The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 29, 1919, Page 1

THE WEATHER Generally Fair THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE (===! THIRTY-NINTH YEAR, BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY, NOY. 29, 1919 ‘ PRICE FIVB CENTS WOULD LOAN T0 FARMER ON HIS POSTDATE CHECK Bill Introduced Yesterday Re- quires North Dakota Bank to Extend Aid UNWINDS MUCH RED TAPE Enables Drouth-Stricken Agri- culturists to Borrow With- out Technicality Taking advantage of the decision re- cently handed down by a majority of the members of the supreme court, holding post-dated checks to be pills of exchange which are entirely satis: factory as collateral for loans, Reps. Mikkelson and Durkee on Fri- day introduced a bill = which will enable farmers in drouta stricken areas to borrow ffom the Bank of North Dakota on their post-dated checks, just as ‘Town- ley, the Consumers’ United Stores Co, the Brinton newspaper syndicate and other inner circle enterprises have bor- rowed from the Scandinavian-Ameri- ean bank on such security. 5 The bill follows: For an act authorizing and directing the Bank of North Dakota to, make loans upon post dated checks to'North Dakota drouth stricken farmers, Whereas, Various parts of North Dakota have for the third successive year been stricken with drouth caus- ing a complete crop failure, and Whereas, Many farmers will be un- able to crop their land unless suppli-d with seed and feed for the comms year, due to such crop failure, and Whereas, The which such successive crop failures have occurred wre now bonded practic. ally to the debt limit thereof on ac- count of having funished seed and feed! to farmers therein during prior years, and Whereas, The available security and collateral of such drouth stricken farmers have been practically exhaust ed on account of such crop failures f the past succeeding three years, and Whereas, The Supreme Court of North Dakota hai held that post dated checks are negotiable instruments sim ilar to bills of exchange payable at 2 future date and muy be used as co! lateral paper the same us other negoti- able instruments, Now Therefore, Be It Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of North Dakota: 1. That the Bank of North Dakota is hereby authorized and directed. to Joan to farmers in the drouth stricken portions of North Dakota not execed- ing Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) t¢ | ¢, each farmer applying for such a loan upon a post dated check to be drawn in favor of the Bank of North Dakoti by such farmer, 2. Aplications for such loans shell be made upon blanks prescribed i furnished by the Bank of North Dako- ta, which aplivation blank: tain a certificate to be signed by @ member of the Board of County Com- missioners of the county in which each applicant resides, sald certificate to he to the effect that such applicant 1s a resident of said county, and that on ac- count of past crop failures, in the opinion of such official, the sald appli- cant is necdful of and entitled to the loan applied for. 3. No such application, aproved by @ member of the Board of qounty Commissioners of the proper county, for a loan upon a post dated check, duly signed by a bona fide resident of this state, shall be denied or refused by the Bank of North Dakota on account of the fact that the real or person- al property, or both, of said applicant is heavily incumbered, or for any othe reason. Nor shall any or col Jateral other than such post dated check of any kind be required of such), applicant, either by way of a mortgage upon personal or real property, or ‘potb, or by requiring an endorser upon said post dated check. 4, Within five days after receiving such application the Bank of North Dakota, through its proper officer, shall mail a draft payable to the County Auditor of the county in which the aj) plicant and borrower resides, and thereupon it shall become the duty of the County Commissioners and Audi- tor of said county to purchase at the lowest possible price the seed and feeil, or either, required by the borrower as indicated ‘in his application, to the amount of Such Joan. | 5. Said post dated checks may be made payable at any time at the option of the borrower, not later, however, than November 1, 1920. 6. The rate of interest. upon such Joans evidenced by such -post dated checks shall not exceed two and one- quarter per cent per annum or one- quarter per cent more.than 4s paid by the Bank of North Dakota on public funds deposited therein and carried as deposits subject to check. 7. Repeal. All acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. 8 Emergency. This act is hereby declared to be wn emergency jneasure and shall be in full force and effect on and after its pessage and aproval. \ TRIBUTE PAID TO SENATOR GIBBONS A) beautiful tribute: was paid the memory of the late Senator A. 8. Gib- ‘bens of Towner, county, one of the oldest and best veloved.members ot the upper house, in a memorial res- 3 /* solution presented yesterday by a spe: “clal committee consisting of Senator Church, McCarten and Hyland, and unanimously adopted. Senator Gibbens’ splendid qualities, lis sterling manhood and his unselfish public service are given appropriate recognition in a memorial wh‘ch ex- presses the real sentiment of every legislator who ever had served with the Nestor of the senate. ~ everal counties in} jthe penal and charitable in shall con] | RETURNING MONEY ON ARMY CLOTHING If St. Paul Has Not the Goods On Hand The United States army surplus pro petty store at St. Paul which is seli- ing to the public army supplies is re- turning checks to people in this city who order goods that are not on hand at the store, 'rhe headquarters of the St. Paul district which embraces North Da ta, Minnesota, northern Wiscousin and northern Michigan states thaf it 1s closing all accounts not ‘complete! prior to November 12 owing to non receipt’ of certain items which had been carried as back orders. When the stecks are replenished new lists will be issued and in the fu- ture no back orders will be carried. Such items as are on hand when or- ders are received will be mailed once and refund will be promptly made to close the account for articles not ou hand. HARRIS WOULD RESTORE HEAD “OF EDUCATION Representative From Dunn County Inftoduces Bill Back- ing Miss Neilson ABOLISHES TOTTEN FUND Restoration to Miss Minnie J, Neit- son of the powers wrested from her by .the Nonpartisan administration through the board of administration bill, placing all educational matters under the supervision and control of a board selected by Governor Frazier is sought in House Bill 28, introduced Friday by Rep, J. A. Harris, a former leaguer. Rep. bill creates a board of supe isting of the governor, of state, attorney general, state tre rer and e ate itor to take over and supe ui and the institutions of higher ing, $s that all duties and powe ¢ to high school: and common gchools shall be exercised by the state superintendent of pubiic instruction without supervision — ot control of said bourd of supervision, or of any other board or offichul, ané it demands that ull documents, © re ords, reports and other appurtenanes of the office of state superintenden: ot public instruction now held by the slate board of administration and the educational commission be restored t the state superintendent of publi¢ in- ion within five days following passage of the bill, which carrie: an emergency clause, A determined fight was tnide durius the Jast regular session on the boa of administration bill, which origin ed in the_senate. The measure ori¢ nally daffy gave a bourd of adminis 1 to consise of the connnissione: icullure, superintendent of pub- lic instruction and three members tc be maimed by the governor, full con- trol over all educational matters prey iously e3 sised by the state super- intendent, as well as the duties prev jously. performed by the board of con- trol and board of regents, in charge of the charitable and penal institu tions ald the higher Institutions ct spectively. learning, So general was the oppo: on the of: fice of the state superintendent ol public instruction that beforé final pas suge the a claus rying to Miss Nielson jowers theretofore enjoyed by her e: vept inasmuch as they had been ject to the control of the boards whi the bourd of administration succeel- ed. ‘This amendment, appeared satis- factory to the legislature, and the bill Was passed: It was approved in the ‘referendum election last June on prom ises from the administration that no powers would be taken from Miss Niel son. Immediately following the act’s taking affect, however, the governor named to the board of administration leaguers openly antagonistic to Miss Nielson, and the first act of the ad- ministration board was to name. an sducational commission. of similar complexion and to bestow, upon this body practically all of the powers theretofore exercised by Miss Nielson. Big Attendance Is Expected at Dance of Legion Tonight Will Be Held at Masonic Temple For Former Service Men Only The invitation dance of the local post of the American Legion to ‘be held this evening at the Masonic temple promises to be very well at tended. Tue committee in gharge ot the affair has sent out invitations to all of the former service men and reports that they expect more than 100 members to be present ‘bringing with them their friends, For the first dance the legion has secured the McDonald orchestra to furnish the music and it is to be con fined strictly to legion mentbers and their invited guests, The executive committee of the Masonic temple headed by A. 'P. Lenhart has granted the use of the temple for this dance ‘to the legion without any cost. One of the features of the dance will ‘be the acquisition of Grant Helm- ‘ing of Mott who is well known here thru his saxaphone playing. Mr. Helm ing will ‘bring his instrument witb him and: will greatly enhance the dancing qualities of the music. tA special effort will be made to have the members of the legion living all over the county come to the dance and become better acquainted with the legion members in the city. RAIL BOARD T0 BE MADESTATE TRADE BUREAU Administration Bill In This Af- ternoon Widely Extends Body’s Powers TO GO AFTER PROFITEERS Authority Given to Put Kibosh On Speculators, Hoarders and Shylocks The high cost of living was brought up for official attention of the 16th assembly in a league caucus measure introduced this afternoon in response to suggestions made in Governor Kra- aier's message and which confers upon the state railway commission the pow- ers of a trade commission, to investi- gate profiteering, hoarding, specula- tion in necessities and kindred ¢ 5 The bill would require any indivia- ual or corporation engaged in intra- state commerce to make reports and answer questions seeking information which the trade commission may re- gard necessary to its investigation 01 organization, business practice and management in the distribution or food products and other necessities of ife. The bill provides that “the board of railroad commissioners in addition to the powers now conferred upon it by law, is hereby authorized and em- powered upon complaint of any per- son, or upon its own initiative, to in- vestigate and compel information con cerning the organization, business con- duct, practices and management o1 any person, firm or corporation en- gaged in hoarding, speculating or profiteering in food, clothing or shel- ter; to require by spec‘al or general order any person, firm or corporation engaged in intrastate commerce’ to r answer in writing tu questions such specific information as it may require aa to the organization, ‘business conduct, “s and management of organ- Such reports shall be madc pra itutions | seri The Loard is privileged to make pub- ch matter contained in these re- ports as the board may deem advis- ablogexcepting only what it may re- gard as trade secrets and the names af customers, and the ‘board is requir- ed to make reports and recommend uions to the next general legislative assembly and to prepare rules, ano regulations for the purpose of carry- ‘ng out the provisions of this act and to cooperate with the federal trade commission of the United States, In his message delivered the open- ing day of the sess'ongGovernor Ira- zier urged that such new powers be ronferred upon the railway commis- sion. ) AFTER BILL LANGER Continuing their drive on Bill Lan ger, the Townleyites this afternoon in- troduced a resolution cutting down the $99,000 appropriated for the oflice of the ittorney general at the last regular sion_to $82,000. Another bill dep! State Au Kositzky of $18,000 in traveling expenses, A joint resolution went in this noon urging the United States against the Nonpartisan league's industrial program, now pend- ing in that steller tribunal. U. §. PREPARING FOR ULTIMATUM 10 MEXICO CITY Washington Has Decided on Course of Action in the Jenkins Case Washington, Noy. 29,—Altho further Investigation of facts Will be made the American government has no intention of receding from its position in the Jenkins case and administration ofli- clals declared today. The government they said’ is prepared for “the next step” which may take the form of an ultimatum to the Mexican government, The Mexican reply to the American demand for the immediate release of Jenkins raise a new issue that Jenkins made contradictory statements to the trial judge and this oflicial said must be investigated. Instructions will go ‘orward to the embassy at Mexico City. today to investigate this charge ani also obtain copies 6f the indictment and charges against the consular agent. Administration officials indicated that the negotiations wilh M would not be prolonged. If unsatisfas- tory the American government has de- elded upon a course of. action and was prepared to carry it out should that become necessary. WEATHER REPORT For twenty tour hours ending at noon, Nov. 29. Temperature at‘7 a. m. Sen D ‘Temperature at noon, 10 Highest yesterday .. 19 Lowest yesterday 4 Lowest Jast night. 4 Precipitation ... .. None Highest wind velocity Forecast. - For North Dakota: | Partly. cloudy tonight and Sunday; colder. tonight; cold wave south-central portion tonight. Lowest Temperatures, .28-NW Fargo Willist St. Paul.. Winnipeg Helena .. Chicago ..... Swift Current. - 0 KanSas City... .. + 24 ORRIS, W. ROBERTS, Meterologist. ‘! North Dakota household test be ex- “) cent, per gallon, and that oil meeting amounts of $1,000 to $6,000 from the BEISEL COMING. TOMORROW FOR SEAT IN SENATE + Senator D, J. ‘Beisel of Cando, newly | elected from Towner county to fil the seat vacated by the death of Sen- ator A. S. Gibbens on September 12, will reach Bismarck tomorrow. Res- ervations have been made for hint at the Grand Pacific. It is_ expected that Senator Beisel will be sworn in (Monday. The man who defeated C. P. Peter- son of Bisbee and scored a big anti- league victory in Towner last Tuesday is a farmer, a substantlal’ citizen and a member who is expected to prove a power in the up PUT UNDER BAN IN HOUSE BILL E. W. Herbert Introduced Meas- ure Assessing Heavy Pen- alties For Crime MUST EXAMI N, D. BAND Criminal syndicalism is defined and penalized in House Bil 26, introduced Friday by Rep. E. W. Herbert. In House Bill 27, Rep, J. A. Harris would insist, that all employes in any capac: ity whatsoever connected with state government and state-owned in- dustries and enterprises be citizens or declarants, House Bill 80, introduced by Rep- resentative Severson, would make it the duty of the state bauking board to examine at least once a year the Bank of North Dakota, which recently ref- used to be mined by agents of State Auditor Kos! q Other house bills introduced Friday were: I. B. 29, Severson—Providing for appointment of district court bailiffs, B. 31, Burtn Nonpartisan nomination of legisiators, judges of supreme and district courts. state and county school superinten- the dents and county officers, H. B. 2, Harris-Amending act of jon. relating -to selection of rspaper ‘by the voters of “H, Lb. 23, Harris —Giving printing and publication commission power to designate state papers for printing of scate legal publications. climinat- ing requirement in present act re- quiring private processes, corporation roports, bunk statements, etc., to be printed in official papers designated by. state commission. oes HH. B. 25, Hanson.—-Repealing act of Jast embly prohibiting courts from enjoining strikers against picketing, etc. SENATE BILLS iNew senate bills introduced Friday were: 5. B. 9-—Amending absent voters law. S. B. 16, Cahitl:—Providing — for amendments to oil tax act of last ses- sion; providing that gasoline meeting om taxation and that other be assessed from |-4 to one empted gasolin state test be assessed 1-4 cent per gallon and oils not conforming one- half cent. 8. B. 11, Fraser—Authorizing the Bank of ‘North Dakota to make loans to various state departments, indus- tries and institutions upon re pst of any state department, comuuis institution or industry, whenever an appropriation has been made by’ the legislative assembly for such purpose and which apropriation is adequate to the said bank but which tion is not at the time of making such loan available, such monyes so advanced or loaned to be paid into the , office of the state treasurer, Who shaJ] place the same to the credit of such department, or, in the case, of an institution or indus- try whose funds are not required to be disbursed through the office of the state treasury, such funds may tbe placed by the said ‘Bank of North Dakota to the credit of such institu- tions or industries. S. B. 12, Welford.—Amending in- come tax act.of 1919 to eliminate ad- ditional penalty ‘on “unearned in- come.” S$. B. 14, Haggart—Requiring all architects to ‘be examined, licensed and registered, providing architects not engaged in practice prior to March 15, 1917, to apply to state board for license. S. 'B. 15, MeNair.—Authorizing commissioner of immigration to name deputies and to fix their compensa- tion and bonds. SENATE WOULD PROBE BRINTON PRESS ACTIVITY Declaring that it is common knowl- edge that J. W. Brinton, through the control and manipulation of the ma- jority members of the printing com- ynission, namely John ‘N. Hagan and S. J. Aandahl, has been enabled to dictate the lega] newspapers to be appointed in the various counties of the state and that it is alleged he has profited to the extent of $62,000 thru the passage and administration of Senate. Bill 157, giving the printing commission this power, and alleging that he has personally ‘profited in sale of “farmers’ newspapers,” Sen- ator .F, W. Mees on Sawurday aiter- nocn introduced a concurrent resolu- tion asking the appointment of a joint committee of five to investigate the alleged activities of Brinton and the majority members of ‘the state print- ing commission. —Providing tor | GOVERNMENT TO OPERATE MINES ON NEW BASIS Will Seize Properties If Owners Do Not Co-operate On Production RAISE WAGES 14 PER CENT Public Will. Not Be Asked to Carry Burden of Any Large Pay Advance Washington, Novy. 29.— Seizure of bituminous coul mines where the own- do not show a disposition to co- operate in inereasing producton and use of troops to protect all iniuers who sire to work has been decided upon the government in an effort to end the bituminous coul strike it was stat- ed today olticially, In the mines seized by the govern- ment the fourteen percent wage ad- vance agreed by the cabinet will be put inco immediate etfect it was said, The plans of the government were ugreed upon by the cabinet last Wed- nsday officials said so as to met the situation arisivg from a refusal of the operators ot mines or both to agree to the government's wage increase pro- posal. r EACH CASE ON MERITS Cabinet. oftice ed many mine owners to put into effect voluntarily the fourteen percent wage increa Whether the mines of those refusing to do So would be scizel was not made clearsbut it was said that there was no general plan for government control; that each individual case would be de- vided on its merits. Mines taken over by the government wilt be operated tration but to the owne While various federal agenci preparing. were the govern- ‘am Fuel Administrator reaflirmed in even more em- phatic terms his position that “proti- teering on the part either labor or cap- italwill not be tolerated.” REFUSES BIG WAGE INOREASE “The public can not and will not be asked to bear the increased burden of higher prices of coal nor of the pay- ment of a large sum as the wages to any special class of workers,” he sail. Pointing out that his conclusion had reached only after careful and naustive research Mr. Gartield de- ed neither the protestations of the miners against the fourteen percent wage adyunce nov the insistence of the operators that they be permitted to charge a higher price for coal would induce ‘him-to alter his decision that au fourteen percent Increase was the umount necessary to bring the miners’ wages up to the level oi living costs and that the operators could pay this advance without increasing prices to the public. to carry out OFFERS BLOOD TO SAVE LIFE HE ATTEMPTED Washington Youth Embracing Sweetheart Fires Shot Through Her. Body Washington, |Noy. 29.—Mrs. Flor- ence Robinson comely young matron lying near death in a hospital and Grover (Gordon little more than a youc: who because he said he loved her yesterday shot the woman thru the body and who for the same an- nounced reason twelve hours later kept her alive by giving his ‘blood for transfusion to her veins today were the principles in one of the most remarkable crime incidents in Washington's police history. Following a jealous quarrel recently Gordon yesterday went to the home of the young woman who some time ago had separated from her husband to bid her final good ‘bye as he ex- pected to leave that day for his old home in Wheeling, W. Va, As she stood in his embrace Gordon fired a revolver shot thru her body. Eagerly Offers Blood After his arrest last night, Gordon was told that Mrs, Robinson woule die unless someone speedily volun- teered to submit to blood transfusion. ‘He eagerly offered himself and re quested only that if the patient still were conscious that she be told of his action, Physicians today said it was too carly to say whether the operation would save Mrs, Robinson's life. In the meantime police were —won- dering what the effect would be should |) the woman Gordno ha@ tried to kill be saved from death thru his own sac- rifice of blood. WINNIPEG ELECTS FIGHTING MAYOR WHO ROUTED REDS Citizens’ Ticket Is Successful On Platform of “Law and Order” Winnipeg, Nov, 29.—The victory of Mayor I. Gray at the polls yesterday over S, J. Farmer ayowed candidate of those who endorsed last spring’s gen- eral strike was made more complete by final returns today in the mayoraity race. Gray’s majority was 3,103. The citizens’ ticket headed by Gray who made “Jaw and order” the keynote | or his campaign was generally success- fully eletting four of seven aldermanic candidates and five out of seven school stees, sit x {Tion for the puilding of state Highways: |Dakota’ died“on November 9.—~ . 4 rt . ea -|ranza had fled to Quertaro for safety -{hoard of administration ; one installivg MEXICAN MUDDLE Fighting There ‘Washington, Noy. 29.—Altho denial from Mexico City of the reported fighting there between followers of President Carranza and General Al- varo Obregon presidential candidate served to ease the tenseness of tho relations between Mexico and the United States the state department today had not altered its determina- tion to enforce the demand for the prompt release of American Consular Agent K. Jenkins imprisoned on the charge of coniving with his bandit captors: On top of the already delicate (Mex- ican situation was the report of the murder of another American W. M, Wallace, oil man who was shot down by a € nza soldier. This combined with the Jenkins case was expected to state department to strong diplo- matic action against the Carranza government. FIGHTING AGAIN IN MEXICO CITY FOR PRESIDENT Periodical Outbreak Reported Between Carranza and Obregon FORCED TO FLEE CAPITAL San Antonio, Te . Nov. 29—Fight- ing in Mexico ( y between factions dominated by lent Carranza and General Alyera Obregon was ther port in apparently reliable advices. r ceived today from the Me n borde It was reported that President ¢ The chief executive only recently re- turned to Mexico City from Quertaro where he had been during the linger- ing fatal illness of hts wite. General Pablo Gonzales was report- ed at the head of the Carranza forec Details of the reported fighting were not available, i OBREGON IS CANDIDATE Obregon formerly minister of war in the Carranza cabinet resigned recently after announcing himself a candidate for the presiden to be yoted upon next July. Carranza has stated ne|{ would not again seck election, Another potentlal presidential caz- didate is General Gonzates who it has been stated intended to resign from the army about December 5 to inaugurate his political cumpulgn, SOONER IAN EXPECTED Washington, Nov. 2! Reports that Carranza and Obregon forces in Mex- ico City had clashed were received with no surprise in official Washington. It was said however that if they were true the brenk Lad come a little earlier than expected. FRAZIER ASKS POWER T0 GRAB ANY INDUSTRY deems emergency to wararnt it to over coal mines or any other utility tian or state constabulary and to Ud pose of their product as he may the league’s resolution for the appoin ment of a permanent investigating com mittee of five to haye unlimted pow to inquire into and examine the bool and alt of any individual or cor- poration which n be charged or sus- pected with interfering with or falsify- ing the league program; with a bill creating of the state rail board a state trade commission with powers to ex- amine into the business- methods and practices of any individual engaged in trade in North Dakota, and with a half dozen other caucus measures reducing the appropriations for and designed to curb the powers of Attorney General Langer and State Auditor Kositzky, the league may be, said to haye struck its stride this afternoon. Before the close of the fifth legisla- tive day, which was resumed at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon, more than a hundred bills, covering a multitude of subjects .had been introduced in the two houses, mapping. out committee work which it believed would keep he legislators here for another ten days at least, Among the great flock of bills whicn came in at the last moment was one iu- creasing the salaries of workmen compeénsation comm mers from $ 000 to $3,000, a measure increasing the ntion of the railway commis- in equal amount and requiring that they devote full time to their du- ties; one exempting from taxation cer fifieates of deposit placed with Nort’: Dakota banks by non-residents; one making it a felony for any state official to wilfully publish a false statement with reference to any state department or indust: one placing the apportion- ment of the tuition funds for the com- mon schools in the hands of the state! the commissioner of insurance as secre- tary of the board of equalization, and removing the state auditor from mem- bership on that body; one removing the state auditor from the emergency com- mission and restricting it to the gover- jnor, commissioner of agriculture and secretary of state; one appropriating $15,000 to the use of the governor 10 emergencies; such as the Bowen mur- der case and the employment of special counsel for the industrial commission ; and one authorizing the sale of cigar- ettes under a license obtained from the district court clerk. Other league bills provide for the is- suance of two million in bonds for the homebuilding association and author- jor STILL seane| H 0 U 5 ) 10 VOTE OF SUFF BALLOT Expected Ratification of Federal Amendment Will’ Go Through Easily HIGHWAY MEASURE READY Resolution For Good Roads Will Come In—Bigger Me- morial Fund North Dakota will pefore the close of this afternoon's session of the ex- tradorinary assembly have ratified the federal suffrage amendment. It is not believed there will be moro than ten votes against the proposi- tion in the house. in the senate thero were but three, Other important matters which will come up this afternoon will be the administration concurrent resolution for the appointment of a committee to investigate alleged illegal expenditure of public funds and alleged illegal acts ot public officials, the highway de- partment’s $50,000,000 highway bond issue resolution, which was held over from Friday; and a resolution to be introduced by the opposition which will demand an investigation of vari- ous departments and offices which are controlled by the league. It is proposed ‘as a means of rais- ing the funds which will be required to retire the highway bond issue to treble or quadruple the present moior license fee, which averages about $7.50 per car. Senator King, chairman of the senate highway committee, with which this’ resolution originates, ‘be- lieves automobile owners in the in- teresc of permanent good roads will consent to pay a heavier license fee in lieu of all other tax. By so increas- ing the license fee, itis pointed out. there will not be a penny’s increase in general taxation required to finance North Dakota's 40,000-mile road-build- ing program. The sta ask the le; historical society will ators this afternoon to increase the appropriation for the Yanks’ memorial history building from $200,000 to $300,000. Since the inal appropriation was made con- struction costs have increased at least one-third. The amount asked would come from more than threé- quarters of a million which have been accumulated in the capitol building fund, and would not increase taxes. The memorial building is to be the first unit of a new capitol group which ultimately will comptetely replace: the > present antiquated structure, begun in 1883, when the territorial capitol was brought to Bismarck. The activities of Job W. Brinton in conne n with the league newspaper syndicate and charges that he profited to the extent of $62,000 from news- paper bills which he lobbied through at the last regular session will be in- vestigated if a special reesolution in- troduced by the opposition is adopted. MEN GOVERNMENT WAGE INCREASE Miners’ Spokesmen Do Not Be- lieve That Many Diggers Will Return Chicago, Nov. 20.—Immediate results in increase production of bituminous coal were not expected today to follow the government's anouncement that it proposed to see mining begun and post- ing at the shaft by the operators of notice of the granting of a fourteen percent wage increase. Operators look upon the latter step in the miners’ strike with optimism -however and be- lieve on Monday many workmen would re-enter the mines, Saturday and Sun- day generally have been regarded as at least part holidays in the coal fields they pointed out. Miners’ spokesmen on the other hand generally perdicted that fey men would return to work under tlése con- ditions adding that the offer would be ignored especiaily in the great field of central competitive urea embracing Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and western Pennsylvania, Milder weather today over much of the country brought much needed re- lief. Many small towns and _ cities were almost fuelless and suffering was -|imminent. With radic1 restrictions oh the use of fuel in force in many places notably Kansas City, Mo., Omaha, Neb., and Indianapolis and the entire southern region state and local ofticials today considered further means of warding off a famine. RAIN AND SNOW Kansas City, No., Nov. 29.—Rain and snow coutinued to fall in many locali- ties in northern Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma last night acording to re- ports received here today. Low tem- perature prevailed in numerous places and there were further reports of dis- comfort due to the coal shortage, PIONEER ATTORNEY LEAVES $325,000.00 ESTATE AT FARGO Fargo, N. D., Noy. 29.—The will of John S. Watson filed in Cass county probate court ‘here today leayes the bulk of $325,000 estate to his wife, pro- vision for a $50,000 trust fund being made for his daughter Mrs. Constance Watkins Pollock of Fargo. According to the will $25,000 is in real estate and the remainder in personal property. ‘izes an issue of not to exceed fifty mil- Watson pioneer attorney of.