The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 9, 1919, Page 1

y ny \for ending the strike. THE WEATHER Generally Fair. THIRTY-NINTH YEAR BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, PRICE FIVE CENTS MINERS’ HEADS: WILL NOT FACE CHARGES TODAY Government ‘ Has Contempt Cases Postponed Awaiting Proposed Settlement DECISION THIS AFTERNOON Officials of International Union May End Strike Before Night Indianapolis, Ind., Dee. 9.—Hearing on the charges of contempt of court} ~ filed against 84 general and district officials of the United Mine Workers of America was postponed until next Tuesday morning by United States District Judge A. B. Anderson on mo- tlon of C. B. Ames for the government when the case was called today. The miners’ olliclals including Act- ing President John L. Lewis and Sev- retary-Treasurer William Green of the international organization were chary ed in information filed States District Attorney 1 and Dan W. Simms, speci with yolating the temporary injune- tion granted by Judge Anderson re- straining-them from encouraging or furthering the strike of 400,660 bitum- inous coal miners of the country, ACTING ON PROPOSAL The postponement was taken pend- ing the outcome of the meeting of miners’ oflicials here this afternoon to| act on the plan of President Wilson submitted to President Lewis and M Green by Attorney General Palmer ii Washington Jast Saturday. No infor- mation of the proposals contained in| the plan had been made known this morning. United States District . Attorney Slack moved the postponement of the empanelling of the grand jury gate alleged violations of the Lever and. anti-trust laws by operators, miners and coal dealers and the cour fixed Wednesday, December 17, as the date. The postponement of the contempt hearing also included the cases of the two local unions at Clinton, Ind, which were named jin a separate in- formation. LIBERALS’ MEET AT ST. LOUIS IS BRING HELD UP The ‘Nimerieant Legion Protests Against Proposed’ Conven- tion, Alleging Disloyalty St. Lonis, Mo. Dec. 9.—The confer- ence of liberals known\as the commit tee of 48 was unable to open its first national convention here on scheduled time heeause it had no meeting place as a result of charges of alleged disloyalty brought against it by certain posts of the American Legion. Whether the conference will be deferred was a mat- ter for conjecture. It was said efforts would be made to hold the convention elsewhere in the event the management of the “hotel where is was announced the conference would be held maintaind its refusal to permit the meeting. Hundreds of delegates from all sec- tions of the country are here and alt protested the loyalty of the organiza- tion. Delegates asserted the principal ob- ject of the conference was to formulate 2 program to solve the economic ant social problems confronting the coun- try and to‘improve the interantional re- lations of ithe United States and to adopte a definite plan of political action to enforce the program. DECEMBER TERM OF COURT HAS USUAL; CLASSES OF CASES Mostly Small Actions té Recover Damages Are Being Heard Here Many cases are belng decided in the December term of the fourth district court. at the court house before Judge W. L. Nuessle the majority of them small suits to recover damages. John and Ben Kiley suing George Sattler over the value of tow heads of cattle were awarded $140 by the jury. Walter Grabam and Philip Rau were awarded $400 the full amount sued for jn the case against the Alliance Hail association. The court decided in favor of the de- fondant in the case brought by Louis - Spitzer against Wilhelm Wagner ove: the possession of some hay and, fod- der, Thé jury returned a verdict in fayor of the defendants in the case brought by Grant Turner against L. 8. Maek- ney, J. M. Hackney and 0. G, Crook covering the validity of'a lease on 80) access of land, MANDAN SWITCH SERVICE CURTAILED TO SAVE COAL Pffective Wednesday, December 10th, ‘and continuing until further notice the Bismarck switch will not make the arly.morning trip on Wednesday and Friday but will continue to’make the trip on Monday leaying here at 7:15 4. m. for Mandan. This reduction of. ser- vice 1s in the interest; of coal conserva- tion, anounces W. A. McDonald, Busi- ‘ness Agent. The plan was| sum: { moned by Judge Anderson to investi-| OF STATE BOARD TIGER’S DAUGHTER \me,CLEMENCEAU UACQUEMAIRE™ New York—This is the latest picture of Mme. Clemenceau-Jacquemaire, daughter of the famous “Tiger,” pr mier of France, taken. on her arriy here fo yisit the land of her, mother, SOCIAL UNREST HERE 1S CAUSED _ BY PROPAGANDA Russian Soviet Government In- spiring Stimulated Move- ment of Radicalism THREE MAIN ELEMENTS New York, De Radical agita tion in this country with resultant s L unrest is not due to economic con- iditions but to an organized, jstimulated movement under ation of the “Russian {ment. This opinion will the New York legislature in an ex jhaustive report by the joint leg: "0 committee which has been iny jing radical activities here. sinc | eanizavion last (May it was learned to- iday, the inspiy- Sovlet govern be submitted to THREE BIG GROUPS. i Three big groups of the radical ele- jment have been supplying the force fer wholesale dissemination of shevik-propaganda-, thrnont and breath of the land the report wili assert; the anarchist group including the ‘ rs? sud other vnidicalist grou y of which ake the j Industrial Wor! sof the World and the “commun: group” including the commun party of America and jcommynist labor warty.Ineach'of sh groups the overthrow of the govern. tinent by illegal means including vio Hence is the weapon urged upon the masses the report will state, ‘New York city is oneof the big head- quarters for the organized movement, the report will point out with Chicago. Cleveland, Detroit and virtually every industrial center from the Athintic to the ‘Pacific harboring headquarters for the radical campaign. MANY ARRESTS MADE In the six months of the committee's the Bol- active investigation if has rehel practically every nook and corner in greater New York where radicalism extending to all sections of the coun fry had its nest. Hundreds of arvests have been made on information fur- nished hy the committee. Seores of in- dictmenis for criminal anarchy have been returned on data procured and made availaple by it. BUTTE BURNING OLD SHACKS TO KEEP OUT COLD Northwestern Communities Re- port Biting Freeze and No Fuel On Hand 1 { aah Spokane, W: Dee. 9. —Biting cold! and no fuel y reported from dozen tof northwestern communities early to- day while many others reported woo the only fuel ilable. Hope held out for improved conditions at least for’: day or two was scanty. The most intense suffering was re- ported from Butte where Fuel Adminis. trator McIntosh told a citizens meet- ing last night “hundreds are in dis- tress; women and children are suffering from hunger and cold.” y The city has offered the mayor to ex- tend $5,000 for relief and the county has increased its relief fund by $25,000 & month. Butte has been burning old frame hoyses relics of its early days and while‘it was reported two days ago that all these had gone an urgent ap- peal was sent out last night that others which could be spared be singled out and demolished. The temperature at Butte last ee was 30 degrees below zero. DENVER RE REPORTS A NEW COLD RECORD Mercury Drops to to Nineteen Be- low in Colorado Denver, Colo., Dec. Setting a rec- ord for the cold waves which haye touched Denver so far this winter the mercury dropped to 19 degrees below zero at 6 o'clock this morning accord- ing to an /official statement issued by’ jie weather bureau. the depths TEACHING OF FREE LOVE MERELY AN INDISCRETION IS MAJORITY OPINION OF ADMINISTRATION Much Because He Was Wrong ; as Because “Malicious Attack” Was Made On Him By Major- ity Members, and “Corrupt Politicians” Might Use Inci- dent to “Divert Attention” Alihough some majority members of the state board of administration hold that C. J2. Stangeland was merely in- discreet in ordering for general ¢ir- culation through the state library Ellen Key's love and ethics, setting up a theory of free love. ani Trot- zky’s exposition of bolshevism as the sole bi of world peace, and works on atheism and anarchy by other well-known authors, his resignation, to be effective at once, was the state boara of adminis Monday afternoon in a resolution in- roduced by John N. Hagan, commis- ner of agricu and labor, “so that corrupt polit ns may not be able to divert the public mind from the great industrial program which is being worked out in this state.” The board of administration mect- ing was brief. Hagan had his resolu- tion prepared, and he immediately in- troduced it, reciting that “because of the malicious assault upon Mr, C. E. Stangeland by e minority members -of the house of representatives of the syxteenth leg¢slativie assembly, and because of the indiscreet judgment used by ‘Mr, Stangeland, I move that his resignation be asked for by the board of administration, to be effec- tive at once, so that corrupt politic- jans may not be able to divert the public mind from the great industrial program which is being worked out in this state.” All of the members voted aye, but in doing so Miss ‘Nielson, state su- perintendent of public instruction, stated that she was glad to vote for the cismissal of Mr. Stangeland, but that she objected to some of the rea- sons given for his dismissal; that she Mr. Stangeland a of malicious attack, nor that ‘ee love episode had been used orrupt politicians to divert the public mind. CASEY CONDENMS BOOKS, s Nielson’s attitude was shared k IM. Casey, president of the Co-operative Packing Co. a ‘ Equity .| former member of the state board of control, and jan appointive member of the state board of administration. “Iam glad to vote to dismiss Mr. Stangeland,” said Mr. ey, “be- cause I do not approve of this list of books, and I do not think they have Any. place. in .a_traveling, library.” ‘Muir and Hagan voted without com- ment, while Totten, who was in the chi neither voted nor commented, Commissioner Hagan was elected a committee of one to notify Mr. Stangeland that he was through, Thus ended an investigation begun a week ago Monday, when Represen- tative O. B. Burtness revealed in the house chamber the contents of a traveling library box found in public library, which consisted of the most “advanced” works on free love, socialism, bolshevism, anar- chism and atheism. This committee, a majority of whose members are leaguers, has not yet reported. It developed during its investigations Saturday that Dr, Beard, one of Stangeland’s _ batls- men, recommended the latt assist- ant. MADE PUBLIC RECORD, All of the evidence in the house committee's inquisition into the state library was made a public rec- ord Monday through the motion of the committee that it be printed in the house journal. There are a hun- dred pages or more of typewritten manuscript, detailing the complete proceedings of the committee in this matter, This material will, it is ex- pected, be supplemented this after- noon with a report of the committce. LONG COLD WAVE IS FORECASTED BY Zero Temperatures Are Record- ed as Far South as Texas Panhandle Washington, Dee. 9.—A prolonged }period of cold weather over the entire jcounty is indicated the weather bu- ally high pressure over the region w of the Mississippi and the low pres- sures over the Gulf of Mexico, the Ohio valley and off the Pacific oast. The cold wave in the west is spread- ing eastward and southward witi zero temperatures as far south as th» Texas prnhandle and cold weather is forecast in the east and south tonigut and tomorrow. SCHOOL BOARD CHARGED WITH FRAUD BY JURY Virginia. Minn., ; Dec. 9.—Six members of the Buhl school board and members of the A. W. Kerr Co., Virginia archi- tects, were arrested this morning on indictment returned bythe St. Louis county grand jury and arraigned be- fore Judge FE. Freeman on from one to three counts charging them with at pens to defraud the Buhl School). dis- trict. — ee GUNDER OLSON HERE Gunder Olson of Grafton, former state treasurer, republican national committeeman for North Dakota, an-l one of the noblest Romans of the old guard, looked things over at the cap- itol-yesterday and agreed that it is noi as it used to be. Mr. O1son declined to discuss national politics, the republican party has many good candidates for the president, but that lie is unable to predict the choice that will be made, (Stangeland Dismissed Not So; the! WEATHER BUREAU, reau announced today by the abnorm-| ee OF | COAL STRIKE IS BEING MADENOW Meeting at Indianapolis This Afternoon Exnected to End Long Struggle WILSO PROPOSAL I Offer Made’ By President May Terminate Controversy Over Fuel Walkout Indianapolis, Ind. Dea 9.—It was announced but soon after denied that the strike of the bi- tuminous coal miners was offi- cially ended this afternoon by the officials of the United Mine Workers of America in session here accepting President Wil- son's pronosal for a settlement. The session is still continuing behind closed doors, When the statement was _ first made that the strike was. ended, Attorney General Palmer an- nounced the terms of the presi- dent’s proposal which provide for the men returning to work under a 14 per cent wage advance and the appointment of a commis- sion to investigate and readjust wages to conform with increased living costs. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. and government offici; continued this morning in the refusal to make public the terms of the proposal made by President Wilson Saturday night on which hinges the scitlement of the strike. The meeting of the miners this afternoon was called for 2 o'clock. The , meeting was clased and there was no indication of the length of ‘9.—Miners proposal. Officials Back Lewis. Miners’. offipials, wever, pressed confidence t the executive prove any course which ‘had been ac- ceptable to Acting, President Lewis and Secretary Treasurer Green, While the attorney neral would not comment on the statement he said would be given out this after noon, it is believed that the govern- Ment’s part of the settlement expect: ed this afternoon would be set forth fully, INDUSTRIES REDUCED. Chicago, Dec. 9.—Hope for the way fer final settlement of the bituminous coul) miners’* strike turned today to j Indianapolis as an extension of strin- genc fuel administration rationing or- ders reduced’ the nation's ’ industries virtually to one-half time bas The most severe weather of the winter with sub zero temperatures and fur- ther deplecion of the d'minished coal reserve gripped the entire western part of the country with a spread southward and eastward forecasted for tomorrow and Thursday, Urge Acceptance. Officials were optimistic that the miners’ wage scale committee would vote favorably on the recommenda- tion of the union leaders that the gov- ernment’s Droposal be accepted, PEACE TIME ARMY TO HAVE 360,000 MEN, LATEST MOVE Military Sub-Committee Makes Recommendation Which In- cludes 18,000 Officers Washington, Dec. 9—A peace time regular army of 300,000 men and 18,000 ollicers was decided today by the house military sub-committee headed by Rep- resentative Anthony, Republicar Tie sas framing the army reorganiazation bill. The number of combat troops was fixed at 250,000. New York, Dee. 9. New York. First he eluded reporters by jumping from one car into} another alongside, while a third shut out the Doug. Fairbanks | stunt from his pursuers. Then he rode downtown and got a stiff He stated neck looking up at the skyscrapers, In the evening, at a reception | in the Academy of Music, he gave Miss Beatrice Mack (below) a ;chance to compare him with his grandfather, whom she had seen | [in the same place in 1860, time would consume in discussing the} exe board and scale committee would ap-| Washington, Dec. 9.—Funds to further their campaign for rati- fication of the suffrage amendment are sought by these officers of | the National Woman’s Suffrage party. (top) : They are, left to right | Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, Mrs. Abby Scott Baker, Washing- ton; Mrs. Genevieve Allen, San Francisco; (bottom): Mrs. Clara Snell Wolfe, Tex son Whittemore, Detroit, and Ag PRESIDENT OF NORWEGIAN ODELSTHING, cas; Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, Philadelphia ; Mrs, Nel- nes Morey, Brookline, Mass. GUEST OF BISMARCK, WILL SPEAK TO SOLONS IN JOINT SESSION IN THE HOUSE) SELFRIDGE MAN KILLED MONDAY OVER ARGUMENT Joseph Swift in Mandan Jail Charged With Murder of Howard Smith OCCURRED AT SELFRIDGE Long Standing Feud Results Fa- tally|For One of the Parties Yesterday Mandan, N. D., Dec. 9.—Joseph Swift, aged about 33 years, son of Martin Swift. one of the pioneers of this section, is in the Morton ; county jail at Mandan today, charged with the killing of How- ard Smith at Selfridge in Sioux county, yesterday afternoon, There had been btd blood be- tween the parties for some time it is said, and they met yesterday in the store at Seltridge. Swift asked Smith to pay for a dog of his which he alleged Smith killed. Smith and his ‘brother. became abusive and they went outside of the store to settle the trouble. Smith and his brother are alleged to have attacked Smith, but he held them off and Howard Smith went into the store, got a gun out of his pocket and as he was com- ing out of the door he raised the gun but Smith whipped out his automatic and shot him dead, it is stated by the authorities. Smith was tarred and feathered last. summer by the citizens of Selfridge, being implicated in a scandal and in which he brought in the name of a married woman highly respected in Selfridge. Smith, since then, has been sus- pected ky Swife of having been with the tarring and feather party and this doubtless led to IT WAS LOTS OF FUN .—The Prince of Wales had a great time in the killing. i t PRINCES CAR TOWHICH CAR HE JUMPED! te oF j twenty ye Judge John Castberg, For 20 Years Member of Storthing,} Comes to North Dakota to Visit Former Fellow Coun- trymen — Leader of Radical] Wing of Liberal Party—Tend- | ered Banquet Last Night - ( Today's legislative session will bo marked by an address from Judge John Castherg, president of the odelsthing, the lower or legislative branch of the Norwegian storthing, and chairman of | the Norwegian delegation to the inter. national labor conference which has just closed in Washington. Judge Cast. berg is a leader of the democratic Ja-1 bor party -of Norway; formerly was first minister of justice and-hetoré that minister of social justice and reform in the Norwegian cabinet, Tis faction, the judge adv is the radical wing of the liberal party, 1 the liberals and the soe heen a member of the storthing for ars und before that was a dis- triet. judge in the middle coun “[ regard the conference just closed in Washington the most important in all history of labor,” herg Monday evening. said Judge Cast-| “I believe it is antatives of the most important} tions of capital, labor and gov-; ernment of the old world sat harmoni-| fable and voted un ously at the same animously ‘of minors engaged in industes| more, Complete protection for women,! and a very large maternity benefit.” Judge Castherg will address the leg- islators in joint assembly, this after noon, Te is acompanied by Wilhelm Morgensteirne, head of the commercial department of the Norwegian legation, and who came over with Dr, msen ia 1918 to negotiate the purchase of sup] plies for Norway. He returned to Nor way last spring to be assigned a place} on the Norwegian delegation to the labor conference, This is his third vis- it to the Northwest, he having been here first in 1915 when he orga numerous locals of the Nordman: bundat, a world organization of Nose-} men, TENDERED BANQUET Judge Castberg and Mr. Morgenst-} were guests of honor at a din iven last evening at the Grand Pa-{ ic hotel by members of the legisla- ture and Jocal business and professional men. 1. J. jan, editor of the Grand | Forks Normanden, acted as toastmas-| ter. Judge Castberg gave a short but in- teresting review of the work done by the delegates at the industrial confer- ence. The United States can be prowl of having been chosen as the first meet- ing place of this. great international gathering, said Mr. Castberg. Wash- ington was decided upon as account of the principles for whieh this country entered the war, and which were so elo- quently expressed by President Wilson, Of all the civilized powers in the world. America herself was the only one not represented ; but that was because she had chosen not to take any part in this work at the present time. He expected great things to come out of this move: ment; he expected the international in- dustrial conferences to be one of the strongest constructive forces for world peace, “The American newspapers have been so busy with other things, of late, that they evidently did not pay as much ai- tention to this conference at they other- wise would have done,” said the speak- er. “It has been referred to at a labor gathering, and there js a general feel ing prevailing in this country that the mecting waS a class conference, Noth- ing could be farther from the facts. Roth labor and capital was represent- ed, and the general public, outside of these’ two, big interests, were also rep resented by delegates apointed by the government of the different nations, “We agreed on many ‘Vital questions,” M. Castberg continued. “It was for instance unanimously. decided to accept in principle the 48 hours industrial ; Week, and We also were of one opinion as to maternity benefit. "The laws pass. ed by the Norwegian. parliament, were (Continued on Page Hight) |turned on Hardt, and the ‘PENALTY B FISTICUFFS IN THE HOUSE END STIFF CONTEST Independent Member “Makes a Pass” at Herman Hardt of, Logan Country | CONSTITUTION GETS REST Provision Requiring Two-Thirds Majority For Emergency Acts Suspended A near fistic bettle between Repre- sentatives E. W. Herbert of the mi- nority and Herbert Hardt of the ma pority, was the culmination of the {majority's successful fight Monday {afternoon to introduce over a divided | report of the committee on delayed | bills a measure which declares all {acts of this special session emergency , (measures which will take effect 10 days from passage. The Dill was sprung as an eleventh hour surprise on the committee on delayed bills, headed by Herbert, Monday noon. The committee unanimously reported against the introduction of the bill, ;and its report was accepted. Later a cop of the same pill was handed to the committee and this time the three majority members voted for the in- troduction of the measure, Hoare, one jot the majorit own floor leaders, called the hou attention to one of its rules which requires a unani- mous report for the introduction of delayed bills, but Walter Maddock in- {sisted that the house had a right to change its rules/as it saw fit, and the majority voted with him, includ- ing Hoare, 67 to 41 for the introduc- tion of the bill. Herbert then made a motion that the committee on delayed bills, “in- asmuch as it was only a figurehead anyway,” be dissolved. Herman Hardt, whose seac ts directly back of Herbert's, leaped to his feet and ‘sec- onded the motion. Herbert then speaker called for the sergeant at arms. Twitchell, Burtness and others of the minority called the attention of the house to the league‘s own consti- tutional amendment, adopted but’a year ago, which provides that no act shall take effect until July 1, follow- ing its enactment, unless that act carries an emergency clause approved by. two-thirds, of the members present and voting. The league has been un- able to muster such a majority upon any of the league's important meas- ures, and in declaring them emer- gency acts without such majority, the ‘;minority claims the constitution is being violated, It requires however, a four-fifths decision of the supreme court to declare an act constitutional, and two at least of the five members jot the supreme bench have always shown a disposition to give the league the benefit of the doubt. The house majority's report ‘to re- peal the licensing department which {it created in Attorney General Lan- ger's office last session was ‘the only other feature of the day in either body. The vote was 54 to 51, the league mustering three less that. the required majority of all the house jmembers, This was regarded ag an | administration act intended to pun- ish Langer. An effort to reconsider this bill is expected today. LANGER INSISTS BANK WRECKER’S D | Formal Application Made For Revocation of Parole Granted D. H. Ugiand Formal application was made: by ; Attorney General Langer to the state board of experts Monday for revoca- tion of the parole of D. H. Ugland, a Knox banker turned loose last Sep- tember after he had served nine months of a 11 1-2 year sentence assessed upon conviction of embezzle- ment and of having accepted money; for deposit in the Knox State bank when the same was insolvent. Ug- land’s alleged defalcations are said fo maya ranged from $100,000 to $200,- Ugland was sentenced December 17, 1918, from Benson county, March 22 Attorney General Langer learned that the parole board was consider ing paroling Ugland. He wrote to all the members, Mr. Langer states, pro- testing against this prospective action and requesting privilege of being heard. There was no response to this appeal, and September 22, without having any opportunity to be heard on the subject. states the attorney general, he was indirectly advised that Ugland had been paroled. This parole, states Mr. Langer, was based upon the usual conditions of good behavior, honest conduct, avoid- ing evil assoc‘ations, obeying the law and abstaining from intoxicating liquors, The attorney general, in pe titioning for the revocation of Ug- land's license, asserts that he bas since September 9, become addicted to the use of alcoholic liquors; that he Has spent most of his time in the city of Minneapolis, engaged in asso- ciation with men given to the use of ta wabeet wer he has be- ‘come and ‘@ spend- thrift profligate. ere