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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-13
TWO AMERICANS ARE
BELIEVED TO BE
in PERIL In ASIA

New York, April 1s.-Hugh Bell
OF Grafton, Pa, a worker with the
American committee for relief in the
near east, and James X. Lyman of
Wisconsin, an American board mis-
sionary, are believed to be in peril in
eastern Asia Minor, where Armenian
massacres have occurred recently.
They left Adana for Marash on
March 2O.s according to cablegra M
received here and since that time
nothing has been heard from them.
3 Turks advanced against Armenian n
villages north Of Adana late in March
and cut off communication between
Beirut and the interior. All other re-
lief workers in the Marash district
are reported to have rea ched safety
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-13
Man Who Cast The
! Only Prohibition
/ Vote Is Being Sought

Paris, April 13.-Montmartre, the
lishthearted. is rejoicing in the pos
session of separate government,
having repudiated all allegiance to
all other administrations in France.
The free commune of Montmartre,"
as 1t calls itself, will continue how
ever. to pay taxes to France, being
willing to meet the higher rates to
be voted by parliament
Invoking the principle of "self-de-
Termination Of free peoples" Mont
martre held an election on Sunday,
as result of which Jules de Paquit, a
cartoonist of local renown, was
elected mayor. He received an over
whelming majority Of the votes cast
by the painters. sculptors and poets
who form the predominant part of
the population. His platform was
termed highly 1dealistic'' and it GER
tainly had the merit of brevity, being
simply:
Free beer" 0y
There vas only one prohibition
vote cast In the election and hur-
ried search was made for the man
said to have deposited that ballot.
When found he produced a flawless
alibi, being able to prove he had
been asleep in rear room OF cafe
until after the polls had closed. The
immediate arrest of the man who I'm
personated this guiltless citizen has
been ordered by the new mayor
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-13
WILSON CALLS A J.
MEETING OF
THE HI. CABINET
General Situation" Will
Be Discussed, Says An I:
nouncement I'M
Taken To Mean That Strike
Will Occupy Attention
of Officials

Washington, April 13.-Coincidept
with reports today Of the growing
seriousness Of the railroad strike,
President Wilson called a meeting Of
his cabinet for tomorrow to discuss
the general situation" It will be
the first time Mr.. Wilson has met with
his official family since last August.
Attorney General Palmer had ex-
pected to make a decision today as to
whether the government would inter.
vene In the strike. Department OF
Justice officials refused to say
whether the cabinet meeting would
cause postponement of the decision.
simultaneously with the announce
ment of the cabinet meeting, the
White House made public the names
OF the members Of the new railroad
labor board. The nominations later
We're sent, to the senate where prompt
action was looked for as government
officers believe the creation of the
board which is to consider the rails
road mems wage demands will go =
long way, toward relieving the situa1
<tion. ef
Want Names Of Strikers.
The department of justice today
sent telegrams to the executive OFF,
GERS Of the Pennsylvania and New
York Central railroads asking that
they supply the names Of the men on
strike on their lines indicating the
leaders in the movement.
The purpose of this move was not
disclosed nor would officials say
whether other lines affected by the
strike would be asked for similar re.
ports. D
+ Reports from field agents Of the de-
partment today said a new union
was being formed among tho
strikers in Pittsburgh and Chicago.
The organization was identified as tho
railroad workers union with tenn.
porary headquarters in Chicago. De-
.partment agents at Chicago advised
that John Grunau had been deposed
aH head OF the Chicago yardmen's as
scciatton. Efforts were made to learn
the identity Of the wsofEicers, who,
the reports said, were affiliated with
the Industrial Workers Of the World.
Further complications in the situa-
, ton were apparent from Investigations
! OF federal agents. which Assistant At
torney General Garvan indicated that
the strike leaders were attempting to
| obtain the cooperation of railroad
shop workers in the walk-out. Propa-
ganda urging the shopmen to quit
their Jobs has been circulated IN at
least five great railroad centers, tho
Telegram ms from agents said
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-13
SHERIFF MAY
LOSE POSITION |
Papers Being Prepared To
: Gust Sheriff Who Let
Iiowat Speak.

Pittsburgh, Kan., April 13.-Pa-
pers in an custer suit against G. Clint
Webb, sheriff of Crawford, county are
being prepared today by attorneys
for the court Of Industrial relations
for filing in the Kansas supreme
court. @
:, The sheriff was accused of rniscon-
duct in Office by permitting Alexan-
der Howat, president of the Kansas
miners and a prisoner in the county
jail, to deliver speech, to crowd
When the names of twenty five
ordered by Judge Andrew j. Curran
yesterday to appear before the in
dustrial court to testify concerning
conditions in the mining field, were
called in court this morning, only
two men responded They were
Tony Ruper. a white miner. and
Thomas Murdock, a oolored miner.
Judge Curran. in close touch with
the proceedings, instructed w. F..
Peyton, marshal ofs4 the industrial
court, to call the roll from the steps
Of the court house. There was no re-
sponse. Steps were Immediately TAX
en- for contempt proceedings and the
arrest OF the men who refused to
obey. the order to appear will begin
this afternoon.
Judge w. l.. Huggins; presiding
Judge Of the Industrial court, featur-
ed the session Of the court this
morning with a searching examina-
tion into the methods of coal COM
paniea of advancing money ahead of
gAyAsy TO coal nlinerst and charging
coal company was on the stand.
Judge Huggins asked the witness:
"fIave you figured out. the per: cent
of interest computed by the year; you
charge these mfners?' '
+ The witness said he had not.
"Well it is $50 per cent per year."
the judge said.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-13
STRIKE CONDITIONS IN EAST GROW MUCH WORSE

3 H. ! I i
Of his uncle, e. c. b. shortridge. who
served as governor Of North Dakota
during 1S93-94. 1t. was while at Bis
marck that he met Miss Mae Dickin-
son Of New York and they were mar
ried on November rs, 1895.
After their marriage they resided
for a time at Bismarck and at Min
neapolis, going from the latter place
to kirkvtlle. Missouri. to ;" take. a
their course, Doctors Orr and Mae
Sanders came to Grand, Forks. DIR.
e. o. Nimlos recently purchased their
practice and since last fall has been
Surviving DR.. Sanders are his
widow. one sister. Mrs. r. j. Thrasher
Of Kansas City. Mo. and two brothers,
one residing in California and the
other, G.. s. Sanders Of st: Paul.
DR.. Sanders was a member of the
Grand Forks lodge of Elks and Of
Acacia lodge A. r. and A. M.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-13
FRENCH ACTS
DENOUNCED BY
The GERMANS
National Assembly Is Re
opened Today; British
Officials Present

Berlin. April 12.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press)-The national assembly
reopenedF today with Lord Kilmar-
mock, the British charge d'affaires
and other diplomatic representatives
present, The proceedings began with
a strong protest from President Feb
renbach against the Allied commits
sipn in preventing the upper Silesian
deputies from attending the assem-
Entente for this "encroachement on
the rights of the German peoples
representatives"
Premier Mueller then read his
speech, the delivery of which required
80 minutes. At the outset 1t em-
phatically echoed Herr Fahrenbach's
protest. .
Denounces French Action.
The premier spoke strongly against
region, saying "Senegalese are quar-
tered in Frankfort and are guarding
Goethe's house." Then reviewing the
events in the Ruhr region, he said
that in the confusion following the
kapp uprising the Ruhr- workers
were unable to recognize whether
they were faced by loyal or disloyai
troops.
This atmosphere Of distrust." he
wire pullers. and instead of an inn
pressive workers movement there
gradually came into existence a rcd"
army. =
1.-The organized workers." Herr
Mueller said, returned to the mines
and factories, but the deluded cham
pions of soviet. relationships remained
in arms and were Joined by the rab-
bic Of the Ruhr area, whose only de-
sire was to exploit lawlessness. This
was the situation when the German
government gave permission to the
troops to march into the neutral
zone, where almost the entire pop
! ulation was crying for relief from
terrorism.
Broke Treaty. Charge.
! I'VE raised against France the ac-
cusation that she has broken the Yer
sailles treaty and discredited the
League of Nations before it has come
into operation. She acted without
the sanction Of the other si5natories
without any justification and in di-
col Of last December, which expressly
| assures that the consequences of any
! Of the treaty are only tp3be explated
in accordance with the general pre-:
scripuons qf the treaty or OF interna'
ttionat laWss' e.a j
The premier contended tha'
4 Frances actions were. not in accord
| ance with the prescriptions Of law
He repudiated the assertion tha
German militarists were behind thu
! Ruhr trouble and maintained that
France was unable to escape the
| domination of her own generals.
| Referring to the British premier
| disapproval of Frances action, Herr
! Mueller declared. that it would bt
childish to imagine that the termina
, tion. of the Entente was foreshadow
ed by it. He said the deputies neet
only to remember the recent shipping
negotiations 'in which neither Franc.
nor Great Britain showed the slight
est sympathy for Germany's vital in
terests,"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-13

His LEAVE OF
ABSENCE TODAY
Railroad Strike Given AS
Reason for Cancelling
Campaign Tour

Boston, April 13.-Major General
Leonard Wood today cancelled the
leave of absence which che obtained
to make campaign for the Repub-
lican' nomination for president and
said he would leave later. infthe day
for Chicago. to resume his duties as
commanding general Of the, central
ton was due to orailroad strike CO.
ditions. -
Chicago; April '13.-General Leon
ard Woods campaign for the presi-
dental nomination will not be affect
ed by his return Ito army duties here,
his campaign managers announced
this morning. The general willamake
such short speaking tour. .a A. he can
at: centraT departin ent nt--headuunrters. =
5 Army icera:s here have been
watching the: strike developments
closely for several days. Colonel
Humphreys, chief of stan. left Mon
day. on tour of the eastern section
of the department. In case. of gov
ernment interference in the railroad
strike the men who policed Gary
during the steel strike are again avail
able for duty. ~
General Wood, made 1.-The announce
fnent at breakfast rendered him at
the Boston city club. He said:
THE situation Of growing serious
ness in the country is such that
feel it my duty to give up my leave
and to return to my post Of command
in Chicago. The situation is not one
which allows personal considerations
to enter into the matter in the least. !"
1t was the intention Of General
Wood to speak in several. places III
Macc oh,,1o &c, a
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-13
COAL INDUSTRY, IN
KANSAS IS ALMOST
COMPLETELY TIED UP

(. Pittsburgh. Kans.. April 1s.-Al-
most complete paralysis Of Kansas
coal. industry is reported today. The
announcement at the headquarters Of
tlies Goal operators as to operations
saidrthat only four steam shovels were
working. No deep mines were work
ing.Fs
TIE report shows that not more
than 200 miners out Of the more than
12,0VOsin the district are at work. No
strike has been called and the men
are refraining from work on their
own account, so far as !, the records
show. 81 s.:
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-13
STORIES PUBLISHED
/. DENIED BY CLYNE

Chicago. April 12.-D:strict Attor-
ney Charles F. Clyne tonight denied
stories published here that he had
delivered an ultimatunl3 to the stsik-
ing railroad workers on behalf OF the
government. He declared he had not
seen the strike leaders. and that the
only railroad men he had met were
brotherhood officials. ~
Ing Developments here. but has rec
ceived. Instructions from Attorney
General Palmer that any announce
ment 10 to come from Washingt0n. VI
Figures complied at his once, Ne
added, show conditions here are itn-
proving. ,ss. Is !. sa q.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-13
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

" =
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of the British
view and agreement to evacuate oc-
cnpied German towns by the French
was intimated in an authoritative
lssatement.
washington.-Th senate voted, 81
I to g.. to retain voluntary universal
military training in the army reor-
ganization bill.
washington. on.-President Wilson will
not spend the summer at Woods
Hole. Investigation OF it's facilities
proved it unacceptable, it was an
nounced. No other summer White
Mouse has vet been selected.
lish flyweight champion, outfought
Zulu Kid Of Brooklyn'in in ten rounds
Pari..-premier Mfllerand assured
the Earl OF Derby. British ambassa-
dor. that the French would evacuate
all German cities simultaneously and
( interviewed would be restored.
sDes Moines, Iowa Earl Caddock
s won IA finish wrestling match from
sWladek Zbyszko in two straight falls.
~ abNiAlVeSIOu.--Ou0 WAS klll0U, 20 III.
4 jured and SO homes demolished in q
!, tornado at Melrose. Texas, says the
Galveston News. q,
4 Z London. bowager :viscountess
2 3Wolesey, widow Of the famous field
marshal. and 81 brilliant, society leader.
died. M 5ls:s+. @ b
I Guatemala CITY Heavy Casualties
are believed to have resulted from the
revolutionary bombardment. "a new
government has formed.
rlin.-Pandemonium reigned on
the Bourse Blocks Of stock. were
/ dumped on the market with no huy-
ers, due to the compulsory transfer
Of foreign securities in Germany. un-
Daytona, Fla Gene Walker broke
1.-THE worlds mile record y for motor.
fcycle, covering the distance In sl:72
EaorOnda q
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-13
ORR SANDERS
DIED MONDAY
IN MILL CITY
Services Will Be Held Wed
nesday At LaPlata, Mo-,
His Old Home.
Had Been Active Citizen
During 20 Years Resi-
dence In Grand Forks.

DR.. Orr Sanders, aged 50. for many
years resident of Grand Forks died
at 10 O'Clock, Monday night in Minne-
apolts, according to word received
here this morning. The body will be
taken to his boyhood home at La
to take place there On Wednesday.
Death followed a general break
down. following an attack Of influenza
which DR.. Sanders suffered about six
weeks ago, and from which he failed
to- rally. ACCOMPANIED by his wife,
DR.. Mae Sanders, he went to Mime
apolis on April 4 for the purpose of
taking a rest and medical treatment,
and he. had since been patient at
Ausbury hospital, where his death
took place on Monday night. DR.. Mae
Sanders and a brother Of the de-
ceased, G. s. Sanders Of St Paul, were
present when death occurred i and
they will accompany the body to La
Plata.
been afflicted with heart trouble,
which reached a serious stage early
last fall, forcing. him to take rest
Of several months. Turning his prac-
tice in osteopathy over to DR.. E. o.
Nimlos of Kansas City, who had be-
come partner in the firm, DR.. Sand
ers, accompanied by his wife, left
early in December for the Twin
Cities and Kansas City to visit rela-
tives and make an effort to regain his
strength. He remained at Kansas
City until the latter part Of February
and while en- route home stopped in
st. Paul to- visit. his brother. There
he contracted influenza and was seri-
ously Ill for three weeks. He re-
covered sufficiently to return here,
however. and he remained until
Easter Sunday, leaving then for Min.
Active Citizen.
DR.. Sanders had for nearly twenty
years been resident Of Grand Forks
and during that time, in q quiet way
| had been g. fofceful influence in the
life Of the community. From; 1912
until i ~ 'he served rs a member o1
the City coslIicil, being Vice prssid dent
! " the council for q time. and serving
Of health. He was particularly inter.
/; ested In public he WORK and. dur.
ling; his afilIiatton with the city board
OF health assisted I'M putting into opSr.
alton a. number of measures fofs-s the
benefit of the city. While DR.. Sand.
ers was serving on the health board
the city incincrator was established
and put into working order, and y. u he
/ was actively idehttfied with all move:
ments here concerning sanitation and
the public health.
Born in Kentucky. ,S,S !,
DR.. Sanders was born In Kentuck,
December 5 1850. His father was ar
officer in the Confederate army and
was killed during the Civil >w4r,sleav
ling his wife and six children, ( Orr
Sanders being the eldest Of the fam
/! lily. The widow, with her. children
went overland to LaPlata not Ions
after the close of the war, and thu
While a very young man. Dr.: Sand
ers, with his brother, G., s. Sanders
and a cousin. Emmett Orr. came t.
North Dakota and established a fur
niture store. at Larimore Later the,
disposed of this business and DR.
Sanders became the private secretar.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-13

Central, where 200 shopmen walked
out and further menace was pre-
laying plans for city-wide walkout
from the railroad shops on Thursday.
The Columbus yardmen's union
voted to call out all switching crews
engaged to handle passenger traffic.
No change in the situation at To-
ledo was reported and a number Of
factories planned TO close today.
The strike &spread to Cincinnati
when switchmen on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad went on strike last
night.
A gas shortage was feared by Of
ficials at Indianapolis as the result Of
cutting off Of fuel shipments. -. "a,
At Terre Haute, Ind. 500 switch7
men on the various roads voted to
join tho insurgents. ,-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-13
SOFT COAL MINES
In OHIO CLOSED '%
BECAUSE OF STRIKE

Columbus, Ohio, April 1s.-Soft
coal mines in Ohio were nearly all
closed down today because Of the
strike and thousands of coal miners
mines in some scattered sections were
reported still working. but all Of the
big mines were closed because OF the
inability Of operators to get cars.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-13
Guatemala Situation
Pictured As A Trap
Sprung By President
Washington

Washington. April 13.-Privats
advices received here picture the
situation in Guatemala City as trap
that had been sprung by President
Estradra Cabrera on his enemies
rather than y rebel victory.
1t was explained that the failure OF
the president to usesthe army to, pres
vent the entry of the rebels into tho
capital was a strategem employed TO
give hims the upper hand with mip.,
imum of blo0dshed. :ss4as
Strong government forces were
stationed at La Palma. suburb
where President Cabrera is locateds
md at other points from where op.l
erations can be directed that will els
fectually close all the exits from I iiss
city. these srepoftss said: AfterN the
rebels h&dS Hooked into the city. Cas-
hrera was said TO have announced m
them that the capital would reHsai1
under siege until the insurgents me-
Tor terms. The Wator supply would
~ cut OfI. Food rhipments he stopps1
EiAd only W0sne1s chil1rsn ana othse
non-cclnh would lbe per7nttte4,
Nd paal taia tle of sieec, the ine1 ~ =;
'eAdNdt ii 0e1aS to- hasten q colll
p4FA51eely 63o0El lea6 gicfoty. ss 4 &
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EXPERIMENTS SUCCESSFUL.

Vancouver. B. c., April 13.-Wire-
less telephone experiments being car
ried on here and at Victoria, E. c.,
are successful, officials OF the provin-
cial forestry department said, wire
less telephones will probably be in
stalled AS q part Of the British Co
lumbia forest fire protection Service.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-13
Vote Against Strike.

p-;t Vote Against Strike.
Pittsburgh, Pa, April 13.-Mem-
bers Of the Brotherhood of Railway
Tfafnmen on the Pennsylvania rail-
road, east and west of Pittsburgh,
voted this morning against Joining the
strike, of carmen. An official an
nouncement said the vote was 'prac-
.tically unanimous"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-13
! BURTON NOMINATED

Washington. April 13.-Former
Senator Theodore Burton Of Ohio was
nominated today to be a member Of
the tariff commission.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-13
Want Names.

Washington, April 1s.-The Penn
sylvania and New York Central rail-
roads were asked today by. the de-
partnent of justice to send the names
Of all their striking employees and to
indicate who of them were leaders in
the walkout.
The Pennsylvania and New York
Central railroad officials fatty refused
to discuss the meaning Of the mes
sages, or to indicate whether similar
requests would go forward to the ex-
fecutives Of other railroad corpor-
ations. = $ ;
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-13
No Break Indicated.

New York, April 13.-New York
was still in the grip Of the outlaw
railway strike today and there were
no surface indications Of a. general
break in the ranks Of the strikers.
Officials of the various roads in
maintain service and they were
cheered by announcements that mill
tary engineers, college students and
citizens in several communities had
volunteered to fill the strikers places.
The offers will be accepted in some
cases, especially where the volunteers
have had previous railroading expert
ence the officials said.
While gains were made by the
strikers yesterday notably in stop
ping the suburban service Of the Cen
trail railway of New jersey. which
had been unaffected previously, food
trains reached, the city in such num-
Der as to relieve the anxieties OF
health officials. The milk trains were
mot interfered with to any marked
extent, and it was stated that the city
has a supply on hand for 4s hours.
not taking into consideration today's
expected shipments.
Passenger Service Continues.
! The New York Central road,
despite a number of small strikes,
succeeded In, maintaining virtually its
/ normal passenger. service. The road
also moved considerable freight. All
other lines entering the city con-
! t:nued crippled. The Pennsylvania
:. roads suburban service was about
fifty per cent Of normal this morn
ing.
TF Officials of the big Four" broth
erhoods who professed to see their
organizations in danger as .ne result
of the unauthorized strike, continued
their efforts to induce outlaws" Ia
return to work.
I Among the officials in this city
were Timothy Shea, vice president OF
1.-The Brotherhood Of Locomotive Fire
men; L. G. Griff1ng, representing the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers, and S. C.. Cowan, representing
the Order of. Railway Conductors
Plans for their campaign were out.
lined at conference last night call
ed by John G. Walker, secretary OF
information Of eastern railroads. who
came here from Washington t for thal h,
.sEa1 n several instances efforts Of ths
= brotherhood leaders. to address
{ bodies OF the strikers were repu1set
s with hpotss and sieers. .sst. Il \. Ill.
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/ North I)akO1n Iucsrasing
\ csOutltnetss t0nl9hft warmer II,
seAaf AnAs sOuth. rofs yg06nea.
day unsettl led sspliier III extFeqles
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New York, April 1S.-Unless
the situation, in the New York
district caused by the unauthor-
lied railroad strike Is materially
improved within forty-cight.
hours, trains may lie manned
Mantelll spokesman for the Gen.
cral Mahasers' association, an
nounocd today after meeting of
tho organization. NJ 'aa