The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 15, 1919, Page 1

q wr THE WEATHER Fair tonight. |THE BIS) TRI PoeemescoweccmnnNS LAST EDITION ors ere cen cremantid BUNE NTH YEAR. NO. 13. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA .WEDNESDA Y, JA 15, 1919. PRICE FIVE CENTS BERLIN'S WEEK OF TERROR ENDS WITH FALL OF RIOTERS; GOVERNMENT POLICE ACTIVE No Slackening of Efforts Against Spartacans on Part of Provisional Government—Demonstra- tion Instigated from Moscow 4 (By Associated Press) Berlin (Tuesday), Jan. 14.—Berlin’s long week of Bolshevism is finally ended. Here and there scattered desperados, mostly. youths, still fire occasionally from some house top, and during the night attempts were made by small bands to revive the reign of terror. They were insignificant, however, compared with what has passed. Dr. Liebknecht’s sister was arrested during the night. Losses on both sides, it is believed, will greatly exceed 200 dead and 1,200 wounded. Most of these are Bolsheviks. Disorders Dwindling _ The new armed police are government men who know the criminal world and whose absence during the first day of disorder gave the rioters a free hand. Government detectives already are rounding up old friends, and disorders are dwindling. Merchants’ losses through looting are high, one youth being arrested with 60,000 marks’ worth of jewels which he had’ stolen. Bolshevist troops holding the police station. had'so much butter that they used it to grease their boots and guns. The government has no intention of slackening its efforts against the Spartacans, says the Abend Zeitung. It is reported that documents found by loyal troops show the Spartacan upris- ing was inspired from Moscow. A cordon of troops has been thrown around the suburb of Mcabit, one of the most important industrial sections in greater Berlin, to carry on the work of disarming civilians and such Spar- |. tacan fighters as are still at liberty. The military medsure, which is being ¢arried out in the most drastic manner, came in the man- ner o fa surprise. The telephone service has-been stopped to make the seige of Moabit as air-tight as possible. The civilian popula- tion of Moabit is notorious for its riotous tendencies. The employes of the Schwartzkopf works, considered the most radical among the Berlin proletariat, voted this morning to resume work Wednesday. Similar action put an end to the strike of the railway workers at noon today. LEAGUE SQUARES AWAY T0 VOYAGE UNCHARTED SEAS With Seven Amendments Rati; fied and Principal Bills in Hopper All’s Set TWO NEW MEASURES IN Nonpartisan Home Building and | Elevator and Mill Asso- ciation Provided ‘William Pleasance of Pembina county who insurged against. rati- fying the league amendment: id cast his vote with the “unholy” minority, is under investigation for insubordination. He came down a perfectly good leaguer, it is said, and now the caucus which met Tuesday evening has selected a committee to investigate this aparent slipping from the Town- ley path of duty. Senator Walter Welford also of Pembina is chairman of a commit- mittee to investigate Representa- tive Pleasance and it is said that a committee of Pleasance. con stituents is to come down in his behalf. The committee to con- sider whether Pleasance will cor- rupt the caucus by further affilia- tion has asked for more time to inquire into this rather unusual independence which the gentle- men from Pembina seems to have accumulated in the last few days. With all of the league's seven con- stitutional amendments ratified by the house, and with three or four of them ready to be reported out on the floor of the senate, where they are equally certain of ratification, and with four ’ FRENCH PEACE DELEGATES ° o guotos © {PRESS SER . France has announced her five ,del- egates to, the peace congress. Clemen- HINDENBURG TO TAKE CHARGE Copenhagen, Jan. 15.—Field Marshal von Hindenburg soon will take command of the German troops opposing Polish troops in eastern Germany, acccrding to advices here from Bramburg. TO REBUILD FRANCE : Paris, Jan. 15:—The. cabinet; today decided that German war. prisoners should henceforth be employed in reconstruction work. A minimum of 200,000 are to be engaged in the devastated region by March: 20: REWARD KINDNESS ee ‘ Vienna (Tuesday), Jan. 15.—British troops arrived here to- day as a convoy for foodstuffs, a present from the British army in Italy to the women and children of that city. This is in rec- ognition of the manrer in’which‘the Austrians treated British prisoners of war, which was in contrast to the inhuman treatment given them by Germans. FRAZIER SHOWS HE'S BACKING N.C. MACDONALD Appoints Only County Superin- tendent Friends to Board of Education BILLS CURBING NIELSON L, M. Rockne of Renville coun- ty and E. G, Cavett of Lisbon, Macdonald men whose reapoint- ment to the board of education was anounced by the governor this week, were thwarted by an opinion of Attorney General ‘Langer Tuesday afternoon in an effort to remove from the hands of Miss Minnie J. Nielson, state superintendent of public instruc- tion, all authority over the issu- ance of teachers’ certificates. Kockne came into the annual meet- ing of the state board of education yesterday with a set of resolutions al- ready drawn up, reinstating by auth- ority of the board E. P. Crain, a Mac- donald appointee, in the office of cer- tificate clerk, now held by J. W. Rip- ley of Cass county; increasing Crain's salary in this capacity from $2,000 to $2,400 perf annum; giving him a big budget for clerk hire, and providing that if Miss Nielson would not give him desk room in her office, the board of control be asked to find quarters for him elsewhere, \ STATE SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS PLAN MEETING Valley City, N. D., Jan. 16.—The eleventh annual convention of the North Dakota Society of Engineers will be held here January 30 and 31. The association includes in its mem- bership nearly all the city engineers ‘and county surveyors of the state, and leading engineers in other posi- tions. B®. J. Thomas of Minot is pres- ident; E. F. Chandler of University, secretary. R. M. Steele is chairman of the < local Schmidt of Valley City is chairman of the program committ (SENATE PAYS TTS TRIBUTE 10 LA MOURE Glowing Testimonial to Virtues of Deceased Adopted by Upper House Tuesday’s session in the senate was. A very brief one, featured only by the unanimous adoption: by — disciples of the new era of an = ardent tribut to the memory of . Judson LaMoure, one of the most stal- wart supporters of the old order. The memorial was presented by a special committee consisting of Senators Wel- ford, McCarten and Gibbens, the- lat- The resolution was voted down, oth- er members of the state board of ed- ter two having served in the senate ucation holding that the authority of with the late Jud LaMoure. apopinting the certificate clerk had The resolutions recite that Judson already been conferred upon the state superintendent, as ex-officio presi- dent of the doard. Cavett and Rockne, tfue to their trust, later se- cured a reconsideration of this vote, and referred the matter to Attorney General Langer for an opinion. The latter promptly came back with an opinion holding there was no ques- tion as to Miss .Nielson’s authority LaMoure more than any other man was closely identified with the history of the state, and more than any other man he was instrumental. in the es- tablishment and the development of its interests. He is spoken of as a pi- oneer of the territory, when he. faced the. dangers, discomforts and_vicissi- tudes of frontier life as freighter, In- dian agent. teacher and legislator. “He ever kept abreast of the panoramic un- to name the certificate clerk, and the motion was again tabled, Rockne and Cavett still voting no. Other members of the board. pres- ent were Presidents Kane and Ladd of the university and agricultaral col- lege and High School Inspector Ed- wards and kural Schoo] Inspector Erickson. Proof that Governor Frazier was deeply in earnest in recommending in his inaugural the abolition of the state board of education, and the pla- cing in the hands of this board full }the state folding of a great commonwealth, and when he completed a generation of continuous public service his person- ality was firmly impressed upon the statutes and policies of the state. ‘When in the years to come an im- posing building shall be needed to house the relics, memorials and annals that illustrate the history and develop- ment of a great state, a chaplet should} be placed therein bearing the legend that Judson. LaMoure wrote into the jaws of North Dakota the act creating! - ~ historical ‘society. of North Dakote.” ‘other personal: property committee, and K. C.| bills embodying. the meat of the; ceau heads the list. With him as they league’s economic program already in- troduced’ and in committee, the partisan league will, before the of the present week have in shape ‘to place in fnmediate effect all. of radical ‘experiments in puré democ to which. it, stands committed. only important bifl not. yet: introdu hy the Jeague is that. involving 1 new: theory of a near single tax, ¢x-| empting all improvem on Jand and 1er. pera , or. Classifying thei So‘low that it. accomplished “the same effect, and. placing the, jeayiest | burdens upon the lands; upon moness, incomes and , corporate property. After the ‘house had ratified the first of the’ seven league amendments, the ‘process.,became monotonous, _ Mi- nority) orators , talked ; long’ and éa! hestly In opposition to the five am- endments ‘whose, fate now re in the hands of! the supreme court They might as well have talked to one of the Missouri river buttes for all the ffect. their objections had upon the pid ranks of the league majority. The mujority is standing more pat than ever did any solid stalwart ma- jority of old, and the legislators are; good-naturedly enjoying the —experi- ence of being in the seat instead of under the wheels of a. 1919 model| steam roller. ~ There has been no marked acrimony on either side. Rep. Twitchell took a sniper’s shot at the league publie own- ership scheme yesterday when he saic he. didn’t believe the state should en- gagé in ‘everything from raising Bel- gian hares to running a barber shop: |4 Rep. Patterson retorted rather sharply when he said some’ folks didn’t even want to give the farmer. the right to run his own little lemonade stand. On the whole, the procedure is being tak- en on both sides, as a matter of course, and the opposition is more formal than firey. i TWO NEW BILLS IN. The league state home-building ts- sociation and its mill and elevator as- sociation bills were introduced in the senate Tuesday by the state affairs committee, which thus divides honors (Continued on Page Two.) -|left to right, se] Andre Tardieu, who ‘is French com- apepar under the face of Clemenceau are Stephen Pichon, missioner of American affairs, Jules Cambon, minister of’ foreign affairs, and Louis. Klotz, minister of finance. N'CORMICK ~ RESIGNS AS. CHAIRMAN Washington, Jan. 15.—Vance Mc- Cormick’s resignation as chairman of the Democratic: ‘National commissee was announced today. A meeting will be held Feb. 26 to select his succes- sor. Reports that Mr. McCormick might be ambassador to \France #ere said to be premature. Homer Cum- mings may succeed McCormick as the head of the Demrcatic committee. Mexican Bolsheviks Issue New Warning El Paso, igned “Mexica ik ¥ culated here today urging the death of Carranza, Villa, Gomez and other political leaders and all rich men in Mexico. Returning Soldiers Want More Books Returning soldiers who pass through Bismarck are.in need of reading mat- ter. The cahteen committee of the Burleigh county Red Cross chapter urges all in Bjsmarck who have mag- azines to leave them at Hoskins’ store, Fourth and Broadway. The committee will call and: collect them there. A ready response to this ap- peal is requested. “NATIONAL PROHIBITION SOO) ‘PROTECTION I$ ASKED BY GRAIN. MEN OF DAKOTA Want Mortgage and Lien Laws Amended to Give Them Notice of Debts TO STANDARDIZE GRADES Request from Legislature Sched- . ule Which Will Stand Up at Terminals Protection under the mortgage and lien laws applied to grain crops; as- surances that licensed grain graders and inspectors under the state grain laws will be qualified for the job they undertake, and some adjustments which will eminate the present differ- ences between the grain grades of / North Dakota, under which elevator men of this state buy, and the grades of Minnesota, under which they sell, are some of the things which the Grain Men's union, which has been in convention here all week, will seek rom the present legislative assem- bly. At present the mortgagee who takes a mortgage on a farmer's grain is not required to notify the elevator, which may buy the grain and then’ find it en- cumbered. The same is true of liens, thirty days’ notice of whose filing, must be given to everyone concerned except the elevator. Under the state law licensing grain buyers the elevator men believe there should be created a competnt state board of examiners which will issue no license until satisfied as to the ap- plicant’s qualifications. As the law now stands, it is alleged, anyone with $10 can procure a license to buy, in- spect and grade grain. The North Dakota grain grades, the elevator men declare, differ from those of Minnesota. No. 1 wheat in North Dakota may grade No. 3 or No. 4 in Minnesota. The elevator men will ask for a.schedule of grades which will stand up at the terminals as well as the primary markets. Secretary George 'N. Keniston yes- terday addressed the grain men on the new distance tariff schédule pro- posed by ‘Director Cieneral William G. McAdoo of the United States railway administration. This afternoon the grain men adopted resolutions pro- testing these rates, as unjust to North vakota and all of its interests. A committee consisting of Fred Beier of Carrington, W. W. Miracle of Jud and L. H, Palmer of uberon this afternoon had its second hearing be- fore the warehouse and grain commit- tee of the senate. CONSERVATIVES IN THE SADDLE Chicago, Jan. 15.—After a fight which occupied the entire morning, 1 .|the conservatives defeated the radi- cals in organizing the national labor The convention decided to take ac- tion on the Mooney case before taking jany other action. This displeases the radicals who want an expression on what they declare shall be the attitude of labor upon reconstruction. The radicals have a resolution to start a sympathetic strike to release all political prisoners convicted since the war started. These include Ber- ger, Debs, Mrs, Stokes, Kake Richards O'Hare and others. j ; LIEBKNECHT’S PAPER SUSPENDED | es ‘em 10 — Sedepeng 1018 Die Note Fahne ‘Peete 1 Vhs. | An die Droletarier aller Sander. © Wevtersries' stiverr ow Zromew’ er Mitel? Gravis |! -88up ter fieiere Sovivere” Wet cova Die Sepiie- Qe Reetlaiens tat de Srestenen iden Ciayag gets: eojae earvaie. tie bin waere. afb fe vow Bericit..am ber ten” Ger Mafcw ver Letters, vie mee eter lone ger] Qviner” revere: aah Der. Geicoen ted Sedet™ wat Deb -SH- Ctieetent Grucice murtce om Mapttihiterr Beiie feetanaes” * eiben, ow Stolle bee ebener, pee met Tote tame eater, bears the’names of Kari f which occurred between the Ebert,and plant of the publication... This is.a Liebkriecht it: te The Red Flag, the organ of the Spartacides in Berlin, was suspended in the clash rection of tn ir age of te Sel Pig S page e E G is the first WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS 47. ISTHOUGHT ENOUGH STATES WILL HAVERATIFIED DRY AMENDMENT : St. Paul, Jan. 15.—Within 24 hours and pos- sibly sooner it is expected that the United States will have been voted dry by the action of 36 states. Up to 1 p. m. today the legislatures of 33 states had ratified the amendment and the houses of three more had taken favorable action. The states to ratify today were: Colorado, Iowa and Oregon. This left but three more, the number necessary to ratify the amendment. In Minnesota dry leaders were making stren- uous efforts to have their state one of the first 36 to ratify national prohibition. Sse Thirty-three states have ratified the federal amendment prohibit- ing the ase] and manufacture of intoxicants and action is set’ for to- day in five other states. While eigh- teen states still are to register their decision, only three are lacking to make up the majority. ‘States which have ratified are: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Cali- fornia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Ken- CONFER ENCE GET TOGETHER Preliminary Meetings and Con-! versations Smoothing sas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Out Differences Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklanoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, j Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Paris, Jan. 15.—The supreme coun.- | Virginia. cil of the peace conference resumed! In Oregon, Nebraska and Utah one its session this morning. All major; "ouse in the legislature acted favor- nations were represented. javly yesterday and final action was RUSSIA IS DISCUSSED : |fixed for today in the other. In Col- It is apaprent that the movementjorado yesterday the senate for the to create a league of nations is be- ing carried upon by two forces having the same object ‘but differ upon the means. One represents the conten- tion that the findings must be backed by a common world force. The other does not agree with tthis. Those observing the council are im- pressed with the. facility with which the various viewpoints are gradually merging. The plans are being rapidly put into shape in informal conferences. The work before today's session comprised completion of the allot- ment of representation and’ the fur- ther delving into the question as to whether Russia should be represent- ed in the larger body. This probably will be disposed of by ‘Saturday when the first formal sitting is to take place. Though the European statesmen do now appear friendly to the idea of put- ting the formation of the league to’ the fore, they agree that the league of nations and the formation of peace terms are inseparable. The council has asked the treasury department of the associated govern- ment to provide 400 million to care for finances in connection with the food problem. Herbert C H.oover has proposed a commisison representing each of the four great powers. HOUSE IMPROVED. Washington, Jan. 15.—Col. 1. M. council to secure a new trial for ck He ‘Mooney. The convention completed | House's condition is reported .as_im- its organization by electing these of-| Proved. He has been ill for several ficers: Chairman Edward, D, Nolan, | days. vice John H. Mowerer, Allentown, SSG Pa.; secretary BK. B. It, Seattle. NO CENSORSHIP. . pce a eat oar London, Jan. 15.—The British for- eign office announced today that the government does not intend to exer- cise any press censorship over the peace messages. STATE BANKING BOARD ACTIONS! The state banking board has ap-| proved an increase from $15,000 to 25,000 in the capital stock of the Stock Growers’ bank of Napoleon and) hag granted charters to the Farmers’ State bank of Derrick, incorporated | for $15,000 by T. M. Antony of St.) Paul, A. B. Brant of Hampden and | P. J. Antony of Munich, and the Peo-) ple’s bank of Calvin. incorporated for 25.000 by H. F. Morris and others, all of Calvin. BANK GUARANTY BOARD MEETING . S. Hanson of Grand Forks, E. I. Hansen of Fargo and B. J. Schoregge of Williston, members of the state bank deposits guaranty commission, are in quarterly session at the capitol. They report that a majority of the state banks have reported crediting the state guaranty fund with the; amount of their assessment, and that the work of the commission is pro- gressing smoothly. SLOPE COUNTY NEWS MAN HERE M. J. Connolly, who stands astride the Slope county newspaper field with New England, and with his head in the clouds, where he finds inspiration for real poetry. and editorial com- ments that are works of genius. was at the state house yestefday, “look- ing ’em over.” _ ROUTINE MATTERS. Fargo, Jan. 15.—Today’s annual convention of the Stock and. Grain Growers was devoted to routine mat- ters and to addresses of interest up first time voted favorabiy on the measure. The third and final reading is to'come up today. The senate had previously passed through three read- ings and ratification amendment not concurrent with the one adopted by the house. A writ was served on the governor of California yesterday re- straining him from certifying to the secretary of state at Washington the legislature's ratification. IOWA CONFIRMS. ‘Des Moines Ia.. Jan, 15.—The Iowa legislature ratified the prohibition amendment today making this the thirty-first state. WISCONSIN FAVORABLE, Madison, Wis. Jan. 15.—The na- tional prohibition amendments pass- ed the senate here today. The Wis- consin assembly refused to suspend the rules so ‘as to. rush the ‘matter through. It goes over until Thursday when it is expected to pass. BQUITY WILL BOOST STOCK Fargo, Jan. 15.—Changes of: vital interest to the stockholders of the Equity Co-operative Exchange were recommended in the directors’ report which was read at the opening meet- ing of the stockholders’ annual con- vention at the auditorium yesterday morning. The recommendations were as fol- lows: First—To increase the capital stock from $1,000,000 to $10,000,000. Second—to discontinue the present method of voting by proxy and insti- tute a system of voting by delegates. Third—To enter alliance with the American Society of Equity, the Equity Co-operative Exchange to be- come the exchange department for the main body. On advice of President J. M. Ander- son, the directors’ report was laid aside for further discussion. As Mr. Anderson pointed out, the changes are far-reaching, and should not be made without the complete understanding of all. Committee to Review Plans. A committee of five to study the mater of alliance with. the #aerican Society of Equity was appointed by the chair upon vote of the majoritv. This special committee is headed by A. E, Walley of Velva. N. D., chait- man. His four co-workers are R. N. Youneaquist, Fullerton; H. Oakland, McVille; B. A. Wolf, Glencoe, Minn., and Louis Schroeder, Perham, Minn. “The most prosperous year in the history of the exchange.” That is the way the year just past was de- scribed by the directors’ renort which was read by Presifent Anderson. 21 New Elevators. > Twenty-one elevators have been nut in operation in the last year, and the directors advised that more should be acquired. The wool department which was eétablished last spring has been operated under eovernment sunervision. and the results promise well for the future. ‘Offices for the exchange were open- ed in Chicago last August. one foot in Amidon and the other *| MOLASSES BAR EXPLODES; KILLS 10 | Bdston, Jan. 15.—At least 10 ner sons were known to have been killed here dy the explosion of a mioiasses republic ts: