The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 8, 1917, Page 1

“in the state THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 57 UNITED PRESS BISMAROE, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1917. ASSOCIATED PRESS THUNDERBOLT 10 EQUITY, ASSERTS ‘STATE PRESIDENT Society Was Not Consuted and Had No Idea That Terminal Bill Was to Die DISCUSSES BONDING AS COMPARED WITH TAXATION “The news came as a thunderbolt to me,” said President M. P. Johnson, who, with Secretary M. V. Boddy of the state union of the Equity, was in- terviewed briefly last evening on the veto of S. B. 84. “I couldn't believe, until I saw the governor's message actually in print, that the report could be true. At no time did we receive any intimation of the governor's intention, nor were we consulted as to our views in the mat- ter. The Equity had worked seven years for this bill. It carried out to a large extent the Equity’s ideas of what the bill should contain, and had the governor signed it, as we fully ex- pected him to do, it would have been @ great aid to the Equity movement. “] can’t say what the next step of the Equity will be. I anticipated that a conference will be held in the near future. I am wondering what the ef- fect of this league move will be on the attempts to organize Minnesota, now under way. If Minnesota comes to the conclusion that the North Dakota Equity union has assisted in building up an organization which intends to block everything the Equity has work- ed for, I don’t believe the league will get very far in Minnesota. Bonding vs, Tax, “So far as the farmer is concerned, a direct tax is the equitable plan, to my mind, in the building of these util- ities, I haven't the exact figures, but 1 believe the Minnesota penitentiary at Stillwater has paid back into the general fund something like $350,000, after paying off the bonds issued for its construction. All of this. money comes directly from the pockets of the farmers, who were the sole consumers of the prison. products—agricultural machinery and prison, twine. Every interest in Minnesota,’ however, the big factories, the! railroads and the banks, benefit from the decrease in taxation which results from the prof- its turned into the general fund by the prison. “Had the prison been built by. direct taxation to begin with, everyone in the state would have contributed: his share, the burden’ would not have ‘fall- en alone on the farmer, and everyone would have shared alike, in the reduc- tion in the tax-nate' which: would have resulted when: thes prison. reached a paying basis. -dtise as sdeng.as it is broad: Whether it’s a bond. issue or a direct tax, it must bétpaidyiprsome way. The bond/daste;howeverj puts the entire burdeff on thé’ farmer, and the direct tax passes the burden around and gives everyone a chance to help. The same thing would apply to terminal elevators and flour mills. “The Equity has taken several tumbles, but it always has got up again and kept going. I don’t think the Equity has finished its work in North Dakota and Minnesota. I can’t say what our next move will be, but J, for one, have no intention of quit- ting.” Was Not Bound. Senate Bill 84 gave Governor Fraz- ier authority to name his own .com- mission, to spend any part of $300,000 in investigating the feasibility of ter- minal elevators, and to stop there, if the plan did not appeal to him as practical. His hands were not tied in any way. It was the first measure which has passed the North Dakota legislature which made any adequate effort to iook into the terminal ele- vator proposition. The . people last fall approved a Dill calling upon the railway commission to conduct an in- vestigation, but by the time the votes had been canvassed, only 30 days re- mainéd in which the rail board could carry out the provisions of the act, and the investigation was more per- functory than real. MANY GERMANS GO TO MEXICO (Associated Press) Chicago, March 8—One-third as many naturalization papers were is- sued in Chicago during January and February as there was in all last year, August W. Miller, clerk of the cir- * cuit court, announced today. He gave as a reason for the increase the devel- opments of the last two months be- tween this country and Germany and Austria. In 1916 there were 15,000 first and second papers issued in the circuit court clerk’s office, Mr. Miller said and in the two months just closed, more than 5,000 papers have been is- sued. BAPTISTS ELECT UPHAM PRESIDENT (Associnted Press.) Fargo, N. D., March 8—AlI William Upshaw, Jamestown, was elected presi- dent of the North Dakota Baptist Young Peoples’ union at the executive board meeting here last night. He suc- ceeds A. H. Van Kleek, Fargo, re- signed. The executive board also named Chester Belcher, Fargo, state trans- portation leader, to work up interest Jamestown next fall,” which have not yet been fixed. One of Those | Who Worked for Measure M. P. JOHNSON President of the North Dakota Equity Society, member of the railroad commission and one of the high men at the fall elections. Mr. Johnson opposed all! rate measures at this session that would discriminate against North Dakota industries, CERMANS 10 PLAY VILLA PART OF PLOT Great Sums of Money Reported to Have Been Poured Into Band- it Leaders’ Hand WAS TO SEND RAIDERS INTO BORDER STATES (United Press) Laredo, Tex., March 8.—Germany is playing Villa against Carranza, Great sums of money are being poured into the bandit leader’s hands tobe used by him in inciting activity against the United States ,and Carranza, while at. the same timeGerman agents are working through “Carranza _- officials seeking to align. that side against the United States. Agents of the German government .in Mexico . approached Francisco Villa about February 12, with a proposition to renew his raids on the border in case of war between the United States and Mexico, Approached Villa. Two agents reached the bandit lead- er and the conference lasted two days. At first he demurred against any at- tack on the border in force, but at length he agreed that in case of war he would send small bands of bandits in scattered groups along the interna- tional line to harrass the American troops. Under the terms promises were made that $250,000 in gold would be given the bandit leader at once to bind the contract. Villa refused to enter into the agreement until the first payment had been received, The agents agreed to pay large sums each month with which Villa was to build up his scattered forces and buy am- munition and equipment. ' To Face Carranza, As a whole, the plan was for Villa to force Carranza, if:possible, into war with the United States. The famous note supposedly from General Car- ranza to all neutral powers asking them to unite in refusing to furnish supplies to belligerent nations, was engineered by German propagandists. The exports were chiefly from the Tampico oil fields. The note was lat- er modified because most of the oil fields) are owned by English com- panies, and a large amount of oil is used by the English fleet and such action would have brought England and Mexico to a crisis. LABOR TO DISCUSS ATTITUDE IN CASE WAR 1S. DECLARED (Associated Press.) Cleveland, Ohio, March 8.—The four chief executives of the Railroad Broth- erhood organizations will meet in Washington next Monday at the re- quest of President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor for the purpose of discussing. labors’ position in case of war, it was announced here today. President Wilson will be assured of labors’ loyalty in case this country becomes involved in war with a for- eign nation. GRAIN PROBE I8 BLOCKED St. Paul, March rch 8—Lack of a com- petent stenographer to take testimony in the legislative investigation of grain marketing this noon caused the indefi- nite postponement of theiinvestigation: vention to be held in|'the hunt for a ah was the “the “dates ‘for |most ‘thrilling thing the investigating: ye done in two days. "Operators Used Employment Of.-; ‘the Chicago police believe to be the ' years, Wall SLAY PLOT BARED; THREE CAUGHT fice as Blind to Lure Girls for Traffic MANY HELD IN HOTEL PRISONERS Special Investigators at Work in! Chicago to Unearth Real Conditions (United Press) Chicago, March 8—Three men are under arrest and five men and one woman are being shadowed in what most vicious white slave gang in The two men held are Michael Todorivich, -proprietor of a labor agency, and Thomas Cary, prize fight- er. The three were arrested at the Saratoga hotel out of which the gang is said to have operated. Jack Price, a cigar clerk, and an alleged lookout, is also under arrest. Marion Palmer, 17, and her sister Charlotte, 16, both of St. Louis, reported the operations of the gang to the police. Girls Decoyed. The: two girls, according to their story,scame here to secure positions before the holidays. After the holi- day tush, they were released, and while seeking new positions, Marion met Todorivich, who offered her a position in a chorus. She was lured to a room in the Saratoga hotel, and imprisoned. Names of half a dozen other girls were secured from her, who are also believed to have suffer- ed similar fate. A decoy telephone message brought the younger sister to the hotel, where she was also im- prisoned. The gang is said to have been working for several disorderly houses. Special investigators are working on the case. DE FACTO ARMY PREPARES. 10 MEET VILLA Sam Martin Ranch, Fifty Miles From Border, Scene of Hestilities AMERICAN FACES, , GUARD AGAINST RAID | (Associated Press) Juarez, March 8.—Mexican de facto troops and rebel forces were said to be approaching each other today in the vicinity of San Martin ranch, 50 miles southeast of Juarez, and a bat- tle was believed to be imminent. Gen- eral Jose Carlos Murguia and General Pablo Gonzales left Juarez yesterday in automobiles for the San Martin ranch district, followed by 200 sol- diers and another column of 200 which expected to proceed at once. In all the two golumns were expected tv tirtued on page four.) WOULD SAIL LITTLE HEART: MANDAN CONCERN TO INCORPORATE Will Capitalize at $500,000 to Ex- tend Line From Mandan to ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING HELD AT 8T. ANTHONY Construction of Line From Dick. inson to Lefor Might Be Started. This Year (Special to The Tribune.) St. Anthony, N. D., March 8.—Furth- er development of the prosperity of the state in the opening;o! new lands through the enterprise of railroading, was seen loday when members of the Little Heart-Mandan comp: any after enthusiastic meeting held in tl voted to incorporate and ‘build a farm- ers’ line from Mandan to Ireda, to connect with the Milwaukee. Will Meet March Further steps toward incorporation, it was stated, will be ‘taken at a meet- ing, to.be held by the members of the company here on Wednesday, March 21. The proposed line will ran di- rectly southwest. from Mandan | to Freda, a distance of abou It will open one of the richest. agri: cultural centers of the state, and which for a long time has been bidding for a railroad. A. Pick of St. Paul, a railroad en- gineer, met with the members of the Little Heart-Mandan company to take up their plans and to submit figures. lt is very possible that a si will be made in the spring and that the line will be pushed to completion and will be ready to handle traffic by next fall. (Special to The Tribune.) Lefor, N. D., March 8.—At a meet- ing of rmers of this district, and business men of Lefor, the plan for the construction of a railroad from Dickinson to Lefor was materially advanced. Pp The railroad project is being financ- ed by local capital. If the movement is successful it will give jtransporta- tion ties. to a district that is now far removed from railroads. Forty thousand doilars worth of stock was pledged at the meeting DANGER ZONt; (Associated Press.) New York, March 8.—It she can get a cre the 14,000 ton freighter Man- churia, of the Atlantic Transport Line. will sail. for London today unarmed. | The Manchuria is the first vessel an- r the American fl. 9 load 0 a prohibited port since the American line canceled sailings on Feb. 2. The crew struck yesterday for a 75! per cent war bonus. The company had already. granted 50 per cent and dcclined to give any more on the grounds that a further increase would be,unfair to the men io,,weeks ago on th istied with w fifty per Mongolia, sat- nt bowus. CREW STRIKES vho had sailed ! BY GEORGE in a milita is a distinctly American plan, sound, out by Americans for Americans to It is so fair time of need: tle is murder. In a republic Equality is the fittest. Risoco eebAbeavoo0 § GEO. W. GOETHALS Under the among his personal acquaintances, DARDANELLES = COUP. BLAMED ON KITCHENER Commission Makes Report Upon Iil-Fated Expedition Against Turkey CHURCHILL HAD PART IN GENERAL PLANS (Associated Press.) London, March 8.—The majority re- port of the commission appointed last July to investigate the Dardanelles campaign, ‘which was ‘held up for a fortnight by the decision to expugate certain sections, referring to Allied countries, was made public today in its revised form. ‘The committee reports that the late Lord Kitchener, then war secretary. favor d the project, and that when he decision in the war council it M invariably accepted as final. The dispatch of troops to the east was de- llayed three weeks. the report says, as the result of a decision of Lord Kitch- ener, which was not communicated to Winston Spencer Churchill, then First. |Lord of the Admirality. Churchill Initiative. project was undertaken on the ve of Colonel Churchill. The commission reports that naval advis- ers would have preferred a joint mili- ' |ta and naval attack, instead of the attack by the fleet alone, and declared \that these views should have been heard by the war council, which was not justified in coming to the decision without a much fuller investigation. Surprise Attack. The possibility of making a sur- ri attack By land and water of- uch great_military_and_political ~_ (Continued on Page Four) How Merchant Ships May Be Armed by U.S. This, picture shows how United States merchant ships will be armed by the United States if congress grants the request of President Wilson for “armed neutrality” and it is decided to furnish guns and gunners for ships crossing the Atlantic in defiance ‘of the German “mad dog” submarine campaign. Three-inch or four-inch guns will be mounted on the sterns of ships and expert gunners provided to operate them. The guns will be used only for defense. COAL SHORTAGE AT MARTIN. The railway comm and eae nor Frazier are investigating a shortage reported from ‘Martin, on the main line. of the Soo. can state a reasonable objection. try on carth cannot live in an armed world without an army reserve. Every man owes to his country the duty of service in It is only fair that the country.should train each man that in an emergency he may serve effi- ciently and without the greatest economy of life. take men raw from the street and rush them into bat- -|mer. jin front of the presidential palace last Every Man Owes His Nation PRESIDENT HS. Service in Time of Need Says Wizard of the Panama Canal . GOETHALS. (The man who built the Panama canal, West Point graduate, former war college instructor and member of board of fortifications.) (in An Interview with Mary Boyl O’Rilly.) ‘ “Every American citizen who is physically and mentally fit and without dependants to support shall, on reaching the age of 19, train for six months camp or at a naval base.” That, briefly, is the new citizen army act to come before congress. It straight, thoroughly practical, worked meet American conditions. no American who loves his country The richest coun- To military training must be universal. very breath of democracy. Universal training is the only just and democratic way. The voluntary ‘takes the -best and threatens thé survival of the un- system is the most unjust of all. It Whatever steps are taken to train citizens for self- defense must apply to all—to rich and poor, learned and ignorant, country boy and town lad. zen army reserve every man will be trained near his home Every man may choose in which branch of the service he wishes to be, at what period of the year he prefers to train. Country boys can train in winter, city youths go into the camp in sum- Recruits will be 19 years old; that is the right age, and six months the minimum of effective training. A man of 19 is developed physically —if he is ever likely to be. A man of 19 is rarely developed economically, and he is usually unmarried. No train- ing will be required of any man on whose earnings wife or child, parents, brothers or sisters are wholly depen- dent for support. The young husband with a wife and child will be exempt. As a people we Americans need dis- cipline. We have become more ac- customed to enjoyment of privilege than to the fulfillment of duties un- der the general government. Universal military training will raise the moral and physical tone of the na- tion, develop the ind{vidual, create a sense of duty and responsibility, in- still respect for lawful authority and give birth to a feeling of nationalism. All over the United States boys get pretty well out, of hand when.they. ara, 17, Even six months training will teach them habits of health, hygiene, sanitation and discipline of incalcul- able value in their future lives. Each year out of our 112,000,000 peo- ple 500,000 men of 18 years will be trained and pass into the reserve for eight years. That will insure trained reserves of 4,000,000—ample for all demands. No American will be called to serve after his 28th year. In Europe no man is free from mili- tary service till he is 48. France and Germany have mobilized their civili- ans up to 60 years old. The cost of raising and training the reserve army will be $150,000,000 a year; or about what England is now paying for FIVE DAYS of war. But this cost falling on 11,000,000 taxpayers works out at $1.50 per capita—the cheapest Insurance against war that could be devised. For re- member, when the close of the elvil war left the United States with a body of 3,000,000 trained men there was no country in Europe willing to try con- elustons with such an ith such an army. CUBAN REVOLT ENDED; GOMEZ IS CAPTURED (United Press) Havana, Cuba, March 8.--The _ re- volt in Cuba is apparently ended. The capture of Miguel Gomez and his staff was expected today to be followed by the death sentence upon these con- spirators, At the same time reports are current here that the remainder of the rebels near Camaguy have been forced to flee. All last night the city rang with gayety celebrating the bat- tle and the capture of Gomez. The battle yesterday was one of the big- gest in the history of Cuba. General Collaseo has been in close touch with General Gomez for three days. Last night another column joined in the operation. which resulted probably in the biggest battle in history. More than 3,000 men were in the combat. Full details are lacking but it is known that 100 were lost besides those taken prisoners, The captives will be given a proper trial at a tri- bunal. The bill authorizing President Men- ocal to suspend the constitutional guarantees, which was passed by the house on Monday and by the senate on Wednesday, was published in an extraordinary edition of the official gazette last midnight, after it had been signed by the president, Among the prisoners taken with for- mer President Miguel Gomez, is Col. Quinones, the former military chief of Camaguey. American minister Gonzales was given a five-minute ovation by crowds night. Cheers were given for Presi- dent Wilson. GERARD PARTY NEARS CUBA Washington, March 8 —The state department. today announced that Am- coal bessador Gerard and his party is due [ie berive at Haves neces crane and Monday. AUTHORITY 10 ARM VESSELS Seems Certain That He Will Take Necessary Steps This Week to Protect Trade EXTRA SESSION STILL BEING CONSIDERED Wilson Advised That He Has Ad- equate Powers to Meet Pres- ent Crisis (Associated Press) Washington, March 8.—Signs. con- tinued to multiply today that Presl- dent Wilson soon will act to relieve the suspension of American shipping caused by fear of the German submar- ine campaign. It was to arm the ves- sels, convoy them, have them taken over by the government so they might be armed as auxiliary naval craft, or to call a special session of congress to take up anew the armed neutrality ‘pill. Rapid progress of the senate in formulating a rule to prevent future filibusters led some administration officials to believe the president would choose the course of calling a special session. Majority House Leader Kit- chin, told his colleagues that a ses- sion would be arranged not later than the middle of May. Certain to Act. In some administration quarters it was believed that the president is certain to act this week, but other off- cials took the position that ‘he would wait until the senate has had an op- porunity to revise its rules, Mr. Wil- son hag been advised that he has suf- ficient power to arm American mer- chantmen without waiting for action by congress and some officials believe he will act on this advice forthwith. Senator Martin, majority leader, in asking unanimous consent, said that by so doing he had no desire to shut off full debate. Senator Sherman read a portion of President Wilson's statement on the failure of the armed neutr Atty. Oe baile saying that it would be useless to an extra session of Congress now pass that bill, as unless ‘senate ryles were changed, a filibuster could be successfully maintained against it. Takes Issue. “The President,” said Senator Sher- man,.‘dntentionally,,seeks.to.convey.te the country that only by a change in the senate rules can the neutrality bil} be passed at a special session of Con- gress. That is not practically true, however, theoretically it may be sought to make it appear true.” Senator Sherman added that'a “por- tion of the truth was deliberately omitted,” from the President's state: ment, Intends to Support It ‘ “I intend to support:the armed. neur, trality bill,” he added, “but I do ob- ject to making a few senators the ob- ‘ject of the President’s wrath in a statement sent out to the general ‘pub- lic? Senator Shermay said he failed to see any reason to be hasty in the matter and points to the sinking of the Lusitania nearly two years. ago, and the sinking of other ships since, to show that the President had not been in a hurry to demand action. Calls President, “I wish to remind the President,” said the Senator, “when he seeks to blame the senate and the senate rules and a few senators that during a large part of this time he has ridiculed pre- paredness. He has ridiculed it in the army and in the navy.” Mr. Sherman declared there was no doubt in his mind that the armed neutrality bill would give the presi- dent the right to arm munitions ships, and furnish warships to convoy. “When we do that,” he said, “we are in de facto war without the for- mality that precedes the clash of arms.” Extra Session. On the other hand, a strong sentt- ment undoubtedly exists in the ad- ministration for the president to take action along the line of calling an extra session of congress to meet in the very near future. Reports given to the president agree that the senate rules will be revised quickly so that if an extra session of congress is call- ed, it would be possible to get prompt action on an armed neutrality reso- lution. Waiting Announcement. More than a hundred members of the house of representatives from the middle far west still are in Washing- ton, awaiting announcement by the president as to whether he expects to call an extra session of congress soon, They fear that if they start for home they may be intercepted on the way by an extra session call and have to return immediately. Inasmuch as the resolution taken up is a general agreement that a spe- cial session is necessary sometime before July 1, because of the failure of the important appropriation bills, a disposition was apparent todgy among Officials to advise Mr. Wilson to call an extra session at once, and get it over with. : FOUR ARE DEAD POOR FARN FIRE (Aseociated Press) “ ‘ Boone, Ia., March 8—Four persons are known to be dead several oth- ers reported bare eg following a fire poems is the