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THE WEATHER Snow and Colder. HE BIS TRI THIRTY-NINTH YEAR. NO. 38. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA FRIDA Y, FEB. 14, 1919. THURSDAY, THE THIRTEENTH FATEFUL DAY FOR DAKOTANS, ONE VOTE DECIDES ISSUES Yesterday Promises to Be Long Remembered as Date Upon Which First of Nonpartisan League’s Revolutionary Measures Passed the House PRESENCE OF CLEVEN OF WARD : WOULD HAVE COST EMERGENCY Bare Two-Thirds Required to Give Bills Immediate Effect Secured —Senate Almost Unanimous on Rural Credits Bill—Bonds at Par \ “Thursday, the Thirteenth.” This alliterative combination, for weal or woe, is bound to go down in history as a significant combination. , For, Thursday, the thirteenth of February, witnessed the pas- sage in the house of representatives of the Sixteenth assembly of North Dakota, by a bare two-thirds majority required to give them immediate effect, of the first of the Nonpartisan league program measures to, paag: either house. These were? : House Bill 17, creating an industrial commission to be com- posed of the, governor, attorney general and commissioner of agri- culture, which shall act as fiscal agent for the state in the manage- ment of all industries, utilifiesand enterprises which may at this or any future session be authorized by law under the league public ownership amendment initiated: at, the last general election. House Bill. 18, creating. under the control of the industrial commission a ‘Bank of North Dakota, to be financial agent for all state utilities, enterprises. and industries; to be repository for all public funds of the state, its counties, townships and municipali-! ties; to be reserve agent for such of the 700 state banks as may for any reason elect to designate the bank as such agent, and to generally direct the financial destinies of the state. The vote on each of these measures and on the emergency clause attached to ach of these measurs was: absent and not voting, 2. BROUGHT FROM SICK BED Reminiscent of the senate vote on house bill 44 two years ago, when Sen- ator Drown, a leaguer, on the verge of pneumonia, was brought from his sick bed to the senate chamber to reg- ister his “aye” for the new league con- stitution, was the coming of Repre- sentative Donner, an independent mem- ber of the minority, from his hospital cot. to join his voice with. the “nays” . on house bills 17 and 18, offsprings: of . honse bin 44. i ‘One: more negative vote ‘would have coat thé league the two-thirds major- ity required to ,carry,-the. emergency ‘clauses, to! give these’ acts immediate effect; to necessitate, under the emer- gency amendment to the. constitution initlated. by. the league, 30,000 : signa tures instead, of 7,000, to. refer thexe Measures to u vote of the:.people, -and to require that these. 30,000 ‘signatures bé obtalneds within: 90 days following adjournment: of she; session, instead of, permitting: unt Leto procure bare»7,000.* tos. 2 The two absent were Cleven of: Ward; at. point of, death ,in, a Spokane hospital, an independent; and. Kelder of LaMoure, a leaguer, ‘also absent: be- cause of illness. ? Had Cleyen- of Ward been present and voting. with his associntes from Ward, even though Kelder was also there and voting with his associates in the majority, the emergency clause would have been lost, and the history of North Dakota, of America, perhaps of the world, would \have run other- wise than it may as a result of the revolutionary, action taken on Thurs- day, the Thirteenth of February, by the Nonpartisan majority of the North Dakota house of representatives. The passage of the emergency clauses: in the house settles the mat- ter. The test in the senate came yes- terday, when-the greatest strength. the minority coule| muster on a league pro- gram measure was 16. Unless there is a_radical change, the vote on house bills 17 and. 18 in the senate will he 33 'to 16, a clear two-thirds majority for the league. The minority. will nev- er again be so close to victory as it was in the house yesterday. TOWNLEY WAS WORRIED President Townley realized that fact. William Lemke, chairman of the re- publican state central committee and ‘Townley’s chief lieutenant; was aware of that fact.’ They labored -under an intense nervous strain during the vote on these two bills in the house. They weaved from one side of the house chamber, to the other, outside the rail at the rear. In their excitement an suspense they stalked the floor like two caged animals. The applause which greeted the announcement of each roll eall was reflected in a lessening of the tense attitude of these two men, who. whatever their secret motives might have been, had played for enormous stakes, had wagered their all, and had won, Pleasance of Pembina and Nathan of Logan were the only leaguers voting with the minority. 3 House bill 49,.the third of the league program measures in the house, came up for third reading this afterndon. Interest in this bill, which merely au- thorizes the issuance of $2,000,000 in state bonds to finance the Bank of Nerth Dakota, was not, so great. The issue had already been decided! Town- § lev had proven that his followers would stick. DIFFERENCE IN SENATE House bill 49 does not require that these $2,000,000 worth of bonds, Bank of North Dakota series, sell-at par. . Senate bill 130, as amended in the senate committee on state affairs, 2u- thorizing the issuance of $10,000,000 to finance the state’s farm loan opera- tions, require that bonds be sold at par. Senator Cahill, one of the league’s floor leaders, asked that this provision be stricken out. He feared it might in- terfere with the sale of the bonds; that they might not find ‘a market un- Jess a premium was offered. CAN'T REPUDIATE Senator Hyland of Devils Lake led the opposition to this motion. “Twen- ty states,” he said, “have repudiated their ‘bonds or the interest, on their bonds, and in 11: states these bonds (Continued on Page Two.) Ayes, 74; nays, 37 REHASHING OF MOTOR VEHICLE BILL ADVANCED: Senate. Lets. in a Few More Gimps and Tucks Before Fin- ally Passing: Measure $5.00. TO..BE. MINIMUM..FEE eater Rate of 'Reduttion’ From ‘First | ~ Year Adopted After Some Merry Debates _ After diposing of pro-league meas- ures, the senate Thursday afternoon devoted .an; agreeable; three hours: to good natured discussion of the amena- ed motor ‘vehicle’ ‘registration act, which is something of a puzzle to all the legislators. The debate resulted in the final passage of the bill amend- ed for a fifth time as to license fee, to provide that the cost of regisctra- tion for a new car shall be five mills on the list price, 20 cents per hundred of weight, and ten cents per unit of horsepower, with a /provision that this fee shall be reduced ten per cenit the second year, 25 per cent the third year, and 40 per cent the fourth year, and that thereafter the fee shall nver be less than 50 per cent of the basic fee, with the further proviso that in no instance hall. the annual fee be less than $5. Senator King introduced the amend- ment, but admitted that he was in- clined to question whether it would make the fee high enough. Church said he was somewhat responsible for the amendment, but that changed his mind on the question to some extent, inasmuch as a ten-year- old car can wear out the road just as much as much as a spick and span new one. He suggested that this reg- istration fee was not so much a:prop- erty tax as a road tax, and. that the wear an ter on the rod should be the most ‘importnt consideration. Senator Hyland offered as an amendment that the reduction pro- @| posed on old cars apply only to the five-mill tax on the property value of the car, and that the weight and horsepower assessments, which might properly be considered a pure road tax, be permitted to stand unchanged so long a the car remained in use. Church explained as the reason for abandoning the original straight one per cent tax on the list value of cars that the advalorem taxation plan pro- hibited under the laws of the state a tax of more than five mills on prop- erty vlues for state purposes. Senator King’s motion fixing a slid- ing scale of reduction in registration fee of 15, 25 and 40 per cent finally carried, as did an amended amendment proposed by, Church that the registra- tion fee never be reduced to less than 5.00. Several other minor amendments were adopted, and the bill, still with some points in doubt in the minds of the senators, was at last passed. It ig believed the house will have some ideas of its own on the subject, and that the bill may come back to greet its old friends once more. PERSHING’S CHIEF - “AIDE IS ‘DEAD Paris, Feb. 14.—Col. Carl Boyd; prin- cipal aide-decamp to eral Per- shing, is dead after an attack of pneu- monia. His home was in Georgia. é CANNOT SEE HUN DOCTORS. Coblenz, Feb. 14.—Further evidence that the Americans are bound not to allow the intermingling of the United States soldiers with Teutons was indi- cated in new. orders prohibiting, inter- mingling or the patronizing of Ger- man doctors. 1024 he had} FURIOUS STORMS MOVE EASTWARD Chicago, Feb. 14.—The storm ac- companied- by wihd and rain which for twenty-four hours had demoralized conditions early. today was moving eastward with decreasing severity. While the snow fall was, light, high! winds: caused. huge drifts which’ de- layed traffic. i The Dakotas and Minnesota suffer- ed only.a moderate snowfall but heavy gales hampered wire communication. In illinois a heavy rain fell. No locality reported cold weather, temper- atures being above zero, PLOT UNCOVERED, Copenhagen, Feb. 14.—Papers and; letters found in\ the home of .Car!| Redke whose arrdwt by the Berlin po- ice was announced yesterday indicat-| ed that he was planning a Spartican! uprising not only in Berlin but in’ all) parts of the country. } { | | Villiam. ° GEORGE MALONE CHARGED WITH SHERMAN’S YEA Because George A. Malone of | Wilton, the miner member of the legislature from McLean, author of the workmen's’ compensation and mine inspection bills, somewhat re sembles J. C. Sherman of Steele, a member of the Emmons-Kidder | county delegation, whose seat is in | the same section of the house, Mr. (Malone yesterday in The Tribune's |. Peport of the debate on. House Bill 17, inadvertently Was’ quoted with | a statement made by Mr. Sherman. | Twiehell.-had said: “In order. to | do anything; they've got to have the governor’s consent. The other two. members ae-far as doing: any- | “thing are dummios, are they not?” | Malone credited with having replied, “Yes, sir.” | This'response was made by Sher- | man;'ang the gentleman ‘from Mc- | Lean ‘Was riot ofthe ‘fioor at any tine ‘daring the debate. Mr. Malone also states that he was misquoted in his debate on the | personal “exemptions bill in the | house, ‘and that he did not refer | to the merchants as “spidery” sorts of individuals. ra The Tribune gladly makes these | corrections in justice to all con- | cerned. Al | | 1%. JOHNSON. THINKS PUBLIC SHOULD BE IN ON SHOW Foritier Equity Head in Petition, Tells Why He Asks for Hearing on Bills M. P. Johnson of Tolley, former rail-} way commissioner, former state head of the North Dakota Equity, and. until this morning, when Townley forced him out}'a' member of the state equity | board;'Was denied a public hearing on | house bills 17, 18 and 49, when he peti- tioned the house of representatives yes: | terday. Johnson’s reasons for believing 4 public hearing advisable were set forti | in the following communication : To the Sérteenih Legislative Aasem- bly: Gentlemen : In your effort to so alter existing business methods and industrial opera- | tions in‘ our state as to make it easier | for the ordinary citizen to acquire a; home and competency for himself and family and a better education for our; children, all right thinking, people who ; believe in a square deal must sympa-! thize, but inasmuch as there is a wide! difference of opinion among many and: a great uncertainty in the minds of | others as to the best and most depénd-} able course to pursue to attain the desired ‘end since you are contemplat- iug the enactment of laws that will) bring about an almost complete re- versal with reference to two funda-; mental principles of government devel- | opment in our state of its natural: re- | sources of public service utilities, of} industrial enterprise and greater prog- ress in. popular education, than any. where else’ in the world in the same length of time, the writer respectfully | submits : H 1, 'That,no such law or laws should be enacted without providing for a public hearing on each of such meas-| ures, and ¥ 2. That -no one of such measures! should become operative without" be- ing submitted to the people for rati- fication or rejection and receiving at such election the approval of a major- | ity of all those voting on various prop- ositions.. = 3 I farther submit that all of this will be in harmony with the: préelection representations made by. William Lemke, as chairman of: the: republican. ROYA L. WELCOM PRICE FIVE CENTS PLANS FOR LEAGUE OF = _ NATIONS ARE OUTLINED IN REPORT MADE PUBLIC TODAY Executive Council to Be Motive Power of Pro- posed Union of World Powers—Arbitration Must First Be Tried in All Disputes—Court of Justice Recommended. Paris, Feb. 14.—The executive council of the league of nations will consist of the major powers’ representatives as well as repre- sentatives of four other powers. Any matter within the sphere of action within the jurisdiction of the league shall be acted upon. The league will have a secretariat under the supervision of a ‘secretary general. He shall act in that capacity at all meetings. ‘The representatives\of th high contracting parties shall have cer- tain immunities. The admission of states not signatory shall be with the assent of not less than two-thirds of the signatory states. |No state shall be admitted unless it gives sufficient guarantees to lobserve international obligations. ‘ TO RESPECT TERRITORIAL CONFINES \ The high contracting parties undertake to respect territorial ‘integrity. In case of aggression or threat of anger, the executive ‘council shall insist upon the means by which the obligations shall {be carried out. aerate te] |. The high contracting parties reserve the right to take any ‘action to preserve the peace’in threat of war. In case of disputes ‘that diplomacy cannot adjust, war tmembhers.of Tribuine.)—The: Rocky Mountain club * begs to advise that among. the hoy | > They are! in Camp’ Merritt: ~~ Teldtives, the: welcome | chivers*aNt*an increased ‘attendance: Tas eDeace LEAGUE TO ENFORCE PEACE TO WIELD BATON OVER HOT-HEADS AMONG NATIONS OF THE WORLD President Taft Speaks for Federation of Civilized Countries Which Will Prevent Any Single Peoplé from Embroiling Whole Uni- yerse in Another War Such‘as! That from: Which We Have| Just. Emerged—Address Gr. eat, Crowd at. Northern Paci! Station—Urged North Dakota to Do Her Bit to’Bring About Lasting and Universal Harmony for Humanity. Encournged’ “by eries. of: “Wer with you, Mre Patt! Go on! Goon Ry in spite of the handicap of howling; gale and hissing steam, former Pres dent William) Howard ‘Taft. made a} |\ most) effective, though very brief. ad-| dress in ‘behalf of ‘the league to en force peace and a league ‘of 1 from'the rear of Northern Pacific No. 3 at 12:30 this afternoon. Jndge Taft spoke to am auilience of | probably 2,000 people, including many | of the “legislators, who wore badges identifying themselves, and some of the the state administration, During the major portion of his dress he spoke witha big placard propped up in front of his face be ing the legend “FI er for president in 1920." This baa high | aloft by some N hn- siastic than ethi gond-naturedly overlooked the in MUST MAKE BE GOOD “The civilized nations of the world must hand together,” said the 3 president, “in a league which strong enough to prevent any hot-head- ed nation from embroiling the world in such a war as that from w have just emerged. “It was President Wilson's promise of such a leagu 1 league of nation a league to enferce peace—that main- tained the morale of the common peo- ple ef. Europe, the socialists and wl the other groups, during the recent wa and made the winning of that sileb. America must now promise to the: peoples must be ready to bare her shar the burden of establishing and main- taining this league of nations. 7 “President Wilson will be returning in a few days from Paris with a plat- form for a league of nations. | That. platform must have the approval of two-thirds of the members of the sen- ate. Our part will consist in letting the senate and President. Wilson know | that we stand back of that platform. We must Jet: our, senators know that we stand for a league of nations, a league to enforce. peace. “This is a nonpartisan matter; there is no partisanship or politics in it. President, Wilson «is a» democrat, an NORTHDAKOTA | BOYS GUESTS OF BIG CLUB Rocky Mountain Men of New York Entertain Flickertail "Fighting Men ‘tisan more ¢ . and Jue f New York, Feb. 14—(Special to The | of the Sunset: division’ debarking this morning from the Leviathan were’ the; following North Dakota’ fighters : William Hy Patrick, Beact: Howard SD Devils Lake. Maurice zwek:, Forks. 3 7 rand “v Tama’ repwhlican give up, my time to Wilson’ in’ this’ proj and Tam glad to upport, President ight. fae. nations vorld very. loge te que another,,,, America cannot stay, ont, nor, its résponsibilities " heauyise of . distance. You people in North Dakota may feel ‘that you ar far away, ain thar larly interested in feague of nations which will preserv world py but you are very close, md the problems of the world are your ablems.” . Hen Morgenthau, former ambas- ador to Turkey, “had just begun to speak when the n pulled out. He s introduced —h sident P. R. Fields of the Bismarck . Commercial club, He: had. progr d for enough to. refe ng to the Nonpartisan ban- ner, which by this time had been pulled onto the: ob tion platform — and heen given place against the rear gate.to, say that there were nonparti- sans in the party shoard the train NOTABLE PARTY The party was one of the mo: able which ever has visited Bis! In addition to former President Taft and Ambassador Morgenthau it ed Henry’ Van Dyke, the New clergyman and literat, ambussador to Holland; Prof. George Grafton Wil- san; Dr. A..Lawrence .Lowell, presi- ard; Edward Filene, the merchant; president of the Chamber of’ Commerce of the Unit- of America; William H. secretary of the league to en- p peace; W. R. Boyd. national cam- paign manager of the league to enfore peace; Mr p North Moore, pr dent of thé National Women's council. and Dr. Charles R. Brown off Yale. The Bismarck reception committee consisted. of President Fields of the Commercial cluh, C. B. Little. H. J. Duemeland, J..L. Bell, W. E. Lahr and P. C. Remington. 'S OLD FRIEND The occasion proved an especially ngreeable one for Mrs. William Langer, who with her hu nd, the atterner 1, boarded the car and enjoyed it with: Ambassador Van Dyke, an old friend of Mrs. Langer’s family in New York. Pr American, soil on their return from France was a ‘fitting one. William H. Patrick, a very well known young man of Beach, was em- ployed in the Atate examiner's office here prior to his enlistment. Mauri (Mose) Rosenzweig of Grand Forks has been an employe of several of the legislative assemblies, including the Wth, antis welk known in Bismarck and among legislators the state over. woe Big Tractor School At, International Harvester Building An interested audience greeted the opening of the International tractor school. More than 150 farmers were in attendance. Many. delegates to the Bauity meeting took advantage of the opportunity to get a line on the scien- (tiffe care and handling of trucks. The school ig being held at the In- ternatiowal Harvester building and the demonstration s are under the direc- tion of experts. Today many reels ~+0f-moving- pictures- will be shown de- picting the various uses of farm ma- is anticipated. =< tarbitration is tested out. | FORMULA i The executive council shall ‘court of international justice. | Referring to armament the ibe reduced at a point co: The executive council shall nsistent with public'safety.:)/)) FIX ARMAMENT shall not be resorted: to: until TE PLANS : formulate plans for a _couneil report says that. it ‘must Hi fix the extent of armament and cA -lbrought the fight on Johnson before ‘shall not be exceeded without the consent of the council. Private manufacture of ammunition shall be regulated by advice of the - ‘executive council. There is to be a full interchange of information jon this issue. { The plenary session of today’s peace session may mark the ‘conclusion of the most important work of the world’s most famous international conference: Adjournment may reveal that the basis ff i the convention. A. E. Walley was iso | nominated, and the ballot sav2 ihe office to Johnson's nomiiiee by a vote of 30 to 20. Johnson in nomin. clared he did so bec Hatter to have a taste of what he had been up against for the last three years, Baker did not relish the job “TI believe,” he said, “in the princi- ples of cooperation. I believe right to do things my believe in a democrac; T believe in the right to have my own convictions and to follow those | convictions as nearly as To can imter- pret them right nd just!y 1 aul, C. A. Swanson of Driscoll. _It has become the custom to give a patient hearing to every- i member of the league shall be regi! ra and | power to secure its release from'sich: | | expected to prepare the material re- inion of American delegates it {s jJohnson arose and nominated as his ifor the return homeward of the presi~ Norton of North Dakota, and three NAVAL PROGRAM Anthony Walton of Minot. 3. F. Bak on the league ticket. The ree. Such a case it will be the duty of the ‘one who came to Paris to present claims of any of the persecuted people. r | | Maintain Freedom of Transit. | | The members of the league agree to A | Secure and maintain in freedom of transit and equitable commerce ‘fot’! all members of the league, Alli inter- | national burdens ‘will be’ placed ‘umder the league, ait er] All treaties of international engage- TOWNLEY GROUP v= with the secretary gene! {mot be binding until registered. The | % é {contracting parties agree, that the cov- \League President’s Feud Against ; nants’ obligate “alr members anions | 3 i themselves they engage. that hereaf- Equity Man Results in Un- | ter they will not enter into any: agree- a | ment inconsistent with the-covenants: « seating, Latter » | If any member enters .éuch: a:nagree?|)) ESOLUTIONS ADOPT ED | engagement. i eat Article 26 provides that the amen i OCR. ste | meits to the covenants’ shall take’ ef- | Nonpartisan Administrators and | fect when ratified by the states.’ ! 5 While the great project of a ‘soct- ! Legislators Endorsed by (ety of nations is under consideration. { Farmers’ Society preliminary to the final vote, the con- ference through its commissions is Townley competed the process of get-| lating to the many. subjects making up ting the goat of M./P. Johnson early Beyer of ite sockety rs i ming whet Squity s soon as the conference has re- this morning when the state Bawity | iseveq itself of this burden, it is ex- convention, in a secret ballot, by 9! pected to adjourn sine die. The date {vote of 48 to § requested the resigna-| it is expected would be about June tion of the gentleman from Tol } 1st. Townley’s yictory was not absolut .| Nothing is disclosed officially as to; however, for immediately following his | safe against attack on the ground of uecessor B, F. Baker, the man who|Unconstitutionality. Precedence for Alliance. Tf it does require an alliance, it ts recalled there is precedence ‘for such an alliance in a treaty between the | United States and France more than ker deja century ago. , dential party. The large staff of state | department perts who came over with Mr, Wilson will remain in Paris, The party will comprise President nd Mrs. Roosevelt, David R. Francis, asdor to Russia, white house mploy secret-service men, 300 sol- who formed the guard aronnd the The, same sentiments had heen ex- |News representatives. pressed by Johnson, who addressed the| All the accomomdations of the lin- convention for three hours in vindiea-| er Will be utilized however, for not tion of his own course. Patrick M.|Only will’ every cabinet and state: Casey of Lisbon, presideny of the com we, uelinéd, ut: he woes will be x y ‘a x king Ce. a mel vi) 5 Hay Jia teeta al The-plan for the society of nations whose terms on the state hurd ex-| Was accomplished on the 13th. the Article 16 provides that if any perty breaks or disregards its covenant un- er. Casey and Maxwell, wit) vame their} der article 12, which provides for ar- own president and secret: ‘pitration or inquiry. it shall be deemed The ‘feud between fewnley snd, to have committed an act of. waft Johnson originated during the 1th as-| against the other members, who will sembly, shortly after Joiinson was | take financial and economic measures sworn in to be railway com vissiouer. | against it. These refer to members of ment ortginated. it is believed. over {council to recommend the amount of house bill 219. introduce by Duruis| military and naval forces which each of Temple. now a member of the rail- member of the league stiall contribute way commission. establishing ‘listance| to the armed forces necessary. tariffs for freight. The en :r> railway MUTUAL SUPPORT board opposed this measure because in} The members agree to mutually sup- its original form it made no provision | port each other financially and eco- for favorable rates on lignite. This|nomically and also to afford ‘passage !for the settlement of all future controversies has been paid. ments “entered: into. /heréattér! :By )B ment, it shall) ‘be the! duty: of :suct 1: ' i the plan for the society but in the resignation from the state board, Mr. | 0D! se he wunied the] Prepjarations have been completed residence in Paris, oCngressman P. D. | president’s lucky day. a post to which he had been elccted | the league and those not members. In defect in the bill was corre:tel when }through their territory of any forces introduced during the present ses n.| necessary to'earry out the covenants and -the bill has passed both houses with little opposition. The convention adopted resolutions endorsing Governor Frazier and his ad- ministration and the members of the state legislature who are carrying into the league program: reaffirmed confidence in the officers and directors of the Equity Cooperative exchange at St. Paul; endorsed the work,of Sec- tetary Boddy in connection? with the Equity Distributing association and the commercial branch of the state union expressed anpreciation to the Bismarck Comifitetcia 1 club Yor the use of. its rooms,and_ to “President P.R. Fields on Page of the league. In disputes between members of the Jeague and a state not a member or between states not a member of the league, the contracting parties agree that the states not members of the league shall be invited to lay their dis- putes before the league.” “If the states invited to allo b league to adjust their disputes any ac tion against a state a member of the