The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 11, 1919, Page 1

THE WEATHER Unsettied. LAST EDITION BISMARCK TRIBUNE THIRTY-NINTH YEAR BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, DEC. 11, 1919 PRICE FIVE CENTS FUEL SHORTAGE IMPROVES WITH END OF STRIKE Severe Weather Abates as Men Return to Work After Forty-day Lockout COAL CARS ARE READY Temperature of Sub-Zero Gives Way to Milder Weather in Central Area Chicago, Dee, 11.—Relief from the most serious coal shortage ever known today was in sight. No immediate re laxation of the rigid fuel conservation measures were in prospect but the re- turn to the mines of the first of the aproximately, 400,000 bituminous coal miners ending a forty day strike ana abatement except in the east and far northwest of the severe weather of the past two days held. forth the hope for a rapid return of normal conditions Thousands of empty coal cars toda) were on sidings at the mines in readi- ness to be rushed to the most needy scections as soon as coal was loaded. Relief for some points, however, face! delay beeause of almost unpreceden snow fall. In the plaine states ra yond traffié was badly disrupted by snow drifts and in the far northwest where nearly forty hours of uninter- rupted snow fall was recorded condi- tions were worse. “WARMER WEATHER Thruout the central area the sub- zero temperatures gave Way to milder weather. Denver led the upward trend of the mercury with 2 62 degre? yange from 12 below to 50 above. Ai other places the moderation was les* marked. At Minneapolis the ther mometer rose from 16 below to even zero, at Omaha, Neb. from 16 below to 6 above, and at Chicago from 8 be- Jow to 5 above with relief from the unseasonable weather in all sections forecast for tomorrow night. PRESENT SYSTEM OF VOTING ENDS IF BILL GOES IN House Passes Measure Permit- ting 90: Per Cnt.to-Cast Absent Voter Ballot The absent voter bill permitting voters to cast their absent voter bal- lot if they reside one-half mile dis- tant from the voting place, passed the house this afternoon in its original form. This applies to all, electors practically. The bill was introduced in the sen- ate in this form, but was amended to apply only to female electors. This amendment was stricken out by the house, which permits practically 90 per cnet of the voters of the state to cast absent voter ballots. ~ J, F. 'T. O'Connor in the house, in speaking against striking off — the amendment, stated that he bill with the house amendment attached, would set aside the Australian ballot system, HOT BLASTS IN THE RED FLAME Exposition of Bolshevism. Free Love and Communization of Women \ The December number of THE RED FLAME, off the presses today, devotes almost half of its pages to a candid esposition of the free love literature found in the North Dakota public li-|' brary, whose temporary head, C. E. Stangeland, was discharged as a re- sult of the legislative investigation made this week. It prints by way of comparison the Saratov Bolsheviks’ decree for the communization of we- men, and it goes into and ‘analyzes many acts-of the special ‘assembly which adjourns today, There has been a big advance de- mand for this edition, and indications are that its sale will quickly run into 20,000 copies. It is filled with orig- inal cartoons,~ nearly eevryone of which carries a vital message and top- jes which are now 6n eevry tongue ara handled without’ gloves, but in such a manner as to not give offense to de- eeney. . AMERICAN LEGION MEETING TONIGHT Important Session Will Be Held at Elks Club © , The special meeting of the Lloyd Spetz post of the American Legion will be held tonight at 8 o'clock at the Elks club and indications point to the largest attendance at any meet- ing the local post has ever held, ‘The purpose of the meeting’ is to receive reports on the activities of certain former service men’s organ- ization and also on matters affecting all of the legion members thruout the}: state. The members at the regular meeting last Thursday voted to hold this special meeting because of the importance of the matters to be tak- enup. : .{ord breaking demand for silver bullion ‘Von’account of lack of $1 and $2 bills. DOLLARS AND SELL Demand Exceeds Supply, Fore-} ing Quotation Up to Coinage| Value+Most of It Is Exported to Japan, China and India—;} New Bill Proposed The supply of silver in the United States is becoming scarcer each day while the demand for the white metal increases until the actual value of the silver dollar today is nearer in coinage value $1.2929 than ever be- fore. This is the statement being made by the leading bankers and financial experts in the country. Jf the supply for silver does not keep up with the demand the result will be that the silver dollar will be worth more as raw silver than it will as a United States medium of ex- change and bafter, these experts point out. Which leads ‘the man in the street to wonder if he could not build up a profitable business by buying silver dollars for their face value, re- fining them and selling the silver ob- tained at a profit. . New Bill Introduced The reason behind the present rec- is the purchase by eastern and Eu- ropean countries of silver bullion from this country. In fact the situ- ation is so acute and so dangerous to the economic condition of this coun- try that a bill has been introduced in congress providing “that gold certifi- cates of the United States payable to bearer on demand shall be and are hereby made legal tender in payment of all debts and dues public and pri- vate.” | In supporting this bill Senator Reed Smoot of Utah, stated: “The business interests of the country are in such shape today that they are unable to do the business that is required of them Every part of this country is calling upon the government for $1 and $2] currency, \ ot Cause of Shortage | ““T want to say in passing that what has brought about the shortage of $1 and $2 bills at this time is the with- drawal from circulation 4 all silver certificates. The reason for that is apparent to all. As soon as silver ad- vances beyond $1.29 the silver certifi- cate that can draw silver from our treasury on presentation is at a pre- mium; or, in other words they can take the silver dollar today and sell it as bulliom for more than the dollar/| is worth. as a circulating medium.” In reply to a question ho wthese silver certificates get out of ciren! tion Senator Smoot replied, “Th speculator gathers them up and is no; doubt holding for advanced value.” No Chance to Lose In other words, according to the senator's information, there are peo- ple thruout the country and perhaps in foreign countries who are plas a game in which thtey have eve chance to win and no chance to los! By holding these silver certificates ng | on the contrary advance in value they | will be able to present tthem at the federal treasury and secure silv dollars or bullion for their face val-! ue. With silver quoted above $1.29 they will realize a tidy profit. To many comes the remembrance of William Jennings Bryan's presiden- tial campaign when free silver and “16 to 1” were the center of a heated con- troversy whethey the country should go on a-silver or a gold standard. Bryan lost out but today the country faces the situation which he prophe- cized. Today it is nearer “14 1-2 to 1.” i Huge Amount Exported An amount of silver practically {equal ‘to, the amount of silver certifi- eates in circulation has been exported principally to oriental countries. At the present time there is $496,327,531 notes, bank notes and silver certifi- cates. in circulation redeemable at ace value: for silver, These are inj the form of'$1 and $2 bills. To offset this circulation of silver certificates this country exported’ up to October 31, 1919, $425,544,000 worth of silver bullion. As a result of all these conditions the price of silver has advanced to as high as $1.37 1-2 an ounce with an average around $1,2929, which is the coinage value of the silver dollar. Export at a Profit “In consequence of the enhance- ment in the value of silver metal, sil- ver dollars can now be exported at a profit ‘and silver’ certificates which are redeemable in silver dollars have practically disappeared from circula- tion,” is the way Qenator Smoot sums up the silver situation in this coun- try today. vA late report of the treasury ‘de- partment shows that $150,000,000 in silver dollars had been exported by the government in excess of that ex- ported by private individuals, firms and foreign countries. Most of this has been shipped to Japan, China and Pittman Act Blamed Many financial experts who have made a study of the present silver sit- uation blame the Pittman act for the present silver stringency. Under that act which went into effect April 23, 1918, the secretary of the treasury was dollars and federal reserve bank notes in denominations of $1 and $2 can be issued in amounts not exceeding the amount of silver dollars so broken up and exported. The $150,000,000 in silver dollars exported by the gov- ernment were broken up under the provisions of the Pittman act. However, under the terms of the Pittman act the treasury. department cancels all silver certificates which are represented by the silver dollars broken up and melted. This is an- other reason for the scarcity of sil- yer certificates in circulation today. Gold Certificates Legal Tender Under the proposed bill gold cer- tificates would be made legal tender which they are not at the present time. It is interesting to note in this NEW WAY TO MAKE MONEY: HOARD AS PRICE OF WHITE METAL ADVANCES which will not depreciate in value buty | | Meridian, Miss., authorized to melt or break up silver ) THEM AS BULLION OVER 30,000 ACRES OF COUNTRY LAND SOLD AT AUCTION Many Quarter Sections Bought In to Meet Amount of » Delinquent Taxes. More than 200 parcels of land amounting to more than 30,000 acres | were sold. Tuesday by County Auditor T. J. Flaherty at the court house at the annual delinquent tax auction sale. The property disposed of was that on- which taxes were past due. About twelve bidders were present at the sale representing trust com- panies, banks and private individuals, many of whom were interested in the property because of mortgages and other liens against the property. Each piece of property, the majority of which was quarter sections, were sold for more than the amount of taxes due on the property. Under the law while the county can dispose ,of all property on which taxes! become delinquent, original owners have the opportunity to re-purchase their property before the end of three years at the price it sold at at the auction togethter with interest on the! amount for the period expired. | FLOODED RIVERS MAKE THOUSANDS HOMELESS TODAY Southland’s Streams Overflow Banks and Do Huge Prop- erty Damage | | LIFE LOSS IS VERY SMALL Atlanta, Ga., Dee, 11.-—Several thou- sand persons were homeless today and many ,more out of employment as aj result of ‘flooded rivers in Alabama, | Georgia and = Miss ppi. Railroad schedules particularly in lower Ala- hama and Mississippi were demoral- ized and property logs was estimated in the millions. Rivers in the three states had reached the highest stages in’ many, years as a result. of the heavy rain of the first part of the week, but generally were receeding today. Hattiesburg, Miss., was the only city isolated by the water altho a score others were partly cut. off. Fé was estimated-that - 0) persons, chiefly negroes were homeless as a re- sult of floods around Hattiesburg and Meridian. Hundreds of other residents of the} flooded sections were. forced to flee, but the loss of life was remarkably small, Two trainmen lost their lives ‘esterday in Mississippi in wrecks duc o Washouts, a negro was drowned at and two women and a soldier were drowned Tuesday night near Atlanta when an automobile went thru a damaged bridge. Later reports} were expected to add slightly to this! total. { HOUSE PROVIDES BOND ISSUE FOR, BUILDING HOMES Bill Passes Lower Chamber Authorizing $2,000,000 i Bond Issue | The house today passed, 71 to 36, a bill authorizing a bond issue of} $2,009,000 for home building. | The senate passed a measure which carried in the house after considera- ble debate, declaring all legislavion of special sessions shall be effective} within 10 days‘ after adjournment of such assembly: Other house bills passed senate were as follows: Authorizing issuance of bonds -and warrants to procure seed grain and feed; various appropriations. provid- ing for consolidation of schools; pro- viding for appointment of district tax supervisors. | Late Wednesday the’ fist fight be- tween Representatives 1. W. Herbert of Dunn Center, and Herman Hardt of ‘Napoleon, on the floor of the house Monday was brought to the formal attention of the representatives by a resolution urging reprimand for the former and commendation for the lat- ter. The resolution was introduced by Mr, Walker and’ was tabled. ge See ee Today’s Weather | For twenty-four noon, Dec. 11 Temperature at 7 a. m.... ‘Temperature at noon. Highest yesterday ... Lowest yesterday . Lowest last night Precipitation ..... Highest wind yefoci: by the | — hours ending at Forecast For North Dakota: Unsettled and colder tonight; Friday probably fair with colder southwestern portion. Lowest: Tempertures Fargo Williston St. Paul. Winnipeg Helena .. Chicago ... Swift Currei Kansas City connection that under the terms of a ¢ (Continued on Page Two.) ORRIS. W. ROBERTS, Meteorologist. UNCLE SAM WIL G0 INTO MEXIC TO GET JENKINS Cabinet Member Declares Car ranza Must Deliver to Avoid Invasion MEANS SENDING BIG ARMY tic “If We Go In We Will Stay Until! s> Stable Government Has th Been Founded” i BY HARRY B. HUNT 2 Without one word of advice oF} yo guidance from ‘President Wilson, who is commander-in-chief of the army| ce: and navy, and without consulting him in any way on recent developments | p, that have brought about the present} jo crisis with JMex!co, the president's cabinet has determined upon a policy which, its members admit, stand} ay probably better. than an even chance} go of sending soldiers and sailors against | re, that country “to clear it up.” The cabinet already has decided upon the program. to be followed in case Mexico refuses our request for the release of William 0. Jenkins, consular agent at Puebla. “Tf Carranza sends back word that Jenkins cannot be release one member of the cabinet today, when asked what the next step would be in that event, “we will simply say: ‘All right, then we'll come and get him.” Means Sending In Armed U, S.\Force. “That means going into Mexico with an armed force and ihe creation of a state of war. | “The cabinet, of course, will work! in sympathy with the indicated sen-| timent in congress; but it is not like- ly congress would be asked to declare | IS STILL war, “If we go in we. will not come out again until the government of Mexico is established on a sufficiently secure basis to make future peaceable rela- tions probable, We went in twice and came out again without accomplishing anything. definite; once, when the navy ani marines went in at Vera Cruz, and again when P ng went over the border after Villa, “If we go in now we will stay till the job -is done. We-wil go in, I should say, much as we went it Cuba to set up a stable, effective govern- ment for the benefit, not only of our- selves and other governments that must do business with M ‘o, but for the peace, prosperity and well he'ng of the Mexican people themselves. When that is done, as in Cuba, we wilt withdre’ 4 agi This cabinet member, — protesting} that he is in no sense an interven-| tion‘st, and. that he still hopes Carran-| za may make it possible for us not to intervene with arms, says, however, hat the cabinet is a unit in agreeing that. the limit of “watchful waiting” has been reached. “There are no new forces working! today for intervention,” he said, “The situation is. simply that our relations with Mexico have been kept an open sore by constant irritation deliberate. ly appl'ed ‘by the Carranza govern- ment, * If we intervene, the reason will not lie in the influence of Amer: icans who have gambled in Mexican investment and who now Uncle Sam to secure for their mine and oil lands a value many times what they paid for them. “The reason will he Carranza him- self. \ “Americans who bought property in. Mexico at ridicuously low prices, only made possible by the fact that there was no secure government there, have no legitimate right to ask this government to make their in- vestment profitable.” What United States Has Right to Expect. “But this government as a govern- (Continued on Page’ Two.) OLD CENTER New Orleans, La., Dec. 11.—Burning of the old French opera house here’ has virtually bloted out the center of the old French | fo It is shown here before and after the ti@nity as supernaturalism. He refers It was erected in 1859 at a quarter of New Orleans. fire which: destroyed the building. cost of $118,000, pian bolsheviki claimed trouble on the border of India, conceded that the bolsheviki and the desire to 1 embarrassed in this MACDONALD AND STANGELAND INSTILL POISON INTO THE HEARTS OF PRISONERS IN STATE PENITENTIARY, SAYS SOLON GREAT BRITAIN IS NERVOUS OVER NEW 'Afghans May Combine With Rabid Russians Along * India Border London, Dee. 11 gion where sa © offensive and occupied Ka he British war office repor ed no confirmation of this claim but its truth is generally accepted. It is pointed out that the bolshevik easily It in a grave position for Great Britain in Asia as the bolshevik suc- s bring them in closer relations with Afghanistan and create a dan- verse ance in this region might ry that these two influences the Eritish will combine to ma rghans have a © Great Br gion. common DEMANDS LANGER QUIT OFFICE AT ONCE IN SENATE 'Senator Concurrent Resolution This Afternoon BEIN The concurrent ree\lution im troduced in the senate demanding the immediate resignation of At- torney General William Langer, passed the upper body by a vote of 29 to 16, four members being absent. The resolution was im- mediately messaged to the house. The daily attack on Attorney General Wiliiam Langer by the nonnartisan’ league members of the Jegislature was switched. to the senate this afternoon when Senator Liederbach of Dunn county, introduced a concurrent resolution demanding | Langer’s resignation because he was a “traitor to the farmers’ cause.” " The resolution cites all the charges made against Langer by the nonpartisan press during. the past months, stressing particu- larly Langer’s patticipation in the clesing of “the Scandinavian- American bank at Fargo. Senator ‘Liederbach also de- clared that Langer had received an appropriation from the farmer legislature last winter of $39,000, which, the senator stated, the at- torney general had promised to defend until “Hell freezes over.” “Now Langer has turned around and is striving to defeat this far- mers program.” Liederbach also stated that Langer was following the suggestions of the Minneap- olis chamber of, commerce and was doing other jthings in an en- deavor to upset the farmers’ movement in this state. The debate was still going on this afternoon. MINNESOTA MAY BE | tha. voce anriage, and ne then told VISITED BY FREEZE) Duluth, Minn, Dee. 11.— Another cold wave from Alberta and Saskat- chewan where it was 30 to 34 degrees helow zero last night is headed for the United States particu where according to the local weather bureau it will arrive toni nt. IN ‘RUINS A serious situa m has developed in the trans,Cas- s cent bol- evik official statement showed the to have resumed It is Liederbach Introduces DEBATED y Minnesota Representative Burtness Tells of Library Survey of the State Prison by “Educational Ex- pert” end “Educational Ad- viser” and Its Results—Ex-| poses Vile Attack Upon Cath- olicism and Other Religious Creeds Asserting that C, MacDonald, educational adviser, and C. E. Stange- land, educational expert, of the state board of administration, made a “sur- ’ of the penitentiary library which preceded the appearance there a few days latr of “History of Great Ameri- can Fortunes,” “an attempt —appa- rently to instill poison into the hearts of the prisoners sent there by the judges of this land, by the courts of the land, that they have not been fairly dealt with,’ and quoting vicious attacks on all religious creeds from Upion Sinclair's “Profits of Re- ligion,” which is in the state's travel- ing library, and which contained pas- sages relating to Catholicism which were declared too vile to be read in the house or at any other place, Rep- resentaitve Burtness yesterday after- noon renewed his attack upon the state board of adminiscration and his demand for the passage of House Bill 28, which would have restored control cf the public school system to Miss Minnie J, Nielson and have abolished the state board of administration. Burtness also charged ‘that Madame} {Signe Lund, appointed by the board jof administration to head Mayville; normal’s music department, had’ pre-| | sented to members of the normal fac- ulty a petition for the pardon of Kate hucharus O'Hare, sentence in this {city in December, 1917, to serve five years in Leavenworth prison for se- dition, and who in an address at Bowman in July, 1917, likened the mothers of North Dakota's fighting | men to brood sows, and said that the! best service the blood and bodies ofj our boys could render humanity! }would be to fertilize the fields of | France. Effor’s on the part of the majority | to block Burtness from reading ex- {tracts from the Sinclair, book and from a “History of Great Fortunes,” which he declared an attack on the courts and the laws of the land, and which he asserted had been placed in the hands of felons whom the state is attempting to reform and who were convicted by these courts for the vio- Jation of these laws, were blocked by Walher J. Maddock of Mountrail, and other league leaders, who co-operated | with the minor: and insisted that Burtness. be given all the time he wanted. | Burcness ushered in his defense of House Bill 28 by declaring the Dill OPERATORS AND. MINERS PLEASED T0 STOP STRIKE Relief in Sight From Most Ser- ious Coal Shortage Ever Known MEN RETURNING RAPIDLY Movement of Fuel From Mines Will Become General Within a Few Days Inianapolis, Ind., Dec. 11.—Mining in the bituminous coal gelds of In- diana was svarted today, reports from all belts indicating that the resump- tion was general. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 11.—Generat Operation of bituminous coal mines of the country which have been idle for nearly six weeks as a result of the strike of miners on October 31 is pre dicted for tomorrow. Coal will be moving apidly by the first of next week in the opinion of operators here. Reports reaching here this morning told of the return as early ag last night of some of the miners in nearby fields and in other instances of some of the men reporting for work today. It was pointed out, however, that in most cases the telegrams directing an end of the strike were not revealed by locals until this morning and that locals in turn moust notify their mem- bers before the majority will again enter the mines. The mine operators on their part promise to bend all their energies tx ward resumption of the coal opera- tion and promise that if the miners port promptly movement of coal ‘om the mines will become general within a few days. All sides of the controversy just ended were highly satisfied today with the agreement, WILSON SENDS A “MAY I NOT” T0 MINERS’ LEADER Reverts Back to Pet Phrase in Congratulating Acting President Lewis | creating the state board of adminis-! jtration, referred last June, was ap- proved by the people on misrepresen- tation of facts. He recalled the his itory of the bill; how it was amended |foliowing a storm of protest so as to apparently reserve to the state super- intendent of public instruction all pow-! ers previously enjoyed. He declared} league speakers from President Town-! ley down to Governor Frazier had quoted this amenment when cam- |paigning for the bill and had declared M Nielson'’s powers state super- intendent broadened her than cir- cumscribed, He told how Governor’ Frazier had gone to the secretary of) state and insisted that this promise be repeated in the official ballot sub- mitted to the people, which specifi- cally referreed to the provision that how Chairman George A. Totten, at the first meeting of the state board of administration, had informed Miss Nielson, when he proposed to take over the fixing of the course of study, that the act undoubtedly did restrict here powers, and this statement, said Burtness, was made by Totten before; the suprmee court had been asked to rule in this question, “Either the administration from the very beginning attempted to fool the people, or it was mistaken.” Burtness declared again that the contents of the state library justified ‘his condemnation of the board of ad- ministration; that the report of the house committee appointed to investi- gate the library bore out this state- ment. He quoted from Stangeland’s report to the board of administration this type. Stangeland and ‘MacDonald and how| Amberican Fortunes,” an attempt ap-} parently to instill poison into the hearts of the prisoners sent there by| judges in this land, by the courts of! ithe land, that they have not been| fairly dealt with,” had been sent out to the prison. Mr. Burtness referred to anothér | ‘splendid appointment” of the board} of administration, which he declared had placed in charge of the music de- \partment of Mayville normal Madame Signe Lund, “who has presented to the members of the faculty of that institution a petit‘on for the release of Kate Richards O'Hare, convicted in federal court here in 1917 of sedition. He declared he was not surprised to} and Madame Lund and Stangeland on Mrs. O’Hare’s mailing list. Quoting from “Profits of Religion,” to whcih he calle the attention of every minister in North Dakota, he declared pages 27 and’ 28, devoted to Cathclicism, “s) sacreligious, so terri! ble that I would not read it in tms house or any other place,” and he asked the Catholics among the mem- bers of the house if they wished their tax money expended in distributing such literature through the traveling libraries of this state. Stnelair refers to the “priestly lie,” declares churches “each a mighty fortress of graft,” and brands Chris- to “The Almighty Awfulness,” and on} page 105, said Burtness, “has an (Continved on ‘Page Two.) idianapolls yesterday. to show that Stangeland had found|Stage of the league of nations. the state library deficient in works of declared that while “the hollow shell He then told of the inves-/Of the league may perhaps remain the {tigation of the penivent‘ary library by ,T@ of alliances has returned and M. Washington, Dec. 11.— President Wilson today telegraphed Acting President Lewis of the coal miners’ union his appreication of the “patriotic action” taken by the miners’ represen- tatives yesterday at Indianapolis. The telegram follows: ‘May I not express to you and thru you to the other officers of your or- ganization my appreciation of the patriotie action which you took at In- Now we must all work together to see to it that a settlement just and fair to every one is reached without delay. “Signed, Woodrow Wilson.” LEAGUE NATIONS “HOLLOW SHELL” SAYS ‘PERTINAX’ French Newspaper Writer Says Covenant Ends and Alli- ances Begin Paris, Dee.«11.—In the opinion of French newspaper writers notably “Pertinax” in the Echo de Paris ana St. Brice in the Journal the, departure of Undersecretary Polk an dthe other American delegates from Paris closes one stage of the peace conference—the It is Clemenceau goes to London to tighter a few days later “History of Great/up the entente cordiale. ; “But with America,” remarks tha writer “it will be more difficult, The French people and even the govern- ment labor under the delusion that it is only necessary to revel in idle'pro+ gram to be assured of American assist« ance. That is quite untrue. Ameri+ cans are fond of humanitarian sentl. {ment, but believe that charity beging at home.” CLEMENCEAU TO/ ENGLAND London, Dec. 11.—Georges Clemen- ceau premier of France, arrived here this morning about 10 o'clock. Dur- ing his stay in London he will confer iwth Premier Lloyd George and Vit- terio Scialoia, foreign minister of Italy. URGE INVESTIGATION A concurrent resolution introduced by Senator Brown, asking the state railway commission to investigate alleged discrimination upon the part of the Standard Oli company in fixing the price of gasol'ne and to report to the next assembly and a concur- rent resolution expressing regret for hte failing healtht of President Wil- son, which had halted his great work. for world’s peace and urginb immie- diat eratification of the peace treaty, with only such reservations as abso~ lutely necessary, were concurred in by the house Wednesday ‘and are. ready for the signature of the gov- ernor. oom el *