The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 28, 1918, Page 1

(¢ 419 Order to Show Cause Served on Qecaresesesssesease, THE WEATHER Fair tonight. TMIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA SATU THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE RDAY, DEC. 28, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS CANVASSERS | MUST DEFEND THEIR ACTION State Officials By Su- preme Court AFFECTS * LEAGUE PLANS Should Ruling on Amendments Be Knocked Out, N. P. Will Be Stranded. By order of the supreme court no- tice was served today on Attorney General William Langer, Secretary of State Thomas Hal, State Auditor Karl Kositzky, State Treasurer John Steen and Superintendent of Public Instruc- tion N. C. Macdonald, directing them to appear January 14 to show cause why there should not issue a writ of certiorari prayed by Theodore G. Nel- son, secretary of the Independent Vot- ers’ association, for a review of the proceedings of the state canvass ‘board in canvassing the vote cast for and against the seven amendments in- itiated by the ‘Nonpartisan league at the recent general election. ‘Attorney W. H, Stutsman of Man- dan is appearing as counsel for the; Independent Voters’ association. The court's order, issued late Fri- day afternoon, will not halt any legis- lative proceedings which may be plan- ned under the league amendments which three members of the. state}! canvassing hoard have declared | car- ried by a “majority of the votes: ¢ast |i' such |) severally for and against” amendments. The issue will be decid- ed January 14 on the order to show cause. Upon the outcome of this hearing will depend the fate of thé Jeague’s whole economic program for North Dakota, If the supreme court at this hearing decides that the writ prayed for should issue, it will prac- tically mean a reversal of the action of the canvassing board majority on the league: amendments, and this will mean the failure of its state-owner- ship, taxation and public indebtedness- without-limit planks. Without these the league will be able to put through little of the legislaion which has been conemplated. The supreme court is asked to re- view the recent action of the state canvassing board in declaring all yt the league amendments carried in am application » for;ia writ (of, certiorari filed today by: W. E. Byerley, chatt- man of the democratic state contial committee, and Theodore G Nelson, secretary of the Independent Voters’ association. Five-of the seven amendmenrs in- itiated by the leagtie at the recent general election did not réceive a ma: jority of: ali the votes cast, as re- quired by, tha j-initiative . amendment to the constituffon. “Acting uyon an opinion “from Attorney General ian- ger to thé effect-that only a majority of the votes cast severally for and against the amendments was required] a league majority of the state can- vassing ‘board declared them carried. Secretary of State Thomas Hall, a/ leaguer, and State Treasurer John Steen, an independent, united in a minority report helding that only the two amendments which received a ma- jority of all the votes cast were car- ried. The petitioners in applying to su preme court recite that the league majority on the state canvassing board “in making said determination and in declaring that the five proposed amendments initiated by petition, above set forts as having received Jess than a majority of all the legal votes cast at said: general election. were carried./and adopted, the- said ‘board of canyassers exceeded its auth- ority and acted illegally and especia- ly in contravention of paragraph 2 of section 202 of the constitution of the state of North Dakota, Affiants there- fore pray that the honorable, the su- preme court of the state of North Da- kota, cause a writ of certiorari to be issued out of said court tofthe said state board of canyassers and to all the members thereof, requiring. that all the records, papers and, facts in reference to the matter herein com- plained of may be certified to the su: preme court.to the end that it may be informed in relation to said mat- ter, and may vacate, annul and set aside ‘said unlawful proceeding, or grant such other relief therefrom as Justice and law may require.” our members of the supreme court were elected by the Nonpartisan league. They are Associate Justices Luther E. Birdzell, RH. Grace, J. E. Robinson and H. A. Bronson, the last- named having been elected for the term beginning January '. 1919, and now filling out the unexpired term of former Chief Justice A. A. Bruce by appointment from Governor Frazier. Associate Justice Robinson, altho a leaguer, has already publicly express- ed his opinion as to the action of the state canvassing board, agreeing with the stand taken’ by Secretary of State Hall. The five amendments which are in issue relate to publisc ownership of industries, to removing the limit from public indebtedness, to the manner of adopting constitutional amendments, to taxation, authorizing. the. legisla- aure to exempt from taxation all per- sonal property, including improve- ments on lands, and to the manner in which emergency measures may be given immediate effect. These five amendmnts embody the changes which the league considers most vital to the success of its economic program, and all of them receives less than a majority of all the votes cast at the ast general election. The sixteenth legislative assembly, which the lieague expects to act under the amendments which it has declared carried, convenes January 5, and it is anticipated that if the court grants the writ requested it will be made im- .Precanyuutil { ' MANY HAPPY RE Nee Ay 31S MOST "4 HEXTRAORD WAR I oe @ SATTERHELD © PRESIDENT WILSON CELEBRATES HIS - BIRTHDAY IN LONDON AND KING. GEORGE IS NG! FIRST TO OFFER HIS CONGRATULATIONS : London, Dec. 28.—King George called at Pres. Wilson’s apartments at 10 o’clock this morn- ing to wish“him many happy returns of the day. It was President Wilson 62nd birthday. This is the president’s day in the -city..of .London. The. two, first chapters’ of the: ptesident’s visit have been devoted to meeting with governmental and royal persons. The scene shifts today to the Guild: Hall and the Mansion house, In.the Guild Hall an address of welcome was presented to the president on behalf. of the city; in the presence of more.than a thousand representatives of the city and of finance:and-commerce. “Afterwaard t ie .Prehidettt: was entertained by the lord iiayor at dinner attended by 300 ‘guésts'with the business elements predominating. Grant and Roosevelt, following their retirement, have been honored at Guild Hall, where such men as Hay, Bayard, Choate, Whitelaw Reid and the late Am bassador: Page have beemsheatd.,In the. Mansion House a number of European rulers have been entertained in both plac Hall had a double interest. through the appearance there of the first American president to. come during his term of office. A MONSTER PAGEANT While the president this morning was recei'ving addresses from a number of organizations at Mansion House, the khaki-clad Yankees were marching into the city and the gilded chariots of state were bringing the functionaries to the Guild. Hall. The features of the parade were similar to those attending the president’s entrance to th2 city of London. The guard of honor from the famous ancient artillery company was drown up before Guild Hall, where the Duke of Connaught was the first important guest to arrive. Mayor, Sir Horace Marshal, Lady Maris and other members of the reception The president was received at the entrance by the Lord committee. The Guild Hall was decorated wit hthe colors of Great Britain and allied governments, with the Stars and Stripes predominating. From the dome of the Guild Hall floated the great red and white banner of the city of London. LEAGUE WILL SEIZE COUNTY JOBS, BOWEN Nothing to Escape Organization Hereafter Says Badlands Schoolmaster Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec, 28—The Nonpartisan league is about to en- large its political activities, accord- ing to A. E. Bowen, right hand man of A.\C. Townley, who came here with Walter Thomas Mills, a socialist ora- tor, to attend a meeting of Townley men and give the quietus to a second meeting of “home rulers,” who are not satisfied with the league program for South Dakota. “Heretofore the Nonpartisan league has not meddled in county politics,” said Mr. Bowen, “but as now organ- ized it is proposed to clean. out the courthouses, and two years from now we expect to elect the president of the United States. At the meeting in St. Paul there were 43 delegates pres- ent from 13 states, and they carefully considered the interests of all the states and unanimously adopted the articles of association now being promulgated.” Bowen Explains System. Under the plan, said Mr. Bowen, each township is to select their com: mitteemen, who are to meet in coun! ty convention and select a county committee which will, at a meeting called for thatspurpose, select a state committee of three from each county. which will in turn meet in state con- vention and select three committee- men to the national body. The mem- mediately returnable, and no time will be lost in reviewing-the.action of the board of canvassers:and in handing down the decision of the court. bers of the national organization will select an executive committee of 13, which will elect a president and gen- eral manager of its business affairs. (Continued on Page Bight.) REAFIRMED PRINCIPLES Speaking today in the historic Guild Hall at a gathering of Great | There will be no general advance { budget, such as was common before | meal omnibus appropriation Dill of; ‘day's: event ini Guild} Britain’s most distinguished statesmen, President Wilson reaf- firmed his principle that there no longer must be an unbalanced power that could disturb the world. The president’s reception was so spontaneous and hearty that it carried an unmistakable note of admiration and friendship. At the conclusion of his address, thé audience rose and cheered and it‘kept up‘the applause and cheering as he passed out. The president was given an ovation on rising to make his speech. The distinguished government and: other officials received by the Lord Mayor before president’s arival included Premier Lloyd George, Field Marshal Haig, and Andrew Bonar Law, the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, and ambassadors of the allied government. The band played the Star Spangled Banner. (Continued on Page Two.) IT’S THE BIRTHDAY OF THE WORLD'S FIRST CITIZEN BY REV. CHARLES STELZLE. “A phophet is not without honor, save in his. own country and among his own people.” That was said by a wise man thou- sands of years ago and it’s as true to- day as it was then. 2 Byt Americans have proven a good many times that they are big enough to show a man that he is appreciated —before the, time has come to strew hig graves with flowers, or before the President Wilson is recognized as the originator of the phrase—“Let us make the world safe for democracy!” This. phrase will go down in history with similar sayings of great men in grave crises. more prominently as a statesman and a world-leader than he does today. If he has. made mistakes the world will. forgiev them. - It. will remember people of other lands have seen his; only the big things he has. done. Prob- unusual qualities, or even those. of a FUTURE generation sud- denly discovered them. Woodrow ‘Wilson has fired the hearts of all Europe. His birthday will be celebrated in a far more con- spicuous fashion than Americans can easily imagine—for the Buropeans are great when it comes to fetes.and fes- tive occastons. We're very much afraid of “slopping over”—we hate to show our emotions. Europeans aren't. ashamed of their feclings—and they'll give Woodrow Wilson the.time of his life—if he'll let them. And while allthis is going on, let’s show them: that America isn't a bit behind in honoring the man who has -borne the brunt of the battle in this ‘country, : before | ably. nd American’ will loom larger in European history than. he. Born in a humble Presbyterian preacher’s home, he fought his way to the greatest position occupied by any living man—for to be president of the United States is to be the world’s first citizen. Throughout: career he has been an enthusiastic exponent of democracy. This will be his chief glory. ‘Every loyal American; will help cel- ebrate Woodrow Wilson’s birthday. ‘And ‘one of the great lessons that should come home to every one of us today is that down to the last man of Us we need to stand true and square to the high ideals given to us by the maa whomawe honor in our own land.as he is:being honored by lour friends.and allies “over there.” FILLING UP FOR "46TH ASSEMBLY Early Birds Here on Outlook for - Possibly Juicy Worms from . Next Session. MANAGERS STILL ABSENT Lemke, LeSueur, Bowen et al Have Not Shown Up—to Resume Caucus. Hotel lobbies of the city are be- sinning to assume an assembly ap- pearance. Here and there in all of the hostelries will be found little groups of politicians, legislators, in- coming state-officials, party managers and hangers-on. There has been. no general inrush such as was common in the old days in advance of a legis- lative assembly, but the number of visitors is sufficient to apprise every- one that something is coming off. arrival of legislators to go over the the days of the budget committee. The budget committee has been engaged for several weeks past in touring state institutions, consulting managers of the various establishments, and pre- paring for the consideration of the as- sembly accurate data. The general budget bill will be presented by this committee. The assembly may do some weird things to it, and in all probability its passage will ‘be finally rushed through in the closing hours of the sesison, but at the worst it will be something better than the piece- the good old days. Bill Lemke, Art LeSueur, Anthony Walton and other medicine men of the league apparently are doing their pow- wowing at Fargo or in St. Paul. None of these gentlemen has been much in evidence about the state-house lately. Anthony Walton has been more or less; ‘Dusy as a member of the state budget board, to which his chairmanship of the house appropriations committee elevate hint.’ Lemke has intimated in: a Fargo interview that the league’s| secret caucus will, again-be on the job, a prophesy which had come ear- lier from other quarters, . F. Dupuis of Temple, a member ‘of the last house who was clected to the state railway commission to suc: ceed M, P. Johnson of Tolley, al- ready: ison deck. Mr. and Mrs. Du- puis arrived the fore part of the week with the intention of making their home in the capitol city during his |ncumbency. They are young people} |who made many friends here during j the last.assembly and who will be wel- comed as Permanent residents. -. .W? Mees of Glen. Ullin, who suc- ceeds “Bill” Martin of Huff as sen- ator from Morton county, dropped in ‘ast evening. with Matt Grewer of Glen Ullin, with whom he is asso- ciated in'a business way. BISMARCK WINS FIGHTING GAME FRON GLENDIVE ‘Capital City Boys Show True Sportsmanship, Wresting Victory From Defeat. Coming up from behind in the sec- ond haif and fighting every inch of the way, Bismarck high last evening turned defeat into victory and switch- ed a first half tally of 9 to 7 in favor of Glendive into a finad 23 to 16 tri- umph for the capital city boys, No finer demonstration of pluck and fighting spirit and come-backability ever has been seen on the local gymn floor, and the ‘Bismarck alumni who made up a large proportion of last night’s big crowd of fans gave the ‘boys the support and encouragement .which they deserved. The victory was an agreeable sur- prise for many Bismarck fans, be- cause the capital city high has a team this year which does not include a single veteran. The long seige of flu with its enforced vacation robbed the boys of any chance to work out during ‘the first half of the year, and the quint had only appeared in one game during the entire season. Then they went up against a bunch of old warhorses from Mandan and lost. It will be interesting to Bismarck fol- lowers of the game to see what hap- pens when Mandan and Glendive meet on the former's home floor this even- ing. Menke starred last night for the vis- itors. Among the Bismarck boys each did his part. There was excellent team-work, and at no time during the gruelling battle did the capital men lose their heads. Ericson of Mandan refereed, doing very good work and keeping the men up on their toes and mooving. A feature of the game was the fact that all of the scoring on each side was done by two men. How They Lined Up. 1 Glendive. ‘Position Bismarck Twilde LF Cook Menke RF ‘Larson Hin Cc Kilmer Henderson RG Holta Stipek LG Vetter Lonbacher SUB Ss ‘Bismarck:. Goals, Cook, 4; Kilmer. 6: fouls, Cook, 3. Total points, 23. Glendive: Goals, Twilde, 5; Menke, 1; fouls, Menke, 4. Total, 16. Referee. Ericsor ; tom; scorers, Young and Neff. LLOYD GEORGE WINS GREAT VICTORY IN RECENT ELECTIONS; ASQUITH SUFFERS DEFEAT Laborites Second Strongest Party In Parliament —Allof Fourteen Women Candidates Likely Defeated—Sinn Feiners Not to Attend. London, Dec. 28.—All indications at 3 o’clock this afternoon were that Premier Lloyd George and his government would have an overwhelming majority in the new House of Commons. Of 353 members whose elections have been announced not less than 274 supported the government. The new House will have 707 members. Of the members already elected 198 are coalition unionist and 76 are coalition liberals. Labor has 35 members, the Irish. nationalists 1, the Sinn Feiners 26, and four idepedents. It is probable, therefore, that the laborities will be the second strongest party in the House, as the Sinn Feiners will refrain from attendance ‘at Westminster. ASQUITH DEFEATED The Asquith section of the liberals received a severe blow in the defeat not only of the former premier himself, but of Sir John Simon, ‘considered the probable heir to the leadership and Reginald McKenna, one of the former premier’s chief lieutenants. Of the 14 women candidates, only five so far know their fate and they all have been defeated. Arthur Henderson, leader of the British Labor Party, and former members of war cabinet, has been defeated for re-election to Par- liament. : The premier, who stood as a coalition liberal received 9,153 votes to 1,590 for Austin Harrison, son of Frederick Harrison, the writer. Mr. Harrison was an independent candidate. ’ i The former premier was defeated by Sir Alexander Sprock, unionist, 8,196; H. H. Asquith, liberal, 6,624; H. H. Morgan, 4,391. RULES FOR GUIDANCE Coblenz, (Friday) Dec. 27.—Rules for the guidance of inhab- itants of regions occupied by American forces were issued today by General Pershing. Except for minor regulations the Americans had not interfered with local affairs up to today. Cafes have been open and theaters filled night after night. Newspapers have pub- lished without restraint such articles as they desired, while crowds promenaded the streets until midnight and later. The Germans had come to believe these conditions would continue, and while there were no serious consequences from the tolerance of the Amer- cans, it was thought best to impose stricter restrictions. Under the new regulations the Americans will know the whereabout of every individual, as everyone must register and carry a card. Householders must post at their door a list of the members of their family, their nationality, ages and occupations. No meet- ings except churches, schools, councils and courts will be allowed without. permission. A military court will punish any attacking or impeding an American officer, or who destroys any ‘mili supplies or commits any other act injurious to the. American army. VILNA THREATHENED London, Dec. 27.—Vilna, the capital of Lithuania, is threat- ened by an advance of Bolshevik troops, The Polish chief, of staff has demanded of the German generals Hoffma’ “Falk eneyn free passage for troop trains over lines now in German hands from the Police frontier to Vina. The Germans also are = c—*} asked to permit the rejoining of the Polish and Lithuanian rail-_)~: ways which were cut by the Germans. If the German Yeply | is unsatisfactory, the Poles will begin an advance into Lithuania, ANNOUCE REPUBLIC London, Dec. 27.—Posters will appear in every parish in Ireland today announcing that the Irish republic has come into being, ac- cording to a telegram to the Express. The same newspaper says that the Sinn Feiners in the recent election elected 70 members of parliament, but they will not take their seats. It is stated by the Express that a central Sinn Fein council will establish itself in Dublin immediately and will call itself the Irish council. GOVERNMENT WEAKENS Berlin, Dec. 27.—While the government continues to deny the approaching of a crisis, the time seems near when the Ebert Hasse cabinet no longer will be able to assert its authority. The Vossiche Zeitung says that the six men who signed the armistice no longer are the government. The Taggeblat says it would be futile to pin hopes to the national assembly as a constitutional body. The Lokal Anzeiger believes the crux of the question is to be found in the struggle between the Independent. Socialists and the Spartacus group. It points to a possibility of the re- currence of the events of November 9. timekeeper, Bur-jon having a mighty fine More Than Million LOOKING FOR Yanks Designated PICKPOCKET; H HE FOUND ’IM for Demobilization Washington, Dec. 28.—More than eleven hundred thousand American soldiers at home and abroad have ‘been designated for demobilization since the armistice was signed. General March gave the figure today as 937,000 in home units to be dis- charged, and 168,000 men and 6,800 officers assigned by General Pershing for early convoy home from France. This includes men already discharged and those who have landed from France. To date official reports show; 533,334 men and 35,409 officers actual- ly discharged. Complete reports for the week just ended are expected to raise the total at least 100,000. BED CLOTHING FOR POOR COMES AFTER SALVATION APPEAL “l have never served in a town where the response to ¢very appeal for aid was prompter or finer,” said Ensign J. C. Bell of the Salvation army this morning in advising that as a result of the recent notice in The Tribune stating that bed: coverings were needed for poor families he had received a liberal supply of fine quilts. The principal donor was Mrs. ‘Mollie Eppinger; who took care of the needs of one family which was facing the winter without bed clothing with which to keep its little tots warm at night. “I had charge of charity work in Minneapolis for a time, and I found the people there very generous, but I have never yet been in a place where an appeal could be made one evening and the response ‘be depended upon the following morning. . That. has een the practice in Bismarck, and I think we can compliment ourselves peopled with real Christians.” « - i little city North Dakotan Seeking Man i Who Grifted Purse Came to the Right City. { Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 28.—Chas. ! Homerberg, a farmer living near j Oakes, N. D., came to Minneapolis to ; spend Christmas in order to find the pickpocket who had robbed him of $140 while he was in the city last fall. Mr. Homerberg met the thief in the same saloon where the prev- ious “picking” had taken place, and, according to the story he told the po- lice today, the pickpocket robbed him again. His latest loss, he said, totaled $1,100, consisting of $200 in cash and a draft for $900 on an Oakes bank. Homerberg told the police of engag- ing the thief in conversation while awaiting an opportunity to remove his pocketbook. The man suddenly left him standing at the bar, Homerberg said. Shortly afterward Homerberg discovered that his own wallet had al- so disappeared. The police were | searching for the pickpocket today. ‘Soldiers Accused of Robbery. / A purse containing $140 was taken from F. L. Black, Hopkins, Canada, stockman, in Minneapolis on his way to South St. Paul with a trainload of cattle by three soldiers who were “helping” him find the Union station, Black told the police. The robbery took place late yesterday. JAMES McKENNA TO ENTERTAIN YANKS New York. Dec. 28.—James A. Mc- Kenna, of the ‘Fighting McKennas,” a veteran Indian fighter on the plains and a picturesque figure known in many states, willbe sent to France by the K. C. to entertain American trops, it'was announted today.