The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 20, 1920, Page 1

THE WEATHER a Partlyiigloudy,) ‘ RIBUNE LAST EDITION A Nie THIRTY-NINTH YEAR BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. TU SDAY, JULY 20, 1920 PRICE FIVE CENTA BANDITS GET 2 Yegemen Flee In Touring Car Oberon Bank is' Victim of Men Believed to be Experts—Posse Goes in Pursuit as Robbers Drive Swiftly to East—Bank Vaults Entered at 2:30 O’clock This Morning STEAL CASH AND. BONDS Minnewauken, July 20—Five .men early this morning robbed the Bank of~ Oberon, Benson county, near here, of $13,700 in cash and Libertyi bonds: The vault and safe of the bank were wrecked. ) { The robbers escaped in a large automobile, heading east. All wires into ‘the town were cut, preventing a report of the rob- bery before noon. The force of the eéxplosiion not only wrecked the safe and vault but blew the windows out of the bank and wrecked the furniture. The inside of the bank is a mass of wreckage. The bold robbery occurred about 2:30 o'clock this morning. The rob- bers approched the town in a big tour- ing car, which they left on the out- skirts. 4 They inserted four charges of nitro- glycerine in the vaults, after drilling holes.. The whole town was awakened by the terrific force of the explosions. The robbers quickly gathered in all the cash there was—only $700 cash was on hand—and $13,000 in Liberty bonds owned by the bank and many depos:- tors. : People Awakened People awakened by the explosion began to appear on the streets and| oue man shot at the’ bandits. The bandits ran to their touring car out- side of town and started eastward, toward Grand: Forks at.a terrific pace. A posse “was “quickly formed: and went in pursuit. The sheriff at ‘Minne- wauken was called and he notified po- lice for miles around, and started in pursuit with his deputies and an hastily organized posse. The men were armed with rifles. ee Did Not Shoot The robbers did not fire a shot at any of the citizens who appeared on the streets, although all of them were armed. It was a clear night and one or two citizens say they got a good! look at one or two bandits. While it is believed the men were | experts, yet they did their work either | carelessly or with a deliberate bra-, vado, They use a great quantity of | explosives, so heavy that feeble at-| tempts to smother them failed. SHAMROCK GOES PAST RESOLUTE IN YACHT RACE Sail Handling ‘on British Boat is| Bungled at Start but Recov- ory is Made Sandy! Hook, N. J. July 20.—Ten miles of the 30 miles triangular course completed the challenger Shamrock rounded the first mark ahead of the Resolute. ‘Shamrock turned the first mark at 2:28:28, saluted by the excursion fleet which: blew great blasts ane their whistles Resolute was 600 yerds astern, turning the mark 4 min- utes later. The Shamrock sailed over the starting point ahead of the Resolute. Although Resolute was seconu across the line the ballooner on the Irish sloop would riot break out and was hauled partly down. The starting signal was blown at; 12:15 p. m. Shamrock crossed at | 12:15:48, official time, ‘and Resolute at 6. 12:1 i ? At 12:22 Resolute jumped into the lead, passing Shamrock to leeward. after the,challenger’s crew had cleared the fouled jib topsail. Nearly catching the Shamrock five minutes after the start Resolute failed to pass to leeward at 12:22. The fouled jib sail was cleared by the} crew of the Shamrock. It was evi- dent to observers that sail handling} on the challenger had been bungled. At 12:30 Resolute’s lead was 20") yards. Shamrock was steadily drop- ping behind because her headsail fail- ed to fill and it looked as if her skip- per was in trouble again. At 12:33 Resolute was 300 yards ahead. ILLINOIS HAS | BIG CORN CROP) Springfield, Ill, July 20.—The corn crop in Illinois this year will approxi-| mate 284,125,000 bushels. This esti- mate was made today by the United States bureau of crop estimates and the state department of agriculture. It compares with last year’s yield of 301,000,000 and the five year average! of 347,537,000 bushels. j Son’s decision asserts that acts of .j the Hultberg farm to the farm of Mrj, een FIND TRACES OF BLACK RUST; NO DAMAGE AS YET There are slight traces of black rust in the wheat in this section, but as yet there is little evidence of any damage, according to C. A» Baker, manager of the Russell- Miller company here. “Wheat is not out of the critical stage, however,” said Mr. Baker today. “It will not be until it is nearly ripe, and that may be ina couple of weeks. “There has been very little rust weather until the last two or three days. Sunday night there was a rainstorm, followed by the glaring hot sun of yesterday, and last night there was a heavy dew, with the sun beating down today. This is the kind of weather that makes black rust. “While the crop still is in the critical stage there is grounds for belief that black rust will not do great damage this year. In pre- vious years when the rust did do great damage it set in. much searlier.” Mr. Baker says that grasshop- pers have not done great damage, and he anticipated a yield of wheat in the’ Slope country above the ten-year average. The acreage is less, but the yield per acre will be much greater, it is indicated. Corn is exceptionally fine, he said, adding that nothing but an early frost can cheat this section out of a good corn crop. LEAGUE MAN IS DISQUALIFIED, JUDGE DECIDES Rev. Kvale Violated Corrupt Practices Act in Minnesota Election, It. is Held VOLSTEAD IS THE NOMINEE Benson, Minn., July 20.—Rev. ‘0. J. Kvale, of Benson, is disqualified as| the Republican candidate for Congress} in the seventh Minnesota district,’ in a decision filed here today by District Judge Alfred Johnson, who heard the suit contesting Kvale’s nomination. Congressman A. J. Volstead, who was defeated by Kvale in the June 21 primary was declared in-the decision to be “duly nominated candidate; of the Republican party” for Congress in the Seventh district. Kvale was endorsed by the Nonpartisan league. Action contesting Rev. Kvale’s nom- ination was brought by 25 voters who charged violation of the state corrupt practices act. Hearing of the suit was concluded last week. Judge John- Rev. Kvale “constitute a deliberate, serious and material violation of the laws of the state relating to nomina- tions and efections and that there is no justification or excuse therefor.” Basis for the suit’ included charges printed and circulated by Kvale and his supporters that Volstead was an atheist. Counsel for Rev. Kvale had indicated that an opinion averse to their clinet would result in appeal. YOUTH CRUSHED BY FALLING OF ROOF OF HOUSE Benjamin Schuler of Washburn, Victim While Log Building is Being Moved 4 Benjamin Schuler, 17 years old, son of Fred Schuler, farmer residing near Washburn was killed instantly Mon- day when the roof of a log house col- lapsed. The youth was inside the house which was being moved from Schuler. Five men including the deceased were at work moving the Hultberg buildings to the Schuler farm. With- out warning the roof caved in bury- ing the boy beneath the debris. Every effort was made to reach him but the blow was terrific and’ crushed | his skull and lacerated his body. CHURCH FOLK WILL GATHER Golden Valley, July 20.—The Gol- den Valley. and Billings County Sun-| day School association will hold irs annual convention at the Rocky Butte church Saturday and Sunday, July 23 and 24, ! AIL WAGE AWARDS MADE 13,700 FROM N. D. BANK AND ESCAPE Workers Are Given FULL MILITARY HONORS GIVEN DEAD SOLDIER Funeral of Captain Falconer Held at Episcopal Church This Afternoon BRING BODY FROM.FRANCE Former Service Men Pay: Re- spects to Comrade by Firing Salute Over His Grave 1 The funeral of Captain Addison Fal coner was held this afternoon‘at 2:30 at the Episcopal church. Captain Falconer died at Brest, France, Oc- tober 29, 1918, while, in the service of his country. : The Bismarck soldier was paid full military afternoon. Private services were held this morning at 8:45. The pub- lic service was held this afternoon and interment was in the Fairview cemetery, The guard of honor was stationed. with the body from 8:45 until the regular services. The body was taken to the cemetery under th guard of a firing squad and a salute ‘was fired over the soldier's grave. Rev. Buzzelle. officiated. Former Soldiers Help All members of the firing squad, the guard of honor and pall bearers were former service men who had been overseas. Captain A. A. Jones. vice commander of the local post of the American ‘Legion had charge of all military arrangements, The pait bearers were: Phillip Webb, Samuel Pay, Hugh McGarvey, Frain Baker, Oscar Selvig and George Little. Born in Bismarck Captain Falconer was born in Bis marck August 4, 1890. He lived ix Bismarck nearly all his life and re- ceived the greater part of his educa- tion in the local schools. He is sur- vived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William. Faiconer, © his : wife; © Mrs. ‘Maude Irving Falconer and a younger sister, His father is city assessor ot Bismarck. Captain Falconer enlisted in the service August 26, 1917, Heventered the second’ officers’ training school at ‘Fort Snelling. Later he was traps, ferred to Wortress Monroe, Virginia and was assigned to the coast artil- lery.- At this camp he was commis- sioned a first’ lieutenant after com- petitive examinations against a num- ber of contestants from every sec- tion of the country. In December 1917 he was again transferred to Gal- veston, Texas where against a fiela competitors he won his captain’s com- mission September 6, 1918. He was imarried at Galveston short- ly after receiving his commission, to Miss Maude Irving of that city. In the same month he embarked for Hoboken, N. J. where he remain- ed until October 6, when he sailed for France. On the transport Cap- tain Falconer was taken ill with pneumonia. He died in a hospital at Brest, France, October 29, 1918. RAILWAY HEADS CONFER ON NEW RATE INCREASES Already Have Petitions Before Commerce Commission Add- ing Huge Total to Rates Washington, July 20.—Immediately on receipt of the announcement of the railroad labor board’s board railway executives went into conference to frame their recommendations to the Interstate Commerce Commission for advances in rates of $600,000,000 to the carriers. The commission now has under con sideration the application of the car- riers for freight rate increases to pro- vide an added income of $1,017.000,000 ‘but these increases do not take into account any wage advance. NORTON FILES STATEMENT OF HIS EXPENSES The statement of expenditures of P. D. Norton, independent Republican candidate for the: Republican .nomi- nation for Congress, on file with the secretary of state today shows that he spent $1,091.74, of which $450 was for printing and $485.74 for news- paper advertising. R. F. Gallagher, independent Republican candidate for attorney general, spent $223.16, and Frank Milhollan, league candidate for railroad commissioner, spent $64.09. The statement of William Lemke, league candidate for attorney general, has not been filed last evening. His is the only statement among the cau- didates for major office nominations who had not filed a statement of ex- penditures as required by law, within 15 days after the primary. honors at the funeral this | LAYER GLAINS — NOW HE DIDNT | MURDER BIGHT Friends and Relatives of Turtle Lake Man Present State- ments ASK- GOVERNOR'S HELP} Theory is Advanced That Two Men. Participated in the Crime : 1 i Friends and re:atives of Henry Lay- er, serving a'life term in the pent ry for the murder of the Wolf and a chore boy eight in aul, near Turtle Lake in'April, have rais- ed the issue of his guilt. i A delegation of men called upon Governor ‘L. J, Frazier yesterday af- ternoon, protested Layer's innocence and asked ‘the Governor to take steps to gain for Layer another hearing. The Governor told’ them, it was an- nounced, that if thoy bel.cve the man to be innocent, they could engage a lawyer and make an effort to obtain a new trial by appeuling to the su- preme court. Has an Alibi? Among those who called on the Governor were William, Henry and Gust Brokotsky. The later said thay Layer could not have committed the crime and denies now that he did commit it. The farmers declared that Layer was at his home at the time of the shooting, and advance the theory that two men: took part in the killings. Shots were, heard at about 10 a. m, and about noon, they said, advancing the theory that not all of the family was killed at the same time. They also declared that Layer de-! clares from his..prison cell that ‘he } confessed under duress and pleaded guilty in court only to get in prison whers ‘he could appeal to friends. Scant Cyiigntions Sometime ago it was reported that 4 petition was being circulated ask- ing the Governor to pardon Layer. Officers to whom Layer confessed ; say there js no basis for their con- tentions and stories that layer was beaten can be disproved by respon- sible people who saw him before and after the confession . } It is pointed out that he was left alone in the jail for a considerable , period, that he reiterated his con- fession in open court, rejected fre- quent offers from the judge to give him an attorney, and that all the circumstances fasten the guilt on ‘him. Layer confessed that he went, home immediately after murder and ate dinner. < BY LIGHTNING Reports of additional damage done i by. lightning Sunday .night were re- ceived today. The home of Frank Libenix, two miles north of Fort Rice, was struck. Mr. Libenix and his daughter were found unconscious by other members of the family and the house caught on! fire, but the flames were extinguished. ‘yhe little girl is none the worse for her experience, but Mr. Libenix was badly cut about the head and face by fying glass. a PROVISIONS OF OFFICERS ON. LONGEST FLIGHT ——eeeee — ae BABY IS NAMED | AFTER GENERAL | | ~ WHO LED FATHER - % Frank Parker Reis arrived in Mandan on an auspicious day. It was the sccond anniversary of his father’s start into the Chateau-Thierry fighting with the American forces in France. “What’ll you name him?” asked the doctor who officiated at the birth of the boy. , “uuess we'll name him after General Frank Parker, who com- } manded: my brigade. He was a regular officer,” replied Reis. U.S. TRAINING ACT ACCEPTED Action Taken by Governor in Proclamation to Accept Ben- efit of Government Work FOR DISABLED WORKMEN Provisions of the federal act pro-| viding for the promotion of vocational rehabilitation of persons disabled in industry or otherwise, and tleir return to civil employment have been ‘accept- ed for the state of North Dakota by Governor Frazfér, ‘ This action is announced in a proc- Jamation and was taken because the legislature does not meet in regular} session until Dec, 31, 1920. The Gov- ernor, the proclamation says, does:, “Empower, and direct -the. State Board of Administration to co-operate, | as provided in the said Federal Act, with the Federal Board of Vocational Education in:the administration of the provisions of the said federal act. i “In order that the state may. take advantage of the federal funds avail. able, I hereby direct that a plan for co operation in carrying out the pro- visions of the federal act be formu- lated between the State Board of Ad- ministration and the said plan to be effective when approved by me. | “In so far as the legal power rests! in me, I authorize the State Board of | Administration to use state funds or! other funds available for Vocational | rehabilitation in matching Federal funds available to the State of. North Dakota under the provisions of the said Federal Act. “IT hereby appoint as custodian for said federal appropriations the State Treasurer who: shall receive and pro- vide for the proper custody and dis- bursement of all money paid to the State from the said Federal appropri: ations.” He states further that the state has provided a beginning in work of re- habilitation of persons disabled in in- dustry under section 4 of the state compensation law. Deposits of state and national banks. including savings banks, inthe United States. are estimated at hbout $39, 000,000,000. New York.—Here are the office (upper left) is in command of th greatest cross-country flight—from New York to Nome, Alaska, to make charts for the air mail service. Captain St. Clair Street | tenant Clifford C. Nutt (upper center) and Lieutenant R. C. Kirk- patrick (upper right). Below are Lieutenant C. E. Crumrine ‘(left) and Lieutenant E. H. Nelson (right). rs flying the planes in the army’s | e party. The others are: . Lieu- $60 Increases Total About Sixty Perc 0,000,000 Yearly ent of Demands Made by Unions —Leéaders of 16 Organizations Meeting to Take Action on De- cision. by Referendum—Railroad Official Plan to File New Rate Increase Pleas / DECISION OF BOARD IS NOT UNANIMOUS Chicago, July 20.—Six hundred million dollars was added to the pay envelope of the nation’s first. award handed down by th Board. Rejecting the demands of t 2,000,000 workers today in the e United States Railway Labor he organized rail unions for in- creases totaling approximately $1,000,000,000 annually, the board decided approximately 60 percent of that sum would be a just in- crease to meet present living conditions. The award adds approximately 21 percent to the present pay schedules. Railroad officials hav e declared that any pay increase ‘awarded the men must be followed by a corresponding increase lin rates and they plan, it is said, to file new tariffs with the Inter- state Commerce Commission as soon as they can be prepared. Unions Consider It Whether the award, as give n, will stave off the threat of'a general railroad strike remains to be seen. The leaders of practi- cally every one of the 16 big railroad unions were: present this morning when Judge Ralph Barton, chairman of the board, handed down the decision. They met immediately to present-the award to 1,000 general chairmen, who had gathered here to pass upon its acceptability. The union presidents refused to meeting. WAGE DEMANDS IN BOARDS HANDS SINCE LAST YEAR All Classes. of Workers. on Railroads SCHEDULES ARE SET OUT Washington, July 20.—Demands for substantial wage increases for nearly all classes of the 2,000,000 railway em- ployes have been pending since late last summer. These demands, first presented at different times to the Railroad Administration’s Board on Wages ard Working. Conditions, were unsettled when government operation of the railroads was ended, and in turn were referred to the Railroad Labor Board, whieh was created under the Transportation Act. Some few of the classes of organized employes have not pressed formal de- mands but have insisted that their wages be increased if advances were granted other related classes of work- ers. The principal demands of the leading unions follow: Increases Asked Brotherhood of Railroad Train- man: Passenger brakemen be_ in- creased from $120 a 30-day month to $150 for 26-day month; baggagemen be increased, from $124.80 for 30-day month to $160 for 26-day month; as- sistant conductors be increased from $144 for 30-day month to $179 for 26- day month; freight brakemen in valley territory to increased from $4.08 to $5.08 a day with ten per cent increase over these rates wherever the grade exceeds 1.82 per cent; yard foremen or conductors be increased from $5.33 to $7.20,a day; yard helpers or brake- men be increased from $5 to $6.90 a day; switch tenders be increased from $4 to $5.90 a day; also time and one- half for all Sunday and holiday ser- vice and a guaranty of 26 days a month for regular employes in all classes of service. Order of Railway Conductors: Pass- enger conductors be increased from $180 for 30-day month to $225 for 26- day month; through-freight conductors be increased from $5.40 to $7.65 a day} in valley territory, with increases in the mountain rate™from $5.81 to $8.37 a day; local-freight conductors be in- creased from $5.92 to $8.38 a day in valley territory. with increase in mountain rate from $6.26 to $9.13 a day. Firemen Not Specific Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen: Road freight fire- men to be increased an average of $1.84 a day over present rates; yard freight firemen be increased an aver- age of $2.25 a day over present rates; passenger firemen to be increased from present average of $4.31 a day to $6.50 a day. Brotherhood of Locomotive ' Engi- neers: While presenting no specific requests, notice was served that the engineers desired increases propor- tionate to any increase granted other employes. All road employes, as distinguished from yard employes, in the four fore- going organizations, generally grouped as the Big Four brotherhoods, now get proportionately increased daily pay when they make mileage‘ in excess of 100 miles and in freight service get time and one-half for time consumed in excess of what would be required (Continued on Page Seven) make any comment before the The terms of the decision had been known to them yesterday and they believed then their men would stay in line at least until a referendum vote can be taken. (Nearly a month will be needed for the referendum. The board's decision is retroactive to May 1. i Decision Not Unanimous The decision, Chairman Barton ex- plained, was not a unanimous one, some members dissenting on nearly every action. The awards given wero by a majority vote on each section with at least one member of the puh- lic group voting for each award. “Denfands of the: railroad) men: who struck last April and formed new unions are ignored by the board. No reference is made to the strikers or their demands. The board has re- fused to hear representatives of th2 new union, holding with the old brota- erhoods that the men were already represented by the officials of the recognized union. The’ strikers de- manded that the board order return of the full seniority rights, which, the railroads had declared forfeited. This demand also is ignored. The Increases The increases follow: Carpenter service; engineers and motormen, firemen and helpers 80 cents a day. Freight service: engineers, firemen and helpers $1.04 per day. Yard service: engpneers, firemea and helpers 18 cents per hour, Passenger service: conductors, tick et collectors, baggagemen, flagmen and brakemen, $30 per month, Suburban service: Passenger em- ployes $30 per month; freight service conductors, flagmen and brakemen $1.04 per day. Superseding rates established bv the railroad administration, the board fixed the following schedules: Yard service: Foremen, $6.96 per day; helpers, $6.48; switch tenders, $5.04, hostler service, outside, $6.24 per day; inside, $5.60; helpers, $5.04. For Shop Employes The following ‘increases were auth- orized for shop employes: Supervisory forces: Machinists, boiler makers, blacksmiths, sheet metal workers, electrical workers, power men, molders, cupalo tenders and core makers, including those with’ less than four years experience, all crafts, 13 certs an hour. Regular and helper apprentices and helpers, all classes, 13 cents an hour. Car cleaners 5 cents an hour. Telegraphers, telephone operators, agents, tower men, lever men, tower !and train directors, block operators ‘and staff men, 10 cents an hour. Agents at small non-telegraph sta- tions, 5 cents an hour. For Unskilled Workers | ‘The following increases were gran‘- ‘ed maintenance of way and unskilled forces: | Construction foremen, assistants, section, track and maintenance fore- men, assistants and mechanics in these departments, 15 cents an hour. Laborers employed in shops ana roundhouses 10 cents an hour. Mechanics helpers in bridge and building departments, track laborers, common laborers, ‘bridge tenders, hoisting firemen, pumper engineers, crossing watchmen or flagmen, lamp lighters and tenders 8 1-2 cents an hour. Train dispatchers are given an in- crease of 13 cents an hour and yard masters and assistant yard masters 15 cents an hour. For Clerical Help The following increases are added to the established rates for clerical and station forces: Store keepers, chief clerks, fore- men and other clerical supervisory forces, clerks with one or more years railroad experience, train and engine crew callers, assistant station mas- (Continued on Page Three)