The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 29, 1920, Page 1

ty 4 ote oh ee THE WEATHER Partly cloudy.” ry ‘HE BISMARCK TRIBUNE! . LAST EDITION | ‘THIRTY-NINTH ¥ a /MARCIL 29, 1920 PRICE FIVE p CENTS 3 DIE IN MIDDLE WESTERN TORNADO — 0,000 WORKERS IN PACKINGTOWN ~ PACING LOCKOUT ‘Huge Army. Will be Thrown ‘out of Employment at Chicago. Through Strike WILL QUIT BUYING STOCK Enough on Hand’ for Today's Killing, then Purehases ‘Are to be Stopped Chicago, March p9— early 50,000 employes of packing companies here will be. thrown ont of work, if the workers of the Union Stockyards and Transit €. who went on strike S.t- urday night, remain out, packing com: pany officials said today, ! “We have enough live stock on hand for, today,” said an official of Arthour & Co. “After that we must gradually close down if the strike continues and a week will see all departments of the plant closed.” Packing company officials say’ the number of men are on gtrike is about 900. This. includes the stockhandlers, the cleaners and the untoading mén. - Officials of the stockyards compapy admit that all of the men are out- Their employes, who number Jess than’ 900 the? say, are striking for an in-) crease of $20 to $45 per month and the elimination of Sunday work.’ At-pres- ent they are receiving from $115 to $154 per month with time and a half for overtime, according to the com- pany offteinte. Sei: PIONEER DAYS RECALLED BY COLONEL CREEL Well Known, Military Man Rem- inisces on Death of Mrs. ‘Marie -Vaw‘Sotew) Devils: Lake, NDS March 29—'The death of Mrs,’ Marie Van Solen, one . of the. state's’ most : renowned . plo- neers, recalls to Gen. H. M.°Creel of thig city, ‘several interesting “facts relating to early Dakota history, In discussing the matter he said: “Noticé of. Mrs. Marle Van Solen’s 4 death at Bismarck recently’ recalls io me the early days of my life spent in that section in the famous old Sev- enth cavalry.” suid Gen. Creel. ~L was gtationed at Fort Rice. the first ‘post buflt in) thut® section, 26 “miles below Fort (A. ‘Lincoln on the Missouri river. ° “I dismantled Fort Rice with the steamer, ‘Doctor Burleigh’ carrying the military stores, et fo Standing Rock. or. Port. Yates. miles below Fort Rice. The fort was surrounded by a stockade with block houses with loop holes for enfilading fire to pro- tect it against Indians, so, dangerous was the country then. I established what .is now known ds. Parkins’ ranch at) the mouth of the Cannon Ball river. eight miles below Fort ‘Rice. I furnfshed Johnson, one of Mr. Pitts’ (the' pogt trader) clerks with money to build the first house out of oak logs and I understand it is still standing. Here with 19 of Gen. Custer’s stag hounds I made the acquaintance of nearly every coyote, fox, antelope and deer, for miles around, Fort Rice: creek was: then called Mule creek; Indians were ev: erywhere, it wag dangerous to hunt where Mandan: now stands. INDIANS BVERYWHERE ' “The Indian ‘Tom Tom’ was heard every night, ‘dances.-were in yogne and then) at stated periods could be seen the cruel Sun Dance, long since. abolished. by the Indian department. | Paul, Rain in the Face and Sittin; Bull were thé prominent leaders, af- terwards engaged in the Custer mas- acre on the Little Big Horn- “I left Fort Lincoln in 1878, to: io: cate Fort Meade at the Black Hills going from’ there to Nebraska where I was in the Pull Knife campaign thence to. Indian Territory. where I accompanied 10,000 Indians on the Staked Plains in a big, buffalo hunt. killing some. thousand, later ordered to Chicago and thence to Fort Tot- ten and still later in the Sitting Bull campaign in Montana in 1881. Mrs, Van Solén made a mir of buckskin trousers for . me. © sewerl with deer sinew that Estill have, as 800d practically ag the day-she made them. She was a McGalpin; her sis- ter Annie married Jack Kennedy. Indian agency clerk at Fort Totten. transferred to Standing Rock in 1881. I am proud that I knew this woman. who saw what will never again he seen in this country. eventful days. strenuous in thelr trials incident 10 the settlement of a new country. She was beloved by all, and contrib- uted in no gmall degree to saving many lives of the early settlers.” HA mbes ‘DRIER IN HAWAII Honolulu. T! H., March 18. (By Mail).— Nineteen nineteen. was the driest year in the Ha'waiian islands / since the weather: bureau begun issu- ing reports, according to Observer L. H._ Daingerfield. Only 399.50 inches fell during the year at Puu Kukui on the Island of | Maui, where elcre to 500 inchs usually | are recorded, and which is said to} hold the world’s rainfall record. shiva: HAGEN TO BE TRIED AGAIN NEXT FRIDAY Pes Ee | argo, March 29,—Counsel for state and H. J. Hagen, former j dent > | | the esi- of the. Scandinavian-Americ her of making a false statement to a Dank examiner, ‘this morning agree! on fhe statement in the application for ‘a new trial, which will be argued before Judge M._1.. Eaglert in Cass ounty district court at 10° o'clock next Friday morning, April 2. / be used certified by | ‘The record of testimony t in the arguments was Judge Englert, Mr. Hagen was if court this morn- ing with his counsel, James Manahan, of St. Paul, and William Lemke and A. W. Cupler, of Fargo. The state wos represented by Judge W. S. Lauder, of Wahpeton, and William (. Green. of Fargo, state’s att y Of Cass county, SWOLLEN RIVER FILLS LOWLAND SOUTH OF CITY Missouri Broke Over Banks » Yesterday, Inundating Large Area ~ WATERS WILL BE HIGHER ferry Boat Deapolis Rammed by Huge Ice Flow Sinks in Shallow Water Tvs. Misgouri river, filled! with 9 ‘olid: mass of broken ice, overflowed its banks south of Bismarck Sunday af- Yernoon and rapidly covered an area 3everal square miles in extent. As far ig is known no liveg were endangereit iy’ the-river’s rise as ample warning had .been given residents .in the af- fected*area and the property loss is 1ot expected to be extensive. The stage of the river today 17 was 7.7. feet which has been maintained wacticully all day gince late’ Jast night. The waters at noon ‘reached vithii, 38 inches of the top of the rails t’the Northern, Pacific irailroad” at “OO W? Roberts, chiéf ot the weather huréau station here, sald thts afternoon that he expected the: river ‘9 reach that height before the end of Tuesday. NO GORGE SOUTH OF CITY The rise if the river is not due ‘to any gorge’ south of Bismarck but ig caused entirely by an immenge quau- tity of water coming downstream from Williston, Sanish anf’ other points on the upper reaches o Muddy. The lower part of Mandan ander water ang a number of houses n the southern part of that city have heen inundated. » The river is reported to have gorged. in the vicinity of Fort Clark with the esult that tho river immediately rose four feet at that poit and swept over wy the surrounding lowlauids on both sides of the river. With the breaking up of this gorge and the subsequent re- eake of the impounded waters, the stage at this point is exepcted to rise even higher than the present mark of 7.7 feet and thereby greatly inciase the area of lowlands in thig vicinity under (rater. e .» FERRYBOAT SUNK The ferry boat Deapglis, which had ‘wen hauled high on the bank of the ‘iver last fall, had a huge hole torn in its side by the pounding ice. The hoat quickly filled with water and sank ‘ny several feet of water resulting in considerable damage to the craft, The hoat was snubbed to the bank to pre- vent it drifting down the ice filled iver. Where the boat now lies, a few days ago was the dry sandy bank, -but now is filled with several feet of wa- er; The Northern Pacific railroad is still maintaining normal train service rcross the river. Ofifcials here report that: the \bridge and the right of way between Bismarck and Madan are not ‘in danger, but « further rise in the fiver, which is expected, will threaten ‘he tracks on the west hank of the river, LARGE CROWDS OUT - Large crowds of people from Bis- marck and Mandan visited, the river Sunday and this morning to witness the unusual sight. Some of the more adyenturous. wishing to get as near ‘o the flood waters as pogsibie, were almost caught by the rapidly engulfing water which seemed to literally leap across the low lying lands south of the city. ‘In'many instances, these bolder persons sueceeeded in escaping from 2 high point omy hy wading | througli the rapidly deepening waters. GERMAN SPY HELD PENDING HABEAS CORPUS DECISION Washington, March 29.—Pending de- termination of appeals from dismissal | of habeas corpus proceedings, the su-! marshal in New York of Herman W sels, charged with being a German spy. The court also ordered the temporary postponement of; naval court: martial proceedings against Wessels, wh» claims the navy department has no jurisdiction over him. The. national wealth of Sweden in ( 1908 was $4.080,000,000, of which 25.5 per cent was in landed property, in- cluding live stock and equipment. To- day it probably is more than $6,000,- 000.000. . | o a] bank of Fargo, convicted. last Decen- | a place | foodstuffs, 1918 President Wilson wag the picture of health when he arrived in} Paris just before Christmas, 1918, for the peace conference. His cheeks we full and firm and his skin had a ruddy glow, Paris went into raptures over his smile, His eves were clear an! bright, testifying to almost perfect physical condition. This photograph Was taken in Paris late in Decembe-. 1918, LANGER’S HOME: FOLKS BACK OF - Club Formed Last Week in Moy- ton County Seat Boosting Candidacy Mandan, March 27.-—Men_ of, every walk of life, trade-and profession were present, last week. when a meeting was held’ at’ the’ Commercial club roonis to take up the preliminary work: of. the Ponca za ie, of. aneffective “Lange for Goyernor- Chub.” Upwards of fifty: ‘signed ‘the original roll, Committees were named for the pur- pose of arranging a testimonial. ban- quet. to “William Tanger of Mandan.” It will’be'a tribute to him of apprecia- tion of the kind of a fight he hag been wagiig’/agdinst Townleyism and an expression of confidence of the yoters of. Mandan at the outset of his cam- paign. for goyernor, The banquet is scheduled to take ¢ next Wednesday ~ evening Mareh 31 at the “ewis € Clark ho- tel and somethip.s unusual is prom iged by Art Kredler and the committee on entertaining composed of Scott Conyne.... W. Hintgen and Otto Baus er, The, hanquet is open to the public but seat: reservations must have been procured -pylor to Wednesday noon. Comujttees for the sale of tickets have beef named as follows and will start work Monday morning: For railroad men and: shops, Win. MeDonald and C. E. Edquist. From Second Avenue N John, Rovig, Oscar Renden. From Second Avenue N. + G. C, Kemeily, H. 1, . R. Robertson. “Any one desiring to attend the han quet is requested to see ary member of thé above committees in case he may be overlooked in the canvass of the city, or elge tickets may be procur- ed at the Palace of Sweets. Victory Candy ‘company or the H. H. Williams W. west, Morch and G. A. W. Fast. Henke and cigar stand) in the Lewis & ‘Clark hotel. Afrangements for the permanent organization of the “Mandan Langer for Governor Club” are left, in. the hands of a committee composed of H .L. Henke, Harry Center, H. J. Tavis, G. A."Renden. and T. G, C. Kennelly, together with Wm. Maas chairman of last night’s meeting and Waiter Renden, secretary. The committees wish it to be thor- terested in the candidacy of Langer for governor is invited to attend the committee members or the three cigar stands. The following was signed by 53 1a3t evening: “weé the undersigned believing in the sincerity and integrity of William Langer and decrying the présent state of affairs in North Dakota verging upon Socialism and which William Langer has been indefatigably fight ing; and believing him to be the logi- cal Republican candidate for gover- nor do hereby ag citizens, voters an‘l taxpayers of the city of Mandan, en- dorse him for governor, pledge our- selves to his .support and subscribe ourselves as charter. members of the “Mandan Langer for G rnor Club.” | FIRST VESSEL L TO CARRY GERMAN COLORS IN THREE | preme court today’ ordered’ the reten- ; tion in custody of the United States | YEARS HAILS GALVESTON | Tex., Galveston, March 29,—The | tramp steamer Marie, of the Ocean line, flying the German colors and of- ficered and manned exclusively by Teutons, haa arrived in port from Hamburg. The vessel is the first lo carry German ‘colors into this harbor in more than three years. None of the crew was permitted to disembark. The tramp is taking on a cargo of relief cotton and machinery for Germany. HIS CAMPAIGN oughly understood that everyone in-} banquet but to procure a ticket froigt agricultural | Fee was taken in Kansas City, 1 Highest yesterda, HOW STRAIN AND WORRIES OF 15 MONTHS HAVE WRECKED PRESIDENT’S HEALTH At. the peace conference Wilson saw more jegme and worked: harder and longer than: “atiy” other Mouths of such unbroken labor pulled him down, very ‘noticeahly. Upon hig return last summer the treaty fight opened in Washington, with its addi tional strain, and last fall. though far from well, he went on the western speaking tour. which ended abruptly in his complete breakdown. This photo in September, 1919. ~ |NOVOROSSISK IS ~ IN REDS’ HANDS | Thousands of I Denekine’s Men Join Bolo Forces Novorosgisk,: Russia, March 29.-—Oc- cupation of thig ¢ity by Bolshevik for- ces occurred Saturday o'clock. ; ‘Thousands, of “General Denekine's yolunteer’ troops’ welt over to the soviet side and: most of the remainder went on board ships and departed for Crimea and. Denekine. {8TH AMENDMENT REVOLUTIONARY SAYS. JERSEYAN Attorney: Géneral.for State Con- testing. Prohibition Makes y -Argument 4 , OF LEGISLATIVE TREND Not Constitutional, Subject to ial Review and Not Ratified tua , Washington, March —The eigh- teenth amendment to the constitution, known as the prohibition amendment. is legislative in nature and revolution- ary in character according to Attorney General Thona; MeCran of New Jersey in opening his argument before the United States supreme court in New’ Jersey's suit) in having the amendment declared void and the Vol- stead act: unconstitutional. Attorney General) McCran’s brief declared that the eighteenth amend- ment was not constitttional; that the proposal ‘ts subject to judicial re- view ; that cangress did not by two- thirds of its members, affirmatively vote for the’ proposal of the resolution ; that three-fourths of the states hav? not ratified it in the constituional sense. The constitutionality of the prohibi- tion amendment and portions of the enforcement act were argued before the supreme court again today in con nection with consideration of the orig- ina} suit brought by the state of New Jersey and appealed from that state Visconsin. Because of the arguments were not concluded hefore to- expected to morrow? + BRITISH MINERS BALLOTING TODAY ON NEW SCHEDULE London, Marc The mine work ers’ (lelegates in conference here de- cided today upoh’a ballot of the men as to whether the government's offer of a 20 percent increage on gross earn- inv should be accépted or ja strike called for three hitlings a minimum. Today’ s Weather For twenty-four hours noon, Monday. March 29. Temperature at 7 a. m. 2% et ending at | Lowegt Lowest las Precipitation . | Blgtess wind vel a FORE 0 For North Tm Partly cloudy tonight aud Tues colder Tuesdays and west portion tonight. LOWEST TEMPERATURES Fargo ... : Williston St. Paul.. Wiunipeg Chicago Swift Cur 24 ROBERTS Meteorologist. ORRIS w. statesman. morning at 1} | much as the ci 1530 Now President Wilson ig recovering slowly, but it requires only a, com- parison of these photographs to show that he has suffered, intensely and is still a long way from “tit.” His face is pinched and thin; old, lineg haye deepened; new lines have appeared ; his expression is strained, This pho- tograph, the latest of the president, was taken in Washington, in March, 0, va [RAILWAY BOARD | HAS EXCLUSIVE RATING POWER Commission Makes’ Important Riling in Granting Minot Company Increase The | jurisdiction of the board. of railroad commissioners: is -pronounced tblishing and changing of service rates of public utilities in am order issued Saturday by the com. mission granting an alternation of the. electric power, rates ,of. the: rihern. States Power company at’ Minot. tite cit¢ of Minot claimed’ that’ the board ‘SCATTERED REPORTS COMING IN | OVER DEMORALIZED WIRES TELL OF TERRIBLE TOLL OF STORM Twenty-nine Killed in Chicago and Suburbs— Most Foreboding News Received from Lower | Peninsula of Michigan—Northern Ohio Hard | Hit—Millions of Dollars in Property Loss— Two Distinct Sets of Twisters Joined jin Creat- ing Chaos. DEATHS SWELL TO 93 Chicago, March 29.—With wire communi- cation gradually being restored with the var- ious sections of the middle western states, which were swept by the tornado yesterday, the known dead at noon today was placed at 93. Late reports from Ohio indicated 27 lives were lost, while Indiana reported 27, and Michigan nine. ' Chicago, March 29.—Reports today from the tornado-swept states in the middle west yesterday indicated 77 persons lost their lives while thousands were rendered homeless and millions of dol- lars’ worth of property’ damage done. Chicago and its suburbs showed the greatest toll of life, 29 persons being killed. It is thought when the rural districts are | heard from this figure will be increased. Indiana reported 17 known dead, and Michigan reported five.’ Wisconsin and Missouri each reported one person killed. | Michigan Hard Hit The most foreboding rumors early today were from the south- ern Michigan peninsula and ,the rural districts’ of Indiana and Ohio. In those states wires were prostrated in every direction land it was said it might be days before some of the communities would be heard from. Thousands of persons were made homeless through the six states and outside relief was necessary for a number of places. : $4,000,000 Damage at Elgin Elgin, Ill., 30 miles west of Chicago, where eight persons were killed, suffered approximately $4,000,000 damage when the tor- | nado wrecked a large portion of the business quarter and part of the residence, section. Military law was dedlared in Elgin ae former service men luntegre red o:breserve order and prevent. looting. From E ‘gin, thé’ tornado, ‘swept northeastWard around Chicago, smashing through Melrose Park, Evanston, Wilmette-and other could not change these. rates,’ inas-| suburbs while a trail of wreckage and deaths at Melrose Park and had a five-year con- tract with: the company, which had not yet. expired, Quoting. the hited States’ supreme court Ina recent decision on the im- pairment. of contracts. and» giving weight to the general practice of util ity commissioners throughout, the na- tion, the board’s order holdg that the so-called contracts entered into by mu. nicipalities/ with the public utilities were automatically terminated with the enactment of the public utility law at the general session of the legls- lature in 1919. SHOW LOSS OF $19,290.36 On the showing of a net loss of in six months, the Northérn s Power company ig granted au increase in, rates to cover only the operating expenses of the plant. The question of estab! ing a rate to per mit the setting aside of a deprecia- tion reserve and allowing a fair returs on the investment was not. considered. The relief allowed the Minot com- pany is) clagsed as temporary, and granted for a period of six months Meantime to cover the possi- of the commission findiyg that iluatfon of the plant does not stify the new rates, a bond ef $10,- 000 is required of the company. The new rates allowed by the com- mission are 13 ¢ for the firgt 100 kilowatt hours, 12 cents for the next 200 kilowatt hours, 11 cents for the 200 and nine cents for all aboye 500, with a discount of one cent per kilowatt hour allowed on the payment of all bills before the 10th of each month. These increases represent a e of approximately 20 percent over the old rates which produced a net Joss. of over 20 percent to the esmpany. IMPORTANT ORDER The order of the commission fs of importance in that it takes the regu- lation and rate-making power over public utilities out of the hands of lo- eal boards, The only question before the com: mission in the Minot case was. to determine if the new public utility law, conferring on the board of rail- road commissioners — rate aking power, | superceded similar powers that may have inhered in the’ cities before the new law became operative. On this point the commission says: CONTRACT OF DOUBTFUL } VALIDITY “Inasmuch as no yestriction are placed upon the commission by the legislature invalidating — ts rate-mak- ing power, it is fair to imply that the legislature meant to confer upon ommission full authority in ex its police power of ‘ing even where maximum rates he agreed upon or set forth In charters, and also in all manner uf agreements and contracts, under which utilities may operate, and fur- nish servi local regulations by amin Pittsburg, ‘When John Taylor's children sta in the swimming events of the A. A. U. at Pittsburg recently, it proevd that the aquatic in- stinct may be hereditary. Descend- ants of the Taylor line have shown un- usual natural ability for water events dating back several generations. Wilmette further added to the havoc. * Soldiers of a national guard regiment, which was called out, alsa, assumed control at Melrose Park and Wilmette. The twisters which swept through Michigan, Ohio and Indiana apparently were distinct from thd Illinois storm. In each instance, however, it was the same tale, wrecked houses, prostration of wire communication and a death list. * CITIES CUT OFF, more M igan Cities "Latest Bu Bulletins _ | From Storm Zone | or | | were cut off from the rest of the world | and it was reported they were in the || path of the twister which swept norti- o— —— eastward the state from Lake Th “Pe PAREN Michigan. torm was gaid to . SIX LIVES TAKEN have been particularly severe\in tha IN ALABAMA : vicinities of Kalamazoo, Battle Creek Alexander city Ala. March 2. Lansing, Bay City and Sagina Pie sehiite eRe US paw In Ohio and Indiana, howev the were killed in’ the cyclone which tornado’s fury apparently was reached in rural districts. None of the large cities was hit according to reports. Sweeping over the open country and semi-isoluted districts, it was helievel a number of persons had heen killed and mach property dam swept the territory between Camp Hill and Waverley yesterday. Dainage to houses and live stock is estimated at between $20,000 and $30, 000, Wire commmnications within the storm swept area has been dest royed. NINE KNOWN DEAD TOLEDO HAS IN MICHIGAN Mel Liles Toledo, O.. Mareh HT DEAD .—Kight persons Detroit, Mich.. Mare Reports Ge aan tioaaulisee are known to be, dead and nearly 160 section’ in. the state of yes injured in a tornado which struck To- H i ledo and nearby ~ villa late last storm show leath list of nine " glorm show ia tot eevee night. Raabs Corners, 15 miles wes? and more than a score injured. of Todelo, and (ienoa, 18m east, were hit hard, the prope age running into hundreds of thou- sands of dollars. About 25 houses at Genoa were de- molished. Many of the occupants hal retired for the night and in instances whole families suffered injuries, 26 DEAD, 100 INJURED ARE OHIO'S TOL! V Columbus, O.. Mareh> resulting from the storm, “which sw ept western Ohio yesterday afternoon and last night totalled 26 dead, and sev eral hundred injured according to in formation available at) 10:30 0 o'clock toda The property damage will run Into millions of dollars, it ig said. Twenty dead have been reported in the vicinity of Toledo several small villages in that community haying been completely destroyed. THREE DEAD, FOURTEEN INJURED AT JOLI Joliet, Ms... March 29.—Thive ‘per- sons are dead, fourteen are seriously injured and property damage will to- tal $500,000 as a result of the storm which swept west of Joliet yesterday. 27 DEAD ANID 100 MISSING IN INDIANA Indianapolis, Ind.. March 29.—Tiwen reseven dead and at least 100 missing | sons being reported dead ther the toll taken in the tornado | Agricola, a small settlement in’ Ale which swept through northern Indiana | baa, had a death list of five. DE TAILS\ARE “Mss Atlanta, Ga. Match 20.—Becauge of demoralized conditions. few, additional details of last night's tornado: which struck Georgia and eastern Alabama had come in early today, The death list stood at 49 gvith many hundreds injured, ‘some seriously, There was no accurate estimate of the property dam- age, but it was expected to run weil into the millions. LaGrange, seemed to catch the brunt of the storm. Twenty-one bodies already haye heen found there and it was believed the total dead would be almost double that number. | Of the < found 15 were those of negroes. Point. Ga., was also hit har yesterday, according to reports reach- | Reports from practically allover ing Indianapolis today. | both Georgia and Alabama told of pain y downpours of rain and high 50 REPORTE) D DEAD. wind, IN GEORGIA DISTRI a VELAND La Grange Ga. March 29,—Casual- | ONE DEAD 1 ties resulting from the storm whien | nd. O, Maren 29.—-One. per- swept thi tion Jate yesterday was | son in Cleveland AS led in the plac rout 100) storm jast night according te the to Appr 100 | police today. Apparently little progr home: destroyed with property | erty damage was done. damage of $500,000, j —— ay TOL bo | Detroit. Toledo, O.. Mareh .——-Cagualties | death toll 3 storm in cen: in the s which swept Toledo and | tral and western Michigan was: still thi distric esterday afternoon and | undetermined this morning only frag- late last night, num ) killed | mentary reports coming in over disar. and hundreds injured, as far as could be learned today with communication to surrounding points badly impeded | by fallen wires. | ranged Ww These reports indicat- Led the loss of life at five. four being killed between Long Lake and Fenton, (Continued on Page Three)