The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 1, 1919, Page 1

> ' (Macdonald and Governor Frazier only | THE WEATHER Generally Fair. ==|THE BIS THIRTY-NINTH YEAR, NC. 51. 1K TRIBUNE! “a BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1919 PRICE FIV E CENTS LEAGUERS VOTE $5 FUND INTO ) COF! HOUSE DISFRANCHISES TENS OF THOUSAND OF WOMEN VOTERS BY MAKING THEIR CHOICE NONENITY League of Majority of 64 to 43 Succeeds in Making Job for Neil Macdonald, Humiliating Miss Minnie J. Nielson, and Making of North Dakota Public Schools a Shuttlecock for Divertise- ment of Politicians—Gag Rule Applied. With the gag rule applied and debate shut off, Senate Bill 134 passed the house Friday afternoon by a vote of 64 to 43, six]: being absent and not voting. ‘This. bill, designed, its opponents have consistently contended, to emasculate the office of superin- tendent of public instruction, from which Neil N. Macdonald was ousted by a inajority verdict of more than 6,000 last fall. and to install Macdonald as a superior officer over Miss Minnie J. Nielson, who defeated him, creates a board of administration of five mem< bers which shall have the management and control of all pena!,! charitable and educational institutions, including the publi chools | of the state, and which shall supplant the gtate board of regents, the board of control, the board cf education, and, to a very large extent, the state superintendent of public instruction. MONDAY IS NOW ASSEMBLY HOPE! sentative Carr. of Barnes ¢ there was Wrangle Over Brinton’s News- read from the desk a communication from Miss Minnie J. Nielson, tae paper Bills Throws Session Back Two Days state superintendent, in which she pointed out the fallacies which she believed abounded ip ‘the measure. She called attention to the fact that the bill did not represent views ex- pressed by former Superintendeat a few weeks ago, and that a marked change of opinion had become appar- ent only after the recent general election. ‘Miss Nielson insisted that tae link- ing up of penal and charitable institu tions with the control and super’ President Wilson was infcrmed before he v went ashore from |the George Washington at Boston that he was grandfather again. ion of the public schools was not fe. ible, and that no one board could be devised which would successfully rep- resent all of these varied interests. The Roll Call. j The roll call was as follows: For Miss Nielson: Bollinger, Burtness, Carr, Dungan, Durkee, Engen; Hammond, Han- son, Harris, .Hemni, Herbert, Hum- phreys, Johnson*of Cass, Johnson of Pembina, Johnston, Kelly, Kol- ler, ‘Larson of Pierce, Lowe, (Mc- Gauvran, McLaughlin, Mikkelson, Murtha, Nathan. of ‘Sheridan, Na- ~ than of Sheridan, ‘Nathan of .Lo- gan, Nims, O'Connor .of Grand forks, O11 of Ramsey, Olson’ of Ward, Olégard, Petterson,’ Pleas. ance,’ ‘Reid, . Reishus, Robinson. ; Roquette, ‘Rusch, Severson, Turn- er, Twichell, Wadeson.—43. ‘ For Neil Macdonald: “Sh Arndid, Alberts, Bailey; “Brady; Brostuen, ° Bratsberg, «Bryans, Bjerks, Burkhart, Byrne, Caddell, Donner, Eckert, Engen, Ferguson, Frederickson, Haines, Hardt, ‘Harding, Hoare. Ivers, John- 80) of Dickey, Johnson of Steele. _ Kamrath, Kell, Kel- logg, Keitzman, Klein, Larson, of Ransom, Larson of Stutsman, Larkin, Lazier, Maddock of Mountrail, Maddock of Benson, Malone, Magnuson, Marshal, Mar- tin of Slope, Martin of Bottineau, (Maxwell, McDonnell, McLarty, Mc- Manus, Miller, Moen, Nesvig, O'Connor of Pembina, Olson of ‘Barnes, Opland, Patterson, Prater, Riba, Renauld, Sherman, Strain, Strom, Uglum, Walker; Weld. of Wolls; Weld of Kidder, Whipple, ;- Wog, Yeater, the Speaker.—64. . Absent and not. voting—Cleven, Gunhus, Hall, Kelder, Krueger, Ran- dall. Burleigh county's three representa- tives followed the lead established by Senator King and voted against the wishes of a 1,000 majority of their constituents. SEVEN MILLION FELL INBATTLE, SAYS MARCH Washington, D. C.,. Mar, 1—Buttle deaths during the war among all par- ticipants were given: today by General March us 7,354,000. This represents only men killed in action or died of wounds. In the list prepared by the general staff Russia lead with 1,700,000; Ger- many second with 1,600,000, and the United States last with 50,000. Other figures were; Frarice, 1,365.- 000; England, 800,000; Belgium. 102,- 000; serbia and Montenegro, 100,000. 750 MILLIONS: FOR RAIL USE Washington. “D.C. Mar. L —In re- porting favorably the general deticiency appropriation bill passed by the house, the senate appropriations committee to- day udded a rider to: the house bill * appropriating $750,000,000 additional for the railway udministration. More Than Million Released to Date ‘ Washington, D. C., Mar. 1.—Demobi- Msation of the army had released up to yesterday 1,301,959 officers and men, General March announced Of +} all independent hewspap MANY MEASURES PASSED Large Grist of Bills’ Made Into Laws—Not More Than Dozen Important | The state auditor was notified last; night-that it would -not. be possible to wind* tp the’ sexsion; befary Monday, and he was: instructed to hold up the checks -of legislators “accordingly, in ‘order tht ‘they might He: Nari jaa } additional day. H “The house squabble over tho ‘Brinton, newspaper bills bag: set the session, back two full days. - “Had it not been’ for these meastires’the hotse' could, with a night session: have: cleanediup} last night, or earlyothis morning... | MANY BILLS PASSED, i he eenth ‘general assembly has, passed the usual grist;-of. inconsequen- tial bills, ‘It hus also passed a dozen important measures which will have i most vital bearing on the future of the state, These include the league pro- gram bills,.creating an industrial com- mission, Bank of North Dakota, mill und elevator association, home building association and state rural credits. There are a half dozen bills which revolutionize the present plan of taxa- tion, and then there are the purely punitive meagures, ‘h a nute bill 134, aimed at Mi Nielson, state superintendent of public instruc- tlon, ‘and the Brinton newspaper bills, cunningly.designed to give the league: a monopoly of the country newspaper business’ and to drive fi eat state GUARDS ON. FOOD CARS INCREASED Coblenz, Mar, 1.—Owing to recent at- tempts to interfere with food ship- ments to the army of occupation, the number of guards has been increased. Five cars for American troops in Ber- lin left Coblenz to Berlin today each car being in charge of 10 soldiers. SECO Te STRIKES MENACE NEW REGIME Weimar, Mar, 1.—AJthough the gov- ernment has officially announced that it is not worried at the strike situa- tions a member of the national assem- jdiy said today that he sees a black future. Even if the strike at Halle has not ben given official recognition there are strikes at other places where thete are no‘government troops. The strikers have threatened to surround Weimar and to cut it off from the rest of Germany: Anarchy Threatens German Nation London, Mur. 1—Several of _ this morning’s newspapers feature. articles on the internal demoralization of Ger- many and the dangerous growth. of Bolshevism because of the luck of food . and employment. Various reports concur in, declaring that the situation is extremely: urgent. A writer’s report declares the condition as more precarious than last fall. government is unable to improve material conditions. Far-sighted and}. {MINIMUM WAGE AND MAXIMUM HOURS FIXED "]}Women Cannot Be Employed at Less Than $1.50 Nor More Than Eight Hours es CAN’T HUNT WITH’ DOGS \ ae ees Attempt. to Eliminate. Clause Fails—Deer Season Extended —H. B. 81 Killed With the passage by the senate of House: Bills 184 and 186, North Da- kota’ is given comprehensive mini- mum wage and maximum hour laws for women and which will affect every telephune exchange and department store in the state, as well as many other industries and _ enterprises. ‘House Bill 184 fixes $1.50 as the mini- mum wage for women and girls, while House Bill 186 provides that no woman or girl may be employed more than eight ‘hours per day or 48 hours per week. No provision is made for overtime work. Dogs are Abolished. The clause prohibiting the use of dogs for hunting remained in House Bill 107 yesterday in spite of determ- ined efforts of sportsmen to have this section eliminated. The only amendment made in the senate was to extend the closed season for deer from November 10, 1920 to ‘Novem- ber 10, 1921. House Bill 121, appropriating from the capital building fund $200,000 for a@ memorial building to be erected on The newest grandchild is a boy, born to-Mr.'and Mrs. Francis B. |the capitol grounds and dedicated to! Sayre. third. MAY FINISH “THIS EVENING Both houses speeded up Inte, fthis aftétnoon if'a feverish Mrs. Sayre was Miss Jessie Wilson and the child is her TOWNLEY DAMNS KOSITZKY WHO HANDS IT BACK tempt to’ close; the session by Threatened re Breach Between Big midnight, There will be night sessions ingboth’ branches cthig, evening. BRING MARTIAL LAW IN MADRID Madrid, Mar. 1.—-Martial law has been declared in Madrid and troops are putrolling the streets. Order has been restored but some theaters ure still Cloxed: “This was’ ther riots against! profiteers..‘ Provision and butcher shops have been mobbed. The government hus taken charge of the bake shops. The premier has is- sued a statement si against food deal an aspect that it was nec this action, The trouble began Friday when at- tacks on bokery and food shops oc- curred and in the eyening there was a movement by the people in the o pation of the butcher shops. Skirmi: with stong throwing occurred around the markets. STUDY GERMANY’S POWER TO. PAY Paris, Mar. 1—The peace confer- ence committee on reparation has vir- tually completed its indemnity which Germany must pay to the entente. The study has been based more on what Germany is capable of paying than up- on what the opposing forces lost dur- ing the war. Germany must make un immediate payment of some of: it, while -the balance will stretch over a period of years. There is less than two billion in gold in Germany and less than 700 million in silver. Gerfhany greatest assets are her public works and railways and mines. Uruguay Has Committee Form of Government Uruguay, Buenos Aires, Mar. 1.— With the-inauguration:of the new pres- ident thissrepublic begins a committee form of ‘government. The president will have. the usual cabinet of nine members of whom he will name three ry to take and the committee: of six. A Coalition; government is assured. APPROVE APPOINTMENT. : Washington, March 1—The senate judiciary. committee today ordered a favorable report on tie homination of A Mitchell Patmer, alien property- custodian, to’ be ,attorney general, 200,000 IDOLE. Berlin, March 1—More than 200.000 the total 77.542 were officers. Demobi- well informed men are pessimistic and | persons are idle in Germany because |. lization have. meena &/)-apprehensive at ominous signs which of the industrial strikes. show a. teadency: toward ’ Ratiroad Comba REGRESS, been -cut off. ult of! Chief and State Auditor Comes { Over : Newspaper Bill | «wha ‘You ‘Doing in in My Legis- lature?” Asks the Czar— “Fixing” Nathans The fight is on. The long threatened breach between Curl Kositzky, state auditor, and A. C. Townley, chief of the Nonpartisan league, burst into flame yesterday when Townley called upon Got to idamn the state official atter the lat- \ter had refused to leave the floor of Townley’s ‘house of representatives. Townley lost his temper when’ from his place on the side-lines he discov- ered that several leaguers had_ suf- ficient honesty and independence to ide with tue minority against the “| Brinton newspaper grab. Townley was very mad, With wattles as red as a turkey cock’s, he strode down the foyer, The first man he met was Carl Kositzky. The Nathan brothers, of Logan and Sheridan, had just voted against the Brinton grab. “You fixed the Nathans,” charged Townley, striding over to Kositzky, sitting with a friend at the back of the’ house. “> didn’t.” replied Carl. thought of fixing anyone. “Nathan told me you did,” insisted Townley. “Well, “Somebody's time.” “You’ve got no business here,’ was Townley’s come back. Kositzky: “Well, you may be sorry that you're here.” © Townley: “If it hadn’t been for me ; youd’d ‘never. been elected—further- |More you'll not be back here two years from now. Fl see to that. Kositaky: fl take my chances; you can lead, a mule to water, but you can't make him. drink.” — D— you! ! 1" “You can't dictate. to “Never what of it?” fixing asked Carl them all the | ‘And Townley proceeded to peddle his papers. “Tam sorry it had to bappen. 1 didn’t force it,” said Kositzky. “It wasn’t my my chaice. I never thought of fixing anyone. Because the Nath- ans are good friends of mine, Town- ley jumped me when they voted against the bill: ‘My only concern is the farmers. I’m for them and with them and I'm going to protect their interests at every turn, onal, or no.” CLOSE ¢ OFFICES. Minneapolis, March 1-—Orders. clos- ing the Minneapolis office of the de- partment of justice was received to- day. The Duluth and Fargo office were also closed. ‘MARTIAL LAW, . Paris, March 1—«The soldiers’ and workman's conference: -has declared |: martial law in Bavaria. ~ North Dakota fighters, passed the sen- ate with only minor amendments: House Bill 81, the first of the sev- eral Macdonald measures aimed at ‘Miss Minnie J. Nielson, state supevin- tendent of public instruction, and whose ‘provisions now are incorporat- ed in Senate Bill 154, which passed the house yesterday, was indefinite- ly postponed in the senate, House Bill 123, appropriating $200,- 000 for the office of commissioner of immigration, was favorably: reported in, the. senate and js_up for, third read- ing and final passage this afternoon. Senate Bill 209, relating to the li- censing of hunting dogs, was indefin- itely Postponed ie iS WILSON DID lovee (OUT OF HOUSE] NOT MENTION | THIRD TERMS Washington, 1. C., Mar. 1. gard to published reports that the pres- ident told a democratic committee who lunched with him that he would not accept a third term, it was said at the white house that a thjrd term was not mentioned. Tt was reported that the president said merely that he yearned to get back to writing and contem- plated a new history. Some of those who attended the luncheon gained the impression that the president intended to retire to priy; ate life after his term and that be evidenced a deep feeling against the opponents of the league of nutions, which he said was an American and not a partisan issue and that the dem- ocratic. state committee would be free to act independently if the republicans made an issue of it. OPPOSITION TO LIBERTY LOAN IS DEVELOPING Washington, %. Mun 1.—Al- though house leaders mapped out a definite program for the closing day, the outcome of all legislation was still held in doubt because of the confusion over an extra session. Another in- formal cenference of leaders was ex- pected to determine whether an effort will be made to defeat the Victory Liberty loan in order to force Presi- dent Wilson to call an extra session at once. Some threatened to call up the loan bill and keep the senate in’ session until Wednesday noon. Sharp, division of opinion existed whether a filibuster should be aimed against the Liberty loan bill. Opposition to the bill is stiffening. 3 TO MOBOLIZE AT GENOA. Washington, March 1.—A cablegram from the military attache at Rome, to- day announced that the 323nd Amer- ican infantry has been ordered mob- ilized at Genoa. The regiment has been engaged at various Italian ponts, including Fiume and Trieste. SCHEIDEMAN RESIGNS. London, Marth 1.—A further revolu, tionary movement in Germany is im- minent. Reports add that Chancellor Scheideman has resigned. RETIRES TO PRIVATE LIFE. Washington, March 1—Major Gen. George Goethals returned to civil life today as a retired officer of the army having relinquished his duties as di- traffic. rector of storage. and 300,000.00 SLUSH. ERS OF THE PARTY MAKE PEACE WITH CONSCIENCES . AND APPROVE MEASURE THAT IS TO CREATE NEWSPAPER “TRUST” Finest Example of “Kept Press” in History of Journalism Estab- lished by House Action on Job Brinton Bill Yesterday—Mem- bers Violate.Constitution by Failure to Reveal “Private and Personal Interest in Measure.” From 10 this morning, to which hour the house recessed from 11 last night, to press time. the house has been busy juggling in an effort to find some way to recopsider the emergency clause on Senate Bill 157, which twice went down in defeat yesterday. The “easiest way” which appeared to be to change the roll call to show Walker and Patterson voting with the minority on the second roll call in order that they might make the motion to reconsider was frustrated by Burtness, who called attention to the error in the journal and moved that it be corrected. “] object to any man telling me how to vote,” blustered Patterson. “I am not telling. you how to vote, Mr. Patterson—I am telling you how you voted,” replied Burtness. “If there is no objection, i move that the journal be corrected.” _ Walker and Patterson voted with the majority for the em gency clause on the first roll call on the emergency, but before vote was announced, when it became apparent the emergency had lost, they changed their vote to no. The cause for this action (became apparent late last night, when Patterson moved that the vote be reconsidered and Walker seconded. Both had been re- corded as voting with the prevailing side, which made their motion regular. The emergency, however, could muster but 65 votes, while there were 39 votes against the emergency and nine not voting. The senate, after voting down this morning House Bill 123, the league immigration commissioner bill carrying an appropria- tion of $200,000, changed its mind this afternoon, reconsidered the bill and passed it by a vote of 29 to 17. The original vote on the measure was 23 to 20, with six absent. The bill provides for the employment of an immigration com- missioner at $3,600 per annum, and this official’s power to employ assistants and distribute literature and purchase publicity is to be limited only by his appropriation. Making peace with their own consciences and adopting as their guiding star their own individual ideas as to what a “private and personal | interest” in Senate Bill 157, assuring every. league news- ‘paper in the state an annuity of $6,000 per annum from the public funds, and placing at the disposal of a Nonpartisan commission of three the bestowal of more than. $300,000 worth of patronage annyally,.65.leagye members of the house late Friday evening voted death to the independent country press of North’ Dak Seven leaguers joined with the minority in opposing @ measure giving Job W. Brinton a newspaper monopoly in North Dakota. -‘durried conferences with ‘Townley, Brinton and Lemke fol- lowed defeat: early in the afternoon when an unsuccessful effort was made to suspend the rule and place senate bills 157, 158 and ‘other league newspaper measures immediately on third reading and final passage. A sufficient number of leaguers was won over in one manner and another, and following a recess a member. of the majority once more moved that these bills be considered prop- erly engrossed and be placed on third reading. This time the motion carried. The gag rule was applied, and the house proceeded immediately to a vote. The vote on the bill In re [Proper was 65 to 39, or insufficient to carry the emergency. A Former Secretary of State De- nounces Covenant of Peace Conference CALLS IT TRADE Washington, March 1.—Secretary Knox assailed the league of nations as the striking down of the United States’ principles of constitutional government. Senator Knox said stitution of the league breeds and commands war.” The Pennsylvania senator said that if the people of the United States wanted a reul league of nations aad majority lost one more to the minority, the vote standing 64 to 40. Hoare, Ivers, Johnson of Dickey, Slope, Martin of Bottineau, Maxwell, jof Kidder, Whipple, Wog,-Yeater, the Burtnegs, Carr, Kelly, Koller, Larson of Pierce, Lowe, separate roll-call was demanded on the emergency, and here the How They Voted. ry On the bill the vote was: KNOX ASSAI ‘ Ayes: Arnold, Alberts, Bailey, Bros- tuen, Bratsberg, Bryans, Bjerks, Byrne P Caddell, Eckert, Ferguson, Frederick- son, Haines, Hardt, Harding, < Johnson of Steele, Kamrath, Kell, Kellogg, Keitzman, Kein, Krueger, ; Kunkel, Larson of Runsom, Larson of | Stutsman, Larkin, Lazier, Maddock of Mountrail. Maddock of Benson, Ma- lone, Magnuson, Marshall, Martin of McDonnell, McLarty, McManus, Mil- ler, Moen, Nesvig, O’Brien, O'Connor of Pembina, Olson of Barnes, Opland, Patterson, Prater, Ri- ba, Renauld, Sherman, Strain, Strom, PACT | Ugilum, Walker, Weld of Wells, Weld Speaker.—5. Nays: Bollinger, Donner, Dungan, Durkee, Engen, Hammond, Hanson, Harris, Hemni, Herbert, Humphreys, Johnson of Cass, Johnson of. Pembina, Johnston, that the con- “sactions, |McGauvrain, McLaughlin, Mikkleson, Nathan of Sheridan, Nathan of Logan, Ness, O'Connor of Grand Forks, Ole- son of Ramsey, Ulson of Ward, Ole gard, Petterson, Pleasance, Reld, Reishus, Robinson, not build coalition to promote trade. it might be secured through the form-| ation of an international organization | camprising all the nations of the world. He said the constitution should | should declare war an international crime and that every nation engaging in it be punished by the world as committing an international crime. He urged ‘an international court ac- cording’ to ‘an international code and that no other nation could summon another unless tie subject was of in- terest to the contending nations. i To Enforce Decrees. “Upon other suggestions for the constitution, Senator Knox said it should provide what the countries of. the two hemispheres be called upon to; énfrce_ decrees of the international courts only in their respective hemis- pheres. 1 “A league based on these broad! lines would relieve us from participa- tion in the broils.of Europe; would defend the Monroe doctrine, and would save America from European intrigue and aggression,” said Sen- ator Knox. Ih opening his address Knox said he jhad not attained negative conclu- sions on the subject of the proposed Jeague of nations through unfriendll- ness or bias . He declared he was against war, but he wished to feel sure: that when the offering of the United States bad been placed on the Roquette, Rusch. Severson, Turner, Twichell, Wade- son.— 39, Absent: Burkhart, Cleven, Gunhus, Hall, Kelder, Nims, Randall.—7. Passedl: Murtha, 1. On the emergency Donney did not vote; Murtha who had passed, ing he did so because he was interest- ed in a newspaper property voted with the majority; Nathan of Sheri- dan switciied from the minority to ihe majority; Kunkel voted with the min- ority, and Turner with the majority, McManus jumped from the majority to the minority, making the fiaal vote, on the emergency 64 to 40, with 9 ab- sent. Explain Their Votes. Burtness in explaining his yote de- clared he was against the bill not so much because it gave a small com- mission power to name all state and county papers, but because the dill give this commission a right to place the! public _ printing _ of individuais, townships, school districts and er cipalities, which. he declared. an gement of the personal Hiberties of such individuals and (Continued on. Pagé Five.) stat-