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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-27
FIRE DESTROYS.
. ASPHALT PLANT

Perth Amboy, N. j.. Sept. 27.-F'ire
Of of8unknown origin yesterday destroy
ed the plant of the Barber Asphalt
Paving company near here which COW
cred several acres Two large asphalt
tanks and many cars loaded with tar,
lumber and other materials also were
burned. One Of the tanks burst throw
ing blazing asphalt upon the building
of the plant.
The Perth Amboy fire department
was unable to control the flames and
apparatus was summoned from other
towns nearby. Fire boats of the New
York city fire department and Of the
Standard Oil company also were call
ed.
One fireman was injured and taken
to a hospital.
Police and firemen estimate the loss
at more than a million dollars and
probably a million and a half. The de-
struction Of the plant will throw g.
900 men out of work, it was said.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-27
LElMKE ATTEMPTS
IOCHANCE TINE
....... OF RA1ECASE
Would Have Commission
Meet Just Before or After
3. Fall Election.
{Herald Special service.)

Bismarck. N. D., Sept. 27.-An ef-
fort to postpone the meeting of the
board of railroad commissioners. set
for October 16 to hear appeals from
the decision increasing intra-state
freight rates, until just before or
after election was made by ,Lemke in
an argument in supreme court this
morning.
Lemke. in a second appearance in
open court asking for injunction, did
not question the authority 9f the
board of railroad commissioners to in
crease rates, but pleaded that suf-
f1cient time was not allowed to make
a showing before the commission on
October is and asked the court to
continue the restraining order for a
longer period, suggested at about
November first.
Lemke also brought up the question
of whether there was sufficient notice
of the hearing held on August IL, at
which he nor several state officials
who were notified did not appear.
This question was raised in the
previous argument before court and
ignored in the decision, so the rail-
road commission was not represented
by an attorney today, believing that
the question of sufficient notice was
answered by affidavits of the new sup
porter's story before the hearing and
written notice to many shippers and
state officials.
Lemke pleaded that hearings are to
be held in other states and he wanted
to get transcripts, saying he was not
prepared to make CASE regarding
the sufficiency Of rates In North Da-
kota now.
When the commission made its or
der it set October is as the time for
hearing appeals from anyone protest
ing against the.rates. ~ =.
1t is considered unusual that Lemke
though in his petition on file with the
supreme court made statements that
the rates in other states are higher
than North Dakota. said he was un-
able to present case sufficiently on
October, 16.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-27
MUST MARKET
COMMODITIES,
SAYS HOUSTON
Government Cannot be Par.
ty to Maintenance of
WAR Prices" I"

Washington. Sept. 27.-The govern
ment can not be party to any under
taking for artimically maintaining
war prices by, enabling owners 10
withhold their commodities from the
markets. Secretary Houston said to-
night in statement on the CONNER
cial credit situation.
On the other hand he declared in
favor of the orderly marketing of all
commodities and estimates that the
commercial loans of all banks during
the past year increased by about So
0oo, 900. -
II am in favor of every legitimate
effort to promote the orderly market
ing of all commodities" he said. but
the government cannot be a. party to
an undertaking to hold commodities
Off the market to enable owners arti-
tlclauy for speculative purposes to
maintain war prices on higher than
war prices.
AS matter of fact banks during
the last twelve months have been
extending large credits to meet de-
mands from industry and agriculture
Since August, 1919. loans and in
vestments of about 500 reporting
member banks increased over two
and one-half billions OF dollars. AS
these banks represent about 40 per
S~A'S ~ LIZ ASSoulCGS vi dill DduhS, IL
is estimated that the total increase in
loans and investments has been over
five and one half billions of dollars.
Even from January %, when the
increase in discount rates went into
effect. to August 81, 1920, the loans
of about 500 reporting member banks,
exclusive of loans secured by govern
ment obligations and other stocys and
bonds, increased about one and aSa
Quarter billions Of dollars. This
would reflect a total. increase Of COM
mercial loans in all banks, it is esti-
mated. of perhaps three billions of
dollars Since the crop moving de-
mands came, on the bills discounted
and purchased by the Federal Reserve
anks have increased at about fifty
millions a week. and: the federal re-
serve notes at from thirty to forty
millions week. The increase in the
volume of federal reserve notes from
January %. to August 27,=t1920, was
$3.50, 600, 0O0,"-. 4
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-27
Is PERSONS ARE
KILLED IN RIOT

Gensan, Korea. Sept 25.-lBy the
Associated Press. ss.)-Twenty-five per-
sons were killed in rioting Thursday
night when, Korean students de-
stroyed or damgaed branches of the
Korean Industrial bank and the ORR
entail Development company and
seven Japanese houses. Friday night
there was further shooting. resulting
in additional casualties.
Arrests are continuing.
" Reports printed in; Japanese news
papers allege the mob was led by
students from the Canadian Presby-
terian mission.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-27
TELEGR.APHIC BRIEFS

J .
Etampes, F'rance-Roland = Rohfs,
an entrant for the James Gordon
Bennet aviation cup. was seriously in
jured when his airplane crashed dur
ing practice fight.
Berne-The Swiss government has
decided not to open negotiations with
soviet Russia.
Chicago-Witty SSchachman, alleg-
ed radical and formerly secretary to
Nikolai Lenine, head of the Russian
soviet. was arrested, and many i'm
portant documents were said to have
been seized.
- Ms..fe-,.a r,.+,.,
Washington-The National Com
munity Board. Incorporated to ''act
as attorney for the public" has OPEN
ed headquarters here.
Chicago--The White sox held their
place in the American league, half a
game behind Cleveland, Chicago de-
feating Detroit and Cleveland defeat
ing st. Louis.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-27
BAKER URGED MOST
RIGID ECONOMY in
{ 1922 WAR EXPENSES

Washington. Sept 25.-All chiefs
Of bureaus aid services in the war
department were Instructed today by
Secretary Baker to observe "the most
rigid economy in preparing the esti-
mates for the fiscal year 1922 and to
reduce all its items to minimum"
1.-THE house committee on appro-
priations," the order added. had re-
quested that all items of general leg
islation be omitted from the csti-
mates with the suggestion that the
same be submitted later to the speak
ter of the house foFs reference to the
appropriate feEielation n'aconnittee."H
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-27
THIEVES VISIT FOUR PLACES.

Mankato. Minn.. Sept. 27::-Thieves
last night visited four places Of bust
ness at, the village of Amboy, twenty
miles south of here. The f.. g..
Sonve general store was entered and
$500 worth of clothing taken: at the
Mullin pool hall 500 in cash was
taken and number OF fountain
pens and some cash was taken from
thieves secured only few pennies
in the restaurant of August Lien..
The thieves are believed to have been
seen leaving the village at o'clock
this morning in an enclosed car. u
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-27
Member, OF /. W. W.
Holding Meet In
New Rockford Teday

New Rockford, N. D., Sept. 81
Between 200 and so04members o. fsSAey
I. w. W., are in New Rockford today;
for the convention Of the aSricultufaa
William Haywood who Was, a6ysra-
tised AZ the chief speaker Of the diy5
had not arrived at noon but II u =
said that he would be In the city hes
fore evening. 81 n {l 4 ~ 81 ~ " 4
Up to noon today no disard had
occurred although, extra police lhsA !
been sworn In for the day tO 9usR1
against any demonstration. s F n \; ss
The convention - being held N sfkes
New Rockford Opera House 5sss
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-27
so CENTS A BUSHEL
FOR POTATOES IN
CROOKSTON REGION

st. Paul. Mimi. Sept. 27.-Potato
prices have slumped. considerably dur
ing the past few days and buyers are
offering growers so to 60 cents a
bushel in the vicinityof Crookston. ac-
coreing to reports from that district.
Senator F. Fl. Peterson. Of Moorhead.
reports that potatoes are being sold at
about IS cents there.
b N. J. Holmberg, commissioner of ag-
riculture. says that the crOp of late
potatoes is not as large as generally
believed. and thinks that the farmer
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-27
ST. LOUIS HOMING
I. PIGEONS RELEASED
...:;.....: AT BRECKENRIDGE

!, Breckenridge, Afinn.. Sept. a.
Two holning. pigeons were re-
!. leased here Saturday morning to
fly 20 their home In St. Louis,
where the most spectacular sport
event in days is being held.
Thousands OF hoz1ling pigeons
flying in pairs are compctinE IN
the race. Tie birds were sent to
the city by express and were
viewed by hundreds before being
released. They carried q mes
sage from Mayor F. Il. Pierce to
the governor of Missouri.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-27
MEXICAN SALOONS
Il RDER 10
/. BE CLO OSED SUNDAY

s.san Antonio, Texas. Sept. 25.-Act-
ing upon Instructions issued by. pro-
visional President de la Huerta of
Mexico, All saloons in Mexican" states
along the Mexican-United States Dor :,
der, closed today to remain closed
until Monday morning, according to,
information received by Mexican lead :.
srs here. The order, 1t is understood
will not affect the operation of clubs
Or restaurants where drinks are
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-27
MONEY ASKED
:DEP0SlIORS
Ninety Day Law Put Into
Effect to Protect General
Public.

Boston. Sept! 27.-several hundred
persons gathered outside the, Offices
of the fremont Trust company here
today when the doors were opened
and lines quickly formed befory the
paving tellers' windows. After
the crowds increasing. bank officials
announced the law permitting bank
to require ninety days notice for
Withdrawals ifrola the sayings depart
ments would Sc Invoked & forthwith
'for the protection of the sdeppsitors."
Thessl Ealationg gfM'Ua1, 8 ;dS4Wa.
.'asR soon as the pMblic Gained Itself. ("
it was ,announced. ~ ,ggt:z a 4, < X 4:
I'VE have plenty of money to pay
every ody,' officials said, and we
are prepared to do so today but the
crowd became so large it was ifnpos.
sible to handle and we, invoked the
law for the protection of depositors,
not for0ur own protection" 7
The Fidelity Trust company today
served noticepit would take advantage
of the law permitting it to require
ninety days notice of Withdrawals
from the savings department. It was
stated this was done upon the direc-
ton of Joseph c. Allen, state bank.
commissioner. AT his Office It was
said this action was optional with
the banks. t-
+ Several banks opened their doors
with large amounts$of ready CASH as
provision against aSrepetition of the
runs which developed Saturday out of
the closing of the Cosmopolitan
Trust company. .s $50 @ =,
/, Bank officials: announced there was
no connection between the Cosmo-
politan. which was the fifth bank
closed here within two months, and
their institution, and Bank Commits
sioner Allen declared no other bank
ing institution was involved in the
Cosmopolitan's' troubles.
More Runs Anticipated.
Nevertheless recurrence of the
runs was anticipated, depositors hav-
ing become alarmed and. in the case
of the fremont Trust company, }hav-
ing made constant withdrawals from
early morning to nearly midnight
Saturday. ,s.stz...s-,. ,r
The feeling of uncertainty over the
banking situation was the subject of
discussion by Governor Coolidge and
bankers yesterday, but without an
Inounced decision Of any contemplat-
ed action. # ~.
One effect Of the close scrutiny Of
local banks which Commissioner AL
len has been making was an order
from him to the Old South Trust
company to drop from its payroll
former Governor Samuel w. Mccall
and four other officials, including two
vice presidents. AS chairman Of the
board of directors. Mr.. Mccall, who
was appointed recently is drawing q
salary Of $4,000 a year. The object
|of the: order is to reduce. the banks
Expenses it being the opinion of the
bank commissioner that the men ask
ed to have y dropped are holding
merely nominal positions. In each
instance, they may continue to. serve
In their present capacities without
salary, according to the order from
the bank commissioner. ~ a
The Old South Trust. company was
closed a year ago. but reopened re-
Gently after having rehabilitated its
finances without loss to depositors.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-27
| HISTORY OF LEGION:

sss Cleveland, o. Set. 27.-How the
American Legion has expanded since
D the. close OF the first national conYen-
ton last November from a loosely
knit structure, Of 3.472 posts in fifty
departments to, world divide orsani-
cation 81 Y. approximately $500
) sfunctioning posts in all states. the
pistricto of Columbia, five outlying
American possessions and ten foreign
countries. was set forth in the report
OF Iaemuel B6lles the national ad-
jutant, to the yLegiDn's second annual
convention here today. ,g
,s s,s Meantime pursuant to authority
i granted 5at the first convention the
Women's Auxiliary of the American
Legion to which mother, wives;
/. daughters and sisters Of ex-service
men are eligible, has been organized
son q temporary basis, he reported
Units acharte cred number 1850. Au-
thority has been granted for the
!. holding of. department conventions Of
a'sxiiiary where one auxiliary unit
yfbass been chartered for every two
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-27
SWISS WILL NOT
RENEW RELATIONS
WITH SOVIETS

Berne. Switzerland, Sept. 27.-The
Swiss government has decided not to
open political or commercial relations
with soviet Russia. Lenine's ennis
sary, Bratmann, whoerecentlYsa arrived
here to inausurate relations. will be
asked to leave Switzerland. .'t ss. =.
The fact that Swiss residents in
Russia have been mistreated by the
.Bolsheviki has influenced the Swiss
government in its present action.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-27
LABORERS WARNED
TO RESORT TO REASON

\ Chicago, Sept. 27.-A warning to
building crafts that unless they "re-
sort to reason" and end jurisdictional
disputes the union may be destroyed
and the open shop come into vogue
has been issued by John H. Donlin.
president Of the building trades de-
partment of the American Federation
of Labor. The warning. is contained in
a letter with his department and was
made public here yesterday. &
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-27
SHIP
REPORTED WEDGED
in ICE IN NORTH

Nome. Alaska, Sept. z7.-Cap-
tain Roald AmundsOn's polar ex.
pedttionary ship. the Maud, is re.
ported wedged tight in the polar
lcc pack, west OF KOlyuchin Bay,
Siberia, and nearly midway be-
tween Wrangel Island and the
nortnern Siberian coast, by fur
traders who reached Nome today.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-27
TORNADO REPORTED
+, TO HAVE SWEPT OVER
PART OF NEBRASKA

: A Emerson, Eeb., Sept. u.s. A tor
nado lis reported by Chicago & North
western railroad men to, have swept
Knox county, Nebraska. this
evening, striking the town;.of Bloom
field, causing heavy property damage,
and, it. is rumored, ;, some loss Of life.
hAen recaiYed here. ~; - ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-27
CORK SHAKENB By
BIG EXPLOSION
Indications Are That Bomb,
Was Placed in nepaI
mef1t Store. .S 81; s5 s

London. Sept. 27.-Cork was shaken
by great explosion at an early hour
this morning, one Of the large, dry
goods stores in the city being de-
molisfed. The explosion :. vas fci-
lowed by the sound Of riheganS ma =
chine. gun firing, says Cork: dispatch
to the Evening News. Several. per-
sons were sleeping on the premises 1t
the time the explosion took place, and
the dispatch declares military au-
thorities in Cork allege bombs were
placed inside one Of the large win
dows of the place. F
Three men have been slain, appar-
emily in cold blood. at Belfast follow
ing the murder Of one policeman and
the wounding Of two others.S.s Dis.
patches received here indicate Tho
assassinations of these three men were
deliberately planned. - 80, 4. t53s. ,'3ia
Serious rioting has occurred in Bel
fast and it is said number of wound )
ed persons have been received in
troops with ,armored cars are on duty
in that city.
Cork, Sept. IA violent explosion
shook this city about o'clock this
morning. 1t was followed by the rattle
Of rife fire in various parts of the
business district. When the towns
pSSpiS AOIlh III LNS
morning, after the curfew had ex-s
pired. they found the main thoro ough-
fare. Patrick street. Uttered with
glass, and the front Of large depart
ment store. which is said to employ
large number of young Sim Feiners,
completely wrecked as if by bombs.
MacSwiney Is Worse.
London, Sept. 27.-Lord Mayor
Terence Macswiney Of Cork. passed
another bad night at Brixton prison.
and was In very weak and ex-
hausted condition this morning, said
bulletin issued by the Irish Self
Determination league. He had a little
sleep before midnight but none after
that time. This is the forty-sixth day
of his hunger strike. t% s
Cork. Sept. 27.-At military head
quarters i. was said there were no
military patrols near the wrecked
store wien the explosion occurred
but that troops were hastened ID th =
scene. They were fired on by snip
els lror. the roof OF the store .cco-l-
ing tn report, and the soldiers re-;
turred the fire wi,hi severai voileye
= military guard has been stationed
a. the store. %ss
1. is understood the theory OF bntll
the military and police is THAI tomb
was placed in a show window frem
the inside, but this is controversial
by the owner A half dozen EN-
ployes sleeping upstairs were rot,
hurt. Intense excitement ri, ,avails
throughout the city. -, s-s.eis ~. s,ssE
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tconti,nued i on pare g.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-27
WEATHER FORECAST.

\ S8fS gWEAIhEAkS fO1sHAJASAs u, IL
.9s MinncaOtA: Fair tonight and II
TuesdAy; warmer IN west portipn
a tonight. a,ats. &. q Il.
s North Dakota; .,Islir h touight
and 1nesaay.sv tonight.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-19
WILSON'S VISIT NEW HOME.
Arrange for Alterations mt 8 Street
Residence.

Residence.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IS. - President
Wilson visited to-day for the first time
the home which he has purchased as his
residence after his retirement from office
on March 4. The visit was understood
to have been for the purpose of cor
sidering alterations to the building.
The Executive was accompanied to
the building on s street by Mrs. Wilson
and her two brothers. John Randolph
Boiling and w. r. Boiling. They re-
ma ined at the house an hour. examining
it in detail and also viewing the attrac-
tive garden in the rear of the home.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-19
HAYTIAN INQUIRY
CLEARS MARINES,
SCORES ACCUSER
Naval Court Praises Work
of U. S. Forces in Re-
port to Daniels.
CHARGES DENOUNCED
Order Is Restored to Repub-
lie for First Time in
100 Years.
HARD TASK WE'LL DONE
Barnett's Declaration of Indis-
criminate Killing Called
Unwarranted.
CHARGES DENOUNCED
HARD TASK WE'LL DONE
BIZ the Associated Press.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1S.-The naval
court of inquiry which investigated
the conduct of marines in Hayti, re-
ported to Secretary Daniels to-day
that there "had been no proper
grounds" for the statement by Brig
Gen. George Barnett, former comman-
dant of the Marine Corps, that the
American occupation forces had been
guilty Of practically indiscriminate
killing Of Haytians.
After careful survey of conditions,
the court, presided over by Rear Ad-
miral Henry T. Mayo, found that Gen.
Barnett's charges were ill considered,
regrettable and thoroughly unwar-
ranted reflections" on the work of the
Marine Corps in Hayti. adding that
the corps had performed difficult
dangerous and delicate duty worthy of
the highest commentator.
The marines virtually were given
clean bill by the court. which declined
IN recommend trial by court-martial or
Freeman Lang Of Los Angeles and Do
ras Williams of Birmingham, Ala
charged by native witnesses at the Port
au Prince hearing with the murder OF
Haytians Indeed. the Lang and Will
Jams cases were not mentioned, ana
naval officials explained that this meant
that evidence against them was not
deemed sufficient to demand criminal
prosecution.
Isolated Cases Only Found.
Tn all sisolated" cases of unjustifia-
ble conduct by marines the court found
that disciplinary action already had
been taken.
The findings, as made public. were
approved by Secretary Daniels and
Major-Gen. John A. Lejeune, comman-
dant of the Marine Corps. The full text
of the courts findings follows:
1.-THE court finds that two unjustifia-
BILE homicides have been committed one
each by two of the personnel of the
u. S. naval service, which has served
in Hayti since July, 1915. and that six
teen other serious acts of violence have
been perpetrated against citizens of
Hayti during the same period by fndi-
viduals of such personnel.
"The court finds further that these
offences were all isolated cases of indi-
viduals and that in every case the re-
sponsible party was duly brought to
trial before n general court-martial, con-
yicted and sentenced.
1.-THE court has found no evidence of
the commission of any other unjustifi-
able homcides or other serious unJusti-
fable acts of oppression or of violence
against any OF the citizens of Hayti or
unjustifiabe damage or destruction of
their property caused by any of the per-
sonnet in question.
II view of the fact that the only I'M
justifiable acts found by the court to
have been committed are those wherein
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-19

disciplinary action has already been
taken. and where no further proceedings
could be had in the matter. the court has
not deemed II necessary to report fur
Their upon the question of responsibility.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-14
CRIMINAL TERM
OF COURT ENDS
Motions For New Trial Are Denied
Will Neely And Peggy Nc
PhersOn

The criminal term of the Leflore
County Circuit Court which has been
in session for three weeks closed this
morning and Judge Douglas E. Beams
left for his home at Greenville.
The motion for new trial for Will
Neely, charged with numbering Lula
Thompson and having been sentenced
to a life term in the pentitentiary,
was denied. However, the case will
be appealed to the Supreme Court.
A motion was made by the attor-
neys of Peggy Mcpherson for new
trial and bond and the same denied by
the court An appeal was then made
to the Supreme Court on the motion
for new trial and this was granted
by the court and the clerk was ordered
to transcribe the proper proceedings
to the clerk of the Supreme Court.