The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922, May 16, 1922, Image 6
TIIE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRTBUNE. MARTIAL LAW IN CHINESE TOWNS esporato Struggle for Su premacy on Between Two Factions. (RUSSIA MUCH DISAPPOINTED Complain They Were Not Informed ol Powers' Intentions and Will Pro tect Their Rights. Peking The armies of General Chans Tso-l.ln and General Wu Kel-Fu fought continuously throughout Sunday. The lighting centers around Chnngslii tien twelve inllos distant. A govern cnent communique says Cluing Tso-Llti was victorious (n tlio lighting at Mac linng. The American legation has request ed Washington to send another war ship to Tien Tsln. President Hsu Shlh Gluing, 'n conse muence of the hostilities Issued three tirocliininMons calling attention to the wcrlous consequences to China, which might result from the Jeopardizing of foreign interests. The llrst proclamation suld the Chinese people were torrllled, that tinercbants were suffering losses, and demoralized. Therefore, It was ie mantled Mint Cluing Tso-Mu and Wu-Tel-r'n Immediately withdraw their armies. The second proclamation declared that as Peking was the capital of the nation, peace and order must pre vail and martial law declared In force. Russia Much Discontented. Genoa. While the powers were pro paring the details of a document In forming tlie soviet, delegates what tho powers expected of them and what tho powers on their part were ready to do for Ilussla, the Itusslan delegates Is nueil mi open stntement which pertin ently expressed their discontent be nuso they were not being kept Inform ed of what the powers Intended to do. Their statement Insisted that Ilussla "would "protect her sovereign rights, and contended that she alone was fol lowing the fundamental Ideas of the Cannes resolutions touching the ques tions of reciprocity and economic con struction. Find New Source of Gasoline. 'San Francisco, Oil. A reduction in the price of gasoline and the addition of ton million gallons annually to the California relhicrJes, output will re wult from the hucccss of secret, exper iments conducted In Sun Francisco for u period of more than three years, nc icordliig to s(ateiients by C. P. Howie, jiotroloum engineer attached to tlio tUnlted States bureau of mines here. The process, its explained by llowlo will make possible the production of TxaPollne In Immense commercial qunn--titles from asphall, oil shnlo, oil Avaste, tar and tar with "below grade" oil, all of which heretofore have baffled every elTort to wrest from them tho Kiisollne they nr known to contain. May Recover Part of Loot. New York. Postofllco authorities be lieve they aro In a position to recover tho greater part of the .fti.fiOO.OOO loot taken by three armed bandits In their ilarlng raid on a mall truck on lower Slrnndwiiy last October. To Protect American Interests. "Peking. Measures for the protection of American and other foreign Inter ests hew have been expedited In view of tho threatened hostilities between the forces of Generals Cluing Tso Lin iind Wu Pel Fu. . ( - Wrecked by Gas Explosion. "Fort Worth', Tex. Twelve persons were seriously Injured and property lomage estimated by the owners n't $100,000 resulted when n gas explosion wrecked a grocery si ore here. 'New Rifle Butts at Ashland Range. Washington, D. C, Col. II, J. Paul, tidjutant general' of the Nebraska nn tlonal guard has secured the promlso of the wiir department to send an en jilneor to Nebraska to plnni new rlllo lintts at the Aslnnd range. Irish Army Forces Clash. Mulllngnr, Ireland. Two men were Wiled and six nro believed wounded In fighting between the regulnr and trreg. iilur Irish republican army forces sta tioned here In anticipation of ICamon JDe Vnlern's antl-trenty meeting. "One of Largest Statuary Groups. Washington, D, C The Grunt mem orial, dedicated Thursday Is one of the largest groups of statuary In the world. The equestrian portion of It is said to be exceeded In height only by the fltal uo of Victor KmunucI In Home. Wabash Orders Cars. Chicago, Til. The Wabash Railway company has contracted for approxi mately $1,000,000 of new passenger equipment, Including twenty-llvo nil steel passenger cars of the latest do sign, according to an announcement JuRt made public. Loaded Street Car Leaves Track. Birmingham. Ala. Twenty persons were Injured, five seriously, here when a West Knil street car. unmanned, clashed down ,n deep grade, left tho r ' ' erftalmtf Into a trolley pom, PROTESTS POLAND'S ACTION Heavy Fall of Rain In Twelve Hour Period Hits Texas Town Big Life and Property Loss. Gonon. Soviet Russia Imn contribut ed another soiisntlon to tlio economic conference by sending u note to tlio Pol I h1 i dologntlon remonstrating ngnlnsl Poland's action In Joining with tlx' al lied powers In protest against n sep arate treaty between Russia and Gor many. KuhhIii clalnied that the peaeo treaty between herself and Poland covers all relations between the two countries, so that. Poland, like Ger many, should not participate In the dis cussion of Jtiisslan affairs, even Inti mating that Poland by her present ac tion In the conference has abrogated the treaty signed at Itlgn on March 18, JD21. Kussln has a strong 'red army en- camped near the Polish border, and for this reason the Russian ronionstrunces are regarded by some of the delegates as equivalent to almost a threat agalnHt Poland. Property Loss Near $1,000,000. Fort Worth, Tux. Seventeen prob ably dead and property damage esti mated at approximately ?1,000.000, Is the toll of a flood which struck Fort Worth, sweeping lief ore It scores of residences and small buildings, over Mowing hundreds of acres of land nnd Inundating several city streets. Word reaching here from points north of Fort Worth Indicate that n further rise Is expected and every ef fort Is being made to prevent additional loss of life and property. Rescue workers an- laboring tire lessly In bringing relief to Hood suf ferers and attempting to rescue the flood-stricken from their homes. The entire city has united In this work. Claims Dynamite Caused Flood. Fort Worth, Tex. John J. McfVIn, Fort Worth city engineer, has Issued a statement In which be declared the levees nrouud the rivers, flooded the lowlands or this city, were dynamited hy unknown parties and that an' Investi gation by n grand Jury would be de manded Immediately. Sleze Shipment of Arms. San Francisco, Oil. A contraband sb'pment of arms and ninmiinltlon, pre sumed to be for one of the revolution ary factions In China, lias been seized by customs ofllclnls on tho transpacific liner Nanking of the China Mall Steam ship company. The shipment was made up of 15,000 rounds of ammu nition nnd a number of automatic pistols and rllles. It was concealed among the baggage or tho steerage pns iscngers. Drastic Action Against Lawlessness. Manchester, Ky. The arrest, of oyory person over 12 years of ago in the Mill Creek neighborhood of Clay coun ty bns been ordered by Circuit .Tudgo II. J. Johnson In an effort to break up lawlessness vhich culminated in the ambushing of county ofllccrs who went into' the district to arrest moonshlnors. Negotiating Secret Treaty. London. A illspntch from Genoa says: "It Is learned iinofllclnlly that tho reds (soviet Itusslan representa tives) are negotiating n secret treaty with Hungary,, giving mutual support agolnst Ituinanla and the Little En tente." Reach Economic Agreement. London. Negotiations between Ger man and Polish representatives regard ing the economic agreement with re spect to Upper Silesia have been prac tically completed, according to n dis patch from Genon. Vlll Loan Canada $100,000,000. !W York. J. P. Morgan & Co. an nounces that Jt will offer n $100,000,000 government loan rw the dominion or Canada. The bonds will bear f per lent Interest and will run for a period or SO years. Chicago, in. Twenty-rive thousand niilcugo families will live in tents In the forest preserves near tho city dur ing the summer to avoid paying high rental, K. A Potter, manager of the Chicago Tenant's Protective league, lias announced. Washington, D. C Hy a vote of 13 lo 0 the home ways and means com mittee bns favorably reported tho Fordney resolution authorizing n loan of $5,000,000 to the republic of Llberln. New Bird Reserve Near Falrbury. Lincoln, Neb. Leo Stuhr, secretary .if agriculture, announces that through co-oporiitlon of tho Kuirbury's Wo man's club und George ICoester, state llsh nnd game warden, the llrst private bird resorve In Nebraska bus been cs tnbllshed on the It. D. Roode farm near Falrbury. Germany to Sell Dyes to America. Purls. Germany has finally agreed to resume tho sulo of dyes to the tox tllo alliance of America without re serve. Signalmen Sue for Back Dues. Omiilin, Neb. Alleging that upprox Imntely saoo.OOO Is due thorn ns wages en rued during federal control of the railroads, January, 1018, to February, HKJO, signalmen of the Union Pnellic system havo filed suit In federal court to recover. Reserves Rights In War Debts. London. Ambassador CI lid has no tified tho Genoa conference that tho United States rosorvos ni H ,.Klts on tho repayment of wur debts duo froin Russia. Typo of Cart Used In Sugar (Prepared by tlio National fJcoKrnphlc Society, WiiHlilriKto!!, D. C.) One of the most Importnnt of the "slices of China" taken by outside na tions, but one which there has been no mention of restoring, Is the Islund which the world knows ns Formosn, but which the Japanese, since they gained possession of It through the 'Chlno-Jiipanese war, have named Tai wan. "Ihhi Formosa" Beautiful Isle the early Portuguese voyagers called It; and never wns a more appropriate name given to an Isle of the sea. If yni care to confirm this In one of several pleasant ways, sail along the west coast of Formosa In n tek pal, or bamboo raft, on a clear day, and you will witness a pageant of moun tain scenery that will haunt the mem ory for many a day. Beyond the fertile plain, with Its emerald paddy-llelds and its pictur esque little villages dotted hero and there on the banks of mennderlngt streams, foothills with unending vnrhi-' tlons of contour silhouette their treei fringed summits against the paler screen of more distant mountains. Of these, sometimes five and sometimes even six parallel ranges are visible at once, each a separate ribbon of color, shndlng from the deepest sapphire to the palest azure and extending In an unbroken chain of benuty from north to south. On the east of the Island you can see the highest coastal cliffs known, at some plnces rising abruptly to an ele vation of about 0,000 feet, and afford ing an impregnable wnll of defense to tho wild aboriginal tribes living In the mountains bnck of them. All Kinds of Vegetation. Formosan scenery Is unusunl In Its diversity of vegetation within such nnrrow confines tho grentcst length of the lslnud from north to south Is about 204 miles nnd 80 miles Is Its greatest width. From the palms and tropical fruit trees of the western plain It Is only a short step to the slopes of the lower mountains, with their exuberant Jungles of various growths the benrd ed banyans, the graceful tree ferns, which In sheltered nooks nttnin the height of pnlms, and the ubiquitous bamboo grass. Here, omong moss-strung trees. Is found growing tho beautiful butterfly orchid, while In exposed spaces, nes tling union;; the rocks, rose-pink azaleas flaunt their gay blooms. A little high er nro plateaus covered with camphor laurel, the largest tracts of these valu able trees In the world, while still higher grow tlio forests of coniferous trees tho giant benlhl, slmllnr to tho redwoods of California, the largest trees In the Kast and the second largest In the world; the vnluable blnokl or Japanese cypress, and the pine cedar and spruce or the New England states; nnd higher yet the craggy peaks or the tallest mountains, hut sparsely covered with vegetation or any sort, where eagles build their nests, nnd which for the greater part of the year He beneath a mantle of snow. The usual approach to the island Is the port of Kolung, In the extreme north. Almost any time one nrrlves in Kelung the rain will bo found com ing down In sheets, obscuring the hill crested harbor. Bonrd a train for Tulhoku, the capi tal city, which on most maps still bears Its old Chinese name of Talpoh, and In about ten minutes you will pass through a long tunnel, under a moun tain ridge on the other side of which you will In all probability II ml the landscape flooded with sunshine. Rain seems as out of place In this new world as stars In the broad daylight. Here and there the train pusses the low, mud, thatched dwelling of some Chinese homesteader with n pool of water by way of front ynrd, where huge slute-colorcd buffaloes take their noonday siesta. Taihoku Is a Fine City. The distance of 20 miles to Taihoku Is covered in a little more than an hour, and there the traveler Is sure to he amazed at the westernized nppeur ance of the city tho broad streets, tho beautiful parks, and the Imposing pub lic buildings. Only the gateways of the old wall, which surrounded the ancient Chinese city, remain, looking us out of place' In their rejuvenated setting as the Egyptian obelisk In Con tral park. Even Daltotol, the Chinese section of Taihoku, Is unnaturally dean for u Chlnusu city. Isle? Cano Districts of Formosa. The .Tnpnnese Insist upon two ofll clal house clennings a year, and ns they are executed under n policeman's vigllnnt eye, there is nothing slipshod in the undertaking. All n man's chat tels, his lares and penatcs, bis wives and children, even to his cherished opium pipe, are heaped unceremoni ously in front of his dwelling, and tlio work of scouring begins. During the summer months Daltotei presents its busiest face, for it is then that the tea season Is In full swing. The colonnades of the tea hongs, if such an Imposing architectural term ns colonnndes can be fittingly applied to such unimposlng structures, nro ahum witli the staccato accents of chattering tea pickers. These aro generally young girls, ns old hands are too numb for the deft manipula tion of the tea leaves. Seated on low stools before wide wicker trays, these bright-eyed mnids, in their peacock-blue smocks, their front hnlr clipped in bnngs, nnd with a gny posy or two stuck in the braid ed knots at the backs of their necks, are In animated contrast to their rntlier drab surroundings. Everywhere one sees coolies pack ing the guyly flowered leod-llned boxes thnt carry their sensitive freight of tea to America. About 90 per cent of Formosn Oolong goes to the United Stntes. The population of Formosa Is main ly agricultural. The cultivation of rice, and more especially sugar cane, Is encouraged by the government, nnd these uro grown In great quantities. Monopoly in Camphor. However, the most Interesting Indus try Is the production of cumphor, and It can truly be said to be peculiar to the Island, when It Is remembered that Formosa holds a practical monopoly In tho world's mnrkut of this vuluable drug. Shortly after the Japanese came to Formosa, 25 years ago, the camphor Industry became a government monop oly. Before that time there had been n great deal of ruthless waste, both In the cutting down of trees nnd in ex tracting camphor from them. At first the Japanese, too, were careless In this respect, for the supply of camphor trees seemed practically limitless, but the great increase In the demnnd for the product in late years bns made scientific afforestation neces sary. Now largo tracts of land are given over to the cultivation of the camphor laurel. The oldest of these cultivated trees are now some twenty years of age. In point of view of value, few trees can rival the camphor. An average tree, say with a basal circumference of 12 feet, will yield nhout 50 ptculs of camphor (approximately 0,000 pounds), which, ut the present market price, is wortli several thousands of dollars. Native stills are scattered here and there throughout the districts where crude camphor Is collected, packed in tins and carried down precipitous mountain paths on coolies' backs to the nearest railway line, whence It goes to tlie refinery at Taihoku. Ever since we have uny authentic record. Formosa has been peopled with wild tribes of probably Malayan and Polynesian origin. They are nearest In point of resemblance to the Dyaks of Itorneo and, although their origin has never been proved beyond a. doubt, they are sufllclently like certain of the South Sea tribes to Justify us In as cribing to them a common ancestry. They are found on tho Island today In nil stages of development. Tho "raw" savages, as the Chinese term them, live much as their ancestors did centuries ago, while the "ripe" sav ages, living on the borderland between their wild kin and Chinese settlers, have more or less assimilated Chlneso ways of life. The savage population of Formosa is estimated at about 150, 000. At present Formosn enjoys greater freedom from savage attacks than ever before in her history. This Is duo to the fact that the Japanese have in stalled a llve-wlro barrier from Karen ko, about midway on the east coast, to Plnnn, In the south, a distance of about n hundred miles, to serve ns a protection against savage raids. Tho future of Formosa under its present benevolent paternal govern ment lo6ks bright Indeed. Nover be fore has this Island, so beautiful to the eve, enjoyed such a degree of prosperity. GRANT MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED Many Take Part In Unveiling of Statue of Former Hero and President. DUPLICATES IN CIRCULATION South Dakotrn Declares Huge Num bers of War Securities Have Been Duplicated. Washington, D. C Tho massive bronze memorial to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, the girt of the nation to' the memory of the great soldier and pres ident, was dedicated in the llotanlc Gardens Thursday with ceremonies In which not only the surviving comrades from the great general participated, out also tlie vlco. president of tlio United States, Chief Justice Taft nnd associate justices of the supreme court, members of the senate nnd Souse, General Pershing and other high olllcers of the army and navy. The dedication included a parado tnnde up ,of soldiers, sailors and ma rines, midshipmen from Annnpolls and cadets from West Point, pntilotle so cieties and veterans in blue and gray. And when the memorial was unveiled by Princess Cantacuzene grand daughter, nnd Princess Ida Cantncu eene, greut-gruiiddiiugliter of General Grant, scores of pigeons swooped from captivity at the base of tlio great equestruln statue and a salute of 21 guns boomed forth nt Fort Myer across the Potomac, while the "dove of peace" circled above the memorial ns If loath to leave the statue of the man who brought peace to tho stricken na tion n;arly GO years ago. Claims Liberty Bonds Duplicated. Washington, D. C Charges that hundreds of millions cf dollars wortli of duplicated Liberty bonds nre in cir culation linve been made in tlie bouse !y Representative Itoyal S. Johnson, South Dakota. Kepresentntive Johnson, despite per sistent ofllclal denials of such reports A-hlch have been circulated since the rcent executive order discharging bur sau of engraving nnd printing em ployes, declared thnt the bond dupli cations would run ns high ns $-100,-000,000. This nmount, lie said, the government would have to rcnke good. Johnson's speech created u sensa tion In the house and led to demands for n sweeping Investigation by con gress to establish the truth or falsity of the constantly recurring charges. Flood List Still Growing. Fort Wortli, Tex. Continued reports of dead and missing in the Hood that struck Fort Worth has brought the list to sixty-three. A check of the list is not yet possible and verification of the unofllclal reports nro being held up while the Hooded areas are scoured by rescuers. x The list of injured remained lit twenty-nine, according to reports from tlie hospitals. The toll of death and damage is not definitely known, because of the fail ure to recover bodies. Tlie property loss, however, has been estimated at 51,000,000. -Moro than $5,000 has been raised for the relief of the refuges, and food and clothing are being distributed. Will Lead to Trl. Party Treaty. Berlin. The Russo-Germnn treaty sooner or later will lead to n Itusso-Oermnn-Amerienn treaty because the American interests in the rebuilding of central Europe nre as weighty as those of Russia and Germany, accord ing to Dr. Walter Simmons, former secretary of foreign affairs. New Hay Rate For Nebraska. Lincoln, Neb. The application of the M. & O. railroad for reduced rates on bay from nhout thirty towns In northeastern Nebraska to Omaha has been npproved by H. G. Taylor, chalr mnn of the railway commission. The uew rates vary from 14 cents per 100 pounds to 1(1 cents. Refunds to Guarantee Fund. Lincoln, Neb. Itefunds to the state truurnnly fund totaling nearly $fl0,000 imve been mndo within the last CO .lays from failed banks at Valpnrnlso and Pleasanton, according to J. E. Hurt, secretary of tlie department of rado and commerce. Are Getting Closer Together. Washington. Mexico and the United Stntos are getting closer together. If It were a matter of according recognl Mon to nn ndinlnistrntion Mint deserved "t, Obregon would be recognized Im mediately. Flagship will Sail for China. Manila, P. I. The flagship Huron of the Asiatic squadron received rush orders to sail for China, because of the disturbed conditions there. All .olllcers and men havo been ordered aboard the Huron. Greek Army Moving Southward. Constantinople. The enpture of Sokln and Scula Nova, nhout forty miles south of Smyrna, Asia Minor, by Greek troops Is continued in a Turk ish nationalist communique. Tho Greek army has begun Its advance jouthwnrd. Rural Carriers to Gather Crop Data. Washington, D. C UtlllzaMtn of tho services of rural letter carriers for gathering crop duta and other agricultural statistics has been author ized by Posf.' aster General Work. CROPS AND PR0FI1 PROBLEMS JUST NOW PRESS ING ON AGRICULTURISTS Farmer on Low-Prlced, Fertile Lands, Still to Be Had, Is in Best Possible Position. Tho economic problems connected with tho advantageous marketing of farm crops and the financing of tha movement of those crops nre pressing upon agriculture most severely. They will he solved, however, and whllo thnt solution is being worked out It is simply good sense on the fnrnicr'a part to mnke his. efforts toward pro duction tell to the very mnxlmum, as best carrying him through the period of depression and hard times and placing him In the best position to tnke the greatest possible advantngo of the better times to come. We may repeat that the cheapest farm crop, whether from fields or from live stock, Is almost invnrlubly the largest crop which can be obtained. Or In other words, the greater tho crop, tho greater the net profit. To attain such crops nnd to plnce himself in the ad vantageous position referred to above, the fnrmer must study, and must apply tho results of his study to such prob lems as soil fertility, its conservation nnd increase; soli moisture, its con trol; cultural methods, suitable and productive varieties, etc., etc. .The question is how can you best accomplish nnd secure these things? Can they bo done on high-priced lands, by paying high rents, with tho prices you get for your produce no greater than mny be had from that grown and raised on much cheaper lands, whose production Is fully ns great as that of the high-priced lands? Tlio answer is unquestionably in favor of tlie low-priced lands, when they nro selected because of their soil fertility and tho other requirements necessary. It Is not the purpose hero to point out merely that tlie lands of Western Canada would prove n splendid and ready solution, but to emphasize tho fact that in order to overcome your present difficulty, to remove some of the burden that you arc Inboring un der, you must secure some line of cheaper operation, whether it be re moval to other parts in your own country where such opportunity may offer, or take advantage of that which Western Cnnndn affords. , For Information regarding these advantages npply to any Canadian government agent. Ad vertiseraent. ' "City of Peace." A former city on the site of Jerusa lem wus called Suleiii. An Assyrian inscription has been found calling the place Urusulem, which meant "city of peace." ASPIRIN INTRODUCED BY "BAYER" IN 1900 Look for Name "Bayer" on the Tab lets, Then You Need Never Worry. If you want the true, world-famous Aspirin, as prescribed by physicians for over twenty-one years, you must ask for "Bayer Tublets of Aspirin." 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