The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 4, 1917, Page 1

f a : j , \ c 1 ‘ toe is 2 . a The Weather COLDER FRIDAY THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. ri UNITED PRESS CON CON SHOW DOWN 10 COME WITHIN. WEEK Trial of League Strength in the Senate Will Be Made in Next Few Days ORGANIZATION MAY HAVE | Business Buying Record Remains’ CARD UP ITS SLEEVES Insistence Upon Plan To Resolve Legislature Into Convention Suspicious ‘A real show-down on the constitu- tional convention question will come early next week, was announced last evening from league headquarters. The fact that the league has been unsuccessful in its efforts to organize the senate, where the line-up is now 26 to 23 in favor of independence, does not seem to have dampened the organization’s zeal for a constitution- al convention composed from mem- bers of the state legisiature. The fact that the league, in spite of apparent probability that it cannot control the senate, insists upon a con- stitutional convention program which It knows to be obnoxious to the inde- pendent majority in the upper house, indicates to some that the organiza- tion has up its sleeve certain cards which will not be played until the time comes for the big deal. The split—if any split occurs—be- tween leaguers and non-leaguers will come over this one propsition of con- stituting from members elected only as legislators a convention which is to revise the constitution of North Dakota. The independents “ contend they were not named by the people as delegates to a constitutional con- vention and that they have no right ‘to usurp the powers of such dele- gates. The league, on the other hand, asserts that present members of the house and at least 23 members of the senate so truly represent the views of their constituents that there can be no possible objection to a re- vision by them of the constitution. The league holds that if an election were held, involving an expense of $120,000 to $150,000, the only result would ‘be to return these same men. The suspense will be-over within a week, in any event, and a number of people will be wiser in one way, | and another. ‘ House Afternoon Session. Following prayer by Rev. Chaplin R. E. Strutz of Bismarck, the lower house of North Dakota’s law-making machine buckled. down to its business session late this-afternoon. Five em- ployes who had! not taken the oath of office were sworn. in. They were: Gunder S. Reishus, clerk _appropria- tions committee; W..B, McLaughlin, house proof-reader; Nick Weiler, jan- itor; Miss Florence Gobogan, and Miss Vina Steinmetz as stenographers. Resolutions of condolence were of- fered by John R.: Maddock, of Benson, for the late Albert J. Liudahl, former member of the 14th legislative as- sembly, and by C. H. Olson of Eddy county, for the late Hon. W. M. Bart- ley, of Eddy county, and a member of the thirteenth and fourteenth legisla- tive assemblies. Fixes Salaries. Representative Anthony Walton of Minot introduced a resolution, which was adopted, that the house of repre- sentatives employe one proofreader at $5.00 a day; am assistant sargeant-at- arms at $5.00 a day; a mailing clerk at $4.00 a day; a lady attendant at $4.00 day, and one calendar clerk at $5.00 a day. Speaker H. R. Wood announced all committee appointments will be made tomorrow afternoon. No bills were presented today. At 3 o'clock the house took adjourn- ment until 2 o'clock tomorrow. Dr. Dugan of Grand Forks, an alienist, ad- dressed the session, Chief A. E. Bowen met the employes of the house in the lower chamber this morning at 10 o'clock and outlined their respective duties. STOCK SALES BREAK EVERY PAST RECORD During Last Year Marketing at Chicago Amounted to More Than Half a Billion CATTLE BUSINESS IS MILLION DOLLARS DAILY, + (Associated Press) Chicago, Jan. 4.—More livestock was marketed in Chicago in 1916 than in any previous year, according to the annual report of the Chicago Union Stock yards, made public today. The report asserts that marketing during the year amounted to $509,620,023, and that a daily business average of $1,649,300 in cattle, calves, hogs- sheep and horses was transacted. The year’s total marketings were 138,681,- 867 greater than in 1915, and more $100,000,000 in excess of the record of the banner year of 1913. New price records on all classes of livestock were set during the year, the Feport stated. Fat beef steers averag- ed 69.50 a hundred pounds; calves Car Shortage Mars Trade ‘Conditions No Real Dadigsee in in Business Vol- ume Is Reported by Federal Reserve Board INDUSTRIES UNAFFECTED BY STOCK MARKETS at High Levels According to Information (Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 4.—Peace talk and the car shortage apparently are recorded as influential factors in the nation’s life, during the last month, in reports on the general business condition from federal reserve agents made public today by the federal re- serve board. Business activity shows little’ diminution, the summary of the board states, and in the east, south, and west, the business buying record remains at its high levels. The re- port from sore districts show: * Reports. New York: number of firms and corporations show that trade and industry in gen- eral have continued active, and prac- tically unchanged, notwithstanding developments in the war , situation, disturbance in money rates, and un- settled stock markets. Chicago: ‘Ail authorities report continuance in large volume of busi- ness. There is no marked evidence of recession due to peace rumors. (Minneapolis: Generally favorable trade conditions are marred only by increasing difficulties from car short- age and the traffic situation. RUSSIANS REARLY DRIVEN OUT OF DANUBE TERRITORY Dispatches to Entente Indicate Slavs Will Be Forced to "wall Back” DOUBTFUL WHETHER ALLIES CAN HOLD CITY OF BRAILA - (Associated Press). Russia's last remaining hold in Ru- mania of Dobrudja has been so badly shaken by, the loss of Matchin to Field Marshal von Mackensen that it seems doubtful if she can much longer re- tain her grip on this trans-Danube ter- ritory. Dispatches from, Entente sources in- dicate an expectation that she prob- poly will be forced shortly to abandon Still Held. West of the Danube at this point, Braila, the important Rumanian grain and oil storage depot, is still held by the Russians but it is considered doubtful whether they can hold out long under as serious a threat as is supplied by the Germans and Bulgar- ians from acrosg-the river. The line of thasSereth to which the Russians hav returned further north- westward runs just north.of Braila. The expectation was indicated in the dispatches, however, that the pro- longed defense of the city had given time for the removal of the valuable stores and provisions of material which it contained. CAPTURE 600 PRISONERS. (Associated Press) Petrograd, Jan. 4—The capture of Russian forces on the Rumanian front —of 600 prisoners, 300 cannon and 16 machine guns, together with some mine throwers and bomb mortars,—is announced in today’s war office state- ment. This success resulted from an attack on hostile positions on heights to the south of Botochu mountains, in the wooded Carpathians. - DIES OF TYPHOID. (Uitned Press) El Paso, Jan. 4.—Despite a two!§ weeks’ fight to save him, Dr. W. C. Clotz died today of typhoid, fever, | which he contracted treating Mexican citizens, —$$$——— SHHSHSSSHHS OOO OS SAYS ORGANS CAN BE TRANSFERRED FROM ONE BODY TO ANOTHER East St. Louis, Ill, Jan. 4— Wealthy persons will soon be enabled to take mortgages on vital organs of others and have them transplanted to their own bodies in the place of defective ones, according to a statement made before a * club here by Dr. Willaim Sad- ler of Chicago. “We have not yet trans- Advices from a large; REVOLUTIONARY COVERNMENT IS PLANNED visional Organization As Soon As Possible FIGHTING IS REPORTED SOUTH OF CHIHUAHUA Government Agents Probe Re- ports That Bandit Bands Are Being Formed in Texas (United Press) El Paso, Jan, 4.—Adherents of Vil- la are arranging details for a provi- sional Mexican government, which Villa will head, according to reports crossing the border today. Officials of the Villista regime have been appointed to write laws and se- lect a provisional government seat, ac- cording to reports in the hands of gov- ernment agents here. A proclama- tion signed by Villa has been procur- ed and is now being translated. Heavy Fighting. Heavy fighting is reported progres- sing at Hoarcasica, 30 miles south of Chihuahua City. Villa is reported fighting his way northward. Both sides are using all available artillery. The losses on both sides are reported to be large. United States department agents today started an investigation of reports tha revolutionary bandit bands are being formed here. The report said that 22 men were recruit- ed here to the Villa standard and that they had managed to escape across the border to the south, and join Vil la. WILSON TAKES CHARGE. Washington, Jan, 4.—Tne adminis- tration today added Mexico tothe mat- them are shrowded in deepest secrecy. President Wilson .today took full charge of the work on Mexican diplo- matic affairs. This was in the face of his having been told by his members of the Mexican-American peace com- mission that any work ‘toward a pro- tocol for the withdrawal of American forces is fruitless. | It is likely: that another with the-Mesiewi “rrenibeys Por THe peace commission, will be held soon. But it will be purely formal, and mere- ly in the nature of a farewell session. It is likely that ‘moves will be made today to dispatch Fletcher to Mexico City immediately. His departure will preface steps toward the removal of GeneYal Pershing’s forces from Mex- ico, TWENTY-TWO DROWNED, (Associated Pri ‘London, Jan. 4—A Central Nows dispatch from Amsterdam says 22 wo- men and children were drowned through the sinking of a ferry boat on the Mosselle, near Beilstein. ters that diplomatic moves concerning | meeting | é BISMARCK, NORTH ” BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THUR: THURSDAY, JAN. 4, 1917. GERMANY {8 PREPARING More Definitely in Answer to Entente CENTRAL POWERS TO CONFER AT BERLIN Hinted. That Teutons Have Placed Conditions in Hands of Pres. ident Wilson CONFERENCE CALLED, Rome, Jan. 4.—Newspapers to- day announced that the ministers of Bulgaria, Turkey, and Austria, had gathered in Berlin for an im- portant conference. It was semi-officially announced from Berlin yesterday that a con- ference of representatives of Central Powers countries would be called in Berlin January 19, It may be this confereifce to which the Rome dispatch refers. (United Pret Amsterdam, Jan. 4.—That Germany will answer the allied vejoiner in a formal note, setting forth the German aims in the wi rted today in unconfirmed Berlin dispatches. The reports aroused the greatest interest here. It is reported that Germany is pre- pairing the counter reply that will make her peace terms more specific. This is due, it is said, athe brink of a political and econe.‘ic breaking upon which Germany stands. Polishing Reply. The Entente Allied reply to Presi- dent Wilson's peace note is receiving a final polishing off, according to dis- patches r ved here. Apparently the governmen oncerned are anxious to avoid critic s and are carefully con- sidering every word entering the note. The Cologne Zeitung thi confirmed the statement ; Count Andrissy yesterday that Ger- man peace terms are now in the hands of the United State: PLENARY (Associated Pres: London, Jan. 4.—Plena the Reichs voked abor ding: to a danuary, Reuter dispateh from the ysetlin: Vor- The Vorwaerts says:that “it is obvious that, the, Chancellor, as well as the parties,’ would like-to express their opinions on the Juntente’s refusal of Germany’s peace offer.” The budget. ‘ally expected to met the middle of the month in any event, the dispatch ! says. . (Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 4.—If the Entente reply to President Wilson's peace note fails to meet his proposal for an early occasion for an avowel of terms, the President_will not let the negotiations (Continued on Page Three) | Frazier Taking Oath of Office | | | planted human organs,” Dr. Sadler said, “but we have done this with animals and the op- erations have (been success- ful.” “I do not believe it will be long before wealthy men will be able to take mortgages on kidneys and other organs of the bodies of about 40 laborers each and arrangements made whereby if one of these men with perfect organs. is. kkilled accidentally their organs go to the person holding the option 4646555 05544000000800 CCT 0NTF @ 2 @ ¢ 2 e e@ * 2 o e eo o eo. SHOPS SSPE OPS OSHS SOS OSOOOOO OOOOH E. H. SOTHERN VERY ILL, (Associated Press) Chicago, Jan, 4—E. H. Southern, the actor, who yesterday canceled his season’s engagements because of ill- ness, may be obliged to undergo a ser- ious surgical operation. He is suffer- ing from’s stone in the ae ‘COUNTER NOTE Villa Preparing To Set Up a Pro-; Plans To Make Her Her ‘Terms Known Committee on Perfecting Organization; Some Selections Made Out of 46 standing committees, ten on committees of the house up to 2 Speaker Wood announced that 40 com not been approved by the members of ing. THE BANKIN One of the most important commit that of banking of which L. D. Bail of Ryder, next ranking member. HANDS WERE NOT TIED IN NAMING HIS COMMITTEES Lieutenant-Governor Kraabel! Thanks Associates for Cour- te-ous Treatment —L. GIBBONS HEADS SENATE APPROPRIATIONS BOARD In announcing his senate committee appointments for the present session this afternoon, Licutenant Kraabel took especial occasion to express his appreciation for the courtesies extend- ed to him by members of the “commit- tee on committees.” “In every instance,” said the lieuten- ant-governor,” tho final decision was left to me.” Some surprise was occasioned when it was learned that Senator Kretch- mar was to be succeeded by Gibbons as chairman of the committee on ap- propriations. Generosity was shown in making the appointments, and abundant recognition was accorded new members. The complete list of senate commit- tees follows: SENATE COMMITTEES, Agriculture. Kirkeide, chairman; Hamilton, Eng- lund, Cahill, Carey, ‘Beck, (Hamerly, Hunt, Morkrid, Martin,” Hemmingsen. Apportionment. Nelson, Nick N., chairman; . Put- nam, McLean, Murphy, Gibbens, (Mor- stad, ‘Sandstrom, Englund, Allen, Hunt, Mebride, ‘Lindstrom, Benson, Welford, Hagga , Thorso! Sikes, King, Young, Pendray, Paul- son, Weisman, Appropriations. Gibbens, chairman; Kretschmar, Putnam, Gronvold, McLean, Jacobson, Porter, McGray, Hamerly, Ellingson, McCarten, ‘Benson, Kirkeide, Wer: strom, Morkrid, Sikes, Hunt. Banks and Banking. Kretschmar, irman; Allen, Lindstrom, Porter, Ellingson, Eng- lund, McGray, Beck, Wenstrom, Pen- dray, Brown, ‘Levang, Kirkeide, Ben- son, Martin. Cities and Municipal Corporations. Ployhar, chairman; Haggart, King, McBride, Nelson, ‘Nick 'N.; \Morstad, Martinson, Stemno, Putnam, Young, ‘Hyland. ‘Corporations Other Than Municipal. Brown, chairman; Zieman, Cahill, Heckle, Walford, Pendray, Jacobson, Sikes and Beck. Counties. Pendray, chairman; Mortenson, Ja on, Martin, Kirkeid ndstrom, ‘Morstad, McGray, vang, ‘Putnam. Education. Stemno, chairman; bens, Young, Mortenson, Hunt, Murphy, Zieman, Rowe, Sandstrom, McBride, ‘Carey. Elections. Gronvold, chairman; Carey, Heckle, Kirkeide, Morstad, Beck, (Hamerly, Hemmingsen, Lindstrom. Enrolled and Engrossed Bills. King, chairman; Stenmo, Lind- strom, Kretschmar, Walford. Federal Relations. Hamilton, chairman; Young, King, Gronvold, Rowe, Stenmo, Jacobson. Game and Fi Sandstrom, chairman; McUrey, Ca- hill, Hyland, Stenmo, Heckkle, Eng- lund, Morkrid, Allen. Highways, Bridges and Ferries. Ellingson, chairman; Nelson, E. M Nelson, Nick N.; McCarten, iHyiand, ( Continued on Page Three) FAIL TO CONFIRN REPORT OF HOLDING MOTHER SUPERIOR (United Press) Berlin, Jan. 4.—Charges that a Ger- man mother superior in a deaconess home in Bucharest was interned by the Rumanians and only delivered af- ter. the city was captured by the Teu- tons, were.contained in a press bureau statement today. The report was un- confirmed from any other source. The woman’s age was given as past 60. REPORT PRESENCE OF GERMAN RAIDER (United Press.) New York, Jan. 4.—Reports of a German raider in the Atlantic were given added significance when the French liner, Espagne, arrived here today. The crew and passengers of the liner reported that upon leaving the Bay of Biscay the vessel ‘sighted, an unknown steamer, which demand- ed the identity of the Espagne. Lights on the French liner were ex tinguished, and the liner pursued a zig-tag course, finally losing the pur- ‘Vauing vessel. ASSOCIATED PRESS ‘THREE MINERS Committees had been passed on by the committee o’clock this afternoon, At that hour mittees had been completed but had the committee with whom he is work- G COMMITTEE, tee announcements this morning was oy of Moffit, is chairman and J. E. Erb CONGRESS a DIRECT WILSON. IN PEACE MOVE Col. House Confers. With Presi- dent and it Is Believed For- Out of this committee composition three are listed as non members of the league, being Attorney B. G. Ten- neson of the law firm of Pierce-Ten- neson & Cupler of Fargo; Paul Meyer of Wahpeton, and M. G. Myhre of Wal- cott. The other members of the com- mittee and Nonpartisans are L. D. Bailey, J. E. Erb, C. A. Ward, A. M Hagan, M. S. Lang, Porter Kimball, W. J. Church and E. E. Bryans. Slow work characterizes the naming of the different committees which will in all probability be completed before '6 o'clock tonight. The list of commit- tee appointments as given out at 2 o'clock are as follows: COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS Temperance—Sydney F. Smith, J. A. Harris, John Nathan, F. A. Hoare, Porter Kimball, O. K. Lageson, E. W. Everson, R. A. Lathrop andi P, G. Hansen. Delayed bills—J. H. Sinclair, L. D. Wiley, M. A. Hoghaug, Dana Wright and A. A. Leiderbach. Charitable institutions—E A. Bow- man, Martin Larson of Ransom, Porter Kimball, E. W. Everson and John Weber. Railroads—C, F. Dupuis, E. E. N. E. Whipple, C W McDonald, Pay Harding, Martin Larson of Ransom, F. W. Keitzman J. M. Carignan, James McManus, J. N. Kunkel and Staale Hendrickson Forestry—Roy B.Weld, F. G. Martz, Frank Riba, L. H. Larson of Stuts- man, and Joseph Renauld. Drainage and irrigation—A. G. Stor- start, Fred Eckert, R. A. Lathrop, J. J. O'Connor of Pembina, Alex Fergu- son, M. Larson of Cass, and M. G. Myhre. Rules—H. A. Mackoff, R. L. Fraser, Robert Byrne, C. P. Peterson, J. C. Miller, J. F. T. O'Connor, E, A. Bow- man, I, E. Cole, and Staale Hendrick- son, Education—Burl Carr, James Har- ris, John Weber, C. W. McDonald, A. S. Marshall, P. H. Kelley, George Laird, F, J. Haines, Albert Olson, Al- bert G. Moen and John C. Miller. Election and election privileges—A. M. Hogan, Sydney F. Smith, Fred Nims, Andrew Achsendahl, A. L. Max- well, C. 1, Christenson, N. E. Whipple, {Chris Geiszlen, and F. J. Haines... Banking—L. D. Bailey, J. E. Erb, C.) A. Ward, B. G. Tenneson,.M. G. Myhre, A. M. Hagan, M. S. Lang, Porter Kim- ball, W. J. Church, S, E. Bryang and Paul Meyers. Create a New Committee, The creation of a new committee to be known as that on public utilities and to consist of nine members was one of the pieces of work of the rules committ which went into session at the McKenzie hotel last evening, ac- cording to announcement made by H. A. Mackoff, chairman, this afternoon. The twenty-fifth day was set as the last on which appropriations bills can be introduced and the 35th day for any other bill or constitutional amend- ment. The rules which prevailed at the last session will show few altera- tions, according to the ‘airman. KILLED IN EXPLOSION (Associated Press) Dillon, Mant., Jan. 4.—Three miners were killed late yesterday by an ex- plosion of a gasoline engine in the Pittsburg mine at Gilmore, Idaho. Ten other men, who were entombed by the explosion, and for whose safety little hope was entertained, were rescued after having been entombed several hours. BILL PROVIDES PAY FOR CONVICTS (United Press) St. Paul, Jan. 4.—A bill providing for allowing prisoners pay in the state penitentiary and state reformatories working on roads in Minnesota was in- troduced in the legislature this after- noon. The bill has been twice defeat- ed by the claim that it has been back- ed by the International Harvester Co. SHSTSESCSSSOOCOSOSSH ¢ NORTH DAKOTA BOYS TO REMAIN ON THE BORDER THIS MONTH (United Press.) Gan Antonio, Texas, Jan. 4. —The First ‘North Dakota reg- iment wili, in all probability, not leave the border until af- ter the Second Minnesota reg- iment, which leaves the bor- der tomorrow, has been mus- tered out. The ‘Minnesotans are expected at Ft. Snelling January 8 or 9, and will re- main there 10 or 15 days be- fore being mustered out. That would indicate that the North Dakotans would not leave the border before the end of this month, General Fulsom will leave for Nogales and Yuma, for a ten days’ inspection trip of militia regiments, tomorrow. ‘He may cross the Mexican border at Nogales. A_hospi- tal car will leave here tomor- row, to tour the border and pick up sick militiamen, Ht 8 ing them. to San Antonio for od ee terse eeccccones "{son intends to remain in the peace eign Affairs Is Subject BREAK WITH GERMANY STILL A POSSIBILITY Senator Lodge Succeeds in Blocks Debate on Hitchcock’s Re- solution of Confidence POSTPONE ACTION. (Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 4.—A vote on Senator Hitchcock’s resolution to have the senate endorse Presi-. dent Wilson's peace note again was postponed today by the par- liamentary situation, ‘When the debate on the resolu- tion was automatically cut off by the expiration of the so-called morning hour, Senator Hitchcock insisted on its being continued. Senator Lodge, completing his argument against the resolution, declared its adoption would be a “leap in the dark,” and would precipitate congress in the midst of incompleted negotiations con- cerning which it knew nothing. Senator Lewis, Democrat, of Illinois, began a defense of the resolution, contending it did not involve the nation in the unpre- . cedented situation suggested by Senator Lodge. (United Press) Washington, Jan. 4—With Col. BE. M. House, at the White House today, a deviation in the foreign situation was confidently expected. Col. House, as usual, was silent. When the pre! dent and Col. House get together there is most noiseless silence, but oficial quarters attached great significance to House's visit. Beyond the prospect of the possibility of a break with Ger- many, it is known that President. Wil- movement so long as it is possible, It is also known that Wilson has fre- quently attempted to get Col. Hotse to make another visit to Europe. The conference this afternoon may result in House advising whether. the president will got out .of the .peace moves, or remain {n them. Stormy sessions in. the. senate, were. due again today when the proposed congressional endorsement of » Presi- dent Wilson’s peace move comes up. The counter proposal of Senator Gal- linger, endorsing general peace’ sug- gestions, but not making any. mention of the threatened break with | Ger: many, should peace negotiations fail, was also due for consideration. The Resolutions. Following are the two Hitchcock's resolutions, introduced into the sen ate and to which Senator Lodge ob- jects on the grounds that the public does not know just what they mean. The first resolution has been re- ferred to the committee on foreign re- lations. It reads: “Resolved, that the senate of the United States strongly endorse and approve the action by President Wil- son in sending warring nations diplo- matic notes under date of December 18, suggesting and recommending the first step in ascertaining first terms of peace. “And be it further resolved, that the sense’ of this senate shall be that in so acting the president has expressed the overwhelming sentiment of the people of the United States.” Asks Endorsement. The second resolution which was i troduced today by Hitchcock, follows “Resolved, that the senate of the United States strongly endorse Presi- dent Wilson’s act in moving to ascer- tain the terms upon which peace might be discussed.” Senator Gallinger’s resolution intro- duced as a substitute for the second resolution follows: “Resolved, that in the interest of peace and civilization, the president has reflected the overwhelming sentt- ment of the people of the United ‘States, in his desire to secure peace at an Ci icritcs Mae es date.” SANTELL AND STRECHER WiLL PUT ON MATCH (Associa' ress) San Francisco, Jan. 4.—Ad Santell, Pacific coast champion heavyweight wrestler, will wrestle here on Febru- ary 22, with Joe Stecher, of Nebraska, it was announced today. The will go two hours and a half to a de- cision as did the Lewis-Sentell combat of Monday night, which resulted ia a draw. CINDER CAR KILLS ITALIAN LABORER ‘An Italian laborer, Louls Mardell, aged 45, was instantly, killed at 10:45 oa