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

“ -~ ie. I Tae Waa TaERG WEATHER i rer eer oe Falr, ‘THE BISMARCK. TRIBUNE [+ LAST EDITION THIRTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 161. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY, J ULY 1 17, 1919. PRICE FIVE cE TS STATE ENTER: ON INSURANCE FIELD AUGUST 4 Protection on All Public Build- ings to Be Carried in State Fund NEW PLAN IS COMPULSORY Officials Can Be Held Liable for Payment of Premiums Exacted On August 1 the state of North Dakota will assume another huge ‘business enterprise, that of insur- ing against loss from fire, tornado or cyclone the millions of dollars worth of public buildings in North Dakota, ranging from the little one room country ‘school house of ‘boards to the majestic temples of granite and mar- ble in which some of the higher in- stitutions are housed. The new de- partment is already “functioning” in the office of Commissioner of Insur- ance Olsness, with Sergeant Harold Hopton, recently returned from over- seas, in charge. The new state fire and tornado fund is created under the provisions of Senate Bill 32, introduced by Cahill of Grant county. It is provia- ed that “on and after Aug. 1, 1919, no officer or agent of this state and no Person or persons haviag charge of any public buildings or property of the state shall pay out any public moneys or funds on account of any insurance against loss by fire or tor- nado, or shall in any manner con- tract for or incur any indé>tedness against the state on account of any such insurance upon any of the pub- lic ‘buildings, furniture or fixtures or property of any kind whetever ‘be- longing to the state, except in the manner hereinafter provided.” Custodians to Report. The act requires that within thirty days after its passagé every custo- dian of a public building shall report to the commissioner of insurance each policy of insurance whch shall then be in force upon such proper- ty.. On or between July: 1 and Au- gust 1, 1919, and annually thereafter the commission is required to pro- vide for insurance in the state fire and’ tornado fund of all state proper- ty subject to destruction by fire or tornado, for an amount not to ex- ceed 90 per cent of its actual value. The amount of insurance to be car- ried by the state is to be certified to the state auditor, with a statement showing the amount of premium due, and it is made the duty of the audi- tor to draw a warrant on the state treasurer for the payment of such premiums. On or before August 1, 1919, and annually thereafter, each county and city auditor, town, village and school district clerk shall report to the com- missioner each policy of insurance then in force upon any property un- der control of such auditor or clerk, and insurance is to be provided in the same manner by the state com- missioner ‘and certified, with the amount of premium due the state, to the auditor or clerk, who is required to draw warrants for the amount payable. Policies Allowed to Run. The commissioner is not to cause the cancellation of any policies which may be in effect August 1, but shall increase through state insur- ance the amount of protection to the maximum of 90 per cent provided by the new act. Insurance policies as they expire, are to. be replaced iby state insurance. Town, village and school district officials are held joint- ly liable under the act for the pay- ment of premiums due on state in- surance, which must be paid within 60 days from date of certification. Should there be an _ insufficient amount in the state fund to pay a fire or tornado loss when presented, the claims shall be presented to the state auditing board, and upon its approval shall be made payable 90 days following the next session of legislature. Until paid, the warrant will bear interest at 5 per cent. The state fund-is not to carry any single risk in excess of $100,000 with- in five years after this act goes into effect, “but the insurance commis- sioner may carry $100,000 of any risk and insure the balance with any re liable fire and insurance company and shall collect from the state or political subdivision the entire amount of the premium, paying on his warrant the company or compa- nies carrying the excess insurance. Some Property Exempted. The property of any town or school district located outside of the incorporated limits of a city or vil- lage is especially exempted unless the clerk, at the direction of the town or school board, as the case may be, shall file with the insurance commissioner a written application for protection under the state fund. To date there have ‘been reported to the state insurance department risks on four or five court houses and perhaps fifty other public build- ings. WAR RISK INSURANCE WENT UP NOTCH JULY 1 The Burleigh county Red Cross chapter is notifying discharged men that they must remember when send- ing in their. government insurance premiums for July that all premium rates were changed to the rate one year higher July 1. For example, it is pointed out, if a man has ‘been paying premiums at the rate for the age of 25, he must now begin paying at the rate for 26 years. Any further necessary information concerning rate, reinstatement or conservation of government policies may ‘be ob- tained from any Red Cross home service office. NORTH DAKOTA CLOTHIERS TO MEET IN CITY Important Convention of Busi- ness Men Planned for .Bis- marck on August 11-12 The annual convention of the ex- clusive retail clothiers of North Da- kota will be held in Bismarck on August 11 and 12, according to S. F. Bergeson, president of the or- ganization, today. Mr. Bergeson is working out the program for the association which will include discus- sions of interest to the 50 or more mem ers, ‘Among the topics to be discussed will ‘be credits, collections, transpor- tation difficulties, discounts, etc. The convention will probably be held in the rooms of the Commercial club. HERBERT IN 10 SEE NEW LEAGUE STRIKE STRIDE Dunn County Nonpartisan De- clares Organization Stands for Clean Politics PRESIDENT IS FIGHTER Representative Was Member of Insurgent Minority Who Gave Townley Battle Edward W. Hervert of Dunn Cen- ter a league member of the last house from Dunn county and recent- ly elected president of the Citizens’ Economy league, which has organ- ized to oppose Townleyism, returned this afterngon to Dunn |county to harvest his crop, after spending a day or two in Bismarck attending to the establishment of league head- quarters. Mr. Herbert was born and-reared in Cincinnati, 0. He came to Dunn county ten years ago as a ‘homestead- er. In the decade he has spent in North Dakota he has acquired and de- veloped a valuable half-section of land and he has assumfed a progres- sive leadership in his county. Believes in Clean Politics. “J am in this movement for the same reason that I originally joined the Nonpartisan league—because I believe in clean politics and in mak- ing war on bossism. I thought the Nonpartisan league had ‘been organ- ized to fight.the-old gang. bosses who: had contributed so much to the rot- tenness of North Dakota politics. I found when I really got into the thing, that the ‘Nonpartisan league was a more abject slave of bossism than the old gang ever dreamed of making its disciples. I then got out of the legue, at least so far as alleg- iance to Mr. Townley was concerned, as fast as I got into it. “I am a farmer, [ stand for farm- ers’ rights. At the same time I can- not lose sight of the fact that men who have staked their time and labor (Continued on Page Three.) COAL SITUATION SERIOUS, EXPERT ASSURES SENATE Big Shortage of Fuel Will Result From Decreased Output Un- less Public Buys Now Washington, July 17.—Urging gov- ernment investigation of the coal situation, government officials and coal operators today told the senate that a coal famine was impending. The coal operators fear the situation will get away from them and that prices will rise five to six dollars the ton, said C. E. Lescher of the bureau of mines.. Their advertising the sit- uation is due to the hope that tHis condition may be averted, he said. Anthracite production since Janu- ary 1 was 10,600,000 tons less than last year, and fituminous 74,700,000 tons. Lescher said, due to lack of de- too «wh “the only remedy is for the con- suming public to lay in supplies now,” he said., RYNDHAM AGAIN FAILS TO SAIL St. Johns, Nfd., July 17.—Frederick Ryndham failed today again in his at- tempt to get away for a trans-Atlantic flight in his Martinside plane. The machine rose only thirty feet and} then crashed to the ground. The ma- chine was completely wrecked, but neither Rundham nor his navigator was injured, FOURTEEN MILLION FOR SOLDIERS’ AID Washington, July 17—Amended to provide $14,000,000 instead of $6,000,- 000 for the rehabilitation of wounded soldiers, sailors and marines, the sun- ary appropriations bill, which was vetoed by the president, was passed today by the house and sent to the senate. SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN TO GIVE US DOUBLE “0” The Scientific American statistical bureau advises that R. E. Fitzgerald, one of its representatives, soon is coming to Bismarck, presumadly to TWO BIG CHIEFS GIVING ONCE OVER BELGIAN ROLE COUNTIES STILL TO HAVE TRIO OF OFFICIAL PAPERS Publisher in Southeastern Part of State Claims Old. Laws Are Yet in Effect AMENDMENTS VETOED Governor Frazier Held That Acts Relating to County Ap- pointments Conflicted A southeastern North Dakota pub- lisher has raised an interesting ques- tion as to whether, as a result of Governor''Frazer’s veto’ of ‘two “laws passed by the Sixteenth assembly re- lating to the publication of county commissioners’. - proceedings, these General Pershing and President Poincare in the reviewing stand at the Inter-Allied games in Pershing Stadium. county commissions will not be re- quired under the statutes to appoint two official county newspapers - in addition to the one official newspaper to be selected by the state printing and publishing commission. Senate Bill 160, one of the long string introduced at the instance of J. W. Brinton, provided for the re- enactment of Section 3308, C. L. 1913, which now provides for the publica- tion of county commissioners’ pro- ceedings in three official newspapers, to read: “It shall be the duty of the board to cause to be published in the official newspaper published in its county a full and complete report of all its official proceedings at each regular and special meeting.” Governor Frazier vetoed this mea- sure, declaring the emergency clause, which it carried, giving it immediate effect, created a conflict with existing laws. The existing laws to which ‘he referred were Sections 3308 and 3310 of the compiled laws of 1913, which, as a result of the governor's veto of Senate Bill 160 and Senate Bill 162, which amended Sec. 3310, relating to the county auditor’s fur- nishing copies of the official proceed- ings to the official newspaper, are held to be still in effect. In vetoing Senate Bill 162, Governor Frazier ex- pressed the opinion that the point was suffigiently covered in Senate Bill 157, the measure which was re- cently referred and Senate Bill 158, which provides for the selection of the official newspaper by the people at the general election, beginning with November, 1920. If the contention of pudlishers who ‘have brought this matter before the state printing and publication com- mission is borne out, county com- misisoners must continue to act un- der these two sections which were neither amended or repealed by the last assembly and must, in addition to the one official newspaper to tbe selected about July 26 by the state board, selecfed two other official county newspapers to complete the legal quota of three. Secretary of State Hall, who is a member of the state printing ana publication commission, is mailing to North Dakota newspapers a circular calling their attention to Senate Bill 157, providing for the selection of an afficial newspaper in each county by the state board and citing the fact that the complied laws of 1913 define as legal newspapers publica- tions which have been established not less than one year and ~~ which have at least one page printed at the place designated in the date line and not less than 150 subscribers. It is made the duty of the owner or manager of any newspaper in this state before such newspaper can be awarded any contract for public printing of any nature whatsoever, or publish any legal notices of any kind or nature to file with the county aud- itor of the county in which the news- paper is published a verified state- ment setting forth the number of regular subscribers and the length see what Nonpartisan league govern- ment ig doing for North Dakota, of time such newspaper has fbeen es- tablished and in circulation. HUNDRED WISH TO ACQUIRE HOMES IN NEW ASSOCIATION Big Business Foreseen by Secre- tary Oliver Morris for Building Leagues On hundred applications for homes, or farms have ‘been received during the last three days from people who wish to avail themselves of the state homebuilding act, advises Secretary Oliver S. Morris Of the state indus- trial commission. A majority of the opplicants, says Mr. Morris, have the 20 per cent cash’ payment required iby the act and, are anxious to talk ‘business at once. Robert B. Blakemore of Fargo, manager of the homebuilding asso- ciated, reached Bismarck yesterday and opened. his offices in the Bank of North Dakota building. He has not as yet. named any of his principal assisstants. PERSHING HOME IN AUGUST-BIG WELCOME PLANS Rep. Caldwell Asks Congress to Set Aside Day for Joint Ses- sion to Greet Jack Washington, D. C., July 17—Gen- eral John J. Pershing will return to the United. States in August, Rep. Caldwell, New York, told the ‘house rules committee today, urging early action on his resolution setting aside a day for a joint congressional ses- sion to welcome home the American commander. GERMAN TROOPS PUT DOWN STRIKE OF FARM WORKERS Copenhagen, July 17.—The strike of agricultural laborers in the Frans- burg district of Pomerania is being put down vigorously by German troops, according to a dispatch from Greisswald. The soldiers are forcing the laborers to return to work. Fif- teen members of the executive com- mittee of the laborers union have been arrested. EXCHANGE AGAIN TAKES BIG DROP New York, N. Y., July 17.—Ex- change on London underwent another violent decline today, demand bills falling to $4.26'3-4 and cables to $4.28, or 3c to 4c under yesterday's figures, the lowest ever recorded. Francs also suffered further depreciation witn demand at 720 and cables at 718. SOUTH CAROLINAN ON U.S. FARM LOAN BOARD Washington, D. C., July 17.—Rep- Lever, democrat, South Carolina, was nominated today by President Wilson to be a member of the farm loan board. GIVEN CHINA, SAYS | SHERMAN Senator From Illinois Sees Sec- . ond Germany in New Jap Monarchy in East RAISING KAISER IN ASIA Opposing Peace Pact, Declares It Is Paving Way for Fu- ture Trouble Washington, D. C., July 17.—Urging the senate to refuse compliance of the Shantung provision of the peace treaty, Senator Sherman, repw>lican, Tllinois, declared today that section giving Japan control of the Shantung peninsula “so taints and poisons the professed altruism with which the league of nations was heralded as to crown it the superlative treachery in the history of modern times.” The provision, asserted the speak- er, would aid Japan in becoming “the sabre rattler of the world,” and strengthen her for- the day when she might cry like Germany for world empire. In such an eventual- ity, he continued, and with British and Japanese interests in the orient identical, the United States might well look to the safety of the Philip- pines. Climax New Belgium. Why China should be exploited; her port cities dominated by alien pow- ers; her mining and railway rights seized by Japan, does not appear ex- cept under the rule of coveteous de- sire accompanied by military force. “It is material to note that under the Japanese constitutional the em- peror has supreme commard of the army and navy; makes wars, con- cludes peace and signs treaties it is as plain as the noonday sun that the government is autocrative and that it will add Chinese province up- on province and concession upon con- cession until an Asiatic kaiser will dominate the affairs of Asia and the Pacific ocean. 7 “The harshness of the Japanese, the seizure of property and the re- sultant looting, irresistably turns one’s thought to the German conduct in Belgium. Woe denounce one in un- measured terms. We are asked to approve the other and declare it jus- tified in a holy cause.” 2olk Defends League. Announcing his support of the prin- ciples embodied in the league of na- tions covenant, but withholding judg- ment relative to certain reservations. Senator Porl. republican, of Rhode Island, said the nation must see the} great enterprise upon which we em- barked when we entered the war through to the end, which cen only be done by joining the league. The senator said he could not agree with the objections that the league would create a super-state or subvert the Monroe doctrine. “The league of nations in essence is simply an association of free na- tions,” he said. WILSON MAY SPEAK HERE ON LEAGUE President Will Visit State on _ His Tour of Country for League of Natiosn Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States will be the guest of the city of Bismarck on July 26 or 27, if the business men and Commer- cial club of this city can induce him to speak here. President Wilson will leave Wash- ington soon on a swing around the central and northwestern states, in- cluding North Dakota, and although his itinerary has not been definitely decided, it ig known that either Bis- marck or Fargo, and perhaps both cities, will have the privilege of hear- ing him speak. Secretary George N. Keniston of the Commercial club, is wiring the president’s secretary, Joseph Tumul- ty, of the advantages of having Pres- ident Wilson visit Bismarck on his speaking trip. Secretary (eniston had prepared a schedule of the daily train service to assist the president’s secretary in arranging the schedule so as to include Bismarck if possible. BIRKENSFELD REPUBLIC PROCLAIMED BY CITIZENS Coblenz, July 17.—A_repudlic has been proclaimed in Birkensfeld, in the allied area of occupation. A pro- visional government. was formed ‘Monday and complete separation from Oldenburg proclaimed. AUTO BANDITS LOOT WEALTHY FARMER'S LIQUOR STORES AND BORROW HIS CAR Jackson, Minn. July 17.—Fran- | cis L. West, a wealthy farmer liv- ing nine miles south of Windom, drove to Jackson today and told the county officials that’ nine ban- dits in two big automobiles raid-% ed his home while he was away and looted his cellar of 150 cases of liquor valued at $6,000. Mrs. West, her son and a farm hand, were in the house when the bandits drove up late in the after- noon.. The latter showed fight and was badly beaten, West said. One of the bandits wore the 5 : uniform of a marine, and another was in soldier garb, according to ‘Mrs. West. Helped Selves to Car. “After the men drank some of the liquor they began loading the cases in their machines,” said Mrs. West. “When their automo. biles were filled, they took our small machine and trailer ard loaded them. Then they drove toward the lowa state line.” West has offered rewards for the arrest of the men and the re- turn of “what is left” of his prop- erty. FORD MAKES WAY FOR READING OF MAGAZINE STORY; Article Describing Automobile Man as “Industry’s Miracle Maker” in Record Mt. Clemens, Mich., July 17W—Henry Ford at the opening of court today had a respite from the witness stand while a magazine article about him- self sy John Reed published in 1916, entitled “Industry’s Miracle Maker” was read. When Mr. Ford resumed the stand examination which began last Mon- day was outlined ‘by Elliott George ‘Stevenson, attorney for the Chicago Daily Tribune, which Mr. Ford is su- ine for $1,000,000 on a charge of li- PLANNING EARLY NATIONAL GUARD REORGANIZATION Sixteen Divisions | With Maxi- mum Expansion of 400,000 Men to Be Formed UNITS ARE LAUNCHED Several States Now in Position to Receive Federal Aid— Project Outlined Washington, D.C. July 17.—Im- mediate organization of the national guard in the states and territorial Possessions of the United States in accord with war department plans, was looked for today by army offi- cials here. The guard is to be form- ed on the basis of sixteen divisions with a maximum expansion of 400,- 000 men. As soon as the units alotted to each state are formed and inspected feder- al aid will be made available. It is expected that all the units authorized, including 47 regiments and 18 battal- lions of infantry; six regiments, 17 squadrons, and 19 troops of cavalry, and 10 regiments, 20 battalions and 7 batteries of field artillery, will ‘be or- ganized speedily on a skeleton basis, which will provide 65 men of com- pany infantry. Guard units already have (been or- ganized in several states and it was announced today at the war depart- ment that federal aid had ‘been ex- tended to soma of these..including New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Mis- souri, and California. STATE BOARD OF CANVASSERS WILL MEET TOMORROW Twenty-five Percent of Returns From County Auditors Still Missing The state board of canvassers is scheduled to meet tomorrow to dis- cover what happened June 26, when North Dakota held its first general referendum election. Up to noon yes- terday Deputy Secretary of State Duffy reported that not more than 75 per cent of the county auditors had sent in their official returns. If the returns are not on hand tomor- row, the canvassing board will have authority to send a special messen- ger for them at the delinquent coun- ty’s expense. TOKIO MIXOLOGIST MADE ’EM LIVEN UP ON VANILLA EXTRACT William Hagerty Was a Con- genial Soul But His Mixing Was His Finish William Hagerty of Tokio, whose vanilla bronx was famous all over the county, and whose lemon extract high ball knocked ’em all dead, isn’t mixing with or for his old friends up Tokio way. As a matter of fact, Mr. Hagerty is sojourning with Charlie McDonald of Bismarck, for a spell. Aforesaid Charlie herds ’em in at the state penitentiary. Reporting to Attorney General Langer the arrest and conviction of Hagerty, Victor Wardhope of Leeds, state’s attorney for Benson county, asserts that William not only kept on hand a generous supply of forty-rod lemon extract and sure-shot vanilla, but that he showed his customers how to mix it in the most palatale form, and even mixed it for them, on the premises. And, says Mr. Wardhope, there’s no doubt at all of the efficacy of the mixtures, Hag- erty got in bad to begin with when several Indians developed lemon ex- tract extravaganzas. It was then discovered that Hagerty was doing a land-office extraction business with his extracts, and State’s Attorney Wardhope proceeded to extract him from the community. PACKARD TALKS TO LINCOLN ON TOWNLEY While in the city of Lincoln, As- sistant Attorney General F. E. Pack- ard, who has just returned from his vacation, was a guest of the. Lincoln Bar association and the commercial club. Under the auspices of the lat- ter he addressed an audience of 300 on Townleyism. Nebraska is in the throes of a constitutional convention campaign in which Townleyism has been made a factor, reports Mr. ‘MCUMBER STILL PAT IN SUPPORT OF PEACE PACT North Dakota Senator Following Conference With Wilson Reiterates Stand MORE SENATORS ASKED IN President Understood to Have Plans for Consultation With All Republicans Washington, D. C., July 17.—Presi- dent Wilson today began conferences with republican senators for discus- sion of the peace treaty and the league of nations covenant. His first caller was Senator McCumber of North Dakota, a supporter of the treaty and the covenant. Three other senators, Jones of Col- orado, Colt of Rhode Island and Nel- son of Minnesota had been invited to call during the day. Invitations to several more republi- can senators to call at the white house tomorrow have been sent by the president, it was announced. Their names were not disclosed, but it was understood that there were five on the list. McCumber Keeps Secret. “Our conversation covered a wide range,” said Sen. McCumber, “and if the president wants to say what we talked about, that is all right, but so far as I am concerned I do not feel at liberty to disclose what happened.” ‘Senator McCumber added that his position in regard to the league of nations “had been made as clear as the English language could make it, and that his position now was the same as it always had been.” To Ask All Republicans. It was intimated that the president planned to invite all of the republi- can senators to the white house, de- voting four or five hours each day to conferences with them. Senators Borah, Idaho, and Johnson, California, two of the bitterest opponents of the league of nations were expected to be on tha list, but there was appar- ently some doubt in administrative circles whether they would accept. Senators Invited For Friday. Senators invited to the white house tomorrow to discuss the treaty included MecNarry, Oregon, wo 18 understood to favor a league of na- tions, Kellogg and Kapper, Kansas, who have not announced any definite stand on the league proposal. Senate Asks Information. Without a record vote or debate the senate today adopted: the resolu- tion by Senator Borah of Idaho ask- ing the president to send to the sen- ate “if not incompatible with the public interest,” a copy of a protest said to have ‘been made by some members of the American peace com- mittee against the Chang Tung pro- vision in the peace treaty. BOSTON TRAFFIC HELD UP; 8,000 MEN WALK OUT Alleged Delay on Part of War Board in Making Award Causes Strike Boston, Mass., July 17.—Car service on the street, elevated and subways here and in twelve adjacent towns was tied up today by a strike of eight thousand employes of the Bos- ton Elevated Co, Commercial and in- dustrial concerns were handicapped iby depleted forces, as thousands of workers were forced to stay away during the early hours for lack or transportation. The strike was called as a protest against alleged delay of the war labor ‘board in announcing its award in the dispute between the striking car men and the company. Minneapolis May Sell Food Stuffs to Lower Prices Minneapolis, Minn. July 17.—A special committee of the Minneapolis common council will late today con- sider a plan to consider army food stuffs and sell them to the public at a municipal market. Alderman T. 0. Dahl said today he beleived the plan woull help to reduce the high cost of living. BELGIAN HOME AFTER SPENDING FIVE YEARS IN WAR RIDDEN LAND Marmarth, N. D., July 16.—Ray- mond de Jaugher, former Cannonball sheepman, who returned to Belgium just before the outbreak of the war, and who ‘had been detained in his native land for five years, is home again. De Jaugher states that dur- ing the early stages of the war his American citizenship was a protec- tion, but that later it seemed rather to ibe a handicap and that he was compelled to do a slave's work and to submit to all manner of indigni- ties. Mr. de Jaugher’s family shared this experience with him. Fortu- nately for him, he left his money on deposit in a Marmarth bank, where the Germans could not reach it. TO WASHINGTON, D. C. Hon. John Burke left this evening for Washington, D. C., after having spent several days at the lake. His wife and daughter will remain at the Packard. Townley, Mills and other league leaders are in the field there. lake for a month or two.—Devils Lake Daily World.