The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 3, 1919, Page 1

nemesis a * this is true, it may pass. THE WEA’ Fair tonight. =|THE BI THIRTY-NINTH YEAR. No. 29. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA MONI AY, FEB. 3, 1919. LEAGUE BOOSTS’ NEW BOARD T0 HAVE UNUSUALLY BROAD POWERS Little in North Dakota that Ad- ministration Commission Couldn’t Control TO PRINT OWN TEXT-BOOKS Special Commission to Deter- mine Advisability of State Publishing Plant The avolition: of the board of re- gents, board of education and board of control and the creation of a board of administration of three members. to absorb all the powers and duties | of these three bodies, with others be- sides, is contemplated in Senate Bill 184, introduced Saturday by Cahiil of Grant. Senate Bill 134 is an old friend in new guise. Several legislative assem- biies have had the pelasure of kill- ing thi bill in other torms, under tae impression that it concentrated too much power in the hands of a very. few men. Cahill’s bill, however, is understood to have been approved in league caucus before introduction, If Its passage would achieve several things desir- able to the administration. ‘The elim- ination of the state board of control would settle the hash of Pat Casey and Simon Nagel, league members who have insurged against the: ap- pointment of President Townley's choice for the wardenship of the state penitentiary—former Sheriff S. A. smitn of Golden Valley. The aboll- tion of the board of education as it now stands would conecntrate control of all educational matters in ‘the hands of three men to: be picked by the, governor, overcoming the pres: ent necessity of influencing the opin: ions. of seven or eight, individuals, wiping out the board of regents tht governor would immediately rid him selt ‘of Lewis F. Crawford of Sentt ne} Butte, the sole remaining Hanna apopintee on this board, a scrapper and a source of opposition who long hag. been a thorn-in the side of Mr. Frazier. ‘ : The New Board. ° The board. of administration wopld consist of three members, to serve for terms of four years, to be appoint- ed. by the governor,and to receive $3,000. per antium. . They, would have the -privilege. of’ anpointing ‘@ Becre-| tary at $2000 fF annum, Theirs al ould ‘be the power to apopint a. “temporary” ‘school, ‘com: mission ta-consist of the superintend: ent of public. instruction, the prest; dents of the. agricultural, college and the university and two other .mem- ‘bers. This commission would be em- powered to .inyestigate the *natter of uniform text books and the feasibility of their being printed and distributed by the state. | The administration ‘board would al- so be authorized to appoint an ad- visory cducational board, to consist of the superintendent of pu%lic in- struction, the presidents of the ag- riculiural college and the university two other educators, to supervise the certification of teachers, the adoptiow of standards and the regulation of the public school system. The temporary school commission would. be required to report its find- ings om the.unjform. text book ques- tion and er, matters. to the board of adminjatration not later than July 1, 1920. | The bill appropriates $40,000 for the purpose of making its provision effec- tive. teed $5,000L00TIS SECURED BY SAFE BLOWERS Minneapolis, Feb. 3.—Yeggs ‘blew the safe in the office of the Clover- leaf Creamery here today and escap- ed, obtaining about, $5,000, say ofti- cers of ‘the company. Ole Sather, night watchman, was overpowered. KIEV TAKEN BY BOLSHEVIKS Warsaw, Friday, Jan. 31.—Kiev has been taken by the Bolsheviks, General Petlura’s troops partly going over. to the enemy. The Ukrainian govern- ment has been moved from Kiev to Winautka. The Czecho-Slovaks are bittely de- nounced heré because of recent de- velopments in the duchy of Teschen. Lieut. Reginald Foster of the Ameri+ can army, representing the peace committee, is reported to’ have asked Dr. T. M. Mesuryk, president of Czecho-Slovakia, if the allies have giv- en permisison to the Czechs to attack the Poles.’ Dr. Maszuryk is reported to have replied in the negative but to have added that possesison of Polish territory was necessary. MEET VANK PATROLS. Archangel, Feb. 3.—Golshevik pa- trols ‘were in touch with American patrols today about 15 miles south of Sredmakrenga. With the acception of widespread - patrol activities gna heavy shelling on the Viodga ‘railway line, there was comparative quiet yesterday on THIS PRINCE IS PHILANTHROPIST \ ee \ PRINCE JOHANN This is the royal ruler of Liechten- stein, repcrted in December to have been detached from his throne by the wave of democracy which envelop: ed the little country in its sweep ov- er Europe. Liechtenstein has only) 460 square miles and 10,000 people and Pripce Johann hag been a benefactor of the country rather than an oppres- sor. He has. large holdings in other parts of Europe and when the Liech- tenstéin ‘treasury has been low it was his practice to finance public works from his private purse. : GREAT GRIST OF NEW BILLS. IN SATURDAY, Legislators Take Advantage of Last Day for Introduc- tion in House The following house bills were in- troduced Saturday. H, B. 156, Ness.—To permit town- ships through their board of super- visors to build drains within the town- ship and outlets therefore without the township. H..B, 157, Durkee.—For an act to amend and ‘re-enact Sec. 6073 C. L. 1913, relating to usury. H. B, 158, ‘Lazier—To provide for the establishment, construction: and maintenance of dams, gates, and ne: cessary ‘ditches for ‘the controlling, regulating and forcing the overflow of waters in non-navigable streams. H. B. 159, Martin.—Requiring on written demand of the owner Of any real estate served on person holding ‘mortgage ‘the comemncement ‘ofan action for \ the. foreclogure of, said mortgage. H. B. 160, Klein—Ameénding depos- itors’ guaranty fund act’ of 1917. ' H. B. 161, Arnold.—Iincreasing’ sal- aries of: deputy county superintend: ents of schools. H. B. 162, Hardt.—Increasing salar- jes of county officers and providing that such salary shall be in lieu of all fees. H. B, 163, O’Brien.—Requiring that the label of the International Typo- graphical union appear upon all state printing. H. B. 164, Hardt.—Providing that real estate taxes shall become due and delinquent one-half on December 1, with a five per cent penalty ad- ded March 1, and an additional pen- alty of two per cent June 1, and three per cent additional November 1, on the original half, and that the other half shalt become due September 15, with a penalty of five per cent if un- paid on that date, and an additional penalty ‘of fiye per cent if unpaid No- vember 1. ! H. B. 165, Yeater.—For. an act to authorize fraternal beneficiary ¢om- panies to provide whole family pro- tection and prescribing benefits pay- able. $925.25 for services and expenses in- curred in connection with inventory and appraisal of public utility corpor- ations in North Dakota by Hagenah & Erickson, under direction of the governor and state tax commission. H, B. 167, Arnold.—Providing that the county shall furnish wearing ap- pared for insane patients. H. B. 168, Hall—Providing that no city attorney during his term of serv- ice shall appear as attorney for any person or corporatio involved in any. controversy or law suit with such city. } H. B. 169, Roy B. Weld.—To provide for ‘the cooperation’ of a county aud- itor with the guardian of an insane or incompetente: person in the payment of investment of funds. H. B. 170. Brousteuen.—Amendmeats to the laws of 1917 authorizing state aid for the establishment, consiruc- tion, maintenance and repair of pud- lic roads and bridges. , H, B. 171, Kell—Authorizing the state engineer to appoint assistants at $2,400 per annum. H. B. 172, Larkin —Providing for payment of deposits in trust H. B. 173, ‘Moen.—Authorizing the board of supervisors of any township to provide for the leasing, operation and maintenance of electric light and power plants or gas works within any unincorporatec village in the ‘township upon peti- tion of five-eights of the taxpayers Tre- siding within the mits of such vil- lage. Senate Bills. ‘The following bills were introduced: 8. B. 111, Bowman, to amend Sec tion 3969, compiled laws of 1913. re lating to excluding farm lands trom the limits of cities, town and vil- S. B. 112, Hunt, to encourage and. (Continued on Page Four.) -..: S | H. B. 166, Burkhart.—Appropriating ction, purchase, | UNIVERSALTAX UPON GERMANY FOR INDEMNITY Italian Minister Suggests Way ~ to Collect All War Damages PRO RATE INCOME To Be Based Upon Percentage of Losses Suffered | Paris, Feb, 3.—A universal tax the proceeds of which would be put into a common fund along with the indem- nities which Germany wou!d have to pay is proposed by Signor Crespi of the Italian delegation in the propo- sition he has made for the establish- ment of a single “financia] front” for the allies. The tax would furnish in- terest on that proportion of the debt | of the allies which Germany has not! ; paid and would provide a sinking fund. Signor Crespi, who said his proposal had been well received by allied, ministers, said his great point was that the central empires as a whole must. be forced to reimburse the allies for the war damages they have suffered. “On the aother hand,” he continued, ‘all the allies ‘have suffered immense losses,.and they must all benefit from indemnities ‘which the enemy: is to pay. Each one should receive in pro- portion to the effort they have made Thus smaller ones which have spent more than the larger powers in pro- portion to their resources should re- ceive larger indemnities. The fund should: be augmented by taxes of a universal character levied on all states, enemy, allied or neutral, the last named having benefited from the sacrifices, made by ‘the allies. Such taxes might be levied on imports and exports and ‘also on coal and raw ma- terials. It seems to me only fair that coun- tries which have benefitted and éven grown rich through the sufferings ana sacrifices: ef the allies should be made ‘to recompense ‘the allies. Such a tax: would’ be no ‘heavier ‘on one state than‘on another, since: it would be universal.” ~ LOCKED OUT OF Patterson;'N? J. Several thousand silk worker: locked out of their ‘places of émployment when, they afrived this morning:at 17:30, a half hour later than their us- ual time. The employes thus began their fight for a 48-hour week. AIR JOURNEYS "ARE POSTPONED St. Paul, Feb. 3.—The rst trans- states air journeys by Minnesota avi- ators, which were-to have started to Luluth and Moorehead from Minnea- polis..this aftérioon ‘were postponed because. of the Dlizazrd., If, aviators: make the round trip to Duluth and to ‘Morhead, it ig expected other. flights will be made by state aviators. It is; planned to: use the aviation: section of the. state guard for various kinds of patrol duty. PERMANENT 3 Plans fcr permanent occupation wi in this St. Mihiel section. For four have been buried here, and the large cemetery, duri : i terraced and beautified and PEACE C , ONGRESS PUBLICITY 2 ACITY MAN Baker is) chosen by President Wil- son to glye. to American newspaper men. at the peace conference such news of the meet as he, thinks best. Sort of a “committee. o1 public in- formation.” Since » -correspondents have won ‘admission: to all but, execu- tive sesions, Baker's job will not be as heavy. as originally plauned. Ba- ker has. been, editor of ‘McClure’s and the American magazine and during the war was, associated with George Creel in the committee on public in- formation. MORE PAY FOR SOME COUNTY JOBS PLANNED Sliding Scale of Salaries to Be Offered (Officers in Lieu’ “of All. Fees Relief: for‘ overworked and ‘under- paid state officials is promised in ‘House Bill. 162)- introduced Saturday | by Hardt. ? 5. . Salaries are fixed on a-sliding scale, sliding up: with: the populatipn<of the counties: served. oes County ‘auditors’start! in with $1,590 Hn counties’ of fess than 7,000 and run ag chigh: aS $2,000: in counties. exceed- ing, 35,000. County ‘treasurers’. salaries shall be the same'as ‘county auditors,,and on the. same basis. Registers 6f*deeds and clerks of district.dourt may receive on the same basis from $1,500 to $2,000. » : The ‘county’ superintendent of schols is given @’salary equal to that of the register of deeds, ten cents per mile for travel by rail and 20 cents for travel by other means; 20 cents per mile for his field deputy. The county judge's salery shall run from $1,200 in countiesof less than 7,000 ‘to $2,000 in counties exceeding 19,000, providing that county judges in counties having increased jurisdic: tion may receive $2,500. The salary of the sheriff ranges from $1,500 in counties of less than 000, to $3,000 in counties evceeding 9,000. The state’s attorney is allowed $1,- 000 to $2,000. In every instance all fees of every natiire are to be vaid into the general fund of, the, county. SERIOUS STRIKE. Copenhagen,, Feb. 3.—A_ serious railway strike has. broken out in Sweden. Workmen last night stopped work on 19 lines. OCCUPATION idtt were made by Germans years German soldiers the Ger- PRICE FIVE CENTS HINES NOT ~ FOR FEDERAL OWNERSHIP -Adoo’s Successor Declares a Five Year. Period Neces- sary as Stabilizer URGE STRICT SUPERVISION Declares Unless Extension Is Made Properties Be Re- turned Soon Washington, Feb, 3.—Director Gen- eral Hines testifying today before the interstate commerce committee for tho first time, declared he did not be- lieve in government ownership of railroads. “I do not believe there is anything substantial in the argument that @ five year extension of government op- eration would necessarily mean gov- ernment ownership. I do not person- ally believe in governneent owner- ship. I believe there can be @ form of radically constructed private own- ership with such close government supervision including government rep- resentation on the board of directors as will give the public and labor all the benefits of government owner- | ship. Moderate Return. 1 believe that all the objects which { think must be achieved to obtain a permanent solution might be accomp- lished through a comparatively few railroad companies which will have capitalization equal only to the real value of the property and which will have a moderate guaranteed return.’ To prevent development of a com- prehensive and permanent solution, Mr. Hines renewed Mr. McAdoo's rec- omemndation for a tive year extension of government control and said if this were not done that it would be best for al concerned to relinquish gov- érnment control without awaiting the expiration of the twenty-one months’ period provided by law. Full Opportunity. “It will give advocates of govern- ment ownership full, opportunity to press their views. without being in- fluenced by temporary. reaction by government control, “It will. stabilize employment. anu wage conditions, permit prosecution of.a program of huge; betterment con- ditions. $3 f “It will protect © security’ holders pending an ultimate eo jutiony ¥ Eliminate Polltics. “It will) minimize ithe. danger | of making the railroad question a pure- ly partisan issue to be considered in an illogical manner in the presidential election.” On the other hand, Mr. Hines said, it this extension were not made the roads should be relinquished by the twenty-one months. Reaction Present. There is now reaction from pa- triotic tension from war times, re- sulting in critical and hostile action of public as to government control. The uncertainty of the future on part of employes would increase as the twenty-one months period would draw to a close. Twenty-one months is not long enough time to complete many im- provements and extensions. Early relinquishment would not (Continued on Page Four.) LEAGUERS VOTE TOWNLEY IN “BY 98,000 St. Paul, Feb. 3.—Nonpartisan league headquarters announced today that members of the league have by a ref- erendum vote endorsed the reelection of Townley by 98,391 to 978. Town- ley was re-elected here at the nation- al convention'several weeks ago, when he formally announced that he would not accept office until the action of the convention had been ratified by members of the league. “In (Minnesota the vote was 26,180 to 183 for sustaining the national committee. In North Dakota it was 28,375 to 219. In South Dakota, it was 11,027 to 264, and in ‘Montana it was 10,918 to 80,” says the official statement. The vote was taken “in the thirteen states where the league is organiz- ing,” the statement declares. MAY SOUND -— KNELL OF SUB London, Feb. 3.—The abolition of submarines as warships may be de- cided on by the league of nations be- fore the end of the coming week. British and American delegates are said to have sounded all naval opinion on this point. It was suggested that the submarine might he used offens- jively within the three mile limit of territorial waters. “After scrapping the submarine, it is understood that recommendations will be made that the economic wea- pon take the place of all.other wea- pons in future wars. Respecting dis- armament the league will endeavor to work out a scheme by which the arm-| cording gradually be / Mail. will aments of all nation curtailed.” HIT A Despite the fact that th bill authorizing the issuance roads was unconstitutional. concurrent resolution amendi for highways. eral election. to date down to $17,000,000. lean bonding bills which if adopt bonds will be $2,760,000 per annu principal. and elevator association ; four mill TO TWIN CITIES, FROM BISMARCK Resolutions Call Upon Railway “Administration to Estab- lish New Service Unkind things of the Northern Pa- cific are said in a concurrent’ resolu- tion introduced by the senate railway committee Saturday calling upon Hon. Walter D. ‘Hines, director general of the U.S. railway administration, to establish through passenger and freight service between Bismarck and the Twin Cities, via the Soo:line to Moffit, the Northern Pacific thence to Linton, and thence via the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul to the Twin Cities. The resolution asks that this route be established in the interests of better, shorter cheaper service, which it declares has been blocked by the Northern Pacific. The resolution sets forth that Bismarck is a diverg- ing point for lines north, south, east and west, as well as a base of naviga- tion for Missouri river boats. A pro- test is registered against prevailing service and excessive rates, especial- ly on the Northern Pacific, and the federal railway administration is ask- ed to take advantage of the terminal facilities offered by the Soo line to es- tablish the new through service ad- vocated. The resolution was refer- red to the committee on federal rela- tions. The last date for the introduction of bills in the senate was extended to February 4. The senate concurred in house amendments to Senate Bill 14, Senator Drown’s grain grading bill and house amendments to Senate Bill 29. Senator King presented a resolu- tion protesting against the proposed establishment of zone postal rates. Resolutions’ from Nelson county school officers protesting against the fight on ‘Miss Nielson were presented by Senator Morkrid. STRIKE FEVER I$. EPIDEMIC IN ENGLAND London, Feb. 3—The strike fever; which has become epidemic in the United Kingdom spread to London to- day. There have been minor strikes in the city during the past few weeks. Another strike that will bring home to Londoners a serious situa-} tion is that threatened by ‘hotel workers, who will hold a meeting to- day to decide whether they should lay down their napkins to enforce de- mands for short hours and better working conditions. The next stoppage on the program is that of the engineers who expect to go on strike Thursday for a forty ur week. The fact that Premier Lloyd George remains in Paris leads to the conclu- sion that the cabinet members do not consider the situation as serious as it looks on its face. | PREPARE ATTACK. London, Feb. 3.—Ukrainian troops are preparing to attack Roumania, ac- ee eat) IMMENSE SUM MUST BE RARNED: OR RAISED BY TAXATION EACH YEAR 70 PAY OFF BONDED DEBT Total to Which North Dakota Is Committed Increased to $21,000,- . 000 by Nonpartisan Caucus Bills Introduced in the Senate Saturday SNAG e constitution was amended so that the sky is the limit on bond issues, it was discov- ered by the senate highway committee Monday that the of $4,000,000 in bonds for Senator King, as a corrective measure, introduced a ing the constitution so as to provide for the issuance of fifty million dollars in bonds This will be submitted to the people at the next gen- ‘ _ Lopping off the four million brings the bonding score The sixteenth assembly closed its work for the month of Jan- uary on Saturday with the introduction of state highway and farm ed will increase North Dakota’s bonded indebtedness to $21,000,000. ; ‘ The state would be obligated to pay on this indebtedness $2,769,000 per annum, or almost twice the amount of the present general tax levy tor state purposes, for a period of twenty years. ~ At six per cent the interest charges and sinking fund on these im. If all the bonds are retired within 20 years, there must be paid $1,500,000 per annum on the Two million of these bonds will furnish the capital stock of the Bank of North Dakota; five million will finance the state mill ion in bonds are provided for the use of the state highway commission in the construction of state highways, and ten million in bonds of the “real estate series” are provided to finance the farm loans of the Bank of North Dakota. THROUGH ROUTE Senate bill 130 is the measure auth- orizing the issuance of $10,000,000 in “Bonds of North Dakota, Real Estate Series,” to be loaned by the bank of North Dakota on farm mortgages. Senate Bill 133 appropriates the $4,- 00,000, in “Bonds ‘of ‘North: Dakota, Highway Series,” to be used by the state ,highway commission in avail- ing itself of federal. aid. to.the con- struction of state highways, and for. general highway construction’-within the state. These funds will be in ad- dition to the $750,000 to $1,000,000 per annum expected to accrue to the high- way commission from the registration of, motor vehicles. Under the Bank- head amendment, to the federal post roads act practically all of the funds provided through the proposed bond’ issue and the registration ‘of ‘motor vehicles will be required ‘to match dollar for dollar the federal aid which will be apportioned to North Dakota. |The senate bill provides that the highway bonds shall be issued on request of the state highway commis- sion in amounts not to exceed $2,- 000,000 for each of the two years end- ing July 1, 1920 and July 1, 1921. The highway bonds are to run twenty years and to earn not to ex- ceed six per cent. Both of these bond- ing measures specify that the Bank of North Dakota shall not be prohibit- ea from the purchase of these securi- es. All of the league’s bonding bills pro- vide that any discrepancy in the earn- ings of the enterprises which they are designed to finance shall be made up for the purpose of paying the in- terest and retiring the principal through the levying ‘of a general state ° tax. Pending the payment of such tax the state treasurer, may shovel’ money from any state fund available into the bonding interest and sinking fund, such moneys to be paid back when convenient. In the case of the highway bonds, of course, there will be no direct earnings and these must be refund- _ ed entirely through taxation. At six per cent the annual interest charge on these bonds will be $240,000, and it would be necessary to set aside $200,000 per annum to refund the principal. Senate Bill 130 provides that the is- sue of $10,002,000 “Real Estate Ser- ies” bonds shall be secured “dollar for dollar” by first mortgages ‘upon real estate in amounts not to exceed one- half of its value. These farm mort- Rages are to be taken in the name of the manager of the Bank of North ‘Dakota, and whenever there shall have been delivered to the manager he shall assign them to the state of North Dakota and deliver them to the state treasurer, who shall keep such first mortgages as security for the payment of the interest and prin- cipal on the bonds issue’ under this act until they have been fully paid. The bonds shall be issued in denom- inations of $5 to $10,000 and shall mature in not less than ten nor more than thirty years. The bill carries an appropriation of $20,000. x Pershing Emvowered To Release Men Who Are Needed at Home Washington, Feb. 3.—General_ Per- shing has been authorized by the war department to send home any drafted or enlisted man who presents convinc- ing evidence of sickness or other dis- tress in his family. TROOPS RETIRE. Paris, Feb. 3—Portugese monarch- ist troops are retiring toward Esta- Teeja, with the intention of felling to Copenhagen advices to the