The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 25, 1919, Page 1

THE WEATHER Partly cloudy. = INTH YEAR. NO. 97. ‘ PRICE FIVE CENTS KOSITZKY- TOWNLEY "BATTLE STAGED ITALIAN SITUATION IS BRIGHTER Premier Orlando Departs for Rome to Consult Par- liament SEES WILSON AGAIN Great Excitement Among Mem- ties Over Crisis Paris, Thursday, April 25--In a statement given out by Premier Or- lando in reply to President Wilson's appeal on the Adriatic situation, Stress was, laid by the Prine Minister on the: question’ of propriety of any attempt from the outside to set up op- positton, between the Italian people and and their government as revealed by the full text of the Premier's state- ment now available. After arguiqg. that such an attempt would virtually mean the ignoring and denying of the high degree of civiliz-| ation which the Italian people;had at- tained under democratic government, the Premier added: “To oppose, so to speak, the Italian government and people, would be to admit this great free nation could submit to the yoke of a will higher | bers of Chamber of Depu- | | than’ its own and I shall be forced to} protest vigorously against such sup position, unjustly offensive 10 my) country.” After the meeting of the.council of four this afternoon, previous to the; departure of Premier Orlando, the fol-| lowing. official statement was issued: “Beford his departure for Rome, Sig- nor Orlando, accompanied by Baron Sonnino had’ atiather. meeting with; President. Wilson, Premier [loyd Gedrge. and’ Premier Clemenceau. Throughout the dfscussion, all pres- ent displayed «the ‘strongest desire to reach a. satisfactory solution, of .the problem” .wnder . consideration. The heads of the American, . British and French governments, expressed to Signor Orlavido the ‘hope that the Ital- ian partiament would also. assent in arriving at such a settlement.” ‘PAGE'S® RESIGN ON: RUMORED. ‘Rome, April 253—The italia ‘says that: because he was acquaitited with} President: Wilson's views on the Ital-| ian.cltims, Thomas ‘Nelson Page. am bassador. to Rome, offered, his resis nation. ‘Theré was great excitement among the ‘miembers of the chamber of depu- ties and. senate .today over the Paris! situation. Many members expressed the -opinion ‘that Italy should warn: France’ and Great Britain that they cannot conclude peace without Italy according to the treaty binding the! allies. Telegrams from cities and villages throughout Italy descril) the organiza- tion of demonstrations in. support of the cabinet. i ‘MORE HOPEFUL CONDITION. Paris, April 25—A distinetly more hopeful and less irrecotciliable feel- ing prevailed at Italian headquarters today. a breach with the peace conference; moreover it was said: “All, may be:settled in a fortnight, Premier Orlando has gone to Romie to consult parliament." SETTLEMENT PENDING. Paris, April 25.+-The newspapers here are unanimous in the opinion that the departure of Premier does not constitute a rupture of nego- tations. The Petite Parisien says it is not “adieux” but “au revoir.” Peace conferees were inclined to be-' judicial power and to restrain ordin- aleve that a settlement of distressing problems was in the making. It is significant that the Italians remain in Paris and that they will continue to cooperate. ment in session earlier than May 6, and that he may be back at Versailles by May 1 or 2 to resume delibera- tions. ‘cROWD coop NATURED. Rome, Thursday, April 24.—A huge crowd of manifestants parading through Rome toward the capital pass- ed before the American embassy just) as. Ambassador Page came out for a walk. The demonstrators shouted: America.” Mr. Page replied, “Viva Italy. a PRESS GUARDED. London, April 25.—The peace con-! it cannot be carried on except at a ference crisis continues to be the par- amount topic of the press. The sup- port they give to President Wilson) and Italy are about evenly divided but | with the conduct of his business. with two or three exceptions opinions are expressed cautiously and with a manifested desire to show friendli- ness to Mr. Wilson and Italy and to! such as the plaintiff here hi le- avoid anything that might prevent an He Pee iets i early settlement of the controversy. HOL DSESSION MONDAY. Paris, April. 25.—A plenary ~session of the peace conference will) be held} Monday to consider the revised draft of the league of nations covenant and such portions of the peace treaty that may be completed by that time. The session will be opened to the public. It is understood that if the covenant is approved that it will be made pub-} lie. ‘LEAVES FOR ROME. Paris, April 25.—Premier Orlando of Italy left Paris for Rome at 8:30 this vening.. He was accompanied by General Diaz and two other members. couriers in advance of the German le- ‘He was given an ovation at the sta- Orlando; It is thought probable that! present a case of the most Premier Orlando will call the parlia-| merits, and support the case by con- “Viva 10,000 B AKI KERS THREATEN STRIKE) | } | Chicago, April ‘Ten cael bakers have voted to strike tomorrow when their contract with employers; expire unles stheir demand for cessa- tion of night work is met. The em-! ployers declare. that the demand ot! the men would not be granted and} that that have made every effort to combat the strike. Abolition of night work it was said would involve pur- pchase of new machinery. RIGHT HOUR DAY UPHELD BY ANIDON. ae 4 In Beulah Mining Case Goes In- * to General Proposition | of Operation \ i Fargo, N. D., April 25.—The decis- fon of Judge C. F. Amidon of the Unit-| ‘ed States district court, by which he} upholds the recently enacted eight-} RRR RR a) ase Carries Plane for Speed. Mork | i | | | \ 1 | \ | hour law for coal miners in North Da-| kota, is considered by many as one! lor the most important labor decisions | jthat has ever been made so far | North Dakota is concerned. The decision is made in the case ¢ , > Or a apeedv. flig is Beink Coal Minikeésinhany agains battle or a speedy flight. This m John Hanwell, as state coal mine in- S¢rves their limited fuel supply. spector of North Dakota, in the ca se | Wane Mannan in which the plaintiff company sought! an injunction by which the state; atone ais cant ss WON TTAKE CASE FEDERAL COURTS |dirigible, maneuvering thousands ‘turns over with the downwe ;. The case was tlefended for the state iby Attorney General William Langer, | and was presented last week in the! j federal court here. | By his decision Judge Amidon| {practically dissolves the partnership ‘arrangement that has been entered | lower to. proceed with the ven full! agp of the United States district court, {ment of the eight-hour law, ‘today ‘denied a motion for the re- ! Shouldn’t Look to Courts. Judge Amidon that the coal mine operator who in-} (sists. that . he: cannot operate his/"es General William Langer, against {mines under the eight-hour law ox.| the Great Western Grain company, cept at a-loss; should look to the re- {the Powers Eleyator company, the Oc- organization of his business, rather| cident levator company and the Mon- than -to.the courts, for relief. {arch Elevator company, all Minnesota “The bill charges,” . writes, Judge |corporations, ‘in which damages a ‘Amidon in his opinion, “that the de-|sought onthe charge that the com- ‘fendant has served written notice, of | paniescontrolled the grain market. in, imanding to the state .courts of the Ey his intention. ‘to ,.institute.° criminal |Such'*mannér “as” to inflict on prosecutioh for thé: purpose of en-| North Dakota gxain producer lforcing. thé law, and °ifi need be to! The ‘thotion was. denied on the ‘close plaintiff's mine ..because the} ground. that: thé: act ‘of congress of members of the partaership are per-| August, 1917, gives control of the ‘dis- , nitted to work more than eight hours 7th ‘ibution’ of. food exclusiv ely to the day in the mine. Plaintiff alleges; United States: * * Mthat such acts by defendant ‘will ares} The suit’ was‘ originally started :in jsult in closing its mines, cause ir.) ithe Burleigh county district court, and ;Yeparable injury, and violate rigats | was transferred to the federal court jsecured to it by the fitth and tour-; ‘an the motion.of the defendants. |teenth amendments of the federal con-;, The state, througii Attorney Gen- stitution, and asks for a temporary ‘eral Langer, then asked that the case injunction to restrain the defendant’s |be restored to the state courts, con- | threatened action. {tending that the federal court had no; “The gist of the bill is that the!jurisdiction. It was this motion that {state law is not intended to apply to|/Was argued this morning and which owners_who work their own mine, but; Judge Amidon denied. only to hired men, and that under the| Judge S. L. Nuchols of Mandan, and llease the partnership is the owner of A. E. Sheets, assistant attorney gen- tue mine for the term of two years.!eral, argued the motion today for the It is further contended that the leg- ‘state, and. Judge Simpson of Minne- islature which attempts to limit hejapolis, E. T, Conmy of Fargo, and An-! hours which a man may work about|drew Miller of Bismarck, argued the | his own business would be clearly un-|case for the defendant companies. ¢/ constitutional. No longer was there © talk o “ Acomparison of the dates of tne! $15,000 ORDERED ‘lease, and the contract of partnership, with the date when the law took ef- fect, makes reasonably clear that the plaintiff's business plan is a mere subterfuge to escape the provision ie of the state law. Courts of equity do Valley City, 'N D., “April 25.—The not exist to further such schemes.{claim that J. R. Waters, state bank | The plaintiff is asking that the en-/examiner, has entered in the Valley. forcement of a state law by criminal|City bank case, by which he see! prosecution shall be restrained by anjestablish himself as being the offi al injunction, To declare a law un-|who ordered the return of $15,026 to constitutional is a high exercise of|the assets of the American National bank of Valley City, is extremely in- teresting in the light of a letter that |Mr. Waters wrote, to the American Exchange bank under date of April 11, this year. In that letter Mr. Waters s the banking board ordered the re- | placement of the $15,026 item, which |has heen brought back to public at- Well Estabishd Law. tention by the turnover in the atti- i “I prefer, however, not to rest the|tude of the Nonpartisan league lead- decision upon any ground of pre :e-[ers and their controlled newspapers dure.’ For a quarter of a century| Here is the letter that Mr. Wate: statutes limiting the time of work in! os coal mines to eight hours a day, has! RETURNED, SAYS MANAGER WATERS, ary criminal prosecutions for the vio- lation of criminal law is an exercis jof even. more unusual powers. A plaintiff woo seeks such relief must stantial | s that {vincing proof. The bill exhibits no {such facts. of the United States. Holden vs. Hardy, 169 U. S. 366. Such statutes are not part of the law of all states {in which coal mines are operated. | Reports from Paris indicate that an ‘eight-hour day is likely to be made the law of the civilized world. The owner of a coal mine who says that loss. on the basis of an eight-hour ilay, is probably mistaken. If he is! not, there is something the matter; He} should look to that instead of to t:.e; courts. Such laws cannot be evaded \by mere cleverness of business forms, | vised.” 1 PLENTY OF WHEAT. Washington, April 25.—Americans ; will continue to eat white bread after months of milling on a victory flour basis despite the return of Europe to a war bread basis, Julius Barnes, pres- ident of the food administration grain corporation, said today. A survey of wheat stocks, Mr. Earnes said, had convinced his de- partment that the American supply Was sufficient not only to warrant con- tinued production but to meet the ex- port demand until the next~harvest. COURIERS ARRIVE. \ April. 25—German ‘official Paris, gation. to the peace conference arrived Germ at Versailles today. Itis Hall of Mirrors, © “Cut ’er loose, boys,” signals the:pilot, whereupon the big British sition and releases the lighter and more mobile plane. dorush and the takes the position | suit: brought by the. relation of Attor-; ie | af feet in the air, swings into po-} The motor for airman is ready ethod of transporting planes con- in sent to the American Exchange bank } of this cit Bismarck, N. D., \- April 11, 1919. | American Exchange Bank, | Valley City, ND. ing of the Depositors sion, held | ta meet j Bund comm i they passed a resolu- | n that you take out of the note | | i s, for the amount gave in settiement of the of ‘the fifteen thousand ($15,000) ‘that. the bank- dered replaced, and balance | i | i upon. notice from you that this note, has been removed, and ‘replaced ‘by *cash, ate of admission. un- aquaranty aét would be Yours truly, i i | your certif der, the . sent you. J.R. WATERS. The letter by Mr, Waters of April 11, and the statement that he issued | . Monday /,of4 this -week~' by~ which -he! repudiated former statements to the}! : effect that everything. about the Val- ley City deal was “legitimate} fair and ‘honest,” is especially interesting ; ‘in the .light of the following tate: | ment: that was published in the Fargo | morning paper of Tuesday last. On that day the Courier-News said: | “Attorney General Langer's out in the anti-farmer papers insinuating that league officials had leoted the bank was imade after the impairment had been made good under order of Bank Examiner Waters.” | Also, Mv. Water's letter in which | (he says the banking board ordered | ‘the return of the $15,000 item is still | more interesting in view of the at- | tempt of the Courier-News yesterday ;to give Waters credit for cpening the Valley City case. Said the Courier. New editorially yesterday: * it was Mr. Waters’ | subordinate who discovered that ; $15,000 loss in assets in the Val- | ley City merger of which Mr. | Langer has made so much, and it was Mr. Waters, not Mr. Langer, who ordered its return * * As Mr, Waters says, over his own} |signature in his letter to the local} |bank, it was not himself, but the banking board, that issued the order to replace the $15,000. The banking board majority members are Attor- ney General Langer and Secretary of | ‘State Hall; the motion ordering the} | replacement was made by Mr. Langer | and was scconded by Mr, Hall. AN 8 PROH TION.” New April 25.—-Elihu Root, |” senior counsel for the United States | Brewers’ tion, tasked Judge | |Hand to declare unconstitutional the | war prohibition act. The measure, he | rted, was designed not to aid in! ing on the war but to bring about tthe federal prohibition amendment. | ; ported orks a Nee Ge ‘in LANGER WINS VICTORY OVER LEAGUE BOSS; Recognized as Representative of State in Federal Case LEMKE SITS TOO ‘Judge Young, Tracy Bangs and J. C. Murphy Represent ‘Taxpayers April 25.—Attorney m Langfer was today Judge C. M. Amidon of ales district court as the Fargo, General V recognized by the United relag representative of the state of! Nort Dakota in a case brought by} | taxpayers, for injunctions against cer-' (tain industrial measures passed by the last legishuure. ‘The case is before Judge Amidon on the motion of the state to dismiss. In ree 2 ig the attorney general} Amidon also held that the | govertior was entitled to be heard sep rately if he So desired but the actual conduct of the case so tar ag the de- ndant state officials oncerned is in the hands of Attorney General Langer. The motion for dismi in the opening Judge Sol, Nuche of waged by’ the attorne Langer also is Judge Wahpeton, As representatives of the state in- jal commission, William Lemke, ent of the Nonpartisan is seated at the table as- signed to” counsel for the defe Judge N.C. Young, of Fargo, ney Tracy Bangs of Grand For! d Murphy,. of Grand} representing the taxpay- was sup- statement by Mandan, en- Tas spe Ww Attor- WEATHER MORE FAVORABLE FOR SPRING SEEDING The Van Dusen’ Harrington Com- pany have issued fue following crop survey: Since our report of a week ago, the! weather has been more: favoraole for seeding. While there have been rains ome sections, the northwest had| several days of sunshine accompan- ied by winds. The ground has dried to some ex- tent and on the lighter soil has al- lowed plowing and seeding to con- tinue. On the heavier soil in many; localities no seeding whatever has been done and most of our corre: pondents report that it will be about three weeks later than last year. There seems to be a shortage of! help in a number of places, while in! others there is sufficient. In some parts South Dakota from twenty-five to fif- ty per cent of the wheat crop is in the ground, but this condition applies to only a few localities. Some re- ports indicate that in places seeding; in this city for the past three or four| may not-start for a week.or, ten days, late, the contemplated will undoubtedly be réduced. The aftmers figure that wheat sown so|on his return from th | late is liable to be caught by the black rust which we have had for the past five or six years or by hot winds in} ly. . SAY REPORTS EXAGGERATED ‘Washington, April 25.—An ot statement by the Japanese embs characterizing a: exaggerated the ré ported cruelties from Korea, was i jsued today. BACK TO WAR BREAD. Paris, ly put the world back to a war bread! basis for the next three months is part of the program by the supreme a state of prohibition in advance of | food council under the chairmanship | | of lof Herbert Hoover. ~ been approved by the supreme cour] HUNS WILL SEE SELVES SIGNING PEACE IN “HALL OF MIRRORS”: ~ “Yn this famous chamber of the Versailles Palace. where William I was proclaimed emperor of the Germans will sign the treaty that recognizes the breaking up of the German empire. Lauder of! of Minnesota and; jc fal | sympathy April 25.—An increase in the milling percentage which will virtual-| FIVE MILLION DIE FROM INFLUENZA PLAGUE IN INDIA London. April 17.—Almost’ five mil- lion persons have died in British In- dia trom Spanish influenza and fully a milion others are believed to have died in the native states from the {same cause. The area affected con ‘tained a population of 238,000,000 and the number of deaths war 5 fa. death rate of twenty and s iper thousand for 1,000 persons. OPTIMISM MAY DEFEAT Government Officials Caution Nation Against Over- Confidence Is r A R Total Last Night Billion Reported Short Half i Dolla { Washington, April y that many people regard the Victory Lib- {erty loan as certain of succe |the usual effort was expressed today [in the treasury’s official review of the loan campaign, There were no additional reports to raise the nation’s total subscription | above $396,496,000 as tabulated last night. | “Chairmen in many parts of the! | country,” said the official review, “r ‘port that already they are having dil- jficulty in) making it ar that the} jloan is not certain to be subscribed re- i gardless of efforts expended.” { Enthusi: ic Support Needed. ! “This loan is no different from any jo fthe rest in that it can be floated | | only with the most enthusiastic sup- ‘port of everyone.” The Cleveland di ict today re- \ ported sales of $101,283.000 dollars. ! j Honor flags have been awarded to 103. communities. Wrecks a Brewery. One of the battle tanks used to ad- vertise the loan was engaged in wreck- ling a brewery. | Oklahonia leads other states of the! Kansas City district in amount of sub- scription. man and foreign lang- juage groups in Chicago are engaged) fin a contest to determine which shall; |round: up most subscriptions. The- German group was ahead today. InNew England 88 communities | have won honor flag: Galveston, Te: described as ine | headquarters as “one of the first ci jalways to obtain its quota,” has ie jed its 100 per cent mark, BURLEIGH COUNTY ‘BOY DIES IN | FRENCH HOSPITAL‘ Word has been r Halver, a son of ‘Mr. ‘drew Halver, died at France on March 6. Ray had ber {overseas for the past year, and re- cently contracted typhoid fever, his death resulting from that disea: | was about 32 years old, and had lived | ceived that Ray and Mrs. An-} a hospital in; years, The family is well known here.; ovand the father is engaged in farming at Arena, The mother remained in! Bismarck to make a home {for her son and service, for this reason, the news of the pi ing away of the young man make: doubly sad. The mother has been ae: jing her bit for the war by knitting all) ' winter for the Red Cross. The friends jof the family extend ‘to them sincerest ‘!Eleven Acre Tank For N. E. A. Special to The Tribune. London, April 24.—Sixty million gal- jons! That's the capacity jervoir being built at Rosyth for stor-} lage of fuel for British warships. It} will cover 11 acres and a roof area! seven acres. (German Air Mail Is Now to Be Extended | N. E. A. Special to "The Tribune. | Bertin, April 25—Warnemuende is | picked for the starting point for Ger- }man oversea traffic by plane. It {also to be a terminal for passenger traffic and post from countries. Air post already carried jon between Berlin, Weimar and Leip-; zig is to be extended to include War- | hemuende, Hanover, Westphalia, Br jiau and the Rhineland in April. TROOPS IN “FIUME. -Paris, April 25—An American offi- jeer who left Fiume three days ago | and who has just arrived in Pari j that it was reported there that a t ja of fourteen divisions have been moved to Fiume. He said that the | eity was full of italian soldiers who were arriving daily. CORN SOARS. Chicago, April 25.—Excited jumps in {corn followed the reports’ tat war i breads would again be the rule for! South Dakota and Towa, | Europe. The steepest rise was in the! | July delivery of corn which advanced |six and a quarter cents over night.| | Provisions again | Price record. COLD WAVE PREVAILS Washington, April 25—A general cold wave with snow flurries freezing temperatures prevailed ay over nearly all the territory east the Mississippi river. VICTORY LOAN AHEAD! without | Oil For British Ney Scaniinavian | smashed the ad TWO MEETINGS AT AUDITORIUM: FOR SATURDAY igget and State Auditor. in Joint Debate in Afternoon at 2 O'clock LEAGUE POW. Political Cohorts Hire Hall for Big Evening » Rally. | Following The stage is all set for the debate on some of the legislative measures {at the Auditorium Saturday afternoon \between Walter W. Liggett and State | Auditor Kositzky. League organizers land the boss of them all, A. C.Town- ley, are in the city for the « event, Considerable bitterness has been en- igendered between Mr. Kositzky and {league heads and ‘the debate is ex- pected to be one of the most interest- jin in the history of the league move- ment. The pick of the league speakers been mobilizing here for the at and Mr. Liggett ‘and Kositzky have been carefully arena jing for the battle tomorrow afternool. Following the debate, a league rally will be held in the evening et the Auditorium. It will be a regulation league meeting at which it'is expected hat A. C. Townley will tell the farm: s just what he thinks of the shism jin the ranks and pay his respects to ‘Attorney General Langer, Thomas |Hall and the state auditor. Among the jleague meeting spell-binders here for: the are George Brewer, J. A. rrie, S. Randall and last but not ‘east pee C., himself. [A regular, political “barbecue” in- ‘cluding the “roasts” is promised and ithe favorite. pastime will be nailing ‘the hides of alleged traitors to the barn door, hh Chief interest, however, ters *3i ‘the debate between Kositeky and, Mr. | Liggett principally upon the measures. |which the state auditor declares fornis ‘no part of, the:league Program. i \ The Issues. |" The state auditor will debate ¥ ‘Liggett the board of admini | bill, designed to humble Misa: Minnie | J. Nielson, state runertntendent at of public instruction: and to elev; Macdonald, repudiated ‘by. cee. |whelming majority jat. the Ps {fall; the state printing bill; which would give.a string of newspapers {largely controlled by Job.W. Brinton, a Townley agent, a monopoly of a half jmillion dollars in public printing; the | various taxation. bills. pasaéd by the jlast session with a view to shifting | the burden wholly onto the land and ;paving the way for a single tax; the . judicial redistricting bill, designed to tereate jobs at an expense of $30,000 |}per annum, for three friends of the Heague who are to be rewarded with |judgeships by appointment, and vari- ‘ous other bits of legislation to which | State Auditor Kositzky, Secretary of State Hall, Attorney General Langer ‘and others prominent league state of- \ficials have taken exceptions. State Auditor Speaks Last Mr. Kositzky will have the advan- jtage of speaking last. He won the {toss up a few days ago. W. E. Runey a jot Driscoll, who is a well known Bur- ‘leigh county farmer, will preside at the debate. The decision will be left {to the audience. | The Bismarck meeting. marks: the {close of one phase of the league cam- |paign to explain the work of the last \legislature.- Meetings have been held jthrough the Red river valley, but the | league speakers have just invaded the jSlop, having held recently a series of {conferences at Mandan in an attempt ito break into the Langer-Nagel-Mees | combination. Now Burleigh county is the objec- lice and Ko y’s hold on the county is being assailed. The local league or- gan in this week’s edition has trained its guns upon the state auditor. There will be no admission charged and everyone is invited to both the de- bate and the league meeting in the jevening. | ANTI-WILSON DEMONSTRATION. | Rome, April 25.—“Long live Amer- ica and down with Wilson,” was the ij watchword of many demonstrations | throughout Italy last evening, ; “Italy fought a desperate war,” | says one paper. “for the purest ideals, jthe realization of which is jeopard- lized | by the obstinate ideas of Wil | son.” | oe MINERS RETURN TO WORK Berlin, April 25—Almost as sud- jdenly as the strike began here, and everywhere, Germany a) | be, quieting down again. miners are returning to werk in ii creasing numbers and yesterday ‘in a half dozen other places returned to work. A big factor in the situation has ‘been the distribution of American food which has proved a special attraction to laboring men. LOCATE OOZE. | Minneapolis, April 25.—Operatives iof the federal government: have seiz- ed one million dollars worth of li- ;quor in Minnesota, South Dakota and | North Dakota since January 1, A | considerable quantity of comeentrated hard liquor was seized efforts | were being made to tran: it to One naul netted the government a tax of §3 a {gallon on 12h; ) barrels. to coal badly destroyed wal ee there: St ates wey ig It was feared that would be similarty