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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-11-13
LEGION MEMBERS
INDIGNANT OVER
|. W. W. SMOOTHING
Former Service Men Send Tel
egrams Urging Immediate
Action Against Murderers

Members of the American Legion
post Of this city were considerably
incensed over the numbering of four
of their members in the l. w. W.
shooting at Centralia, Wash. armis-
tice day. Immediately upon reading
the press dispatches Of the frightful
affair, Capt. A. A. Jones, commander
of the legion, sent the following tele-
gram:
Commander, American Legion Post
Centralia, Wash. ~.
us there any aid we can give you
in cleaning up the murderer of our
comrades. Lloyd Spetz post pledges
its unqualified financial and man pow
er support to you in this time Of Bol-
shevism."
Capt. Jones also sent the following
telegram to P. J. Harrington, Bis
marck's delegate to the national con-
vention of the legion at Minneapolis
and to the chairman of the conven-
IGion.
"See reports from Centralia, Wash.
in which four of our comrades mur-
lered by l. W.. WIS. Bring this to
the attention of the convention in the
strongest manner possible and use
every honorable means to get conven-
tion to take some decided action on
this matter not as a resolution but
something more substantial. Action
is what we want now that we have
been attacked" g
GUST Radicals
The former service men in this city
| were loud in their announcement OF
the shooting of their comrades and
many of them stated they should take
immediate action to prevent any re.
currence Of such tragedy elsewhere
! in the country as we'll as in this state
Practically all of the men believed
that demand should be made on the
city, county and state authorities tc
Immediately discharge any office hold.
er regardless of how exalted or how
menial such office might be who was
either an I. WV. or a socialist.
The legion men seemed to feel that
from now on their organization would
assume more militant attitude to.
wards socialists and Industrial Work.
ers Of the World and that an active
campaign would be started in this
city and state to weed them out
wherever they might be found.
| Although the legion is a stauncF
supporter Of law and order at all
times, it is thought likely that if the
usual number of l. w. WIS and social.
lists who usually hang out around the
Northern Pacific park had been there
yesterday, there would have beer
many broken heads and agitators head
ing away from the city.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-11-13

cral Fraser are that they proceed to
the points assigned and, after getting
possession Of the mines, communicate
with military headquarters, through
which arrangements will be made for
the operation Of the properties.
'"The mine operators should be i'm
mediately required to place the mines
in operations" read the general or
ders, under the same condition as be-
fore the strike was called This de-
partment wishes the illl cooperation OF
the present managements, and you will
request them TO assist you In obtain
ing maximum output in order that
the citizens of the state may be sup
piled with fuel"
A majority of the mine managers
have already advised his department
that they will resume operations un-
der these conditions, reported General
Fraser today.
NO PROFITEERING
Dealers should be warned in adj
vance that no profiteering will be toll
erated,' said General Fraser. Maxi
mum prices for fuel will be fixed by
zones. Any retailer who asks more
than the price limit fixed will be as
signed no more coal to sell"
General Fraser did not intimate
what the new price schedule would be
but the assumption was that it would
be that which existed prior to the
ctriko
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-11-13
WILSON'S RAILWAY
BOARD BLAMED FOR
HEAVY FRUIT LOSS

Boise, Idaho, Nov. 13.-The state
public utilities commission have for
mally blamed the United States Rail-
way Administration for the heavy loss
es sustained this fall by apple and
potato growers. Large quantities OF
the fruit and the vegetables were
spoiled because shippers were unable
to obtain cars to fill their Eastern
contracts, it is claimed.
Idaho had normal apple crop
while several other states had an off
season. The result, it is said, was
that fruit raisers disposed of their
crops before the harvest but that when
they came to deliver the apples, they
couldn't get freight cars.
1t has been estimated by the state
public utilities commission, that the
loss may total 700 carloads of potatoes
and apples.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-11-13
26 W0BBLIES IN
ARMISTICE RIOT
TO BE INDICTED
Charge of Murder or Criminal
knowledge of |. W. w.
Plans Is Made
ONE WOMAN IS IN PRISON
Proprietor of Boarding House
Where Reds Made Head
quarters Taken

Centralia, Wash, Nov. 13.-Crimina1
indictments against 26 alleged members
Of the Industrial Workers Of World
have been prepared for filing with the
county clerk at Chehalis, county seat
Of Lewis county. today, by County
Attorney Herman Allen,
All information it was understood
would alege either participation or
criminal knowledge Of the killing here
last Tuesday of four members of the
American Legion during an armistice
day parade -..
Allen in a statement made yesterday
declared he had information which he
believed would result in conviction in
all cases
OF the twenty-six alleged members
of the Industrial workers Of the
World in jail here and at Chehalis
one is a woman. She was manager of
the lodging house from which the
fatal shots are alleged to have been
fired on the marching legionaires.
Tentative plans for the funeral of
two of Tuesdays victims Warren O.
Grimm and A. r. McElfresh called
for services Friday morning at &c
O'Clock.
The local post of the American lie,
giOn met here last night and made
plans for public military funeral Fri
day Of the four dead men.
LYNCHED MAN IDENTIFIED
The man who was .lynched here
Tuesday night has been identified as
Ernest Everetts. it was announced to-
day. The Identification was made by
the landiady Of the rooming house
where Everetts live for several months
He was working here as an I. w. w
organizer the landl2dy said.
Earlier reports had given the mans
name "brick" Smith. 1t was explain
ed that as the man was being take1
from the Jail. some one 'in the crowt
called him urging him not to revea
his name but later he told his captors
his name was "Bricktop" Smith.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-11-13
LABOR PARTY TO
CANDIDATE
FOR PRESIDENCY
Year-Old Organization Hopes to
Make Political Strength
Felt in 1920
BRAND WILSON ANARCHIST

Chicago, Nov. Undetermined to
make its strength felt in national poll,
tics the year old labor party will nom.
mate at a convention in Chicago on
November 90 a candidate for president
to run in the coming election. That
intention with the further statement
that war would be waged on the dem.
ocratic and republican parties in the
order named with the idea of render,
ing them impotent was announced last
night by John Fitzpatrick president oj
the Chicago Federation Of Labor.
The democratic party will be at
tackled first Fitzpatrick said because
"Wilson's party had by its anarchis
tic attitude toward union labor anG
the working classes forced compla
ton of a workingman's slate
Under the call issued yesterday 90,
900 delegates are expected to attend
the convention Fitzpatrick added
They would be representatives OF the
Nonpartisan league farmers organiza
tions. grange societies and state an(
local unions.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-11-13
FARMER MINES CAN
DO MUCH TO MAKE
UP COAL SHORTAGE
Hundreds of Little Properties
Capable of Producing
Fifty Tons Daily

Farmer mnes, Of which there are
hundreds in central and western North
Dakota, are expected to reap a har-
vest from the strike. if Governor Fra
zier does not include their properties
with the larger industrial mines which
he is seizing in behalf of the state.
The farmer mines usually are operat-
ed by the owner and neighbor or
two, and they seldom dig more THAI
twenty or thirty tons a day, but their
combined volume of production is very
large. In many instances the owner
of such mine permits his neighbors
to do their own digging and charges
them only so to Is cents per ton. 1t
T. believed that these mines could
easily increase production to a point
where they would make up for the
shortage resulting from the closing
of the large commercial mines by ord
er of President brennan Of the Unit
ed Mine Workers for the 9th dis
triot
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-11-13
Friend of Sitting
Bull Allowed to Go
Back to BerthOld

Plcntywood, Mont, Nov. 49,
(The Associated PresS)-Antoine
Baptiste Wallette, a Sioux Indian,
personal friend Of Sitting Bull
and a veteran Of the Custer mas
sacre, has been released from the
county Jail here and sent to his
home on the Fort BerthOld Indian
reservation in North Dakota.
Walette is said to be - years
old and carries his years well.
He was picked up on the streets
of SOobey, Mont, about month
ago and it has taken the authOri-
ties all Of the. intervening time to
learn where the Indian lived and
who he was.
One Of the treasures that the old
man carries with him is letter
which he says he dictated to 4
Canadian mounted police several
years ago and in which he tells
of a conference held with Sitting
Bull when he advised the great
Sioux s'Medicine Man. that GEN
eral Miles was after him. Ac-
cording to the letter Sitting Bull
replied he would not surrender
until "the government came"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-11-13
GARFIELD ASKED
IN ON OPERATOR
AND MINER MEET
Federal Fuel Administrator to
Have Part in Important
Conference

Washington, Nov. 13-Fuel admin,
istrator Garfield today accepted an
invitation of Secretary Wilson to at,
tend the conference here tomorrow be
tween coal miners and operators to
negotiate new wage scale. 1t was under
stood the principle reason for invit
ing DR.. Garfield was to obtain his ad
wise as to how much if any wage in
crease granted should be passed on tC
the consumer.
The scope of the coming conference
officials sad vii be broader than the
negotiations of a new wage scale, and
the interest of the public in the future
prices of coal will be taken into con-
sideration.
Washington, Nov. 13.-Fuel Admin.
istrator Garfield has been invited by
Secretary Wilson to attend the con-
ference here tomorrow between coal
miners and operators to negotiate a
new wage Scale agreement.
More than 200 operators and about
100 representatives of the mines are
expected TO arrive tonight and tomor'
row morning for the conference which
will be called to order by Secretary
Wilson at II o'clock in the interior de-
partment.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-11-13
|YANK LEGION TO
BE N0NP0LITICAL
DELEGATES RULE
Organization Decides to Keep
Out of Partisan POliti-
cal Activities
NO FINANCIAL PROGRAM
Question of Reimbursing Sol
diers For Time Lost Left
~ to Congress
NO FINANCIAL PROGRAM

Minneapolis, Nov. 13.--One member
from each state delegation Of the Am.
erlcan Legion convention remained
here today as delegates on the national
executive committee after the close of
the convention last night. Practically
all the other delegates are enroute
home. Storm conditions in the north
west brought the announcement from
the railroads that schedules prepared
for the departing delegates could not
be changed and forced speedy action
by the convention to wind up its busi-
ness.
Decision to leave to congress ''recog-
milton of the financial handicap in
CURED from military service" and a
declaration that "the American Legion
should be non-political" were perhaps
the most important of pronouncements
made by the representatives Of the OK
service men and women.
AID FOR VETERANS
BY small majority the delegates
decided that specific requests for war
service compensation should not be ap-
proved altho demands were made for
speedy relief for disabled veterans and
governmental aid for all veterans in
securing farms and city homes on easy
credit terms.
Franklin d. 'Olier former lieutenant
colonel in the quartermaster corps was
elected first national commander with
a salary of $4,000 year which he an
nounced he would not accept.
1t was decided that the next con
vention should be held at Cleveland
on Monday September q, 1920 the an
|niversary Of the opening of the Ar
gonne drive Of the American army.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-11-13
WASHINGTON TO SWAP
FISH WITH WISCONSIN

Spokane, Wash, Nov. 12-The state
game commission of Washington and
Wisconsin have agreed to swap fish
for experimental purposes.
The arrangements provides for ship
ment to Wisconsin Of 100000 salmon
trout eggs within go days, in exchange
for 10,000,O0O pike eggs. 1t is planned
to liberate the pike in the land locked
lakes of western Washington.
State Game Warden Darwin believes
that the Wisconsin commission will
put the trout into lakes and greatl,
increase the states game fish rs
sources.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-11-13
CALGARY CITY COUNCIL
SUGARS UP SWEET TEETH

Calgary, Alta. Nov. 12-Sugar be-
came so short in Calgary recently that
the city council stepped in. obtained
carload from a refinery. and brought
JOY to hundreds of local households.
Thirty thousand pounds was dispos-
ed Of at public sale Each family
was allowed a card, authorizing the
purchase Of five pounds. The sugar
brought the city II cents pound and
it is claimed that the deal was trans
acted without municipal profit.
The sale took place at the munich
pal market and arrangement was
made with the street car company to
give free transfers to sugar seekers.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-11-13

The state OF North Dakota not actually in possession of
coal mines this morning and there reports work
having been resumed Although given widespread publicity
law not filed with the secretary of state until o'clock that
evening" and it was not actually signed until $50 At the
time when he filed his martial law proclamation the governor
sened for the attesan Of the secretary state his proaa
on of November TO- in which he notice to the operators that
unless they had made peace with their by o'clock Tuesday
evening November H. the mines would be taken by the state
The governors office for not having through
with the usual procedure in the matter of this first proclamation
Following his declaration of martial law Wednesday evening
the served Aduan General Fraser the following
notice.
hereby ordered and directed in addition
and commands contained in proclamation of November H.
1872 to Immediately place under direction control
charge of the mines enumerated in proclamation of Nove
Der ~ 1912 and to to the operators of said mines royalty
of not less than 10 cents than 25 per ton
be hereafter determined and do all other things necessary
order out the provisions this order and procama
tion of November IL, 1919"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-11-13
WASHBURN LIGNITE co. GIVES UP
PROPERTY UNDER PROTEST.; CLAIMS
FRAZIER'S ACTION TO BE UNLAWFUL
RAISIN WHISKEY
MADE IN CHURCH

Calgary, Alta, Nov. 13-Mys-
terry surrounding the much sought
distillery which has been turn
ing out raisin whiskey, in Calgary
has apparently been solved and
Joseph Falins, janitor of local
church, has been arrested on
charge Of moonshining.
For several weeks, the local
authorities had been Investigating
a report that a still was in opera
ton in the district where this
particular church was located.
Several detectives who made still
hunts reported they were baffled.
Then suspicion was directed to-
ward Faline. He was closely
watched Finally, officers enter
ed his quarters in the church and
according to their report filed at
headquarters, found still, some
home made brandy and seventy
pounds Of raisins in the process Of
distillatiOn. ... ....
The police have been trying to
ascertain whether Faline had any
accomplices. m
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-11-13
MARRIAGE ON HORSEBACK
is NEW MONTANA THRILL

: Clyde Park, Mont, Nov. 13.-Parris
M. Crane of the forest service and Miss
Lucille Manger were married here on
horseback, all parties to the ceremony
being mounted.
Justice of the Peace F. M. Douglas
performed the service. AS a ranger,
Crane spends most of his waking
hours in the saddle and his bride is
an expert horsewoman.a 49,.
When the ceremony making them
man and wife concluded, they shook
hands with the justice and spectators
and galloped away to Cranes cabin
in the hills. They will spend their
honeymoon in the Crazy mountains,
where Crane spots forest fires.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-11-13
ASKS FOR TRAIN

General Fraser this morning
made a formal request to the
500 line for the restoration of
the miners train at Wilton.
North Dakota was placed under
martial law at 2 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon; Adjutant General Fraser
was instructed to take charge of "a lig-
mite mines and to operate them with
state troops and to arrest any person
or persons engaging in acts Of vio-
lence, intimidation or interference
with the operation of said mines and
hold such persons under guard until
| CONTINUED on Page Four.)
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SASKATCHEWAN TOWN
TO HAVE UNION KIRK

Kerrobert, Sask., Nov. 13 Ker.
robert is to have a Union Church. .
the objective Of $4,000 for its con
struction having been passed in the
campaign to raise funds for the pur-
pose
Kerrobert is one of the pioneer
towns in regard to the church union
movement, and the task Of uniting the
people Of the town in their religious
activities has been in progress for
eight years.
The pastor Of the new church is Rev.
Harold Marshal, who received a unan-
imous call from Macklin, Sask.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-11-13
Largest Coal Mining Corporation
in State Serves Notice Upon
Governor That 1t Will Seek
Redress Through the Courts
For "Unwarranted and Arbi-
trary" Seizure of Property
NO U. S. ACTION

GAS at present advised, I
see no occasion for action by
the department of justice" "
says A. Mitchell Palmer, at
torney general Of the United
States, in wiring acknowl-
edgement of Governor Fraz-
ier's message of Wednesday
evening, advising that he had
taken over the mines under
martial law.
President Huntington of
the 500 line, to whom the re-
moval of the miners train
from Wilton was referred,
wired the governor that in
structions had been given to
furnish Wilton the same
service as heretofore.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-11-13
KENTUCKY JUDGE
AGAIN HOLDS DRY
ACT NOT VALID
Federal District Jurist Declares
Distillers Can Sell Floor
Stocks

Louisville, KY, Nov. 13.-Judge
Walter Evans in federal district
court today il effect for the second
time held war time prohibition un-
constitutional, sustained an attack
on the cOnstitutionality Of the
Volstead enforcement act and
granted an injunction restraining
Elwood Hamilton, collector of in
ternal revenue for Kentucky, and
District Attorney w. V. Gregory
from Interfering with the sale Of
by two Louisville distillers of their
floor stock Of tax paid whiskey.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-11-13
Australian Airman
and Navigator Die

london, Nov. 13.-Lieut. r. NJ.
Douglas of the Australian flying corps
and Lieut.. J. s. l.. Ross his naviga-
tor, who started from Hounslow today
for flight to Australia, were killed
shortly after they began their journey.
Their airplane crashed near Surbit-
ton in Surrey. ..
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-11-13
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
BETWEEN ESTHONIANS
AND SOVIETS RUMORED

Helsingfors, Nov. 13.-Peace negotia-
tions between the Esthonians and
Bolsheviki will begin Saturday it was
announced here today. The Lithuan-
ians will not participate I'm the negotia-
tionS.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-11-13
NORTH DAKOTA IS NOT MINING COAL
TODAY; WILTON MINERS BALK WHEN
ASKED TO WALK MILES TO THE MINES

Governors Seizure of Coal Properties Not Progressing Very
Rapdy-Washbun Ignite Employees Ready Go Back This
Morning, But Refuse to Hoof I-Soo Line Requested
store Train-Fraziers Proclamation Finally Filed Late
Wednesday
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-11-13
ARBITRARY AND WITHOUT
WARRANT I

"You have, however, gone further
than to declare state of martial law
to exist at a place and under condi-
tions under which none of the circum-
stances authorizing martial law exist.
You have arbitrarily and without
warrant Of law forcibly used the mill
tarv forces of the state to take over our
private property and operate the same
against our consent and without judi
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Today's Weather

For twenty-four hours ending at
noon, November 13, 1919.
Temperature at a. M. ........ 4
Temperature at noon .......... 20
Highest yesterday ............ 6
Lowest yesterday -. ........... 5
Lowest last night ............. 6
Precipitation -. None
Highest wind velocity ....12-NW
Forecast
For North Dakota: Partly cloudy
tonight and Friday; warmer south
portion tonight; probably colder east
and central portions Friday.
Lowest Temperatures
FargO ......... .......... ~. .-lU
WllliStOn .......... .........
st. Paul ......
Winnipeg -. ..... .......-S \
Helena ...............
CllcagO ..-..s....'. 40
Swift Current ................. 0
Kansas City .......... ..,....1S
ORRIS W. ROBERTS
Meteorologist.
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BAIRD AT WILTON

Capt. L. R. Baird of Dickinson,
national guard disbursing Off
Ger, was dispatched to Wilton
early Wednesday morning to
take over the Washburn Ignite
company's big properties there.
He had not reported up to II
o'clock this forenoon that he was
in possession Of the mines. The
governors office advised that it
had received some reports Of
trouble at Wilton. This trouble
appeared to lie in the fact that
the railway company had pulled
away the switch engines which
had been serving the mines.
FORCE IF NECESSARY
General Fraser advised. this
morning that his plan will be to
send out Individual agents to
take charge of the mines for the
state. Force will not be used
unless necessary, says the gen.
eral. Should such a necessity
develop, General Fraser states
that he has five full companies
of home guards, armed with
Springfield rifles and fully equip
ped, which will be available.
The governor appears to have
impaneled a personal guard, as a
number of uniforms blossomed
on the streets of the capital this
morning. The governors office
reported no unusual develop
ments over night, although, it
was said, complaints continue to
come in from communities which
are out of coal.
MINERS WOULDN'T WALK
Wilton, N. D., Nov. 13.-
Wilton miners, prepared to re-
sumo work in the Washburn Lig-
mite company's mines this morn
ing, found no means of trans
portation provided for them.
They declined to walk the two
or three miles from town to the
workings, and at noon they were
still in town, and the mines re-
manned inactive.
The Washburn Ignite COM
pany, through an arrangement
with the 500 line, had operated
for several years a mine train of
four coaches which carried the
miners to and from the diggings.
| At 6 o'clock Wednesday evening
when the governor seized the,
mines. the company returned the
train to the 500 line, which
brought it's equipment back to
Bismarck.
Capt. l.. R. Baird and Mine In
spector John Hanwell called up
on General Manager w. P. Ma
comber shortly before noon. It
is presumed that they made a
formal demand upon him for pos
session Of the mines.
If transportation can be ar
ranged, it is understood that the
miners will resume work tomor-
row morning. The Washburn
Ignite company employs 300
miners, all of whom are mem
bers of the union, and it pro-
duces from 1900 to 1000 tons
per day.