The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 5, 1919, Page 1

a a) ~ i CK THIRTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 203. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, SEPT. 5, 1919. GERMAN PIRACY PERPETUATED BY SHANTUNG PACT Chinese Delegate to Peace Con- ference Says Japan Is Sub- stituted for Hun CHINA PREFERS KAISERISM Tai Chi Quo Declares Return of Old Conditions Better Than New Deal New York, N. Y., Sept. 5—Tai Chi Quo, Chinese technical delegate to the peace conference, replying to a state- ment by Yosuke Natsouka, secretary of that country’s peace delegation re- gerding possibilities of Japan’s early withdrawal from Shantung province shid today: “German rights in Shantung orig- inated in an act of Prussian aggres- sion and piracy. Japan in driving Ger- wany out of China prevented China from participating in the joint Anglo- Japanese military operations against) the German forces in Tsingtao. Japan just made it clear that she fought against Germany in order to replace Germany in Shantung. Chinese Suffered “Although China was prevented by Japan from participating in the re- covery of Kioa Chow, yet in the actual military operations in the Shantung piovince the Chinese population suffer- ed undue hardshipg and immense loss ag the result of acts of aggression and violence on the part of Japanese sol- diers. “China would prefer to have Ger- many in Shantung instead of Japan if that were the only alternative be- cause Shantung is far removed from Germany while in the hands of the Japanese there is added danger to China on account of Japan’s already strongly fortified possession in Korea and southern Manchuria.” COMPENSATION CASES GO OVER INTO NEXT WEEK: Kositzky Action and Suit Brought to Test Act Set for Today Are Deferred Two supreme court actions involving the workmen’s compensation bureau set for argument today have gone over until next week. The more important of these is brought by a Fargo employ- er to test the constitutionality of the act. He attacks the clasification of all forms of employment except domestic! and agricultural service and work on! steam railways as “hazardous,” and he also objects to the classification of insurance premiums. He employs two stenographers whom he must insure through the state fund under the pro- visions of the act. The second action is one brought by William Lemke on behalf of the work- men’s compensation board against Judge Hanley, whom the league attor- ney secks to prevent by a writ of pro- hibition from hearing an application wade by State Auditor Kositzky for an order giving him entry to the books of the compensation commission, which has been denied him by mem- bers of the board. Judge Nuessle was absent from the district when Kosit- zky made his application, and he filed it with Hanley, in Mandan, as the next nearest district judge. Lemke contends that inasmuch as the judicial redistricting act gives the fourth dictrict two judges, and since Judge Coffey of Jamestown, the second jurist, was not absent from the district when this action was brought, Judge Hanley, who serves in the sixth dis- trict, across the river, is without jur- diction. AMERICANS TO HAVE SMALL SLICE OF HUN REGION TO PATROL Coblenz, Tuesday, Sept. 4.—The Ger- man territory to be controlled by American forces in conformity with the decision of Marshal Foch announc- ed yesterday comprises an area of 2,400 square kilometers, The total area occupied by the allies is 37,000 square Kilometers. The American ‘unit will not be used outside the occupied zone without specific orders from Washington. AUGSBERG MAN TO SUCCEED HILYER The appointment by the board of ad- ninistration of Dr, John O. Evjen of Augsberg seminary, Minneapolis, to) be president of Mayville normal, suc-| ceeding Dr. Hilyer, was announced to- day by Secretary Charles Liessman. Mr. Evjen is a graduate of Augsberg and has bee na member of its faculty, filling the chair of history. He is an alumnus of the University of Minne- sota and of Leipsig. P. J. Iverson, superintendent of schools in Nelson county, is said to have been the board’s second choice for the Mayville presidency, VIRGINIA JUMPER AS GIFT FOR PERSHING Winchester, Va., Sept. 5—Admirers of General Pershing have purchased a Virginia thoroughbred riding horse at Staunton and sent it to New York COMMANDS U. C. V. e GEN. K.I. VAN ZANNZ. FORT WORTH, Tex.—Gen. K. M. Van Zandt is commander-in-chief of the United Confederate Veterans who will hold their reunion in Atlanta Oct. 7 to 10. wn MISSOURI POLICE AND CAR BANDITS YANK LEGION IS READY T0 GREET NATION'S CHIEF Plans for Reception to President Wilson Next Wednesday Made Thursday CONVENTION COMES HERE Bismarck Will Have Honor of Entertaining Service Men From North Dakota ception to President Wilson. and hi party on their arrival in this city next. were’ perfected last night at the bi-monthly meeting of Lloyd Spetz post no. 1 at the Elks club. Robert Treacey was put in charge of the presidential guard of honor which will escort the president person- ally from tke depot to the auditorium and back to his special train. The guard will be composed of eight men, ag prescribed in the military manual, and will perform its duties in the strictest military manner, The legion will be led by its com- mander Captain A. A. Jones, who will be immediately followed ‘by a mounted guard of six men, all former mounted men in the United States army. Be- sides the mounted guard and the guard of honor, the members of the legion, 150 strong, will march in full uniform under the strictest military discipline, the men for the time being actiig just as if they were again in the service of Uncle Sam, All members of Bismarck post will assemble at the Elks club at 10 o'clock sharp Wednesday morning and Captain Jones announced that he expected the FIGHT IN STREET Several Officers Injured in Run- ning Battle With Gang of Auto Thieves INDIGNATION AND MUCH BOOTY ._ RECOVERED Kansas City, Mo, Sept. 5.—One policeman was dangerously wounded, another injured and three of their al- leged assailants were wounded in a@ downtown street skirmish early to- day. The policemen members of a new-/| cated squad to curb motor car! y, were searching for owners of} a car said to contain rifles, ammuni- tion and a quantity of nitro glycerine; and had ent d the dark hallway of an old building in the business dis-| trict when the alleged bandits opened! fire, and a running fight of several minutes duration began. A pretensious arsenal also contain-| ing checks and papers bearing the name of a Kansas bank which wai recently robbed was found in the hous that the headquarters of an organized hand: of. bank, robbers and: motor car thieves was revealed by the shooting. Among the property. said to have! Leen found by the poliée-in the alleged bandits headquarters ‘were bonds worth $38,000. SURPRISE GREET TERMS IN VIENNA Monarchist Circles Believe House of Hapsburg Doomed— Charles Gets Out Geneva, (Thursday), Sept. 4.—The Austrian peace terms have been re- ceived in Vienna with the greatest surprise and indignation, according to advices reaching here. It is believed that the Renner ministry will fall as a consequence. Monarchist circles con- sider that the terms have definitely crushed any hope of the return of the Hapsburgs. Former Emperor Charles, who re- ceived the news from Paris soon after the reply of the allies was handed to the Austrian commission, has decided to leave for Switzerland. CORPORATION TAX NOT PROVING BIG MONEY PURVEYOR The corporation excise tax act en- acted by the late assembly, which Prof. W. G. Roylance, the league’s tax ex- pert, expected to yield $200,000 per annum, is not functioning according to Hoyle, advises State Auditor Kos- itzy. Corporation excess taxes be- me payable under this act August 15. To date but $2,000 has been paid into the state treasury by corporations affected. Mr. Kositzky plans to draw upon corporations subject to this tax through drafts on their local banks, as the act provides. ITALIAN WOMEN GIVEN PRIVILEGE OF VOTING Rome, Thursday, Sept. 4—The chamber of deputies today adopted the bill giving Italian women the right of suffrage. MRS. TATEM HERE FOR CONFERENCE Mrs. Martha P. Tatem of Williston, recently named an inspector of rural and consolidated schools on the staff of Miss Minnie J. Nielson; state super- intendent of public instruction, is here today for a conference with the other members of the staff, Edward Erick- son and J. W. Riley, and their chief. Miss Nielson announced today that the state will be divided into three dis- tricts, with a view to promoting econ- emy and efficiency, and that Messrs. Riley and Erickson and Mrs, Tatem to be presented when the general is of- ficially welcomed: there, 1 ¢cover. i Jater, according to police, who believe * Liberty | - legion to turn out 100 pe all in uniform for this oc will be the first opportuni > s service men in uniform and it is expected that a fine showing will be made. Legion to Give Dance It is probable that a dance will be held by ‘the, legion Tuesday night and the comittee will announce the loca- tion of the affair before the end of thi week. The orchestra, with one ex- ception, will be composed entirely: of American Legion members and. will be known hereafter as the American Legion orchestra, The .purpose. of the dance will be to raise funds to jhelp defray the cost’ of entertaining »the delegates to the state convention of the legion which Will be held ‘in this city October 16 and 17. It is planned to ve several dances before that time s a large fund Will be needed for the entertainment features at that conven- tion, State Convention’ Here The first state convention of the American. Legion in North Dakota will be held in Bismarck, October 16 and i. This announcement was_ received with great enthusiasm last night at the the majority of the state state chairman, of Fargo, this week. There are a great many more than 1,000 members of the Legion in this state and it is predicted that at least 800 former soldiers, sailors and ma- rines will be present at the state’s first convention. The convention will pre- ceed the first national convention of the organization at Mineapolis in No- vember and statewide interest has been shown in the Bismarck conyen- tion for this reason as many matters of importance to the entire member- ship will be taken up at that time, Seek State Headquarters Not being satisfied with having Bismarck named the first convention city of the state organization, the local chapter, which was tue first one oranized in the state, also hopes to secure the state headquarters for this city and also publish the official mag- azine for the various chapters thru- out the state. One of the strongest allies Bis- marck has had in securing the conven- tion is the American Legion post at Mandan and it is expected that that post will cooperate with the local (Continued on Page Two.) (GERMAN TREATY REVAMPED WILL PROTECT CHINA Celestial Kingdom to Be Given Shantung, Was Originally Awarded Japan MONROE DOCTRINE SAVED Declared Entirely Outside Juris- diction of League of Na- tions—Article 10 Washington, D. C., Sept. 5.—The treaty of peace with Germany, ordered reported out late lerday by the foreign relations committee, will in- clude four reservatio: nd about forty amendments when it reaches, the floor reservations adopted by the committee in the form of a resolution of con- ditional ratification provides that One: The United States reserves the unconditional right to withdraw from the league. Two: The United States is not bound by article 10 and epts no mandate except by joint resolution of congress. Three: All intenral affairs of the United States are removed from the league consideration. Monroe Doctrine Saved Four; The Monroe Doctrine is de- ciared entirely outside the league juris- diction and the United States shall be its interpretor. The amendments include the provi- sion that Shantung shall be returned tu China and substitutes “China” for “Japan” in the wording of the Shan- tung section; provide withdrawal of the United States from representation on the numerous international commis- ions; limit the authority of American S| yepresentatives on the reparation com- iission; provide for equal voting pow- er in the league council and assembly of the United States Great Britain and prohibits : voting in league deliberations on qu tions at issue between Great Britain and. the United States. Most of the o'her amendments simply are changes in verbeage. SCHOOL AFFAIRS IN HIGH COURT, THE MACS AGAIN Miss Nielson. Asks.. Supreme Bench to Prevent Bolshevik Rain on Education eee Two important actions affecting the bi-monthly meeting of the Loyd Spetz! post no, 1 of this city. Fargo put: son, are set for argument in th up a strong fight for the honor, but! office of the state superintendent of public instruction, Miss Minnie al- reme court next Tuesday and We i officials: day. In the first of these Miss Niel-| were in. favor of Bismarck’s claims] son applies to the supreme court for a for the honor. The official announce-| writ prohibiting the went is expected from Julius Baker,! ate board of ad- ministration from taking over the fis ing of the course of study in the public schools of the state, as the board re- solved it should do at an early meet- ing of this In the sec the former public instruction, Whom Miss Nielson retired last fall 1 ity of more than 8,000 votes, seeking, through qua warranto proceedings, to establish his preelection contention i Nielson, for more than 2: in North Dakota educational is not qualified to fill the position fo which the people elected her by the largest vote cast for a state officer in North Dakota. Macdonald first refused to turn the office over to Miss Nielson last Jan- uary until ousted by a writ of mand- amus from the supreme court. Short- ly thereafter he began quo warranto proceedings before Judge Nuessle in district court, who threw the action out of court on the grounds that the statute under which the suit was brought was not constitutional. It is Macdonald's appeal from this ruling that the supreme court will hear next ‘Luesday. of the senate about September 15, The} ITALIAN AMBASSADOR ROME—Marconi, who is famed for his development of wireless teleg- raphy, is new Italian ambassador to the United States. N.C. MACDONALD FURNISHED NEW $3.000 BERTH Question of What Was to Be Done With Baby Elephant Solved by Totten NEED HIS EXPERT ADVICE The question, “What is the league going to do with Mac- donald?” which has agitated the state for several months, was an- swered late Thursday afternoon when the board of administration, on motion of Chairman George A. Totten, elected N. C. Macdonald, former state superintendent of public instruction, to be education advisor and general school in- spector. This office is one creat- ed by the board of administration Thursday afternoon, also on mo- tion of Mr. Totten. It carries with it a salary of $3,000 per annum. Chairman Totten in making his motion declared it was nécessary that the board have some one to whom it could turn for expert ad- vice in school matters and also someone responsible to the board to“represent it‘in-the expenditure- of rural school aid funds. Although retired from the office of state superintendent January 1, when he was succeeded by Miss Minnie J. Nielson, who defeated him for reelection by a big major- ity, Macdonald has remained about the capitol, waging legal fight on Miss Nielson in an effort to oust her, (Mrs. Macdonald, who was her husband's deputy, was restored to the state payroll some time ago, when the board of administration made her deputy to E. P. Crain, registration clerk, another Mac- donaldite rescued by the board. $1,840,087.00 WORTH OF HAIL LOSSES TO BE PAID TO DATE August hail losses were light, judg- ing from reports which have reached the hail insurance department, states T. J. Sheahan, deputy in charge. To date 7,048 adjustments have been} checked over for the season and it has been found that they represent adpust- ed claims aggregating $1,840,087. More than 12,000 claims in all have been presented to the department, but the work of adjusting has not been com- pleted. The average cost of adjusting a claim has been $3, states Mr. Shea- han, who advises that this is about fifty percent of the average cost re. ported by old line hail insurance com- panies. WILSON DEVOTES SECOND DAY OF LONG TOUR TO RECUPERATING FOR ARDUOUS JOURNEY THAT IS COMING Parades Streets of St. Louis and Hands Out Smiles to Cheering Crowds, But Makes No Morning Address—May Speak on Treaty at Luncheon This Afternoon or During Evening— Women of Missouri Metropolis Entertain Mrs. Wilson. St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 15.—President Wilson today reached the real beginning of his western speaking tour in the interests of the peace treaty, the start of his long swing around the circle of states west of the Mississippi. Having sounded the keynote of his appeal in addresses yes- terday at Columbus and Indianapolis, Mr. Wilson planned to take up a brief respite from speech-making today before plunging into the arduous program that will carry him into virtually every bins ataelt ae. at St. Louis early this morning, he ar- ranged to sleep late on his special train and th i tnost of the day free. : oe ee ps May Speak at Luncheon Early in the after 1, hows » bi Man Who Betrayed jwas ie attend, ti lunchiegh aU macnn Edith Cavell Must town hotel, where it was expected he Die as Traitor would make a brief talk on the treaty and in the evening he was to speak at the coliseum where in 1916 he was nominated for the presidency. A part of the day’s program was a forenoon automobile ride thru the principal streets of the city from his train to Paris, Sept. 5.—Georges Gaston Quien on trial before * a court martial charged with having treasonable dealings lj | with the Germans and of | having betrayed Edith Cavell to them was convicted today and condemned to death. % REACTION FROM HIGH PRICES IS ALREADY ON WAY Federal Reserve Board’s Review of August Business Sees Change Washington, D. Sept. 5.—Reac- tion from the high price level establish-| ed during the war has set in, says the Federal Reserve Board Review of busi- ness conditions in August. Not only are some food stuffs de- clining in cost to the consumer but) the price of wearing apparel such as textiles and shoes also has been af- fected the Review says. Business con- tinues are.at.an “extremely high level” and confidence of a@ satisfactory solu- tion of ‘the wage and price problems was reported from all sections of thc | country, | WILSON T0 SEEK COMPROMISE IN “STEEL MUDDLE President Agrees to Use His Best Offices to Secure Strike Conference Washington, Sept. 5.—President Wilson has agreed to undertake to bring about a conference between rep- resentatives of the steel workers and the United States Steel corporation in an effort to avert a threatened strike. The president was asked in a tele- gram sent him today by Samuel Gom- pers, president of the American Feder- ation of Labor and the committee of steel men to say whether a conference could be arranged before Tuesday when the presidents of the 24 inter- national unions in the steel industry will meet here to take such action as they might deem necessary. BRITISH AND YANK MARINES TO KEEP! PEACE IN FIUME) the commission of allied generals sent | to Fiume to investigate disturbances out his questionnaire for the the hotel. In addition to his address here to- night the president is to make one address in Kansas City tomorrow morning. Two hours before the president was scheduled to leave his train for his drive over St. Louis boulevards these thoroughfares were closed to traffic. Troops From Jefferson Several companies of the States United soldiers from Jefferson bar- racks met the train at the western terminus of the city and stood guard over it while the president slept and until he left for his hotel at 9:30 a. m. The president headed a parade thru the central thoroughfares of the city this morning and was given an ova- tion. When he appeared on the rear platform of the train at 9:25 ‘o’clock thousands of persons broke thru the military cordon and surrounded him. Police, secret service men and the military found it difficult to control the crowd. The executive smiled his appreciation, Thousands of persons lined the dec- crated streets as the parade passed, A captive military dirigible was suspend- jcd 10,000 feet in the air in the cen- tral portion of the city. - The parade was composed of thi presidential party, secret service men and the reception committee. After the column of automobiles circled the. husiness. section, the pres- ident and Mrs. Wilson repaired to a hotel. : A committee of women entertained Mrs. Wilson. We Must ‘Do Our Part Speaking today at a chamber of commerce luncheon here President Wil- son said that this nation could noi attain the full measure of nationalism without fulfilling its part in the family of nations, The greatest nationalist, the pres- ident said, is the man who wanted (Continued on Page Five) CAN NOT BECOME A CITIZEN IF HE WAS A SLACKER IN WAR Judge Hanley Refuses to Grant Request to Man Who Refused to Perform Duty Slackers who obtained exemption claiming that they owed allegiance to a foreign country are finding that their refusal to aid this government when their assistance was needed have piaced them beyond the opportunities cE ever becoming citizens of this coun- ry. C. Kerberg off St. Paul, naturali- zation examiner for this district, was in Bismarck yesterday, stopping here en route from Dickinson to his head- quarters, At Dickinson Judge Hanley, sitting for Judge Crawford for the Sep- tember term of court, heard all cases of naturalization for that term. Siegfried Hoffman, an automobile mechanic, attempted to obtain his cit- Paris, Sept. 5.—It is understood that | jenship papers. He had filed his dec- Jaration of intention but when making draft will each haye a definite territory to GOVERNORS JOIN WILSON IN H.C. L. FIGHT WASHINGTON—Seven governors who joined President Wilson in a discussion of plans to McDowell and Railway Commissioner Boyle of Montana. reduce the cost of living are here photographed with the president and his advisors. Back row, left to right, are: Gov. C. E. Milliken of Maine, Gov. R. A. Cooper of South Carolina, Gov. Thomas E. Campbell of Arizona, the attorney general of Missouri and M. C. Riley, secretary of the governor’s there in which French soldiers were | claimed exemption on the grounds that killed has made recommendations to;he was a citizen of a foreign state, the peace conference which include |in spite of the fact that in his inten- maintenance of public order in Fiumejtion declaration he agreed “to re- by an American and British policejnounce forever all allegiance and fi- force of marines forming the Ameri-|qelity to any foreign state.” con contingent. When Judge Hanley learned of Hoff- man’s action during the war, he BELGIAN ROYAL FAMILY _ | promptly refused to grant the desired papers, publicly rebuking Hoffman for TO SAIL SEPTEMBER 22 | acting as a slacker when his adopted {ccuntry needed his services. Brussels, Sept. 5.—It is announced | Three others claimed citizenship that King Albert and Queen Elizabeth | papers, all soldiers more or less bad- with Crown Prince Leopold will sail!ly wounded, and they had no dificulty September for the United States on|in being declared full fledged American en American warship. citizens. oa WILSON CHARGED WITH CONTEMPTUOUS DISREGARD FOR LAW; IMPEACHMENT HAS RESULTED FROM LESS, SAYS SHERMAN Senior Member of Senate From Illinois Attacks Declaration of President at Columbus Yesterday That International Labor Conference Will Be Called Whether Treaty Is Approved or Not tacked in the senate today by Sen- ator Sherman. Declaring the president’s inten- tion indicated “contemptious di regard for the law” the Illinois senator said: “Public officials have been im- Washington, 'D. C., Sept, 5.— President Wilson’s declaration in his address yesterday at Colum- bus that the international labor conference provided for in the peace treaty would be held here conference. Front row: Gov. William C. Sproul of Pennsylvania, Atty. Gen. A. Mitchell Palmer, President Wilson, Gov. F. D. Gardner of Missouri, Gov. J. A. A. Burnquist of Minnesota, Lieut. Gov. next month regardiess of whetner the senate had ratified the peace tions of the law treaty in the meantime was at- than this.” OXEy het) sna eee 1) peached for less flagrant viola- intry i ile