The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 20, 1919, Page 1

WEATHER . Generally Fair. var? THE BIS THIRTY-NINTH YEAR. NO. 43. BISMARCK, Ni CLEMENCEAU’S CONDITION 18 REPORTED GOOD French Premier Restless at ‘His Enforced. Inac- tivity MINIMIZES . ASSAULT. Emil Cottin Proves to Be Stu- dent of Anarchistic Writings face eae LODGES IN LUNG. Paris, Feb. 20.— The bullet which wounded Premier Clemen- penetrated his jungs. revealed by the official st issued shortly after noon. today. ‘Radio examination of the pre mier’s wound, It stated,.on good authority, showed that the bullet lodged qn top of his right lung and that the lung had been touch- ed by it. Paris, Feb. 20.—Premier 'Clemencean was in a satisfactory condition this morning. No fever has developed. His enforced inaction is weighing heavily and the doctors find him 9 diiticuit patient. He-.insists upon receiving callers and reading official letters and communications: | t He insisted that the decision of. the pence conference to continue its ses- sicns be left! to the delégate Premier Cldmeceat ts jt sume his plivé” at. the™ he beace table and constantly says of his wound: “It is nothing. Iv fs nota- ing.” His wound, however, gives him much pain, but the twinges do noc impair his customary good humor. Wen one colleague came to, visit him he re- marked : “The ruler of Biknir oas invited me to hunt the tiger in his country. Well, it is the anarchist who has hunted the tiger, but they missed him.” Premier Clemenceau has sent for Sis- ter Theoness, who nursed him when he had his last operation, and she is’ now attending him. The premier’s mind was never qlearer or his thought more rapid. He discusses. his wounds tech- nieally, just as though they were an- other's. Here is his own story. of the, assault as-told in the Paris Matin: “Yesterday, as I was, passing»a_ spot \ o/thé:boulevard,” said Premier Clem- enceau, “I remarked’ a strange silhou- : etted > figure on; the:;pavement,. which showed that spucoee: was watching me attentively. The silhouette. was that, of an avil looking man and I said to: my- ‘Hello, that? fellow: is ‘up tono noticed: the same ser ig J “This, mort a tee ad "that is niv silhouette wie a itt friend of yesterday,’ Thad Hardly time, to reflect when he raised. hi hand and fired. I did not reflect (hat there wer other bullets in. the ‘revolver.’ “Oth shots were fired. I felt the piln of one of them in my neck and ‘the pain wis so intense that I could not help buat cry out. é ‘ “What followed,” contintied the pre- mier, “passed with lightning rapidity. _The orderly seated beside: the chauf- feur had at the first. shot pulled his revolver out of his pocket. The chaut- feur at the same time put on speed and got us out of range. Then he turned and brought me back home.” The premier paused here and then added sarcastically: “My adversaries really, are poor shots, They, are exceedingly clumsy.” To the foreign minister he said: “Am I not a good prophet? Do I not arrange things ahead? I had ar- ranged to have no meeting of the con- ference today, so that T'could get lit- tle rest. Well, I’ve got it.” i Emil Cottin, assassin, who attempted to take Premier Clemenceau’s life, was taken to tae Sante prison today. Au examination of the automobile showed seven bullet marks. The father and:mother of Emil Cot- tin are simple Working people residing in the Rue Convention. The father works in a factory. Neighbors described the assassin as addicted neither to smoking nor drinking. They say that he is quiet and given to reading works on sociology and astronomy. The fath- er stated that he had often tried to, combat the radical ideas of his soa. but that the boy had always laughed at him and said that he was: out of date. He had been under » physician's care for minor defects of the throat. Good news came this morning from the sick room of Georges Clemenceau, where he was being attendéd for the wounds inflicted on him yesterday by the assassin. No fever had developed and. no complications had appeared. Nothing definite, however, can he known as to the results of the pre- mier’s injuries are likely to. be until an x-ray taken this morning is deyel- oped and examined, ‘The wound is slight, bht necessarily serious.for a man of tha age of Pre- miler Clemenceau. However, he has been a life-long ab- stainer of alcoholic drinks. This has resulted in making him sn. extraordi- narily vigoréus man for hig years. WILSON SENDS MESSAUF, On Board U. S. Transport Ceorge Washington, Feb. 20.—President Wil- zon today sent the Following wireless : “American Mission, “Paris. “Please conver to M. Clemencean. heartfelt sympathy and my joy at his escape. ..I sincerely. hope thet the re- port that he was only slightly injured is altogether true. FT was acepiy Shocked at the news.” RESTS EASILY. Paris, Feb. 20.—Premier Clemencean spent @ good night. He reste! quietly and did not \awake until 8 o’clrck. Ris first remark was: ‘ “Tam a lazy man. This is the firet ¢ime in 20 years that I have been £9 late in getting up.”. s He was not suffering from anv fever. PEACE CONFERENCE ADJOURNS London, Feb. 20.—The peace confer-jof Cardinal Gibbons as bishou and as ence has decided to adjourn begause of |cardinal since 1886. the attack upon the life of Prem!:r Clemenceau. There will be no sions today. ‘| reached France, where it was assigned “NEITHER FUSS ses-|in North America in. tiore than 70; ‘OLD FIGHTING | FIRST LANDS AT HOBOKEN Famous North Dakota Regiment Home From_ Glorious Career Overseas MAY BE RETURNING INTACT Official Bulletin in Debarkation Speaks of Command as Remobilized Wires received in various points in, the state today announce that tie Fighting First North Dakota, which sailed from Erest on: February, 8, land- ed. at Hoboken yesterday. The offi-| cial bulletin set Fe>ruary 21 as the time for debarkation, and if the mes- sages received here are, correct the U. S. S. Grant, on which our boys! returned, picked up two days on the way over. The official bulletin refers to the command as the 164ti infan-| Hl The Old Fighting First. i The 164th U. S. infantry, originally | was the converted Wighting First | North Dakota. The regiment was giv- en its new number at Camp Greene before it went overseas. It was alsa; digmembered. This dismem>ering process continued after che regiment! i to the First and then the, 41st di- vision for replacement. purposes. The! Fighting First had boys on every front during the last ten months of fight- ing. When last heard of the First regiment band was in Germany. Col- Fraine was mayir of Coblenz, and was the converted Fighting First. ‘Major Henry was also on the Rhine.| In a recent letter Major Henry stated | that Major Boyd was bringing. the! remnants of the 164th home. The of-; ficial bulletin last week. however, re- ferred to the 164th as “remobilized,” adn consisting of 91 officers and 3,398. men. Adjunt General Fraser. has no advice which would. indicate whether this re-| modilization means a complete restor- | ation. of the. old Fighting First. If) the: Fighting First has returned in-| tact, it means that after a ‘short stay; at Merritt our boys will be sent on to Camp Dodge to be mustered out, and the Mandan, Dickinson, Bismarck, Jamestown, Fargo, Grand Forks, Dev- ils Lake, Hillsboro, Grafton, Minot, { BERGER AND \. OHIO DIPLOMAT REPORTED ILL | MYRON T.HERBICK Myron T. Herrick, of Oberlin, O., who is reported seriously ill in Cali- fornia, was appointed ambassador to} France by «resident Taft in 19'*, and held that post until some time after! tiring Décember 1, 1914. FELLOW REDS. DENIED TRIAL Chief Defendant Reads Short Lecture to Judge Landis of Chicago District FIRST OF FIVE. TRIALS Congressman Elect Declares That He Is Not Guilty of Any Crime | i | GET TWENTY: YEARS. Chicago, Feb. 20.—Victor L. Berger and four other socialists were each eentenced.to twenty: years ; imprisonment by ‘Judge Landis:today. . Chicago, Fa . Berger, | Wiliston, Valley City and other units of this famous:command soon will be} home, , telling. us: all, about»it... sy. <:4) In any event it is certain ‘that frag) ments of each of these units have re:! ‘turned with the Fighting First. i { NOR FEATHERS OVER BIG BILL Senate Calmly and Almost Unan- imously Votes for $5,000,- 000 Batch of Bonds So accustomed have North Dakota law-makers' become to the accomplish- meat of the impossible that there wa’ hardly a ripple when senate bill 75, authorizing ,a five million bond issue { 40, nance the state mill and {leva | ‘tor association was called up‘for third | 'rouding and final passage Tuesday aft: | ‘ernoon. The bill had been amended in committee on state affairs.to provide that':'the bonds be sold ‘fdr ‘cash and at’ par, precluding objections’ on this score raised to the Bank of North Da- kota bondin bill. “As. 4 ‘result there were but five negative votes, 42 voting for the bill and two being absent. GO. A BOY LOST. - ~LIFBINFRANCE Word Received in Bismarck That | Arthur’ F. Shaw Was’ Killed Last October i An official ‘notice from Adjutant General Harris-of the national army te John George Gussner today told of the death in action in France on Octo- ber 10, 1918, of Arthur EF. Shaw, a Bis- marck boy who ‘went overseas as a member of Co. A. the pioneer unit of the Fighting First. : Arthur E. Shaw was a brdther-in- law of Mr, Gussner., He was ‘born. July 29, 1895, and up to the time of his enlistment with Co. A he lived with his parents on 22nd street. The elder Shaws left Bismarck a short time ago for Mission, S. D., where they now reside. In addition to his father and mother, the Bismarck. hero is survived by & sister, Mrs. John George Gussner, of Bismarck. Big Celebration _. ' For Jubilee of rdinal Gibbons Washington, Feb. 20.—Clergy of the Roman Catholic church gathered here to celebrate the golden jubilée of ‘Car- dinal Gibbons. , Pope Benedict was rey Tesented and sent his blessing in com- Mmemoration of the 50 years’. service It is che most notable gathering of the .:hurca helt j Vieted,. were socinlgt congressman-elect. from Mil- waukee, and fourother defendants con- leniod 4 new tiial today by Federal IHdge Landis. - After the motion fort a new, trial had beén de- ied Tndge Landis gskes if spy of the uke gny, State-, ise for B | | ‘t 'So¥, . MMe eongressman-clect. then, stepped. ‘before the bar and nervously began to 'read: “This is the first of five trial must fuce for the position the socialist | party and the Milwaukee Leader have} taken in this war.” Berger read. “IT! am not guilty of the charge against me} any more thap Your Honor. ‘The «ov-| ‘ernment in this case has not shown state is prohibited from assuming {a single instance of insubordination or | single risk j interference with the draft. “Socialism is a struggle between Ja- bor and capital and ‘capitalists know that cannot contimie.” | a panies a trick’or two whe Bordeaux. The American motor engines an icans. When they dropp French dock and set the machine years. « time'the French almost forgot the fire | HEAVY PENALTIES FIXED the election of President Wilson, re-/ stat jto protect only the property of the ; Surance: cominittee ‘of the senate to iny i sonally liable. for thie, same “i state Insurance SHOWING THE FRENC AMERICANS FIGH Yankee fjrefighters showed the illy equipped n called to.a blaze in. Bassene; Expeditionary Force had taken to France d chemicals and manned them with trained Amer- ped a line of hose“over the’edge of the STATE ASSUMES MONOPOLY OVER. FIRE INSURANCE All Public Buildings of Every. Nature Must ‘Carry Protec- tion. Through Fund Any Alderman: or Commissioner | or Other: Officer Is Held Personally‘ Liable Senate bill 32, giving the state in- surance fund), <monopoly of) all fire und tornado insurance on the public property of towns, cities, villages, coun- ties and school districts in addition to the property of the state of North Da- kota, passed. the’ senate Wednesday. af- ternoon, ‘This “bill makes the -state fire insurance fund, to be operated by the commissioner of insurance, the biggest. fire insurance ‘scheme in the state, and will make millions of dol- lars worth of property dependent upon this fund fcx protection. As originally drawn this bill sought tute, but it was Tymended in the in- emde in new section,. which provides that “On. and ‘after August 1, 1919, the insurance on property of any county, elty, town) village or school district: shatl be. provided for by the commissioner. in the manner provided for the insurance: of property ‘of: the State, éxcept: that. the: amount’ of. in- | surance and the premiums thereon shall be certified by (the commissioner to the clerk or auditor .of the town, village, city, yor school district. Upon receipt. pf such cértitication, the amount of premium so certified shall, on or before 60 days from the date of such. certification, be remitted by the proper officer to the commissioner of urance to be by him deposited with the state treasurer to the credit of the state fire and tornado fund. In cases of failure to pay the same within 60 days from the date’ of such certifiea- tion, the town, village, city, county or school district. official:or officials re- sponsible therefor shall become jointly and severally, as, the cake may, he, per- in an amouyt. equal to, double the: premium due: fram\sach: towpy village, city, coun- ty or school ‘district, ‘and in. ease of uch dafiultcit shall be.the duty of the nmissioner to’ notify the attorney” géferal, who shall-bring an action in=the courts of this. state,! or shall direct the staté's attorney of the county in which such delin quer occurs. $0 Dring such aetiqn, 40 recov the amount hereifihefore provided: for Losses areta, he paid: out: of the state insurance fand. If this fund falls | hort, the deficit; may be’ made.up by} the .issnance bythe state | auditing ¢ warrant: drawing: five per nd Dp ble-90 days following the f; fic next’ session of legislature, Nf he: exnected to make an Wy cont, end 0 Opproprixtion to fill: the hole | * net n tie state fund. When the state fund reaches an aggregate eq to 10 per; cent of the risks carried the rates shall be readjusted to reduce the. cost to the lowest possible premium con- sistent with, maintaining said fire and tornado fund at said 10 per cent. The any in excess of $100,000, but it may carry such proportion of: any single risk, reinsuring the remainder with any approved fire insurance com- pany. = HOW T FIRE, French “com- ‘a suburb of in th ee pumping in record their, amazement, ~ ‘A THURSDAY, FEB. {to a growing tution. 20, 1919. PRICE FIVE CENTS PEACE DELEGATE FIGHTING. MAN The maharaja is one of the Indiana delegates to the peace congress and ooe of the best known princes of In- dia, He came to his throne at the age of 7. He served in the European war and was on the staff of Field Marshal French, At the time of the] Boxer redellion in China he served/ the British with a camel corpe. | i \ | BELATED BILL MAY PROVIDE © FOR BANK HOME Sentiment -Growing in Favor of Appropriating Half-Million for Office Building | WOULD SAVE INSTITUTION Amount Equivalent to 25 Per- cent of Capital Stock Avail- able for Purpose The last bill of the session, if there is a, response in league caucus circles ntiment among legisla- tors, will be, a belated measure ap- propriating from the North Dakota capitol building fund of three-quarters | of di’million the sum of $500,000, or as | much thereof as may be required, for | the erection down town of a modern, | seven-story office building! to serve as} a home for the Bank of North Dakota | and allied institutions. f 7 More than $750,000 has accumulated. in the ‘capitol building fund, derived from income and interest on lands: set aside for Capitol purposes when -North Dakota was made a. state, or prior to that time when ‘the territorial capital was located in Bismarck. PRACTICAL NEC. “Such a_ building practical’ necessity,” league. managers toda North Dakota will r ace than is ‘now available in’ any building at the capital. It could easily | occupy to good advantage two stories of a proposed building 100x150. feet, ground dimensions. The office of state treasurer will be so closely aligned under the new administration with the Bank of North Dakota that it should be located in the me building, sav- ing much time and promoting general efticiency. “Suitable office rooms will be _re-| quired for the industrial commission, | which must maintain a considerable and for the mill and F ation, which will trans- act the business of the terminal ele tors, flour mills and other marketing facilities. ¢ | OTHER NEW COMMISSIONS “The state’ home’ building ~associa- tion is certain to become a big in: tution in time, one doubtless requ! a large suite of offices for its * nd the immigration commission prom- s to develop into an important insti- SSITY Sih ‘senike af Sid “one ‘of the ~The Bank of quire more floor mg, ‘The commissioner of agriculture and labor, already cramped for room, has added to his jurisdiction supervis- ion over the workmen's compensation act. Quarters must be provided for this commission. There is no room for them at the state house. There are. many reasons why the business of this commission, which will have daily calls from injured employes seeking adjust- ment of their claims, should be trans- acted down town, where it will be most accessible. “The rail mmission, with the! added responsibilities of more complete | administration of the public utilities of the state, will need more room than it now has. THIN IT GOOD INVESTMENT am confident that anyone who looks “into, the question,” said the leaguer, “will agree with me that u modern office building would be a good investment for the’state. Other ‘states are gradually recognizing the advan- tage of such a structure over the more | ornate and costly capitol buildings, usually outgrown before they are com- pleted, and always involving an ex- travagant outlay of public funds. “With the proposed memorial build- ing, taking care of some of the other departments at the capitol, and with an office building down town for ‘the business departments of the state ad- ministration, it is. my opinion that the needs of the state would be cxred for for 20 years to come. At the end o* that time North Dakota should be big enough and wealthy enough to spend five to ten million on a new capitol if it_is in a mood to do so. OTHER LEAGUERS FAVORAL A number of other leaguers have ex-; pressed themselves along similar lines. To provide a suitable building for the} Bank of North Dakota alone would volve an expenditure of at least $2 000, and this would be 10 per cent of the capital of that institution. Inbs- much as the Bank of North Dakota and other enterprises: created at this session are integral parts of the state administration, leaguers claim there ‘UNCLE JIM HARRIS READ OUT OF LEAGUE BECAUSE OF STAND AGAINST: FOREIGNNESS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS Too Much Americanism Proves Downfall of Vet- eran Farmer-Cooperator Legislator From | Mercer County, Excommunicated by Colleague Unele Jim Harris’ stalwart Americanism which caused him to place what he regarded the interests of his country above any possible political advantage to his party, resulted in his being read out of the Nonpartisan league on the floor of the house Wednesday afternoon, while House Bill 66, introduced by Harris, and forbid- ding the teaching of any foreign language below the ‘ninth grade in our public schools, was under discussion. Uncle Jim was ex-communicated by one of his colleagues, Rep. R. H. Walker of Yucca, who shares with Harris and K. W. Herbert of Dunn Center the honor cf representing the 48th legis- lative district, comprising Mercer, Oliver and Dunn counties. Representative Harris said some rather pertinent things in supporting a minority report of the committee on education, of which he is chairman, recommending that the bill pass. Harris’ bill was intreduced at the instance of the American naturalization bu- reau; he thought it was a good bill; he told the house that his coming summer if such a poil:y experienges kind was necessary. Walker yesterday interdicted his Mr. Walker did not go far e some of the very things which t! ALL, SOLDIERS HOME BY END OF SUMMER: Eight Great German Steamships Have Been Allocated to United States . | i} CARRY MONTHLY! 60,000 American Bottoms Will Return 140,000, in’ March’ and 155,000 in April Washington, Feb, 20.4-Detihite infor- | mation reaghed the tat, department to- day that sight great Germin stéim-| ships, including. the, Imperator, ,-bad | beer allotted to the Udited States for | transporting troops from France. Tlt ships, now xt Hamburg, will pr ommodations for from. 50,000 dditonul ' troops nionthly. ficient tonnage vow, is 4 or in sight, it was stated ofticiall day, to return every American soldier from Europe befo the end of the “ ie) Hl | | | us devided on by the government. Embarkations will total 400000 up to the first of the month. March em- pargations are expected to reach a min imum of 200,000. The monthly for May, June, July and August is ex- pected to exgeed 300,000, Allocation’ of the big Ger bas led army officials to h the minimum monthly figures above will be exceeded, in every The German ships are repocted to be ready to put to sea as soo as the American crews can be assembled. The naval inspectors are at Bremey 2nd al- location of additional liners ts expect- ed daily. Additional ships now being used in. the transport service. In Mare American bottoms will bring 140,000 men, and in April 155,000. s more cargo ships are converted the Ameri-| can. total is expected to pass 200,000 per month during the simmer. INCOME TAX BILL PASSES LOWER HOUSE Little Discussion and Few Op-! posing Votes — Everyone Will Pay His Bitty Bit liners t | i i | | pte ee i With very little diScussion, and with several of the minority members sup- porting it, senate bill 87, the league's income tax measure, assessing ali in- comes of individuals and corporations in excess of $1,000, with a further ex- emption of $1,000 to the head of a family, with an additional exemption of $200 for each member of such fam- ily in exeess of two, passed the house Wednesday afternoon. This was the only important meas- ure which the house had up for third | reading and final passage. U. S. TROOPS IN RUSSIA. NOT IN ANY DANGER Washington, D. C.. Feb. 20—General George. 8. Stewart, commander of thé Ame! mn troops in northern Russi. cabled the war department today that “alarmists’ geports of the condition of the troop: Russia. were not war- could be no possible’ objection to. ap- propriating capitol ‘building funds for the purpose of farnishing them ,with quarters. s .ranted the facts.” He added: ““The allied .command.is capable of “Mr. Harris,” he declared, “repudiated his responsibilities the majority of this house in his remarks on the floor of the how while discussing this bill yesterday.” f as a citizen of the Slope, as a member of a county draft board and as a legislator, had convinced him that an act of :this And because he said some things which sat unpleasantly on the stomachs of Walker and cther league stalwarts, Representative colleagne. to he: ough to explain to what degree Répresentative Harris’ responsibilities to‘ the majority ‘consisted’ in assisting in the perpetuation in this state of that foreignness !which Judge Amidon so scathingly denounced in federal court here in sentencing the Rev. John Fontana of Morton county for doing his bill would have made illegal. No Prohibition. The teaching of foreign languages jin the lower grades of public schools, or parochial schools serving as a sub- stitute for public institutions of this state, will not be specifically prohib- ited. The house by a vote of 78 to 29, with six adsent and not voting, on Tuesday voted to accept the majority report of the committee on state af- fairs recommending that further con- sideration of this bill, House Bill ‘No. 66, be indefinitely postponed. Murtha and Roquette of Stark and O'Connor of Grand’ Forks voted with the majority. Leaque Cries: Politics. The committee report ‘on House Bill 66, brought "out, of ‘comm! MK only after an urgent’ plea ‘from. the —* father of the bill, Rep. J.-A; Harris of. Mercer, was the signal for a lively de- ” bate, in which the league accused. the minority of having made political cap- 4 j ital of this measure. The: minortty’re- torted. that the bill was introduced hy a prominent member of the majority, und that the minority knew nothing: ithe measure ,until it cand pntd, th ofjthe hoyse, Liga f >) Aimed at Germang?, i), ” The imajority seemed. very: insistent © upon. the point that this, bill was aimed atthe German people. (Rep. Hoare of floor \the majority stated to the press that this ‘bill was the means of the opposi- tion procuring 400 signatures to peti- tdons: circulated in Logan and Mcln- tosh counties asking that their dele- gation in the house vote against the emergency clauses on House Bills 17 and 18. Johnson of Steele thought this an inopportune time for such legislation, which he declared undemocratic. Harding of Emmons said that the fore- fathers of most of us had come from foreign soil, and that it so caanced that ‘English was the predominating tongue just now. He suggested that the bill be required to compel the teaching of the “American language” {up to and including the eighth grade Of the pwdlic schools. Insults Teuton -Kultur, Annold declared he lived in.a com. munity where a number of Germans,,, attended a German churea. “This bfll is an insult to the intelligence of these people,” he declared. “The minority is using this bill for political pur poses.” “This bill was introduced by a mem- ber of the majority, and the minority never heard of it until it came here on the floor of the house.” repoined | Twichell. No Politics—Burtness. “T resent. the inference that any memer of the minority in this house, or that myself, personally, at least, is j supporting this bill for political rea- sons,” said Burtness of Grand Forks. “This bill was introduced by a prom- inent member of the majority, and on the day it was*introduced and when I found it did not prohibit the teaching of foreign languages in parochial schools or for religious instruction. I said this ‘bill would have my sup- port. I do not believe this bill would prohibit ordinary parochial schools ;from using foreign languages for re- ligious instruction. I am not opposed to teaching children two languages, but I do favor teaching English to pu- pils up to the ninth grade.” Burkhart believed no other lan- guage tban English should be taught in public schools but insisted that the present Jaws, if enforced, would obviate the need for House Bill 96. Necessary, Says Carr. Carr declared there was no politics attached to the bill; that the same measure had been introduced by the same member two years ago, and that. he was convinced a necessity existed in some sections of the state for such an act. “It is not a auestion of politics-nor | of religion. but solely one of Ameri- canism,” said Judge Hemni of Stuts- man. “I am_ against the indefinite vostponement of this bill because I ibe- lieve we need such an act on our stat- uté-books.” : : Herbert Unafraid. “T have been told in the lobby of our hotels here that any man who votes for this dill will not return to this house,” said Rep. Herbert. . “ Tdon’t care whether I retur house of not, on that taking care of itself against the whole ‘Bolshevik army.” : 2 ene