The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 1, 1919, Page 1

THE WEATHER Fair tonight. , THE BIS CK TR) rT THIRTY-NINTH YEAR. NO. 28. “BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA SATUR “191: DAY, FEB. 1, 1919. BUNE PRICE FIVE CENTS WOULD BOND STATE F DR RAL RAR AR ARARAR DAP CDDP ATE DDR AERAR RR AD ARR AAR AD ARAAA ARAL AR ARARAALLA INDEPENDENTS RAP NON-PARTY AS SOCIALISM Object to Manner in Which the “League Is Placing Pro- gram in Operation CENSURE FOR MACDONALD Pernicious Acti of Administration Strong- ly Condemned The Independent Voters of North Dakota, in convention here adopted ; the following resolutions as their ten- ets and declaration of principles: To reaffirm our belief in the prin-| ciples of, democracy :that have ob-j tained in-the United States since the inceptfon ‘cf’ oug governmen}. As. American citizens imbued with the spirit of Democracy, we view with serious misgivings the present po- litical conditions in North Dakota and | we condemn the actions of a few self- uppointed leaders and agitators who} have fastened themselves on the body politic of this state and who, through coercive and un-American methods are trying to divide the peo- ple of the state into two classes—a aominant minority and a subservient majority, We condemn the radical socialists in the Nonpartisan league for repud- iating the platform which won them their election. Having gained the confidence of a majority of the voters by proclaiming through their news- papers and public speakers that para- mount measures enacted by them would be referred to the people for approval, they are now attempting, vy the arbitrary use of the Emergency clause to prevent a vote on the most vicious measures; measures that will | involve the expenditure of millions; of dollars of the taxpayers’ '#aoney. | \vie_ believe in the eternal truth set forth by Thomas Jefferson. {n the wveclaration — of ers from the consent of the governed, und we condemn the present political ; regime of the state for enacting legis- lation that invo.ves the expenditure of mililons of dollars, and that may serlously impair ‘the state's credit, without first obtaining an intelligent public expression ‘by free discussion and by a majority vote. F North Dakota’s school fund, which is-larger per capita than that of any other, state in-the union, has always heen a source of pride to our citizens. We are fully sensible to the Yact that we hold this fund in.trust through a; sacred compact.with the federal gov- ernment. and we are.emphatically op- posed to any legislation that will place thig magnificent fund at» the mercy of a private . political’ machine for speculative purposes. We feel that the Educational de- partmgnt of our state is one of su preme importance and that its influ ence .upon the rising generation can not be overestimated. fore, condemn the late Superintendent of Public Instruction, N. C. Macdonald, who, while aligned with a faction that poasts of its democracy, now obdsti- nately refuses to bow to the verdict of the people, expressed by ballot, but y of Members | Independence, that) rovernments derive their just pow-} We, there-| WHERE PEACE CONGRESS WORKS er 1eanaee it , Neu ae rv HHT HE, ‘ This is the front of the Pa TROOPS TAKEN OFF TRANSPORT; NONE ARE LOST ‘Ship High on Rocks at Bem- bridge Point Near the Isle of Wight VESSEL CARRIED 2,000 M Southhampton, En Feb. 1—an| |troops on board the transport Narra-| at the eastern end of the Isle of! Wight have been removed by tugs! and local life boats. The removal | and high sea that prevailed. | can soldters abroad: utter landing at| Southampton proceeded toward Lon-| don. 5 | ESCAPE FROM STEAMER. | Deal, England, !eb. 1.—In addilion | {to the thirty men from the American ‘steamer Piave who were landed there | jafter their ship broke in two last; jhight, 29 have been landed at Dover. It is believed the remainder have | |been picked up by rescue. A tele. {gram from Dover says the captain jana ‘@ part ot the’crew have landed at Ramsgate. HIGH ON ROCKS. { | London, feb. 1.—The American j |transport Narragansett, Havre to} ‘South Hampton, is ashore at Bem- bridge Point, on the extreme eastern | end of the Isle of Wight. Radio call: brought local lifedoats and tugs, tak- ing off the troops, numbering 2,000. ‘PACK lais d’Arsay, where the peace congress is determining the fate of many nations. TAX JOB OVER 106, B, WALLACE Farmer Frank Relinquishes the Plum Before He Dis ers Its Juiciness COV- Frank E. Pac tax commisisonership. ago, as the pr Some time announced, Com- a more fertile field for his abilities in the .office cf: the attorney general, three-man tax would become an assistant attorney general. The t ssistant attorne a bill sp: sion 3, tion on “ the same basi members of ihe tax commission, Packard, therefore kindly consented 1,000 killed in action ‘stand in the to, give the ‘tax commisisonership | to | oder named: seorge E. Wallace. The latter agreed tu accept, but’ only on condition that He also num. He got this boost. | got more clerical help and a bigger) appropriation contemplated, than was originally and now Packard is wondering whether a $4,000 tax com-| with the opportunities | misionership, it offers for evening old scores with State Auditor Kositzky, isn’t,a more attractive ‘proposition than a $3,000 assistant attorney generalship. As matters now stand, however, Wallace seems slated for the tax com- RD SLIPS + 77th New York Metropolitan Nationa ‘dis doing consid- | 1,8 (erable thinking on the subject of the! N | gansett, which ran ashore last night! misisener Packard decided there was! tional Army was effected despite, the snowstorm | 22d it Was announced that when the 1 commisison was re, ¢ The-reports: show that:sixty Ameri-| duced ‘to oné, the Honorable Frank, s that of; division leads the ‘list with ‘the! salary be boosted $1,000 per an-, | t eee SU si be DRIVES FIRST. AIR EXPRESS CASUALTY LIST SHOWS KILLED | AY 27,762 MEN ¥ 1 Ninety-Five Per Cent of Lists! Made Up bythe War Department N. D. DIVISION LOSSES Total Major Casualties Among | Americans Is Placed ' at 56,592 Washington, Feb..1.—An official tab- | ulation of casualities, 95% complete to date, was made public today. The totals for all divisions, exclusive of! two regiments of ‘marines, are: Killed in action 27,762; died of wounds 11,396; missing in action, 14,- 649; prisoners 2,785; grand total of| major casualties, 56,592. The figures for each of the 30 com-} bat divisions ‘show the following regulars, } th regu- regulars, 3rd. regulars, 3,617; lars, 2,986; 5th regular 504; 6th regulars, 122;. 7th regulars, 326; 26th New England. National Guard, 2,864; is the first air service, It Captain De Haviland, pilot of the London-Pa known as the “Ritz to Ritz” line. F a vi ‘al Guar lis the first commerciz r route es- 27th New York National Guard, 2.194; | taptished and he has established al Rees near eer arene time of two hours for the trip. He is| land, Delaware and D. of C. National! #,Wel! Known fiver of the allied alr) Guard ‘1,117; 30th -Teiinessee, North ie Carolina and South Carolina National OR 21 MILLION BILLS PUT INTO HOPPER WOULD RAISE TEN MILLION FOR FARM LOANS AND SIMILAR VENTURES Would Give $4,000,000 for Highway Extension— Board of Regents, Control and Education to Be Wiped Out—State May Print Text Books —Big Grist of Bills They’re off! The North Dakota Nonpartisan league struck its gait today when bills were dumped into‘ the legislative hopper committing the state to a bonded indebtedness of at least $21,000,000 for sev- eral ventures. Behind each issue is pledged the entire credit of the state. If any venture fails to pay interest on the bonds, the deficiency is to be made up out of the taxpayers pockets. With what bonding bills have been introduced the grand total is now twenty-one millions. The total was boosted to this ;sum when bills representing $14,000,000 dropped into the legis- lative mill this afternoon. bills. : Ten million in bonds is provided for in one measure. Funds derived from the sale of these bonds is to be placed at the dis- posal of the state bank for farm loans. Just where these bonds are to be floated is not known, but it is the general impression that the state’s school fund will be applied liberally to assist in promoting the league’s program. The bonding bills all provide that in case,there are no funds to pay the interest on the bonds out of the earnings of the bank cr other ventures, any deficit shall be met by general taxation. It was followed by a flood of some 100 VACCINATION COMPULSORY IN EPIDEMIC ONLY Nebraska Sard a National North and South Dakot: Guard, 1,171; 35th Migsouri and Kan- sas National Guard, 1,75 h Tex and Oklahoma National Guard, 869; 37th Ohio and West Virginia National Guard, 2,150; 42nd) Rainbow, my, 2692; 78th New York and! | ‘orthern Pennsylvania National Army; Supreme Court Holds Children! ; Southern. Pennsylvania | : i 2,389; S0th | Cannot be Excluded from uryland, Delay : bewlic s bal Schoole if Uninocalated : and Florida Na i Pn Bent Da RAMSEY COURT REVERSED! lowa, Nebraska, North and South Da- \ kota National Army 66; 89th’ Ka D.C. jeorgia, Alabama Compulsory vaccination “lost an-} other round Friday evehingy when the | supreme court veversed a decision of | the district court of Ramsey uphold: fag the board, of education..of. Devils; lake. in. excluding, Lawrence F, Hhea| from the public-sehools because he! 'had not been .vaccinated. | The board of education acted under an order promulgated by .the state; board of health under Sec. 400 of th compiled laws of 191 This order made the display of a certificate show- ng successful vaccination a condi tion precedent to admission into any public school. Lawrence F. Rhea was not vaccinated, had not attempted to be vaccinated, and showed no dispo-; sition to be vaccinated. The board | : 7 oy pee of education denied him public school | be thd us 23th, with 1,074 and 79th, privileges. Lawrence's father, Wil- The’ heaviest losses in prisoners | #@m = Rhea, applied to the district | en ; i icourt for an order mandamusing the was in the 28th divison with 681 men! joard ‘of education to admit his son, } 90th Texas, Arizona, Ne nd. Oklahoma’ National, ist Washington, Oregon; Cali- | Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Montana nd National National 303. Other divisions with more than 3rd, 1,901; 42nd, 1,702; 32nd, 1,694; 28th, 1,544; 4th, 1,500; i 1,383; 27th, 1,302 { 1,084. Lest. Over 1,000 The only division to lose more than 1,000' men from wounds was the first with 1,050. Only three divisions had more than | 1,000 missing in action, the first with | | The 20th was The state treasurer is permitted to dip into any fund to help these ventures over any temporary, rocks. , Following on the heels of the ten million dollar farm loan bending bill is a measure providing for bonding the state in the sum of four million, the money to be used‘in developing the high- ways. Here is the bonding score to date: $2,000,000 FOR BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA. $10,000,000 FOR FARM LOANS. $5,000,000 FOR ELEVATORS AND FLOUR MILLS. $41,000,000 FOR HIGHWAYS. GRAND TOTAL $21,000,000. Another bill contemplates the elimination of the state boards . of control, regents and board of education and substitutes in lieu thereof a state board of administration consisting of three men to be ‘named by the governor at a salary of $3,000 each: This board will practically administer the business of the state or at least those functions formerly handled by the board ‘of con- trol, board of regents and state board of education. Advisory to the state board of administration’ is an-educa- tion committee composed of the state superintendent. of public instruction, president of the agricultural college, president of the university of and two other members to be named by the gov- ernor. This committee is directed to investigate and report as soon s possible upon the feasibility of the state printing all text books used by the state and selling them to the people at cost. This ad- visory committee is to be empowered to handle the granting: of certificates. It is believed that Neil Macdonald probably will be a member of the state beard of administration in charge of educational af- fairs where he will have a sort of veto power over Miss Minnie Nielson in many vital educational matters. There is considerable gossip going the rounds too as to who will land the plum of commissioner of immigraticn. Some say that “Johnnie” Brown of the state council of defense is casting covetous eyes at this $5,000 a year plum with a side expense fund of $100,000. Others say that this job is planned to fit Thomas Allan Box, who aspires to be president of the state bank. This who is employjng the influence of the | present state regime in an effort to) perpetuate himself in office; and fur-j ther, we most emphatically condemn | The ship is high on the rocks, a heavy | sea is running, and it is snowing, but; it is believed the men are not in dan- ger. taken by the enemy. to the public schools of Devils Lake. | second with 354, and 73rd third with he district court dented the writ.| Table showi h ‘by eel | Rhea appealed, and the supreme court able showing losses by regiments | reverses the lower tribunal. misionership—providing the legis- lature can see thé wisdom of concen- trating the 'sole taxing power of the} the pernicious activity of members of the state administration in obstruct- ink the work in the office of the pres- ent state superintendent. i We further condemn the pernicious and un-democratic method in which the laws proposed {to the sSixteenth ; Reports here this. afternoon are to j the effect that the Narragansett will} be floated without difficulty. #aong the 2,000 on board were sixty Ameri- cans coming to England on leave. Reports from other sources agree state in the hands of one man, a question which now appears most problematical. | Packard for some time past has devoted practically all of his: attentian ito. the work of the at- torney , general's office. place four infantry regiments in first In the opinion of the court “Sec. 400 division as heaviest sufferer with 1,150; of the compiled laws of 1913 is not to 1,265 major casualties each. These | held to authorize the board of health regiments are the 16th, 18th,. 26th,/t) issue an order denying children the and’28th regulars, jright to attend public schools except jon condition of being vaccinated | where thereis no prevailing epidemic ‘aspiration cf Box’s is said to conflict with the wishes of James Waters, state bank examiner, whose friends and many leaguers want to see in this berth. Just how the various ambitions will be placated is not known, ibut there is a lot of tall guessing going the rounds. | But judging from the utilities to be established, it is said that the vessel first struck off the} Isle of Wight. ‘Bishop: Dowling It is possible the ship came into the! Succeeds Treland| legislative assembly.’ were submitted | to and passed upon in secret caucus, ; dictated to by radical Socialist tead-| there will be énough plums to go around to the major league stars, while scme of the actual farmers and minor, league lights will |PERSHING DENIES Jof smallpox and no imminent danger PRESS: REPORTS | from this disease” arty ers. K 2 We further condemn and deprecate legislation forced upon land owners of the state, embodying the single tax, which saddles upon the farmers an unjust burden of taxation. The people of our state having vot- ed in favor’ of the establishment of a. state-owned terminal elevator :and there being logic that such elevator would be more as- sured of sitccess, provided a flout mill were built by the state and oper- ated in connection therewith, we are in favor of having established as speedily as possible such terminal elevator and flour mill, such indus- tries as state-owned,, being, however, ; in the experimental stage, we believe that two million dollars is the maxi- mum amount the state should invest therein at this time. We are, how- ever, not in favor of using the state’s credit or resources for experimenting in other state-owned industries until such time as the’ state-owned elevator and mill have been fully and fairly tried out. We favor the enactment of a non- partisan primary ‘election law for state, county and legislative officers. We are in favor of amending the Jaw touching the appointive power of the governor. Too much power placed in the hands of ONE man is not con- ducive to democracy. We are in’ fa- vor of having our laws so framed that no state officer or appointee can be summarily removed without cause. We are in favor of putting fortu. every effort to eliminate the dissen- sion that has been created by the! preaching of class hatred and we pledge ourselves to labor to bring about just dealing with a diversity of interests, to the end that the state as a whole may enjoy increased pros- perity. Taspired with a feeling of deep gratitude thatthe World War has come to an end with victory complete for the allied forces, we desire to ex- press grateful appreciation for the ervices of the men of North Dakota Sho have so nobly and heroically done (Continued on Page Six ) in the argument | river off of South Hampton after be | ing released during ‘the night, FIGHTING FIRST EN ROUTE HOME, SAYS MAJ. HENRY Rousing Reception Planned for Remnants of North Dako- ta’s Famous Regiment ( ! | The remnants of the Fighting First, now the 164th infantry, is en route home, in comamnd of Major Boyd, writes Major Frank Henry in a let- iter from ovefseas, Cdmparatively few | junits and individual members of the! old Fighting First remain in the 164th, | but such as they are, they are com- ing home in a body, and a rousing welcome is being planned for them. Captain Colley of Fargo also is on his way home,/writes Major Henry. |Eastern Frontiers Are:Threatened Berlin, Feb. 1—Germany’s eastern ; frontiers are gravely threatened, says; jthe Taggeblat. i “Strong Bolshevik armies stand be-; fore, the borders of eastern Prussia, | and an eruption of Poles threatens | western Prussfa, and the province of} Brandenburg also is in danger. ' “Rusisan Soviet troops occupy a} line from Libau to Koveho. The fort-; ress of Kovno is not yet in their! hands, but the Bolsheviks stand di-/ rectly in front of it. The soldiers’ council no longer plays the role in! the Bolshevik army that it did at; the beginning of the revolution. Mili- | tary authority on the other hand is! vested with the troops and thei:; leaders. Rome, Fed. 1.—Pope. benedict has proposed ‘Monsignor Austin Dowling, ; bishop of Des Moines, Ia.. to the dio-| cese of St. Paul, succeeding the late, Archbishop John Ireland. ORGANIZE POLICE FORCE. Belfast, Keb. 1—The organization of a special police force of 300 by the strikers has been perfected. Dis- orders havé practically ceased. entire city has accepted the rule of the committee which prohibits Sein Feiners and radicals from speaking. YANKS CROSSING MOSELLE German rivers no longer serve as barriers: to: American progress. The; Washington, Feb. 1.—General Per. shing in an official telegram to Sec-| retary Baker today characterized the! sensational reports in Paris newspa-' pers of assaults and burglaries hav- ;* Of the World War ing been committed in Paris as ares “gross exaggerations.” The number Paris, Feb. 1—To insure an ac j of assaults and burglaries committea | curate history of the war a score ofj by Americans, he declared, was neg-jofficers have been sent to Italy to ligible. make a survey of the region over: Since the signing of the armistice,| which the Italian-Austrian campaign | he said, Paris has offered attractions | was fought. American officers are} Will Provide an Accurate History: | ;to mean criminally and mischievously making a survey of France and Rel-! | inclined. gium, { i { | | | i | } i I i i i | Here is the beautiful Moselle, flowing through Germany’s richest wine country, carrying on its bosom American soldiers on their way to, the Rhine. The men on the ferry are a part of Battery F, Seventh field artillery, first division. They are crossing at Ruine Beilstein. \have to be contented with the jobs carrying slightly smaller MILLION MEN PANMOTOR HEADS ARE RELEASED FROM NATIONALARMY - INDICTED {| Washington. Feb 1.—Demobilization| Accused of Securing Five Mil- of the army passed the million mark | lions Fraudulently in during the week, General Mareh an-| : Use of Mail 2 ; se of Mails nounced tod: Of the officers mustered out 2,444] = were on duty in Washington, The) Chicago, Feb, 1. led to such | 990,000 is alleged to 4 | | | | i | i 1 h More than $5,- demobilization has proceec have al ‘ a point that general officers are being | wently obtained i Sane discharged from the War organization, ; ently obtained in the misuse of the He announced the discharge of 34) Mails in indictments returned here to- generals. |day against the Pan Motor Company, number of men ordered a Deleware cor nora lOnree Ui eee e has reached 1,693, | P/@nt at St. Cloud, Minnesota. 000 returning "| CHINESE FIGURE IN MYSTERIOUS MURDER CASE Washintogn, Feb. 1—With only one Omaha, Feb. 1--Lt. B. C, Spalls-|clue to follow, Washington police to- burg is dead, and Lt. Da of Ft.!day sought to clear the mystery of Omaha and a civilian, are dangerous- | shooting to death of Doctor C. H. ly’injured as the result of an antomo-| Shie and Ben Sen Wu, all Chinese of bile accident this morning. ithe highest class, A double handful of woman’s hair! The sole clue the police up today covered with blood was found near! was the description, of the Chinese the car: |who met him at the door when he ——_____—_ | went to call on the doctor. TO SHIP SOON. | Officials at the Chinese legation Berlin, Feb. 1—Herr Schneddokopf, | were unable to give any reasons for director general of the potash syndi- | the crime. cate, said today that as a condition of | the armistice he expected to make a shipment of sixty tons of potash soon. He added: “We are anxious to resume former relations with the U.S.” overseas. Army Man Killed In Auto Spill, RADE STREETS. London, Feb. 1.—Serious disturb- ances have occurred at Vienna, where thousands of unemployed paraded the streets, pillaging shops.