The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 17, 1919, Page 1

thelr legislaturesseI-suggest that you, THE WEA’ Unsettied.. THE BIS min NAGE YEAR. NO. 40. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA MOND é INDIVIDUAL PROP ROYED BY “LEAGUE MEASURE EXTRA! GOV. FRAZIER PROMISES TO REFEREND MEASURES UPON 15,000 SIGNATURES Governor Frazier late this afternoon ap- peared before the Senate and stated that on the League program calling for large bond issues that if petitions:containing 15,000:names of bonafide residents and legal voters that he would call a spe- cial election to submit the various measures to the DES ROCKY MOUNTAIN CLUB CALLS UPON WESTERN STATES Asks Cooperation in Welcoming Our Returning Soldiers at New York Piers NEGLECT DAKOTA. YANKS War Organization Helped With Our Funds Makes No Pro- vision for Our Troops New York,/; Fee ie Rocky Mountain clit today issued a cull to all former residents of western states to join in the union to receive the Rain- bow division, It. is planned to have ‘a committee of men of the west to extend the west- ernhandshake: and to arrange for a divisional review before the troops are demobilized. WESTERN BOYS SLIGHTED Col. C, B. Little, chairman of the Rocky Mountain club war work for the state of North Dakota, today re- ceived from Herbert Wall, secretary of the Rocky Mountain club in New York, the following wire: “An organization whose avowed pur- s to entertain and welcome sol- diers, sailors and marine nd which shared in the last big United War drive, has issued a statement for pub- lication Monday headed: ‘All states to unite in welcoming troops. It out- lines the welvome it. will extend to the middle western and southern states troops, but hold no promis yr the Rocky Mountain and Pacific coast boys, ‘They say the movement for each state to welcome its own boys is sweeping the country, and that it was in .re- undertook provisions for headquarter; “They forgot to state jyho started the sweeper. ‘They say: the: stutes'-eo-oper- ating’ with them ure taking definite steps to procure appropriations front in your own, words, ask the press tof ask the. above-inentioned organization what it is doing with the millions re- ceived, by.it from.the lust United War. drive, from citizens’ of: your. state, while the, boys of your. stute.Jand ut a gloomy. debark without the coming, cheer. and <at: tention fon swhich you Have paid,” (111) SUFFRAGE BILL IS INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE Washington, D. C., Feb. 17.—Anoth- er resolution providing for the submis- sion to the states of a constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote was introduced by Senator Jones of Washington and referred to the woman’s ‘suffrage committee. The resolution is identical to the one re- cently Fejected in the senat in the senate. 750: MILLION FOR RAILNEEDS Washington, D. ‘b. 17. An ap- propriation of $750,000,000 for onera | tion of railroads under :2government | control was approved today by the! house committee. NEGRO:‘REGIMENT HAS FINE RECORD | Chicago, Feb. 17—The 370th U. S. | Infantry (negro) and better known as! the 8th infantry of the Illinos national | guard was welcomed back home here| today. The egro warriors made a dis- tinguished record in France. As a part of General Mangin’s “fighting 10th” army on September 16, 1918, to the end of the war, they attacked the flower of the German army. Branden- ‘burger's and: Crown Prince’s Cossars, and drove them from the Ailette canal| to the interior of Belgim. There were many members of the regiment wearing decorations. Every member of the company got one for storming the town of Comme. SURVIVOR OF | ASSACRE. Princeton, IIL, Feb. 17—Mrs. Mary White, the only female Indian to sur- vive the historic siege on Starved Végitation was fntroduced today by Seri! | Phone, telegraph and newspaper of- : lowed an,attempt by. government -for- ; at the large convent of Shenkursk has /40,000 CLERKS IN EMERGENCY ON QNE MAN TAX BILL KILLED Mees Again Leads Opposition to Measure Abolishing Pres- ent Three-Man Plan LITTLE ELSE IS DONE Although the “administration's man tax commision bill, passed the sénate. Saturiay atter- noon, its opponents, led by Mees of Monton, a leaguer, su del ini de- feating the emergency clase, and unY Jess the senate should later recede from this psitin 7,000 signatures wili be sufficient to referend this: measure to a vote of the people. Drown, Mees, Mostad, Welford and} Zieman were the leaguers who voted with the minority in @ roll-call wiich| stood 29 to 19 on this measure. The one-man tax commission bill abolish- es the ‘present commission of three and creates a tax commissioner to be appointed and removed by the govern- or at will, with or without cause, who shall have sale direction of al! taxa. tion matters, Mees insists this bil! is the old reactionary fight on the tax commission ‘come to life in a new guise. House Bill 109, a concurrent resoin- tion for an amendment to ‘the consti- tution relative to the investment of state university and school land fund: passed the senate without’ an oppos ing vote, gnd there were but three votes in opposition to house Dill providing for a state system of min inspection, which carried 48 to 3, three being absent. House Bill 99. relating to the revo- cation of the certificate of authority of insurance companies, also passed the senate, by a vote of 38 to 4, seven being, absent. NEW BILLS TO:GHECK | ~-REDRADICALS Wied Cone D. C., Feb., 17.—Anoth-, er ‘meusure designed to check radical’ lwtor:' Jones of ‘Washington. It would Shnish’ persons. who urge resistance to{a@ uw’ or changes in the form of govern: meiit With \five years’ ‘Imprisonment at hard labor ‘or a, fine of $5.000. Allens convicted would be deported after serv- ing their sentences. SPARTACANS HOLD IMPORTANT PLACES IN BAVARIAN CITY Copenhagen, Feb. 17.—The tele- fices at Nuremburg, Bavaria, have been occupied by Spartacars, accord. ing to reports recetved here. The outbreak of the Nuremburg fol- ces,to disperse a procession of Spar- tacans, who were~ protesting against the reorganization .of the. Bavarian army. Shots were said to bave been fired. from,: the. barracks .. into . the crowd, which’ took matters into its own hands and stormed the army, headquarters and telephone and tele- graph offices. Russians Predict Bolsheviki Outrages . If Allies Withdraw (By The Associated Press.) Archangel, Saturday, Feb. 15.—Re- ports of Bolsheviki misconduct after the occupation of Shenkrusk which are printed as facts in Archangel newspapers have stirred the popula- tion here, and Russian,( friendly to the allies, are inquiring whether the allied forces are to be withdrawn or retained here. There is one that Mother Raphelia been executed by the Bolsheviki. Re- ports indicated that Mother Raphelia One report is in circulation here uithough hi MERE MAN AA. jos Beipg merely one of the-man mem- e bers of the senate (soon there’ women members, we bet !), Andrieus A. Jones should not cut so large a figure in thy dead as 1; frage is year’s bird. nests after si wehed) and ats chairman his {was the honor-and duty of introdue- ing the Susan B. Anthony amendment in the ute. Jon a New Mexican, lawyer and stoc ucated in Tndiana, Yes, they call him “Andy” for short irents pinned “Andrieus” ‘upon him to forestall any attempt at furbitration. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES TO , v BEREGULATED House Passes’ Senate’ Bill 27, Fixing Standards for North Dakota standards Fixed. ‘a Vol ling ‘of drynmedsti¥es, \detine’s the ineal dnd! containg’ other’ Pegi trade | ton" Tations desighéd to protect’ both buyer dnd seller.’ ‘The ‘pill carrtes an-emerg- ency claugewhtch will place ‘it in ef- fect as soon as‘ signed by’ the gov- ernor. Other bills passed by the house Sat- urday were: S. 'B, 36, requiring railroads to build and maintain fences, cattleguards and swinging gates. S. B. 72, appropirating money for the use of the motor vehiclé registra- tion department in the secretary of late's ipttice frogm January 1 to June, 30, 1919. S. B. 84, requiring employers to.pro- vide sheltér and protection for em- ployes while engaged in the repair or construction of the equipment of com- mon carriers. S. B. 85, the Mostad full-crew bill, requiritig comomit ‘earriers' to ‘employ at least five’meii6n all'trains of 40- cars -or more. 8, B. 2: providing for hearing peti- tions for letters (‘Sf'administration and probating wills. * S. B. 127, repealing Sec. 6868 C. L. 1913, relating to ‘biinkers’ liens. This section: provided that the bank making a loan could hold as security money which the borrower might have on de- posit. O'Connor of Grand Forks ar- gued that the repeal of this clause would make it more difficult to secure bank loans, as the banks would be- required in many instances to de- mand additional security. The vote on the bill. was 67 to 34, 12 being ad- sent. GERMAN PRESS Is SARCASTIC TOWARD LEAGUE OF NATIONS Berlin, Sunday,. Feb. 16—‘The so- called league of nations” is the head- line placed by Meittag over its reports from Paris giving the outline of the proposed constittion for the new that the allies plan to withdraw and that the Bolsheviki will soon have an army of 3,000,000 men. BERLIN WALKOUT world society. The newspaper declares that the proposed league is simply a compact of alliance of tive great nations who reserve the right to admit or exclude the other nations. The. disarmament clause plainly Rock, is dead. Her mother disappear- ed when a little girl and married a white man. Mary was born just be- fore the Starved Rock siege. After the battle she was found unscratched and cooing. Mrs. White became well known among Indians because of her keen knowledge of historical events, of trib- al superstitions, and by her efforts toward advancement of the Indian. 4 on Russian lems today. Winston Churchill of Great invitation to the Bolsheviki be continued. If the supreme’ council accepts this position as seems B see it probably will not insist|repaid in small monthly installments. that the conference be held as instead of a tions will bei year. MAY GIVE BOLSHEVIKI MORE TIME Paris, Feb. 17.—Attention of the peace delegates will focus of the a oanien, factions that. aise idea cae Berlin, (Friday), Feb. 14—The strike of department store workers in Berlin ‘has spread to Hamburg. and 5,000 employes of shops and stores there are on strike. The Hamburg workers placed placards in the shop- windows, declaring: “Our employers earn a million a We are paid 75 marks monthly.” In Berlin 40,000, are out. Britain has proposed that the first designated: It is possible that means, the newspaper asserts, tha! France, shall be exempted from its provisions. ig To’ HELP SOLDIE78,- St.Louis, Mo., Feb. 17.—A loan fund of $5,000 will be established by. the Missourt. Daughters of the American Revolution to care for disabled, sol- diers. from the time of their discharge from reconstruction hospitals until thi begin. receiving monthly allotments from the bureau of war risk insurance. In_ waking the announcement Mrs. J. T:sMoss, state regent of the D. A. R., sald-that incapacitated soldiers in the entire Ninth district, comprising Towa,. Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri, will be beneficiaries. The money will be loaned without interest and may be Gane ene tebe Ranta by a me cial committee, is: part of the recon- struction D. A. BR last 0 suffrage amendment struggl, but he’s chairman of the senate woman suf- frage committee. ( which will be as ser, horn Jn ‘Tennessee and ed- of weights .aud meastires and a bureay to enforce the same, are, ll 27, whic i pee re Cee Shiivday a te OF 94 dyes, with 19-absent. This + BINT et hilaben standards for Web an au id Secret bx tne Beales people. j CADDELL DEFIES HOUSE T0 WRING NAME FROM HIM Representative | From ‘Sioux County Protects Friend Who Tried to Bribe Him INVESTIGATION- DEMANDED! Minority Insists That Sweeping Charges Made by. League Press Be Sounded Onio‘of the most dramatic moments North Dakota has known. itt all ofits: romantic shistory came Jate Saturday afternoon, when» Walter C. Caddell ‘of Soler, ‘representative ‘from the’ 49th district, in an impassioned address de- fied the house of representatives and refused to divulge the name of the man whom he claimed had offered him $2,000 to vote against ‘House Bills 17 and 18, league measures providing for a state industrial commisston, to man- age all state-owned utilities, and for a bank of North Dakota, to be the pivot of the state's Vanking system. Caddell took the floor after the Ouse had gone into executive session ‘o receive the report of a special com- mittee named by the chair following the introduction of a resolution by Rep. J. F. T. O'Connor of Grand Forks, a)/minority member, demanding an immediate investigation of charges made in.a league organ: to the effect that a Nonpartisan member of the house had been offered $2,000 to vote against league measures brought up on third reading Thursday. The O'Connor Resolution. O’Connor’s resolution ¢alled upon the member reported in the league newspaper to have received the brib- ery offer to divulg to the house the. name of the would-be briber, or, if he refused to do so, that the editor of the paper making the charge be sum- moned before the bar of the house to substantiate his allegations, Animat- ed debate followed the reception of this resolution. The minority demand- ed immediate action by the house as a committee of the whole. The league majority insisted that the matter first be investigated by a special commit- tee to be named by the chair. The member responsible for the newspa- ver story declined to volunteer the in- formation called for in the O'Connor| restlution, and a motion from Rep. Maddock, league floor-leader, that @ special committee be named to confet with the. attorney general, and, if it so chose, with the editor of the vaper printing the story, finally prevailed. This committee was given until 5 o'clock to. make its report, and when the committee returned the house went into executive session, excluding everyone except the .members, the chief clerk and a stenogpapher. From 6 in the evening until 9:45 the house remainéd® in executive: session, while ithe Space in front of, the. doors was } blocked with inquisitive spectators, in- clading members of the senate and state officers anxious to catch a word of the. spirited tlebate indicated by. glimpses of legislators within range of vision. ‘The crowd stuck for hours, although first moved back ten feet from the doors and later thirty feet, as the debate inside grew more tani- mated, and the voices of the speakers were raised to a higher pitch. When (Continued on Page Two.) INVENTOR DEAD. \Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 17.—Lewis EK. Levi, inventor and scientist, died here today. He invented’a process of photo chemical engraving whereby. newspa- pers were able to print semi-tone. pfc- | porti: tures direct from thestereotype plate. He was a native of Bobemia and was 73 years old. League senators tried to pin him down to say- ing that if 50 per cent of the signers were farmers he would call the election, but Governor Frazier left the statement open to 15,000 electors. It was feared by League leaders that if some way of submitting the matter to the people were not permitted that the emergency would fail. - Measures he referred to were those putting into effect the League program of a state bank, state owned utilities and the home building plan. North Dakota Boys of Fighting First, on Their Way Home Official word. has been re- ceived at the capitol that the 164th division ‘containing some 90. officers and 3.000. men, con- stituting the Fighting First, are en route home and will land at Newport News Feb. 21. BOLSHEVIK © INACTIVE ALON! EASTERN FRO Arel hang Allies aairpiat 68), report thie there have been no move- | ment. of tréops slice, the Bolsheyiki's withdrawal south from Sredmakrenga, ‘While the cessation of attacks has been coincidental with, the invitation to’ at- tend the Princess island peace confer- ence, the offensive was checked by the allied defensive. The invitation to the peace confer- ence probably explains the cessation of their activities during the last few days.. The Bolsheviks are directing a well planned campeign of propaganda. RAILWAY RATE HEARINGS OPEN AT DEVILS LAKE E.. B. Cox, assistant attorney gen- eral, is in\ Devils Lake, where heur- ings have been resumed in the matter of the application made by North Da- kotu railways for relief from the boost in taxes resulting from a new classi- fication of\railway property made last spring. The petition for an injune- tion restraining the state from. collect- ing these taxes was made to Judge Amidon, in United States district court, and the latter named his sten- ographer, Miss Nieman, as special ex- aminer. | Railway officials, business men and farmers are being summoned to appear before the examiner to tes- tify as to the justness of the new clas- sification. Other hearings will be held in Minot, Jamestown, Bismarck, Man- dan and. Dickinson, and probably 100 days will elapse before all the testi- mony is in and ready for presenta- tion to Judge Amidon. SOLDIERS BRING BACK BRIDES. Winnipeg, “Man., Feb. 17. —~ Basing their statements upon information ob- tained from abroad, Canadian newspa- pers. are estimating that Dominion soldiers will bring. back about 15,000 English brides. No accurate estimate has been ob- tained as to the number of French girls who have captured Dominion warriors but it is believed that the total will be several thousand. A few soldiers will return with German fraus and not a few of the fighting men have married, Americans. F. A. Mackenzie, a British war cor- respondent, has been quoted as de- claring that the Canadians, who courted Eritish girls, “will take back at least 15,000 winners.” THE AIR JITNEY ARRIVES. Wianipeg, Man., Fe). 17.—The air jitney.. promises to be the next sen- sation in Canada. from thé Imperial ‘Muhitions board and it is understood that a syndicate ig to ofganize a number of compan- jes throughout: the ‘dominion which will new Levitt er, commercia!, and The airplane eee a! vol: it is maderaivou The Biiguterisid to: be used for trans- ing passengers “short: distances” a be operated at a minimum speed of 75 miles en hour according to ten: tative plans, it is undertood. IBXERCISE OF RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN WILL ENABLE INDUSTRIAL BOARD TO, CONFISCATE AT WILL No Limit to Powers Bestowed Upon Commission in Home-Builders Bill Which Already Has Passed Senate and Now Is Before the House MAY SEIZE BUSINESSES, FARMS OR ANY ENTERPRISES COVETED Means of Driving From North Dakota All Factions Antagonistic to State Socialism Provided — Anyone Can Be Forced ‘to Sell at Fixed Price The right of any individual to possess property will have been aboli: hed when the house passes Senate Bill 19, the state home building association measure which passed the senate last Friday. No man who chances to enjoy possession of a piece of property which is coveted by another. can feel any security in such pos- session. Any property-holder, be bis possession a home, a farm or!) business establishment, may be summarily ousted..:through: court..-; proceedure should any other individual lay claim to his property. This is the sober, unadorned truth of the most vicious bit of legislation which any American commonwealth has ever been asked to countenance, assert independent members of the 16th assembly. TOTAL TAX GAIN TO PUT LIMIT UP TO $17,000,000 Increase of More Than $14,500,- 000 Over Present Aggre- gate, League Plan In addition to aun increase in state taxes from the present, totyl of $2.523,- 293 to $15,211{000" ‘per > anium, | as shown by a report prepared by Tax Commissioner H. H. Steele, league tax- ‘Jution’ measnres now before the uussem- bly, permit a five per cent increas county) township, city and //village taxes, ‘and a 20 per cent inerease in the schiool levy. 3 County, township, city and village taxes, now respectively. $5,786,450, §$2,- 435,586, and $1,546,905, an aggregate of $9,766,947, would be boosted $488,347 by a five per cent increase, while the present school tax, amounting to $6,734,770, would be increased by $1,- 346,954, making a total for the. state of approximately $17,000,000 as its an- nual tax bill, says Commissioner Steele. This would be an increase of $14,500,- 000 over the present annual tax. FRANCE’S FISCAL POLICIES TO BE’ ~CONSIDERED SOON Paris, Sunday, Feb. 16.—The finan- cial situation of France is being given serious consideration by various com- mittees where it will be the subject of an.interpellation at an early date. France's war expenses are expected to reach a total of 182,000,000,000 francs, with resources of 158,000,000,- 000 francs. It is reckoned that the expenses for 1920 will be 18,500,000,00 francs. URL CARR AND GEO. BENSON HURT IN AUTO SPILL Burl. Carr, representative from Barnes county and George Benson, managing editor of the Grand Forks Herald, were badly bruised about the head when a taxi in which they were| en route to the capitol was struck by another car at a corned and turned over. Rep. John Maddock of Genson county who was in the car escaped iwthout injury. In addition to the bruises about the head, Mr. Benson had one hand badly gashed with brok- er glass. Sir Wilfred Laurier Dies From Paralysis Feb. Sir Wilfred Ottawa, Laurier, former premier of Canada, ; died here today following a stroke of paralysis. He had been failing for several days. After a stroke a short time ago his case was considered hopeless. Sir Laurier was a leader of the lib- erals and one of the most populal statesmen in the dominion. During his long» political career ha rad been the senter of some bitter political bat- tdes. ACCEPT TERMS, Copenhagen, Feb. 17.—The Germans have accepted the terms of the allies for a renewal of the armistice. TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS. ‘Washington, Feb. 17.—Steps toward improving the situation of troops in. northern Russia are about to be taken. It is understood that the contribution of the United States will beseveral companies ‘of éngineers: to ‘keep lines of communications open. “Right of Eminent Domain.” The right of eminent domain has existed for years. At the very heart of this right has lain the rule that it be exercised for the benefit of the many, for the protection of the com- munity, but never for the profit. of the individual or the few. The league, in Senate Bill 19, drawn, it was openly charged on the floor of ‘the senate, and no denied by a single Nonpartisan member of that chamber, by Walter Thomas Mills, conductor. of Appeat'to' Reason courses in'socialism, disciple of discontent and’.apostie of | agitation, reverses this proceedure. Under 'Senato Bill 19°the éxerciae of’ * et right of eminent domain is'not, dim; ited. Here is One Section. “TO ACCOMPLISH, THB PURPOSE OF THIS~ACT THE ENDU! COMMISSION SHALL ACQUIRE BY PURCHASE, LEASH OR EXERCISE OF THE RIGHT OF EMINENT! DO- MAIN, AS PROVIVED BY-CHAPTER 36.0F, THE CODE: OF €IVItj PRO-' CEDURE, * COMPILED~-LAWS*-OF 1913,ABL REQUISITE AND, RROPERTY iach AND M. CONSFRUCT,.: REPAIR’ AND ‘RE- ‘MODEL’ . BUILDINGS,, _HAVING STRICT REGARD’ FOR ECONOMY IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF ITS AFFAIRS.” And This Is Another, This right is again conferred in Sec- tion 7 or the bill, which reads: ~ “THE ASSOCIATION SHALL MAKE A SPECIALTY OF BUILDING STANDARDIZED HOUSE, BARNS AND OTHER BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENTS PROVIDED FOR HEREIN. FOR ITS USES THB IN- DUSTRIAL COMMISSION MAY AC- QUIRE SUITABLE | TRACTS OF LAND, BY PURCHASE OR BY EX- ERCISE OF THE RIGHT OF EMI- NENT DOMAIN, DEEMED BY THF COMMISSION ay are COMPLISH THE’; THIS ACT; AND ate SUBD) SUCH LAND INTO LOTS, AND. LAY OUT STREETS, SIDEWALKS, PARKS AND GARDENS THEREIN, AND BUILD HOMES ON SAID'LOTS, AS PROVIDED FOR HEREIN, AND SUPPLY THEM WITH WATER, LIGHT AND HEAT.” ‘Commission Sole Judge, Private property confiscated by the industrial committee for the personal use and benefit of another indfvidual need not under this act be necessary —}') to promote public welfare, it need only be “deemed by the ‘commission uitable to accomplish the purpose \of this act.” Senator Fraser of McLean in defend- ing the eminent domain clause gave an example of what may be the plan of proceedure when he told how he and a brother attempted to purchase for 00 in Baudette, Minn., a site for & bank whose owners held the property at $5,000. “Had we been able to exercise the right of eminent domain we could have bought this lot at a reasonable price, and Baudette would have had another bank,” said Senator Fraser. May Be Any Business, Instead of a banking site, it may be a bank building intact that the league, or some individual member or organizer of the league covets. Through the. right of eminent domain, no matter how much opposed the own- er or owners may be to’ selling, the Rl PACT ri dil ti; district.court may decree. owner is not satisfied with ment of the local court, there is supreme court of North Dakota, fifths league, to appeal to. William E. Breen has a north of Bismarck. Mr. Breen: leaguer. He has neighbors \ ee ii Bi Es & erin TContineed ea