work probably would. be resumei within three days, MORE PLANTS SHUT DOWN Chicago, Nov. 22.—Additional shut down of industrial plants mainly in the central west today were in pro: pect as the striking bituminous coal miners began their fourth, week of idle- ness and the operators-miners’ wage seale conference at Washington re- mained at a deadlock. More encouraging reports from West Virginia and Colorado and Washington were received but from the soft coal fields no indications came of an intention to resume work. ADRIATIC CRISIS PRECIPITATED BY D’ANNUNZIO'S ACT Determination to Annex Dal- matia and Attack Monte- negro Is Seen London, Nov. 22.—The situation on the Adriatic ar the result. of Gabriel D’Annunzio’s campaign has reached a crisis, Private advices leave no doubt that he is determined to annex Dal- matia and attack Montenegro. The Jugo-Slavs are stated to have concentrated troops and to be prepar- ed to resist agression. Another report says a republican undercurrent’ directed against the Italian monarchy exists among D’An- nunzio’s forces, It is stated in the advices that fur- ther aggression by D’Annunzio will certainly precipitate hostilities with the Jugd-Slavs who, however, it is de- clared will direct their attack against D’Annunzio and not against the Ital- ian government. , ECLIPSE PLAYS LAST ENGAGEMENT FOR LONG PERIOD Sun Was Partially Shut Off By Moon Today, Say Astronomers . New York, Nov. 22.—The moon shut off some of the sunlight for most of the United States this morning when an annular eclips? of the sun was visible in the United States for the first time since 1908 and the last time until 1930. the best... view of the eclipse and the most darkness. phase with a ring or annulus of light “What the Australian learned from this land was that he must always keep and strengthen his ideal of one land for one race.” Buys Blue Blood Chick For a Dime Crookston, Minn., Nov. 22. —Several weeks ago Arthur Kirsch of Crookston bought | a tiny chicken at a local five and ten cent store for a dime. ‘ Yesterday he entered the chicken at the Pennington county poultry show. It was adjudged to be a full blooded White Leghorn and carried | off a blue ribbon with a score | of 92 points. SPECIAL SESSION TO BE BRIEF IS LEAGUE BELIEF Lieut. Governor Howard Wood Expects Assembly to Ad- journ in Ten Days IMPEACHMENT, SQUELCHED A. brief and uneventful session ts the prediction of the advance guard of legislators arriving here for the ex- traordinary assembly of the sixteeath Jegislature which convenes at noon Tuesday. Lieut.-Governor Howard I. Wood, seen in Fargo yesterday, esti- mates the length of the session to not exceed ten days. Mr. Wood and other prominent leaguers who have con- sented to be interviewed insist there vill be no impeachment ceedings. against Hall, Langer and Kositzky. Such action has been hinted at in the league press. but legislators assert these suggestions will not be taken seriously. Whether it is because Townley doubts his ability to control the legislature in the event of an ef-| fort to indict these three officials, all leaguers and with a large following inside the organization, is not. indi- cated. WILL CLIP WINGS It. is expected, however, that, tho no effort may be made to actually re- move the ‘insurgent trio, th wings} will be clipped by removing them from important boards, as members of which they have made things unpleas- ant for Townley. and that the pow- ers will be ctherwise abridged, as has heen. done in the case of Miss N‘el-; son, state superintendent of public in- struction. The principal business of the extr ordinary session will be the enac ment of laws or amendments to ex ing laws designed to facilitate the op- eration of the league's industrial pro-! gram. One of the most important of these will authorize the home-building association to issue bonds secured up- on homes or farms which it finances for members. The homebuild'ng plan at present is purely co-operative, and several years ‘must elapse before} there could be built up any great sur- plus through the payment of member- ship fees. THREE POINTS NAMED The three points outlined in the gov-] ernor’s proclamation as demanding special session are the ratification of the national suffrage amendment, re- lief for drouth-stricken farmers and the enactment of legislation which will advance the league’s industrial program. Under the latter head may be included authority to the indus. trial commission to pay a premium on the state's authorized bond issues, ag- gregating $17,000.000, which do:not ap- pear to be in great demand at five per- cent; an extension of authority to the mill and elevator association to in- clude packing plants and the manufac- turing of other food products with its original terminal elevator and flour mill program. and amendments to thy bank act which will empower the Bank of North Dakota to loan some of its $17,000,000 in resources to farmers who cannot furnish absolutely clear first mortgage security. The last report of F. W. Cathro. director general of the bank, showed that only $25.000 had been loaned to farmers up to that time. while the bank had paid to ap- praisers of ‘farm loans $13.000, or More than half as much. Legislators feel that\it is apparent from this state- ment that the bank’s present farm Joan plan is too expensive and cumbev- some. SOME TAX CHANGES Probable legislation affecting taxi tion, which has become the most vital issue confronting the league, will be the repeal of the moneys and credits act, which levies a direct tax on farm mortgages; a repeal of the clause in the income tax act which provides fot the collection of taxes at the source of the income. afd a repeal in the same act of the clause distinguishing between “earned” and “unearned” in- come and levying a special penalty on the latter. Walter Thomas Mills, after, it is said, Spending several weeks at. Fargo headquarters ‘framing up the legisla- tion which league managers will pre- sent to the special ssesion, has been dispatched to Spokane, Wash., and it is understood .that because of criticism of his alleged dictatorship in the last (Continued on Page Three) enter ttttmntemes, | | “HONEST JOHN” SAYS IT CAN BE DONE! | | KEEP PROHIBITION “LID” CLAMPED DOWN They’ve cut up the country into nine “dry enforcement districts,” the smallest in areas taking in New York City, Connecticut and Rhode Island. DENEKINE BREAKS THRU RED ARMY Stockholm, Noy, General Deni- king commander anti-Bolshevik troops on the southern Russian front claims to have broken thru the red lines between Oral and Tambov southeast of Moscow and to have an- nihilated 50,000 Bolshevik troops ac- cording to a Helsingfors dispatch to the Fvenska Dagdlad. 1.000 DELEGATES MEET TO DISCUSS POLITICAL UNION of |Great Convention of Farmer and Labor Representatives Begins FRAZIER ON PROGRAMME Chicago, Nov, 22 Nearly 1,009 delegates including labor leaders, co- operative association sponsors anil representatives of farmers’ organiza- tions and the Nonpartisan league were here today to attend a convention ot the national labor party called pri- marily to nominate a candidate for president of the, United States. Many of the new party men went wita sleepy eyes to the meeting hall this morning after all night conferences caused they said by a conflict between radical and conservative leaders in the American Federation of Labor with the possible injection, into the controyel of a third element. The convention was called recently by John Fitzpatrick, president of ths Chicago Federation of Labor and chairman of the national steel strike committee, and hiy associates in the middle west. The two major parties would be at- tacked Mr. Fitzpatrick said with the intention of rendering them impotent. The democratic party first would be assailed he said “because of its atti- tude toward union labor” and an as- sault on the republican organization would follow. Among resolutions delegates said would be presented to the convention were those advocating “free speech and the right of free assembly,” re- moval of the allied blockade of th? soviet government of Russia and an endorsement of the Bolshevik govern- ment, Prominent among the speakers an- nounced for the convention was Gov- ernor Lynn J, Frazier of North Da- kota. JOHN C. WHITNEY, FARGO INSURANCE LEADER, IS DEAD Fargo, N. D., Nov. 22—John C. Whitney general agent of the New Yourk Mutual Life in North Daokta died early today at his home in Fargo. He suffered two strokes of paralysis in the last ten days. BURLINGTON MINERS STRIKE Minot, N.°D., Nov. 22.— Miners in the Burlington district at a meeting last night decided to stay on the job with the mines operated by the own- ers. Miners in the Dakota Coal Co. works near Burlington who struck yesterday when the federal court is- sued a temporary restraining order against the state operation of mines were still out today. _ Hats were much less worn by the Greeks and Romans than by modern Europeans and Americans. TRAIN WHEELS CRUSH LIFE OF GEORGE MANLEY Well Known Northern Pacific Section Foreman Meets Horrible Death BODY JAMMED UNDER CAR George Manley, for many years an employe of the Northern Pa was crushed to death late yesterday after noon at McKenzie when the first three wheels of & cuboose attached to a work train ran over his body, In order to remove the body, which was wedged between the wheels of the rear truck of the caboose it was neces- sary to start the train again and rua the last wheel over the dead body. Manley. who was well known thru- out Burleizh county, was foreman of a section gang which engaged in placing snow fences along the North- ern Pacific right of way east of Stet- ling. The work train was run on a siding near McKenzie to permit No. 3 to pass. Manley was riding on the front step of the caboose. Just as the train was being brought to a stop, the brakeman on the reay step saw two legs projecting from un- der the caboose. Jumping to the ground, he found the body of Manley jammed between the two wheels of the rear truck. An effort was immediate- ly made to extricate the body, but this impossible and it} was necessary to start the train again, permitting the rear Caboose wheel to run over the body. DEATH ACCIDENTAL No one’ could state definitely how Manley had been killed at the in quest held by Coroner Anton Beer Perry’s undertaking parlors last night. The first any of the crew knew of the accident was when the brakeman oa the rear step of the caboose saw Man- ley’s feet projecting from under the ear. It is believed he had just jumped off the caboose as it was stopping, slipped on some ice and fell headlong under the grinding wheels. At the inquest, the jury consisting of Frank Blake, Capt. John Belk and V. T. Ryan declared that death was ac- cidental and not due to any negligence on the part of any railroad employe or the railroad itself. WELL KNOWN HERF Manley, was well known in Bis- marek and had a host of friends in this city, as well as throughout the country, He was probably the oldest employe. in noint of service, of the Northern Pacific and had been fore- man of a section gang for many yeays His district covered trackage east- ward of Sterling and all along this territory he was a familiar figure. The deceased is survived by his widow and six children, three duagh- ters and thre sons, several brothers and other relatives, Funeral services have not been completed, but will probably be held at Sterling his late home. Among his children are Miss Florence Manley and Carl Manley. both. residing at Jamestown and George Manley, ir. of McKenzie. A brother, Anton Manley resides at Wil- ton, while another brother,-a, Catholic priest, is also a resident of this state. 35 Wholesale Dealers In Sugar Under Arrest As torney R. A. Mil- roy today obtained warrant for the arrest of 35 wholesale dealers and jobbers’ in sugar who are charged with having violated the Lever food control law by selling sugar to. re- tailers at 16 and 17-cents @ pound. A. Special to the Daily Tribune. Mansfield, 0., Nov. 21.—What_ is regarded as the hardest federal job ever created has been handed to John F. Kramer, whose law office above a hardware store is just now the center of an organizing campaign which will perfect the machinery for the abolition of alcohol as a beverage in these United States. “Honest John,” his neighbors call him, and he has been selected from a group of 25 highly qualified candi- dates to be prohibition commissioner. Millions of citizens say, “It can’t be done.” Kramer smiles patiently and says, “It_will be done.” Commissioner Kramer was. chosen: First, because he is “dry.” Second, because he is fanatically “dry.” Third, because he is a successful Sunday school teacher and orator. John Kramer was born on a farm in Richland Co. Ohio, half a century ago. He was graduated from the Ohio Northern University and for seven years taught school. In 1902 he was admitted to the bar after at- tending the Ohio State Law School. He has held several political offices and as a member of the state legisla- ture was the framer of the Kramer law to safeguard elections. He is not a member of the Anti- Saloon League, but is a member of the Lutheran church and the Y. M. Cc. AL The new commissioner regards edu- cational propaganda as of equal im- portance with the elaborate system of investigation for making prohibi- tion prohibit. Internal Revenue Collector Roper was seeking a man who is something of an evangelist as well as a lawyer and a stern foe of booze. “We will be unsparing of the pro- onal violators o fthe law,” says Commissioner Kramer, “but at the same time we will teach the people at large the advantages of prohibi- tion. When they learn, the problem will be solved.” Commissioner Kramer’s salary is $7500 a year. Congress has backed his first year’s campaign with an ap- propriation of $4,000,000. He will travel much, keeping in personal touch with the nine departments into which the country has been subdivided for prohibition enforcement. His office will be in Washington, PALESTINE LAND OF DISILLUSIONMENT TO SEEKER OF GLORIES Sydney, Australia, Oct. 18—Harry Gullett, official correspondent with the Australians in the campaign which broke the Turkish rule over Palestina, says that country “was dis- illusionment all the way.” In a speech to newspaper men on returning from the “Holy Land” he added: “Palestina was the ghost of a country living on the memory of the glory that had gone. ‘Jerusalem) the olden’ was a most verminous and foul city. There was not a cedar on Lebanon; no balm, blew over Gilead, and there were no bulls in Bashan. GE NUESSLE UPHE eee tieteteite ttt ttt tte tte LD ’ ONAL COAL STRIKE ENDS SUPREME COURT DENIES WRIT 107 LEMKE ORDERING DISTRICT COURT ‘TO KEEP HANDS OFF COAL SITUATION Formal Order Entered on Minutes Without Giving Grounds For Decision—Wilton Mines Restored to Washburn Lignite Co. at Noon Today After Miners Vote to Abide By Original Agreement With Employers, Violated By Drennan’s Orders The action of Judge W. L. Nuessle in ordering Adjutant General G. Angus Fraser and Capt. L. R. Baird of the home guard to restore the Wash- burn lignite mines at Wilton to their rightful owners before 2 o’clock Monday afternoon was sustained by the supreme court in a formal order entered this morning denying the alternative writ of prohibition prayed by William Lemke on be- half of Governor Lynn J. Frazier. This application was made yesterday. Mr. Lemke, vice presi- dent of the National Nonpartisan league, sought for Governor Frazier permission to interplead in behalf of Fraser and Baird. He asked that the court issue an alternative writ directing Judge Nuessle and the 34 mining companies whose properties have been seized by the state to appear November 28 and show cause why they should not be permanently restrained from interfering with the state’s possession of the mines under the proclamation of mar- tial law issued by Governor Frazier on November 12. MIKE GIBBONS HAS FOUGHT HIS LAST RING BOUT Phantom Retires After Gruell- ing Battle With Mike O'Dowd St. Paul, Minn., > Mike Gib- bons, the St. Paul phantom, who last night fought to a draw with 3 O'Dowd, today announced thru the 4 sociated Press that he has decided to retire permanently from the ring. Gibbons who is considered quite wealthy and who has a family said h¢ ve his promise to Mrs bons that he will not again participate in a ring battle. Mike O'Dowd, middleweight champ- ion, and Mike Gibbons, the St. Paul phantom. fonght a terrific. bloody ten-round bout last night. The fight was vicio nd close all the way, and although several of the ringside exper called the bout a draw, the majority gave O'Dowd a slight shade. The fight was so close that anyone seemed entitled to his opinion, O’Dowa outslugged Gibbons when the phan- tom threw caution to the winds and fought the champion. When Gib- bons resorted now and then to his famous boxing tactics he made O'Dowd miss again and again, TRY FOR KNOCKOUT From the opening going it was ev- ident that the two St. Paul fighters were determined to settle their long: standing feud by a knockout if pos sible. Gibbons at times amaz followers by deliberately taking stiff punches from O'Dowd in an effort t> land his dreaded right cros: Farly in the fight O’Dowd's opened a deep cut over Gibbon right der @ handicap. Gibbons had a slight shade at the start. of the sixth round but in the opinion of some sport writers he lost this lead when he tried to outslug the champion. O'Dowd seemed the stronger when the fight was over, and the crowd gave him the warmer re- ception, GIBBONS HURT HIS HAND Examination of Gibbons’ right hand showed it was badly bruised and that possibly small bones were broken. Gibbons said he hurt it in the sixth round and put it out of comm i the eighth. George Barton. olis, and Td. I. Shave, St. Pa writers. who acted as secondary erees both gave the first to O'Dowd Sport writers were agreed on one thing—that Gibbons is far from the fighter he was three Ts ago, LITTLE MANY ILLY DANSEY, MISSING FOR EEKS, IS DEAD: BODY FOUND AT EDGE OF SWAMP NEAR HOME OF LAD Hammandton, N. J., Nov. 22— Atlantic county authorities were working ‘today to clear up the mystery surrounding the death of three-year-old “Billy” Dansty whose nude body decomposed al- most beyond recognition was found yesterday at the edge of a swamp two miles from here by & hunter. The lad had been missing since October 8 when he disappeared from his home on the outskirts of Hammandton and a nation wide Search had been conducted for him. Long exposure made identi- fication of the body impossible but the child’s father identified the clothing which was found scatter- ed over a radius of fifty feet. Edmond C. Gaskill, jr., prosecu- tor of Atlantic county, Coronor Cunningham and other officials expressed the belief that the child was lured to the swamp and at- tacked by a degenerate. After a thorough examination of the body the coroner said he had found no bones broken but that he believed the boy had been strangled to death. It was said an arrest prob- ably would be made: shortly, eye} and from then on Gibbons fought ua-| MINES ARE RESTORED Following a meeting of the members of the Wilton mine lo- cal Friday evening, at which the miners voted to return to work for the Washburn Lignite Co. under the old contract and wage scale, to continue in effect until the negotiations in the central competitive’ field are concluded, Capt. L. R. Baird of the home guard, under orders from Gen- ;eral Fraser, restored the Wilton’ mines to the Washburn Lignite Coal Co. at: noon today. The agreement under which the miners resume work is their original contract with the com- -|pany, which was violated when the miners walked out two weeks ago in response to orders from President Drennan, follow- "Jing the latter’s conference with ‘Governor Frazier. Governor Frazier in issuing an order to- day that the Washburn Lignite .Co.’s properties be restored, stated that the miners and the company by reaching an agree- ment had complied with the {terms of his order, and that no further occasion for martial law, ‘so far as these properties are ‘concerned, existed. | In‘connection with the restor- ation of the Wilton mines, Gen- ‘eral Fraser said this afternoon: “Captain Baird and myself have at all times been attempting to secure an agreement between the Washburn Coal Co. and the members of the Wilton local, s}whereby the respective parties would make such amicable ar- rangement as would permit the operation of the Wilton mines under the management of the owners and their employes. It has been owing to the earnest efforts of Captain Baird, as such intermediary, that the arrange- ment has been made, and follow- ing this agreement the section of Governor Frazier’s proclama- tion providing for releasing the properties became in force. Therefore, after a consultation with and instructions from the executive department, I ordered :|Captain Baird and his assistants to return the possession of the properties of the Washburn Lig- nite Coal Co.'to the owners thereof, under the agreement set forth in the letter from the miners to Captain Baird and the acceptance of said agreement by the Washburn Lignite Co.” The supreme court in denying Lemke’s application gives no grounds for its action. There is simply a formal order of denial entered upon the minutes of the court, and there has been no in- timation as to how the court stood on the matter. No Action Friday. The supreme court took no action Friday afternoon on the application of William Lemke, vice president of the National Nonpartisan league and special attorney for Governor Fraz- ier, praying the issuance or an alter- native writ directing Judge W. L. ues of tis temth judicial district .coal mining companies. whose (Continued on Page Two.)