The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 17, 1923, Page 1

i Lj ' igxoersstet _ gto the Pacific coat WEATHEE FORECAST Unsettled and cooler tonight; probably rain. Frost tonight. ESTABLISHED 1873 COAL PRICES — HIGH SAYS . GOVERNOR $2.50 Profit Per Ton Is/Work- ing Against the Use of Lignite in State INVESTIGATES CASE Says Retailers: Making Un- reasonable Profit — Produc- ers Should Probe Question Coal retailers of the state are scored by Gov. R. A. Nestos, in a let- ter, addressed to some of the lead- ing lignite coal producers of tif: state, made public today. That the retail price of lignite coal, especially in the eastern part of the state is too high is one of the accusations made by the governor in the letter the body of which follows: “Complaints have come to me that the retail price of lignite coal in this state is too high; so high in fact as to discourage the use of it and unwarrantably high considering the hard times in our state, “For the purpose of ascertaining the true facts, I have made inquir- ies ang find for instance that lignite coal which is advertised to sell in the Red River Valley cities at $7.50 per ton costs at the mine approxi- mately $3 per ton and that the freight rate varies from about $1.35 to $1.60. If this be the case, there is a retailer's profit of $2.50 per ton and it would seem to me that as in ~ mbst cases this coal is hauled direct- ly from the car to the consumer that the margin is too large and acts to prevent the large use of lignite coal which we so greatly desire in this state, “I cannot help but feel that if an unreasonable profit is charged by the retailers that the coal producers themselves ought to take it up and make sure that the retail price is so reduced as to encourage the use of lignite coal and still to leave a reasonable profit for the man who handles it. “I am sending such a letter to each of a dozen companies who presum- ably are shipping lignite coal into the territory from Rugpy, New Kock- ford,~-Carringtony- and east, where this wignte will of nec- cessity be the most pressing for solu- tion. I trust you will have this mat- ter looked into without delay.” COMMUNITY SALE HELD —_INRAIN In Spite of Drizzling Shower Local Business Men Hold Non-Competitive Sale In spite of the drizzling rain the Community Sale, attanged by the Advertising Club of Bismarck, is be- ing held today, according to ‘A. F. Bradley, of the Association of Com- merce with which is affiliated the Advertising Club. The fifty: four local stores who are advertising especial bargains have all “been placarded so that no confusion may result, and the sale will continue all d: WEATHER FORECASTS For Bismarck and vicinity: Unset- tled and colder tonight; probably vain, Tuesday partly cloudy with rising temperature, Frost tonight. For North Dakota: Unsettled and colder tonight; probably tain east and central portions; frost west por- tion, Tuesday partly cloudy with ris- ing temperature. General Weather Conditions An extensive area of low pressure centered over eastern South Dakota has been. aecompanied by general precipitation throughout the Missis- sippi Valley, Plains States and along {the eastern slope of the Rockies, The ‘precipitation’-was quite heavy at most places. High pressure in the Northwest is accompanied by fair, cool weather from the Plateau States Road Conditions ~ The roads throughout the . State are mostly muddy and slippery due to the rains Sunday and Monday. North Dakota « Corn and wheat Station: Amenia + BISMARCK Bottineau Bowbells . Devils Lake . Dickinson Dunn Cent High Low Preci. “ Fessenden . , Grand Forks Jamestown . Napoleon * Williston aS,Ssacearsasss 8 - The above record. “hours ending at 7a, m> MINERS MEET TO PASS ON | NEW CONTRACT Lewis Expects Workers to Drafted Two Year Agreement Accept Newly ADJOURN TOMORROW This Would be the Final Step to Bring About Resump- tion of Operators Scranton, Pa., Sept. 17—Anthracite coal miners representing the 150,000 union workers of the . Pennsyl coal fields met in convention tor 2-year agreement drafted by their officers and oper- ators in Harrisburg nine days ago, where ratification of the terms of; settlement were the final step nec-' "to pass ( on. the essary to bring about resumption of; suspended Aug. 31 when the previous contvact ordered quit. John L, Lewis, president of the! U, 8. Mine Workers, expressed con-| fidence. that the miners would ap- mining operation, expired and men were prove the contract. It+was considered that the conven- tion would “not adjourn ton tomorrow. YEGGS RIFLE ‘COULEE BANK Minot, N, D., Sept. 17.—Yeggs Fri- day night blew open the vault in the Coulee State bank, Coulee, N. D., rifled the contents in the safety de- posit boxes and fled after a futile |t effort has been made to open the safe containing the curreney and other. valuables of the bank, according to The loss. as a résult of the robbery is un-- word received in Minot. known, E. B. the institution: All wires leading inty the city were cut. previous to the robiery. Ladd Reviews Cadets in Moscow Moscow, Sept. 17.—Senator Ladd ‘was among spectators yesterday in a review of several thousand cadets, mostly sons. of, workmen to become units in the regular army. The cadets were graduated from McCutcheon and Francis Murphy, both of Minot,-are president and vice president, respectively, of since | tol 20 - BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1028 : OKLAHOMA CITY UNDER MILITARY RULE GRAVEYARD OF Steel corpses of six of the seven U.,S, destroyers: which piled up on the rocky at Point Arguello, fear Santa Barbara, Calif., on the night of Sept. 8, in a eavy fog and strarze rip cirrents believed to h ave been induced by Japanese quakes. believed to have perished, pending final check- -up, and the monetary | oss is placed at $15,000,000, every‘ship having been beyond salvage. This picture shows in the immediate foreground, the mast and chart house of the Delphi, squadron. fi behind which the other six ships, running in lime under speed, 19 men were believed to have becn entombed. 'HUNTERS REPORT POOR SPORT pile The Chauncéy and a sis Chicken hunting was quite tanta- jlizing. to hear some of the hunters tell their experiences this morning. | One party from the state house |purchased a hotel skillet for expecting a great day's haul. and a big feed. After fighting field mice a'l night in a haystack they only got three small birds which looked liked a speck in the big pan. Another crowd camped all night lonly to be waked up toward morning \by the presence of three lizards in their bed which so:jarred their nerves that they missed some of the ‘best shots of the. day. One mighty hunter started,to aim at one chicken which baa been wounded: i" "” “Don't shoot Joe, until he: stops running,” called: his companion. “I don’t ren to, I am waiting for him to stop.” He finally felled the chicken with the butt of his gun, The day was, not. opportune for chicken hunting although some par- ties got as-many as twenty io thirty ‘birds, but they were wild acd the’ day too cold and dismal for effective | hunting. Coast to Coast ‘Fliers Stop Lieutenants Victor Bertrandias and Kehneth Garrett, flying a De- haviland, the property of the United States Navy, landed here at 2:07 this afternon after a six hour fight from Manhattan, Mont., forceq down last night. Pilots Ber- trandias. and Garrett were highly commendatory -of their reception ‘heres gas and oil being on the field when they alighted. A. F. Bradley, | secretary of the Bismarck Associa- tion of Commerce met the fliers, giv- ing them hot coffee to drink, The fliers hopped off at 3:05, planning’ |to stop at Minneapolis tonight. Their. schedule calls for a stop at Fargo, but they fear they will sose too much time if they stop there. Lieutenant; Garrett and Lieutenant Bertrandias are attempting, to establis a new record for transcontinental flying. They left Seattle yesterday morning at six o'clock. The fliers praiseq the local land- ing field at the#Fort and suggestea that government aid ougit to be pro- cured to develop it as a field for a proposed Seattle-Chicago mail flight route. Flag of India ihe - Leads To Jail; Nagpur, India, Sept. 17.—Beeause various military acsdemies yesterday.| of their persistence in disnlavine the | They now become junior officers, in| national flag of India, the local: jail’ the army formerly dependent upon| now shelters 640 Indians and the! volunteers or old reserve officers or| number is growing. The flag is pur-! briefly trained junior officers. - posely carried’ in parades, with the} They are known as Red Kursants.| knowledge that the marches will be Innsbruck, : Pleasure Inns ‘Austria, Sept. 17.— Plungers, including ‘several Ameri- cans, broke three gambling banks ‘in one night. recently in Tyrol Beas je tain resorts, near Innsbruck. casinos had been opened. less than a week when ithe plungers their cash. Gilmore Wins Cham Duluth, Sept, 1 "17 —w, Gilmore down on them and took away all npionship| Garr Fanatelels ” won thé} able that Soe iy see Hacver Deioth town will he ma: lover: Philadelphia Senet | Afrests take place daily, and it is the issue may become national. “Gandhi Day” has been designated as “Flag Day”, for pro- cessions gnd display of the tricolor Pemblem, Street. Marker. ; ds Being Given’ Ay A Test in City — v Anew street ‘marker has been placed at the corner of Broadway and Fourth streets, according.to A. F. Bradley, secretary of the. Associ- | ation of Commerce. This marker is a pele ‘and is being tested as to its trength. If this marker 0 be ticable-it is prob- all of the intersections in in this ma) ner, id Mr. -Bradle: Camel is at home’ ami ; | _ UPON FIRST DAY OF SEASON; TELL HARROWING EXPERIENC _ Here For Gas) where they were | '|“Four Minute THE PACIFIC! ‘Over a score of sailors were lagéhip, which was firs: to crash end dup. Back ‘of the Delphi is the capsized hulk of the Young, in which ter seb ain can be seen grounded on the farther point. (CONSTITUTION IS TALKED AT LION ME MEETING Judge L ©. Davie Davies Gives In- teresting Talk on Consti-. tution of U. S. Some amateurs or “first year? huntsmen became so excited when the first flock took to wing that they shot at the ground and spoiled the day for the old timers. Duck hunters. however were not}. so unfortunate, some parties report-|i ing that they got the limit so soon that they had to start in on chickens against their will, and before the day DISCUSSES was warm enough to effectively-hunt them. Many parties to Long Lake and that vicinity say that they shot many birds which they were unable: to get because of the depth of the water in. the lakes and’sloughs. Local hardware stores report that; the first day of the season left them practically without guns, on their ‘shelves. Many women are taking up hunting this year according to the vomnty auditors office which reports that between 80 and. 85 licenses were sold to women. This is about twenty-five more licenses than have ever before been issued to womep. Threé non- residence licenses and 1125 reaident licenses have been issued to date, ac- cording to the @ounty auditors. ’ MEANING Tells of Proposed Amend- ment and Effect it Would é Have on Country Constitution Week was observed bythe Lions Club at its weekly luncheon today by a talk on the Judge Davies discussed the vari- ‘ous Kindg of constitution, placing the constitution of the United States in its proper class. Mr. Davies gave @ brief account of the ‘history of the constitution of the ‘United States, telling of its formation, the trials undergone by its formers im getting it worked up and adopted and the history of its. application and use since. Judge Davies treated the various amend- ments to the constitution showing ‘how a use for them had grown up P H Y N | Cl AN and why they had ‘been added. He also discussed the meaning of the constitution, its significance to the ‘American people, emphasizing the | ° meed of a continual study of the constitution. Judge Davies also discussed the new proposed amendment to the constitution which would make it possible for Congress to take a re- yote on laws which have been de- clared unconstitutional and by | passing them in this manner make them constitutional. WISCONSIN MAN HIRED Local Doctor Appointed For | Two Year Term To Take Effect October 1 ‘ ; Dr..A, M. Fishe®, of Bismarck, was today appointed. attending physician for the State Penitentiary; according to Warden Jno. J. Lee, Dr, Fisher's appointment will take effect Oct. 1. Dr. Fisher. served as penitentiary physician for several terms during the administration of Warden Tal-|” !cott Some yéars ago,’ according to jMr, Lee. Dr, Fisher's appointment iis for a term of two years. ae AS TESTER North Dakota ~ | Burleigh County Cow Testing i Roads Are Good . Association Hires Albert Mr. and Mri Zenzel as Tester- , son, Minn.; 0, H. Colby, of Ben- nd Mrs. J..W. Sny- The Burleigh County Cow ‘Testers +] Association, at an-enthusiastic me¢t- tourists who registered at the local|ing held Saturday night at the As- Association of. Commerce's tourists | sociation of Commerce .rooms, hired | headquarters last week end had noth-| atbert.Zenzel as tester for the auso- hing but good words for the. road=| ciation, Mr. Zenzel has been’ in this jthrough North Dakota. All. of these/ tine of ‘work for a number of ‘yeai people are headed ‘towards their! having been tester for Wisconsin homes in the east, after trip to} circuit previous to coming here. the coast and through’ the Yellow-|Zenzel started his work with the a stone National Park, sociation this morning. — The three: parties made the trip tol he meeting of the cow testing as- the coast along the ‘southern route! . oiation was addressed by Dairy and are returning<on the National | Commissioner W. F. Reynolds and by Parks Highway. They report the roads on.the\ National: Parks Rout>| A" en” Daley: Complasinnes Were to be very much Better than those|”” Herevespeciaity commendatory of el TOO Mich Wine In California rqads through North Dakota. tk sheds Sent, 17.—There ‘ts Peoath wine in Californ' a Uterally bat \p. according to a . At Theaters} secon: TEpert of Hex B, Goodcal, el. sere internal cores: for | wie Beginning tonight and continuing} Southern Califernis district, who ail week “four tminute men” “will|seys that on July 1. last, approzi-| ak at the local theatres’ on sub-|mately 36,009.000 gallqns were held stitution of jin wineries throughott the -state. In’ the ‘fiscal. year ended on that the southern vart of the state sehen Ngallons, whi same district in Men” to.Speak will be limited being arranged by the | tee in charge aes 1 commits, jon Week: sinete and hes A desert ‘etc | aco constitution by Judge I. C, Davies.| P' RIVERA GROUP EXPELLS 34 POLITICIANS New Revolutionary Govern- ment Head ony Dramatic Entrance In¥ Office ANNOUNCE CABINET oe Official Life Reaches Nor- malcy as New Ministry Takes up Duties Port Vendres, Spanish Franco Frontier, Sept. 17—The military di- rectorate formed as a result of last week's revolution has secided to ex- pell 31 of the leading politicians, in- cluding Former Premier Sanchez , Guerra and several prominent liber- als, Catalinist Syndicalist, it was learned from advice coming over the border. The éxpulsion begins this week, PLAN NEW OFFENSIVE, London, Sept. 17.—A new offen- sive in Morocco {s planned by Premier Rivera; president to the ~~~ | military reparation commission, The Madrid correspondent of the Daily Mail quotes the new government as follows: “We are sending General Aizpuru to Morroco with orders to settle the whole problem. We will respect our treaty with Raisula, but will: make no treaty with Abd-El-Krim (the Riff chieftain) and will launch a new of- fensive in the Melillaco in accord- ance with the plans of the general staff. “It is stated in Madrid,” the cor- afternoon after a six-hour fight from in Morroco will probably begin with- in a week with 150,000 troops.” TAKES OATH _ Madrid, Sept. 17.—(By the Asso- ciated Press) —General Miguel Primo Rivera, Marquis De Estella, head of the; revolutionary: movement which overthrew the Alhucemas ministry, took the oath of office, today president of the council of mini ters before King Alfonso. The ceremony had somewhat dra- matic aspect, Former Minister of Justice Lopez Munos, who, in -con- formity-with the-law, was required to verify the oath, was absent, having located the former minister, PRICE FIVE CENTS 12 Killed in en In Germ: ndon, Sept. 1 tw elve betas were killed and ew unded di a demonstration ptery the wie prices at Sorau, Brandenburg pro- vince, when fighting occurred be- tween police and demonstrators, aay ‘ Seat News dispatch from Ber- 9 FATALITIES RESULT FROM OPEN SEASON|*"""" Restore Police in Oklahoma Donald McGregor of Fargo| City at Threat of City to Killed When Gun Goes Discharge Force Off Accidentally — ‘|courrs Bus BUSY | PROBINGKLAN MOVEMENTS No Indications of Military Rule Except in Capital Where Military Author- a Sit BY "BY AIRPLANE (By the Associated Press.) Oklahoma City, Sept. 17—Mil- itary courts of inquiry into ac- tivities of Ku Klux Klans were in operation today in the two biggest ‘cities off Oklahoma, Ok- lahoma City and Tulsa. The Oklahoma City éourt con- vened today and summoned as the first witness Campbell Rus- sell, former chairman of the state corporation commission. In no other city of the state was. there any. indication that military rule, in effect more than a:month in Tales, had been extended to all corners of the state, Creek county, which with Ok- lahoma county (Oklahoma City) were placed under “absolute martial law” Saturday night by Gov. J. C. Walton, was still with- out any vestige of military ac- tivity. No troops had been mo- bolized and all civil authorities were undisturbed, Adjutant Gen, D. H. Markham, arrived by airplane from Tulsa today and at once wert Into con- ference with Col. W. S. Key in command of, troops. here. The adjutant general declined to say whether the’ state military head- quarters would be transfered here from Tulsa. The . military -court here is composed: of Col. Paul Walker; Gol BN. Gravee and: Malor L- H.- Harrold, MARTIAL LAW LAW DRAMA » (By-the,Associated Press.) ‘ Oklahoma City, Okla., Sept. 17. —The spotlight played on Okla- homa City’today in the second act of, Oklahoma’s martial law drama. Since martial law be- Fargo, Sept. 17.—Donald McGregor, 16, son of a prominent Fargo phy- sician was accidentally shot and kill- ed by his hunting companion néur Buffalo early Sunday morning. The], accident occurred when McGregor and his, companion were getting out of their auto, the gun of his compan- ion accidentally went off. He died in a hospital at Buffalo several hours later. Mrs. McGregor, the mother was at Grand Forks, attending the funeral of her sister, Mrs. Lien, at the time of the accident. ANOTHER FATALITY Fergus Falls, Sept. 17.—One fatal- ity resulted here Sunday from the opening of the hunting season. George Roehl, 15, son of J, W. Roehl, residing 8 miles northwest of here was hunting ducks in company with his cousin when he was shot in the back of the head and instantly billed. AUTO FILLED WITH HUNTERS IN ACCIDENT) Goes Over Edge of 400- Foot Coulee. 25-Miles “" > Bast - ‘ Mandan, Sept. 17.-Unfamiliar with the territory in which his party was hunting ‘grouse, Pat Horribin, traveling salesman for a local fruit returned with him, and the oath of office ‘wad administered to Primo Rivera, y The new premier submitted to the king various decrees for signature. These included one proclaiming the minister of in his place. General Lopez Rozag was appointed captain general of Valencia, while new captains general and generals representing the differ- ent branches of the army were also appointed. ANNOUNCE CABINET The directorate at a meeting last night took measures to safegu the rights of government employ. and to make the service more effi- cient, The personnel of the new cabinet is: premier, General Miguel Primo Rivera; foreign minist pinosa De Los Mont Senor Ilana; interior, Priego; war, General Bermudez Ca: tro; education, Senor Perez Niev: merce, Senor Valenciano; ju tice, Senor Alonso Martinez and la- bor, Senor Martinez Caballero. The minister of marine has not yet been nominated. With General Rivera in control, supported’ as he is by: King Alfons and with the formation of a dire torate to take the place of the Al- hucemas ministry, the situation in the capital is, so far as outward appearanc normal, General Primo Rivera, who engineered the military coup d’etat at Barcelon reached here and proceeded at once ‘to the organization of the new administration. With the army behind him,’ he was met with no Fe Position, COURTS REOPEN The courts reopened, and the min- ister of justice and the | presidént of the supreme court made speeches, in. which. they touched briefly upon the recessity of maintaining order. The king is’ expected to sign a decree immediately dissolving the cortes. Imo Rivera conferred with the heads of the various governme: tal departments regarding the ca: rying on of routine service. Anoth- council of the military director- ate was held yesterday afternoon. Admiral Aznar, minister of .mar- ine in the Albucei cabinet, an- nounces that he will comply with orders from Primo Rivera, General Aizpuru, however, with all the of- ficials of the ministry of war, quit, and left for Cordoba on their way to San Sebastian. A short time af- terwards members of the directorate Mies over the duties of the wat of- ice. MONEY 18 USED -TO ABVERTISE WITH Vienna, Sept. 17.—Some of Aus- tria’s newest small change “monty” is to Garry the advertising of local merchanta. " It consists of postage stamps of various denomination: cased in Heseyhin disks wit 5] of tl sib! ‘ININE ALIENS came effective Saturday at Mid- night throughout the state, the military has superseded Okla- homa_ City’s police. Machine guns have b levied around the police stations and county court hotse; @ grand jury has beea cancelled and a military court of investigation “substituted and state capital citizens ‘have been told when to go to bed and when to get up.” house, driving an Essex coach early Sunday morning in the dark, drove over the edge of a coulee, three to 400 feet deep, 25 miles southeast of here. Due to-the fact that the car went over at right angles. Horribin was able to keep it straight and it did not tip over. The cur struck a mud slough at the coulee sidc and plunged into four feet of solid mud. It required a doz- en ho: to haul ont the eae ‘arers who gathered marveled how it das done. The coulee in question| Calling on the full force of approx- is one of the deepest ravines in west-| imately six thousand troops in the ern North Dakota. No one was in-| Oklahoma national guard to his com- jured. mand, the governor climaxeq his spectatular fight against the Ku Klux Klan by declaring that any person who aids the organization in carry- ing out its “purposes” are enemies of the sovereign state of Oklahoma and shall be dealt with by the mili- tary forces, ‘: Due to the existence of a “self styled invisib! pire,” Governor ton declared a state.of insurrec- tion and rebellion isin effect against the constitution and authorities or Oklahoma and that a general state of “public alarm and fear and jeop- ardy of life, peace and personal safety” has resulted. TROUBLE IN CAPITOL. Activities of the organization are centered in Oklahoma City and ex- teng .to every county in the state, the ‘governor charged. The proclamation invokes abso- lute martial law in Oklahoma county- {Oklahoma City) ‘and Greek county, the latter adjoining Tulsa county, where military rule has been in ¢f- fect since’ August 15. Troops will be placed at points in the state where they are needed, the proclamation’ says,. this matter be- ing, left to the discretion of the gov- ernor and adjutant general. ESCAPE JAIL Crookston, Minn., Sept.. 17.—Nine aliens being held in the Polk county jail for deportation made their es- cape early this morning by unlock- ing the cage door from the inside and then fled the jail by a window, the bars having. been sawed from the outside by a confedera’ A general alarm has been sent out as the men are believed to have left by early morning train. All of the aliens were arrested in Crooksten. They started a tumult in the jail a few days ago which was quelled by a hose. Missing Baby Dies - Of ‘Malnutrition Morgantown, :W. Va., Sept. 7 4’ description of Lillian McKenzie, yy received: by aph today, tallies in evety par- ticular with the body ofa four months old girl, who died from.mal- nutrition Saturday in a Morgantown hospital, according to police official “.CONTINGENTS READY. While no order has ab yet gone out for the complete mobilization of the state militia, each epntingent will be held in readiness for service. It is reported that- companies from various parts of the state ady are moving Oklahoma City and Greek county, of which Sapulpa is the country seat. 5 ‘Accepting the recens lenge of the grand dragon of the Oklahoma realm of the Ku Klux Kian, thet Saturday by eling in an ng a New York lice: Brass Plate . - Where Late Chief Stood Juneau, Alaska, Sept. 17.—Brass plate now marks the pew in the In- dian, Presbyterian church at, Sitka: tended public religio the last time before hi San Francisco. On the scribed the words: “Presitient Hard- plate. of thi vot ae must be destroyed and it is necessary to proclaim martial law utwartont the state.”