The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 7, 1918, Page 1

' | i k , (Pte Ge THE WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE! LAST EDITION TMIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY, DEC. 7, 1918 PRICE FIVE CENTS LEAGUE TRIO GOES OVER BY LARGE LEADS Nonparty Congressmen Elected By Good Margins Can- ‘ vass Shows NIELSON 5,000 TO GOOD Valley City Woman’s Election Over Macdonald Shown By Big Majority The North Dakota congressional contests resulted in easy victory for leaguers, Baer winning over Bartholo- mew 16,433 to 13,416; Young winning over Torson in the second by 20,516 to 7,038, and Sinclair over Halvorson in the Third by 17,564 to 7,951. ‘Miss Minnie J. Nielson of Valley City defeated Neil C. Macdonald the incumbent, for reelection to the office of state superintendent of public in- struction by not quite 5,000 votes, while Harry A. Bronson’s majority ov-! er Judge Charles J. Fisk for justice of the supreme court was more than 7 000. Frazier's majority over Doy was not quite 17,000, The vote as officially canvassed Friday follows: ‘For governor: Frazier, 64,517; Doyle, 37,733. Lieut.Governor: Wood, 52,497; Smith, 42,348. Secretary of State: Hall, 61,894; (no opposition.) State auditor: Kositzky, 54,983; Serr, 30,430. State treasurer: ‘Olson, 54,380; Hegge, 30,513. Attorney general: Langer, 55339; | Wooledge, 32,073. Insurance commissioner: Olsness, 54,687; Schneller, 29,251. Commissioner of agriculture: Ha-| gan, 55,556; Gorman 29417. Justice supreme court: Bronson, 48,613; Fisk, 41,098. i ‘Supt. public instruction: Macdonald, | 2,777; Nielson, 57,324, | Congress: First, Baer, 16,433; Bar- tholomew, 13,416; Second Young, 20, $16; Torson, 7,038;;. Third, Sinclair, 17,564; Halvorson, 7,851.. Railway commissioners: Aandahl, 2,688; Dupuis, 48,950; Milhollan 50,- 860; Harvey, 30,086; Johnson, 30,951; Lessmeister, 29,192. UNCLESAMTO WAKE GOOD ON ~~ WHEAT PRICE Hagan Thinks Fears of Govern- ment’s Reneging Not Warranted “T have read in some paper a fear! that the government might not be able to keep its. pledge to pay the farmers $2.26 for their 1919 wheat” said Commissioner of John N. Hagan today. “I do not be- eve the federal government could ‘even contemplate: breaking faith with the farmers, It may be necessary for| the government to make a loan in order to carry this load, but I do not ‘believe it. 1 beliéve the demand for bread-stuffs for the next year will be heavy enough to keep the price up, and that the government’s guaranty will cost the nation nothing. HEALTH BETTER QN THIRD DAY OF SEA VOYAGE ‘On the U. S. George Washington, “Dec. 7.—The third day at seas found ‘the president much improved in health. His cold is improving under treatment, and his voice is in treat- ment. His ship ran into choppy weather today. While President Wil- son was on board he earnestly con- ferred with Jules J. Jesserand, the French ambassador to the United States, and Count di Celere, the Ital- ian ambassador to, Washington, and with . colleagues of the president on the peace committee. No formal con- Agriculture ; cated SHIP NIN MILLION POUNDS OF XMAS CANDY ‘Washington, D. C., Dec. 7.—-Nine million pounds of candy for the ariny has been ordered by the war depart- ment, and it‘ was announced today that a considerable part of it would be rushed overseas in time to insure a supply for Christmas. Other sup- plies include 556,000 gallons of pickles. LEAGUE MAKES CONSTITUTION SCRAP 0’ PAPER Goes Back to Statute of 1892 for Authority to Pass Its Amendments ABRUPT CHANGE OF FACE Townley and Lemke had Upheld Constitutional Provision Before Election The league members of the state canvassing board, with the exception of Secretary of State Hall, i. e., Attor- ney General Langer, Superintendent of Public Instruction N.C. Macdonald and State Auditor Karl Kositzky, ig- noring Chapter 16 of the constitution, which is the initiative and referendum amendment adopted four years ago, and taking as their authority Sec. 1025 of the compiled laws of 1892, a legis- lative enactment antedating by 22 years the adoption of the initiative and referendum, will join Monday in a resolution declaring all of the league amendments initiated at the re- cent election passed by a majority of! the votes of the voters balloting there. | for. A minority report which will be signed by State Treasurer John Steen, | chairman of the board, and by Secre- tary of State Thomas Hall, secretary of the board, will adhere to the pro- visions of the initiative amendment to the constitution, requiring that proposed amendments initiated at any general election can carry only by a majority of all the legal votes cast at such election, and will declare the five améndments embodying the league’s economic program lost. ‘Board to Finish Work. This announcement, made early this afternoon by a member of the. hoard, explains the insistence of Chairman William Lemke of the socialist state central committee upon his conten- tion ‘that allleague amendments Had, “legally” passed. The board met at 3. this. afternoon and adjjourned un- til 10:30 Monday morning to await @ report of the abstract from Wells eounty which woukl be sent i by Deputy State Auditor O. B. Lung, dispatched to Fessenden last night as a special messenger of the state canvassing board to bring in the belated returns from Wells. Abrupt Change of Face. 7 Today’s announcement was the first ‘positive intimation of the line of, ac- tion which the league intends to pur- sue in an endeavor to save its amend- ments from defeat. That some such action was contemplated. was _indi- in a Courier-News editorial printed the day the defeat of the amendments was made certain by semi-official returns. The Courier- News then contended that a majority of the yotes cast on the question should be the determining factor, and predicted that the courts would ulti: mately decide the issue. Until these semi-official returns came in, the league, including Presi- dent Townley, Chairman William Lemke of the state central commit tee, the North Dakota Leader and oth- er organs, had been content to abide by the provisions of the constitution- 'al amendment» under which the \league’s proposed amendments were initiated. During the last sxnpaign, the. “Re- publican” state centrN committee is- sued a little pamphlet entitled “Truth, on Page 15 of which league voters were informed “that in order ‘o carry the constitutional amend- ments we must have a majority of all the votes cast; a,eitizen who does not vote for the amendments is voting against, them.” Last October President A. ©. Town- (Continued on Page Two.) ST, PAULTO. CELEBRATE feernces have been held so far, and it seems apparent that plans for the laid out. y peace negotiations havve been well TO ENTERTAIN PRESIDENT. Paris, Dec. 7—Plans for the Presi- dent’s reception here have not been fully prepared, says Marshal Houtin, in Echo d’ Paris, He! says crack troops which will form the presi- dent’s special escort have already been selected, and President and Mrs. Poincare will give a dinner to Presi- dent and Mrs. Wison on the day of their arrival. TO ASSIST COM.AISSION. Washington, Dec. 7 — Bernard Baruch, chairman of the industries board, and Henry E. Davidson, presi- dent of the Red Cross war council, have been asked by President Wilson to hold themselves in readiness for service with the peace commission in Washington. zy REDUCE RATES. : Washington, Dec. 7.—To stimulate freight traffic on the Mississippi river Director General McAdoo today auth- orized reestablishment of reduced riv- er rates from ‘New Orleans to north- western points. BRITAIN DAY St. Paul, Dec. 7—Shortly “after Dr. H. M. Bracken, of the state board of health, announced that he would not ask the state soldiers to prevent their Britain Day meeting tonight on ac- count of the prevailing epidemic. A large delegation of prominent Canadian officials and business men are in St. Paul as the guests of the city to participate in a parade and the mass meeting tonight. Dr. Bracken conferred with a mem- verjof the attorney general's staff be- fore the demand was drawn up. Mayor L, .C. Hodgson, announced that the mass meeting would be per- mitted “under the modified arrange ments.” The Britain day celebration will take place at the St. Paul Auditorium PEACE The Red Cross has only just begun to fight. There can be no ARUOLUDUSUDEDOUOGGREEODOQEREREEODERSS AUSUREDOUDSDAEAONENOAOREDEOAE HONOR armistice pit hun- RAUDUGRADDOOOOOOONOUONSOONONOADBUOONaTS Pat diccene. mat ETL LLC Lo ‘ the army is demob- ilized and the last man has returned to his normal occupation; until the wounds of bleed- ing France and Belgium, of Serbia, of Russia, of the whole war-strick- en world, have disappeared, the work of the Red Cross must go on. Until November 11, we were fighting an enemy which daily grew TIT more strong. “earry on” until t! }UASOUDOROOOODDOOOODDOOIDOOSDODSSDEDEDDEDES & LEMKE GIVES DEFINITE HINT LEAGUE PLAN Declares Amendments “Legally” Carried in Face of Ad- verse Returns —— FIVE LOST SAYS STEEN Chairman State Canvassing Board Will Attempt to Block Bulling Through “All league amendments initiated at the recent election, with the ex- ception, of that changing, the initia; tive“wtid'“reréendum. clause of the constitution and the hail amendment, are lost,” declared State ‘Treasurer John Steen, chairman ot the state can- vassing board, when that body had jcompleted its’ canvass of the official vote from 52 counties and the semi- official vote from the one remaining j;county last night. “All of the amendments are un- doubtedly LEGALLY carried,” said ; William Lemke of St. Paul, chairman of the republican state central com- mittee of North Dakota, Mr. Lemke made this statement before the re- sults had been reported to the state canvassing board. “He reiterated it after the returns had been totaled up. In both instances he emphasized “legally,” and both times he main- tained a cryptic silence when asked to explain his statement, Chairman Steen of the state can- vassing board was at a loss to explain how Chairman Lemke arrived at his conclusion. Mr, Lemke wen so far as to say that he did not know what attitude the state canvassers would take and that he made his declara- tion without regard to the opinion of the courts on the matter, “The amendments have legally carried he- yond a doubt. That is what I have contended all the time,” Lemke as- serted ag a finale. Contest May Develop. ‘Someone suggested that Lemke based his statement on knowledge that the state canvassing board, in spite of the fact that the five amenda- ments embodying the league’s eco- nomic program all failed to secure a majority of all the votes cast at the recent election, would declare the amendments carried. “If such an attempt is made,” said Chairman Steen. “I will do what I con to block it. I don't know how far I can succeed, for the league mem- bers of the canvassing board outnum ber me. I do not know that such an action is contemplated. Under th wording of the law, which plainly re- quires a majority of all votes cast, 1 do not see how it can be.” 48,014 is Majority. The whole number of votes cast, using the vote on governor from Wells county, which has made no of- ficial returns, is 94,027. The vote necessary to a majority is 47,014. The vote on the league amendments as canvassed yesterday was: Initiative and referendum: Yes, 49,- 248; No, 32,598; carried Emergency measures: No, 32,507; lost. Constitutional amendments: 45,329; No, 33,572; lost. Taxation (single tax): Yes, 46,824; No, 33,624;, lost. / Removing debt limit: Yes, 46.275; No, 34,235; lost. Public ownership: No, 32,574; lost. \Messenger to Wells Deputy Statte Auditor O. B. Lund was named a special messenger to g0 to Fessenren at theh expense, of AVells caunty, to bring in the official abstract of yotes in that county. Mr. Yes 46,121; Yes, Yes, 46,830; Evian scacecnvoncncancescanonnenuasson: §|asked in the form of cession of cer- tonight as “purely a local jmeeting.”| Lund left the capital last evening. ex- Sir James Acton, lieutenant governor pecting not to return until Monday. of Manitoba, will be one of the speak-| The statet canvassing board adjourn- ers. The city health dpeartment after|ed until today, with the probability ordering the municipal government to} that it would be necessary to adjourn prohibit the attendance of outside del-/ again until Monday, to await the re- egates because of health conditions, |turn of Mr. Lund. decided it would be proper for Sir|* The law provides that state can- James and a few outside speakers t0|vassing boards may adjourn three attend if they desired. (Continued on Page Eight.) sae The grim spectres of war, death, famine and disease are now on the run, but they are not conquered. The Red Cross must here is unconditional surrender. It is a poor sort of patriotism that does not burn as brightly in péace as in war and is unwilling to serve after the glamor has passed The country needs now, more than ev- sacrifice and of ser- vice, the willingness to do the things that must be done, even though they may be difficult and disa- greeable, HVEDESDODEDUCGOORODODONOCOOOROOONE OUNNDUDERDERERUEOODODORODODOSOOIOD SUDUOOGEAACAAUOUAEDONEUGAAN AA ANANNAN ANGLIN “ MANY MILLIONS BEST YEARS OF LIFE ARE LOST Terrific Economic Sacrifice Re-| sults from Recent Epidemic of Spanish linfluenza oss ' ‘New York, Dec. 7—That the eco- nomic loss to the nation from the re-| cent influenza epidemic amounted to “millions of the best years of life,"| because the average age of those who died was under thirty, was pointed out today by Actuary Henry Moir, of New| York, at the thrift conference which is being held in connection with the twelfth annual convention of the As- sociation of Life: Insurance _presi- dents. Mr. Moir, who is president of the Actuarial Society of America, said that a recent investigation of insured lives covering a period of fifteen years’ experience showed that those who had died ag a result of the in- fluenza epidemic should have lived on the average. toe 55 to 69 years old, under normal conditions. In | speaking of this loss, he said, that this young and vigorous human life which would otherwise soon have been de- voted to reconstruction problems now before the world has been “stolen by this scourge.” Mr. contributed by representative life in- surance companies to that the average loss of years of life suffered on account of each one of the thousands of deaths from influer. ya has not been less than twenty- five. DELIVER KAISER 0 ENTENTE Would Prefer, However, to Exile Him, Upon Island in Dutch Possessions London, Dec, 7.—-If the allies on the delivery of the former G emperor and crown prince to an inter- national court of justice, Holland will yield, but but will at first ask that the allies entertain an undertaking from; the Dutch government to intern them! for life in one. of the Dutch colonies, on an island in the East or West In- dies, where he will be guarded by a butch fleet. It is also contemplated that Holland will be asked for indem- nity for a violation of her neutrality by permitting German troops to pass through Lemberg in retreat from Bel- gium and for permitting the German fleet at Amsterdam. This may be tain territory adjoining Belgium, which Holland has held since 1839,/ particularly Lemberg. This compensation, says the corres- pondent, may possibly be the cession of certain territory along the Belgian border, owned by Holland since 1839, | perhaps the southern part of Dutch Lemburg, the Dutch population of} which is claimed to be principally| Belgians. MEMORIALSUNDAY. FOR SOLDIER DEAD} Memorial services will be held at| St. George's at 4:30 Sunday afternoon for Capt. Addison Bentley Falconer, son of Mr, and Mrs. William A. Fa!-| coner of Second and.Avenue E, who} succumbed to pneumonia om October) 29 in a base hospital at Brest, France | Rev, George Buzzelle will deliver the! memorial address, and a special mus- ical program will include a solo, “Dream of Paradise,” by Miss Bergliot) Caspary. TO SEND AliBASSADOR Washington. Dec. 7—With the con- sent of President Wilson, Secy. Lan-) sing haS asked congress for permis- sion to raise the legation in Peru to rank of an embassy. Peru wishes to send an ambassador to America, and the United States is asked to cooper- cr, the spirit of self- Sauuiuenteaunenonuanennannseauaiian Moir used fig-|.public today. ures taken from official reports and|that government ownership of tele-! demonstrate |sound but practicable,” the postmast-j) i that the principle of goverhment own. jor guaranteeing returns on the ! i | i i { BURLESON ASKS U.S. CONTROLOF | officers released up to yesterday was 7, [FIVE DIVISIONS ASSIGNED | TO ARMY OF OCCUPATION; | RELEASED 200,000, THIS WEEK New Enlistment Law Necessary to Care for Serv- ice in Europe Following Signing of Peace— Many Men on Way Home for Christmas Washington, Dec. 7.—Five additional divisions have been def- initely assigned to the army of occupation. They are the 2nd and 7th regulars, the 28th (Pennsylvania) and 33rd (IHinois) National Guards, and the 79th (Northeast Pennsylvania, Maryland, and District of Columbia) National army. These five divisions have been given the task of occupying Luxemburg, General March announced, and go to specific areas around Montmedy, St. Mihiel, and Longuyon. They form the second line of the army of occupation, ready to reinforce the other army on the Rhine if nee ry. The official composition of the American army of occupation, the third American army, as reported by General Pershing follows: Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, regulars; 28th, 32nd (Michigan and Wisconsin) ; 33rd and 42nd (Rainbow) National Guard; 79th, 89th, (Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona) National Army. Major General Joseph T. Dickman, is in command of; the en- tire force. j ADDITIONAL UNITS The personnel assigned by General Pershing for early return home was given by General March as 5,325 officers, and 125,515 men. Additional units of the 92nd and 87th divisions With some eoast artillery regiments and engineers are included. 260,000 MEN RELEASED General March announced that at home during the last week more than 200,000 men had been released. The total number of office a . The discharge system is being rapidly speeded up as the men in charge of it become more accustomed to the operations. Announcement was made of the sailing from France of the transports Susquehanna, Santa Anna, and DeKalb, with sick, wounded, and casualties. The Santa Anna and DeKalb sailed December 2nd and may be expected in New York about December’ WIRE COMPANIES. | Postmaster General Believes He} Should Have Telegraph and | Phone Lines | IL PROGRESS| Favors Development of Trans- | Continental Routes With Many Feeders \ AERIAL M™ 1 Washington, December Tele! phone and telegraph lines of the coun- try, now under government control, should become government owned at the conclusion of peace and the expir- ation of the provisions of the act un- der which the utilities are now con-! trolled, Postmaster General Burleson | ideclares in his annual report, made The war has shown phones and telegraphs “is not only er general says, in repeating the rec-) ommendation which he has made i previous reports but which he makes for the first time as head of the gov-| ernment agency controlling the land; communication lin { “The experienc: as a result of the ership of the telephones and tele-; graphs is not pnly sound but practi- cal,” Mr. Burleson says. “It has been necessary as &@ war measure for con- gress to consider legislation authoriz- ing the president to assume control] of the telegraph and telephone sys-! tems of the country. While such con-| trol is temporary, and will exist only until the ratification of the treaty of peace, yet ‘he best results can be oh | tained only when these systems are| owned by the government, made a part of the postal establishment, and) operated solely with a view to serv-| ing the public and not making profits | in- vestment. Government ownership of | the telegraphs and telephones should | not longer be delayed, and the action of congress in this matter is urgently recommended.” Operations of the postoffice depart- ment for the fiscal year ending last June 30 resulted in a surplus of re- ceipts over expenses of $19,979,798. | according to the report. Approximate. | ly $44,500,000 additional was paid ov- er to the treasury from the increased postal charges imposed for war rev-! enue, Total revenues of the depart-! ment from all sources during the year are given as $388,975,962, against $329,7 6.115 for the 1917 fis- Total expenditures are re- creased postal rates effective Novem- ber 2 under the war tax bill the -actu- al increase in postal service business during the year is placed at 4.47 per cent, while expenditures increased 6 per cent. Mr. Burleson for the first time offi- cially reports upon the use of air- planes for transmission of mail, and government owned trucks for the op-} eration of rural parcels-post routes! disclosing plans for wide extension of} both facilities. He also renews his | previously made recommendation that postmasters now apointed by the pres-! ident should be selected under com-| petitive civil service examinations, | and that the four assistant postmast- erds general and the purchasing agent! should be likewise selected. The volume of mail carried during the year-was greater than ever be- fore, says the report, in commenting} upon the surplus earned, which it places at more than double the great est profit ever found by the depart: ment previously.. War activity in pri- vate business not alone grew, but the government itself put a tremendous burden of matter into the mails from the new efforts which it built up. A very wide extension of the aer- ial mail service has been planned, the bate. report indicates and outlines are giv- (Continued on Page Bight.) |program as embodied in five consti- 17th. The DeKalb has on board 11 naval officers and 574 naval enlisted men. The Susquehanna sailed Nov. 29th and is due in New York Dec. 10th. The total of returning troops already actu- ally embarke dfor home was announced :as 854 officers, 17,363 men. 185 civilians, 2 nurses, and 2 prisoners. : SETS RUMORS AT REST g 'o set at rest numerous rumors regarding enormous casual- ties in the 27th (New York) divison, General March announced that after a careful examination of casualty lists, it had been found that the total casualties reported from all causes in the di- vision was 44 officers and 1,109 men. Since the stay of the army of occupation.abroad is indefinite, General March said it would be necessary to ask Congress for new enlistment legislation. Under the present law, no provision is made for such a force as will be needed for months after the sign- ing of peace before the army is discharged. ; i TO DISCUSS OCCUPATION ‘ ‘ London, Dec. 7.—An extraordinary meeting of ‘the German cabinet wa summoned at Berlin on Friday evening to dicuss the possibility of allied occupation of Berlin, owing to Germany’s al- leged inability to carry out the terms of the armistice. ENTER COLOGNE _ Amsterdam, Dec. 7.—British troops entered Cologne at 4 p, m. Friday. HELPING UNEMPLOYED i London, Dec. 7.—Dr. James Crack, an American who has re- sided for a long time in Germany, is head of the department at Berlin which is finding work for idle men, according to a Berlin dispatch to The Ixpress. Three thousand applicants for work reg- ister daily with him and 24,000 men are now employed there. Less than a quarter of the Berlin troops have yet returned from the front, and it is estimated there will be 70,000 idle when demobiliza- tion is complete. The dispatch to the Express, sent Thursday eve- ning, does not mention any disorders. : DISARMING TROOP: Amsterdam, Dec. 7.—The disarming of Field Marshal von Mackensen’s army has begun in Bulgaria. The soldiers will not be interned but will be permitted to cross the frontier, M CRE MILLIONS Amsterdam, De furkish forces massacred ten million Armenians while evacuating the towns of Bachu, Olti and Arda- han, in the Caucasus, according to reports received by the Vore- waerts of Berlin. ‘ ‘ FOR NONPARTY. rae con TNCORPORATED” oe nevinner So far as transportation is: econ- jcerned, the chiefof staff said it would be easy to bring home all national jguard and national army divisions Independent Voters’ Association Now Full-Fledged Political | Party Work of Body Terminates by Limits of Statute May 1, Next Year A permanent” rival for th Non-| partisan league made its apearance esterday in the incorporation of the Independent Voters ation, Inc., cal year. ported at $324,833,728, against $319.-| organized, say the articles, “for the | _ 838,718 in 1917. Disregarding the in-| purpose of gathering and disseminat- ‘The state council of defense execu ing information on all matters per-jiiye ; fs taining to political government, such UY committee at its meeting this as election laws and systems. methods , Week decided to ask the next legisla- of taxation, public and private and | tive assembly for only $6,000, to con- co-operative ownership, operation, re- vork son tt See ee Cone Gublieise ey ome the work of the organization until it expires by the limits of the utilities, industries and enterp: , and all other prodlems of _politicai | Statute creating the council, which government, also by publishing such) decreed that it should go out of busi- facts and information by lectures and ness six months after the cessation by publication. The incorporators are of hostilities. This would bring the E. W. Everson and Andrew Wogsland , council up to May 1, and Executive of Walum. FP. King, R. Anderson Secretary J. B. Brown believes $6,000 nd Martin Wolf of Cooperstown; S. ; would e % > H. Nelson of Finley, D. A. Goplin of hee the sinews of "wet, ab Binford and Theo G. n of Dunn! Center. This is regarded as a devel-; WOULD DELAY COINAGE opment of the “Griggs county idea,” OF GOLD SOVEREIGNS recently referred to in some published; LONDON, Dec. 7—That government correspondence of this association. |borrowing cease as soon as possible Nelson was publicity manager of the |after the war and the shortage of real recent joint campaign conducted by jcapital be made gaad by genuine sav- the association and which resulted in|ings is one of the recommendations the defeat of the league's economic |of the Committee on Currency and |Foreign Exchange After the War. | The committee recommends that the jthe November election. as of notes should be limited. by a law, and in entirely in the hands ot ASSAILS PRESIDENT. |the Bank of England. Substitution of Lisbon, Dec. 7.—An_ unidentified |'Small Bank of England notes for man fired at Dr. Sidino Paes, the pres-| present treasury notes and no early lident of Portugal, g1 the street here|return to the use of gold coinage is today. The shot missed its mark j}recommended; this through a desire and the president's aggressor was ar-|to prevent a foreign drain of gold rested. {menacing the country’s issue. |tutional amendments repudiated at