The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 1, 1919, Page 1

THE WEATHER Generally Fair THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE | LAST EDITION THIRTY-NINTH YEAR, BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1919 eRICR FIVE CENTS MANY MONTHS OF! WORK FACE 66TH CONGRESS TODAY’ Law-Makers Reconvening. After Short Recess Have Much to Consider RAIL LEGISLATION’ FIRST Cummins Bill Will Come Up For ‘Discussion Early— Tariff Revision Washington, Dec. 1—Many months’ work on a great variety of important subjects, international and domestic. were before the 66th congress today when it met for its second and “regu- lar” session, which was expected te close only with the presidential cam- paign next fall. Members of both senate and. house returned to work with only ten day rest since the adjournment of the ex traordinary session which ended Nov. 19 when the peace treaty failed ot ratification in the senate. Because of the extra session the opening day lack- ed much of the usual bustle attending the launching of a new se 5 LITTLE DELAY EXPECTED With the congress already “in har- ness” and with much leigslation ready for immediate consideration, little de- lay in the beginning of work was ¢ex- pected. Calling of senate and house rolls for quorums, appointment of com- mittees to notify the president and each other that Congress again was “on the job” were among the custom ary opening formalities. Besides legislative recommendations, President Wilson’s message was e@: pected to deal with international r: tions and particularly with the treaty of Versailles. While carly ratification of the treaty with compromised recer- vations was expected by many seu:- tors, with hopes of action before the new year, leaders believed the issues involved would be carried into the presidential campaign. Politics is due to play the events of the new before the nominating next summer and the fi campo in the fall. Leaders propos: ts h Congress recess for the conventions and work through afterward info Ov-! tober. RAIL BILL EARLY BIOVER | Enactment of legislation is expected to begin immediately. The senate to- day had pending, with 4 60 status the Cummins railroad bill with its provisions against strike; and for return of the railroads to pr ership. In the House, the strict. immgirationand pro portation of allen radice the calendar, The hous he occupied largely with the aprop tion bills for many weeks and laders hope to enact several measures before the holiday adjournment, te bexin ahout Dec. 20 and continue fo Tan. te on the railroad bill s anticipated and leaders had little hopes of its enactment he- fore Jan, 1, the date on which the President has said the roads would de returned to private operation. A tem-; porary resolution continuing guaran- teed compensation for the carriers un- til permanent legislation is complete! will be passed if necessary. Among the measures expected to be completed this month are the oil, coal, gas and phosphate land leasing bill and the Tdgo measure authorizing formation of corporations to finance American export trade. Both bills are now in conference. TREATIES PLENTIFUL Besides the treaty of Versailles, sev- cral other treaties are pending and promise to evoke long senate debate. ‘Three treaties, one guaranteeing as- sistance to France in event of German aggression, that establisning Poland and. defining the Rhine frontier and the long-pending $25,000,000 Colombian pact, are pending before the foreign relations committee. The peace treaty with Austria also is expeeted to be ready for transmts- sion by the president soon. ‘The com- mittee also has before it the resolution of republican leader Lodge proposing that Congress, by concurrent resolution declares the war with Germany ended. This will be fought vigoroously by the administration., Early action on the French treaty is not planned by the committee majority, but the Polish treaty, the leaders say, will be pressed. Among other important international mattérs pending or in prospect are the house bill to repeal the Canadian reci- procity treaty and commercial conven- tions and trade extension arrangements with the allies, the enemy countries and other nations, On the legislative calendar are many measures. already passed either by sen. ate or house. They include bills estab- Mshing a federal: budget system, pro- viding a- permanent shipping policy regulating cold storage of food prod- ucts and providing for development of. waterpower. : TARIFF REVISION a large part in ior, the Tast conventions Fiscal legislation promises to ‘have hj a prominent place in the work of con- gress. General tasiff revision and modification of the international: rev- enue laws are planed: before the poli- tical campaign. Repeal of many war taxes will be proposed and anti-dump- ing bills to protect American manufac- turers are pending. Permanent army reorganizations policies, incorporating the moot question of universal train- ing, soon are to be brought out by the Senate and House military committees, while the committees must pass on a new building program and on bills in creasing the navy's personnel and its ay, ; Hy Prominent among the other measures to be taken up are those dealing with radical aliens and anarchists and the high cost. of. living. Leaders also plan to give attention to means of averting | vided with $25,009 with which it 1 (with refe Board Would Have Access to the Books and Records of Every Private Concern in State— Heavy Penalties Provided For Refusal to Testify—Inquisi- tors Will Have $25,000 to Spend Unlimited powers would be con- ferred upon Governor Frazier’s legis- lative invesigating committee by house bill 48, a joint olution in- troduced ‘by the state affairs commit- tee Saturday afternoon. The resolution provides for the ap- pointment of a commitcee of five, three from the house and two from the senate, to be named by the speak- erand lieutenant-governor, respective- ly, “to examine and investigate on written complaint of any person or on their own initiative any depart- ment or public office of this state and all acts, efforts, attempis, trans- actions, proceedings and conspiracies to destroy or injure, or which were or are designed or intended to in jure or desiroy the property, rep- utation, freedom, righths, or business of any person,. corporation, ete., in North Dakoia, or any of tie indus- tries, enterprises or utilities owned by the state, or the credit of the state or to influence, corrupt or control any election or primary or the result of any eleection or primary by force, vio- lence, riot, libel, blacklist, blackmail, threa’, coercion, fraud, misrepresent- ation, deceit, or by the use or abuse of legal pracess or official power and to report to the governor for such executive action as he may see fit to take.” The committee is’ endowed with ‘cial powers,. backed by the mandatory authority of the district courts, and it is to have “access to and the right to copy any document- ry evidence of any person, firm, as- sociation, corporation, or any officer of the state being investigated or proceeded against.” A fine of $1,900 to $5,000 is the penalty for refusal to testify. The) committee is.to receive its aciuai ex- penses while in session, uur is pro- | employ attorneys, experts, cic. No| limit is placed"upon the length of its) deliberations. 20, introduced by Senator Bowman, would make it a felony ror any official to “wilfully publish false statements ence to any state depart-| ment, institution or industry.” In these matters the district courts are) to have jujrisdiction, and tie penalty is one year in the penitentiary and aj} fine of $590. i GOOD ROADS MAY BE AVAILABLE: Concurrent Resolution Proposes, Amendment For Big Build- 1 ing Program are { WOULDN’T COME AT ONCE An amendment to t tution wnicn would, permit the tto bond for no more than 000,000 for the building, repairing and maintenance of highways was intro- duced in the senate Saturday. atter-| noon by Senator ‘Liederbach. The highway commission, which is back of this measure, explains that it is not planned to issue $50,000,000 worth of bonds in one lymp, but to dispose of them as the progress of highway construction demands and in such amounts as the revenues from the licensing of motor vehicles will serve to retire within a period of thirty years. The plan most commonly discusses | contemplates the issuance of $5,000,- 000 per annum for a period of ten years, This program would enable the state to take advantage of the federal aid volunteered for the con- struction of post roads, much of which ‘North Dakota will be compel- led to forfeit, if some such provision is not made. It will result at the end of ten years, good roads enthusi contend, in a network of gravel-sur- faced ‘highways connecting every couniy seat in the state. Such a sys- tem will involve from 12,000 to 16,000 miles of, highway construction. Originally it was stated that hard- surfaced roads were planned. This term was used in a mistaken sense, inasmuch as “hard surface” refers to a paved roadway, while in this in- stance the commission is considering only a six-inch gravel wearing sur- face, Such highways, however, would, it is, pointed out, be a vast improve- ment over the gumbo roads of the present. i — Today’s Weather | For twenty-four noon, Dee 1 Temperature at 7 a. m.. Temperature at noon Highest yesterday . Lowest yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation Highest wind velocity Forecast. or North Dakota: Fair north, por- tidn, mostly cloudy south portion to- night wid Tuesday; continued cold. Lowest Temperatures A psf hours ending at Fargo .. Wilfiston St. Paul... Winnipeg . Helena ... Chicago. industrial strikes by federal mediation or other methods. The Lane-Mondei) bill embodying Secretary Lane’s plan (Continued on Page Two.) Kansas City "OR BRTS, UNLIMITED INQUISITORIAL POWERS CONFERRED UPON FRAZIER’S PROBING COMMITTEE BY LEAGUE CAUCUS BILL A companion measure, Senate Bili| 2 i $50,000,000 FOR .: j Whi ‘CONVENES TODAY ¢|HETTINGER SWEPT | STEEL STRIKER IS KILLED IN RIOTING; Sheriff Seriously Wounded in Mob Clash Wheeling, W. Va., Dee. 1.— A steel striker was killed, Sheri 3 ton of Marshall county shot and ser. ously wounded and a deputy and an- other striker suffered gun shot wounds in a riot when a mob of strikers and their sympathizers clashed with ifs posse at tne gates of the River mill of the National Tube Co, at Bex-|_ wood near here this morning. FRAZIER GIVEN © CARTE BLANCHE WITH PROPERTY Chief Executive May Take Any- thing Not Nailed Down If He Wants It DOESN'T REQUIRE CRISIS: If Governor Fears or Dreams There’s to Be Disaster He May Go To It ‘Even more sweeping powers than Governor Frazier recently exercised! in the confiscation oi the lignite} mines of the state and tacir com-| mercial operation by his agents un- der a declaration of martiai iaw are conferred upon the chief executive in Senate Lill 31, fathered by Chris iLevang, and which gives him au- hority whenever he may deem it nec- essary to commander not only coal mines and cheir equipment by any puble utility, together with its ma- | nd equipment, and to sell) bute their products, and to utilize the state miliia and he con-, sabulary to enforce his commands. | The bill auvhorizes the governor as! commandeer ,in chief of the military forces of the state to take over the operation of any coal mines and to take any measure necessary to pre- vent or avert any pending disaster | or calamity that threaten to, destroy! or property or to resuit in hard-} ship; or in the event of any strike or} rike or lockout or threat- to, cgammander. and take) during” the gency threatened s gether with the machin ment, and to sell and distr products, Judge W. L. Nuessle of the fourth district bench recently held that the governor did not pos Ss such pow- ers under the constitution of the} state and nation, and “he directed Frazier to immediately return to the Washburn Lignite Co. its property h hadb been confiscated under! martial, law. The supreme court up- held Judge ‘Nuessle. denied the gov- ernor a writ of prohibition, and the were restored to their ON INDUSTRIES 7 Called By President Wilson to Solve Prevailing “Chaotic Conditions” \ WILL REPRESENT PUBLIC Washington, Dec. 1—Seventeen men widely known in busin and public} life representing no particular group) but acting for the people as a whole assembled here today to confer on the ¢ountry's industrial situation, The conference the appointment of which was announced from the White House ‘November 20 marked the second effort of President Wilson to devise means for settling the chaotic conditions that @ prevailed for months in in- dustris. It was designed to accom- plish what the recent national indus- trial conference failed on. The open- ing session was set for 2:30 o’lock. In the words of President Wilson the “new representatives should have concern that our industries may be conducted with such regard for jus- tice and fair dealing tnat.the work- men will feel themselves induced to put forth their best efforts that the employer will not suffer at/the hands of either class.” | BY A $60,000 FIRE LAST WEDNESDAY Hettinger, Dec. 1.—Hettinger. suffered a $60,000 fire Wednesday night when the blaze wiped out half of the “city’s principal busi- ness block. The heaviest suf- ferers were William Herm, meat market, $12,000; Adams County State bank, $7,000; Woodman’s hall, a tailor shop, real estate office and restaurant. A fire wall prevented the flames from spread- ing over the entire city. Hettinger) Is installing a, $150.- 000 sewer and water works sys- tem and It is believed that if this was completed, the blaze would ” Meteorologist. not have gained headway) on_the fire fighters. ! | secure jand his iment a small ) indications iclement. ‘me an TW. W, FIRST DIVISION IN SENATE DUE THIS AFTERNOON Upper House Will Go to Mat Over Bill Aimed at Attor-° ney General SENATOR BEISEL IS HERE -| Towner County Man Ready, But Credentials Have Not Yet Arrived The first test of strength in the sen- ate is expected to come this afternoon when a Jeague /measure repealing Chapter 67 of the session laws of 1919 conferring upon the attorney gene the power to appoint special a ‘ants, will come up for third reading, The bill was reported back urday with recommendation that it pass, and it is the only bill on the calendar for thir.t reading this afternoon. Oponents to the league seem Inelin- ed to admit that the Townleyites can command a two-thirds in the sen They declare Townley's position SH in the house. In the lower e this afternoon woman’s suffrage first on the program, and Senat? Bill No, 7, relating to the destruction of, predatory animals, is the only other measure up for third reading. House ti No, 1, a conenrrent amendment ratifying the woman ‘age amend- ment, and House Bill amending the soldiers’ bounty act, ar sideration under general orders. expected that final action on the sen- ate concurrent resolution covering woman's suffrage will dispose of this matter, and that the house resolution en the same subject will be ‘side- tracked. BEISEL ARRIVES Senator D. J. Beisel of Cando, who will succeed the late Senator A, S. Glb- bens, reached the city yesterday and ready to be sworn in, but his creden. tials had not arrived up to noon, altho the Towner. county canvassing board was in session Friday evening. Until these credentials have arrived, Senatoy Beisel cannot be seated. A wire from Minot this morning re- ported Senator Sikes of Mountrail county, in a hospital there, somewhat better this morning, but still a very) k man, and it is hardly possible that he will be here during the session. FLARE OF ILL FEELING The first flare of ill-fecling oceurred this mormming when following a heated discussion of the merits of Townley oponents at the Sanitary cafe table, Del Patterson of aimed a blow at A. 1D. prominent Oliver county tedies peer idd the blow and to return it, and order stored, altho for a mo- hou breakf: was quickly Patterson siruck when Gaines, re- senting the implication that he was 1n LW. W., suggested to the leaguer that wore that Mr. Townley v drawing much of his support from thi “Gr he struck. Gaines is old enough to be the league floor leader's father, nit ae asserts contidence in his ability to care for himself. WILL NOT USE QUARTE. It is understood that the state chap ter of the American Jegion will not avail itself of quarters offered at th capital in a league resolution introdue ed las! Sergt. Jack Sullivan. state seeretary, understood to h: informed the leigslature that the legien is not concerned in politics and that if does not desire any entangling ali ances. OIL BILL COMING UP Probably the most important busi- ness of the week will be a hearing be- fore the senate state affairs committee tonight on the league bill giving the state railway commission power to res ulate the price df oil and requiring oi! distributors to procure a license, The bill provides that in no case shall the price of oil in this state exceed a mar- gin of more than thirty percent above the refinery price, after paying all tax- es, freight charges, inspection fees and reasonable local storage and’ distribu tion costs. Dr. KB. F. Ladd, state oil inspector, will appear in defense of the bill, and representatives of a number of large oi] companies are said to he en route from the east to protest against it. OPPOSH PLOYIAR PLAN Representatives of organized labor appeared before senate committees Sunday to protest against the suspen: sion of the cight-hour law for miners until January, 1921. as a means of in- ereasing coal production. The arithor of the resolution, Senator Ployb urged in its support that the dstr tion of the Washburn mine tipple at Wilton reducing production. 1.200 to 1,- 500 tons daily would remain in a coal shortage if production in other mines was not increased. Labor men ins ed longer hours would not result in b ger production. Banking men appeared before the joint committee on banks and banking today to advocate the passage of the league measure which repeals’ the moneys and credits acts of 1915-1917- 1919. REORGANIZING THE LEAGUE League opponents are again engaged in, their popular farce of demoncratizing and reorganiing the league. Inasmuch as this has been done at every session since the league came into power, with- out any yisible results, it is not beinz taken Serlously. Any reorganiaztion of the league, leaders say, will include Townley, and, they assert. So long as he is in the league Mr. Townley will] ) continue to be the league, democracy or no, DARROW MEMORIALIZED The legislature in joint assembly in the house chamber Saturday. after-} noon adopted a resolution presented by, Senators: Cahill, Drown and Hag- gart ‘eulogizing the life and public service of the late Dr. E. M. Darrow]; of Fargo; . ing. mal — you, don’t you call | houted Patterson, ag/¢Masculate the office of state super j approved jen from M ;eourt by a recent four to one dec BIG BRIDGE IS ADVANCED STEP 000 25 29, Bill Would Appropriate $2 Toward Cost The Million dollar wagon ‘bridge to be constructed over the Missouri be- tween Bismarck and Mandan by joint efforts of the national, state and county highway departments was ad- vanced another step Satur when Senator King introduced S$. V. 133, ap- propriating § 0 to carry out the provisions of Chapter 78 of the ses sion laws of 1919, which authorized the state to contribute to the ibuild- ing of the bridge but made no specific appropriation for the purpose, Governor Frazier advocated legislators at the beginning Present’ session. FREE LOVE AND ANARCHISM FILL STATE LIBRARY Sschool Children Provided With Starling Books, Declares League Leader to the of the TROTSKY WORK INCLUDED Even Washington and Lincoln Called Corrupt Crooks in Some Volumes “There's enough red-blooded Ameri- eanism and Christian manhood in this house to protect the schools and the homes of our state from this sort of Socialistic rubbish and free love rot if we have to repeal the board of admin- stration and every other law on our statute-books,” declared Walter Mad- dock, league floor-leader, this afternooa following an expose by Burtness and Forks of the literature wh! . I. Stangeland, Whom Burtness re ferred to has having been huffeted from one jail to another before he en tered the service of the league as 1i- brarian, is placing in the eireulating chool lirbaries of the state. Burthess: spoke in opposition to ac- ceptance of a report from Frank Pra- ter, chairman of the judiciary commil- tee, recommending indefinite postpone ment of House Bill 28, a measure cre- ating a board of sup s to look ar the higher educational institutions and restoring to the state superintendent supervisiorand control of the common schools. Burtness declared the meas- ure merited more serious consideration than the committee could have give: it in the short time it had. He. t= ed that many of the previsions of the hoard \of administration act, whien House Bill 28 repeals were not approy. ed by the electors in the referendum election last spring because these pro- visions were misrepresented. He re called the legislative history of the bit: nd the storm of protest against the evident intent of the original bill to tendent. Ife told how the bill then was re-written to some extent with the vowed purpose of retaining to Miss elson her powers, and how it aya* in the referendum election with this understanding and on the solemn promise of President Townley and every other leaguer who spoke for the bill that no powers were to be tak- Nielson, The supreme said Burtness, had held the protective clause to be pure camouflage. LIST OF BOOKS “The history of the past few weeks has shown us additional reasons why there should he a few changes in the board of. administration act,” sai Burtness. “The hoard of adminis tion has placed in charge of the state libra to select the reading for our chools and colleges and universities, C. F. Stangeland, a man who was buffeted from one jail to another while in the consular service, This man is telling our country schools what to read. T was surprised and shocked when T stepped into the state library Saturday to find there at the left of the door % circulating library, ready to go out to some country ool, filled with such literature thaf if the fathers of this state knew what it actually was they would be down here with shotguns. Here are some of the titles: “Socialism and Modern Ferri “Evolution of Pronerty—haFarges. “Not Guilty—Blatchford. “Love and Marriage—Ellen Key, “Love and Ethics—Ellen Key “Anarchism and Socialism—Uarris. “American Government and Politic —Beard. “The Rolshevi LEON TROTZRY. “History of the Supreme Court— Meyrrs. (Continued on Page Thread Seience— and World Peace - *|the coldest morning here of the winter. HARD HIT THROU POST-DATED CHECK LAW PLEASES MEN FROM DRY SECTION Commissioner and Representa- tive of Stark County Work- ing For Adoption George D, Perry ‘of Belfield and F. have the special sessiop of the legi: ture pass the — so-called check bill which was introduced last week. This bill provides that farmers can borrow any amount up to $509 from the Bank of North Dakota on their personal post-dated checks for any period not exceeding five years. Mr. Perry is a county commissioner of Stark county and Mr. Turner is x representative from that county. Both men claim that the Stark county farm. ers, due to the drouth, need the provis- jon of this proposed bill to meet their farm requirements for xt summer, “This will be real cor © legisla - tion for the farmer: uid Mr. Perry thi Jnorning, “and the Jeigslature by passing this bill will benefit hundreds| ¢ mers in the western part of the} state who need the financial assistance FEELS CONTROL OF COAL STOCK Federal Fuel Administration Is-| sues Further Stringent | Regulations } -ESSENTIALS CLOSED, Chicago, Dec. 1—Further stringent | regulation of conscrvation of the fuel | supply made necessary by the. strik | of bituminous coal miners who have been idie a month were in effect to-} W. Turner of Dickinson are anxious to! post-dated | WOULD SUSPEND LEAGUE PROGRAM. RATHER THAN RUIN FARMERS NOW GH HEAVY TAXES League Jurist Appeals lators to Reduce Burden and Is Jeered For His Pains—De- clares There Is Waste, Extra- vagance and Inefficiency on Every Hand—Regrets to Part With Townley But Must Make Good Promises Declaring he would rather see the Eank of North Dakota and every de- tail of the league’s industrial pro- gram suspended for a year than to see a double tax burden imposed up- on the farmers at this time, Associate Justice James E. Robinson pleaded with a fri us, indifferent league legislature Satur evening to cut this year’s tax levy in two and to give the hard-pressed farmer on tthe west- ern prairies an opportunity to live. Del Patterson of Donnybrook and other league legislators essayed with- out much success to heckle the ven- erable league jurist. Patterson in- timated that the increase in taxes this year was entirely due to the jin- {creased cost of maintaining the col- leges, the state university and the charitable and penal institutions, and he asked if the state should close these. Judge Robinson replied that he had worked for his education; that he believed it a good thing for any man to work with his hands, and that it would not be a bad thing to give the colleges and the men at the head of them a lesson in economy. Would Save Farmers’ First He declared it would be ‘better even to close the public schools than to drive the drouth-ridden farm- fers to ruin through excessive taxes. Judge Robinson deciared the fact of the tax increase could not be dia- puted. He asserted that the present legislature vw responsible for these excessive taxes and that it was the duty of this same assembly to cor- rece its errors. His Friend, Mr. Lemke, “T saw my friend, William Lemke, me time ago when I first took up day over virtually the entire country between Ohio and the ‘Rocky mou tains and trom Canada to the Gulf of} Mex: Regional fuel committees took con-| trol of the coal stock im many states | and non-essential industries continued | to. close down because of lack of coal| while the hours foy operating stores theatres and olflice buildings: were cur-j tailed. | May Close Schools In Kansas Mo., Omaha Lincoln, Neh were clo: ‘ bility of shuttin chools until the ruel shortage Is] Reports from the large bitum!nous fields gave no assurance that the union miners intended to accept the offer of an increase of fourteen per- cent in wages made by the federal} fuel administration, Cold Wave Covers Northwest Section, Duluth Reports 26 Degrees Be-) low Zero j { Duluth, Minn., Dec. 1.—Government street kic owed temperatures of} 25 to 26 degrees below zero here this} morning and a north wind emphasizet Officially the temperature was 24 be- low zero at 7 a. m. Reports from the range country in- dicate much lower , temperature pre- vailing there. ' NEW COLD RECORD The thermometer made a new low| record for the season Sunday morning} when it dropped to 14 degrees below zero at 9 o'clock. This morning it wa as low 11 degrees below zero at the weather bureau with the thermometer at the postoftice registering still colder. Altho Sunday's cold was the most severe of the season the weather de- partment anticipates probable colder weather before the thermometer takes an upward trend. The present co‘d{ waye is genera] all over the northwest and at Edmonton, Canada, the mercury went as low as 30 degrees below zero Sunday. Warmer weather is predicted for the end of the week. As the result of the cold snap over the week end, plumbers in the city were busy yesterday making hur ealls to mend bursted pipes. In one in- stance a fire resulted from attempting to thaw out frozen pipe, but caused little damage. . NORTH DAKOTA RATIFIES WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT BY BIG VOTE House Passes Measure This Afternoon Which Brings the Bill Be- fore Governor Frazier For Signature nine against. North Dakota ratified the federal Wwoman’s suffrage amend- ment this afternoon when the house by a vote of 102 for and | six against adopted the measure. were absent and not voting on the amendment. The six mem- bers who voted no were Donner, Hardt, Koller, Krueger, Na- than of Sheridan and Nathan of Logan. The senate‘has already ratified the amendment and the com- bined vote of the legislature on this measure was 145 for and Five members of the house “f | {have gotten many this matter,” said Judge Robinson. understood then that he favored my proposal tor lower taxes and that he would confer with me later on the bject. To date he has not done “Our taxes are excessive. Our as- sessed valuation has been increased 4 1-2 times over last year; our taxes have been more * than-dsubled.- No doubt the purpose of this legislature was good—it desired to finance the 1 program of the league, but gone too far. Most appropria- tions made by the last assembly ‘| should be reduced, and some salaries should be cut sharply.” Judge Robinson declared the $10,- j000 salary of Director General ‘Cathro of the Bank of ‘North Dakota twice what it should be, and he said no other employe of the bank should. re- ceive more than $3,000. He condemn- ed the spoils system which had re- sulted in men being placed on the pulic payroll at extravagant salaries merely because they nad rendered the Party in control a service. Doesn't Want to Quit Townley “I don’t want to’ part with Mr. Townley,” id the judge, his voice quavering with ag§ and emotion. “I had gone into tnese things long before | met Mr. Townley. I feel that I know something about taxes. I do not believe there is a lawyer west of Moorhead with a more successful experience in tax litigation. When I was elected three years ago by the biggest vote given any candiate on the league ticket it was a result of a campaign in which 1 sent out thou- sands of letters over my own sign- ature promising that if elected I would reduce taxes several hundred thousand dollars. I want to make ood my promises, ana when { am through I will not ask the people to vote tor me again. “If 1 were governor of this state I would so run it that after a year or | two there would be no taxes to pay. Taxes are an infernal nuisance, and if we continue as we have begun, high taxes will break the league. This is the last chance you will ever have, gentlemen, to save the league by puting taxes back to where they were in 1918, and where they belong.” Criticises Bank Judge Robinson criticised the con- duct cf the Bank of North Dakota in things other than salaries, “I have a letcer on my desk now from a poor man out here on the prairie. He made application for a loan to the bank and paid $25 for appraisement three months ago, and he hasn't got uis loan yet. And I anderstand they $25 «that way. If I wanted to disco¥er the value of a niece of land it wouldn't cost me or the man who wanted the loan $25. I coula find out what that land was worth for ten cents.” “What do you think jof appropria- ting. $40,000 for the automobile de- partment when the last leg’slature already had appropriated $88,000 for the same period?” Representative Twichell of Ca county asked the jurist. “I think it perfectly plied the judge. “IT would contract to take that de- pariment and run it for 370,000 and make a clear profit of $5,000, O'DOWD OFFERED $15,000 FOR 20-ROUND TITLE BOUT Denver, Dec, 1—Mike O'Dowd of St. Paul middleweight boxing cham- pion, was offered $15,000 to meet Jeff Smith in a 20-round bout here in Jan- uary for the championship in a tele-; gram forwarded to O'Dowd last night. The match would be staged during stock-show week, it, was said ‘by awful,” re-, | | | | | | | | | Jack Tanner and Jimmy Hammill, « promoters, who made the offer.