The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 18, 1917, Page 1

7) ~FRADIER TELLS . [Fe ~_ REGENTS BOARD Has No Complaint * To Make of} Present Members—Thinks Change Beneficial GOVERNOR'S NOMINEES GO TO THE SENATE ONCE MORE Chief Executive Will Stand Pat on Appointments Announced Last Saturday Governor Frazier in an informal, chatty conference’ with the state board of regents, which’ he is seeking to oust, yesterday afternoon informed the members that he had no specific complaint to.make against them as in- dividuaJs or as a board, but that he believed it for the best interests of ,the state that they be removed; that he ha dthe legal authority. to do so, and that he intended to stand pat on his original proposal to supplant the entire board, He advised that he had again referred his nominations to the senate. The sealed message contain- ing these nominations reached the senate chamber last evening after ad- journment had been taken. They probably will not »be again ‘considered in executive session until Tuesday. It ig doubtful whether there will be a quorum Monday, until which date the senate stands adjourned. Invited Regents In. The governor yesterday delivered through his secretary, N, A. Mason, to each member of the board of regents present at the capitol; thé following letter: “Dear Sir: rendered. iby-the: this state that the boare of regents is not legally constitated; and for other reasons, I deem it for the best inter- Pursuant te an opinion. ‘ests of the state that I:declare the office held by you as a member of the state board of sogents: of ‘North Da- ota vacant. d “[, therefore, exercise: this power and declare yoursoffice vacant, as is provided by law.;+ : “LYNN J. FRAZIER, “Governor.” The governor also sent each mem- ber a verbal message through ‘Mr. Mason, advising them that he would ‘be glad to talk matters over with them if they cared to visit him in the executive chambers. The regents later availed themselves of this invi- tation and late yesterday afternoon called upon the governor. He advised them that the use of the term, “other reasons,” in his note did not refer to any shortcomings on the part of tho board; but that for the general good he felt a change was advisable. Board Also Stands Pat. (Members of the, board Jast evening announced their. intentfon, of standing pat also. President Crawford an- nounced that the board will continue as at present. “We will not vacate the office until legal proceedings are taken to oust us,”-said Mr: Crawford. “But we will not take the initiative in Proceedings to retain our positions.” | Confer With Lawrence, Attorney ‘Aubrey Lawrence of Far- go was expected here this afternoon for a conference with the. board pf re- gents, which intends to fortify itself with all necessary legal advice. The board’s contention that its appoint- ment was legalized through the sen- ate’s confirmation after the act creat- ing the board had been signed by the governor is based upon advice from some of the best legal suthorities in the state, DEMURRAGE HEARING IS SET FOR FRIDAY, JAN. 20 Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 18—W. ‘P. Trickett, executive manager of the Minneapolis Traffic association, will represent Minneapolis at a hearing before western trunk line officials in Chicago Friday in the matter of the effect of recently imposed demurrage increases on the movement.of grain. The demurrage increases have not proved remedial, Mr. Trickett said to- day, but on the contrary. are operat- ing to make greater delays than ever in the handling of loaded cars. There will also be a hearing in Chi- cago Jan. 25, before representatives of the interstate commerce .commis- sion on a proposed increase in freight rats on iron and steel shipments from Chicago to Minneapolis. BARNES COUNTY OFFICERS ARE GUESTS OF HONOR Valley City, N. D., Jan. 18—All the courthouse employes were entertained last week in the K. P. hall, the host and hostess being Harry Olsby and Miss Jrudie Olsby. .At 11 o'clock re- freshments were served. VALLEY ony. BOWLERS T TOURNEY TODAY Valley ay N. D.,. Jan. 18—Valley City bowlers are going to be repre- sented at. the big tournament at Jamestown this week. Members of the Elks,. Dakota and Pastime teams will roll their scheduled games today. The Elks and the Dakotas go on during the day, while the Pastimes are sched-. led for the evening. High Value “Robinson Sa s He Seeks Tos BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TH rm Products for 1916 Reach of Thirteen Billions on Record Prices DUSTER STICKS cree Tp cape LEACUE INTAC FROM PITFALL Judge Robinson Contends He Is the Best Friend the Organ- ization Has COURT WOULD HAVE TO GRANT INJUNCTION WRIT; farm products and animal ‘ products, Jurist Insists Following Present Plan Will Only Result in Ultimate Delay “I have been taken to task for open-, ly stating my views with regard to the league's present plan of revising the constitution,” safd Associate Justice James KE. Robinson of the supreme court today. “League leaders have taken exceptions to my expressions. I ‘have replied to all of them that I am none the less the friend of the league because I seek to save it from danger- ous pitfalls which might work its ulti- mate destruction. Reiterates Stand. “There is \no. question that if the league persists in its present uncon- stitutional plan of revising the consti-' hevvird even if: abaetl is passed by ih houges, an tion will he:ssk- vest fain’ ine" (He Secretary. sea she from submitting the-new constitution to the voters. And I can see no other course for the supreme court, in such an event, but to grant the injunction asked. Must Take Regular Course. “It the constitution is amended as now proposed, the amendments must follow the regular course prescribed by the constitution and be passed up- on by two legislatures before going to the people. If, however, the legisla- ture wishes to pass a law calling a con- stitutional convention, it has a per- fect right to do so, and it may attach the emergency clause by a two-thirds vote, giving immediate effect. Other- wise, the voters would have the privi- lege of electing delegates to'a consti-! tutional convention in July; the con- vention could convene immediately, and the constitution which it drafts! could go to the people at a special el-! ection, all within the course of a year. Then the governor could assemble the legislature in extraordinary session to act under the new constitution.” Chief Justice Andrew A, Bruce to-' day issued the following statement: “It is now, and always has been, the practice of the’ mémbers of this court to express no opinion on matters which may be submitted to them for determination in any other way but in their written opinions, and then only after a full hearing and argument, In talking for and in writing for the press, and in talking in the lobbies of hotels, Mr. Justice Robinson speaks for himself and for himself alone.” WOULD CALL DANISH ISLES “DEWEY ISLANDS” (Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 18—Change of the name of the Danish West Indies to the “Dewey Islands,” in honor of Admital Dewey was proposed. today in a resolution introduced by Repre- sentative Allen, who announced he was submitting letters to President |000; wheat $1,026,000,000. ,than a year previous, 52.9 per cent Producers Are Paid More Than Fifty-five Per Cent Than in 1915 SELLING: PRICE BOOSTS TOTAL FIGURE Record More Than Crop and Live Stock Put Together in Any Year Prior To 1912 (Associated Press) Washington, Jan. 18.—American farm products attained a gross value Of $13,449,000,000 in 1916, making that year the greatest in point of value of y in the nation’s existence, That estimate of the year's gross value of announced today by the department of agriculture, exceeds by $2,674,000,000, the total of 1915, the previous record, and by more'than $3,500,000,000, the value in 1914. Crop production for the year was comfaratively low and did not reach record figures exccpt in a few minor instances, but high prices sent the to- tal values up. Crops were valued at $9,111,000,000 and animal products at $4,338,000,00. ! Crop values exceeded those of 1915 by $2,204,000,000, and of 1914 by $2,- 299,000,000. Crops alone in 1916 were, more than crop and animal products combined in any year prior to 1912. Four crops in 1916 each exceeded a billion dollars in value. The corn! production was put at $2,296,000,000; cotton $1,406,000,000; hay $1,162,000,- The level of prices paid to produc- ers for principal crops at December 1, 1916, was about 55.9 per cent higher higher than, two. years. before, and. 52.8 "pér ‘cent higher than the average for the previous eight years on December 1. North Dakota, is; twenty-sixth in value of her. CFO, NEW RECORD 1 SET FOR CORN (United Press) Chicago, Jan, 18.—A new record for corn was set here today when May jfutures in corn went to $1.01%; the thighest record since 1868. Destruc- tion of South American shipping and) ithe probable loss of Argentine corn, jeaused the demand for North Ameri- can corn. Grain futures generally showed a good advance today. Firmness was due to light offerings. Political news also was favorable to holders, May sold at $1.89, and July sold at $1.51%, while September went at $1.3614. Oats were higher. The market was affect- ed by- the trend of corn and wheat. Provisions were slightly lower. BEACH WAN FAGES TRIAL FOR MURDER OF HIS WEIGHBOR George Smith Alleged To Have Placed Dynamite Under the Home of Horace Ball (United Press) Beach, N. D., Jan. 18.—Charged with murdering Horace Ball, by blow- ing him to atoms with dynamite, George Smith was placed on trial here today. Ball was killed on July 16, when a heavy charge of dynamite was explod ed under his. shack. Until Sept. 13, LANSING ISSUE DENIAL 10 ALL LAWSON. GHARCES In Special Statement Declares He Never Knew New York Broker Baruch HAS BEEN TO NEW YORK ONCE SINCE ELECTION No Public Hearings Are Held To- day by the House Rules Committee (Associated P Press), : Washington, Jan. 12.—Secretary Lansing today dented statements made at the “leak” hearing that he had breakfasted several times at the Biltmore hotel in New York with Ber- nard Baruch. Secretary Lansing’s author’ ‘ized state- ment follows: “While I dislike very much to dig-; nify by my denial false and malicious; scandal, at the same time, the public-' ity which has been given to some of the reperts warrants me in saying, that in regard to the statement that I breakfasted several times with Mr. ‘Baruch at the Biltmore hotel, implying, | force behind treaties and international iT assume, that I gave: him advanco in-| formation concerning the note to the belligerents, I never to my knowledge | saw Mr. Baruch.at any time. | do not know him and never had any confer-' ences with him and I have been out! of Washington only once since clec- tion and that was to attend the Army, and Navy game in New York, Novem- ber 25.” ak No Hearings Today. The house rules com ee investi- gating the alleged “leak” held-no pub- lic hearings today, but the committee- men continued their efforts to agree upon special counsel authorized by the house to direct the inquiry, Pend- ing the selection, the taking of further testimony probably will be held in abeyance and those summoned to testi- fy allowed to return home to await a further call. Entry of Postmaster General Bur- leson and Solicitor Gencral Davis in- to conferences today of the rules com- mittee caused a stir at the capitol. Mr. Burleson frequently conveys to congressional leaders personal mes- sages of President Wilson regarding legislation. Lindley M. Garrison. former secretary of war, it became known, is being urged upon the com- mittee to act as counsel in the inquiry by many members of the house. JANITORS. RETURN TO THEIR FIRES: (Associated Press.) Chicago, Jan. 18.—Practically all of the 300 striking flat janitors here had planned to return to work today. Of- ficers of the union asserted that most of the owners and managers of the 400 apartment buildings affected have met the demands for an increase in wages of at least 10 per cent. Mem- ‘bers of the Apartment Buildings asso- ciation, however, said that the union claim was exaggerated. VALLEY CITY BOWLERS LEAD IN TOURNAMENT Jamestown, Jan. 18.—Valley City bowlers lead today in the tournament detectives searched for the man who had blown up the little home. Then Wilson and the foreign affairs com- mittee of congress urging the change. Smith, supposedly @ good friend of the murdered man, was arrested. Nation Pleasure Mad Says Senator McCumber Opposes Food Embar peo WAKE REPUBLICAN (Associated Press.) “Washington, Jan. 18.—Profligacy’ and extravagance of the American people in pursuing pleasures were condemned in the senate today by Senator ‘McCumber of North Dakota, in opposing proposals for an embar- go on food products. The high cost of living, he said, was largely due to ‘American extrava- gance, citing figures to show that Am- ericans spent $13,000,000,000 annually for. liquor, tobacco, automobiles and “other amusements.” “This revelry in extravagant hab- its,” he said, this unquenchable mand for amusement, for continuous mental intoxicants, is undermining the sturdiness of our younger gener- ation. The American people seem ob- sessed with the idea that the main thing in life is amusement, play, en- tertainment.” An embargo upon food in view of the present. prices of farm labor and articles used on the farm, in addition to land values, would be most unjust ‘and class discrimination, he declared. held here this week by the North- western Bowling association. They hold first, second and third places in the five men events, and first place in the doubles. Muller, of Jamestown, leads in the singles, Saturday will be the big day when two Fargo teams and. three fast Jamestown teams will wind up the events. PARTY PROGRESSIVE WIRES JOHNSON THURSDAY, JAN. 18, 1917, WIN WAGE WAR: NATIONS: UNION IS PRINCIPLE ALLIES ENDORSE Great Britain Sends Supplement- ary Note Amplifying Terms of. Peace BALFOUR AUTHOR OF SECOND DOCUMENT Agrees With Wilson That Some Gort of International Guarantee Must Uphold Treaties (Associated Press) Washington, Jan. 18.—Great Brit- ain’s supplementary note amplifying the Entente reply to President Wil- son’s peace note has given much en- couragement to American officials who are looking forward to a league of na- tions to preserve peace. Although the principal portion in Foreign Minister Balfour's note, do- livered to the state department yes- terday, is designed to justify severity of the terms set forth by the Entento reply to the note of President Wilson, formal acceptance in principle of some sort of national sanction as a law is regarded as of great {maport- , ance. Many officials believe the terms of rects war campaigns on land and sea. Directs Work of Submarines ¥ oe Coys . XN d DR. VONBETHMANN HOLLWEG- As chancellor, von Bethmann Holl-, wegg ranks next to the kaiser in pow-: er, His duties correspond to those of prime minister and it is he who dil- the British note may afford the: presi- dent an opportunity toward a move to establish such a sanction Officials ;are watching expressions abroad on the subject. nv SeannE RITTER, | | TODAY’S WAR SUMMARY | The Russians, still are on the of- fensive along the Ru ian front. Berlin records no aggressive activi- ties by Teutonic forces except for a raiding operation on the Moldavian frontier, while mentioning repulse of a strong attack by the Russians fn the Oituz valley region. On the Franco-Belgian front, the driving back of the Eritish near Loos after an advance in connection with a mine explosion is reported by the Ger- man staff. The recent British attack near Serre was made upon an ad-] vance position which had been evac- uated by the Germans, it is declared. On the naval side, interest centers in the operation of the German sea raider in the South Atlantic, which, so far as is known, is still at large. Lat- est reports were that the raider was working northward to more frequent- ed lanes of travel. Nearly a score of Entente warships are said to be look- ing for her. Petrograd chronicles a Rumanian success southwest of Pralea on the Moldavian western front, when a height was surrounded and a large number of prisoners and four ma- chine guns were captured by the Ru- manian troops. 'No gains resulted on the remainder of the fronts. SS | WAR BULLETINS (Associated Press) Berlin, Jan, 18—Evacuation of German positions near Serre, on the Somme front,. was, was angounced by the war office today. A Brit- ish attack near Loos was repulsed after violent fighting. en 1 (United Press) Petrograd, Jan. 18.—Appoint- ment of General Belifef as minis- ter of war, and General Chouvai- eff as consular of the empire, was announced officially today. Gen. eral Chouvaieff was transferred from the war ministry to his new job. In this job he is a member of the board of public minister, equivalent to a minister without a portfolio. (United Press) Berlin, Jan. 18.—Repulse of Grit- ish attacks near Loos, in hand to hand fighting, was reported in to- day’s official statement. “ee (United Press) Athens, Jan. 18.—Release of all imprisoned Venizelos prisoners was announced as completed to- day. This anouncement carried with it the idea of the complete Greek government acquiescence in the demands of the Entente Al. lies. se @ (United Press) Amsterdam, Jan. 18—Berlin has just announced the return to Ger- many of a German submarine with a record of sinking 16 ships in one trip, according to Berlin dis- (United Press.) New York, Jan. 8—George W. Per- kins, Big Moose, today announced the receipt of the following message from Senator-elect Hiram Johnson, Califor- nia: “In your efforts to make the Re- publican party progressive;:I am in full sympathy.. Go to it.” patches today. CANADA TO FLOAT HER SECOND BIG WAR LOAN Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 18—Canada Y|a knock on a window and then was = DETECTIVE HIRED ve inn elit from Destructietd SHOOTS UP HOUSE Declares He Beer Bottle After Attention Was Diverted SCRATCHES AND BLOOD FOUND ON HIS FACR (Associated Press.) Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 18.—A detec- tive named Kelley, employed by a pri- vate agency, who has been on duty at the house where Harry K. Thaw at- tempted suicide last week, became hysteri and shot up the house. The police are making an investiga- tion to determine whether the man had been drinking or was suffering from, an hallucination. When the police arrived the detec- tive was in a semi-conscious condition and was taken to a hospital. The po- lice say he asserted that someone had struck nim and that he then began shooting around the room in which Thaw attempted to take his own life. Kelley told the police that he heard struck with a beer bottle. Scratches and blood were found on the man. According to the police, Kelley was sent to the house to guard it in the absence of the family, who have left the place temporarily. The condition of Thaw from his reported satisfactory by Dr. Ellwood Kirby. His mind is still a little cloudy, Dr. Kirby said, but it is gradually clearing. Thaw’s mother, who had been at the hospital for several days, has sought seclusion to avoid letter writ- ers and others, who, her friends say, are annoying her about her son’s case. C.K. BLANDIN. BUYS HALF INTEREST IN ST. PAUL DISPATCH Was Struck With, self-inflicted razor wound today was! 26 BOATS NOW REPORTED TAKEN BY SEA RAIDER United Press Correspondent Tals Graphic Tale of South At- lantic Coun } THE GERMAN CRAFT LEFT KEIL UNDER DANISH FLAG Brought Prizes To Port Then With Plenty of Food and Am- munition Dashed Away By CHARLES P. § , STEWART (Copyright 1917 by the Unitéd Press.): Buenos Aires, Jan. 18—The total Entente Allied vessels accounted for by the new German commerce raider was today raised to 24 with the pos sibility that the total may reach 26. Two more merchantment, one French and one British, are missing, in addition to the 23 accounted. for yesterday. The Hudson Maru {s ine: cluded among the raider’s prizes. } First Story of Raid. Survivors arriving yesterday and to- day gave the first connected story. of the exploits of the raider. The new German sea rover left Kiel flying the Danish flag. There she was reported to be carrying only ballast’ and laden only with iron. Not only is the raider. believed here today to be still at large, but she is also plentifully supplied: with food and ful, Turned Tall. When she sent her latest victims in- to Pernam¥uco she turned tail just ‘outside the neutrality zone and dash- TO GUARD. THAW: f While':heing carried-about with oa" ed back to sea. ploiting freighters, victims ‘taken. from: ithe freightet were~ctosely confined 10: guard the secrecy of her actions, They were closely couped up in the lower hold of the vessel. . There they s fered great hardships. adequate and they all complained. to- day, This they said was an unneces- sary hardship as the raider’s food was replenished from the stores of the wc tims. Patrols Scour Sea. The British steamer, Araguaya, and the French freighter Admiral La- Pouche Tresile, both of which sailed from Pernambuco to Lisbon, were to- day added to the list of the victims. That Britsh patrols are scouring the seas for the raider is well known. That the Hudson Maru is a prize of the German government in the Per- nambuco port is generally believed here. She arrived with a German crew and flying the German merchant flag. It is unknown whether her command: er will intern her, with his prisoners, or release the prisoners, get a fresh supply of food and fuel and dash for the sea to become a raider himself. Argentine officials are seeking to pre- vent a violation of neutrality. Call Her Venita. Survivors aboard the Hudson in- cluded 183 British and Hindus, 63 French and a few officials of other na- tionalities, These described the raid- er as named the Venita and to be of the Mowe type. The Mowe, as a raid: er, made quite a record in sea annals. From stories of survivors the raider after leaving Kiel worked northwest- ward across the channel of French and British liners, gradually working southward. taking prizes right and left. Several of these she took along with her. Finally the Theodore, one of the victims of the raider, was chosen as the ship that would carry the surviv- ors. All survivors were placed aboard this vessel, Here they were particu- larly poorly fed. Great sufferigg. w Teported by the survivors aboard Closest Secrecy. Closest secrecy was impressed upon the crew to prevent the survivors’ learning how the German commerce raider slipped past the curtain of Brit- Nish battleships guarding the Kiel port and to prevent them from learaiag future plans of the raider and thus warn other merchantmen. Despite these precautions, the sure vivors witnessed the maneuvers that preceded the taking of the French steamer Nantes, and their story of “ (Associated Press) St. Paul, Jan. 18.—Half interest in the Dispatch Printing Co. and the It- aska Paper Co. of Grand Rapids, Minn, has been purchased by C. K. Blandin, for many years - connected with the St. Paul Dispatch and Pio- neer Press, it was announced today by Mrs. George Thompson, widow of the late publisher of those papers and principal owner of the companies nam- ed. Mr. Blandin, says the announce- ment, will become the active head of the organization, and Mrs. Thompson's sole representative. DECEMBER COLDEST IN 26 YEARS AT GRAND FORKS Grand Forks, N. D., Jan. 16—Grand this week will float its second war loan, amounting to at least $25,000,000, according to J. R. Banks, credit man- ager of a Regina, Sask., firm, who is in Minneapolis today. Forks experienced the coldest Decem- capture is fully confirmed today by Captain Days, of that vessel. The raider slipped far ahead of her intemd- ed victim, carrying along her entire convoy of prizes. Then the raider overhauled the Nantes and o! her to heave to. This the Nantes promptly did. With guns trained:om the Frenchman, and with all the Ger- man crew ready for action, the Gere mans dispatched a crew aboard the French steamer. On Full Hunt. The entire British navy as repre- sented in south Atlantic waters was today on a full hunt of. the. commerce raider, still at large and lieved to have captured or sunk 26 allied vessels. The Istest accounts are that 24 vessels were captured er ber during 1916 that has been re- corded for the past 26 years, accord- ing 'to the weather summary for -that month. i . sunk and that two veseels are missing and are er captured or sunk Four ° Ste