The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 12, 1919, Page 2

BISMARCK DAILY, TRIBUNE — WANT CHANCE TO VOTE ON SCHEME Petitioners Declare Many Things Planned Never Were Con- | sidered by People John Haag of Fredonia, one of the most substantial and progressive farm- ers of Logan county, arrived in Bis- marck today with petitions signed by : 400 representative farmers of Logan and McIntosh counties which Mr, Haag will ask the Logan-McIntosh legisla- tiye delegation—Hardt, Nathan and Donner—to introduce on the floor of the house Thursday afternoon. These petitions ask that the emer- gency clause on all measures not es- sential to the peace, health and safety of the state be defeated, and that ia particular this emergency clause be not} attached to the league's economic leg- i islation, in order that the people may have an opportunity to express their approval or disapproval of these meas: ures.” Have Never Spoken a Speaking for the signers of these i petitions, Mr. Haag in aun’ interview iJ today said: . “At the last general election the yote in McIntosh county for the amend- ments was 372 and against them 300. a In Logan the vote for the amendments | 4 was 279 and against 157. Not much a over) 40, or 45 per cent. of the people voting voted at all on » amendments and the whole vote t at this eb tion, because of flu and other condt-| tions, was not over 50 per cent of the normal vote of McIntosh and Log counties. = The vote cast. for F was for personal reasons much than that given the amendment: received 410 more votes than we: A for the adoption of the The people in voting for F not, all of them, voting for program. “But the question pefition is not cone adoption of the co ments. The men who titions never voted for many things w. the ue is purposing We had h d much of t minal elevators and flour mills, and we were for them and for then, but there.are other things. brought-up -only since, the jlature, convened. h aati! vane had any tinie to con FE Nobody knows whether avmajority of the people are for them or not. All we ask is tha gency. on these bills be killed and that the people be given a reasonable tim to express approval or disapproval oi these measures. It need not delay the’ Sie oobi more than four months involved in this rned with the tutional amend- igs the Petition “Wg the Handrable Members of the & teenth Legislative “Whereas, the people of North Da kota.in order to create a more perf democracy by taking the power out of the hands of the few and placing it iu the hands of the man stitution that wholesome measure, the initiative and | referendum, and “Whereas, the people of this great state placing faith; confidence and trus: |3 in the integrity, hon judgment of their leg a recent amendment to our con: tion granted such legislators th: traordinary power of limiting the er of the people to lawn as the-emergency. clause, Whereas, it: was the intent:and p' Rage of the people in granting such. extraordinary power to the legisla‘ure that same should not be used to 4 stroy. the power of the people to refer end by: placing on all biJls and act the said emergency clause, and “Whereas, the people intended that such emergency clause should be placed | only upon bills or acts pertaining to! the peace, health and safety of the neo- ple and for the maintenance of the gov ernment, and | “Whereas, there is now before the legislature bills not pertaining to the aforesaid matters, and which can safe- the taking: effect of such acts thus per- mitting the people to exercise their sovereign right of approval or disap- proval’ thereof, atid “Whereas, some of such bills and acts create extraordinary expenditures, huge’ bond issues, placing the state o its people heavily in debt,, plaei Last. Time _To-Night auinbi e| without have enacted ly await ‘the constitutional time for |= Q FARMERS PROTEST PASSAGE OF EMERGENCY CLAUSE ON LEAGUE ECONOMIC MEASURES IN ASSEMBLY Delegation Awaits on Representatives From Mc- Intosh and Logan County With Petitions Rep- resenting Majority of Agriculturists d power in by giving him absolute power and cou- trol over the finances, wealth and prop- erty of the people of the state with ity and pe gigantic and um terprises and none of which should be created or put into effect without first having the ap- proval of the sovereign power of the state, that is the people, “Therefore, W evs and taxpay Thirty-sixth d. spectfully petition our honorable meim- bers of said dis' their power and act or bill not pertaining to the peace, health or safety the maintenance ment which has thereon said emer- gency clau bills aforesa bill contains or any kind’ of an emergency clause.” MORE JUDGES NECESSARY AS FIFTH WHEEL Speaking on 1 reduce tricts from 12 ¢ resentative Burt in the house Tue “There is con: plan of fewer judges in each. more need of adc y} state than there rjon an automobile has told me wit that six or eight tricted. could ta o| business in the for additio 100 per oppose t ce the counties >xpenses the propo: rd ations rd to wer plex. Water 211 Rosser street or phone id mentioned. with. refer- ence to placing all “power in the hands of any one man, indebting the state by bond issues or othérwise when G the number of of judges from 12 to l districts have been formed WOR! RENT—Moderh, five rood ue i DICKINSON ELKS MAKEREPLY.T0 Deny Bad Faith or Exorbitant Rental Charges for the Use of Building Several days ago the ‘Tribune car- ried the budget board’s views of the rental charged the Dickinson normal for the upper floors of the Elks’ tem- ple at Dickinson. Today tlie Tribune presents in the following letter. the opinions of the Dickinson Elks on this subject: January 22, 1919. The Bismarck Tribune, Bismarck, North Dakota. Gentlemen: 5 In the issue of your paper of Janu- ary 21, 1919, appeared an article stat- the undersigned, yot-|ing that “Dickinson men asked too within a e| much for rental of hall” and that the rict, do Dickinson Elks asked $300 per month for rent of upper floors of building for normal school purposes, while they are renting the lower floor for the sum of $120 per month. In order to correct these misstate- ments of fact, we wish you to publish this communication: A committee representing Dickinson Lodge of Elks met with Mr. Vermilya and Mr. Muir of the Board of Regents on the evening of January 15, 1919, at which meeting the following proposi- tion was made to Mr. Vermilya and Mr. Muir: that the third floor, having a space of 50x140 feet and a portion of the second floor, having a floor space of about 50x90 feet, including the furniture therein (which furniture is of the approximate value of $3,000), would again be tented to the Board of Regents’ for the purpose of con- ducting the normal school therein from July f, 1919 to July 1, 1920, for the rental: now being paid for the same by the Board of Regents, namely 222,29, and’ if the Board of Regents desired more:,space, two additional rooms would ‘be available to them, making the space of the second floor the hands of one man ower to embark upon ntried commercial en- financial experiments ‘eby trict to vote and use influence against any of the people or. for of the state govern- nd to vote no on allj has thereon attached house bill 1 which judicial dis- ° Rep- of Grand Forks y said: ble merit in a ‘ts and ‘hore :, however, no ges in this is fo fifth wheel p. One district jud: hin the past 10 da: judges, \properly dis- ake care of all the st I oppose sal-|" At the conclusion of our meeting, ges amounting} the representatives of the Board of ear unless necessary.)Regents requested we submit our he proposed plan to| proposition in writing, which was s pay the salaries and / done in the following letter: judges. Furthermore. Dickinson, N. D., January 16, 1919. Mr. Charles Leissman, Secretary of the Board of Regents, Bismarck, North Dakota. Dear Last evening the officers of Dickin- son Lodge of Elks hada meeting with Mr. Muir, and Mr. Vermilya of the obit ‘off iHejerilid fit! resrard to renting he two upper floors ‘of the Elk build- ing for location for the normal school. The Elks make the following offer ne! is Ther ition month, The first floor of this building is now, and for the past five and one- half years has been, rented for the m of $225 per month, which fact as made known to the Board of Regents. to railway accommo- nse and without prop- k done in various Uis- Inquire 860X. 2-12-1w furnished. UUEGUUOAUOQUOOOAANQSHRAOOUOOAURUUONNOOUOLOUOUOUOOOCONOH OOO PROVED A SUC sunenafannadtadtontuatencamaecenety “y given indicated. DCGELELLTTAGLEWOLEUUDOEUEEONGSU TE AUDITORIUM int CharlieChaplin In Shoulder Arms Second of His Million Dollar Pictures THE FUNNIEST CHAPLIN; PICTURE: EVER *MADE Geraldine Farrar... ,}»,\ie wit rue rey ‘SHADOWS Now Being Shown in New York: -Any Seat in Theatre—36c other ailments. old and young, men and women. Peruna. For coughs and colds, and for all catarrhal troubles, whether of the nose, throat, stomach, bowels or: other organs, the standby-of the American family. Tablets or Liquid. 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Wag- ner, of Skate, Kentucky, Has to Say About Peruna have sed Peruna myself for Cafarrh and have it to others for Catarrh, bloating after eating and It has proven a success in all cases with All speak well of It is the best of all tonics.” A RELIABLE REMEDY tt ma ’ Peruna is \ It is the medicine which for forty-five years has been Sold Everywhere. bug ee sie Ee “= (No: War-Tax) Two Showa Bach Night 7:15-2:08: BUDGET BOARD 50x120 feet, for the rental of $250 per | to the Honorable Board, to-wit: that the board pay the Elks the same ren- tal per month, namely, $222.22 from July 1,°1919 to July 1, 1920, for the space now occupied by the ‘normal school, and if the normal school de- sires: the ‘two other rooms available on the second floor, the Elks will rent the additional rooms at: the monthly tent of $250: per month, thé above rental’ to include all of the furniture on the second and third floors of said building, except thgt in the lodge rooni. of said Builaite, which is now being ‘used by the normal school. The latter offer includes ‘all of the second and third floors, except the lodge room in’ the rear of the second floor, the Elks: to use the rear en- trance to said building. Very truly yours J.P. Ci . Cain, Secretary. The Bodtd*of Regents fully under- stood our proposition and the amount. of rent to be paid. They knew it was 22 per ‘month or $: a month nore space was necessary, and not apparently given to your paper. the sum. of/$300 per month as was ‘The following letter was received by us from the secretary of the Board of Regents January 21, 1919: Re Bismarck, N. D., January 20, 1919. Mr. J. P. Cain, Secretary, Dickinson Lodge, B. P. 0. E., Dickinson, North Dakota. Dear Sir: Tam in receipt. of yours of the 16th iist., relative to the rental of the two upper floors of theElks’ building for use by the Dickinson Normal, and un- . derstand thereby that the present ren- tal of, $222.22.per month, is to prevail for the period july 1, 1919, to July 1, t Tickets—25c and 10c. / GREY and KAHKI This isa quality for ma: ‘NOTICE Basket— Jamestown High Bismarck High | 1 AT Bismarck High School Gym. FRIDAY EVENING, FEB. 14 Richards of ‘Dickinson, Referee YA Worth $2.85 to $3.05 per Ib. FOR $2.00 and sweaters which the 1920, for the same space as occupied at present. The rental of $250.00 will include two additional rooms on the second floor, and all furniture in use on both second and third floors ex- cepting that used in the lodge room. I also understand that the Elks will use the rear eritrance to the building. If I am in error in the matter, ‘please advise me. I shall be pleased to present this matter to the Board of Regents, as well as the budget board in connec- tion with appropriation matters relat- ing to the Dickinson Normal school. Very truly yours, Charles Liessman, ’ Secretary. These two letters will explain fully the understanding between the Elks and the Board of Regents as to the rental of the building. Neither the people of Stark county, of Dickinson, nor the Elks, nor any other person is doing anything of any nature to hinder in any manner what- soever the obtaining by the Board of Regents of suitable quarters in Dick- inson for the purpose of conducting a normal school therein at a reasonable rental. They have pure d, paid for and delivered to the Board of Regents a deed to a site selected by the board for normal school purposes. In fact, they have done everything in their power to aid and assist the board at all times and in every way possible. However, the Elks in, renting their building, feel they are entitled to a reasonable compensation “for their ‘property. Hence, asked the rental as set out in the above letters, and the same is apparently satisfactory to the. members of the board present.. The rent asked, namely, $222.22 per month, is the same as has been paid by the Board of Regents for the samie-build- ing since October 1, 1918. No increase has been made in the sum requested for rental, unless the normal school wanted other rooms and in that case, the rent to be $250 per month, as was agreed upon in September, 1918, when the building was first let to the Board of Regents. ‘ Very truly yours, Dickinson Lodge of Elks, 4 By J. O. Cain, Secretary. i Carney Coal Phone 94 O. E. Anderson Lbr. C. by the people, shall not .perish Ss Ball 8:30 P. M. PER LB. socks { vi sowed and fostered tyranny. He asked that the earth. Had he lived until lematical, CUSTOM TAILORING eEXPERT ‘REPAIRING ~S.ESers “Style Headquarters”. “That government of the. people, The seed of freedom which Lincoln out the world, overwhelming the tares of : democracy should not perish from the the earth itself bidding fair to be governed by ‘those ” principles whose very survival in his times was prob- And had he lived to these stupendous -times, he would have seen the flag he honored again upheld in the cause of humanity ; again victorious in the “faith that right makes might.” And he would have scen this nation, the Ark of Free- dom, in his bitter day almost torn asunder, united again in the trial and triumph of his principles. EB. 12, 1919. CO. AGENT HAD . s NO L ICE NSE Win S. Mitchell ofthe state exam- iner’s office is back “from a tour of Minot, Fargo, Grand Forks and Rugby. on the trail of a salesman of the Home Lumber Co. charged with ‘sell- ing stock of that company without a license, The matter, which is a personal one between the state and the agent, not. affecting the Home Lumber Co,, .will be tried at the June term‘ of court at Rugby. for the people, from the. earth.” has spread through-, great principles of today, he would have seen.” N i SMD. PRESSING RY CLEANING