The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 2, 1917, Page 8

EIGHT — STATE-OWNED FLOUR MILLS TURNED DOWN League Members att lito be came mes +) Oppose Mea- sures Advocated Because of Direct Tax ATTORNEY DIVET AND HAGAN SPILL EPITHETS Senate Bills 117 and 118 for State-Owned Utilities Cause Warm Fight Charges iby leagu members that the minority had a sudden change of heart and counter charges that the majority was voting against two bills which It had advocated, were the out- standing features of the fight which centered on Senate Rill 117, empower- ing the legislative embly to pro- vide a law for erection, leasing, pur- chasing and operating flour mills by the state, and Senate Bill 118, for state owned packing plant and stor age warehouses. Both measures were indefinitely postponed in the house late Thursday afternoon. State ownership of public utilities has been the platform of the league, but the members contended that these bills provide for a direct tax and they are opposed to that fea- ture. Lathrop Recommends Passage. Representative Lathrop urged the passage of the measures, which would place them before the general assem- bly for passage or disapproval, de- claring that the farmers of the state had asked for such legislation and that the farmers should have some protection if the initiative process should fail. “We are tired of such sop.” voiced Representative Stair. “I don't under-| stand the change which has come} over those who opposed House Will) 44. I believe it is for policy sake} and. if it is, we got more to look after than things just for policy sake." i . Representative Divet declared that he was not enthusiastic as to the state entering upon the operating of flour mills and packing plants or oth er public utilities and that if the peo | ple want to experiment with the ques tion of state owned flour mills, he was willing they should. “If we pass these bills and send them to the next legislature it will} enable the stale to get such utiliies if the people by that time want them. If the initiative process will bring it about T am in favor of it, but what if it. should fall by the way? I think that anyone who is opposed to this measure, which might be killed at the next session, is not acting in good faith, When it comes to the ques- tion of flour mills or fight, 1 believe the gentleman from Bottineau would vote to fight.” (Representative Stair replied with the statement that the “gentleman in- ferred I wanted to fight. He is right. There are 40,000 farmers in this state who realize that th have to fight for their equal right Meyer of Richland stated that the majority was pledged to support such & measure and that at the same time he had this much policy in mind, that “we should vote to make it possible for the next legislature to vote on such lines.” Would Substitute No. 44. Representative Eckert of McKenzie offered House Bill No. 44 a sa substi- tute. The motion was seconded by a TEN PER CENT shows how n are being guarde wherever they 0. men ‘in the federal secret service naval aide and a military officer a company them, This pictu President Three of the best The group was snap- How President and Fi irst Lady of Land are Guarded d ped after leaving Memorial hall, Washington, where they took part in a Washington’s birthday celebration. With Mrs, Wilson is Col, W. W. Harts, in charge of-buildings and grounds. in the last five days. Why are they so anxious to put something across?” On the Divet motion that senate bills 117 and 118 be laid on the ta- ble, Representative Hagan directed a few heated remarks at the Richland attorney and suggested he be present- ed with a copy of the vote, “Gentlemen,” said Representative Divet, who had become angered, “the gentleman is so thought that if he bodily into the womb of the godd s of wisdom, he couldn't beget an idea.” Representative C argument for the passage of the bills were that they were measures which the farm-| ers wanted and spoke of the de of} his 1. W. W. measure, which would | help their cause. Representative Mo- en said since 44 was defeated the as- sembly proceed under an orderly sys- tem, as it was now living and if the | measures should fail under the initia tive that the passage now would jsure protection Vocationai Training Bill. The bill for an appropriation to pro- | ure federal aid in vocational train-; voted down in the house Wed-| esd afternoon, was brought up inj the committee of the house Thursday | jafternoon for reconsideration and met the same fate as the day before. Senate Bill 126, the state budget.) was passed, cutting the appropriation | from $ 4.12 to T2418, The amoun i printed bill w biggest cut wa 40,000 on the propos: j ed dormitory for Valley City Normal, on furniture and fi away with some cl The house concu and doing} ed in. the senate ' resolution @ id Houston to adopt the g! s recommend: | ed by Dr, Ladd and not those by the department of riculture. OF SHIPPING IS DESTROYED (Associated Press.) | flood of ayes. “Is the speaker going to substitute 44 for 1172” asked Staale Hendrick- son. Representative Turner, who was presiding, stated that he changed his Tuling and that the question ‘before the committee of the whole Was on the adoption of the minority report on the bill, that it be recommended for passage. The vote taken resulted in its being indefinitely postponed. Putting Something Acros: Preceding the vote, Representative Hagan charged that the majority was trying to “put something across.” “They know we cannot build state owned institutions by a direct tax. I wonder at the great change of heart which has come over these men with- New York, March 2.—Shipping de-) stroyed since the war began exclusive of war vessels, represents 10 per cent of the world’s merchant marine, as it sted August 1, 1914, according | to figures published wy tie Journal | of Commerce today. Construction of warships has offset most of the loss- es, it wi a, The stati record the destruc- tion of 's, of 4,811,100 gross tons, of which more tian half was owned ‘by Great Britain. The next heaviest sufferer has been Norway, with France third, Italy fourth, and! Germany fifth. Entente losses have | been about 75 per cent of the total and Teutonic 20 per cent. | | You'll enjoy the Radisson, Minne- apolis. YEARLING STOCK ‘state ni {which he ‘bel | bunch of nati jand Jost no time in contracting for [spring deliv CONTRACTS FOR 1,035 HEAD OF Dickinson Announces Largest Purchase of Cattle in State This Year ‘To BE DELIVERED AT WATFORD CITY IN MAY: Hh i (Special to the Tribune.) | Dickinson, N. D.. Ma largest purchase of this rch « cattle in the | made the first of the week tirm of Richar year by the 2—The!Upper House Declines to Concur | ONIGH t Thomas H PRESENTS Bessie Barriscalesé CHARLES RAY ang LOUISE GLAUM in tis ORPHEUM THEATRE SG ER eT HOUSE CHANGES DEATH TD LABOR BILL IN SENATE Amendments Result in Killing Semi-Monthly Payday—Com- pensation Measure Defeated CONFERENCE COMMITTEES TO TINKER BASEBALL ACT in Alterations Made by Low- er Body in No. 137 & Wilcox, who contracted: for 1,035 e Montana yearling steers and! to ‘lie delivered at Watford } the first of May. e cattle are being wintered by | heep growers at Chinook, Mont., and ing fed alfalfa and blue joint, hi It was a case of saving a lot of splendid feed which induced the! men to buy the calves at « high price! last fall and, of course, they have to! sell this spring, as they do not have} summer range for anything but their, sheep. i L. Richards learned of the herd | heife: G of rlings and went up at once, reaching the ranch the |: |week. He wa: sed with the stock, to be as good a stuff as he ever saw, The cattle cost $45 per head for ing st and $50 per head for the heifers. The same cattle a year ago would have been priced at $40 per head for either steers or heifers. This purchase of cattle when deliv- ered at Watford City, will have been carried 302 miles and will then be but 30 miles from the Berthold reserva- tion, where Richards & Wilcox are in- terested in a pasture of 110,000 acres. With their 1917 crop of calves and the new purchase they will have over 5,000 head of cattle in their pasture. Mr. Richards is of the opinion that this is a good time to buy cattle, notwithstanding the price is high. MANY ENLIST IN THE NAVY Washington, ‘March 2.—Reports from all sections of the United States show that the recruiting campaign as of ourselves. Tic Bal ith 1 the Cloc. Successful Banking means to us the success of our customers as well Therefore we handle the business entrusted to our care with the same efficient attention that we devote to our own affairs. The uniform satis- faction derived by our patrons is the best possible Your account is cordially invited. proof of the success of our service. being conducted by the navy depart- ment having greater results than| at any time since the Spanish war. In 26 recruiting days, up to February j 28, the roster of the navy was in-; creased by 2,086 men; in one week, the gain w; 101 men, The decre. in the yumber of men lost iby discharge is ‘being more than counterbalanced by new enlistments. | The number of men in th February 28, 59,037, e prophecy of naval. offi ‘March 1 they would ha the; rs that on 7,000 men. CROWDS ARRIVE FOR INAUGURAL (United Press) | Washington, March 2.—Washing. | ton—the nation’s hostess city—again yesterday was Mecca for the quadren- nial inaugural pilgrimage. | The pilgrims—hundreds of thous- ands of them—have been arriving, pouring in, literally deluging the city, for the past ten days. At all times called upon to receive hospitably the nation’s guests, the capital, at inaugural times, virtually “keeps open house.” Hotels doubled- up, every citizen takes in some visit- ing acquaintance, and the public build; ings, halls and even churches, are | filled with cots and beds to house the thronga, For ten days the town is turned hel- ter-skelter, scrambled, and left.—at the close of the national Jamboree— prostrate. st of last | moathly payd tive Dupuis’ the ‘laws cireula: Freight side in senate Thursday attached to the workmen applying only to steam railways, all public ser GETS ANOTHER CHANCE, Senate Bill 78, the semi-monthly payday measure, was given anoth- er lease on life this morning, when President Kraabel ruled that the senate erred yesterday in indefinitely postponing considera- tion of a measure which had passed both houses, after the sen- | ate had concurred: in the house amendments, “Seventy-eight,” therefore, was made a special or- der for this afternoon, Workmens’ compensation, the semi- y bill, and Represeita- rate bill, w! 5 into pt North Dakota’ s ules, and rulings of ‘the Western ssociation, fell’ by the way- “one-two-| order in the fterncon. proved itself an un- ng “Seventy-eight” lucky number, these numerals bi compens tion bill, House Bill 78, and the semi- monthly payday bill, Senate Hill 78. Senate Bill 78 had passed the senate | fined by ones make the method which may be employed in insuring employes against injury optional with the em- ployer, who is given the choice of state insurance, old-line stock insur- ance and mutual insurance, or, if he is heavy enough in the purse pocket, he may “carry his own risk.” The I. R. Twins The senate tenderly laid away an- other set of initiative and referendum twins. The bills, 376 and 373, were born in the house, first cousins of the pair which Senator Wenstrom fathered in the senate early in the session. Their purpose was to make the signing of petitions popular and profuse by removing all restrictions sh would prevent trom doing so! a is right | hand. The senat newed its resolve that the present initiative and re! endum laws are sufficiently liberal, and consideration was deferred' by a vote 0! to 20 on House Bill 576, and 26 to 22 on House Bill 873. Who Is Townley? i Just who A. C. Townley is was de- | the senate yesterday when Preséription | " q 0.D.D.rn or 15 years the standard temedy-tor all:skin | Cisoases, A liquid used externally. -Justane | relief from itch. 25, 5c and $1.00. Your money back i Ba the first. bottle does pot ring you Telief. *Ask also about D. D. D. ’ J, Breslow. FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1917. . Ince|7:|5and 9 OME “Home” is a dandy comedy-drama and is sure to please all who see it. a ray Tincher in “The Milliner” Have you ever laughed so hard that the tears came to your eyes? Have you ever been so amused that you felt like pounding your neighbor on the back? Have you ever wanted to shout with the joy of watching a comedy? That’s the way you'll feel when you see Fay Tincher in ‘‘The Milliner,’’ the latest Triangle Komedy to be shown here tonight. in reporting for passage resolutions] if you begin by kicking him on the objecting to the present federal sys- tem of grain grading, the state af- fairs committee amended the resolu- tions, whichyvcame over from the house reading “A. C. Townley, representing forty thousand North Dakota farm- ers,” to read, “A. C. Townley, presi dent of the Nonpartisan League.” ‘The state affairs also took some of the sting out of the resolutions. “If a man doesn’t like you to start with, it isn’t going to help your argument said Chairman Hyland. Conference Committees On motion of their authors, Sen- ate Bills 137, for Sunday baseball, and 46, relating to the open season for chickens, amended in the house beyond: recognition, were not concur- red in, and conference committees were appointed on both:bills to meet similar committees from the house. 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It proposed to place in effect in North Dakota the Washington plan of com- pensating workmen for injuries aris- ing out of industrial accident. The senate opposed not the theory of workmen’s compensation, but the method proposed, which would pro- vide for a state-administered fund, contributed to by employers accord- ing to an arbitrary schedule fixing their risks. Washington had a state-administer- ed fund. Things ran along nicely for a while. Then one morning the treas- urer of the fund was found missing, and the fund disappeared at the same time. Then contributors were called upon to do some more digging. More than half the states in the union now \have workmen's compensation acts, but practically all of the successful TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY TO EXCHANGE—160 acres Saskat- chewan prairie land, near Swift Current or 160 acres Divide coun- ty prairie land, near Crosby, to ex- change for Fismarck residence or good residence lot down town. Will pay cash difference, if any. 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