The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 27, 1919, Page 1

, assessment permissable under the act. war relics. aud" trophies and will also THE WEATHER \ Uneettled. | THE BF THIRTY-NINTH YEAR. No, 49. BISMARCK, ‘NORTH DaKora HAIL INSURANCE BILL MEETS WITH, NOOPPOSITION: Vote in House Unanimous on One of Most Important Meas- ures of Session LIGGETT’S FUND IS CUT Walter Will Haye Only $100,000 Instead of $200,000 to Spend for Cause Without a single dissenting vote the i administration hail insurance bill, per- haps one of the most important and far-reaching measures of the present session, passed the house Wednesday afternoon without amendment and ‘without a single dissenting vote.’ The emergency also carried unanimously, and the act, which carries a substan- tial appropriation to enable the com- missioner of insurance to place it in effect will be operative as soon as | signed by the/governor. Under the * provisions of this act! there will be levied-a fat tax of three cents on all tillable “lands ‘in the ‘state-from which there is no e3-, cape. The assessment feature of the Dill, however, is made voluntary through a provision enabling farmers ho do not wish the protection of this act to withdraw: by filing notice with the county auditor before the begin- ning of the crop season. Fifty cents per acre ig, the maximum This assessment is made by the board of equalization after all losses dre ad- justed, and jis to be spread over all lands protected by the act and to be collected ‘as other taxes are collect- ed. Interest-bearing warrants cover- ing the losses are mailed to farmers us soon as losses ‘are ‘adjusted. Immigration Fund Cut. In committee of the Whole the house sliced in half the $2,000 fund. origin- ally appropriated for the office of im- migration’ commissioner by Hause Bill) 123. This bill is up. for final pass- age today. Jt provides for the ap- pointment of an immigration commis- sioner at. $5,000 per-annum and’ en- ables his to employ as many assist- ants as he may require and to fix their compensation. (Memorial Bill Out. House Bill 121, introduéed by Rep. C, W. McDonnell, has passed the house and is on-its way to third. reading in the senate, This bill appropriates $200,000 for ‘the erection on the state house grounds, but distinct from tie capitol itself, of:.a four-story. memorial |: building to D6 dédivated to ‘Nort’ Da- kota's fighters “in the great. world war. Jt willbe made a reposttory-fo~ Provide mttth needed quarters for the supreme. court, law, legislative, refer-, ence, historical and general ibraries and other departments which are ‘now cramped. FRANCE 10 USE SHIPS OF GERMANY Paris, Feb. 27.—“The French delega- tion to the peace conference will op- pose the sinking-of the German fleet.” said Stephen Lauzanne in the Matin to- y- “Other powers, of course. muy’ do what they might. The French navy ts. determined to use the ships that full to France when the fleet is divided up. The French minjster.of marine clearly explained this attitude to the chamber of deputies., He explained how France gave up-her dockyards for the manu- facture of ammunition. She gave up all shipbuilding and comes out of the war with a weak navy which is out of repair.’ She needs a navv to police her seus and to protect her colonies.” WILSON WILL ADDRESS BIG * LEAGUE MEET Washington, Feb. 27.—President Wilson has consented to deliver an address in New - York next .Tuesday evening on the eve of his return to the peace conference at Paris. He has accepted the invitation of a ‘Nonpartt- san committee interested in the suc- cess of the league of nations idea. / President | Taft will address. the same meeting it. being the personal desire of Wilson to have the form- er president Speak from the same platform. ;Supreme Court Reverses and Re- | been suspended, it.:is ;suid. Sylvia ee Is Now for Bolshevism | London, Feb. 27.—Miss Sylvia Pank- urst is now openly against her sis- ter, Christabel, and her mother, on political issues. The three’ world ta- mous suffragists are headed different ways. Sylvia spoke: recently in Mem- orial hal} at a Bolshevik meeting and said she was through with “parlia- mentary government” and what she wants for England is “sovictism.” Her mother and sister are hostile to Bol- shevism and are supporting liberal politics. BOY ASLEEP ON TRACKS T0 HAVE ANOTHER TRIAL mands Interesting Action , for Damages ; Judge J. M. Hanley of the: Twelfth district court. is. re d in an opins Jon handed down by the supreme court yesterday holding that Edmund Dubs, a nine-year-old boy, was not guilty of gross and criminal negligence when he fell usleen | on the tracks of the North- ert Pacifié railway near New Leipzig, continuing to ‘slumber until he was un- der the wheels of a Northern Pacific locomotive which severed one arm and a leg. This happened in 1912, when young Dubs was herding cattl herd dog lay on the track with him. The engineer either did not see the boy and. dog on the track or concluded that they were playing possum and did not slow down until it. was too late. In district court at Man: a trial jury awarded the boy a 00 verdict. Judge Hanley set aside this judgment, and Rudolf Dubs, guardian.for the in- jured boy, appealed to supreme court. The supreme court holds that “Where | a boy, nine years of age, a trespasser on railway ‘tracks and guilty of con-| tributory negligence in being thereon. was in a position of il while Ly! on such railway tracks, it is wilful neg: | ligence to fail to exercise ordinary cure | to avoid injury to him after disvover- ling him to’be_in such’ position. © Held, under the. evidence, that. the. jary was justified in finding tliat the engineer of | the defendant did sec ‘the boy in ft place | of peril and did fail tolexercise ordi- nary eare'to avoid. injury to:him after discovering his position The action is for further proceeding CRISIS IN Nn OB S RUNORED Geneva, ‘Feb. 27.—The: German Pet mittee. left Spa. today for Berlin. Ludendorff: is: expected sto arrive in Berlin ‘tomorrow. ‘Lhe armistice: has Negotiations between German repre- sentutives und the entente’ have been going on for some time: No word of a crisis has been intimated. Marshal Fosh presented recently at ‘Treves the new terms of the armistice. These were accepted on the evening of January 16. NOT BELIEVED HERE Washington, D..C.. Feb, 27.—Offictals, here believe that Berlin‘dispatches pub- lished to the effect that there has been a suspension in the armistice are based on n¥sinformation, Nv‘ advices to this erect haye. been received’ here. His’ shep-| aii CALLS? CAHILL ON WORK ON SCHOOL BILL Senator Richard Can’t Stand for | Strong Arm Tactics on Ad- ministration Board | NEW AMENDMENTS MADE) Ree \ Measure as It Finally Stands | Much Resembles Its Original Macdonald Form An attempt on the part. of Senator Cahill to hurry Senate Bill 134 out of committee into third reading was de- feated Wednesday afternoon by Sit ator McCarten, who openly .resented what he condemned as an effort to. railroad this. important Dill through without allowing time for proper con- sideration. Senate Bil 134 is tie league's board, of administration measure which® concentrates in the hands of a commission of five control of all ed- ucational, penal and charitable institu tions,“ including the public. schools. The bill originally provided for a com- mission of three to be appointed. tt! ; Was amended in state affairs commit-} j tee by adding the state superintendent of public instruction and the commis- stoner of agriculture and labor. When it came back to the senate tor third reading it was rereferred, bobbing up once more Wednesday, with some new amendments. The most recent change restores one of the original features of the bill, that which provided for an ad- visory educational commission to} study the needs of the schools, de-/ vise plans for standardization aud regfulation and to investigate , the feasibility of the stae’s publishing its own text books. As the bill now stands the state su- perintendent of public instruction would be ex-officio chairman of this commissjon whose other members would be one county superintendent, one ‘city. superintendent, - one repre- sentative of the state normal schools and -one .member to alternate yearly between the university and the agri- cultural coll ‘Unless amendinént, this bill will come out for third ‘reading. and final passage: this ‘afternoon, . Oppone..+« of, the measure dowbt whether. the majority can mus-} ter. the 33. voles required to. give it|* a two-thirds majority. Senator Ham- merly has been’, quite ill and was arely able to be in his seat Wiedneé: May. Should he, haye to be absent to- palnaters: would, be compllciited for the Jeasue: - : «The “nohiite “Wednedday afternoon passed 25) senaté bills and five house tneasures.: Probably. the most import- ant ‘of-these was senate ilk 96, auth- orizing::the' industrial. comihission to investigate. the Wevelopment ‘of Jig-) nite. Senate Bill ‘172, prohibiting jao- tels ‘that ;are not fire proof from ad- vertiging, that thev are, also passed. House Bill 182, relating to the sati: faction. of mortgages and liens, was, (Continned on Page hme.) Aliens Released Then Rearrested New’, York. Feb. 27.—Seven of aj Group of forty Spaniards arrested on suspicion of complicity in a plot to; overthrow the federal government by| assassination were released todav un- der a writ of baheas corpus. They were immediately rearrested unon warrants charging them with being allen gnarchists and subject to de-! Dortation: 1 i 4 Revolution | Hurts. German Dye Makers Upper left: ;President Wilson leav- ing the “George Washington” down N. E. A. Special to The Tribune. |the harbor. Upper right: On board Berlin. .— Introduction of the six-hour; the “Ossipee” drawing into dock. day and Ligher wages. wnder pressure | patow: Setting ‘foot on ‘American of the revolution are threatening the German dye industry. with extinction, dye manufacturers ¢ry. War orders to which dye _ makers had turned, have ceased, markets are lacking for what they do manufacture and profits are cut by Isbor’s demands, so that bankruptcy. is threatened. the Fred-|’ erich Bayer Color Factories, Ltd., de- clares in a: public statement. BLIZZARD IN MINNESOTA. Barres Fs inn., So eet posers a eae i i eet grocping ore: over southwestern ‘Soil. Even Peace Makers Lose Their Glamor N. €. A. Special to’ The Tribune. Paris.—Greatness, ‘as personified by the peace delegates, lost its zlam- or for the Paris crowds. early in the game. At first, the streets outside tt anise ty building. was -packed tip. “crowds. . Now Railroad service is ‘Gemoratised. ine ie distieegianea Aelegates a ant sad bere poster te prevalent, go almost poeratuaine another |, Palinée N ew Attorney General | A: ‘Mirrewene Para ' A. Mitchell “Palmer. pennsylvania, former congressman and present alicn property custodian of the United States. the man. who kept his- sand upon Germ&n wealth in this land dur- ing the war, 89 that it could nat be used to aid the kaiser, He now/ea- ters Wilson's cabinet. Feb. 27.—A Mitchell | Washington, Palmer today was nominated by Pres:- dent. Wilson to be attorney general. He probably will take office March 4, the time set for the retirement of At- torney General Gregory. The resigna- custodian of tion of Mr. Fale as 4 as eon ane public property Ras not nounced. Mr. Palmer is:a native of Pennsyl- vania and 47 years of age. He gradu- ated from Westmore college in 1891 and entered .the practice of law. In 1898 he was elected a member of con- {gress and took a prominent part in the Baltimore convention that nomi- nated Wilson over Clark. He is also a member: of the: Democratic, national committee. ‘At the last. senatorial elections he was defeated for United States sena- ’ LARGE SUMS 10 + BE AVAILABLE FOR HIGHWAYS Legislation, of Present Session Willl Give North Dakota Much Federal Aid S ‘AMENDMENTS PENDING Changes in National Post Roads Act’ Would Give State ! $750,000 at Once rond uct passed in 1916, $75,000,000 federal ald so allotted among the vari- {ous states for the improvement of state j highways that North Dakota's share for the 5-yeur period ending June 30, 1921 was $1,148,846.37, The various al- Jotments for the followings years each ending June 30 ’are as follows: 1917, $76.143,06; 1918, $162,286.12; 1919, 85.91; 1920, $307,344.11; 1921, 3487.17, In order to avail itself of this money, the state wust raise an equal amount. | the law being a dollar for dollar proy {Sition, If any state should fall to ex- pend its annual allottments within a reasonable time, such unexpended allot- ments revert to the federal treasury to be reapportioned to all the states. Un- der present conditio the state high- yay » having no funds for . is compelled to rely upon the counties to ralse the money to ob- tain such aid. By June 30, 1919, the state highway department HM have bullt state high- ways on which about $150,000 federal aid will have been consumed. There- fore, on that date, the’ departnient will be approximately .$808,000 behind tne meram and by June 30, of roads federal ald | 1920, nearly $800,000- wo will need to be built involvis federal aid. tn 19: tor by Penrose. After that defeat he was offered a judgeship on the court of ‘claims ‘which’ he declined. -It is rumored that he was slated forthe war portfolio in “President Wilson’s cabinet but that he" begged off.on the ground that he was a Quaket. After, this nation entered. the war, ver, he officiated on the Pennsyl- a daft boatd. vani Until recently he has served as cus- todian of ‘alien preney ty. He ried Miss Riberta Batlett Dixon of’ aston, Md. They have one child, a daughter, ten years Ota MACDONALD BILL PASSES BY VERY NARROW. MARGIN $. B. 134, | the administration educational-bill to sidetrack Miss Minnie Nielson passed the senate | * | today by a‘ vote of 29 to 20.,:The league members openly rebelled. ‘This vote insures loss of emer- gency and the chances are that ithe measure will be referred as it is looked upon as a measure to throw the school system of the state into the hands of the social- istic manipulators back of the league. RESUMES DUTIES, 4 EE Paris, Keb. 2).—rreuier Clemen- ceau resumed his tasks today. ul need to be constructed. There is uow pending in congress an amendment to the present federal aid $80,000 of fec law which is practicilly ~ Certain ‘of passage and which will, make immedi- ately available to North Dakota about $750,000, Additional sums provided for each of ‘the year 20 and 1921 will amount to ahout $1.125,000.00 annual ly. Tir total, it is evident ‘that about $2,500,000 federal ald: will need to. be expended. in the state prior to the close of 1921 or on a 50-50, basis. $5,000,000 worth of state highways must be con- rstructed. © Prior to the, close of ‘the 2 over $8,000,000 worth: of federal ald projects: inyolying’ over, $4,000 fed- eral aid will have had to be construct- ed by the state highway department. The expenditure of. 160; nunually ‘on state highways for the next several years should result: in: tuarked’ im- provement of the tes pringfpul high- wi "This sind other! legistation ‘elsewhere in the union indicates that. we — are about to enter on an era of’ unusual highway development. It is the duty of the legislators, road officals in the and the citizens at large to make effort that none of these vast su of federal aid allotted to North Dakota shall escape this state. State or county funds or both must be pro- vided and utilized in the improvement of the highways of the state, Norman Hapgood Is Minister to Danes Washington, Feb. 27.—Norman Hap- good. formerly editor of Colliers and for many years a free lance journal- ist, was today nominated minister to Denmark in place of Morris Egan who resigned because of poor health. “GIVE US. TANKS” CRY OF ESTHONIANS FIRST PICTURES OF PRESIDENT WILSON’S RETURN In accordance with the federal ala Cantigny and Chateau Thierry. Capital and Labor Hold Parliament London, Feb, 27.—The 27.—The industrial par: | Tament, composed of representatives of employers and employes, was opened: this morning. The object of the par- lament was to give the government opportunity to learn the views of capl- tal and* labor in hopes that sugges- tions: would be received. Delegates to the parliament number $00. More than 10 million workers are represented. 624 HEROES OF STATE ARRIVE FROM EUROPE Hobdken, N. J., Feb, 27.—Five bun- dred and ninety-one men and 31 offi- cers of the original 3,600 In the 164th infantry, First North Dakota — regi- ment, docked yesterday at Hoboken, N. J., on the U. 8.8. transport Presl- dent Grant from Brest. The troops are scheduled for Camp Dix, N. J., where they will remain un- til mustered out of service. This regiment was part of the 41st Sunset division, which furnished the sinews to strengthen the first and see- and: divisions and imake possible the early participation in the war of the United States. The Sunset division became the first replacement division, but men from the ranks physically superb and filling pio- neer units made possible the success at Of the original 3,600 North Dako- tans, nearly a thousand were killed or wounded, The balance of the division are now in the army of occupation, or on duty all along the sections held by the Amer- ican expeditionary forces, Those re-} turning today originally composed of non-commissioned officers, received and trained 55,000 draft men for combat duty. The regiment is now filled with casuals which includes men from every state in the union, The North Dakota contingent. prob- ably will be sent to Fort Snelling on or about April 1, to be discharged from service. The transport President Grant ar- rived today, five days late. owing to storms and time lost towing the trans- port Polar Bear.to port. There were 4,729 officers and: men of the fol- lowing organizations aboard: 184th in- fantry brigade’ headquarters, 6 offi- cers and 20 men; 164th infantry, 87 officers and 3,359: men; 162nd_ infan- try, supply company K, 9 officers and 377 men; 76 casual officers, 756 men from the Brést convalescent detich- ments and twelve. civilians; including a number of correspondents. Among the officers aboard was Brigadier General A. H. Blanding, commender of the 184th brigade,’ 92nd division wiose home ig in Edrtow, . The 164th infantry was composed for. ‘the most part/of replacement troops from all parts of the north- west. It was in command of Major Barney C. Boyd, Hillsboro, N.°D. It was located at St. Aignon, France, as the first training division: Adjutant General, Peak. of Valley City, N. D.. was at the dock to meet the regiment. MESSAGE FROM SON. “Arrived this morning. destination Camp Dix,” was the message received yesterday by Mrs. Arthur. Anderson 517 Third avenue north, from: her son, Sergeant Glenn A. Anderson of the 164th infantry, and a former member of Company B of Fargo. Mr. Anderson was employed by the Stan- dard Oil Co., before he enlisted. Every member of the Second Nort Dakota band, which was organized at aHrvey and of which Harold Bach- man, son of Mr, and Mrs. C. B. Bach- man of 24 Hogan Flats, is band lead- er, has returned to the United States, according to a telegram. received by ‘Mrs. Bachman stating that the unit, which is a part of the. 1:6th Engi- neers, landed at New York Sunday and- is now stationed. at Camp Dix, N.J. 4 The band had 28 members when it was organized ut Harvey and now has 45 members. Of the original 28, one was sent back from France several months ago due to illness and the other 27 returned intact Sunday. As leader of the band, Mr. Bachman ranks us master, énginéer, senior grade. His brother, Myron’ Bachman,’ has been with the band since it was organized. The telegrams received by Mrs. Bach- man announcing the safe arrival of her two sons were voth signed by the Salvation Army. The 116th engineers came across on the steamer Kansas, which was de- layed several days:by running out of coal, while near the Bermuda islands. In a letter Mr. Bachman said that there were rumors that the organiza- tion would be sent to Wyoming to be thustered out. IS Paris—Tanks for the Esthonian army! That’s one of the things Joah Poska, Esthonian minister of foriegn, affairs, says he has come. to ask tl allies for, He also wants the allies to. erect some kind of a barrier be- tween Esthonia and Bolshevism. Eisner Funeral Most lost Impressive Basel, Feb. 1 —Kurt 1 Fisner’s funer- al was one of the most impressive ever held in that.city. Bands had places in the cortege. “All the bells in the city Soldier’s Wife Shot In Self Defense Is Released by Jury Minneapolis, Feb. 27.—Mrs.. John ‘Webber who shot and killed her ‘us- band was released today by the grand jury on the ground that she shot inj self defense. She told the members of the jury that her husband had threatened to kill her. The assault was threatened in connection witi a quarrel they had had over his seeking ; employment. CAPTIVE BALLOON BREAKS MOORINGS Washington, Feb. 27.—While rising about the capitol today a captive sau- sage. baloon broke from its mooring and landed nine miles away. Its pi- lot, Lieut, George McMilland, is be- PUBLIC VOICE ‘IN SELECTION OF PAPER LOST State Printing Céminission Has Sole Power to Designate Official Organs LEGISLATORS INTERESTED Members of Both Houses Appear as Directors in Concerns That May Benefit League newspapers from whose or- gunization league promoters have.real- ized from $45,000 to $100,000 in promo- tion fees and commissions and from whose successful operation sénators and representatives, members of the present general assembly, stand to profit hugely as directors and stockhold- ers in these enterprises, will be the principal beneficiaries from senate bill 157, which places the distribution of « all state, county, township and miuiil- elpal patronage at the disposal of a printing commission of three. There now exist more than 25. of these league newspapers. In a major- ity of them a league senator or repre- sentative, or some prominent league Meutenant, is prominent asa heavy stockholder or 1 member of the board of directors. Walter Welford of Pemi- bina county, R. L. Fraser of. McLean county, A. A. Liederback of Dunh county and other members of the up- per house who gave their ‘support. to senate bill 157 are either directly ‘or indirectly interested in league news- paper enterprises in their respective counties, THE PUBLIC: FROZEN OUT Section 4 of senate bill 157 contains the kick. It reads: In addition to the duties and pow- ers now vested by law in the heretofore known as the commission- ers of public printing, the commission shall have the power to make all print- ing contracts in all matters of state printing and the power to designate a newspaper in every county in the ‘stdte in which publications required by Jaw to be published by state officials must’ be made. It shall be the duty of said commission to designate in every coun- ty of this state a newspaper’ which shall be the official newspaper, which all be the official newspaper in each county in which it is designated until its successor shall be chosen as pro- vided by law.” The section then proceeds to enymer- ate all the public and private notices, statements, processes, ete., which must be published in this official néwspaper, designated in each county as the offi- cial newspaper of that county by the comnission. ‘The right of the public ¥ fa ave any voice in the selection of. this ‘paper 4s ignored. Even the county commission is denied any-choice in the matter, The state’ printing ‘commisston is made omnipotent. , ma NO POPULAR SELECTIO Senate bill 157 eliminates the. to. vision giving the people in each power to select their official Vater by popular vote, Senate bill 157 con- centrates :this power in thé hands of the printing and publication ¢ommis- sion. Senator Welfotd yesterday made an attempt to amend the bill to, provide that the official paper be approved by the county commission, but this atnend- ment was voted down. League senators contend that under senate bill 158, which also passed the senate Wednesday, this power to vote on the official county paper is retained. Senate bill 157 is, however, complete in itself. It does not require senate bill 158 as a companion-plece, and, should anything happen to 158 in the hurly-burly closing hours of the -ses- sion, or ,should the governor fait*to sign it, for any reason, senate bill 157 would stand on its own feet as a very complete and workable statute placing the destinies of some 250 North Dako- ta weekly newspapers in the hands of three men. Of these 250 weekly news- papers, probably 50 are now fully cdn- trolled or owned outright * by’ the league. The 200 others must shift for themselves. RESEMBLES BANKING SCHEME In many respects the league news- paper enterprises resemble its baiiking activities. These newspapers, as in-the case of the league banks, aré organised. principally to give the league-a strong- er hold on the community served. But, the organization is conducted by the league at a profit consisting of 10 to 15 per cent of the proceeds of the sale of the preferred stock and all cs Hit rey- (Contiouea on ea Ona aS ote GREEKS FORM CHARCOAL LINE Scarcity of Fuel Makes Pitiful Bit Precious N. &. A. Special to the Tribune. Salonika—In a small city in Grece3, on the Aegean sea, half way between Athens and Salonika, there is a total absence of coaf and extreme shortage of fuel/of all kinds, so acute that in a few cases owners of olfve trees quicker and better profit when sold ie fuel than for olivé raising. ao besieged by a Jone line of searecee and other poor people, hoping that they may buy even a pound or two of the precious cuarcoal, which is burnt in old tm pans and offers ther! only means of cooking the title’ food they can obtain. Often, however, a large Heved to have escaped by the use of his parachute. ‘The. balloon came down at Hillnade station, Marylend. where it was taken in charge by citizens. No trace was found of Lieut. McMillan. Seach was started along the path taken ies see cern has ‘brought up the go for its own use. The.# Batu one small portions. ‘If the local ft_ needed it ~- Sarplus—st