The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 11, 1919, Page 1

an appropriation of $401,166 fs rec- THE WEATHER Fair tonight. BIS K TRIBUN. TMIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. BISMARCK, NORTH. DAKOTA S BUDGET T0 BE MILLION BIGGER THAN BEFORE General Appropriations for En- suing Two Years Will Exceed $5,000,000. MEANS INCOME TAXATION Surest Means of Raising Rev- enues Without too Much Friction to Be Adopted FOR WOMAN FFRAGE. Both houses passed a concurrent resolution memorializing congress especially the senate, in behalf of the Susan B. Anthony. suffrage amendment. Wilson’s fourteen peace terms were endorsed. Rep. O'Connor's motion that * the league amendments be consid- ered in a committee of the whole Passed and there will be general discussion before ratification. There were few votes opposing this action. The state budget board practically completed its labors Friday evening, when it announced that the budget for the ensuing biennium will run close to $5,000,,000, as compared with $4,- ee for the last two-year per- lod, This budget will: necessitate an in- crease in the assessem valuation of taxable property of at least $125,000,- 000, unless the revenue needed can be raised in whole or in part from some other, source. The most plausible other source in the opinion of State Auditor Kositz- ky is the combined incomes of 160,000 wage-earners, salaried people of pro- ducers, which at an average income | with tax of $10 per annum would yield the state $1,600,000 annual revenue, or al- most tw budget over that for the last biea- nium. The present assessed valuation of | all taxable property in North Dakota} is $403,422,258, which on a four mill basis will yield $1,613,689 per an- num or $3,227,398 for the biennium. The state expects to realize $500,000 from miscellaneous collections during. the two years, leaving about a. million and a quarter to be realized from oth}, er sources, Estimating 160,000 wage-earners, and. producers in North Dakota, which' is no doubt rather high, on an income tax basis of $1,200 for unmarried people and. $2,000-for family heads, an average income tax ‘of $5 ‘per capita would ‘prodtce for the biennium $1,- $00,000, or more than the amount re- quired. to: meét ‘the’ state's house-keep- ing expenses. The state hus 40,375,592 acres’ of | land which™are taxable, and: its as- sessed valuation” fs > $265,315;957. ki the burden of raising ‘the increase revenues were placed entirely) upon property within the, state now’ asse: ed, it would be necessary to dncrease the assessed valuation of land at least 15 per cent if it were to bear its proportionate share. In wrestling with the. budget ques- tion and the high cost of living, the legislators will find themselves on the two horns of a dilemma. ' Kither an increase t assessed valuation or an income tax will find its opponents, ‘paut it is believed that the income tax can safely be regarded as the more probable outlet of the two. $4,700,000 for Institutions Four. million seven hundred thou- sand dollars, an increase of $676,146 over the! appropriation made . two years ago, is asked by the budget board for the state’s educational, penal and charitable institutions. While provision is made for new buildings at a number of the institutions, none is recommended. for the Dickinson normal. An appropriation. was made for buildings at Dickinson two years ago, but Governor Frazier vetoed the item, and this a unl not get under way at all until mer, when it began receiving, classes in. the Elks’. building. Under the budget committee’s. recommendations it will continue for another two years in make shift quarters, with but $45,- 00¢ appropriation — for maintenace, | equipment and improvements for the} biennium. The state agricultural college will receive a total of $793,377 for the two years. Of this amount $312,504 is recommended by the budget board to be included in the general appropria- tion bill; another $143,606 will come to the college from interest and in- come on university and school lands; $100,000 will be derived from fees and sales from the farm, and there will be an income of $247,267: from the fed- eral government. For the University at Grand Forks ommended. The university has an en- dowment and interest income of .$128,- 166, and a local income of $79,660, making a total of $609,686 for the university. The recommendation makes provision for the equipment for the science hall building recently completed, and also includes $35,000 fe last sum- |. WELCH SENDS — AFTER HIGH * JINKS “LYONS Man Charged with Putting Over Some Big Land Deals in County Coming Back Sheriff Rollin Welch last night ‘dis- patched Deputy R. H. Phelps to: Chi- cago for one C. P. Lyons, now in the Cook county bastile, who is wanted here to answer a charge of grand lat- ceny and to explain some alleged ex- poits in high finance in connection with real estate transaction fn Bur- leigh county. The charge has been Pending against Lyons for some time. PENSIONS FOR NEEDY MOTHERS TO BE EASIER Present System of Pauperization Will Be Eliminated Un- der New Act WILL INCREASE RELI EF Minor Dependent Children to Be Assured—Burden of Proof Is_ Shifted A mothers’ pension act which will ibility upon the counties instead of upon the indigent mothers, where it now rests, has been prepared by Assistant Atorney General Cox, some suggestions from Miss Aldyth Ward, secretary of the state the amount required to| Welfare commission, and it will he in-}the people, Should a majority of the make the increase in the 1919-1920 {troduced in the 16th general assem-| members af both | oa noi ratity. | bly, where it is expected to pass without any real opposition. The new bill will provide a pension of $25 per month for each minor child and $15 per month to the moth- er. The age up to which a child may ‘ve considered a dependent minor is extended from 14 to 16 years, and it is provided that when the youngest minor child has passed the age of 16 ‘the mother, if still unable to care for herself, may be still allowed $25 per month for her own support. ‘At present the administration of the mothers’ pension act rests entirely in the discretion of the county judge and the, board of county commissioners. These officials generally have prided themselves in.,.denying rather than granting pensions, it is alleged, and the ‘contention {8 made that injustice has’ been done in-a number of worthy cases.| No matter how friendly dis- posed the county judge and commis- sioners may be, there is so much red :tap@ in, connection: with the present ict’ that the average self-respecting mother does not care'to be placed jv the light of a pauper and a possibly fraudulent Claimant for public ‘char- ity. ‘The new Dill will require the county commission and the county, judge to provide ' pensions in every worthy case presented to their notice, and if a pension is refused the mother may appeal direct to a higher authority. ‘Pending the decision of the appeal the county will be required to pay the pension petitioned for, and in ev- ery instance the burden of poor will rest upon the county. Assitsant Attorney General Cox has handled a number of appeals whith have come through General Langer's office, and he is. thoroughly familiar with the inadequacies of the present law, and the injustites of its operaticn. ‘ W. D. HINES HEADS ROADS Washington, Jan. 11.—Walter D. Hines has been appointed director general of railroads succeeding W. W. McAdoo who now retires to pri- vate life. He is an advocate of the McAdoo plan for a: five year test period. He has supported McAdoo throughout. iHe is accredited with having initiated many. of the policies followed in the department. Announcement of the appointment which does not need to be confirm- ed by the senate was announced in the west by McAdoo and later cabled from Paris by President Wilson. At one time he was chairman of the Santa Fe and is one of the youngest rail- road executives in the United States. He is 42 years of age. His salary will be fixed by President Wilson. 72 Reported Killed In Labor Strikes Buenos Ayres, Jan. 11.—Seventy-two people were killed, more than eighty, for the completion of a military drill hall. ‘Allowance of were wounded and a large number re- ! ceived minor injuries during the fight- $150,000 is made for|ing here incident to the strike last a men’s ward building, equipment and | night. repairs at the insane asylum. General Delepiane, who assumed the For maintenance, equipment and re-| military directorship last night, call- pairs, $286,281 is allowed by the board | eq the strike committee of the region- for the penitentiary. No new build-|a) labor before him and asked for ings are provided for. i The feeble minded institution at Grafton gets an allowance of $210,- the schedule of demands upon which the strikers will agree to setle. von after general Delepaine took . Within the allowance is a new fi remainder, $120,565, is. allowed for/+ne puildings., He said this morning improvements’ and maintenance. The allowance in the board’s rec- ommendation for the Mayville Nor- mal school aggregates $84,280. Tlic entire sum goes to maintenance, im- provements and _ equipment. The Mayville Normal algo has meet athounting to buildings--are that attacks were. made. on several police stations, but all were repulsed RELEASED FROM CAMP. Washington, Jan. 7—Names of en- listed men freed from German _pris- John A. Cooms, Kilideer; ‘F. K. Mor- gan, Omemee. : throw the burden of poor and respons- | MINORITY IN CAUCUS TALK AMENDMENTS Question as to How to Vote To- . day on League Plans Is ‘Taken Up Last Night ACTION SEEMS ASSURED Safe Majority in Both Houses of Assembly Minority members of tne house and senate, numbering about 46, held their first caucus Friday evening, when they discussed the course which they. will pursuc in voting upon the ratifica- tion of the league amendments. Con- current resolutions ratifying six of the seven amendments initiated at the recent general election, will be placed on their third reading and final pas- sage in the house this afternoon. A seventh concurrent resolution intro- duced by ‘the state affairs committee and referred back to it, was at the Tequest of the state affairs committee | yesterday rereferred to the judiciary ; committee, and it is not known wheth- | er it will come out or not. Some minority members last even- | ing expressed their intention of voting against all of the league amendments, the two which received a majority of all the legal votes cast at the recent election, as required by the initiative amendment to the constitution, as well jas the five which did not receive a majority of all the votes but which the state canvassing board, by a 3 to! 2 vote, has declared passed by a ma-!| jority of the votes cast severally for | and against the igsues. The initiative amendment to the con- stitution makes ratification by a ma- jority of all the members of both| ‘houses of the general assembly ‘the final step in the adoption of a consti- }tutional amendment originating with | {the proposed amendments would be jreferred to the clectors, and_ they | {would require a majority of all the; ‘legal votes cast at the next general election ‘to instal them in the consti- tution without ratification from the general assembly. There is no doubt as to the league's power to general. a sufficient number of votes in each house to ratify its {amendments, without awaiting action from the supreme court on the five! amendments whose approval is ques-| itioned. The recalcitrant -minorities | who have expressed their intention of | voting against the two. amendments which were approved by the people| assert “that'ithey are: following, their | own bext judgment, in the: matter, as | the niitiative amendment. to, the. con- | stitution: clearly contemplates should be done. :A.,majority. of, the minority members , in both houses will,, how- ever, vote to ratify the two amend- ments which received a clear majority pial the votes .cast at the recent) election. Every minority member. of each house is committed to a negative) vote on the five amendments which’ did not receive a majority of* all thp votes cast. © ~ The vote on the five contested amendments in the house this after- noon probably will be 77 to 35, if all members except’ Robert Wadeson of Cass, who has been excused for the week because ‘of a death in his fam- ily, are present and voting. In the senate the vote will run about 36 to 18, or possibly 35 to 14. An effort will be made this after- noon to bring the amendment before the house in committee of the whole, in order that the most important step the state has ever been asked to take may be preseded by free and delib- erate discussion. The house went into committee of the whole on House Bill 44 two years ago, When many hours were devoted to an ifluminating debate. Jt-is presumed by the: minor- ity that there will be noh more in- clination to apply gag rule at this time then ther was two years ago, when the relative strength in the house was about the same. Solons Compliment Auditor Kositzky On Building Idea State Auditor Kositzky is receiv- ing calls :from many legislators who wish to commend the state. budget board upon its recommendation that at least $100,000 be appropriated from the capitol. building tund for the erec- tion of a state history building which wil house the historical museum and library, the state library commission, the state law library, the supreme court and its chambers and other de- partments which have outgrown their quarters in the present state-house. The actual amount. now available in ‘the capitol building fund, reports Mr. Kositzky, is $792,000, and an appro-, priatioa for a state historical building will not increase the general budget one penny. Roosevelt. Leaves . Trust Fund Equally. | To His Children Mineola, Jan. 11.—The will of Theo- dore Roosevelt filed today deeds al trust fund of $60,000 equally among his children. He bequeaths wedding gifts. of first wedding to his daugh- ter Alice. The directors‘are directed to apply the income of the estate for his wife. The will directs that the executors shall not be required to file an in- ventory of the estate. They can sell personal property and allot same to several legatees as provided. The will is dated Dec. 13, 1912. TO SUCCEEED GRAY. St. Paul, Jan..10.—It was reported an endowW-/ on camps are A. McCoullough, Milto.1; | that Thomas Tyler will succeed Carl R. Gray asvoperator of federal. rail- Nonpartisans Have More Than| GERMANS TO GO TO PEACE MEET \ Here are four of the five Germans who are expected to represent their conutry at the Versailles peace meet. From the top down: Dr..W. S. Solf, who has .been secretary of colonial affairs, will plead for return of Ger- i Prince Charles Max Lichnowsky, whose memorandum fix- ing responsivility for the war creat- ed a sensation, will probably head the delegation; Mathias Erzberger, who was one of the armistice dele- gates, is slated to represent Germany in formation of the league of nations; Dr. Carl Dernburg, who was a Hun propagandist in the United States till it got too hot for him, will assits Solf. WILSON URGES SETTLEMENT OF MARINE STRIKE Washington, Jan. 11.—President. to- day cabled a request to the war labor board to take up again the case of the marine workers’ strike in New York. ‘He said: he was sure the war and navy departnient, the shipping board and the railway administration would use every power to make the finding comprehensive and that the ship-own- erg would feel constrained by patriot- ism to accept the board's finding. William. H. Taft of the war labor board would ‘take up the president’s! recomemndations at once, but he was not sure a quorum could be had be- fore Monday. GILBERT. DENIED ‘A REHEARING St. Paul. Jan. 11.—Joseph Gilbert, a former Nonpartisan official convict- ed under the Minnesota laws was de- nied_a rehearing today by the supreme court. Louis W. Martin, convicted with him, was given a rehearing. WILSON STUDIES FOOD: PROBLEMS Paris, Jan. 11:—President Wilson while awaiting the opening of peace conferences has been studying the food question and demobilization problems. American participation in allied in- tervention and the Bolsheviki move- ment are problems also studied. It ig understood that Mr, Wilson has informed Premier Orlando of his views ag to Italy’s aspirations in re- gards to domination of the Adriatic. There isa, collateral issue ih connec- tion with the food situation. which concerns the economic situation in the United States which has not been worked .out. ‘Large food contracts have beén cancelled and this had led farmers to speed up in hopes that there. would be a. ready © market. France haying learned of this has re- newéd some a, her.contracts but ne- gotiations < Bagiand hdve not made much heagway: ™ SS eee Personally Presents Be- i ing in the governor, was endorsed by ‘evening after the pian had: been per- ATURDAY, JAN i, 1919. a ar My 5 PRICE. FIVE CENTS BILLS CREATING INDUSTRY BOARD AND STATE BANK fore Caucus Measures He ’ Declares Essential WIDE POWERS DELEGATED Commission to Supervise State- Owned Industries Can Do Much as It Pleases ‘President A. C. Townley's plan for an industrial commission to finance and operate all state-owned industries, and which is to be composed. of the governor, the attorney general and the commissioner of agricultare and labor, with absolute veto powers rest- the league in secret caucus Friday sonally explained by its author. Townley . declared his industrial commission plan “the parent bill of the whole league program, without | Which none of the others will be ef- jYeetive. The commission may em- {ploy subordinates, fix their remuner- jation and remove them at any time, with or without cause. No agree- ment or regulation or contract shall become effective without the signa- ture of the governor, and his veto in all- instances shall be final. This commission will select loca- tions for all state enterprises, ac- quire property, construct buildings, fix the buying and selling prices of all commodities handled; fix rates and charges for the service of public utilities; issue bonds on the faith and jeredit of the state and conduct any | manner of investigation it may deem necessary, having powers to compel the attendance of witnesses and to procure their testimony. The Dill carries an appropriation of $200,000, with an emergency clause giving the measure immediate effect ; upon its passage. | The league caucus also declared | last night for a state bank of ‘North | Dakota, to be capitalized at §$2,000,- 000, such capital to be secured through the sale of state bonds; requiring all) state, county, township, municipal andj school district funds to be feposited in said bank within” three months ‘from the passage of the act, which carries an emergency clause giving it immediate effect. The bank of ‘North Dakota will he authorized to receive deposits from any sousce ingide or. outside the state, and. it-muay- deposit. its resources in any depository approved by the in- dustrial commission. The bank may loan money on farm mortgages, to | counties, townships: or municipalities lor to the’ state-owned utilities and in- dustries, The bil carries and appro: priation of $100,000. RILEY HEADS | BIGFARMERS’ | | ORGANIZATION Well Known Driscoll Man Hon- ored by Being Elected Suc- { cessor to Montgomery | ‘DAKOTA UNION’ THRI The North Dakota Farmers’ union closed .a successful and harmonious annual canvention in the Commercial club rooms Friday with the election of the following officers: President—J. H. Riley, Sterling. Vice president—C. L,' Malone, Re- gan. ‘Secretary-treasurer—Mrs. D. E. Shipley, Dickinson. State organizer—W. J. Mosley, Dick- inson. Directors—William E. Breen, Bis- marck; Herman Nather, Dawson, 8S. L. Langedahl, Tuttle. The presidency was again urged on R. J, J. Montgomery of Tappen, who had served in ‘this capacity three terms, bat he did not feel that he could devote further time to the of- fice and beggéd that he be allowed to retire. The union is in flourishing condition. During the afternoon the Bismarck Commercial club conducted a delegation of five members of the Union to the Freat Lakes experiment station at ‘Mandan, and later the vis- itors were entertained by the Man- dan Commercial club. The party in- cluded F. W. Pelton, Mrs. C. G. Browne, Mrs. Charles Kelly and L. S. Langedahl. League is Ignored The Nonpartisan league and its program were ignored in the resolu- tions adopted by the state convention. These resolutions recommend that a campaign be conducted to induce co- operative and line elevators to instal custom-cleaners: which wil improve their grades and retain screenings for feed or sale; the organization of live stock shippers’ associations in connection with every local; the send- ing of a representative to Washington for the meeting of the federal board of farm organizations and the raising of funds to defray his expenses; action from the farmer legislature: of North Dakota looking to the development of agricultural interests, lignite coal, waterpower and all industries tend- ing to promote the progress of the state and pledging the cooperation of the Farmers’ union to the legislature 8 o’clock i nthe afternoon and rec no report of the rumored death of in fact, do not refer to conditions ings ‘in the provinces. Control Di further ; The Munster Anzeiger reports t! a demonstration of strikers on newspapers. Slaughter inces which have recently come bank of the Netzke. The German pelled to abandon Kolmar, but th bank of the Netzke. the Germans... The Polish counsel at Posen ens provisioning northern Germ: throwers are now being used wit Serious burg and Dusseldorff. ticans. Sofia;. Jan. 11,—Bulgaria’s | $50,000.00 TO BE AVAILABLE TO NEEDY FARMERS State Treasurer Authorized to Retire Outstanding Seed and Feed Bonds A resolytion of the state board of university and school lands has auth- orized the state treasurer to accept advance payment of seed and feed loans which do not mature until two years hente. In a number of coun- ties farmers have already taken up their seed and feed notes, and the money they have paid in lies in the county treasuries, while the counties continue to pay five per cent interest to the state on these loans. State Treasurer Olson estimates that coun- ties can immediaely pay back to the university and school lands fund from which the loans were made at least $50,000, which the state’ can immedi- ately make available to farmers at the low interest rate of five per cent. In| many instances farmers who need} short time loans are paying ten per cent, and the state could cut this in- terest rate in two to at least 50 farm. ers in loans not exceeding $1,000 to each individual, WILSON URGES ARBITRATION Washington, Jan. 11.—An official request has been sent to the striking mariners to return to work pending an investigation of the federal arbi- tration board. It is believed that the strike will be over. by tonight. A hearing will ve held Monday at 10 a.m, STATE BONDING DEPARTMENT DID GOOD BUSINESS The state bonding department's re- port for the first year of its opera- tions, which has just been completed by Deputy T. J. Sheahan, shows that $15,397.50 was collected in. fees from county officers, and that the total amount received in premiums was! $33,500. . Clemenceau Will Head Conference in its efforts toward these ends. The union goes on record in favor of a legislative appropriation which will enable the state department of agriculture to send to Washington a (Continued ‘on Page Two.) - Paris, Jan. 11.—Premier Clemenceau of France will be chairman of the Al- lied peace conference. This has been ~ LOST .160,000--=- DR. KARL LIEBKNECHT REPORTED: KILLED INTHE STRERT FIGHTING: REVOLUTION SPREADS INGERMANY Sparticans in Control of Dusseldorf and Active in Rhine Towns—Bolsheviki Slaughtering Ger- mans in Baltic Provinces = + ~~ London, Jan. 11.—Dr. Karl ‘Liebknecht, the spartican leader in Germany, was killed during street fighting in Berlin on Friday evening, according to a Copenhagen dispatch, Several Associated Press correspondent dispatches filed in, Berlin on Friday up to eived here this morning, contain Dr. Liebknecht.) The'!dispatches, in Berlin, but rather to happen- usseldorf Amsterdam dispatches dated Thursday. contain reports of tivities by the sparticang in Rhine towns. They appar- ently control Dusseldorf, where several prominent. persons were arrested, while others escaped arrest only by :crossing:the Rhine. hat the sparticans stormed the prison in Munster and set free 170 prisoners. At Mulheim during Wednesday, the strikers ‘seized all the newspapers and issued the local Anzeiger the next morn- ing as the Red Flag. They forebade the publication of all other. Germans The Bolsheviki are slaughtering the Germans in, Balic. prov- under Bolshevik control. Very bad conditions are reported at Riga. Heavy fighting is reported between Poles and Germans in Posen province. The Germans captured Czarekau in the northern part of the province, but were compelled to withdraw to the north s have in like manner been com- ey are reported holding the left. Fighting is reported at Wissek, with the trend favorable to has formally assumed supreme rule.in the entire province. Decrees, it is said, will be issued con- cerning the introduction of the Polish language in the schools and the export of foodstuffs. The action of the Poles seriously threat- any. The government troops in Berlin have not succeeded in con- quering the sparticans, who stiH hold newspaper row. Flame h great casualties. ’ Rioting Serious rioting has taken place at Dresden, Hamburg, Augs- GOVERNMENT GAINING London, Jan. 11.—There has been no additional news from Berlin early today to throw light on the situation there, but news- paper opinion here is that the government is gaining the‘support of the army and most of the people in its struggle with the spar- Killed, losses. in the war were: 102,204; wounded; 1,124,342. These figures do not ‘include the losses during the retreat from Macedonia, when many died from influenza and famine and. thousands were taken prisoner. There is.a serious outbreak of spotted fever in Bulgaria. < FRIDAY QUIET — DAY ON HILL Neither House Bothered with Much Legislation During Brief Session REMEMBER JUD LA MOURE Nonpartisan Senator Asks Me- morial for Greatest Old” Roman of Them All Friday was a’ quiet day, in.-bath houses. In the senate only: three-biils were sent up to the desk.’ Senator Whitman of Grand ‘Forks was the daddy of the triplets. S. B. No. 6 re- pealed Sec. 5743 of the compiled: laws of 1913 and enacts a law-for thedes- cent and succesion of real and’ person- al property and for the protection of. the rights of widows. S. B. 7 is a con- current resolution for an amendment to the constitution providing home rule charters for cities and defining methods for acquiring, owning and operating local public utilities. S. B. 8 is a concurrent resolution for an amendment to the constitution author- izing cities to adopt home rule chart- ers. % Not a single bill was introduced in the house. The state affairs commit- tee reported in six of the league's seven . concurrent. resolutions ratity- ing the amendments initiated by the ‘Nonpartisans at the recent. general election and recommended that they pass. The house voted on this report, but did not place any of the resolu- tions on their third reading and final passage, which is scheduled for to- day. : > The concurrent resolution intro- duced by the state affairs committee as ‘house bill 6, and which ratiftes' the league amendment changing the num- ber of electors required to propose any measure by initiative petition, was not reported in by the state af- fairs, committee, but was re-referred to the judiciary committee. +In-the senate something of the new spirit of tolerance with which the leaguers, now full set in the saddle, have come to regard the old guard. was shown when Senator Welford of Pembina, a leaguer, introduced a mo~ tion that the chair name a jee, to include Senators Gibbens and Mc- Carten, who served with the late Jud LaMoure in the senate, to prepare & suitable memorial on the passing of former Senator LaMoure, The-chair named Senators Welford, Gibbeas and McCarten. Senator Jud LeMoure was agreed upon as a token of respect to the nation in which the conference is held. actively identified with the ery $e {elopment of the. territory and. He was typical of the old guard.