The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 15, 1919, Page 1

THE WEA’ Unsettled. THE BIS BUNE THIRTY-NINTH YEAR. NO. 39. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY, F PRESIDENT WILSON ON WAY HOME FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT OF FIRST LEAGUE OF NATIONS DRAFT Chief Executive Will Land at Boston Where He Will Make an Address Feb. 25—-Gives Farewell Message to the People of France—Seeming Unanimity of Opinion Upon Covenant to Bind Nations of the World. Paris, Feb. 15.—With today’s session conference concluded, President Wilson left Paris for Brest on his way back to the United States. Mrs. Wilson accompanied him. When the peace delegates assembled there was a feeling that a historic moment had arrived. It was the third plenary session. President Wilson presented a striking picture as he read the covenant and expounded its. features. He spoke without gestures except twice, when he referred to “armed forces in the background” and the “exploita- tion of helpless people.” There was a ring in his voice which would have brought applause if it were not for the staid composure of the conference which forbids all applause. Some French leaders made reservations and some dissent will appear when the debate on the various clauses are debated. Premier Hughes of Australia, asked if some time would be given to discuss the various phases. : ‘ Brest, Feb. 15.—The president arrived, in Brest.from Paris at 10:30 o’clock and went directly to the dock, where he embarked on.a French gunbcat, which took him and his party to the George Washington. He was received at the Brest arsenal by an admiral of the French navy, General Helmich, the military commander of Brest, Charles Schwab, and several officials. From the railroad siding to the dock were drawn up a battalion of American soldiers and a French marine band played the Star Spangled Banner as the boat: left its mooring. All the ships in the harbor.displayed the American. flag. A French naval: escort, consisting of the cruiser Conde, and several torpedo boats, acted as a guard of honor for the George Washington. This escort with the battleship New Mexico, will accompany the George Washington to sea. The ‘weather was misty and cloudy with a moderate tem- " perature. President Wilscn left for the U. S. on board the George Washington shortly after 11 o’clock. In a farewell message to the French people, President Wilson said he had been received and treated as a friend, the manner in which he had hoped to be received. When President Wilson left here today for the U. S. it was announced he would land in Boston on February 25th, where he will make an address. It was said it was most probable. the president would make another’ speech; before returning to Washington. “ECONOMIC | ISSUES | NEXT Paris, nie eadtn biggest. problem pee the pence, con- ference now is readjustment..of: the world’s financial and eco- Die cohitionps organizations have been at work on these gublecte ind séme of their coftelusions: are about ready. ‘Phiy body*is‘the supreme economic council. and its work is of the greatest immediate importance. . It has been charged. with handling. such. pressing. questions. as. the disposition of shipping, the abatement of the blockade which:has been holding, back ship- i iktribution ‘of raw material and other questions affecting itey ofthe world. Priya BR GE een dk Soyast " you sd} gatsitod (PERMANENT VALUE). 054. i grt Of more peririanent’valie'Is'expected to be the work of two other, organizations created. By, the. peace conference. . These are mittee. ‘The former already has ‘its report: before the peace con- ference’awaiting ‘action by that’ body. be adjudged from the fact it has taken to make a practical use of the third of President Wilson’s principles. The’ problem involves the right of nations to discriminate between friends and foes in their trade relations and propriety of continuing the many special trade treaties with the other parties. The financial drafting committee is‘ dealing with another subject of the grdatest moment. It is this committee which will have to meet the insistent demands of some of the European nations for the pooling of all the credits and debts and resources of the nations. It seems to be the principle which will be met with strong objection from the American representatives. RESISTS DISARMAMENT Weimar, Feb. 15.—.Count Von Brockdorff-Rantzau, German foreign’ secretary, yesterday declared he had’ resisted and would continaetd resist to. make Germany demobilize all her military forces. The task of the German nation as' regards foreign affairs might be summed up:under. two heads: Ending of the war and the establishing of normal relations with other nations. Germany’s disarmament, he said, has not softened her enemies. Germany, he said, is determined to observe the conditions imposed by adver- saries including the complete renunciation of the old poltiical aims. “We are prepared to submit to certain checks on sovereignty,” he said, “and the reduction of our armament if our neighbors submit to the same restrictions.” ( te on ORDERED PRINTED Washington, Feb. 15.—Upon request of Minority Leader Lodge, the proposed constitution of the League of Nations was put into the Congressional Record today and ordered printed as a congressional document. ' NEGROES TO CONVENE _Paris, Feb. 15.—A Pan-African congress is to assemble in Paris on February 19, for a three days’ session with the declared purpose of securing the protection of the natives of Africa and the people of African descent in other countries. District represen- tatives will attend from the United States, South ‘and Central America, Africa, Portugal, Libania and Assynia, with negro popu- lations aggregating 157,000,000. . " ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE ACTIVE- Westerville, O., Feb. 15.—National headquarters of the Anti- Saloon league here today announced that the league had sent a delegation to Paris to ask that the United States be protected in its prohibition by such trade agreements as will not embarrass it in carrying out the law. : t The work of the league is to be extended to all parts of the a league office in London. be world. William G. Johnson has opened DEMAND BIG GUNS Coblenz, Feb. 15.—The inter-allied committee has served notice that the long range gun be included in the materials turned over to the allies. Ever since the armistice, little has been known of the German monster weapons. EMBARGO. ON MORE THAN MILLION ‘ RECONSIGNMENT |MEN DISCHARGED CAUSES PROTEST) wWasnington, v.“c., Feb. 15.—Army discharges in the army had reached a total of 1,174,545 ofticers and men, and the total number assigned for demobi- lization was 1,501,000. Of those dis- charged 71,235 were officers. SERVICE RESUMED. Butte, Mont., Feb. 15.—Street car service suspended because of threats Washington, D. C., Feb. 15.—Reply- ing to protests from various states west of the Mississippi river against the order prohibiting reconsignment of coal shipments while in transit, the fuel administration stated ‘the ~ {will be resumed today. ©» =< the economic drafting committee and the financial drafting. com-, "FO BE PURELY VOLUNTARY Its high importance may |: - of. violence from the minérs’ ‘strike MEASURES WITH ENBRGENCY SAFE INSIDE 30 000 Seven Thousand Votes Can Refer at Next General Election But Not at Special i LEAVES IT TO FRAZIER If Fewer Than Required Number of Signatures Are Obtained He’s Free to Decide Any. of the big league measures carrying. emergency clauses may be referred to the people at. the next. gen- eral election on petitions containing. only 7,000 signatures, but the only way under which action can be had upon these measures at an early date, the only: method by which the govern- or can be compelled to call a special election for the referendum of these acts, is through the filing of-petitions containing 30,000 signatures. And the filing of these petitions and the call- ing of the special election and the holding of such special election all must be included within a period of not less than 100 nor more than 120 days following the adjournment of the legislative assembly. The governor may call a special election for the, referendum of any emergency ‘measure against which only the ordinary referendum petition containing 7,000 signatures is filed; but he SHALL call’a special election only when 30,000 electors demand it. In the event of the ordinary referen- dum proceedure being taken against an emergency measure, the operation of the act is not suspended, as In the case of an act not bearing the emerg- ency clause, but the act remains oper- ative and in effect for eighteen months, or until the next general elec- tion, at wdhich time it is either ap- proved or suspended by a vote of thi people, This is the substance of an opinion which Attorney General. Langer on Friday handed down at the request of Senator Walter Welford of Pembina county, one of the league leaders in the upper house, WAR SAVINGS DRIVE OPENS Nx HoNDAY Asked 0. Cultivate Thrift | AR ARIE GoVeRinent ee at, ‘National war savihgs week: will be celebrated in. Bismarck and ‘in every other community in North Dakota and in America begin next ‘Monday. Pa- triotic Americans are asked to save, to create more wealth, and to aid their government in meeting the tremend- ous obligations incurred in waging a successful world struggle for democ- racy. The war savings campaign this year is to be a matter of volition upon the part of the people. No allotments are definitely assigned the Ninth federal reserve district, or the state of North Dakota or any county. People are merely asked for a voluntary pledge that they will endeavor to save a cer- tain sum. , Thé simplesavings pledge which all who can willbe expected to sigh merely reads: athe “1 heréby..pledge myself to en- deavor to sive pod invest $...... in war savings st ps.and thrift stamps of the 1919 serigs'during the next.... days.” €v The savings will be effected prin- cipally through organizations already existant of savings societies to be formed, rather than through formal war. savings" committees. Work ‘will be‘carried on in the public schools, in industrial’establishinents, and through fraternities, women’s cluds and farm- ers’ organizations. An effort wil! be made to stimulate the price of these different organiza- (Continued on Page Three! 10 RETAIN OLD TRADITIONS SAYS FRAU BBERT Berlin; (Thursday). Feb, 13.-—-The mistress of the German official resi- dence is a comely housefrau of medium height and slender, who up to this time has always attended to her house- hold duties and who has even been. her own dressmaker. Frau Louise Ebert’ was born 40 years azo in a working man’s home in Bremen: “I know we must be prepared for attacks from the right and the left,” she said today in discussing. the new position in which the Ebert family finds itself. ‘Those from the left will be the worst. Thev will charge us with extricating ourselves from the caste in which we were raised. That will never come.. We are’ going to remaih true to the traditions in wirich we have been reared.” f One son has entered “newspaper work. -Another son was only recently discharged from the army. The only daughter was employed until recently asa clerk. President Ebert lost a son in Macedonia and another in France. ‘The family, up to two weeks ago, were living in a suburb of Berlin. Now they are installe€ in the Wilhelm- strasse. The official residence has not ? NEW SECRETARY _ FOR IRELAND SiR IAN MACPHERSON In the new British cabinct Macpher- son is made secretary for Ireland, Ed- wardt Srortt having ‘become secretary of state. Macpherson has been in the war office, se BANK OF NORT DAKOTA BONDING BILL I$ PASSED Comparatively Little Opposition Develops in House to Third League Measure DONNER WON. BACK AGAIN Sick Man Elected by Nonparti- sans Who Veted With Minor- ity Changes His Mind House Bill 49, authorizing: a $2.000,- 000 bond: issue to furnish capital for the Bank of North Dakota, passed the house Friday, afternoon by:74,to 36, thrée being’ absent. This was-a loss of one.:for the; mingrity, as compared with the votes on.17.and 18, Thursday. The majority: vote» remained ‘station- ary..- : : : Murtha'‘in éxplaining’ his. .négative yote declared he, opposed the Dill. be- cause it did ‘not carry a provision that ‘bonds’ be sold at. par. : He. insisted the state should receive. 100 per cent for its: securities. A peculiar twist was the switch of Donner from thé.miuority to the ma jority, ‘his yote:making: up for the ab- sence of: Kreuger, although the major- ity. did-not need this vote, as 73 would have: given the’ league the required two thirds: ‘Thursday Donner was ‘brought {roma hospital cot to the capitol to register negative votes against the in- dustrial commission ‘and. Bank of North ‘Dakota ‘bills, Nos, 17 and 18. REPORT LUDENDORF:: - ‘ 5 LIVING IN SWEDEN. N. E. A. Special to The Trilune. Copenhagen.— Ludendorff, brains of the old German military machine, is declared living under the name of Ernst Lindstroem in Sweden and pos- ing as a Finnish councillor from the Berlin legation. He speaks to no one but the man with whom he lives, but takes long walks daily in the woods. LENGTHEN ‘HEARSE FOR ‘WORLD'S TALLEST MAN N. E. A, Special to The Tribune. London.—When Albert Brough, sey- en feet, seven.and one-fourth inches tall; died a. hearse had to be length: ened to carry his remains, He was Said‘ to. be..the,-tallest man in the EB, 15, 1919. LANGER ATTACKS ~ RAILWAY Attorney General Procures Alternative Writ from Supreme Court Direct- RIGHT OF FEDERAL = ADMINISTRATION TO INVADE ROADS AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC ing Director General to Show Cause Why Higher Rates Instituted Last June Should Not Be Revoked in North Dakota ONLY SBVEN IN SENATE AGAINST BLRVATOR BILL Measure Creating State Distrib- uting Association Receives Forty-two Votes MEES SEEKS ‘TO AMEND Against Provision Enabling In- dustrial Commission to Hire Its Lawyers , creating ‘a mill and elevator association which may estab- lish terminal elevators and flour mills and other marketing facilities, either within the state or without, as the industrial commission may direct, and which is to be ‘financed with a $5,000.- 000 state bond issue, passed the sen- ate Friduy afternoon with but seven eopoplne votes out of the total of Senato Biit * For the first day since the present assembly opened, there was a 100 per cent response to roll-call in the sen- ate Friday. Fifty per cent of the min- ority members voted with the major- ity on the mill and elevator associa- tion bill. “ The only objection to the Dill in the form which it came before the sen- ate for third reading and final pass- age was made by’ Senator Mees of ‘Morton, who objected to the provis- jon giving the association power to engage attorneys. Mees declared that the attorney gen- eral ‘should act as counsellor for the ;mill and: elevator association: and that he ‘had been given additional as- sistants in order that.he might have time to. devote to: such dutles. He moved’ that the. word “attorneys” ‘be stricken from the amended Dill in sec- tion 4, where it is provided that the in- dustrial commission “shall employ such contractors, architects, builders, attorneys, clerks, accountants and oth- er experts, agents and servants as in the judgment'‘of the ‘commission the interests of the, tate, 4 On a viva gti 1S ike TARIFF DECLARED UNREASONABLE . UNNECESSARY AND AN _ INJUSTICE TO ROADS AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC State Alleges That Use of Railways Has Declined as Result of Exorbitant Charges and That Stockholders Have Suffered as a Result The right of the director general of railways under federal administration of the common carriers, to increase or decrease intrastate freight and passenger rates is attacked in an action begun on behalf of the state of North Dakota in the state supreme court late Friday afternoon by Attorney General William Langer, with Frank E. Packard of counsel. ; The supreme court on showing by the attorney general directed to Walker D. Hines, director general of railroads of the United States, and the Northern Pacific Railroad Co. an order, returnable February 22, to show cause why they should not have filed with the board of railway commissioners of North Dakota as required by law a schedule of freight and passenger rates as instituted in June, 1918, by Director General McAdoo under an order issued May 25. The defendants are further ordered.to show cause why an order should not issue commanding that the North- ern Pacific Railway company, and Walter D. Hires “desist from’ meh ie. | clared the Mees amendment. lost, and the, bil] was passed in its original form Dy Astor Tee Cress § BP he Under this bill the industrial com- mission “may construct, remodel or repair all necessary buildings; and may purchase, lease. construct or otherwise acquire warehouses, elevat- ors. flour mills, factories, offices. plants, machinery, equipment and all other things necessary Incidental or convenient fn the manufacturing and marketing of. all kinds of raw and fin- ished farm products within or without the state and may dispose of the same; and may buy, manufactur, store, mort- gage pledge, sell, exchange or other- wise acquire or dispose of all kinds of manufactured and raw farm and food products and by products, and may for such purposes establish and operate exchanges. bureaus. markets and agencies within or without the state, including foreign countries on such’ terms and conditions as the com- world. Following double -column, big-typed charges of bribery in a local le gue; organ this morning, Rep. J. F. T. O'Connor introduced in the house this afternoon the following resolution: “Whereas, it is charged in an arti- cle that 1s in possession of evidence mission may determine.” O'CONNOR ASKS FOR SHOWDOWN ON ALL ~~ BRIBERY CHARGES and the name of the person muking such offer; % | “Be it further resolved, that on the failure. of the membership of this house to divulge such information before the close of this legislative day, one H. P. Knappen,. whose name appears on the that bribery, has been attempted in | editorial page as editor thereof, or such connection with certain méasures pend-! person in his employ as may be re- ing before this legislative assembly, in sponsible for said article, be required that on Thursday a prominent league | to appear before the bar of this house legislator was.approuched and° offered | at the hour of 3 o'clock on Monday, the sum of $2,000 if he would repu-| February 17, 1919, and then and there diate his pledges on one of the league! disclose any and all information he measures, and whereas such article|may have touching said charge, in- states that the identity of the person] cluding thé name of the legislator at- attempting such bribery, is known ‘and |tempted to be so bribed.” that a whole train of circumstances} Rep. O’Connor in atguing for his bring such attenipted crime to the'door | resolution quoted: the penulties — pre- of the person or persons committing | scribed by statute, one'to five years in the same, and prison or a fine of. $5,000 to $10,000. “Whereas such effort to influence the} He insisted that the body cease its vote. of: any member of the legislative | deliberations until the guilty party or assembly, if attempted, constitutes aj parties be ferreted out, declaring the serious crime under the statutes of the | whole integrity of representative gov- state ‘and a contempt of this bedy andj ernment at stake. cannot in any, manner be countenanced| Attempts to refer the resolution to or tolerated, that the person’ at-|-the state affairs committee or to 2 tempting the-same*should: be ‘brought | special, committee to be named by the, to justice and receive the. fall punish- | speaker were opposed by Reishus, Burt- ment provided by law, and that’ it is|ness and Twichell, the duty of*this house to leave no| “This fsn’t’a matter for any select stone unturned’ to bring suchperson | committee—it’s.a matter for the whole | home. to Justice, chien seine he ne ome house to decide, and it should act now,” “Now, therefore, be it resolved, that | said Reishus. this’ house request: and°demind-OF any | “This resolution calls upon the man member hereof to whom such offer or| against whom this attempt to bribe any similar offet has been ‘niade that] was made to get up now, before this he immediately foliowing the. reading pele house, and to reveal the name ‘of this resolation divulge to this body the ety atts | ee Tiel collecting any fares, rates or charges for carrying freight and baggage between points wholly wi FP en TS, in the state of North Dakota, except the fares, rates or charges for said services now on file in the otfice of the board of railroad commissioners of the state of North Dakota.” The order is signed by A. M. MAY SEIZE ONE MAN’S PROPERTY FOR SOME OTHER No Limit to Powers of. Industrial Commission Under Eminent Domain Provision LEAGUERS STICK AGAIN Hyland and ‘Gibbens Fail in Ef- forts to Have Home-Build- ing Bill Amended ‘fhe’ unlimited right of exércise of eminerit' domain in behalf’of'the indi. vidual as conferred by Senate Bill 19, creating the home building association of North Dakota, was attacked in the senate Friday by Senator Hyland and other minority memvers, who contend- ed that it might pave the way for il- legitimate invasion of the personal rights of one individual for the bene- fit on another. Hyland advocated the elimination! of the clause giving the home build- ing association right to exergise this prerogative. Senator Fraser of McLean defended the clause objected to. He declared that under this provision should the association or the industrial commis- sion which manages the association wish to-seize for any purpose any pri- vate property it must proceed through the courts, and that a. jury would ap- praise the property at a fair price and that justice might reasonably be ex- pected by all concerned. “Should the industrial commission decide to take any property it must bring action in the courts. I think} this right of eminent domain proper. People associating together to form (Continned oo Page Three.) EIGHT-HOUR LAW FOR WOMEN NOT READY TO PASS Vote by Which Measure Carried| in House Friday Reconsid- ered, Re-referred After passing house bill 186, provid- ing that females be employed not to exceed eight hours per day or 48 hours per week, the house reconsidered its yote Friday afternoon and re-referred the Dill to the committee whence it came. Burtness voted no because the bill, as drawn, consisting of one brief paragraph, made no provision for a distribution of time over the week to make allowance for a half-holiday on Saturday. Burkhart voted for the bill, although he admitted it might work a’ hardship on local farmers’ telephone companies employing but one or two operators. Hanson of Grand Forks in voting no, suid: “I vote no on this bill because my wife has been working more than 12 hours a day for many years and not because she was compelled to, but of necexsity, and if I should yote for thie bill I-am afraid I would have many questions to answer when I get back “There isn’t a farmers’ telephone or- ganization in the state that will live up to this law, and I do not believe in having a law on the statute books nn- less-it is enforced. This is one of the Jaws that would not be enforced; con- sequently I vote. no,” said Rep. J. A. | sion and | procui Christianson, chief justice. Costing State Millions, “While we have compiled no defin- ite figures on the-subject, I think it safe to say that the increased freight and passenger rates inaugurated by the director general of railways in June, 1918, are costing the state mil- lions of dollars,” said Tax Commission- er F. 'E. Packard, of counsel: for the state. “We contend that the director gen- eral has no authority to inaugurate any change in intrastate freight, jor. Passenger rates without first filing # complete schedijle of such propo: rates with the state ratlway, that body, as required. by the Ja North Dakota. nye te os “Increases in freight rates ratiging from 25 per cent up and in. passenger Tates from 2 1-2 to three-centy, were made effective on intrastate: business by order of the. directo# generkl of railways in June, 1918, and t! i are still in effect. Neither of Aug; 29. 1916,/authorizing the gov- ernment,to assume: control, of-the;rath Ways, nor the later act. af March, 21, 1918,’conferred upon the director gen- eral any authority to interfere with ia-' trastate rates, except-by and with the anthortty, of the state railway commis- sion, “While the order is directed prim- arily against the Northern Pacific rail- way, six other lines, the Great North- ern, Soo line, Chicago & Northwestern, Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul, Mid- land Continental and Devils Lake & Erandon, known as the Farmers’ line, will be affected.” Dupuis Makes Affidavit. Railway Commissioner Dupuis in an affidavit which is made a part of the state's petition recites that freight rates amounting to an increase of more than 25 per cent and passenger fares and baggage charges greatly in advance of those..previously: prevalic, ing were placed in effect. in, North Dakota on June 10, 1918, and June 2b, poate yet ray 1918, respectively, and “that said rates’! and charges were put into full force . and effect. on said date , without a schedule of rates, fares and charges, being filed with the board of railroad commissioners of the state of North Dakota; that at the time said sched- ule of fares, etc., was put into effect by. order of said director general of railroads, that all of the railroad sys- tems operating in said state had filed’! such schedules of: fares, charges and rates, and that such schedules were in full force and effect on June 10 and June 25, respectively, 1918, and have remained on file in said offices con- tinuously since said date; that said order of William G. McAdoo of May 25. 1918, which put into full force and ef- fect in the state of North Dakota the schedule of rates, charges and fares therein contained, was unauthorized by, and contrary to the acts of congress of August 26, 1916, and March 21, 1918- that none of said fares, charges or rates prescribed in: sald order af- fected the transportation of troops, war materials or supplies by’ the gov- ernment of the United States; nor did they affect the issue of stocks and bonds by defendant railroad com- pany, and in no way affected the gov- ernment of the United States in the prosecution of the present war; Unreasonable and Excessive. “That all of the said charges, fares and rates contained in said order are unreasonable and excessive, and do not serve any useful purposé. Om the contrary, they. inflict a great hardship on the people of. the state of North Dakota, in that they tend to lessen the use of lines of railroad of said: company, thereby lessening the reve- gue of said company to Such an ex-