The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 16, 1919, Page 1

NAT . Asks Cooperation of State in Set- + the “Soldier Settlement Act,” creates THE WEATHER Fair tonight. | THE BISMAR 4 a K TRIBUNE poceccecescccnccoss LAST EDITION eeeeencoeoococosoed - 1 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY, JAN. 16, 1919. : PRICE FIVE CENTS UNCLE SAM TO FIND SOLDIERS DAKOTA FARMS tlement of the Returning Fighters on Land WOULD HAVE COMMISSION The house committee on federal re- lations now has under consideration the draft of a bill submitted by Frank- lin K. Lane, secretary of the interior, Proposed for cooperation between the state and the United States to provide employment and homes for soldiers, sailors and ‘marines, under which the states shall furnish the lands, and the United States the fnuds, with an as may participate further in furnishing funds and also in supervising the im- provement and settlement of . the Jands. The proposed act, to be known’ us for cooperation with the agencies of the United States a soldier settlement board, composed of three members, one to be appointed by the governor and designated as soldier settlement com- missioner and who shall serve as chairman of the board and shall re- ceive a salary of $5,000 per annum; one other who shall be president of the state agricultural college, and a third to be the state engineer, as ex-officio members. The board, may acquire land by purchase, gift or condemna- tion, and funds may: be supplied either by the state or by the prospective set- tlers. After the necessary financial plans have been made, the board shall pro- ceed with its work, providing in the subdivision of the land for farms which will have a value when uniin- proved of not to exceed $15,000 and for farm labor allotments of a value not exceeding $1,500. The, board may make all necessary improvements. on such farms, the maximum expendi- tures on any project to be fixed by agreement between the board and the agencies of the: United ‘States, it be- ing provided that in any: reclamation. work done the board shall bear not to exceed 25 percent of the cost. The board ‘is. authorized to, secure for the United’ States the necessary funds: to make:loans to. approved set- tlers. for making permanent improve- ments and for the purchase of farm implements, stock and other necessary equipment, theseshort-time ‘loans not} vo exceed $3,000. fora farm of $1,400 for a farm laborer allotment. and to be secured bya mortgage or other ef- fective lien on the land. A soldier to! be a qualified applicant for qne oft these allotments must be a. citzen of the United States and must satisfy the board that he is not the holder of agricultural Sands: which = with — im: provements will exceed the value 01 $15,000. The soldier is allowed 20; years in which to pay for his farin The board is authorized to provide all necessary means for furnishing agri-| cultural training for soldiers. NEW JOB FOR SOME FAITHFUL ONE IS CREATED Court Reporter, Law\and Legis- lative Librarian Combined in One Berth Now A new job is created by House Bill 22, introduced Wednesday by Rep: Martin, providing for'a supreme court reporter, state law librarian and leg- islative librarian, and providing for the publication and distribution of su- preine court reports. No provision has been made in recent years, for the pub- lication of supreme court reports. The clerk of the supreme court has acted as law librarian, and there has been a court reporter, usually appointed from some point outside of Bismarck. Martin’s biH gives the triune official $2,400 per annum salary and cne clerk und a stenographer. The day’s grist in the house includ- ed: H. B. 22, Martin, providing for a supreme court reporter, ete. H. B. 23, Hoare, an act to amend and reenact sections 7753, 7754, and 7754 and 7758 of the compiled laws of 1913 as amended by Capt. 22% of the; laws of North Dakota for 1915, as am- ended by Capt. 100 of the laws) of|' 1915 and See. 8085 and 8115 of the compiled laws of North Dakota for 1913, relating to the redemption from sales, of real estate. H. B. 24; Krueger. giving courts au- thority to review the levy and appor- ttonment of special assessments. H. B. 25, S..W. Johnson, relating to the exemption of personal property from attachment, levy and sale on €x- ecution. Li) H. B. 26. public health committee, amending. Sec. 507 of the C. L. 1913, relative to state board of dental ex- aminers. H. B. 27, public health committee. an act to amend and reenact Sec. 477 of the C. L. 1913, relative to the board of pharmacy. ” H. B. 28. H. J. Rusch, to amend and reenact Sec. 3550 C. L. 1913, relating to the" appointment of district court bailiffs and their compensation. H. B. 29, Paul Johnson. providing that on and after January 1, 1920. it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to offer for sale. new or second-hand, any sleizhs whose width is less than four feet, six inches, JHE FINDS OUT ION VOTE ABOUT AUSTRIA Pror AC. CooLrDGE Prof, Coolidge heads an expedition sent by the American peace commis- sion which is now in Austria, to study nolitical. social and economic coudi- tions. He is a Harvard man. BISMARCK BOY HELPED WELCOME WILSON AT BREST Carl Munson Home on Furlough After Service with the Grand Fleet Carl Munson, radio-electrician the U. » Florida, who is home on a furlough for a visit, with his parents, Mr. and Mr.- Andrew H. Munson, .en- joyed the honor of being one of the American suilor-men whe met Presi- dent Wilson one day out of Brest and escorted him into the Jharbor. | Mr. Munson was a witness of the -great demoristration which was. accorded President Wilson at Brest, and be de- clares ‘the scene inconceivably —mag- nificent. The Florida, whict thonths with the British Grand. Fleet in European waters, sailed for home. the day following President Wilson's arrival, and after Admiral Wymess had expressed in an address from his hip the appreciation which he felt for the services rendered by the Amer- ieans. ‘The Bismarck boy while with the Grand Fleet participated in many ‘iting adventures, some of which he y be induced to relate during ‘his wtay here. on has served six PERU STRIKE 1S SETTLED Lima, Peru, Jan. 16.—The resolute attitude assumed by the government ‘brought a settlement of the strike Jast night on a bisis of an eight-hour ,{day, established throughout the re- public, workmen to receive their pres- ent wages. PRESIDENT OF BRAZIL DEAD. Rio Jeniery) Jan. 16.—Dr. Roderl- guez Alves, president elect of Bra- ail, died today. He had been critically ill for some time. Dr. Alves last night received the last rites of the Catholic church, Un- der the constitution an election will be held to choose a new president. NORTHWEST PLA MEMORIALS FOR FAVORITE SON Monument to Roosevelt Probably Wil be Erected in FOR Walker D. Hines, Named Direc- tor General of Railroads, Tells How He First’ Became Inter- ested in Railroads and Details of His Work. as Railroad At: Bad Lands torney St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 16—The Great BY WALKER HINES, Northwest—formerly the stamping New. Uotted alate recta General ground of Theodore Roosevelt—is pre-| 1) way born at Kusdellville, Ky., Feb. paring to erect suitable monuments to|2, 1870. My fathep was Tatts M. honor the memory of the late presi-| Hines, a’son of Warren Walker Hines jent. : of Bowling Green, Ky. M 7 ‘Newspapers from the Twin Cities to| was a daughter of Walker ‘Bowmen a the Pacific coast are discussing plans | member of the family of Downers liv. for Roosevelt memorials. Thus far all]ing in Christian and Todd counties action taken has been of an individual] While I was born at Russellville, or a municipal nature, but it is ex-| practically all the first 18 years of pected) that the state -legislatures,| my life were spent at Bowling Green, which are now in session, will consider} Ky. I was educated at Ogden College Roosevelt memorials before they ad-|at that place. After being at-that col- journ. lege for two years, when 14 At this time it seems quite certain}1 went to wok as a Meencetamer ta that an imposing monument will be/the law office of James A. Mitchell | Testored erected somewhere in the bad lands of western North Dakota where Roose- spent some time punching cows. Many cowboys who still: work in this dis- trict cherish warm memories of “Ted- dy.” The town of Medora, not far from the oMntana state line, was made famous by Rooseveltian associa- tion. One of the last journeys which the former president made was t» Mon- tana where Roosevelt was always a hero. It is expected that nearly every city of importance in Montana will construct a Roosevelt memorial. 100 MILLIONS FOR RELIEF IN EUROPE Washington, Jan. 16.—With little Opopsition a favorable report was or- dered today in the senate appropria- tion committee on the house bill ap- | propriation $100,000,000 for European {food relief, as recommended by Presi- |dent Wilson. RESTORE ORDER IN BERLIN London, Jan. 16.—Order has been in’ Berlin, it is announced by an ofticial wireless appeal to the German .nation, sent out by the Ger- man governmetit and picked up here. The appeal which was signed by Pre- mier Ebbert an@é members of bis cab- inet, says that the government is de- termined to prevent by every means at its disposal a repetition of “simi- lar abominations.” Details of the proclamation of the independent communistic (Spartacan) republic of Bremen are contained in a special dispatch to the Lokal An- zeiger. The governing council is com- posed of three each from the inde- pendent socialists, the Spartacans and the soldiers’ council. The government has been compelled to surrender its authority, and the press has been placed under censorship. The Sparta- cans are carrying on a vigorous cam- paign throughout northern Germany. Mrs. Roosevelt Is Voted Annuity and Franking Privilege Washington, Jan. 16.—The* senate today passed a resolution authorizing the payment of a pension of $5,000 a year and the extending of mail frank- ing privileges to Mrs. Theodore Roose- velt. It now goes to the house. GEN. PERSHING’S CHRISTMAS CARD HAD TO BE “PASSED BY CENSOR” from center to center. of runners, Wednesday, making a@ very adjourned -at.4 o'clock |. shing, th It-also shows ‘that the Here is the Christmas card which General Pershing sent to Senator Sherman and Mrs. Sherman. - It reveals that Per- ‘warrior, writes a hand that is almost girlish. general’s go through the ignting force mail had’ America’; velt, in the prime of young mankovd,| and John E. Du Bose. When | was 16,. Judge W. L. Du- laney appointed me official stenog- rapher of the circuit court for Warren county. ‘Shortly thereafter | returned to Ogden college and two years later graduated with the degree of bachelor of science. After a few more months of sten- ographic work at Bowling Green, 1 went to Trinidad, Colo,, where I spent the year 1889, living with my cousin, Judge Walter G. Hines, who was then county judge for Las ‘Animas county. There I devated myself to stenogra- phic work in law offices and in court. First Railroad Work 29 Years Ago. I then returned to Kentucky, and in March, 1890, became secretary to Judge H. W. Bruce,’ assistant chief attorney of the Louisville & ‘Nash- ville railroad at Louisville. After a little over two years in that position, 1 went to the University of Virginia and studied law, taking the degree of Bachelor of Laws in ‘June, 1893. I then returned to the law department of the Louisville & Nashville as an assistant attorney. but on account of overwork at the university, my. eyes failed and I had to take six months’ leave of absence. 4 Judge Bruce having ‘become chief attorney of the Louisville & Nashville, I was appointed in 1897_assistant chief attorney of that company, and in 1901 I became first vice presidént. | In July 1904, 1 resigned to, énter the practice of law: in LouisviQe with Judge A. P. Humphrey and &<P. Humphrey, the firm name being: Humphrey, Hines & Humphrey. In 1905, while Hursuing my work as| a member of that firm, I met Victor Morawetz of New York. and co-oper-) ated ,with him‘in some important mat-| ters of interest to my railroad cli- ents. Mr. Morawetz was chairman of the, executive committee of the Atchi- son, Topekt & Santa Fe railway, and! its general counsel. ‘He wished to re- tire from active railroad work and suggested that I come to New York and succeed him as general counsel,; with a view also to succeeding him as chairman of the executive committee. | I took advantage of this opportunity | aNd came to ‘New York in May, 1996, becoming general counsel of the Atch- igon, and also engaging in the general practice of the law. ‘I arranged to have my offices with the firm of Cra- vath, Henderson & de Gersdorff, and in 1907 became a member of that firm. In 1908 ¥- succeeded Mr. Morawetz as chairman of the executive commit- tee of the Atchison. In 1913 I retired from the firm then styled Cravath & Henderson, but retained my offices with that firm until 1916, when T re- tired altogether from the general practice and was elected chairman of the board of directors of the Atchison, retaining also my position as general counsel, i In January, 1918, I was appointed assistant director general of rail- roads by Director General’ McAdoo. I was married in 1900 to Alice Cly- mer Macfarlane, a daughter of Mr. Graham Macfarlane originally of Penn- sylvania, but living many years inj Louisvillé, Ky., and now living in Clarksville, Tenn. We have only one _|tion in the Bismarck Commercial club child, a daughter 15 years old, Helen Macfarlane Hines. On Railroad's Side In Much Litigation. While I was with Judge Bruce in the law department of the Louisville (Continued on page eight) NORTH DAKOTA BILLIARD MEN TO MEET HERE Annual Convention Will Be Held in Commercial Club Rooms on: January 22d “The North Dakota Billiard Men's association, an organization with 750 members, will hold its annual conven- rooms beginning Wednesday, January 22. The organization is much inter- ested in laws which will tend to ele- ate the business in which its members are engaged. House Bill No. 14, introduced by! Burtness of Grand Forks, and which required billiard rooms, bowling alleys, cigar stores and similar establishments to close at 11 each evening, was buried in judiciary committee by the house of representatives Wednesday. The billiard men favor a Dill fixing 12 0’ clock as the closing hour. This is the hour at which the business now closes as a general thing over the state. In many small towns the billiard halis are the only eating places open .in the.ev- ening, and found ‘a conveni- UNCLE SAM’S NEW RAILROAD BOSS WRITES OWN STORY OF HIS LIFE BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE PERFECT PLAN FOR CONFERENCE Jan. 16.—The peace confer- ence will be opened with formalities Saturday. There will be addresses by President Poincaire and others. Pres- ident Wilson will be received official- ly. The meeting will begin at 3 p. m. The delegates will sit around a horseshoe table and will be grouped ‘by states according to the alphabet. When all are seated President ‘Poincaire will take the chairman’s armchair and make the opening ad- dress. He is expected to refer to the war and the supreme sacrifices made and the vast task of reconstruction which must be the work of the con- ference. ‘He then will conclude by declaring the sesison open and with- draw. Premier Clemenceau will then take his chair this being his right. He will request. the assembly to elect officers. 4 To Meet Press. The supreme council today atter considering the matter of the con- troversy between the government and the press decided ‘to call a meeting with the press and the allied na- tions to exchange views on publicity matters. There has been some discussion ct the Russian question and it will be jointly examined later. Rules will be the first read and af- ter approved will) ibé made ~ public: Formal invitations to! attend the: first sitting were sent out to ambassadors and others of ‘each county. London, , Jan. ; 16:—London newspa- pers give much prominence td Par dispatches to the effect that the ses- sions of the peace conference are to be secret and. contrast it with the statement officially issued yesterday that there was to be no censorship. None of the papers comment editor- ially, but most ‘of them express sur- prise and disapproval by big head- lines and brief introductory senten Reétter’s dispatch compares the situa- tion to that in a threatre when the curtain jar the sti set, the jaudience waits, but the play cannot) &o on. “It the the dispatch throw the glare of th the fact that even great. allies there not diminishing d curtain rose prematurely,” concluded, “it would footlights on nong the a decided and TAKE OVER LUTiUANIA. London, Jan. 16.--The Polish govern government has provisionally taken over the administration of Lithuania, to protect the country from the Bol- sheviks. The action was taken at the request of the president of the re public. LYONS BACK. Cc. P.° Lyons, wanted here on a charge of making false sales of stock to a Bismarck woman, was returned yesterday from Chicago,/Ill., in cus tody of Deputy Sheriff R. H. Phelps. PADEREWSKI OF POLAND WITH TWO OF This picture has just arrived in America of Paderewski, the famous pianist,.who is slated for president of Poland, dis- of his military cussing .with two yns.in Posen | -——_ ’ NEBRASKA THIRTY-SIXTH STATE TO RATIFY DRY AMENDMENT; PROHIBITION EFFECTIVE IN 1920 United States Goes Dry July 1, 1919, by Presiden- tial Proclamation as War Measure—Liquor Interests Prepare to Fight Action Chicago, Jan. 16.—The United States today completed the legislative process of voting itself dry. When the word was iflashed over the wire that Nebraska, the thirty-sixth state, had ratified the amendment, dry leaders here declared it the greatest moral accomplishment in the history of the world. The amend- ment becomes effective one year after the date of its final ratifica- tion. Meanwhile the nation goes dry July 1 next as a war.meas- ure by presidential proclamation, unless the president rescinds his proclamation before that date. ‘Next Sunday a committee from the suburb Evanston will go to Rose Hill cemetery to lay a wreath upon the snow covered mound under which Francis E. Williard lies. Adopted Aug. 1, 1917 The senate adopted the dry amendment August 1, 1917, by 65 to 20, the lower house in September by 282 to 28. The legisla- ture of Mississippi on January 8, 1918, was the first’ to ratify. Fourteen other states took similar action last year. In'the fall election the wet or dry question was paramount in most of the ‘remaining states, but the result left no doubt that the United States was to be the first of the great nations to veto liquor. The ban upon vodka in Russia never was made generally effective, nor did it prohibit the consumption of more expensive liquors by those who could afford it. The Bolsheviks are reported té have restored vodka. Michigan Dry Michigan, which voted itself dry in 1918, was the first state to ratify the federal amendment in 1919. Five states ratified yesterday, and cther states worked with feverish speed to be the thirty-sixth state, with Nebraska in the lead. In the meanwhile the distillers’ committee, through Levy Mayer, its chairman, said that in 22 states the constitution requires that a resolution ratify- ing a constitutional amendment be submitted by referendum for |the approval of the people. He names these 22 states as follows: Vote of People South Dakota, Oregon, Nevada, Montana, Oklahoma, Maine, |Maryland, Michigan, Arkansas, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, | California, Ohio, Washington, North Dakota, Mississippi, Mis- souri, Kansas, Louisiana and Utah. In California action already has been taken to restrain the governor from certifying the action of the legislature to Wash- jington. Every resource of the distillers, with resources of one billion dollars, will’be ‘used“in an effort’to prevent the destruction of their business. t Dry leaders assert that the distillers’ attack was foreseen and | that it is without merit. Lincoln, Neb.» Jan. 16.—The Nebraska legislature at 10:22 this morning completed the ratification cf the federal prohibition |amendment when the senate concurred in an amendment already adopted by the house. The amendment in which the senate con- curred merely added to: the resolutions the names of 18 members of the house who had joined in submitting the amendment. The Minnesota senate today passed the federal dry amend- ;ment by 44 to 11. The Missouri legislature today ratified the dry amendment by 104 to 36. | Distilling intere of the country anticipating enforcement jof nation-wide prohibition a year hence, have made plans to con- ivert their plants and to export whiskey and other liquor stocks _on hand. WYOMING ON DRY LIST Sheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 16 he Wyoming legislature today junanimously ratified the prohibition amendment. ARREST GIRLS FOR TALKING 10 SOLDIERS ‘LIEBKNECH IS CAPTURED i i | | Hl | Berlin, Jan. 16.—Dr. Karl Liel ;knecht has been captured it | learned late today. | | The Spartacan leader is said 10) Conlenz, Jan. 16—Twenty girls j have been seized and taken to Hotel | Eden in the western part of the city.) 24ve been ar ested in the German oc- cupied territory by Pershing for j speaking to American soldiers against the official order. Other girls have deen deported for violating the order. The provost guard is certain tq inter- jfere should officers or soldiers at-. jtempt to talk to a woman on the street or in a cafe. HIS MILITARY AIDES FRAZIER NAMES | REGENTS BOARD Senate Takes Governor’s Recom- mendations Under Advisement The senate yesterday afternoon in executive session considered Governor Frazier’s uppointees for the state board of regents and then referred the matter to the committee on state af- fairs. Governor Frazier nominates ; Rev. C. E. Verm superintendent of the Bismarck district of the Metho- dist Episcopal church, serving the un- expired term of Col. Frank White, to be regent for six years, , and Rev. veorge A. Totten of Bowman, Robert Muir of Sarles and Roscoe Beighle of Ward county to be regents for terms of four years, all to begin August 1, 1919. Roscoe Beighle, whose name was, sub- nfitted to the senate two years ago, when Governor Frazier unsuccessfully attempted to replace the entire Hanna board of regents, succeeds J.D, Taylor of Grand Forks, one of the oldest members of the board. This appoint- ment will leave J. D. Crawford of Sentinel Butte, who has two years more to serve, the only remaining ides over the campaigns