The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 9, 1920, Page 1

SRD BOOSTERS THE WEATHER ee Gace edad! Falr THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE —o LAST EDITIGN THIRTY-NINTH YEAR BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. THURSDAY, SEPT. 9, 1920 PRICE FIVE CENTS DEATH LIST IN EARTHQUAKE DISASTER GROWS TOUR PLANNED ALONG THE $00 Will Be Held on Sept. 23-24, and Will Start Along the North Soo EXPECT STRONG SUPPORT Advantage of Tours Shown in Incident Related by Bis- marck Business man The third booster tour of the sea- son will be held Thursday and Fri- day, Sept. 23 and 24. This was definite announced today, after representative leaders in the two spring good roads—ship by truck tours had suggested the tour and then received voluntary offers of support from many business jen. There'll be a band, airplane, ’n everything on the’ tour, which wil! cover Bismarck trade territory north- east of the city. The tour will fol- low the North Soo to Max. The re- mainder of the territory to be cover- ed is still under discussion, and Phil J. Meyer and Al Rosen would wel- come suggestions from business men. Pe © SUPPORT THE ELKS’ ‘PAVEMENT DANCE Strong support for the Elks’ band pavement dance, to be held Friday evening, is voiced by local boosters, who appreci- ate the purpose of the band in trying to raise funds to enable it to pay a director regularly. The band is held to be a distinct asset of the city, and should receive liberal support. Broad- way, between Third and Fourth streets, is to be scrubbed and polished for the dance, and those in charge promise it will shine like a ball room floor. ¢ Tour Purpose. The “four-fold purpose” announced before the tours held under Commer- cial club auspices last spring will ob- tain in the last’ tour of the season as follows: “Good roads, ship by truck, trade in your own home tow’ and Bismarck—your jobbing center.’ The message of good fellowship will be carried by the boosters. A committee of boosters will call upon business men in the next few days and ask pledges sufficient to cover the advertising expenses of the tour The individual. members of the tour pay their own expenses, and thc boosters only ask the towns to br visited for ‘an exchange of good fel- lowship. The Town Criers club, just organ- ized with Phil J. Meyer as president will get behind the tour. The Tow! Criers club is out to make good on its first job as “promotion agent” of a bigger Bismarck. A meeting of the board of governors has been calle¢ for tonight, and a meeting of the en- tire membership will be held soon Novel advertising: stunts will be de- veloped for’this tour, which the boost- ers declare will eclipse the other two Value is Shown An incident related by a local busi ness man was related to show thr advantage of such a tour. He visite¢ some towns covered by the first twe tours. In each one, he met men wh: remembered his visit with the tour The local man received a lot .of com: pliments for the members of the tour The unselfish purpose demonstratec by the members was declared a long forward step in solidifying relations for the whole Slope country and ad vanoing a spirit which will aid thc development of the entire section. DEVELOPMENT OF CHEMISTRY DUE TO PUBLICATIONS Prof. Noyes Says Journals Have Made Rapid Stride in Sci- ence Possible Chicago, Sept. 9—The very rapid development of chemistry during the last half century in no small degre: upon the improved facilities for ppbli- cation which have made new discove- ries very quickly available for all who wish to use them, Professor W A. Noyes of the University of Illinois told the American Chemical society here in his address as president. He reported that in the forty years of its existence the American Chemi- cal society had grown from ‘a mem- bership of 288 in 1880 to 15,577 on Sept. 1 of this year. President Noyes observed that the journals of the society had had a great deal to do with causing its member- ship to “grow far beyond that of any other in the world.” w “Our three journals form, undoubt- edly,” he added, “the most important activity of our society and through these journals we contribute more to the advance of our science in Amer-j ica and each succeeding year, in aj very rapidly increasing degree.| throughout the world, than by means | of all our other activities combined.”. Of the American Chemical society | news service, Prof. Noyes said “the | remarkable services which chemistry | performed in the war would have been | ignored or submerged had not the! American Chemical society seen to it through this channel that due credit | was given to the Chemical warfare service, of which it was the sponsor before the nation.’ It has been found that ostrich eggs | last for many weeks without any par- ticular care. CAN HE SMASH CHICAGO VICE? i ood CAPT. HUBERT HOWARD Captain Hubert Howard, Ilinoi state prohibition officer, who declares he could have been a_ millionaire trom the bribes offered him by the booze ring in Chicago, is leading 2 big assault on Chicagos underworld. ae eee GUARD OFFICER ASSIGNED HERE BY WAR OFFICE Inspector-Instructor of National Guard Soon Will Be on Duty An inspector-instructor of the Na- tional Guard will soon be assigned to North Dakota, according to infor- mation’ received by Adjutant General fraser from Washington. The offi- ser, it is expected, will make his headquarters in the Adjutant Gen- aral’s office. The first company to be inspected by the officer, according to Adjutant Sorensen, will be Company M, of Grand Forks. This company was mustered in last week. It.is the only company in the state which has at- tained sufficient strength to be rec- ognized. “The Grand Forks. company is composed of a splendid bunch of men,” said Major Sorensen. “There are 13 ex-service men in the com- yany, but most of the members are young men, eighteen to twenty years nid. The officers seem to be active, energetic men.” The Grand Forks machine ~ gun sompany will soon be organized. Steps have been taken in other cities ‘n the state to complete the guard organization. According to a report received by Adjutant Sorensen, the National Guard gained over 3,000 mentbers luring August, with Wyoming head- ng the list of states in the percent- age of full strength attained. MAGAZINES AND BOOKS WANTED AT THE PRISON Library Much Used by Prison- ers, and No Appropriation Available for Magazines Here’s a chance to put a little sun- shine inside of a brick wall. The penitentiary inmates read a great deal. At times there. are as many as two or three books out of the prison library for each prisoner. The library, while fairly well stocked, can be greatly improved by the as- sistance of the people generally, ac- cording to Beecher Stair. Right nqw magazines are desired, as well as books of all kinds. There is no state appropriation which per- mits the prison authorities to sub- scribe to enough magazines to sup-! ply the demand. : Any good magazine or book will be thankfully received by the prison | authorities. Magazines which have been used are welcome. They should ! be mailed to the prison librarian. % | WEDS WIDOW OF SON; | | > | QUESTION: WHO’S WHO? O'Neill, Neb., Sept. 9.—When. Charles Crosser of Inman, a small town near O’Neill. mar- | ried Mary Crosser, the widow of his own son, a few days ago, he hopelessly jumbled the rela- tionship of the families. Crosser is 70 and his wife 40. Crosser becomes his own son-in-law, his wife becomes her mother-in-law, and he becomes a brother-in-law to his own children. Mrs. Cros- ser’s children by her first hus- band become their own uncles and aunts, their mother becomes their grandmother and _ their grandfather becomes their fath- er. 'SECOND LAP OF |COLBY TELLS OF MAYOR OF CORK GROWS WEAKER; MAY BE FREED Friends See in Fr George’s Statement Hope for Liber- ty for MacSweeney LONG HUNGER STRIKE Brother Surprised at Endurance of Lord Mayor; End Ex- - pected Soon London, Sept. ord ‘Mayor Mac- Sweeney, of Cork, who is in rated in Brixton jail where he has been on hunger strike since August 12, pass- cd a very bad night and complained again this morning of dizziness, ac- PEACE PARLEYS OF POLES AND RUSS TO BEGIN: Necessary Guarantees Are Ac- Delegation Will Meet Poles RED TROOPS FALL BACK Evacuate Town Near Brest-Li-! tovsk, Says Statement Is- | sued From Moscow 1 la | Warsaw, Sept wetvia has given| the necessary guarantees to the Rus- sian Soviet government and as a re- sult a Bolshivik peace delegation will | go to Riga to meet Polish representa- tives, the Polish foreign minister was cording to a bulletin issued today by “oa Trish self-determination league. He also expressed numbness in his hanas and arms und a pnysician who attended him considered him much weaker than he was yesterday. The Lord Mayor was visited last night by Father Patrick MacSweeney, a cou- sin, who said he was surprised to find the prisoner so well. Crises Comes Soon He expressed belief that the crisis would not come before three or four lays. The noon bulletin issued by the league stated that signs ot atrophy of the skin had appeared, and that as 1 consequence the mayor’ Ss arms were assaged and bandaged. siting Mayor MacSweenev last evening the prison doctor told his ter, Annie, that her brother was in a grave condition, according to « statement issued by the league today. and that there could be only one end -o his continued hunger ike, Hope for Relea Friends of the lord mayor, his wife aid were much encouraged at the presence in England of Premier Lloyd George, who returned from Lucerne yesterday, and they hoped that some- thing might ehsue favoring the Irish prisoner. Former Premier Asquith, answering an appeal for his intervention in be- ialf of Mayor MacSweeney, said: “t think the decision to allow the lord mayor Cord to die in prison is a political blunder of the first magni- tude. I would gladly intervene if any appeal of mine could lead even now to wiser counsels prevailing, but I fear chat the latest declaration of the min- ister precludes any such hope.” An inspired Statement issued last light indicates that Premier Lloyd George is willing to accept guarantees ‘rom Sinn Fein headquarters that po- ice murders will cease, and that he doés not require a personal guarantee trom Lord Mayor MacSweeney. MODERN SCHOOL SEP VE STEELE Gymnasium Among the Modern Features of New Structure Under Construction Steele, N. D., Sept. 9.—One of the finest and most modern school build- ings in the state is nearing comple- tion here. The building, which will replace the structure burned last year, will cost about $75,000, and will be ready for occupancy in November. The building is a two-story brick, with a large gymnasium, 40 by 60, and domestic science and manual train- ing departments in the basement. Adjoining the gymnasium are show- er baths. On the first floor there will be six grade rooms. The high school will occupy the second floor,’ An unusual feature is the separation of the second floor for the junior and senior high schools. The junior high school consists of pupils of the sev- enth, eighth and ninth grades, and the senior high school of the tenth, eleventh and twelfth grades. There | is an assembly room for each. 1 The school is to serve the town and township. The Steele schools, under C. S. Tor- vend, superintendent, and Miss Irene Olson, principal, will open on Mon- day. Until the completion of the new building school will be held in churches, lodge halls and other build- ings. that may be necessary. AIR MAIL BEGINS Omaha, Neb. § Sept. 9.—The second lap of the trans-continen- tal air mail service officially .in- augurated yesterday was started a plane left Iowa City, Ja, at 210. o'clock =with 400) | pounds of mail for Pacific coast | points, | SUFF VICTORY Official notice ‘from Secretary of | State Colby of the ratification of the | federal suffrage amendment is in the | hands of Secretary of State Thomas | Hall today. Under a ruling of the Attorney General, no legislative ac- | tion is necessary to provide meth- ods by which women may vote under the amendment. notified today by the Russian Bolshe- vik minister ‘of foreign affairs. The latter did not mention the date when the Soviet representatives would ar-|, rive, SUCCESSES CLAIMED Warsaw, Wednesday, Sept. cesses by Polish troops ag: Russian Bolsheviki south of S#rest- Litovsk are reported in an official statement issued here. It is stated ‘hat Soviet forces operating between Kamionka-Strumilova and Bysk have been defeated with heavy losses, and that Polish troops have crossed to the eastern banks of the bug and gccupied Jaklanowa crushing enemy forces concentrated in that vicinity. About 200 prisoners were taken in this action, it was added. EVACUAT London, Sept. vik forces fighting against the Poles; southwest of Brest-Litovsk have evac- aated Hrudiesnzow, 30 miles west of the Bug river, under pre: ure from Polish troops, says an official state- | nent issued in Moscow, The state ment, admits Soviet troops in that region have been withdrawn to the eastern bank of the Bug river. LENROOT WINS OVER THOMPSON IN WISCONSIN) Non-partisan Endorsed Candi- date Falls Behind—League Man for Governor Leading , -—Suc- nst the Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 9—John J. Blaine, of Boscobel, Republi lidate for Governor of Wis fuesady’s primary was leading Roy Nilcox, Eau Claire, by 902 votes, ac- rding to returns compiled by the if sincts out of 2,379, Senator Irvine L. Lenroot's ‘victory over James Thompson, La Crosse, was senerally conceded. Figures of the Sentinel from 1,760 precincts show Lenroot leading by 23,226. Thompson was endorsed’ by the Nonpartisan league. Blaine’s vote from precincts report- ed is 88,491 Lenroot’s vote stood at 137,414 and Thompson's 114,198, while McHenry polled 36,979 as far as heard from. At La Follette’s headquarters the claim is made that Blaine will have 4,000 plurality when the total vote be- comes known. On the other hand Wil- cox’s manager is claiming victory. The fact that there were candi- dates for the nomination for Governor, dividing the strength against the La Follette machine and Blafne, Non- partisan endorsed, operated in favor of Blaine. - OPPONENT OF WILSON WINS Atlanta, Ga. Sept. 9. returns from yesterday’ Democratic primary compiled ltoday by newpapers indicated that Thomas E. Watson, publisher and once Populist candidate for president had been nominated for United States | senator in the Democratic primary. During the campaign Watson was; outspoken in his opposition to the; league of nations and in his criticism; Incomplete tate-wide early of the Wilson administration. > Arab women paint their feet and| the children their hands, with a| henna stain. E ae | In London is a firm of wine mer-; chants with a continuous _ history | since 1667. /“LEPER OF KIDDER COUNTY” MOVES; FAMILY DOESN’T LEAVE THE HOUSE |: The house of “the leper of Kidder county,” a Mrs. Houst was moved—and the leper moved with it, according to word reach- ing here today. After debating what action | would be taken to dispose of the woman, who is declared by phy- sicians to be in the last stages of leprosy, the county commis- sioners purchased a_ tract of land near Crystal Springs and moved the leper’s house from Crystal Springs to the tract. i With Mrs, Houst has lived corded Soviet Government and | cial | [lo i | But now the jailer must do this him- j state was dry before this year. |CHICAGO SOCIALIST IS HIRED AS AGENT OF BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA Carl D. Thompson Speaks in Middle West States in Interests of Bank—Expenses Paid by Bank While He Is Out “Soliciting Funds” ‘arl D, Thompson, known as a Chi-} cago socialist, has been named “spe- representative” of the Bank of North Dakota. A. want ad published in the Clinton | (lowa) Herald, Aug. 28, reads as fol- i WS? WANTED—EBEvery working man, union and non-union, to hear Carl D. Thompson, special represent- This was the first intimation that Thompson was working for the bank. I. W. Cathro, director-general of the bank, said today that Thompson was authorized by the bank to “solicit funds” and to explain the workings of the bank. His expenses are paid by the bank while he is working for ative of the farmer-labor state |it, it was stated, but Mr. Cathro de- bank of North Dakota Tuesday | nied he was regularly on the pay-roll. night at 7:30 o’clock at Liberty | Thompson, according to reports hall. Admission free. Bring the j reaching here, is “advertising” the ladies. j league in various middle west states. NT -— “ FIVE ARE HELD AFTER ATTACK ON A LABORER Angele Meggo Attacked on Freight Train and Robbed of Seventy Dollars New Rockford, Sept. 9.—Angelo Meggo, aged about thirty years, tran- sient laborer, who was riding a freight east Sunday morning, about four o'clock, was robbed by a number of men, of $70, his watch and a. pay check. After robbing him, without re- sistance, the man was shot once through the abdomen and thrown off the moving train,, supposedly dead. This occurred about a quarter of a mile from Dundas, six miles east of here. The man recovered conscious- ness shortly and dragged himself to the store of Ole Johnson in Dundas. | Staggering to the window he attracted Mr. Johnsons’ attention then fainted. The authorities here ordered Meggo removed to the Donahue hospital where he died at about 12:30 Sunday afternoon. He was conscious to the end and gave authorities the descrip- tion of the men, and other details, including the number of his watch. He said he put up no fight whatever. A sister, Mrs. Jenny Jardin, of Boston, was outlined and is expected to give direction as to the disposal of the body. Five men were taken from the freight train at Casselton, four, of whom were armed with revolvers. They were taken on to Fargo and held until Sheriff Stensby and_his deputies took charge of them. They returned here yesterday noon and are now lodged in the county jail awaiting hearings. The men gave their names as Chas. Bunker, Chas. Bell, A. J. Manners, Ed Smith and Ed Paulson. The five men, it is believed, are members of the I. W. W. COUNTY JAIL IS EMPTY; CITY CELL UNOCCUPIED, TOO No Prospects of Filling the County Prison; Court Calendar Clear An empty.county jaii is proof that Burleigh county people are either very good or very clever. The jail has no prisoners from this county in its cells and has not had for some months. Several prisoners from a neighboring county are being kept here for safety. The district court calendar is all clear, as far as any prospects of fill- ing the county’s jail are concerned, according to Charles J. Fisher, clerk of the court. The city police cell is empty and only a few stray “bums” have occu- pied it through the whole summer. While a relatively large number of people have been brought into court and paid fines the police have had slight use for the city lockup. But an empty jail has its disad- j vantages as well as benefits. For example, with a nice full jail there ; is always plenty of labor to clean; up the court house yard, sprinkle the lawn, and do all manner of odd jobs self. | No one offers any explanation for the present shortage af criminals. Prohibition cannot be blamed, as the An elevator has been installed in the president’s yacht Mayflower wl save him climbing the steps. t The first umbrella seen in this! country arrived in a shipment from England in July, 1770. ’ | i her father and mother and a 18-year-old daughter. They all remained in the house while it was moved, by order of the au- thorities. Mrs. Houst has suffered from | leprosy for several years, but no action was taken until after a | recent diagnosis by a physician , who had become familiar with ! the disease in the Philippine Is- | lands. He believes Mrs. Houst | was afflicted with the disease when she came to America sev- eral years ago. iH == | pearance in Bismarck \Grand Forks [St. Paul ... FINDS BIG STILL ON “DRY’S” FARM Naples, Tex., Sept. 9.—G _ C. Gray, United States prohibition enforcement officer, discovered an illicit still of 180 gallons daily capacity on the farm of United States Senator Morris Sheppard, five miles north of here. He took possession of 400 gallons of whisky and seven barrels of sour mash. The men operating the still escaped. Senator Sheppard is the author of the national prohibition amendment. SOCIALISTS. IN N. Y. UP AGAIN; EXPELLED ONCE One More Joins the First Five; Will Amend Party Con- stitution New York, Sept. 9.—A special elec- tion will be held here Thursday, Sep- tember 16 to decide, whether the five socialist assembly men. ousted from the New York legislature last Winte: for alleged disloyalty shall be return- ed with the addition of another mem- ber of the.same.politieal faith. Will Again Be Ousted Republican and democratic leaders in the state’s lower house have de clared that if the five ousted men arc re-elected, steps will be taken to de- bar them or to expel them again afte: they have taken their seats. The ous- ter last spring focussed on Albany the attention of public leaders of al: parties all over the country. The five Socialists who were ex-; velled last year are all candidates for re-election. They are August Claes- sons and Louis Waldman of Manhat tan, Samuel A. DeWitt and Samue’ Orr of the Bronx and Charles Solo- man of Brooklyn. Nat Rubin is the Socialist candidate of the 19th Brook- lyn district for the seat vacated hy the death of Assemblyman Johr Damico. May Change Code Efforts have been made by republi. cans and democrats to agree or fusion candidates in opposition to the socialists, or failing this, to have one of these two parties make no nomina. tions. To save their assemblymen from an. other expulsion elected, socialists -of the state have announced that they ; would amend their constitution, strik ing out several of the articles which were cited in the ouster proceeding: of last year as rendering the socilaists unfit to sit in the Assembly. A refer. endum vote is to be taken by the par- ty on these proposed changes before the election. Two of the provisions of the social- ist constitution which party leaders will be amended are those prohib. iting members from voting for mili tary appropriations and providing that the party may ‘force resignation o! its representatives in case he fails tc obey their instructions. NEW NEWSPAPER TO BE PUBLISHED I] make its ap probably to- morrow. It will be known as the Farmer-Labor State Record. C. W. Gummerson is editing the first issue A new newspaper | The paper, it is planned, will be issued weekly in the interests of the Non partisan league. The new paper is started to combat J. W. Brinton in Burleigh county, it is understood. | Today’s Weather J © oo —% For twenty-four hours ending at noon Sentemper 9 | Temperature at 7 a. m. 42 Temperature at Toon 73 | Highest yesterday 2 Lowest yesterday 7 last night 40 tation None Highest wind veloci .12-SE Fore: For North Dakota: Generally fair tonight and Friday; warmer in the north and west portion tonight. Lowest Temperatures Fargo .. Williston Winnipeg .. Helena .. Chicago Swift Current . Kansas City ... ORRIS "Meteorologist. . NEW SHOCKS ADD TO HORROR OVER LARGE DISTRICT Estimates of Dead Vaiying, Rome Survey Indicating More Than 300 Lives Lost KING VISITS THE RUINS | Orders Food Distributed to In- habitants and Plans Relief Measures Rome, Sept. 9—Another violen earthquake occurred in i Emilia district at 2:35 o'clock this morning, causing the loss of life and important damage. The communities suifering the most wero Reggio, Ospedaletti, Bu pea Toano .and Cayela. 7 morning’s shock was more yiole! than that of Tuesday, piu London, Sept. 9.—Fiity vie the Italian carthanake’. five ness taken from the ruing of Bar, 20, SUYS a dispatch trom Lucea to the change Telegraph upany. The mes- sage added that many more are buried he debris. ‘The small village .ot mat is a heap of ruins and the vivors have leit. Vignet. has veen destroyed and thousands are homeless at other points the dispatch states. Rome, Sept. 9.—More than 300 per- sons perished in the earthquake di- saster which shattered cities north of “lorence Tuesday morning. Relief igencies are engaged in tye work of liding the survivors, and searching che ruins for other who may still be uive but many of the ruined towns ive situated in the mountain and are umost inaccessible. Electric light wires have been broken and work ‘in the ruins must stop at nightfall. ‘New shocks, but none of them of he intensity of the one which caus- 2d the widespread destruction early tuesday, have been felt in Florence ind surrounding territory. These dave shaken down permanent struc- ures and still further delayed the work of rescuers. Masga-Carrara, in che center of the earthquake zone, was cut off from communication with the outside world last night, but it ‘s not believed a new catastrophe as occurred there. The upheaval was especially terri- le in the famous quarry district of ‘arrara from which comes the finest specimens of marble. Great rocks dis- odged by the shock rolled down steep “oads leading up into the hills, crush- ng everything in their path. Chureh Shattered A tragic and memorable scene was macted at Marina, near “ae jvhen the earthquake shattered a shurch where mass was being held. The ‘pastor had just raised the chalice ‘in the most solemn moment of the service when the ceiling of the edi- ice fell on the congregation, killing nany of those who were worshipping. ‘he priest was struck by falling frag- nents of the ceiling and his hands ind face were cut but he reverently inished the service before attending o the injuries of those about him. At Casa Castancalzo, another priest ‘vas less fortunate, being killed while elebrating mass. =a8 Florence, Italy, Sept. §—The num- ber of dead from Tuesdays earth- quake is steadily growing as addi- tional reports come in. The latest idvices from Fivizzano hring the to- ‘al of dead there alone up to 432, while in Vignatta, 125 are dead and jvbout a thousand injured. In nearly three-score towns and villages serious damage was done and . total population of more than 10,- 00 made homeless. Signor Michicli, minster of agri- culture is visiting the outlying moun- tainous districts and giving all the tssistance possible. KING VISIT ano, Italy . to ated Press), Sept. 9. — King Victor Emanuel of Italy today view- ed the ruin visited upon this city by the earthquake which Tuesday shook Northern Italy. He went into every quarter and entered building whose crumbled walls threatened to fall if another tremor should come, and talked with survivors, expressing his profound srief over the misfortune that had befallen them and comforting those who were injured. Learning that some of the survivors had not tasted food for 36 hours be- vause of the ruin and disorder re- sulting from the disaster he ordered that all food in his private car be distributed among them. During his walks through the city the King approached an open court where lay an aged woman and sim- ply touched her forehead. The wo-~ man opened her eyes and recognized the gray uniformed figure before her as that of the monarch. Her eyes were filled with tears and she strug- gled to kiss his hand. “My little grandson, my little grand- son,” she cried. mily Wiped Out Inquiry from Victor Emmanuel eli- cited the information that the wo- man’s entire family, with the excep- tion of herself and two small lads had been buried in her home and killed. When the monarch promised to look after the children joy shown through the tears in the eyes of the sufferer. In Bechuanaland, especially in the desert regions, ‘watermelons grow wild, over extensive areas.