The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 25, 1919, Page 1

Fair tonight. THE BIS THIRTY-NINTH YEAR. NO: 22. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY, JAN EDUCATION SOLE CURE FOR PERIL FACING ‘NATION Clean Living Must Be Taught in the Schools, Expert in So- cial Science Says UNCLEAN MEN_ TRAITORS Misuse of Bodies Not Personal TO TAKE HAND IN CAR STRIKE Paris (Havas), Jun. 25.—The French government is about to take a hand in the general transportation strike declared in Paris yesterday, at- fecting the surface lines and automo- bile busses. The North and South Metropolitan system the suoway, the street car service, and the omnibus system are effected. The govern- ment deems it inadvisable that even a partial stoppage of transportation in varis should be countenancea. The government today requisitioned street cdr and railway svstems and bus services, the employees of which are n strike. MGOVERN OUT NON-RESIDENT LANDLORD HIT IN TAX BILLS Men Outside State Holding Idle Land Here Taxed on .100 Per Cent Valuation MORTGAGES PUT ON ROLLS! WHERE THE B Obligations May Be Assessed! OLSHEVIKI RIOTED IN BUENOS AIRES _ TRIBUNE LAST Se eeted 25,1919. PRICE FIVE CENTS CAN'T EVEN TAKE IT IN TABLET FORM Anticipating an access of moon-shin- ing with the coming of national prohi- ; ‘ition next July, Rep. F. A. Hoare took time by the forelock yesterday and introduced in the house House Pill No. 66, which makes it unlaw- ful to manufacture, sell, import, trans- port, deliver, receive or have in pos- sesison within this state any-intoxi- acting liquors of any kind; or .any BRITISH VIEW ON LEAGUE BY - LLOYD GEORG x Premier Will Give Speech on Is- sue Before Conference Today PRES. WILSON IN ACCORD Individual Nations to Be Sole Affront But One to the ; Here If Owner Has No Of- | worm; oe apparatus, powder, ba Judge of Justiciable : let or othe: imp! nent 01 Whole Nation FOR NIELSON N fice in North Dakota useful or intended to be used In. the Questions : distribution, compounaing, manufac- diducation as the one means of c batting the nation’s greatest peri vencreal diseases—was urged upon the sixteenth assembiy in joint ses- sion in the house chamber this after- noon by Mrs. Lilla G, English, who has devoted almost her entire life to this work, spending 16 years in ad- vocating reform and eleven years on the chautauqua platform, where she has dejivered her message to. thou- sands. ‘Mrs. English, whose home is in Lincoln, Neb., has been in the state for several weeks, carrying on in the schools a campaign for clean living. She has 35 North Dakota towns on her itinerary and she” hag filled en- gagements in twelve of them, The specialist in social hygiene talked to the legislator this afternoon along the lines of loyalty to race and pride in family. fe SCHOOL PLANS Believes feaching Grain Grad- ing Will Be Great Boon to the Farmers J. A, McGovern, chief deputy in- spector of grades, weights and meas- ures, addressing the state convention | of county scheel superintendents yes- terday, enthusiastically endorsed the; recommendation of Miss Minnie J. ‘Nielson, state superintendent of pub- lic instruction, that grain grading be taught in the consolidated schools of the state. ‘I.am glad the schools are awaken- ‘North Dakota's séveral million acres | of idle Jands, held, by the railways to whom they were ceded by congress before North Dakota attained state-| hood, or by. large real estate con- cerns or speculators who have since acquired title to.them, will pay taxes} on every dollar 6f their actual valua- tion under the league's new classifica-| tion of property for assessment, which came before the upper house’ yester- day in senate dill 43, introauced by the committee on taxes and tax laws. The primary purpose of a hundred per cent assessment on unused lands is, | league leaders assert, to force them} on to the market and into the hands of actual “on-the-soil” farmers who will cultivate’them. A secondary io-| tive in boosting the assessed valuation on idle lands is'to secure for the state! This is Calle Sarandi, one of the principal streets in jin the staté peniter ture or mixing of intoxicating ligors | of any kind; provided that wine fay sacramental and pure alcohol for scientific and mechanical purposes may be secured and disposed of as al- ready provided by law. Otficers are authorized to confis- cate as contraband any of the vari- ous commodities named in the fore- going section, and penalties assessed are a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $1,000 for a first offense or imprisonment in the county jail not less than ninety days nor more that one year, and for each successive of- fense one to ‘two ye imprisonment jary, and the of-; ficer in custody of the liquors, im- plements, stills, worms, powuers, tav- lets, etc., shall be ordered to destroy them. NORTH DAKOTA Paris, Jan. 25.—David Lloyd George, the Birtish Premier, at the second open session of the peace conference today, was expected to discuss the British plans for a League of Nations. Without any official outline of the President's plan for a League before the public, a comparison of what Premier Lloyd George has in mind is only partly in order, but it may be said on authority of these in position to know what is in the President’s mind, that the British plan very gen- ally accords with the principles to- ard which the American group has been working. The outstanding principle expressed in the British outline which declares distinction must be realized between justiciable able disputes and each state must be the disputes and non-justici- final judge whether a dispute is tae Yitital ing to the importance of thiS subject,” | treasury the million or more increase | j iable is ta sajd. Deputy ‘McGovern, who told how]/in revenue which must be had to pay} ai ha a ee pecan mre the necessary equipment could be in-|the expense of the. league program. " jall delegate ‘ stalled for $100, and how a farmer: In 100 Per Cent Class. LEAVE IT TO CC ERENCE,“ children by taking a sample of grain| “All real personal. property subject Great Britain's decision to leave the 4 " * * alestine @ the German colonies: A could, place, their father in a position | gross sales or other lieu ta: - ithe League of Nations is profoundly ; to go to town with his grain and de-|{fied for purposes of assessment for {important, says the Daily News. SUPREME COURT President of Nonpartisan League Appeals from Ruling-of Judge Leighton President Townley of the National Nonpartisan. league. has. . transferred. from the Ward county district court to the supreme court the libel suit in which he is made defendant by form- mand of the elevators a fair pri grading and correct doc! proper age. “This has been a dream of years with me,” said Mr. McGovern, leav- ing with his hearers the impression that he had endeavored to secure such a recommendation as made by mood = NIeisOn irom the preceding school administration. D, H. HOUSER taxation as follows: Class 1.—All unused land, whether mineral, agricultural timber, site, trackage or right of way'or land of any other kind or description; all rai-l roads and other public utilities, to- gether with franchises and patents, and all real personal property in con- nection’ therewith, to-be assessed at 100 per cent of the full and true value thereof, : Big Idle Area. At least’ 40° per cent of North Da- kota’s whole area of 44,000,000 acres may be classified as “unused land.” heavy property loss. target for revolutionaries. Ann nner Buengs Aires, where Bolsheviki agents provoked riots which resulted in scores of deaths and hundreds of injuries, besides pe y Buenos Aires is one of the most modern and beautiful cities in the world, but its. wealth. makes. it a (2 YEAR OLD VETERINARIAN SHOOTS AND PROBABLY FATALLY Important State-Wide Gathering to be Held in Bismarck | { 1 I “The adoption of such a policy has established the League in its true place in relation to the peace confer- ence and invests the whole procedure) of the conference with an atmosphere of good will.” Next Week It Great Britain is ready to give ‘ such au effective pledge of her faith ni . . 5 ah : ,{in the League of Nations, no’ other ane annual convention of nthe | pow is left with an excuse for hold- North Dakota association of county) ing back. registers of deeds, to be held in Bis- Sere are xt oT sday and -Fri TEA ENJOYED, marck next Thursday and Friday, P: . (Friday) Jan. 24.—The “tea” promises to be one of the most im- ortant gatherings in this city during given at the White House this after- noon was an event, the like of which This land is now assessed at 30 per v the French capital probably has never the legislative association. The reg: er Senator J, A, (Englund of. Ken- mare. During the last session there appeared in various league newspapers a story to the effect that Englund was not a citizen of the United States; that, he had .surrendered American citizenship when he took up a home- atead claim. in Canadd,‘ and that he ‘was illegally serving’as deputy sta.e oil inspector and as a member of the state sénate, Senator Englund, immediately prov- ed the falsity of thése:charges, show- ing that his Canadian claim Was’ ta- ken under an old act. which did ‘not require homestéaders. to become Cat- adian citizens, and” shortly’ thereafter he initiated suit against Townley anda other leaguers for damages, charging ‘libel and defamation of character. At ter dragging along for months the action finally came up for trial be- fore Judge Leighton of Ward coun- ty. Townley demurred to the com- plaint, and the court overruléd ‘his ‘de- murrer. ‘Townley then appealed to the supreme court, which received the records in the case yesterday. The appeal has not yet been set for ar- gument. BOLSHEVIKS CAPTURE ONSK Omsk, Jan, 25.—Usa has fallen to the Bolsheviks, , The revéfsa; to ‘tie Russian and Czecho-Slovak’ forcés there is said torbe chiefly due to the failure of arms to arrive from VJadiv- ostok. The troops have fallea back 140 miles to the northeast, where they are making a stand in the Ural coun- try. Thousands of rifles have arrived ‘at the front and are being rushed to Cheviadansk,. which is not believed to be in danger for the preesnt. Military experts here realize that the weak points on the Ural front are between Usa Cheliabansk, and fur- ther south at.Orandurg, where Gen. Dutoff's cossacks are reported to be worn out by constant pressure from superior forces of Bolshevixs. The capture of Orandurg would give the Bolsheviks possesicn of the railway running into a rich section of Turkestan and would increase their resources for opposition to the Rus- sians and the allies. Further north Bolshevik forces, driven back {rom Perm, when Gen. Gedia’s Siberian and Czecho-Slovak troops took that city, and reorganized and are reported to be fighting desperately along the Kena river. Despite the fact that the Czecho-Slovak forces are without sufficient clothing. and cuffering se- vere hardships, it is believed that with Gen. Knox of the British forces looking after the supplies the situa- tion in this section is favorable. “RESULTS IN FAILURE. London, (British Wireless) Jan. 25. —Bolshevik efforts to bombard Reval from the sea have resulted in com- plete failure. Every vessel in the fleet is said to have been sunk. DEFENSE COUNCILS TO ASSIST LABOR New York, Jan. 25.—The nation- wide resources of the United States council of national defense have been placed at the disposal of the United States employment service, in an ef- fort to meet the problem of unem- ployment. The director has ordered 164,000 - municipal and community nits to furnish the federal employ- ment service with information &s to the needs of employers in their com- munities. It was announced that 18, 00 bureaus had been established bs council. the . QF NAPOLEON TS: PRESIDENT ‘Fargo,. Jan, 25.—The last session of the convention ‘of. the North Dakota Implement Dealers’ * association was held Friday, bringing to a close the most: successful and. :hest,, attended, meeting of the association. ‘A, number of. interesting subjects were. discussed, the report) of the. resolutions committee, adopted, .other reports listened to and, acted upon, officers and directors named for the ensuing two, ears and ‘adjournment taken. to devote the ‘balance “of: the day to. sight seeing in‘ the’.two. great! exhibits :of farm.,machinery, and re- lated interests. Lat at } The financial report showed the’ association in spléndid condition, that 3260 had been contributed to the Red “rece and other sums to various war ac‘vities. ‘ : The following officers were elected: rresiaeay &. HH, Houser of Na- poleon. Vice president, W. J. Reynolds of Westhope. Secretary-Treasurer, R. A, Lathrop of Hope. Directors, W. J.Glenny of Mott. H. P. Murphy of Edgeley and A. N. Junge of Linton. A great demonstration followed the announcement \of the’ re-election of ‘Mr.! Lathrop as secretary-treasurer of the association, members of ‘the as- sociation tendered him a rising vote of thanks for his efforts in behalf of the association. The selection of the 1920 convention city was left to the officers'and df- rectors. Resolutions were adopted as fol- lows: “We rejoice that since our last an- nual convention the great war of the nations has conte to a -elose, and that right has triumphed over might. “Tho conduct of our soldier boys in the front line trenches has been the determining factor in the tri- umph of the allied arms, and has won the admiration of the world. “The adjustment of our peace-lov- ing nation into an effective war ma- chine reflects great credit upon those in. authority; and the unity of the rank and file or our people in sup- port of the government has been a remarkable demonstration of the stability of our form of democracy.” 200 MILLION FOR ROADS Washington, Jan. 25.—Beside rec- ommending varying increases’ for vir- tually all postal emploees the anual post office appropriations bill as re- vised and reported out today proposes appropriations of $200,000,v0: during. the next three years for maintenance and construction of roads. : GERMAN SHIPS ‘TO CARRY YANKS New York, Jan. 26.—German ships ailotted to the United States for transportation of troo) ted @ total of 450,000 tons, the Tacluaing including giant Hamburg-American liner Im- perator, it was announced today. SEIZE ST. ENSEEA’S. Dublin, Jan. 25—The military auth- orities have seiged St. Endea’s col- lege, founded by Frederick Pearce, cent of its actual. worth, the average; assessed valuation per acre ranging from $1.25 in the extreme western part of the state to $18 in the Red river valley. The actual, value of this land, even that which is idle and un- improyed, ranges from $10 at the Lleast, to as high as $100 per acre, and, it ‘is safe to say that the average value of unused land the state over is not less than $28 while the aver. .age assexeedxaluation \of :such,land has not exceeded $6.50... Presuming thet there <are 20,000,000. acres; of| fdie or unused, lands which, would come within the provisions, of Class 1, the league through its classifica-| tion measure may be considered as having added to, the assessment rolls of ithe state ,$270,000,000 worth. of provertv which at a rate of four mills will,produce a revenue of $1,490,000. 'per’ anhum, ; i The ‘league's classification dquble3 and trebles the present assessed val- uation on propert listed in Classes « and 3, thus adding still further to the revenue producing resources to which the administration may look for money. t To Tax Gross Sales. The league does not stop hefe, how- ever. Senate Bill 41, another league caucus measre introduced yesterday by the committee on taxes and tax laws, provides for a five per cent tax payable annually upon the gross sales of all oil.companies doing business in North Dakota, the act declares all cars, transmission lines, tanks. tank wagons or trucks, filling stations or other property.used exclusively within "the state, or partially within and par- tially without .the state, to have a sit- us for taxation in the state. The Railways Again. But, the league has not. finished with the railways, either: When any railroad allows any portion of its road way to be used for any purpose other than the operation of a railroad there- (Continued on Page Eigbt.) | Fargo, Jan. ° 25.—Dr., Patrick N. \Varnes, 72-year-old Fargo veterinar- ifan, shot and probably fatally wound- ed, Charles Otterstetter last night as | Otterstetter was standing in the living {room of his own home :in' Moorhead. ‘In the room with Otterstetter at the time of the ‘shooting: was Dr. Barnes’ divorced wife. ‘Dr.."Barnes was standing on the lawn of: the victim’s home when he fired the» shot through the window, striking Otterstetter in the back just above'sthe kidneys: At the ‘North- western. hospital. where the victim was rushed: shortly after the. shooting, his condition was described as “fair” at an early: hour this morning. After. firing the shot Dr. Barnes backed away a short distance and re- loaded his shotgun, a 12-guage double- barrel weapon, and cocked both ham- mers. ‘Come on out you d—— old—,” he called out to his divorced wife, Mrs. Netheline M., Barnes, before the smoke of the shot had cleared away. Then he went back to his sleigh and drove up town. Immediately following the shooting, ‘Mrs, Barnes ran’ over to a neighbor's house and telephoned for the police. ‘Chief of Police P. E. Malvey and County Attorney Garfield H, Rustad arriving.on the scene a few minutes later. As the assailant drove up town he met Officer Sauvageau. ‘He stoppeu and said, “Come on with me. I want you to arrest Otterstetter and my wo- man for resorting to rooms.” Drive Back to Scene of Shooting Officer Sauvageau climbed in -the sleigh. with, Barnes. and they drove back to the scene of the shooting, 45 Fourth avenre southwest, Moorhead, and stopped about balf a ‘block away. \ who was executed in connection with the Eastern revellion of 1916. Airp! lanes,’ like a swarm of bees—213 of them—were in the air for two hours over San Diego, Cal., in the demonstration here pictured. And there wasn’t a mishap. All : the pilotsjof the machines shown in the picture were trained at Rockwell Field, San Diego. { i INSURES MOORHEAD BUSINESS MAN |\Meanwhile Chief Malvey was making ready to take Otterstetter to the hos- pital, and Mrs. Barnes heard the doc- tor’s voice: as he ‘stopped the sleigh. “Is that you, Pat?” the chief called. “That's me,” said Barnes, and he started’ to ‘turn the ‘sleigh -around. | Chief Malvey stopped him, searched him, and remarked’ that he didn't seem to have any gun. “Oh, were you looking for my gun?” {asked Barnes, “that’5s over there in the sleigh.” Chief Malvey reached in the sleigh and pulled out the gun, finding Hoth hammers cocked and vota barrels loaded. “I'd told him before that I'd | kill him if he didn’t quit fooling around | my woman,” said Barnes. | Were to Be married Next Week “Mr. Oterstetter and I were going to! be married next week,” said Mrs. ; Barnes last night. “I came over from | Fargo about 7 o'clock and went to his house as we were going to go to a par- ty in Fargo.” 4 “Barnes will not be arraigned for! two or three days until we find out if, Otterstetter will pull through.” said County Attorney (Carfield H. Rustad last night. “If he dies, the charge will! be first degree murder, and if he lives, Barnes will be charged with assault with intent to kil. This is the first big case for the county attorney since he took office less than a month azo. The scene of the shooting was the: living room which is in the reav of; the house. Mrs. Barnes was standing, un in the room and Otterstetter had; his back to the window and was welking toward the kitchen, when; without warning the shot crashed through the window and struck him| lin the hack, The shell was loaded with No. 5 shot, the size comomnly used (Continued on page eight) | the Non-Partisan League and farmers Society of Equity have passed reso- ‘lutions advocating a new trial for) | Thomas J. trars, because of. war conditions, | abandoned their annual meeting to have been held in Jamestown last; year, and as a result they have had no opportunity to get together since they met in Bismarck two years ago. Legistation affecting the registra-| &' tion of deeds, protection of title and! abstract business generally will be discussed’ by the registrars, and it is probable .some recommendations will be made the 16th assembly. An al- most 100 per cent'attendance of mem-| bers is anticipated. ‘The sessions will be held in the commercial club rooms. ALLIED TROOPS RETIRE BEFORE THE BOLSHEVIKS, Washington, Jan. 25.—Retirement of the allied forces holding advanced positions in the Archangel sector by attacks of superior forces of Bolshe- viki is reported under date of January | 23rd made public today by General March, The points attacked by enemy lay generally about 190 miles from Arch- angel. He said the inter-allied com- mander there had adequate troops to reinforce the elements and handle the situation. The message reported} American losses at Ust Pedenga as 10 enlisted men killed, 17 wounded and 11 missing. A later dispatch said subsequent attacks on American posi- tions were repulsed. An inter-allied force engaged at} Shenkurst consisted of a British de- tachment; two companies of Amer- icans and two companies of Russians. | These were attacked on three sides and compelled to evacuate their po- | sitions, as well as allied patrols hold- | ing Ust -Pedenga, In one of the at-j tacks’ reported 1,000 enemy troops! were in action against the small al-} lied force. ADVOCATE | NEW TRIAL | FOR MOONBY -Members of Great Falls, Jan? 2 attending the American union for the Moone! i Vice President of Harpers Is Dead Summit, N. J, Jan, 25.—Frederick ‘M. Dunecka, vice president of Harper & Bros., publishing house, died at his ‘home here today. Before joining Har- per & Bros., he was city editor of the New York World. FIFTY ALIEN WOMEN INTERNED DURING WAR Washington, Jan. 25—Less than fifty alien enemy women were interned during the war it was disclosed today by the Department of Justice. Heretofore they have been confined in institutions about the country. seen, Its purposes was to make the French President and his wife. feel that they were a part of the official family. The President and Mrs. Wilson sted hosts for an hour. The sar- ent of the French guard gallantly introduced his men as did the Amer- ican sargent guard. ATTENDS OPERA. Paris, Jan. 25,—President “Wilson went to the operat tonight to see a per- formance of Castor Polleux. It was the first time he had gone to a regular performance since he left Washington. The President took with him a very small party, including General Bliss and Rear Admiral Grayson. The performance was put on in gala fashion. Althqught much of the vast audi- torium was taken up by persons of official ranks, there was room for the eneral public. When the President entered he re- ceived a tremendous demonstration. The Star Spangled Banner was sung and then the Marseilles, FIGHTING IN PROGRESS. Lisbon, Jan, 25.—Fighting between republicans and monarchists was in progress in many parts of the city. GERMANS LIVED IN FEAR OF THE NEGRO SOLDIER American Army of Occupation, Jan. zo.—Wherever | American negroes have appeared in the occupied zone they have attracted great attention. In Coblenz and other points in the early days of occupation it was ne- cessary for the military police to en- force the rules against congregating. According to a discharged German soldier, the German army early in the war otfered a reward of 400: marks for the capture alive of each negro. He said that throughout the war. German soldiers lived in terror of the negro soldier and that It was to overcome this fear that the re- ward was offered. One evening a scouting party of ten soldiers, including the discharged soldier, encountered a patrol of two French negroes. Four of the Ger- mans were killed, and one of the ne- groes escaped, but the other was cap- tupred, and the six Germans who liv- ed to get back to their own lines di- vided the reward of 400 marks among tnem. Casselton Takes Game From High Casselton, on its own floor. defeat- ed the Bismarck high last night by @ score of 23 to 9. The first half end- ed with the tally 14 to 4 in favor of Casselton. Bismarck stiffened some- what in the second half, making five points to the victors’ nine. George substituted for Larson in the last ten minutes of play. Otherwise the regu- lar line-up of the Bismarck team was used. Tonight Bismarck plays Fargo, and tomorrow the team will return on ‘No. 3. The boys report the best of treat- ment in the Red river valley, and they are enjoying their expedition. ‘Next Friday night Bismarck will meet Mandan in what promises to ve the big game of the season. A spe- cial train will leave Bismarck at.8:30 p. m., returning from Mandan at:mid-. night, and a large number of robters tre planning to accompany the team. +