The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 1, 1923, Page 1

4 £ \ i, WEATHER FORECAST Generally fair tonight and Sunday. Not much change vin’ temperature. ESTABLISHED 41873 of 4 Effort Will Be Made Again To Find Basis for Peace Be- / tween Factions : PINCHOT IS CONFIDENT { } ¢ ~g Both Sides, However. Refuse to Accept Many Points in Governor’s Proposal ‘Harrisburg, Pa., Sept. 1—(By the Associated Press)—The conference of anthracite miners and operators rep- resentatives which reconvened at 10 o'clock today to resume consideration of Governor Pinchot’s peace settle- ment plan adjourned at 11:07 a. m. until 2 p. m. next Wednesday. Governor Pinchot at the close of today’s session expressed himself as much encouraged. The suspension, however, will continue during the re- cess which was agreed to, the Gov- ‘ernor explained, at the suggestion of both sides. Spokesmen for both sides of the tontroversy left town immediately hereafter declaring their positions nchanged, ifferences over the Governo toposal for a 10 percent wage i: rease to all anthracite mine work- rs and over arbitration were as strongly marked as ever when the Governor reassembled his conference. ‘Today's meeting lasted scarcely a half hour. Both employers and union Jeaders were in one room all during he period. Until Wednesday when hey come back there will be no at- tempt on either side that might end he work suspension. One barrier to agreement lay in ¥ the Governor's offer of/a 10 percent wage increase for operators said they would not grant without an added \contract for a term of years with provision for annual revision by bitration, The union reiterated irsul to accept arbitration. Subsidi- j ary points concerning the eight-hour day and the check-off system which the Governor asked the urtion to abandon, and ,recognition of the i | 7 union presented other points of dif- ference but these were said to have bargaining possibilities. « About 155,000 men and boys are ‘idle. The only men at work today whre about 4,000 maintenance men. It is their duty to keep the mines y ‘ree from water and gas and prevent _ Jeaygsins. The feeling that the suspension may not long be continued is shared Jot only by many mine owners but mpany officials in the state of yennsylvania. This was understood ‘hen no preparations were made for | Yong suspension. AMERICANS IN FORT FIRED ON BY JTALIANS ast Word Is That American and Canadian Relief Of- ficials Escape New York, Sept. 1.—Cable .com- Inunication between Athens and the sland of Corfu, says a message has seen receiyed at the Near East Re- ef headquarters from Athens office. he. last message received from meri¢an relief workers who were ring’ fox 150 orphans in the old rt at Corfu announced that the Memerican and Canadian _persei Wad escaped injury in the Italian funboat bombardment of the island ‘ * Mandan, Sept, 1.—Three Hawai- " p Mrior to the seizure. FEAR FOR SAFETY Naw York, Sept. 1.—Fearing for . ‘@*eafety of American and Canadian ; lef workers on the Island of Corfu well as tefugees officials of the @ East Relief today hastened to § in touch with the state depart- a LD DANGERS IN. MANDAN ‘Charged With Evading the Canadian Head Tax ie + u ie Reece! ..{ plant, while Gunnar Osgard, ..|sheriff of McHenry county will be the THE 5 . weg is a aaa “A BISMARCK TRIBU BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1923 eee IS BELIEVER IN John J. Lee of Minot Succeeds As Boss of Big Institution —Inmates With Good Con- duct Record to be Given Favors, New Warden Says Belief in the honor system was ex- pressed by John J. Lee, who today as- sumed the wardenship of North Da- kota's state penitentiary, located east of the city. ~ “I think that where ‘an inmate be- haves well and shows that he can be trusted he should be entitled to con- sideration,” said Mr. Lee. “I really am in favor of the honor system. Just how far we will go I cannot say.” Minot, declared that “maintenance of good discipline and fair treatment tc | the convicts” will mark his adminis itration. He plans to continue the night school at the prison for the benefit of the prisoners. “Talking at meals will be discon- jtinued at the prison, Warden Lec informed the prisoners whom he met |face to face at breakfast this morn- jing. The warden declared his belief |that this would be welcomed dy many of the prisoners because of the confusion and noise which obtained when 200 prisoners were talking -at the same time. Mr. Lee was sheriff of Ward county for two terms, from 1905 to 1909, was a member of the city commission of Minot for four years and a member of the legislature in 1911. He is the author of the sheriff's salary. law, which changed the sheriff's office from a fee to a salary basis in North Dakota. His family, consisting of Mrs. Lee, four girls and three boys, will occupy the warden’s residence. Mr. Lee's deputy will be Thomas Gray of Grand Forks; H. R. Jones of Fargo will be the warden’s secretary and Sherman Wright will be retained \as secretary in charge of the twine former chief keeper and H, L. Holdren of Medora. will be in. charge of the commissary department. Most of the guards now on duty will he retained, the new warden sai. Mr. Lee succeeds L. L. Stair, who will return to his farm in Bottineau county, Mr. Stair has been warden since late in 1920 and previously was speaker of the House of’ Represen- tatives. Mr. Stair resigned his posi- tion, effective August 31, several months ago. Officers and guards of the prison planned to present Warden Stair with a remembrance before he left today. YEGGS FAIL IN GLEN ULLIN BANK BLOWING Unable to Pierce Safe-Door With.a Stolen Oxy-Acety- lene Outfit An:attempt to blow the vault of the Farmers State Bank at Glen UI- lin failed this morning when yegg- men were unable to make an oxy- acetylene outfit cut the combination dial and door of the vault. Othe: than the barking of the dog the pre. sence of three strangers in the city early in thé evening and a mysteri- ous car parked near the stockyards no clue was obtainabl The acetylene was removed from the Waechter garage and was of heavy tyne which would require the combined efforts of four or five me: Entrance to the bank was mad through a rear window and door, Nothing was taken from the bank and damage was confined to a badly melted dial. RUSSIAN BLOUSE The appearance of’ the three-quar- ter length Russian blouse the continued popularity of.the tume slip. The slip without plei is the one now ‘preferred. NO TRIBUNE ON LABOR DAY Monday; September 3, is Labor Day. In accordance with its usual custom, and espe- cially because of the La- bor Day celebration in Bismarck in” which , Tribune. employes _ will participate, The Tribune * C3 The new warden, who comes from| THE HONOR SYSTEM ‘Hold Aviation Meet in Europe Gothenburg, Sweden, Sept. 1.—The ‘first international aviation mcet in Europe since the war is now open ii | this city, bringing together in p ful competition fiers and exhibitors {from countries that five years ago | were at war, Thus German is repre ‘sented as well as France, England {and the United States. The neutral |countries participating are Holland, | Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, ana | Sweden, Belgium, Italy, and Czecko- | Slovakia, Even such far away states ns Colombiaand Siam are taking part. | Great Britain's interest is shown by the personal visits of General Branck- ner, Director of Civil Aviation, who jflew from England to Sweden, and Sir Samuel. Hoare, the British Air Airplanes of every known make are entered in the program of contests | between military, commercial, ana exhibition fliers. ®Also there are a {great number of balloons, gliders, hydro-gliders, etc., and en exhibition lof at I 30 different types of air- plane motors, An unusally interesting section of 'the exposition is that which illus- {trates the history of aviation. The development of heavier-than-air ma- chines, from the earliest crude types to the most up-to-date military and commercial machines, is showh, NORTH DAKOTA GOLD MINE TO Charles Kupitz, Who Came to Bismarck in 1873, Renews Faith in Country MUST CHANGE STYLE The broad, fertile acres of Bur- leigh county and other counties in western North Dakota constitute a veritable gold mine if tilled properly, Charles Kupitz, who first came to Bismarck in 1873 and who is now here on a visit after spending & considerable period with his daughter in Bellingham, Washington, declared today. “North Dakota lobks: just as good as ever, it’s a good country, can’t be beat,” Mr. Kupitz, “but everybody has got to get away. from this infernal wheat farming.” Mr. Kupitz was in business for 45 years in Bismarck, also farmed, bought cattle and engaged in other enterprises and feels he knows this {section of the state hke a boek. He j has now retired from active partici- pation in business and probably will spend most of his time in Belling- ham, but returned to Bismarck with his daughter, Mrs. A. D. Anderson, for a visit with his son, Max Kupitz. Progreas in Corn The wheat crop hasn’t varied much lin the time Mr. Kupitz has known j North Dakota. He said he figured there would be a bumper yield about. once in seven years, and the others wouldn’t amount to much. He feels that 45 years experience ought to be enough to convince one that wheat farming isn’t the way to make money jin North Dakota, But he has seen a change in other crops, particularly in corn, When he first came here, .Mr. Kupitz said, corn wouldn’t grow over two or three feet in height. The other day he arava in the country and saw what he said was as fine corn as can be grown any place. This has been ac- ‘rcomplished through bringing up the seed to meet conditions, he said. “Just imagine raising corn like this on $20 an acre land when no better jis raised in Iowa on $200 to $300 an acre land!” said Mr. Kupitz. “Why the farmers have a regular gold mine Dairying is accentuated around Bellingham, Washington, Mr. Kupitz said. Curiously enough, he said, while many farmers in North Dakota have looked down upon milking cows and dairying as a low degree of farming, in Washington it is the dairy‘farmer who holds up his head and looky down on the man who isn’t a dairy farmer. It is the dairy farmers who make the money, he , and they believe it is the highest type of farming there ‘ “Can Change Country “The bankers and merchants can make this country what it ought to be, raising cows, corn and hogs,” said Mr, Kupitz. “They' ought to ‘cut off the credit from anyone who doesn't farm that way, i 4 Mr. Kupits. declared that good farming pays every place. ki many, old-timers in the country, like himself, he said, who camé. to, North Dakota with nothing and ime com- fortably well off in later life, Ecklund township, he thinks, is the banner township of Bu county, declar- ing there are 80 to 40 old time: farm- RIGHT PEOPLE ee é aay Se get SLOPE LABOR CELEBRATION HERE MONDAY Organized Labor Bodies of Mandan, Bismarck and Wilton Cooperating For It GALA DAY IS PLANNED Contests, Speaking, Street Dance and Parade All on Program of Day’s Observance Labor Day will be observed in Bis- marck Monday, September 3, with @ tri-city celebration—union men of Bismarck, Mandan and Wilton gath- ering with other union men from the Missouri Slope for an all-day celebra- The exercises will open at 10:30’ a, m, Monday with a parade headed joy the St. Mary’s school band, The ‘parade will end at the Bismarck baseball park where the chief fea- tures of the day’s program will take place. The chief address of ‘the day will be deliveréd at 2 o’clock in the after- noon, when former Supreme Court Justice Richard H, Grace will speak, Fun galore is planned in the con- tests arranged by the executive com- mittee, of which S, S. McDonald is chairman. Over $300 worth of prizes have been donated by Bismarck merchants for the eontests, which will include married couples’ race, boys’ race, vote on most. popular man, race for married men over 50 yearn, fat women’s race, girls’ race, tug of war between union men of Bismarck and United Mine Workers and many | other similar contests. Refreshments Iwill be served on the grox.nd, At -night a street: dance--will be given on Third street, near Main street, Mayor's Proclamation. Mayor Lenhart today issued the following Labor Day procla- mation: “Labor Day shoulg be one of the great holidays of the year, because it is dedicated to no spe- cial class or creed other than workers and work—in that spect it is or should be an all- American hosliday. “It is well, therefore, to re- member on this day that there is no substitute for work—it is the basic principle of a successful life, “It is written that the idle shall perish, but that they who work diligently and honestly shall be blessed with a happy and prosperous life. America has known no exception to this rule. Its great leaders of today are men who a Zenecahen ago started at the bottom of the lad- ° der and by sheer work rose to the positions they now enjoy. Our Fords, Edisons, Carnegies, Gompers and their tike are la- borers who overcame all their early handicaps through work, “That, after all, is one of the Teasons why Labor Day is a hol- iday peculiar to the United States. No other country offers té Iabor the conditions or op- portunities that’ can be found in this country. Work still is and always will be the basic prin- ¢iple to successful living any- where, “It is well. that Labor Day is honored s0 widely in America, if for no other reason than that it emphasizes the opportunities for work and the blessings andipros- perity that come from work. “Now, therefore, I, A, P, Ler: hart, president of the city com- mission of Bismarck, do hereby urge that September 3 be Gbserv- ed as Labor Day, that all citi- zens pay tribute to work ang the workers of the nation, and fur- ther that all places of ‘business be closed from 12 noon to 4:8) Pp. m, to permit everyone to join in the day’s observance, (Signed), President City resident City Com: ion, ‘Wilton miners have chartered a special train to come to Bismarck for the day. There wil be del tions from Zap, Beulah, Mandan other towns. Several officers oi unions are expected to be i. -President Webb of the A: octatie a member of a com- mittee- to extend. the glad hand of fellowship ‘to visitors ‘hereon Labor Day and join -in the celebration; Completes 28 Years As 8. D. Educator Aberdeen, 8. D;,’ Sept. 1.—This ‘week completed Dean. A. tapers | said to have chosen EAR GREAT DISASTER IN JAPAN, NEW WARDEN TAKES PENITENTIARY; HARTHQUAKE FIRE, STRIKES LARGE CITIES Entirs City of Yokohama, Where Many Americans Live, Is Reported Ablaze COMMUNICATION CUT Unable to Reach Tokio, Jap- anese Capital, and Grave Fears Are Expressed San Francisco, Sept. 1.—(By the As-, sociated Press)—Practically the en-' tire city of Yokohama is afire and numerous casualties have occurred as a result of a conflagration which broke out after a severe earthquake shock, according to a message from the Japanese radio station at Iwanki to the Radio Corporation of Ameri- |! ca’s local station. The message fol-| lows: “Conflagration subsequent to se- vere earthquake at Yokohama at noon today (Saturday) practically the whole city is ablaze. Numerous cas- ualties.” REPEATED SHOCKS Magasaki, Japan, Sept. 1—A naval wireless message received at Sascho from Fananash says that there have been repeated earthquakes accom- panied by a severe rainstorm in To-; kio today. Another message reports that fire has broken out in Yokohama and that inhabitants are seeking refuge on the ships in the harbor. CAUSES ANXIETY . Washington, Sept. 1.—Reports of a severe earthquake in Yokohama, dapan, caused unusual anxiety here today because of the great number of Americans who make their homes| in that city, It is estimated that more than a thousand citizens of the United States who have business connections in Tokio live in the sec- tion reported affected by the con- flagration. More than half of all Americans in that part of Japan are Yokohama as their place of residence. It is only a half hour’s ride from the capital. LOSE CONNECTIONS San Francisco Sept. 1.—(By the As- sociated Press)—The Radio Corpora- tion announced here at 9:20 a, m. that all connections with Japan had been lost. The last word received from Japan before that hour said that apparently all land lines in the northeastern section of Japan were down. The Radio Corporation’s wireless station, which connects with the United States, is located at Tomioka, 144 miles northeast of Tokio. It is connected with Tokio by means of a land‘line. The Postal Telegraph Company said it was making an ef- fort to reach Tokio by way of Manila and Shanghai. TOKIO CUT OFF Osaka Japan, Sept. 1.—(By the As- sociated Press)—An _— earthquake shock lasting over six minutes was felt here noon today. It was ac- companied by an “up and ’ down” movement. Telephonic and telegraphic com- munication with Tokio hag been in- terrupted. It is feared the shock has had a serious effect in Tokio and that great damage has been done there and at Yokohama and Yokusuka- OATS YIELD 30 BUSHELS TO THE ACRE One of the best yields of oats thus far reported in this county is on the farm of John Eliason, six miles southeast of Baldwin. He threshed 30 bushels to the acre off 18 acres. SCHOOL BELLS TOLL MONDAY, ENDING | SUMMER VACATION OF CITY PUPILS Sure, Monday is Labor Day. “ Ask any tot in town, for do school begin then? She bells will toll Monday morn- ing after their summer vacation and al} the students of the high school and the grade schools are summoned to be in the school rooms.at 9 3, m There will not be a great deal of labor for the school students Mon, day, however, although the teachers will be busy, The chief busine the day wil be register: assigning them to cla: ingthem as to. books. needed and preparing the rolls. This probably will take but’ an hour or two. Then school will be over for the day, to start in earnest Tuesday. Three principals of schools change. this-year, Will Bublitz, formerly of Dickinson, succeeds ¥. H. DeBolt "e ‘26th year in the state of South Da-| as principal of the high school. In- kota, as a minister and educator, and/|.dications ‘hia 9th year on the faculty of! the ‘| Northern Normal, enced | Inst qvening. Ais. i the..high school will, ha enrollment in j hi _ blatong. Laat year the total couber if Students enrolled during. TRAIN GUNS ON GREEK FORTS {HARD COAL MINERS IN EAST LAY DOWN TOOLS TODAY ~~ NEGOTIATIONS | OAT STANDSTILL *, FOR FOUR vAYS SIGNIFICANCE OF LABOR DAY By Samuel Gompers | President of the American Federa- stituting flagrant violation of the international laws. tion of Labor |Written Expressly for NEA SER-| were killed and many wounded in the bombardment. VICE, INC., and The Bismarck Tribune. Labor Day is a double celebration. It .records Labor's achievements in securing fundamental rights, It also expresses Labor's determination to maintain Labor's policy in every field of human endeavor. For this reason, Labor Day, as a national hol- iday, has a deep significance for the republic. Our fathers fought and bled in de- fense of the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The government of the United States was established to protect these rights. Labor's policy stands for their practical realization for every citizen. Searchlight For The Masses Labor's policy expresses the ma- terial and spiritual aspirations of the mi . Therefore, Labor's policy be- comes the policy of the nation in its search for political and economic stability ard prosperity. Labor's policy is significant for its conception of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It envisions a life not limited by the mere necessi- ties of physical existence, It demands a living standard much higher than is contained in “cost-of-living” wages. It insists that Labor shall have an equitable share of the wealth in which Labor’s own life energies are the essential elements. Labor's‘ pol- icy demands a life unblemished with constant worries over threatened economic insecurity in a country over- flowing with actual and potential wealth. Liberty: Is Labor’s Policy Labor’s policy stands for liberty in the broadest meaning of the term. Political liberty—liberty to deter- mine freely our political relations and institutions by the sovereignty of the ballot under democratic repre- sentative government. Industrial li- berty—liberty freely to negotiate industrial relations without compul- sion from any source, Liberty to strike; for the bedrock of industrial liberty is the right to quit work. The rights to life, liber- ty and the pursuit of happiness be- come academic mouthings when the right to quit work is impaired. Labor's policy expresses Labor's faith in our workers. Faith in their ability to demonstrate that within the fields of representative political and industrial democracy, organized Labor is the advance guard of the masses, driving its way ahead of Labor's objective, and strik- ing down the barriers of reaction, greed and tyranny wherever foihd and by whomsoever planted. Proud of its achievements, firm in its determination, sure of it: American Labor celebrates Labor ‘Day, 1923, with joy and confidence and earnestly invites all those who have faith in American institutions to join in the celebration. uccess, the year reached 447, which is the record. Miss Marie Huber, formerly prin- cipal of the Wachter school and teacher in the William Moore school last year, will be in charge of the latter school and Miss Dora Wallen, who was in charge of the seventh grade in the Richholt school, will be principal of the Wachter schp Miss Agnes Boyle and Mrs. Ella C selman again will be in chai the Richholt and Wills schools, re- nective. B it, Mary’s school, ns Tuesday, Sept. 4, er " The building has been entirely renovated during the summer, prepar- atory to the opening tis Th returned from t various colleges and normal. schools where they have been taking special work during the summer months. Thirty children from out of town straight} TTALIAN ACTION VIEWED RQUAL | “TODECLARATION OF WAR; GREEK | PREMIER SAYS 15 ORPHANS DIE Italian Ships Bar Transportetion From Island of Corfu— Grecce Appeals to League of Nations For Intervention and Settlement of Situation, Which Is Viewed in London ; Exceedingly Grave and May be the Start of War In- volving All of Southeastern European Nations e Geneva, Sept. 1.— (By the A. P.) —A communication from Greece submitting the Greco-Italian crisis to the League of Nations was received today at the league headquarters, thus automatically bringing the conflict before the council of the League of Nations which is now in session. TANTAMOUNT TO WAR : London, Sept. 1.— (By the A. P.) —Italy’s action in bombarding and occupying Corfu in contravention of the neutrality of the island guaranteed in perpetuity by the treaty of 1864 in which Great Britain ceded Corfu to Greece is considered in military and diplomatic quarters in London as tantamount to a declaration of war on Greece and as con- A dispatch from Corfu last night said that 15 civilians The war vessels fired on the old fort as well and it was in this building that many casualties occurred, it was said. News of the occupation caused general consternation in ‘Athens and there was evidence of extreme indignation on the part of the population. , 4 | The gravest apprehension is felt over possible further ‘moves by Italy. If Italy should ignore the intervention of the League of Nations and the independent efforts of the allied council of ambassadors for the amicable solution of , \the crisis the military experts here see the danger of war ‘spreading throughout southeastern Europe. ABIDE BY LEAGUE “ ‘ Athens, Sept. 1—(By the A. P.)—Greece will abide: by the decision of the League of Nations in the dispute with Italy, Premier Gonatas announced to the press after the \cabinet meeting today. The arian said That the forts the Italian squadron had ‘been bombarding at Corfu had been placed at the disposal lof the Near’ Hast relief for housing Greek orphans. The premier announced officially that some of the orphans = killed and said that although he did not know the exact nga ber he understood it was fifteen. BRITISH RELUCTANT TO ACT London, Sept. 1.—(By the Associat- ITALY’S ACT cept arbitration by the League of Nations, the council of which’ meets at Geneva today to consider the Must Meet Problem If It Is To Have Force in Europe, Is Belief Expressed whole critical situation. It is announced that the govern- ment thus far has not instructed the British ambassador at Rome or the diplomatic representatives at Athen: to use their good offices toward » settlement of dispute, it being felt .- that the controversy for the moment lis one for the league to decide. Meanwhile, however the govern. ment is taking all prudent precau- tions and measures to prevent Italy from making her occupation of Cor fu permanent, in violation of the ex- isting neutrality agreement. Vari- ous units of the British Mediterran- ean fleet now released from service at the Dardanelles are‘ within easy access of Corfu and in position to block further moves from Italy if the Rome government refuses to. . The whole trend of opinion in Eng- land, however, seems to be strongly against becoming involved in Neur Bastern complications if it can pos- sibly be avoided. CALLED TO COLORS London, Sept. 1.—(By the Associat- ed Press)—Italian reservists residins; in London have been notified to Kold themselves in readiness for a cai to colors in the event the nec arises. LEADERS MEETING Confident That Some Peace- ful Solution Will Be Found In The Crisis Geneva, Sept. 1.—By the A. P.)—The council of the League of Nations today decided to take up the Itallo-Greek differ. ence) Tuesday and expressed the hope that the two countries would commit nothing further to aggravate the situation. Geneva, Sept. 1—(By the A. P.)—Antonio Salandro, mem- ber of the Italian delegation of the League of Nations inform- ed the Associated Press cor- respondent today that Italy's attitude om Greece’s communt- cation to the League could be decided until an opportun- ity had been had to study it, Italy had committed no act of war in oecupying Corfu as- serted Signor Salandro. He sald that public opinion in Italy demanded the measures SHIPS REMOVED bo Rome, Sept. 1—(By the Associat- ed Press)—A- message received by the way of Corfu says the - Greek ships at Pheleron have been moved to Salamis. . f} : | ndopted and that Premier Mus- (Salamis is an island lying s. few rolini would not have lasted - | niles west of Pirseus, port ot over had he not acted athens) — , vigereaty, LEAVE IF DEMANDS MET Greece, Sept. 1.—(By the Associated Press)—The Greek got- ernment has been informed by Italy that the Italian fleet will leave Cor- mplies with (By the Associated Pre Gioen: Sept. 1—The League of Nations is at the crisis of its career. This was the feeling of all the del gates to the Fourth A embly and \fa as soon as Greece co! the council members as they heard | the Italian demands, , the news that Greece ‘had decided to] ‘The police station and school én, eal to the League to settle her/ the island of Corfu were bomt ‘ differences with Italy. Th general by the Itallan fleet philips 3 = opinion is that the league is on trial | .° rey but every one is confident that it will be able to effect » peaceful and just ent nothwithstanding the pre- cipitate action of Italy in occupying Corfu. The League Council ts to meet to- day but it is: not« that it will be called Ma to deal with the t Italo-Greek question. The procedure to be followed will| of the government ia untenable, Bi cretary-general to call| change ‘hes ‘ali~n and there It was |panic at the banks, : oC auestion before the la ally fair with a probability (Much depends also tude assumed by thie”