The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 15, 1919, Page 1

bs ii a Va } ) i y [=] THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE=! THIRTY-NINTH YEAR, BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTASATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1919 ROBINSON SERS CARL KOSITZKY IN A NEW LIGHT Venerable League Jurist Hails Insurgent Auditor as John the Baptist WARNS THE TOWNLEYITES Associate Justice Says Waste, Extravagance, High Taxes Spell Doom State Auditor Carl R. Kositsky, the most radical of the league insurgents has been called a great many names by supporters of President. A. C. Townley. Associate Justice James FE Robinson of the Supreme court has a new one for the state auditor. In his Saturday Evening Letter of this date Judge Robinson says: “Kositsky isga second John the Baptist—the voice of one crying in the wilderness. Believing that honest confession is good for the soul, he ex- poses the wrong instead of cloaking and covering it up. Very justly, he cries out against excessive taxation and public extravagance. He shows how the last assessment of land was increased more than four fold over all the other assessments, and how there was then added a general aver- age of about thirty percent. This more than doubles the taxes for the coming year, in addition to all the other levies. By excessive and -illeg- a] taxation Charles the First, lost his royal, head, Great Britian lost her American colonies, and the present state administration is in great dang- er of losing the next general elec- tion.” “Heed, O heed, ‘Kositsky’s warn- ing,” cries the venerable jurist at the opening and close of his letter, in which he shows up a number of in- stances of alleged extravagance, waste or poor management. SATURDAY EVENING LETTER (By Justice J.-E. Robinson) November 15, 1919. Heed, O heed Kositsky’s warning. Kositzky is a second John the Bap- tist—thé voice of one crying i nthe wilderness} prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his path straight. Be- lieving that honest confession is good for the soul he exposes the wrong in- steady of cloaking ad covering it up. Very justly he cries out against ex- cessive taxation and public extrava- gance. He shows’ how ‘the last as- sessment of land was increased more than four fold over all--other: asses- ments and how there was then added a general average of about. thirty per- cent. This more than doubles the taxes for the coming year in addition to all other levies, By excessive and, illegal taxation Charles the First lost his royal head, yeat Britian lost her American col- onies, and the present State Admin- istration is in great danger of losing the next general ‘election. But there is still time to undo the wrong, to pass a statute with an emergency clause reducing all tax levies Atty percent, and permitting payment in two equal installments on or before March first and November first, the same as in South Dakota. There is time to repeal some bad statutes such ag those encouraging strikes, picket- ing and martial law; and to repeal the statute to prevent men and wo- . men from exercising their inalienable right to acquire property by doing an honest day’s work. The tax is a relic of feudal barbar- ism. It is the greatest of all public nuisances. If a state cannot live and prosper without the levying of taxes then there must be a sad lask of wis- dom and capacity in those who con- trol the affairs of the state. Now, in a few days the solons and wise men from the East do meet at the Capitol to correct their own errors and to restrain and curb those young thoroughbreds who despise correction and who are continually “kicking over the: traces.” But Kositzky, he must be given a clean bill of health with due commendation because he is a good worker, he does not fear to speak the truth and he has done the people a great service by continually poihting out the rocks on which, the ship of state is in danger of being wrecked. Under, the new laws and _ assess- ments we have new boards. and bur- eaus and new ways of making a lav- ish expenditure of public money. We have methods of taxation unknown to the constitution. There is a motor yehicle ftax almost sufficient to pay all necessary expense of the state; a tax ‘on incomes; a special tax on lawyers, a three mill tax on debts, moneys and credits. In short, it seems that every device has been resorted to for the purpose of increasing the tax burdens. Then in their unbounded confid- ence the solons and wise men have given the Governor, his boards afd bureaus authority to fix ‘salaries and titles and to incur expenses without limit. Hence the new annual pay roll is nearly $300,000 in addition ~ to the regular pay roll. For the first time in the history of the state we read of men getting $10,000 a year; and three, four or five thousand dol- lars is quite common, S The motor vehicle tax law gives the Secretary of State power to expend all the tax for the purpose of collect- ing it, That part of the statute our Court has held void. The law gives the Highway Commission the power to expend as they please so much of the tax as may be put to their credit. Thus far the credit is , The expense for road work 55,000 For salaries, engineering, clerk. hire and general expense — 231,000 The Attorney7General’s /pool , holl 000) of the famous “forty-two,” and the BIG PLANE SETS) OUT ON FLIGHT TO WINDY CITY Trip Begun With Eight Passen- gers and 500 Pounds of Women’s Clothing Mineola, N. Y. Noy. 15—In the face of\a 20 mile northwest wind the giant Handley Page bombing plane com- manded by Vice Admiral Mark Kerr started from Mitchell field here at 7 o’clock this morning in an attempted non-stop flight to Chicago. It car- ried eight passengers and 500 pounds of women’s clothing and furs for the American Railway Express Co, Ad- miral Kerr expected the trip to take about ten hou MOSCOW SHOWING NO ENTHUSIASM FOR BOLSHEVIKI Advance of Reds Regarded as Calamity in Ancient Mus- % covite Capital RED ARMIES DISBANDED} Washington, v. 14—Because of the serious lack of food in Bolshevi- ki Russia other economic difficulties experienced by the soviet govern- merft not much real enthusiasm is felt in Moscow over the forward move- ment of the Bolsheviki forces accord- ing to advices received today by the state department, : The dispatches said that due to the lack, of morale in the soviet army Trotsky recently ordered forces fol- lowing up the Bolshevik army to fire on any “red” soldiers who fell back. The soviet forces were said to num- ber only 200,000 men distributed on the various fronts. BOLSHEVIKI OVERTHROWN London, Nov. 14—The Bolsheviki} have been overthrown in Brest, Li-} tovsk a soviet wireless dispatch from, Moscow today admits. After fighting the insurgents there for eight days the dispatch says the Bolsheviki with- drew “underground, (this expression is commonly , used in Russia to indi- cate the temporary—abandonment of} an attempt to control’ the defeated element ‘scattering and abandoning | open organized effort for the time be- ing.) Weather Scheduled “To Be Warmer For~ Next Several Days 0. W. Roberts Believes Lignite Coal Will Not Be as Popu- lar For a While Warm weather, some of it has high} ag 50 degrees above zero, can be ex. pected the next few days in the opin- weather bureau today. Mr, Roberts said he expected the mersury to climh to the half century mark today and! even go higher than that Sunday. It is expected that the warm spell will last several days, altho Mr. lo- berts refused to predict the length of | North Dakota’s much delayed Indian summer. However, consumption oft lignite coal in the state should drop considerably due to the warmth of. the weather. The warm wave, {if it might~be call- ed such,is general over the entire state, and by Sunday night a larg? portion of the snow covering the land- scape is scheduled to disappear. With the exception of the youngsters in the state, everybody ‘hopes ‘the schedule will be strictly adhered to. - LAND COMMISSION POSTPONES SALES Board Will Not Offer Stutsman County Tract at Present The sale of 20,000 acres of univer- sity and school lands, which was scheduled to be held at Jamestown November 21, was cancelled this morn- ing at‘a meeting of the land commis- sion. There were two reasons for this action, one being that because of crop conditions school lands are not bringing within ten percent of their real market value, and the othe rbeing that the same conditions that brought down the price of land have prevent- ed farmers who would like to pick up school tracts in their neighborhood from acquiring the necessary surplus. The board of university and school lands hag been criticised for offering lands for sale this fall. On the-other hand the board has an unusual de- mand for farm janes and its sole means of financing these new loans is through the sale of school lands. ANOTHER TAXPAYERS’ SUIT AGAINST LEAGUE Reports were received here tode'y of a mysterious taxpayers’ action, similar to that brought by the com- mittee. of 42, which js now pending in the federal courts, which has been instituted against the industrial pro- gram of the league in Judge Cole's court at Fargo by a committee of four. taxpayers. The proceeding it 1s to be identical with that in the case league's hand in the matter is suspect- éd. The four taxpayers who are plaintiffs in this actlon are B. A. Green, H. W. Voigt, N. Christianson funds amount to $35,000 (Continued on Page Four.) D'ANNUNZIO IS INSURGING NOW “AT ANEW SPOT Martial Italian Poet Sails With 300 Shock Troops On Torpedo Boat WILL AFFECT ELECTION Balloting Sunday, in Which Fiume Is Principal Issue, to Be Concerned Paris, Noy. 15.—Gabrial D.Annunzio the insurgent. Italian commander of Fiume, is engaged in another adven- turg along the Dalmatian coast ac- cording to advises reaching the peace conference here. He sailed from Fiume on the Italian torpedo boat Vallo ac- companied by a steamer carrying 300 shock troops the reports; state, He was said to have followed by an Italian warship which was merely observing his movements. The debar- kation point on the Dalmation coast is not known but it is thought likely here that Zara was the place, The advices to the American peace delegation from Vive Consul O’Hara at Triest. He forwarded the report there that D’Annunzio had left Fiume on the Vallo and had affected a landing on the Dalmatian coast line. Importance is attached in peace circles to D’Annunzi’s movement be- cause Sunday is election day in: Italy with Fiume the chief issue, It is gen- erally thought that he is seeking to carry out a spectacular operation to strengthen the Fiume party which is reported in Paris to have lost con- siderable ground in Italy during the past three weeks, The Italian navy was Said to be waving perceptably in its snpport of D'Annunzio. PICK JURY FOR DECEMBER TERM OF COURT HERE Forty-five Names Are Drawn to Hear Cases Before Judge Nuessle The petit jury of the December term of the! district court consisting of 45 residents of the county was drawn yesterday. This is a larger number than usual, the increase be- ing required by the large number of cases that will be tried. Those who .were selected for jury service: wereis <.. Legans ‘Thomas Jacobson, Atena; A. C. Hinck- ley, Bismarck; Clarence H. Throms. Bismarck; Andrew Munson, Bismarck ; Frayne Baker, Bismarck; Nick Yoe- kum, Bismarck; S. F, Hill, Esther- ville; Harry Homan, Bismarck; John Wray, Bismarck; R. W. Sanders, Bis- marck; O. C. Brace, Florence Lake; James Tees, Florence Lake: Bels A Olson, Wilton; Andrew Thompson, Long Lake; John Novak, Summit; Joe Firs, Baldwin; William Kershaw, Frances; F. C. Nelson, Baldwin; E. ion of O. W. Roberts, head of the local), Hurr, Taft; J. W. Burch, Missouri ;; ed, Frank Skala, Ghylin; August W. Magnuson, Grass Lake; F. A. Copelin, Bismarck; L. H. Carufel, Bismarck ; B, E. Jones, Bismarck; J. J. White, \Bismarck; H, ©. Peterson, Thelma; George W. Wachel, Menoken; ‘Toney Zela, Hay Creek; Ed: Hanson, Bald- win; L. Van Hook, Bismarck; G. Kikul Bismarck; Thomas Hall, Bismarck ; E. E. Morris, Bismarck; B. B. Sau- ter, Harriett; H. BE, White, Bismarck; J. B. Taylor, Painted Woods; G. H. Russ, Bismarck; Tebo Harms, Frances L. K. Thompson,, Bismarck; M. 9. Gullicks, Bismarck; Albert Falk, Hay Creek; E. M. Walla, Bismarck; W. E. Rawlings, Taft. FINLAND WILL SEND GEN. YUDENITCH 30,000 VOLUNTEERS Helsingfors, Finland, Thursday. Noy. 13—The Baltic. states confer- ence at Dorpat has been advised that Finland has decided to aid General Yudenitch with 30,000 volunteers in a new attempt to take Petrograd within the next few weeks. YUDENITCH TAKES 12,000 BOLSHEVIKI Helsingfors, Finland, Nov. 15.—Gen- eral Yudenitch’s forces in the recent offensive captured 12,000 Bolsheviki according to 4 northwestern army re- port today. The reports also declares that 6,000 casualties were suffered by the Bolsheviki. It is reported here that all the Bolshevik commissioners e@hgaged in the campaign have been executed. i yi ae oe | Today’s Weather ] °. For twenty-four hours noon, November 15th. Temperature at 7 a. m. .....18 Temperature at noon . Highest yesterday . Lowest yesterday . Lowest last night . Precipitation ...... ... Highest wind yelocity . Forcast, For North Dakota: Fair tonight and Sunday; warmer tonight and the southeast portion Sunday. Lowest Temperatures Fargo .... Williston . St. Paul Helena . Chicago ....... Swift Current . ending at and F. W. Woodworth. Mr. Voigt is |a Burleigh county farmer, ‘ Meteorologist. DISTILLERS IN LOUISVILLE SELL WHISKEY OPENLY Protected By Supreme Court In- junction, Juice Is Sold at $75 the Case i] Louisville, Ky., Nov, 14.—T'wo local distilleries sold’ whisky open- Jy in Louisville today af $75 a case regardless of the war time prohibition law, Hundreds of or- ders filed. before July 1 when the war time prohibition went into ef- fect it was said were being filley by these distilleries which resum- ed sales following the granting of an injunction to them yesterday by Federal Judge Evans restrain- ing the government from interfer- ring with the sale of nearly iil- lion gallons of “floor stock” whis- key. RAILWAY LABOR CONFERENCE 1S NEARING CLOSE All Arguments Will Have Been Completed Within 24 Hours, | Says Mr. Hines Wash§nton,. Nov, 15—Conferences for discussion of the demand! of, the four railroad brotherhoods for revi- sion of working conditions which have been in progress between the Brotherhood chiefs and __ Director General Hines all week appeared today to be nearing an end. Railroad ad- ministration officials believe that all arguments would have been complet- ed within 24 hours. There was no in- dication however whether Mr. Hines would give an immediate answer or reserve ‘his decision. The principal question remaining in dispute is the demand for the brother- Loe.» for time tin alate for over “ime feo tral i vad servic Labor le this to be the pivotal point. Mr. Hines, was said to have stool steadfastly by his previous declara- tion that no general advance in wages could be given serious consideration jowing to the imminent return of the roads to private operation. PARIS HAS TASTE OF. DAKOTA CHILL Blizzard Covers Region of the French Capital With Snow Pai Noy. 15.—A blizzard struck the Paris region last night. Six to ten inches of snow fell and the storm continued today unabated. The central markets were practically ideserted. Surface, tram and taxi teab service were tied up trains from the provinces were hours late. Some trains from the north were stall all overland Telegraphic commun- ication with Spain was interrupted Lack of coal made matters worse, COLD SNAP MAY MEAN LOSS TO FRUIT MEN Pentiction, B. C., Nov, 14.—The re- cent cold snap, which came almost as suddenly as it struck Yukon territory may mean a loss of many thousands of dollars to fruit growers in this dis- trict—the heart of the apple belt, In some districts, late fruit was still on the trees when the cold came. Packing houges are said to be filled to capacity. Estimates of the unpick- ed crop place its value to $1,000,000, but it has been pointed out that a con- siderable amount of this fruit probab- ly will be saved Information from Vernon says that about 20. percent of the winter apple crop was unpicked when the cold wave came. When union men at Noonan declined to -return ito work under the direction of Sergeant Hunter Patrick, who took over mines there in the name of the governor, uh- less non-union men whom Pat- ; rick found in possession were taken out or were made to agree to affiliate with the union, Adju- tant General Fraser wired Patrick to eject the non-union men. Patrick advised the adjutant general that the union smitiers were ready to go to work for the state and that there were enough of them to operate the mines, but that they would not work the mine on an open shop principle, | and that they insisted that the in- dependent miners get out of the mines or into the union. General Fraser wired Patrick as follows: ‘The present situa- tion is not only an unusual one but a grave emergency, such an emergency ag can arise only when martial law is declared. In. such an emergency the individual has no rights that can be exercised COAL CONFEREES FINALLY AGREE TO LIMIT FIELD Negotiations as to Wage Scale Will Apply Only to Cen- tral Territory MINERS GET BACK PAY Eight Million Dollars Distri- buted In Illinois Will Relieve Strain Washington, Noy, 15—After a long and 4 monious wrangle today repre- sentatives of the coal operators and miners in conference here, agreed to take up settlement of wage and labor conditions in the central competitive field ufter they had failed to agree on considering a national scale as first proposed. Operators from districts outside the competitive field will meet at — the same hour to determine whether the agreement arrived at by the wage scale committee of the central competitive field will be accepted as a basis for the contract in the outlying districts, Adjourning the general conference Seeretary Wilson then summoned the wage scale committee of the central competitive field to meet at 2:30 p.m today to negotiate a new agreement. Washington, Noy. 15.—Acceptance without qnalification by the mine workers ‘of Secretary of Tabor Wil- son’s proposal for negotiation of a nation-wide wage scale agreement was announced at the conference today by John L. Lewis, acting president of the United Mine Workers of America. Speaking on behalf of operators out- side the central competitive field F. W. Lukings, president of the South- western Interstate Coal Operators’ as- sociation, proposed returning to the old policy of lowering the basic scale being negotiated by the operators and the miners in the central competitive field, MINERS G Springfield, 1 soft soal miners continue their receipt of pay e work ending JT BACK PAY Noy. —Illinois were encouraged to strike today with the velopes for two weeks’ ovember 1, held back by operators under their wage rules. Operators here estimated that the money paid to the mine workers fox the first half month's period when pro- duction was speeded up in anticipa- tion of the mine tie up would approxi- mate $8,000,000 The highest pay for a digger em- ployed by the Springfield District coal mining Companies for the two weeks was $188.45 net. Three men earned more than $160 and pay ranged to a point below $100. Field reports to miners’ headquarters today indicated a stand-pat attitude against any resumption of work. NO CHANGE EXPECTED Chicago, Noy. 15.—Virtually no in-; cre: in the number of bitiminous coal miners returning to work was Ipoked for today Saturday generally luving been regarded as at least a half holiday at many of the countrys mines, Aside from that the miners seemed intent to stand on their ex- pressed determination not to return to work despite recall of the strike or- der last Tuesday by John L, Le acting president of the United Mine Workers of America until operators and miners now meeting at Washing- ton affect an agreement on a new wage scale. Meanwhile the threatened fuel short- age in-many places became more ominous with the advent of real win- ter weather. TO HELP WITH FISHERIES Rio De Janeiro, Oct. 8—Dr, George W. Field, who has been connected with the Department of Agriculture in Washington, has been engaged by the Brazilian government to a in the! ; development of Brazilian coastfisheries NON-UNION MEN EJECTED FROM MINE AT NOONAN AND PLACES FILLED WITH UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA General Fraser Orders Eviction When Advised That Organized Men Would Not Work Under Open Shop Principle— ‘ Gives His Reasons in opposition. to the rights of the entire state, and its citizens. All private desires or feelings must subordinate themselves to the greater, the state as a whole, For these reasons and these only, you are instructed to take the non- union men out of the mines, under your positive statement that there are plenty of union men that will operite the~same.” “I could not take a chance on trouble in the Noonan mines which might result in a walkout throughout the state if we at- tempted to operate the mines there -on an open shop principle,” said General Fraser. “T felt it my duty to take such action as would soonest relieve the pressing need for fuel.” The Wilton mines advised Gen- eral Fraser on Friday evening that their production for the day was 25 cars, which is near capa- city. Reports were received from other districts, indicating that the striking miners were generally re- suming work under state control. “constabulary after he had been adjudg- 500,000 PINTS — OF BEER GOES INTO THE SOIL Amber Fluid Seized at Zion City, Ill., While On Way to Chicago Zion City, Ills, Noy. 14—Five hundred thousand pint bottles of beer were destroyed by local authorities here today in accordance with an or- der issued by Judge Edwards of Lake county. Deputy sheriffs and policemen arm- ed with hammers worked for sever- al hours smashing the bottles and the beverage flowed into the city sewers. The beer was seized by loeal auth oritles under the Illinois search and ‘ re Inw several weeks ago while being transported in motor trucks from Kenosha, Wis., to Chicago. TREATY DEBATES CHOKED OFF BY CLOTURE RULING Senate Votes 78 to 6 in Favor of Suspension of Further Talk-Talk Action, Which Is Without Pre- cedent, Results in Speed- ing Up Action Washington, Nov. 15.—A closure to shut down debate on the peace treaty wi lopted today in the senate, vote 78 to 6. Republicans and, democratic leaders voted together for the cloture which means that until the treaty is disposed | of no senator may speak in all more than one ‘hour, It wag estimated that! the step would bring final action with in a week. The action in voting cloture for the first time in the senate’s history re- sulted in an immediate speeding up} of the reservation program the next; reservation on the committee's list he-} ing adopted within one minute with- out debate or a roll call. It related to mandates. The text of the reservation adopted follows: “No mandate shall be acepted by the United States under article 22 part’1 or any other provision of the treaty of peace with .Germany- ex- cept by action of the congress of the United States.” In taking up the committee vation relative to retention by this gov. ernment of control over domestic questions the senate by a vote of to 43 rejected a substitute propose: by senator Hitcheock. IN BEHIND FORCES OF RUSS GENERAL London. Noy, 15.—The eastern coast of the Black from Yelenzhik to Sochy has been seized by an insurgent army of 70,000 men operating in the ear of the forces of General Det ine, the anti-Bolshevik leader on the outhwest Russian front, according to a wireless dispatch from Moscow. | Soviets have been formed the dispatch adds. General Demkine has alloted troops to suppress the rioting. REAL WINTER IS NOW ON THE JOB FIRST TIME IN HISTORY, !* phe! & [FRAZIER TODAY IN POSSESSION OF STATE MINES Chief Executive Controls Labor of 1,500 Men and 70 Per Cent of Output § 'HOPES MANAGERS STICK Military Commanders Placed in Charge of Properties Are | Not Experienced North Dakota's state coal mines Shipped 83 carloads of coal to 20 dif- ferent points in the state yesterday , fdvised J. W. Deemy, Governor Frazier’s state fuel director, today. These shipments are being made on a priority basis from orders which accumulated on the books of the pro- perties which the state now is operat: ing during the week’s idleness en- forced by order of the district presi- dent of the mine workers. Adjutant General Fraser has receivy- ed advice from practically all of the companies whose properties haye been confiseated by order of Governor ler to the effect that they yield under protest and only to military force, A majority of the mines taken over by the state now are operating, The Burlington and Wallace mines at Burlington and the Red Trail mine at Medora are among the latest to report. \ Capt. Underwood of Enderlin re-| ported for duty with the state militia and was assigned to Wilton to R. Biard. Capt. Mar- has been sworn into the state militia and is attached to Governor Frazier's office, No blood- shed réported to date from any of the lignite fronts. Governor Lynn J. Frazier under his proclamation of martial law has completed — seizure by military force of North Dakota's 84 organized lignite mines, and he is now in con- trol of seventy percent of the coal production in North Dakota. The first mine to ume operation under state control was the Washburn Lig- nite Co.'s property at Wilton, which employs 300 union miners, who re- turned to work Friday morning after a week's idlene State militiamen dispatched to other fields to seize the mines there Were eypected to be in possession by nightfall and it was be- Neved that a mojority of the mine would be in opération Saturday’ morn- ing. Thes 54 mines normally about 1,500 members of the Mine Workers. Many of these min- crs are farmers, who avail themsélves of an opportunity to make good wages during the winter months and who haye been compelled to join the union. The wages of these miners range from $5 to $12 per day under the new wage SC made effective last January and under the contract which Dis- t President Drennan set aside when he called the miners out, would have continued until Sept. 30, 1920. This contract contained a clause giv- ing the miners of North Dakota the benefit of any increase in wages made effective in any other state. President Drennan called these 1500 miners out when the operators declin- ed to consent to his demands that an increase of sixty percent in wages be allowed by the operators and that this increase be collected as dues and assesments are collected from union miners and paid into Mr. Drennan’'s hands, to be used in the payment >7f strike benefits in other states, where the miners are out.’ President Dren- nan insisted that this increase in Wages could be passed on to the con- employ United Stewart City, Yukon Territory, jNoy, 14—All doubts as to the arrival jof winter in the Yukon have been re- moved. Although cold weather came without warning early in October and a brief thaw followed with a promise of Indian summer, the real Arctic brand has set in. Temperatures of 15 below zero and colder have been recorded. The short period of warm weather, following the first freeze, was worth thousands of dollars to marine men! as several boats which were frozen on the Yukon, were released and made their winter quarters. One of the few steamers which failed to break from the ice was the Nasutlin, which was caught in a jam near here. Hunting parties which sought cari- bou in this region barely managed to get back to civilization before the permanent cold spell. RED AMBASSADOR TO U. S. ARRESTED New York, N. Y¥., Noy, —Ludwig Cc. K. Martens, who styled’ himself tis ambassador to the United States} from the soviet government of Rus- sia, was arrested here today by a de- puty sheriff and a corporal of the state ed in contempt of the joint legislative committee investigating radical acti- vities. BIG MINNEAPOLIS sumer, and in his proclamation of martial law Governor Frazier declared he considered Drennan’s demands rea- sonable, in view of the fact that they would involve no financial loss to the operators. The operators declined to accept this proposal when advised by M. A. Hildreth, United States district attorney, that to do so would be in violation of .the federal injunction then in force, prohibiting the use of union funds for strike benefits. Governor F) r hopes that the pre- sent mine managements will remain at their posts and operate the mines under his direction, The men whom. Governor Frazier mustered into the state militia and placed in charge of the state mines are not experienced in mining, nor, for the most part, in any executive capaci At Wilton the Washburn mines were reopened under the direction of John Hanwell, state mine inspector, who was suc- ceeded during the day by J. W. Deemy manager of a mining property at Ken- mare in which a humber of associ- ates of President Townley are inter- ested, and whom Governor Frazier has constituted state fuel director, The usual avenues of distribution are to be used, the govenor, announces Maximum retail prices will be fixed, and any dealer who asks more will be given no coal. Adjutant General Fras- er, de facto mine manager for the state, has been instructed by the gov- ernor to pay the operators a royalty of from ten cents to 25 cents per ton, as compared with an ordinary profit of forty cents, which has been the state average. Nothing has been said MILL IS ON FIRE Minneapolis, Minn.. Nov. 15—Fire which started at p. m. today in the feed bin of the Occidental Mill of the Northwestern Occidental Milling Co. brought nearly all of the fire ap- paratus in the city to the scene, The blaze is threatening to spread to the Consolidated Milling Company’s — ele- vator adjacent. eo The fire was of unknown origin. The mill is one of the oldest in Min- neapolis. It was built in 1883, as to the disposition of the balance which presumably will accrue to the state. » North Daktoa largely depends’ on the product of its own mines which average about 2,000,000 tons of lig- nite per annum. The government has ~ fixed the price of this coal at $2.90 per ton at the mouth of the mine, and it retails around $5. Acceptance of President Drennan’s suggestion wruld have added from $1.50 to $2 per ton (Continued on Page Four.)