The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 9, 1922, Page 1

7 CANDIDATES--9:00 p. m. Ends Double Vote Offer. Get In Early WEATHER FORECAST — Gener- ally fair and’ somewhat cooler tonight; Sunday fair. ESTABLISHED 1873 GREEKS FLEE IN PANIC BEFORE THE TURKS THE BI SMARCK TRIBUNE |! ‘LAST EDITION | BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1922 (Leased Wire of Associated Press) PRICE FIVE CENTS CELEBRATION MRS. HARDING CRITICALLY ILL _ OF BRIDGE 10 BE BIG EVENT Program Rounding Into Shape With Many Features Pro- vided to Entertain “PIONEERS HONORED Special Home-Coming An- nounced.—Bismarck to Cele- brate 50th Anniversary ° Rehearsal All Indians, trappers, Veren- dryes, 1864 soldiers, principals and singers in pageant rehearse at Country Club grounds, 7 p.'m. Monday. Celebration off the completion of the big bridge over the Missouri will combine jollification with a homé:coming for the pioneers of the Dakotas, ‘addresses -by prominenteci tizens of the’ United States, celebra- tion’ of the Golden Jubilee of the founding of Bismarck and the pre- sentation, ofthe. mammoth Historical Pageant in Bismarck and in Mandan. The first complete tentatiye out- line of the celebration, announced teday, includes the following: Mammoth Historical Pageant, Bismarck, Monday evening, Sept. 18; Mandan, Tuesday and Wed- nesday evening, Sept. 19 and 20. + Home-coming for Pioneers and others. Formal dedication of the new bridge at 3 p. m. Monday, Sept. 18, preceded by band concerts, industrial parade: in Bismarck and Mandan with handsomely decorated floats. Big Barbecue, one day in Bis- marck, one day in Mandan. Airplane flights. DR. CHAS. expected at this time.” ening” this morning. Mrs. Harding’s age—she 1860—had been expected to course of her ailment. | Summons Brother President Harding remained at | the bedside until late last night, aft- er spending much of the day there yesterday, and it was said he would j forego all offi duties today un- less Mrs. Harding’s condition took a decided change for the better. Dr. George T. Harding of Columbus, Ohio, a brother of President Har- ding, was_on his way here today in response to a summons from the | White House. j Call in Specialist | Dr. John Finney of Baltimore, was | called in consultation last night and was remaining with the patient today and Dr. Charles Mayo is enroute. from Rochester, Minnesota, Dr. Carl W.-Sawyer, of Marion, Ohio, son of Brigadier General Sawyer, arrived : for consultation yesterday, and Dr. {| Jeel T. Boone, naval medical officer or. the yacht, Mayflower, also’ is in attendance. 4 She had recovered sufficiently eurly this week to again leave her room but later suffered a setback with complications which made her ecndition critical. The present recurrence of the ill- pr rrr ness, described as hydro-nephroses, in both cities. from which Mrs. Harding has’ suf- Theodore Roosevelt Jr., assistant fered at intervals since a surgical secretary of the navy and son of the| operation nine years ago, was first deceased former president, is expect-j felt by her nearly two weeks ago ed to be one of the chief guests of! while on a week end cruise. honor. He was invited especially be-| Attorney General Daugherty, who Remarkable display of relics western North Dakota history,'Mr. ‘the White House because of the cri- RodsevSlt has an engagement at that tical condition of Mrs. Harding, wife time with the New York Legion, which he made sometime ago, but is endeavoring to make arrangements to be released, according to word to the ccmmittee. General Pershing has fieen invited. Judge Kenésaw Moun- tain Landis or former Senator Al- bert J. Beveridge, both of whom rank as among the most entertain- ing speakers in the country, will be at the bridge pageant, it is expect- ed. The United States Bureau of Roads will be represented by Thom- as McDonald, chief, or E./W. James, assistant, and other prominent citi-| zens of the Northwest will be here. The committee is endeavoring to have Mrs. George Custer, widow of Genera] Custer, who has never vis- ited Bismarck since the fateful mas- séere, be present. ' Pioneers Coming Invitations haye been sent out to pioneers who helped: make. North Da- } kota, to various parts of the.country of the president, said on leaving; there early today that she has passed a more comfortable night than had been expected and: that he believed her “pluck and will power” would carry her safely through the crisis. \ The condition of Mrs. Harding, wife of the president, continued to- day a series of anxiety to those in attendance at her bedside although tit was stated officially that the com- | plications noted yesterday were “less threatening.” A rise in the patient’s t\mpera- ture was recorded during the fqre- noon but this was not unexpected by the physicians, who did not view it as necessarily a dangerous symptom. Brigadier General C. E. Sawyer informed newspaper men at noon that the statement issued from the White House this morning would be | the last, until 8 o'clock tonight, un- less there was a radical change. For the first time since the Hard- * the ings entered the White House the public was barred today from the historic mansion. . President Harding remained in the White House proper today in order to be close to the sick bed. His engagement book was kept clear with thq same object in view. More ‘complete diagnosis of the - exact cause of the Hydro-nephorsis There will be .a booth placed i and a determination of whether a Northern Pacific park. next! surgical operation may be necessary Tuesday where pioneers and out-of-| oy advisable will not be reached un- town people will register and page-| tj] after the arrival of Dr. Charles ant. Hekets:.may be ‘obtained, |H. Mayo of Rochester, Minnesota, The Historical Pageant is\ a new! tho now is on his way to Washing- form of entertainment to this sec-/ ton and is expected here late tonight tion. It is to be carried out on al : | or early tomorrow. : mammoth scale, There will be about "rps" Somenclature of medicine de- 1,000 actors in it, in both cities. It| . vibes hydro-nephrosis as an accum- will be somewhat different in the Scribes Mitr eee pelvic region and many replies of aceeptance have | been received. | Bismarck this year celebrates her 50th anniversary, and this special feature will take the form of an| episode in the pageant. The Golden: Jubilee colors will be yellow, and! citizens and merchants are asked by, the decorations eommittce tp remem- | ber this in planning the decorations. | two cities, emphasizing certain hi torical features especially appropri- ate for the cities. The pageant in Bismarck will be given back of the Country Club, where there is a val- ley which makes a wonderful stage and hills which provide a natura} umpitheater. will be used. In Mandan the pageant will be in the ball park. Everybody Helping All organizations are showing 4 remarkably fine spirit of cooperation irs, Thursday said today. The Ro- tary club members are getting espe- cially enthusiastic over their act—a “Wild West” scene in Bismarck in 1872. Rehearsals of various sections are being held daily. _ Because the bridge is held to be, not merely a Bismarck-Mandan bridge, but an important link in the development of western North Da- kota, citizens in all parts of the Mis- souri Slope are displaying keen in- terest in the celebration and page- ant. ss 5G Directors Arriving The directors of the Thurston management are arriving today to take charge of the various local page- ant activities. They include: Miss Mary Brown, ballet director; Mrs. L. C. Wallin, organizer; Mrs. A. C, Lucas, costume director; Fred McDermott, business manager; Vic- tor Moeller, band conductor and Frank Nooney, light and property di- rector, wil] arrive in Bismarck this evening. Powerful] searehlights | | of the kidney caused by an obstruc- ‘tion of the flow of urine between! the kidneys and the bladder. Fre- | quently it has been misdiagnosed ‘as dropsy, and it is believed that | previous indications of the same | trouble in Mrs. Harding’s case have | mislead intimate friends to believe PASSES FAIRLY GOOD NIGHT; MAYO SUMMONED A bulletin issued by Brigadier General C. E. Sawyer, ; physician in attendance, said Mrs. Harding had a “fairly good night” and that complications of yesterday were “less threat=} Charged with Setting Fire to have distinct: influence on the MRS. WARREN G. HARDING UNION MINERS WILL ASSIST - INDICTED MEX cause of the, part his father played. in ‘remained throughout the night at; To Ask Release on Bond of 11 Indicted in Herrin Mas- sacre Probe i STATE TO. RESIST. Attorney’ General Brundage Wants Men Held in Jail Until Trial | (By the Associated Press) Marion, IIL, Sent. 9.—Efforts to have the 11 miners who have been indicted in connection with the kill-; ings at Herrin released on bond, were expected to be made soon, it} was learned today. A. W. Kerr, chief counsel of the! Illinois mine workers and other at- torneys assisting in preparing the defense of the indicted men were tinue a move for the release of Otis Clark, the first man held, which has been pending since’ his arrest, and a fight to obtain freedom on bonds for the others arrested. Attorney General Edward J. Brundage and States Attorney Delos Duty, who have been conducting the investigation have known they wil} resist any attempt to release the men charged with murder. September 18, after returning fifty- eight indictments for conspiracy to | kill and for’ rioting. Thirty-seven of those indicted, were also charged with murder. That this investigation will be thorough and complete was made known by the grand jurors them- selves yesterday, when through their foreman, John Stewart, the investi- gators announced that the following: phases were yet subject to investi- gation: The killing of the three union miners whose death precipitated the making preparations today to con-| already made} The grand jury is resting until) that she was disposed to a dropsical | Jioting on the following day, the ac- condition, known medically 8S S-| tion of the heads of the Southern cites. JUDGE MILLER 10 HEAR CASES Will Hold Court in Bismarck During Next Week Judge Andrew Miller will hold fed- eral court in Bismarck all next week. It is expected that several matters will be before the court during that time. )J. A. Montgomery, clerk of court, is expected to come to Bis- marck Sunday night to remain dur- ing the hearings. é Judge Miller probably. will hold cpurt in Bismarck during most of the month of Septentber, unless it is necessary for him to go to St. Louts or some other point to help clear up congestion of federal court dockets. Illinois Coal Company prior to and after the reopening of the Lester Strip mine and also the reported theft of the mine equipment. “We will make an absolutely thor- ough investigation,” said Mr. Stewart to an Associated Press representa- | tive, “regardless of the results.” PRESIDENT IS NAMED BY DAIL . —, (By the Associated Press) \ Dublin, Sept. 9.—William T. Cos- grave, Minister of Local Government, was elected president of the Dail Eireann by the new parliament at its inaugural session today. The only votes cast acainst him were by the labor members, WEATHER OUTLOOK Washington, Sept. 9.—Weather out- look for the week beginning Monday: Region of the Great Lakes and Up- per Mississippi Valley: Generally fair with temperature near or some- SECRECY VEILS RAIL CONFAB 10 END STRIKE Eleventh Week With Con- ditions Quiet FIVE MEN ARE HELD The note of optimism sounded by Mr. Daugherty was| Chicago-Rock Island Bridge echoed by other attaches at the White House who regarded | - as distinctly hopeful the absence of any untoward symptoms ; in the patient’s condition during the night. | was born in Marion, Ohio, in in Oklahoma - DENIES DIVISION (By the Associated Press) | Philadelphia, Sept. 9.—Thomas | DeWitt Cuyler, chairman of the | Association of Railway Execu- tives, in a statement today said that “the reports emanating from Chicago calculated to cre- ate the impression in the public mind that there is a division in the ranks of the executives, are absolutely incorrect.” He said the “executives stand absolutely on the platform adopted by them H at their meeting on August 23.” (By the Associated Press’ | Chicago, Sept. 9—“Nothing 2 say,” | iwas the reply of union leaders and | railroad heads to inquiried for fur- ther enlightenment on the strike | situation today. ‘ ‘ The same ‘air of secrecy cloaked. : conferences of both union chiefs and | read executives pending develop- ments Monday. On that day Judge James H. Wilkerson is due to hear | Attorney General Daugherty’s ap- | plication to make the government’s strike injunction permanent. ~ The policy committee of the striking shopcrafts is summoned to meet the same day. The shopmen’s strike entered: its | eleventh week today with conditions j generally quiet. Five men were held at Tulsa, Ok- j Jahoma, on charges of setting fire to! {a Chicago,\ Rock Island and Pacific| railroad bridge near Elreno, Okla-| ; boma, on August 27. -The fourth member of an alleged band of bridge burners was arrested last night, at Elreno by Federal agents. , Four men faced. murder charges: at Memphis, Tennessee, for the kill-; ing of Charles Lanier, Jr, a non- union employee of the Frisco sys-| ; tem. Three, men were reported to be in the custody of United States deputy marshals in connection with the dy- namiting of a section of track of the| Chicago, Milwaukee & S. Paul at Perry, Iowa. Military and Federal authorities. were without clues to the identity of bomb throwers. who wrecked the homes of two Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad shop employes at Parsons, Kansas, A more optimistic view of the rail-| road strike situation was apparent in administration circles in Washngton. | At Gary, Indiana, attorneys for two” of the four men arrested in connec- tion with the Michigan Central wreck at Gary on August 20, an- nounced they would continue their efforts to obtain the release of the prisoners on writs of habeas corpus. First petitions for writs were de-; nied, Bishops and the house. of deputies ' of the Protestant Episcopal church lat their triennial convention at | Portland, Oregon, said prayers for ; peace in the railroad strike. |RAIL CONDUCTOR |” MEETS DEATH Fargo! N. D., Sept, 9—C, C. Re: nolds of Minot, Great Northern rai | Toad conductor who. was sprayed | with burning gasotine Thursday at | Hannaford, when a tank car caught jfire from a lighted lantern, died at ja local hospital at 10:30 last night |a5 a result of his injuries. The body; |will be shipped to Alinot tonight for burial. Sentenced to Two Years. | Fargo, N, D., Sept. 9.—E. G. Gres-j | seth, arrested two weeks ago in Min- neapolis on a warrant issued by County Magistrate Judge Leigh J. Monson for the theft of three dress-' es from the Christian Science churen} ihere, pleadell guilty to the grand larceny charge before Judge A. T.| | Cole and was sentenced to two years and six months in the state peniten- tiary at Bismarck. i iJ. F. T. O’Connor To Open With Hankinson Speech (By the Associated Press) Fargo, N. D., Sept. J. F. T. O'Connor, Democratic candidate for United States Senator and endorsed by the Independent Voters Associa- tion will open his campaign at Han- kinson on Friday September 15 it was announced at Association head- quarters here today. The afternoon of September 16 he will deliver an address at Fairmont and Saturday night will talk at Wahpeton. SEARCH SPECIFS. (By the Associated Press) Los Angeles, Sept. 9.—A search in- te China and Africa for humans with is\ planned by Captain Edward A. ! what below normal, jSelisbury, Los Angeles explorer. | Washington, Sept. 9—The condition of Mrs. Harding, :Shopmen’s Walkout Enters, wife of the president, critically ill at the White House, was .|reported at 9:30 a. m. today to be “as favorable as can be | of grain marketing, “elévator changes and other elements ‘and I sincerely hope that we may | nulled when the rail strike began v3! tails of whom stories have reached| Williston .. anthropologists and other scientists] Moorhead .. CONFERENCE ON | GRAIN PRICES Governor Calls Meeting to Be Held in Fargo on Sept. 13 to Talk Prices |CONSIDER SITUATION iDeems Situation so Critical] That Immediate Steps Must Be Taken — DECIDED UPON Governor Nestos has sent out a! letter to between 50 and 100 menj in the state asking them to attend! a conference at Fargo Wednesday, ! | September 13, to consider grain pri-; |ces and marketing. The conference ; wil] be called to order in the rooms, of the Fargo Commercial club at: 9:30 a. m, on that date. ! Invitations were sent to heads of | jgrain marketing and grain pooling| ; organizations, farmers’ organizations and others held to have a goodj knowledge of either marketing, | transportation or warehousing. | The letter of the governor fol-; ‘lows: “I know that you are much in-; Iterested in grain marketing and! ; much concerned about the recent: | decline in the price of wheat andj \ other farm products, Anticfpating | | that this decline might come in the| | event of a large crop, I sent to Pre-! lsident Harding and to Secretary! i Wallace last winter a telegram urg- ; ing the enactment of legislation that | would stabilize the price of agri- | cultural products and insure to the| | farmers for their 1922 crop a price | that would pay for the work and i give a reasonable return on the | farmers’ jinvestment, and I have | again telegraphed them and reiter-| {ated this suggestion, and have their: ‘assurance that they are mindful of | the seriousness of the. problem and will seek to find a solution thereof. “I feel that the situation is so « tical that there ought to be held in! our state a conference of men who are well informed on the problema freight rates,' that enter: into the question of con-; sidering the problem in all its’ | phases and to arrive at some solu- tion thereof, if any can be found. “I feel that such a conference may be and I trust.will be of great value to the farmers of our state, find some solution of this very per- plexing problem, “For that reason, I have called a conferencg to be held at the Com- mercial Club at Fargo on Wednes- day, September 13th, at 9:30 o'clock a, m. for the purpose of considering these problems, and to discovar the| remedy for the existing evils, if it is at all possible to do so. “I sincerely hope that you may be; able to be with us, and that others who are well informed on these sub-| jects will also come so that we may have the bencfit of their informa- tion and counsel. / N. P. LIMITED IS RESTORED, St. Paul, Minn. Sept. 9—The Northern Pacific Lake Superior lim-} ited, running between Duluth and the Twin Cities, will be restored this} afternoon| it. was announced today. The Lake Superior Limited was an-} interfere with traffic. i fg ie ey | The Weather For’ twenty-four hours ending at| noon today: | 58 | Temperature at 7 a. m. Temperature at noon 58) Highest yesterday 72) Lowest yesterday . 53 | Lowest last night. yal Precipitation .... . Trace | Weather Forecasts i For Bismarck and vicinty: Gen- erally fair and somewhat cooler to- | night; Spnday fair. For North Dako’ Generally fair and somewhat cooler tonight; pos- sibly frost north portion; Sunday fair. General Weather Conditions Showers have occurred in the Mississippi Valley, Great Lakes reg- ion and in North Dakota and in Kansas. Cool. weather prevails from the Plains States northwestward and heavy frost occurred in westerm Canada. H L In W Amenia .. .. ..74 39 = 00 cl’r Bismarck .. ..72 46 00 rain Bottineau .. ..57 38 «00 op. c. Devils Lake . ..64 46 00 cldy Dickinson .. ..66 °46 .00 cldy Dunn Center ..65 48 00 cldy Ellendale. .. ..70 39 ©=.00_ cldy Fessenden .. ..69 40 00 cldy Grand Forks ..68 44 .00 p.c Jamestown . ..71 38 =©.00 eldy Langdon. .. ..64 40 .00 cl’r Larimore. .. ..67 39 = 00 cldy Lisbon .. .. ..73 36 = 00. cldy Minot... ....65 38 00 pc Napoleon. .. ..71 43 00 cldy Pembina. .12 43 «00 cldy 64 44 02 rain ..170 44 00 eldy Orris W. Roberts, Meteorologist. | to reach the men, it was stated. Miss Mary Katherine Campbell, a “Miss Columbus” at the Atlantic Cit, BELIEF THAT 47 ENTOMBED MINERS ARE ALIVE SPURS RESCUE PARTY TO FRESH EFFORTS IN THEIR BEHALF Miss Columbus beauty contest against 170 competitors at Columbus, 0. 16, high school girl, recently won She will be y pageant. (By the Associated Press) + Jackson, Calif., Sept. 9.—Science, | through one of its uncanily subtle in- struments, had turned despair into hope when. crews of diggers resumed | today their task of reaching the! spot walled’ in. by: rock and debris/ and ‘flame where 47 workers: in the Argonaut gold mine here have been imprisoned for 12 days. It ‘seemed ‘yesterday that the res- cuers would release only corpses. An official] of the company had express- ed the belief that all the entombed miners were dead and every evidence apparently pointed to that. Yet, late’ last night, came the astonishing an- nouncement that chemical tests had | demonstrated that the men all were alive, Argonaut officials said they; were preparing a formal statement | declaring it their opinion that none | of the miners had perished. The of-| ficials backed up their assertion | with the offer of a reward of $5,000) te the first crew reaching the min-/| ers, A delicate instrument, it was ex-} plained, had been lowered into the, fiery and gaseous shaft through, which the men had gone. It had rec-! orded no gases indicating the pres- | [ence of a single dead body. Moreover, | principal crops: it was reported to show that noxious | gases had not penetrated to the re-| gion where the men were entombed} but that the air in the lower levels was pure enough to sustain life. More muck and decayed timbering instead of a clear passage was found when a bulkhead in the 3,600 foot | level of ‘the Kennedy mine was/ smashed in early today by one of; the crews secking to rescue the 47} entombed men in the adjoining Ar-' gonaut mine. This setback means at | least another week will be meauire? | | DOLLARS DROP ON BISHARCK Novel Advertising Stunt Used By Local Store Dollars were to drop from the sky in Bismarck and Mandan late this afternoon. B. R. J. Hassell got ready to sail over the two cities in a novel ad- vertising feature for A, W. Lucas & Co. dropping colored parachutes by the score from the airplane, Each parachute contained advertising mat- ter of the Lucas company and a tag worth $1 when applied on a purchase in various departments of the store. The landing field chosen by the aviators is just south of the base- ball park. They will take up any passengers desiring the pleasure of an airplane ride this afternoon and will be at the ficld all day Sunday to carry passengers. The plane is one of the finest of new designs, On Monday morning the aviators leave Bismarck on a special trip financed by Bismarck merchants, ad- vertising the big celebration of Sept. 18, 19 and 20. : LONDON’S CHINATOWN PASSING ‘London, Sept. 9.—London's China- town is. fast disappearing. Four years ago 2,000 Chinese seamen were living within a stone’s throw of the West India Dock gates. Now it is | doubtful whether there are 700, says the Daily News. a 113 MILLION WHEAT FOR | THIS STATE) (By the Associated Press) Grand Forks, N. D., Sept. 9.— Small grain prospects for the state of North Dakota were materially in- creased and potato and corn pros- pects dropped off considerably dur- ing the month of August, according to the monthly report of Jay G. Dia-| mond, agricultural statistician for the bureau of markets and crop es- timates. “Drouth, heat and minor} factors reduced the potato prospect 1,008,000 and corn 432,000 bushels,” said the report. The spring wheat prospects in- creased 9,891,000 bushels; oats 1,- 849,000 bushels; barley 1,447,000 and; flax 238,000, The report gave the following forecast of the state’s Wheat 113,044,000 bushels; oats; 791,743,000 bushels; barley 26,523,- | 000; flax 4,619,000; potatoes 19,320,- 660; corn 15,960,000. The report said: “geptember 1 condition of spring wheat is estimated at 87 percent of a normal, against 56 percent a year! ago and the ten-year average of. 66, percent and forecasts a production; of 113,044,000 bushels, compared with 103,153,000 on August 1, 73,264,-| 000 bushels, the final estimate for 1921, and 65,354,000 bushels, the five- year average.” | Of the 13,273,000 bushels increase , in the September 1 forecast over the August 1 forecast shown for the United States, 9,891,000 bushels oc- curred in North Dakota. In regard; to the potato crop the report says?) “Potato prospects in North Dakota were reduced in practically all dis- tricts by August heat and drought ; with disease a contributing factor,} SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS VIE FOR SHIP ROOM Turkish Nationalist Forces Bombarding City of Smyrna With Heavy Guns ALLIES TO TAKE TOWN Probably Will Occupy City on Which Turks Advance, Tomorrow, Advices Say ROUT CONFIRMED (By the Associated Press) Adana, Sept. 9.—Advices re- -ceived from Turkish National- ist sources confirm the complete defeat of the Greek army. The army, which at the beginning of the operations was estimated to aggregate 200,000 men, has lost more than half its effectives. Thousand of prisoners are be- ing taken daily. The Kemali: continue to advance rapidly. Athens, Sept. 9.—Smyrna is being bombarded by the Turkish National- ists, Nine airplanes from the Greek naval base there arrived here this morning, the airmen telling of their departure from the city under ar- tillery fire. ‘As they left the Smyrna airdome an enemy shell damaged a tenth plane ‘which was just leaving the ground, The machine was unable to continue and the aviators were ig- norant of the fate of their comrades, Smyrna is being evacuated admist scenes of great disorder, according to refugees, 2,200 of whom have ar- rived here. Panic reigns as the Turks approach the town, it is de- clared, and the Greek soldiers are contending with the civilians for places on the outgoing ships. GREEK FLEET LEAVES Smyrna, Sept. 9—The Greek fleet left Smyrna harbor this afternoon. The Greek commander planned to embark tonight. The Allies probably will occupy the town tomorrow. Allied and American detachments were landed at noon today from the warships for the protection of the foreign popula- tion. Naturalized Americans have been instructed to leave the town. Turkish Nationalists vanguards have been reported fifteen miles from the city. MOVE FOR DETHRONEMENT Constantinople, Sept. 9.—A move- ment for the dethronement of King Constantine of Greece and the estab- lishment of a republic is reported by the Greek newspapers to be under way on the Islands of the Greecian archipelego. SURRENDER OF ARMY Constantinople, Sept. 9.—Kemalist armistice terms, according to Turk- ish newspapers include the surrender of the Greek army as a hostage for the delivery of certain war material the Turkish occupation of the Ana- tolian ports, the immediate evacua- tion of Thrace, and the reconstruc- tion of the regions devastated by the Greeks. DISASTER COMPLETE. Constantinople, Sept. 9. — The Greek disaster in Smyrna is com- plete, and Turkish troops are pre- paring to enter the city tonight or tomorrow morning, according to dis- patches received here. M. Stergiades, the Greek high com- missioner, Smprna left the city to- day aboard the ¢ritish battleship Iron Duke. ENTERED HOME, ROBBED FARMER Transient Arrested at Mandan Confesses Moffit Theft condition decline on September 1 be-} Joe Farmer, brought to Bismarck ing 8 points and the interpreted pro-| from Mandan by Sheriff Brady, has duction decline 1,008,000 bushels, confessed to the robbery of the home from the August 1 forecasts. Sept. 1| of Viggo Jensen of Moffit. He en- condition was placed at 80 percent; tered the house September 4 and of a normal, which is still well above; took an Iver-Johnson revolver and that of a year ago, and the 10-year}three other small articles. Farmer average.” | was found in the Catholic church at The, production this year is placed | at 19,320,000 bushels, compared with» Mandan and arrested there. He also admitted he was a deserter 11,520,000 bushels last year and’6,-| from the army, having gone “over 348,000 bushels for the five-year av- the hill” at Camp Jesup, Ga., when erage. pA eee TO PERFECT WIRELESS London, Sept. 9.—England has been struggling hard to initiate something like a system of wireless broadcasting, based on American lines, The Postmaster-General has announced in Parliament that no licenses yet had been issued to broadcasting stations, but it was the plan of the principal manufacturers of wireless apparatus in Great Brit- ian to form companies to provide broadcasting service. STAMP FAMINE OUT Moscow, Russia, Sept. 9—One of the surest indications that the fam- ine has been stamped out in Russia, | according to the American Relief ‘Administration, is the rate at which letters of gratitude and expre‘ssions, of thanks have been pouring into the Moscow office of the administration during the last few weeks, | | tariff provisions of the Republican his three-year enlistment was neatly over, He became a wanderer, he said, was arrested in New York and Milwaukee and drifted out here. Luther Spencer, who confessed to several robberies, may be taken back to Spokane. The Spokane police an- swered a wire giving a description of some of the loot recovered, say- ing that it had been stolen in Spo- kane, To Use Foreign Valuation as Basis Washington, Sept. 9.—An agree- ment on the valuation of flexible tariff bill was feported today to have been reached by the senate and house Republican conferees under which the principal provision of the sen- ate would be retained with their basis of foreign instead of Ameri- can_valuation for calculating duties.