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v' E EN I NO E I O N VOLUME Washington, Sept. 16.—The soldiers bonus bill in congress for three years. Anally was' today before President Harding.'!, so oertaln. ftbout the 'S6nftte. ..rj:-,- ,v Iftheissue conwJs iti' that boay, the outcome iny hlngi bii ithip. nuihber .of "ft ... JWit..:-' PM& PRESIDENT STEP DEFINITELY DECIDES SENATE MAY OVERRIDE VETO Friends Of President Attempting To Mtuter Up Enoagh Votes To Uphold*His Action More Than Two-Third Majority Declared By- House Message Will Be Sent To House On Tuesday. Washington, Sept. 16.—(By The Associated Press.)—President Harding has definitely decided to. veto the soldiers' bonus bill and will send his message to the house Tjitesday, according to some of his close advisers who have talked with him recently. The number of senators absent whefi the vote comes may decide the issue although it was ^aid that every Effort would be made to obtain pairs for all absentees, including those Senators in,Europe who were not paired in the vote August 31, when the senate passed the bill, 47 to 22. Some of the president's friends were understood to be making an informal canvass in the faint hope of counting enough votes to prevent the over-riding of the veto there. The result now was re garded as doubtful, with some friends and foes alike declaring there gould not be a definite estimate in advance of the roll call. House managers of the bonus were understood to be prepared to move proihptly after receipt of a veto message to repass the bill and were confident that more than the required two-thirds majority could be obtained. The president's attitude toward it still was the one big question in the minds of both friends and foes, and it' was one to which they expected an answer early'next-week. In tne usual course the first action of the executive would be to refer the measure ,to the treasury department for an opinion1. (Secretary Bjlellon's at titude is well knpwn. He haj^ opposed such legislation, largely On the ground that the federal treasury is in no con dition to stand further: drains tipon it. Should Mr. Hard-ns send the b?nus bill back to congress an" effort wotfld be made to override his veto, accord ing to those, Yfho have had charge of i$, in the hoiise and senate. Support ers believed far more than the neces sary two thirds majority in ,the. house, couldlc obtained.-JMii. they. ^were.'not IN STATE FIGHT Independent Candidate For Senate/ Says Big Fight Is Against Radicalism In North Dakota Opens His Campaign At Hankinson Speaks at Fairmont Today. Fairmount, N. D., Sept. 16.---J. F. T. O'Connor, Independent candidate for the United State's senate, is sched uled to make the second address of his campaign .here this afternoon, having opened with an address at Hankinson Friday night. He will speak this evening at Wahpeton, N. D. \In his address at Hankinson Friday evening Mr. O'Connor struck the keynote of his' campaign, declaring that "this is not a contest between the Republican and Democratic par ties It is a contest to determine the strength of radicalism in North Da kota." Mr. O'Con- In defining hits I nor said: "Wlillc this cm.est Is on I know no party lines. There 4s but single great Isstte In this nation. Upon this issue the two old parlies must stand without compromise it is the highest principle of Americanism it is the flglit against radicalism. Ail over tills nation there Is a move ment well organised to establish here a Soviet form of govern ment. If elected to the senate J-• shall support every measure that will Insure the eradication radicalism and support every measure that wUl make more ae cure the institutions of this na tion. On this fundamental issue true Democrat* and true Rflpub llcans must stand shoulder to if-,- shoulder." Mr O'Connor, who has been en dorsed for the senttorship by the In dependent committee of 46 which in cludes both Democrats and Republi cans paid a/high trib^W to the pres ent independent Republican admin istration in North Dakota, saying that "The administration has vindicated the Judgment of the people oi North Bakota. who placed it. in power. Every promise made by the Inde pendents has been kept by the eleot ed offlciaU." He enArsed the antu league Republican candidate* nomi nated in the recent primary election. In discussing the measures he will favor if elected to the senate, Mr. ^Coiinor declared himself strongly lor the Great iAkM-Sti Lawrence tidewater project. fill orderly urged: Sunday NORTH senators absent 'from Washington, while the conference report was adopted yesterday by a two-thirds majority—36 to 17—it required only one senator for, to pair one senator against, whereas in the vote to over ride a veto it wouldc require two sena tors for, to pair one opponent. Ruling Approved. Upon the presentation of the con ference report, SenatAr -Harrison1 made a point of order that the conferees had exceeded "their authority in elim inating the land declamation option, which in\ one form or another, had been Approved by botli house and sen ate. After long debate, the point of Order was overruledby Senator Cura» rpin* Republican. Iowa, president #aJSer ieh' disai Undervppd aiWr^HfcrrWeh greed .(Continued dn.-page 6.) T. O'CONNOll system' with Uie establishment ot warehouses in. wlilch wheat could be stored, negotiable receipts issued, and loans .made to the farmer' on these instruments which would also be protected by-. insurance lh bonded warehouses! 'This, he said, would in sure an orderly marketing '. of the great wheat cr'ops from the s^ate "in this connection," said' Mr. Q'Connor. "ft is- Absolutely necessary that there be fixed a standard grade for all grain recognised everywhere In the United States: The only effectu al method of fixing the .grades of grain -is through the federal govern ment." .. .. »... Position on Tariff. -Denning hla position on the tariff question, Mr. O'Connor said, "As long aa protection is the eatttMlahed, principle, the farm er la entitled to tbe same oonald tinttlon as tbe .other great In dustries of .the nation. With some Republicans voting acalnst the tariff Mil and some Demo crats voting for lt, lt seenui that the tariff should be taken en tirely 'ont. of politics and each schedule based on, ertenllBc In fonnactou furnished by a board of tariff vMperta.-• Mr. O'Connor. strongly toyed the marketing1 '(Continued on. Page* I) oft r-" &WwBl Jj1® 'M •1, & Hooper §ays 16 Separate Agreements in Ajccord with Transportation Act. Strikers Demand Southern Railway Officials Dis New Men. Chicago, Sept. H6.—While sev eral railroads today were nego tiating separate agreements with the shop crafts workers in ac cordance with the union •partial settlement plan. And others were preparing to meet representa tives of their 'own employes out side the settlement plan, it was learned that some of the shop crafts leaders on the Chicago and Northwestern railroad were de manding the dismissal of men hireff to All the places of union men who went .on strike July 1. The hitch |n the negotiations with the Northwestern, which had generally been believed to have been completed yesterday, would not prevent the retprn of the men to work /by Monday, of ficials of the road said. At the same time It was made plain that the union settlement plan did not loall for discharge of em ployes at work when the settle ment plan was approved by the union policy, committee last Wednesday, and that the road would not dismiss those em ployes., •. Washlngton,. SepU 16.—Demand by the union leaders that al] men taken on during the strike be discharged Immediately on return of strikers t^ their jobs Was understood fo have broken up a conference here today between Southern, railway officials and general shopcraft chairmen which was designed to bring about a settlement on the basis of the Var .Held-Willard-J«well agreement. 'Chicago, Slept 16.-^-Sixteen, .ajU roada had signed separate ..agreements with various, ia,bov iinidna today through .pre-war. methods lh vogue before .(the. United /Stttyes railroad labor, board wis created as arbiter of disputes., between railways and- their employes. No Repudiation. These settlements, according to Ben W. Hooper, chairman of the board do not repudiate the board but rather are "entirely in accord with th«? transportation act." When the dis putes were withdrawn from the juris diction of the board, the government tribunal! believed negotiations for settlements independent of the board would be'successful. Mr. Hooper said. His comment referred to yesterday's agreement between the New York Central lines and the train service brotherhoods,, and other pending, peace negotiations. (Continued on page 6.) Id. ill if.yl.A The TJiini DiKQNioo on the AbovtSiibiKb Will B* Ddivtr#d Sunday Night. Af«'.N*y*r I' i.. V1:'ii W V' I -, 5 •«v! v'»'{, GkAND FORKS, N. Dm SATURDAY,...SEPTEMBER 16 :'.V,:"-.v HELP ASKED TO DEFEND THIS NEUTRAL ZONE Twenty-Five Thousand Girls And Women Turned Over To The Turkish Soldiers 120,000 Victims Of The Massacre Up To Thursday. Constantinople, Sept. 16.— (1:80 p. m. "by the Associated Press.) —Largo British forces with heavy artillery have been landed 'at strategic points in the Dardanelles, prepared -, for any eventuality. JLondon, Sept. 16.—-Twenty-five thousand Christian women and girls have been conveyed to the interior and distributed among the Turkish soldiers, says a dis patch to the Times from M, Ijas caris, editor of Kosmos, a Smyrna newspaper, who has arrived on the Island of Mitylcn. Refugees from Smyrna say the Turks are nslng machine guns and killing indiscriminately, the dispatch adds. Ixmdon, Sept. 16.—(By the As sociated Press.)—JThc British government has adopted the at titude that the effective and per manent freedom of the Dar danelles is a vital necessity for the sake of which It is prepared to make exertions, it was authori tatively/stated this afternoon. liondon, Sept. 16.—(By the Associated Press.)—The British government addressing Rumania, Jugp-Slavfa and Greece is asking then- participation in jut effective defense of the neutral zone, it was learned officially today. Great Britain also has invited her dominions to toe represented by contingents in the defense of those! interests, for which they have already made enormous sacrifices it was also aothorita tlvely stated. ''Smyrna., Associated longer e*l8t£. TKfr fire* VI l*.«^-(By The Press.)—Smyrna no ihlch ich has been, raging.\Ior three days with Unabated faryfhas swept the city and. is,«stending' to the suburbs.. Only blackeiiliig masonry 'aiid a small vestige vof WEEKIjY the Turkish quarter remain. Death and. Indescribable 'misery. permeates 300,000 of the cTasted population. Six lone American re lief workers are attempting the siipcrhumau task of ministering to the dead a.rd dying. No other' nonntry has a^ yet comc.fon^rd to relievo the suffering. (Continued on Page 12.) WEATHER FORECAST. Washington. Sept. 16.—Weather Outlook for the Week beginning Mon day. Region of the Great Lakes. Generally fair and cool, local frosts f^rst part of the week. "HI SAY, SAMMY, COME H'lN AND 'ELP US H'OUT" By MORRIS NEWSPAPER 1922. ARE LANDED AT THE DARDANELLES 100,000 FORD EMPLOYES TO BE OUT OF WORK Closing of Plants Today Se vere Blow to Employment In Detroit. Factories Being Shut Down As Protest AgaiAst Too High Prices. (By The Associated Press.) Detroit, Sept. 16—In protest against paying what he believes to. be exorbi tant prices for coal and steel, Henry Ford today began the process of clos ing up his huge industry. With the suspension complete when the last shift of workers leaves the various factories tonight, approxi mately 100,000 men will have been rendered Idle for an indefinite period. Che plants affected include the Ave 'aetorie8 in the Detroit area and nu merous assembling stations through out the country. Other concerns, the output of which goes chiefly to the Ford company, also are expected to suspend operations. I In announcing the contemplated 1 closing several weeks ago. Mr. Ford declared no coal shortage existed that brokers held enough coal to supply the needs of the country and that the public was being "gouged" by the dealers. He also criticized government agencies for the method of apportion ing coal. The past week brought some im provement in the fuel situation. Ford officials asserted yesterday, but this, they said, did not warrant a change in the suspension order. Since deciding to close hi's factories, Mr. Ford has held dally conferences with his execu tives in a^ effort to solve the fuel and materials problem, but in every mar ket. considered, he said,' he found prices higher1 than he believed they should be. Inquiry today failed to disclose any other Detroit manufacturer who con templated action similar to that of Mr. Ford. Denies Real Shortage. Mr. Ford announced'sevSrai.'weeks ago that he would' close hla Detroit plants Sept. 16 because of this coal Situation. He denied a real coal Shortage existed and charged certain coal brokers were demanding an-ex orbitant price for fuel. He said that rather than pay these prices he would close his plants for an indefinite period. Kord Motor company foremen re ceived instructions Friday arternoon to advise all workers under their charge to "save their money and live as economically as possible during the suspension." Many workers said they took this to mean the shut down might be pro tracted. According to word received by the street railway officials, from Mr. Ford practically all operations in the Ford (Continued on Page 12.) VP? |1«: At the Evemtw S«rvicM of.ThteChureh Yon H««r Thinf»/ 't,.... f'. f* A* \tU\\. BONUS Government Statement Es timates Rescue Work Will End in Few Hours. Jackson, Cal., Sept. 16.—(By the Associated Press.)—The rescuers will break tltrough be fore noon tomorrow Into the Argonaut mine where 47 men have been Imprisoned since An gust 27. according to a un-i anlmoua statement made here atN 10:30 a. m. today by the gov ernment, state and mine officials. It is now predicted that about 10:30 a. m. Sunday will see the first hole made In the 4.200 foot level of the burning Argonaut mine by the crew working from the 3,800 foot level of the ad joining Kennedy mine. NONPARTISAN LEAGUERS TO FILL TICKET But Information as to the Names of Prospective Can didates Lacking.. jFargo. ,N. D., Sept. X6--—The,.Nan-, partisan league "committee of 15s" which met at Jamestown last night to decide whether vacancies in the Nonpartisan. ticket at the fall elec tion should toe filled by the commit tee's.-endorsement adjourned at a late hour to take a train for Fargo where they will reconvene again to day. At Nonpartisan headquarters here this morning it was announced the committee had decided a full ticket should be placed in tfie field but no statement as to possible candidates to fill the gaps could be obtained. It will be lat£ this afternoon before names wl'll be glvert out, it was an nounced. Bosses There. Jamestown, N. D.. Sept. 16.—Both A. C. Townley and ~Wm. Lemke were at the meeting of Nonpartisans here last night, Mr. Lemke returned east this morning but Mr. Townley re mained here to consult with league workers during the day. The three state offices for which the Nonpartisan league, at present has no candidates are, attorney gen eral, auditor and treasurer. E. R. Sinkler of Minot was nominated for attorney general at Bismarck last week but refused to run. Whether or not there will be con gressional candidates put up in the First and Second districts, where O. B. Burtness and George Young. Inde pendents, were nominated in the Re publican primary is not indicated. FIRELOSS IN NEW ORLEANS IS ENORMOUS Government Warehouse De! stroyed and Loss is Esti mated in Millions. ot E E N I WHEAT GROWERS' OFFICIALS NAIL YARN PUBLISHED BY LEAGUERS'ORGAN IN WILL REACH ENTOMBED MEN EARLY SUNDAY EDlT?l®f» NUMBER Refute Statements Attribute ToU. Burdick In The New Orleans ,La.. Sept. 16.—It was estimated early today that the loss from the fire which raged along the water front tor three hours last night, destroying the long stretch of wharves of the United-States govern-1 ed the plan will be put In operation, ment c'omrApdity warehouse and vast committee members said. quantities army ordnance and commercial commodities would reach between five and six million dollars. Reports late last night that five lives were lost durnig the progress of the fire had not been confirmed early today. The fire was discovered by a dock board watchman about 8:30 yclock in a freight car loaded with burlaps. It spread quickly to the wharves In front of the government army supply base and was not checked until half a mile of docks and the two sto»-y steel and sheet metal she^s, owned by the government, were destroyed. THE VfeAIBER. Minnesota: Fair tonight probably frost in northeast and slightly warmer In northwest por tlon Sunday partly cloudy and slightly waiiuei. -.Iw North Dakota: Mostly ctesidi tonight and Sunday profrahly be cotfUng unsettled tuswlwi wanser .Sunday and In east por tion tonight. F. Courier-Ntews First In stallment Of War Finance Corporation Loan Is Now Here. The first installment of the loan from the U. S. war finance corpora tion to the North Dakota Wheat Growers' association arrived in Grand Forks today, according to officials of the association. There has been a lew days' delay, due merely to technicalities, but of ficials stated that ample finances are available now and will be !»sreafter to handle the business with dispatch. '0 date advances have been made on over one-half million bushels of grain handled by the association. Officials expressed regret that, due to a yarn in the Fargo Courier-News, the report has been circulated that there was a concerted attempt on the part of financiers to block the move ment toy withdrawing support. The statement made in the Courier-News of Fargo this morning by U. Bur dick was given without authority from the association headquarters and does not express the sentiments of the officials, according to A. J. Scott, secretary of the association. He stated that the war finance cor poration, officials of the federal re serve bank of Minneapolis, as well a*. North Dakota bankers, had been sincere in their dealings with the association. Efforts will be made, official^ stated, to avoid, as far as is in theU power, making the wheat pooling movement a political issue, and hold themselves in no way responsible It this is done. Money Here, Says Hanson. O. S. Hanson, president of th# •Northwestern National bank of Grand Forks, today confirmed' Mr. Scott's statement, saying that the funds tt handle the first installment of the war finance corporation loan had ax rived here and would be available as needed -The statement by Burdick 'pub lished in the Courier-News was a general attack on the war finance corporation, along with a statement that the loan promised the wheat growers had been held up and that no money was available. ,k* i\ FOR COAL IN HVESTATES Distribution Will Be on Pro rata Basis, According to Plan. St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 15.—•Dlstri-: butlon of coal in the states of Wis consin. Minnesota and North and'. South Dakota and Upper .Michigan will be placed on the same basis of priority as applies when coal is. Bhlpped from the mines and from' up in the J8-156' points to the northern docks,'it was announced here today at a meet ing of the rentral states coal commit-, tee. Under the plan of the committee^ which is composed of representative^ from the states named, soft coal would be distributed first, to railroads^ ships, public utilities, state, county and city institutions. hospitals, schools, retail dealers, householders and industrial plants. The plan also is for the various, committee members to find the needsi of their respective states and after the entire supply is determined, the coal will be apportioned by the gen-, eral committee of the states of the northwest on a pro-rata basis. The' state representatives In turn then wilt apportion their supply to the various industries as specified, also on a pro rata basis. Only bituminous coal is covered by the plan, committee members said, asT the supply of anthracite is not ex pected to reach fifty per cent of the normal amount and it will be neces-* sary to use substitutes for this fuel. The coal committee adjourned to day until Monday, when it is expect- FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR WOMAN WHO DIED IN GERMAN? ys- Lake City. Minn., Sept. 16.-—FuKST neral services for Mrs. Mary lie Cahill. were held from St. Mary's church here this morning at ID: 311 o'clock. Mrs. McCahill died of l«» Juries received in an automobile acci« dent near Oberammergay, Qermany^ August 14. Her body arrived her^f Thursday night a«companled by he* son, Eugene and daughter, Eleanor.^ 6HXP GOES AGROtfWD. 5f Seattle, Wash., Sept. If.—The pass*-.' enger steamship Queen went aground In a fog early today on White Cliff island, 15 miles south of Prince 8t» pert, B. C., according to_radlo wesC sages received at the ofQces of th*' Admiral line hare. The. ship was sal# to be in he danger. It war eifpecftMt she would'be floated this afternoon* She carried ISP'-p^asengewk .:.-^?^'^ '.Will P#*