The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 20, 1919, Page 1

. wrong was done the people by the . made THE WEATHER Generally Fair. THE BISMAR CK " ; BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, DEC. 20, 1919 ROBINSON SEES ‘NEED OF SECOND SPECIAL SEANG League Jurists Insist That Leg islature Must Increase Tax Cut i CALLS BURDEN! VAMPIRISH Declares Excessive Levies Are Sucking Life Blood of : North Dakota ! Reiterating his charge that a grea Sixteenth assembly in its regular session last winter through greatly increasing the tax burden, Associate Justice James @. Robinson, in today’s Saturday evening letter, again insists that, these tax levies should be re- duced 50 per cent, insead of only 25 per cent, as was done by the recent special session, To do that it may be worth while to call another extra session of the legislature, says Judge Robinson. “The cost of an extra session is small compared with that of a special elec- tion.” : “Of late, continues the Ilcague jurist, “the system of taxation has been spreading out over the state like ‘a great vampire, with tentacles to suck the life blood of the people. It is time to clip its winge severely and to return to a fair and honest system of taxa- tion, based on the just valuation of property, and on nothing else. It is CLOTHIERS TAKE STEPS TO CHECK BOOST IN PRICE Conference Called in January to Stop Upward Trend of Apparel Washington, Dee. .20.— Steps to check the rising price of clothing will be discussed at a conference here early in January of persons interested in the production of wearing apparel from the producers of raw materials to the consumers of the finished prod- uct, The calling of the conference was announced today by Assistant, Attor- ney General Figg, who said that in addition to affecting economics in operation, it was planned to provide for the production of standard quality y] cloth and garment for sale at a rea- sonable price as ‘an inducement to SOVIET ARK 10 SATL SOON WITH | CARGO OF REDS JEmma Goldman and Alexander Berkman Most Notable Names on List MYSTERY TRAINS ON WAY Nation-Wide Sweep of Anarch- ists and Alien Enemies Culminating New Dee,,, 2 The govern- Yor! the public to check extravagance in purchasing. HALL NOTIFIES FRAZIER OF H. B. 60 PETITIONS Secretary of State Advises That 15,570 Signatures Ask Referendum MORE THAN ENOUGH, I. V. A. time to cease trying to cloak, excuse'Secretary of Anti-League Or- and cover up lavish expenses and in- efficiency which prevail in the public service.” Judge Robinson commends the le islature for repealing its own moneys and credits tax. “The purpose ol this cunning three-mill statute, he ba “was to levy a large portion of our state /faxes on-the people of “Minnesota.” / SATURDAY EVENING LETTER. (By: Justice J, ®. Robinson), December 20, 1919. Ati the late extra session of, our lawmakers, | presented and advocated three bills: () A bill to reduce by 50 per cent all state, county, city and other tax levies for the year 1919, but not to reduct any tax below what it was in 1918. ‘The response was an act to reduce the annual state tax levies 25 per cent, or a little over $1,000,000. (2) A Dill to: make the annual taxes payablo- in. two equal annual install- ments, on ‘March 1 and November 15 of each year, with no interest or pen- alty except 1 per cen¢_gpn delinquent taxes. The response was an act maii- ing taxes payable in two installments after December 1, 1920, with the usual drastic ponalties. Of course that is no'good; it gives no relief for the present emergency. (3) A Dill repealing the void money and credits tax of three mills on the dollar, This was allowed. Three months ago | wrote up'a decision holding this tax void, The purpose of this cunning threo mill statute was to levy a large portion of oun state taxes on the people of Minnesota. The tax question is the most im- portant of any confronting the people. ‘In the regular process of taxation the first step is to make a fair and jusi assessment of all property in’ the state. The assessment should be in the manner prescribed by law by the local assessors in_ the several counties, townships, cities, villages in which the property is situated; but under the act of 1919, creating the office of tax commission: er, he is authorized to appoint deputy commissioners or “supervisors of taxes” in each county and’ the su- pervisor is given ‘control: or sipervi- sion over the assessmen}s, In, 191%, under the supervision of tne needless supervisors, the assessed’ valuation of property was marked away up, and when the state board of equalization met in August, 1919, instead of re- ducing the assessments, they added a large percentage to the assessed valuation of the property in nearly every county. Thus the assessed’ val- uation of real property was put up to the enormous sum of $1,176,117,009 and all, property $1,523,746,929. That is about: five times as much as it was in 1918 or at any prior year; and of course the result was to increase ‘by five fold the tax levying power of the several counties, cities, town- ships, school districts, et cetera. This is, to some extent, modified by, Laws! 1919, Chap. 214; It provides that for the year 1919 and 1920 the total amount, of taxes levied for any pur- pose, except local improvement and sinking funds, should not exceed, in any county or political amount that would ‘be produced by the maximum rate upon the assessed valuation of 1918. This does not moan 10 per cent on the tax levy for 1918, but 10 per cent on ‘the greatest possi- ble tax that might have been levied in 1918—and that small, uncertain lmitation may not apply to a ‘city, villago- and school ‘board on the ground that it is not a politicul sub- division of the county} The state administrat#mn is dis- posed to blame the counties and other municipalities for the making of ox-| cessive tax levies, but that does not wash its sins away, 1t is well known that every board that: levies a tax is disposed to levy and handle a lirgo sum yather than a small sum, It is more interesting and it gives a better, opportunity for graft, As the annual assessment is the basis of the tax levy, the responsibility for both the assessment and the levy does rest’ on the state board of equalization. In August, 1919, the board consisted of Governor Frazier, Langer, Hagan, Ol- son and Kositzky. the board constituted a quorum and any three members could have re. duced the assessed valuation of every county to proper and normal basis, (Continued on Page Four.) refendum vote on House with a mitted to the people for must be approved by a major it can be enforced. “Petitions initiating new laws must be filed posed can. b tions for refer: ean be filed any time within ninety days after the adjournment of.any leg: islative s at any statewide election, or at a spe- cial election that may be called withit 130’ days thereafter than 100 davs. “There y tures at the state capitol by Saturday night, even tho the T. V. ing anv special effor job. jobs to come.” \BIG MEETING OF FARMERS TO HEAR IMPORTANT TALKS Farmers’ ‘ganization Says Measure Is Suspended Secretary of State Hall today for- mally a letter proximately vised that. Gov petitions 15.570 nor 1 containing ap: signatures razier by had sil GO, The peti- Tnasmuch as question at. the. primaries erday: have more thin cnouzh signa tures now to te up House Bill 69 un til the people hay on if. yhich the ‘Townl which was made legal by the opinion |). of the supreme court provides that any i t a chance te U The constitutional amenidme vites proposed and islature be snb- oe and Y before does not pass the | wo-thirds vote mus' 90 days before the laws pro- ‘ted upon. But peti- ring laws to the people ion and may be veted on and not sooner Tbe a big bunch of signa- is not mak- on that little We are organizing for bigger Institute at/ Regan Starts Two-Day Session Friday Morning The first meeting of the two day ses- sion of the farmers’ institute at Regan started Friday- with an excellent spro- gram of inte county arranged. : est to the farmers of this suddivision dhereof, more than 10 per cent.of the}ineetings today are H. ©. Puderbaugh, Three members of} 1. Among those who addressed the superintendent of farmers’ institutes ; Ross Martin of Powers Lake, Mrs. Mabel M. Hollis of Fargo, wha speaks on-home economics, and A. P.. Hollis, who has charge of the entertainment features of the program. ‘Miss Elsie Stark, howe demonstra- tion agent,.and George W. Gustafson. agricultural agent ,both representing the county, are also attending the in- stitute and taking part-in the discus- sion, With substantial betterment in weather’ conditions a large crowd turned out at-today’s meeting and an even greater attendance is .expected tomorrow. 1 HANCHETT TO-LOCATE IN VALLEY CITY SOON J. O. Hanchett, for 20 years en- Baged in the practice of law at Han- vey, where he has been one of that hustling little city’s leading citizens, has moved’ to Valley City, where he will open a law office about January Mr, Hanchett was a candidate for congress two years ago, and he has ‘been identified with all of the prog- ressive movements which have had ment s ship. Buford—“the soviet ark”—is ready to leave New York for soivet Russia on tworhours notice it was learned this morning. She will carry on her holiday cruise a greater part of several hundred radicals heli for deportation at Elliy island. Infor- mation was withheld conc ng the xact hour of sailing, but it was fnti- that the craft would weigh anchor tonight or tomorrow. Many persons considered the mosi dangerous of those charged with plov- ting to overthrow the United State: government will be “guests” of thi- | governments : LERKMAN AND GOLDMAN GO Alexander Berkman and Emma Gold. man’s name are the most noticeable on the passenger list. t “three mystery trains” are (ditional radicals here from v of the country. Tt was predicted that 350 diciples of violence would be corraled in the Ei: and de- tention pen before nightfall, The na- tion wide round up of wholesale depor: tation nearing completion federat authorities said. THIRTEEN KILLED mated been filed with his oflige requesting WHEN (; P TRAIN measure which is designed py Vhe {ay league majority of the legislature to: give immediate effect to all acts of the recent special session. tlous, if is understood, request that the | governor submit this question at the March primary election. a statewide election is designated in the petitions, and since a special elec tion is not called for, under the refer-| endum amendment to the constitution it is contended that 7,000 siguatur would ‘suffice to make the submission of this March 16 mandatory on the the governor: Referring to the paign, Theodore G. > of the Independent Vote TS TELESCOPED Freight Crashes Head-On Into Special Loaded With Steer- age Passengers SEVERAL DIE OF BURNS Wrecked’ Engine Sets Fire to Debris—Many Injured Taken to Hospitals } Onawa, Me., Dec sons were killed or burned to deat! and many sustained burns and injuries foday when a freight train collided with a specha) train from St. Johus, ‘ew Brunswick, loaded with steerage passengers from the steamship Km- press of France on the Canadian Pa- cifie railway near here The freight train telescoped the en- gine and forward ca of the pa ne ger train and the wreckage was burn- The conductors of both trains ‘© among the killed. The bodies of eleven persons were removed from the wreckage to the iow covered embankment awaiting identification. The passengers numbered 35. The: were taken to a hospital at the Brown ville junction on a special train whic was Sent with doctors and nurses from that place. c Thirteen per: v WAR OVER IN NEW YORK; VICTORY’S ARCH IS GOING New York, over for New now .pulling down the “victory arch” at Fifth avenue, and | Twenty-third street, erected that America’s victorious legions returning from France might march beneath it in triumph, The “Welcome to Our Returning Soldiers” signs are being removed from the municipal _build- ings. Orders have been given for the removal from the parks of the many “Welfare Huts” and other temporary edifices erected by soldier welfare organizations. The big wooden still “floats” in the center of Union ‘Square, her Quaker guns dominating the reaches of Broadway and Fifteenth street, but is being used solely for peace-time re- cruiting for the navy. There is no indication when she will be scrapped as obsolete. MINNESOTA SUPREME: COURT UPHOLDS ACT GIVING YANKS BONUS St. Paul, Minn., Dee, 20. supreme court, in a decision filed to- @ay upheld the constitutionality of the Minnesota soldiers’ bonus law which allows $15 a month to Minnesota serv- ice men and women for the time spent in the federal military service. The bonus law authorized a bond issue of $20,000,000 which members of the bonus ‘board said would be placed on the market at once if the supreme court's decision were favorable. SUGAR CONTROL BILL UP TO WHITE HOUSE Washington, Dec. 20.—iLegislation continuing federal: control of sugar through 1920 but limiting the licensing power of the United States sugar equalization board {o the period end- ing next June 30, was completed to- —The was is Workmen are great white ‘The state j the improvement of the central part of the state at heart. | day by congress and sent to White House, the | FIRST NON-STOP ATLANTIC FLIER DIES IN SMASH Rouen, France, Dec. 20.—Capt, Sir John Alcock, the first uviator to make a non-stop flight across the Atlantic, died here this afte neon as a result of injuries he re- ceived when his plane shed ' | yesterday near Cottevrard, Nor- | mandy. £ & STATE UNION OF LEAGUE CONTROL Complete Repudiation of Non- partisanism Features Dakota Convention BRINTON’S PAPER LOSES Palladium ((Farmers’ Press) Re- | jected as Official News- paper Organ The league forces heretofore dom inané in the Farmers’ Educational and Co-operative union, North Dakota branch, were utterly routed in the an nual state convention which closed its two-day session in Bismarck Thursday This organization, better known as the Farmers’ union, has: the largest membership of any farmers’ tion in this country and is gener- ally reputed to be the most powerful in all national affairs, This repudia- tion ‘of ihe league control is one of the m strous blows that the nonpurtijans have received and is from a purely farmers’ movement. It is certain to have a tremendous effect both in this state and on other states Refuses Endorsement. Some of the things which the union did yesterday were: Withdrawal of the endorsement of the Palladium (Burleigh County Farmers’ Press) as the official paper on the grounds that it was not farmers’ paper and that the union dic not want to be in anyway responsible for the truth of its editorials and articles, The establishment of iis own state wide publicity service to keep in touch with all of the newspapers of the\state through the publicatior therein of authorized news articles This service to be in, charge of the scoreary reanurers: iP > The monthly publication of wa new bulletin to be sent to the secretary of .each local and read at the first meeting after ic is received. This bul lein will also be edited by the secre tary treasurer. Refusal to endorse the state admin. istration, merely endorsing certain acts of the legislature which it ap prove, namely the highway bridge over the ‘Missouri river, the bill pro viding for the purchasing of dairy cows and the state highways — bili which was not adopted by the legis lature, / Defeat Radicals. Overwhelming defeat of all candi dates for state office in the union known to favor the introduction ot pariisan politics in the: organization and the. support of the union to al measures and activities of the Non partisan league, which it held was 4 purely political organization or ma chine and as such should receive the same treatment from the union as any other political body, namely, the endorsement of all its acts which the union. approved as measures in the best interests of the farmers and the people as a whole. Sunpport Flag. Resolution taking an unequivocal stand in support of the American flag Resolution condemning the circu lation of propaganda intended to aHrouse intense hatred and preju dices rather than a calm considera tion of the crushing problems now before the people. Resolution holding that the inter ests of the farmers was not in an alli ance wtih either labor or capital, 01 any other special interests, but in the support of what is fair and proper in the actions of any group o1 organization, always maintaining as the, determining factor its relation tc the special welfare of the farmers and of the people as a whole. Membership Campaign. Amendmett of the by-laws so as lo provide for an aggressive and efficient organization campaign. This action, it is réported, was most stubbornly fodght by the radical leaguers who have always ‘been jealous of the grow: ing power of the union and feared that they would not be abte to hold it to the line as a sufficiently radical organization to suit their spe- cial interests’ and beliefs. Much of the time of the convention was given to a discussion of the va- rious means by which the union can be made of increased value to the farmers; One of,the most interesting contributions to the consideration ot this question was the report of Victor Anderson of. Still, stato delegate to the national convention. Mr. Ander: son is'president of the largest local in. the state organization, Estherville, located at Still, the farmer city. Mr. Anderson told of the work ‘being done in other states and his report was highly commended and adopted. President's ‘Report, Presidents of several lgcals in the state told how their locals had In- creased their membership and activi- ties. Two of the most interesting re- ports were from New Salem and Re- gan. The defeat of tho radical leaguers, it is reported, was nearly unanimous and was due, in large incusure, to ne constantly growing number of. that type of leaguer rated variously as (Continued on Page Three) FARMERS PURGE AND EGGS'SO HIGH menting with the delivery of mail by parachute, so as fo avold u landing. ‘Their first trial w: dropping of a pareel post package for Postmaster Merret O, Chance of Wash- ington. 1D. C., containing a dozen Chance is shown ¢ ing the package, none of the eggs being broken. (THIRTY VICTIMS DEAD IN WREGK OF OIL TANKER Member of Crew Washed Ashore at Bandon, Ore., Brings News of Tragedy a VO MEN WERE SAVED Seaman Drifted About Thursday Night, Only to Capsize Near Shore All Bandon, Ore, Di J. aA. Portland, Or wrecked off day night accord E one ef the crew who was w ashore from one of the Chans- lor's life boats near here Jate last night. Besides Dooley another unidentified man was saved. According to Dooley ruck on a reef at o'clock Thursday night and breke in two a few minutes afterwards, the af- ter part of the ship sinking taking irty men down with it, A score of mw of SL were still un anco ci ounted jt V GOT TO LIFE BOATS After the vessel broke in two ae: cording to Doole account ten twelve. of the su ors succecded manning life boats Capt. A. Sawyer be- ing among them, They drifted about all Thur: night and most of yesterday picl up a seaman who’ appeared when taken from the water and died shortly afterwards. On attempting to effect a landing near here Dooley said the }) capsized and he and an unl- dentified man were the only ones known to have reached shore, Dooley expr pd the opinion, lhow- ever, that others from the eapsized life boat would be found aliye alony the beach. A 65 mile gale was blowing las~ night. THRER BELT ED SURVIVORS Marshfield, Ore., Dee, 20.—Capt. A, A. Sawyer, master of the tank steamer J. A. Chanslor; Quartermaster Kunkle and one other member of the erew are believed to be the only survivors of the steamer wrecked late’ Thursday off Cane Blanco, Three unidentified bodies have been feund. Other bodies are orted to have washed ashore below Bandson, TIMBER WOLVES RUNNING WILD IN ZENITH CITY Duluth, Minn., Dec. 20.—Timber wolves running in packs, are ce- stroying livestock in districts near Duluth, one farmer report- ing the loss this week of several hogs, while others report wolves attacking cattle in fields. Within the city limits of Duluth yester- day a large male wolf weighing 100 ponuds was killed. Scarcity of rabbits. the wolf's winter meat, is;given as the reason for their bravery in entering northern towns this winter, xperi- | <olFIFTH WISCONSIN’ At least thir ty lives were lost when the oil tanker Chauslor bound in ballast from iy to the report of PRICE FIVE CENTS OF UNREST MUST INVESTIGATION OF LATEST MEXICAN FIGHT IS BEGUN Attempt to Discover Cause of Battle Between Americans and Greasers EI'Paso, Tex., Dec. 20.—An investi- sation was begun today of the battle last night betweeen American provost guard members assisted by El Paso po- lice and Mexican sinugglers on the in- ternational boundary in’ which two were killed one an American and the other a Mexican. The Americans were frustrated in an attempt to smuggle Intoxieants across the border and were driven back into Mexico after abandoning six sacks, of liquor in the bri VICTOR L. BERGER AGAIN CHOICE OF -|Convicted Seditionist Re-elected | By Constituents of Mil- | waukee Friday VICTOR ISSUES TATEMENT Doesn't Care if Seated or Not, So! Long as He Can Stir Up Radicals | Milwaukee, Wi L. Berg , Dee} 20. Victor! , today was agai] repre ulive-clect from the fifth con-+ gressional district. having defeated | VF. Bodenstab. fusion candidate, | t majority of 4,800 in yesterday's | special election. Berger. w denied ao seat, in the} house of representat Noyember 10 last after an investigation by that body | into his record during the war follow- ing convictlon and sentence of} twenty years in a federal prison on the charge of ylolating the espionage act. | After the result of yesterday’s eles: | tion was known Berger issued a state ment in whith he said: “T don’t know whether the house will seat me and I care lite if only the continued fight for my seat will fur- sock s] nish the occasion to awaken the com mon people of the United States, espe- cially the working class, to a realiza- tion of the great the immense dut fill if modern ress or even to before us an} that we must ful- tion is te prog} ary CHRISTMAS CHEER TO BE LACKING AT THE WHITE HOUSE President Wilson Will Eat Din- ner in His Room—Chil- dren Absent Washington will be no Ch White House this dent. and Mrs. W plain to spend the day quietly. Mr. Wil- son will cat Christmas dinner in ‘his room and it not expected that his daughte Mrs, Willlam MeAdoo and Mr: rances Sayre, and his grandchildren, will be at the White TTou: 20. — There nas tree at the ‘The presi- Government Police Tracking Down Men Who Attacked Lord Those Responsible For Attempt to Murder French Believed Near Capture Dublin, Ireland, .Dec. 20.—Govern- ment police are engaged in tracking down the men who yesterday at- tempied to a nate Vice Count French, lord putenant of Ireland. Belief is expressed’ that evidence has been obtained that may result in the arrest of several of tose who planned and carried out the attack. Absence of independent witnesses and the guickness of the attack cause a number of discrepancies in accounts of the occurrence, “Jt was] at first said that Policeman Laughlin, | guard at the Ashtown crossroads, had been killed, but it developed he was only wounded. Most recent reports state the motor car in which the vice count rode was net struck by bullets, the attacking]! party centering its attention on the automobile immediately behind which was empty. B This car was shattered by a bomb ich burst inside the vehicle. WINDY CITY CROWDS BRAVE INTENSE COLD TO EXTEND Chicago, Dee. 20.— Thousands of persons braved a below freezing temperature this merning to greet General John J. Pershing upon his arrival for the first visit to Chi- cago since he went overseas, Other cheering thousands thronged the line of march to a downtown hotel where the gener- al's first ceremonial act was to be- stow upon two mothers the dis- tinguished service crosses. their PERSHING GREETING sons died in gaining in France. The day’s entertainment for the national hero ends with a banquet for which more than 20,000 invita- tions were sent out. The popular feature of General Pershing’s visit will be a mass _ meeting tomorrow night in the Au- ditorium when more than 5,000 persons will hear him speak and ALIEN AGITATORS AND FOMENTOR | ser and they mus' G0, SAYS AUTHOR OF BILL AIMED AT RED RADICALS Representative Johnson of Wash- ington Would Deport Mem- bers of I. W. W. and Similar Organizations Formed For the Purpose of Undermining and Tearing Down Popular Goy- ernment Washington, Dec. 20.—Urging pas+ sage of a bill to deport alien members of the I. ‘W. W, and organizations ad- vocating overthrow of the govern- ment, Representative Johnson, repub- lican, Washington, chairman of ‘the house immigration committee, today declared in the house that all for- eigners coming to the United States “in the future must come only on pro- Vation.” His statement indicated that later an effort would be made to pass legis- laten for the probationary entry of foreigners, Alien Revolutionists. he citizens of the United States are through with being told by alien revolutionists, communists and anar- chists who are within our borders by our courtesy and by our grace, how to run our government,” declared Mr. Johnson. “Free pr in the United ‘Staves is ours. not ts; free speech is ours ,not thei and they have’ gone just as far as we can let them go toward ruining our most precious rights. They have been guests in ou hou: They have misbehaved most woefully, They are welcomed no lon- go. And those who come from foreign shores in the fu- ture must come only on probation.” Explaining the bill Mr. Johnson said the that it enlarges clauses to include a , edit, display vicious literature, who of organizations that issue revolution- A publ or those who finan- y aid such propaganda. 32 COUNTIES IN ORGANIZATION T0 COMBAT LAXITY Interchurch Workers at Fargo Band Together and Pledge Support to Laws deportation. who print, or distribute are members _ Fargo, N. D., I —The forma- tion of an organization representing thirty-two counties was announced day to oppose the adoption by the state in the March 16 election of laws repealing the anti-cigarette, Sun- day baseball and Sunday theatre laws and the creation of a state boxing commission, Workers attcading the interchurch world conference movement in Fargo banded and pledged their combined efforts to defeat the proposed laws. initiated by petitions circulated — by the Ame n legion. J.P. Williams, state secretary of the American legion, suid today that the legion’s work was ended in the filing of the petitions the purpose of the le gion being only to bring the issues to the people for a vote. Petitions carrying more than 14,000 signatures were filed by Williams with the secretary of state Wednesday, FREE GOLD AND PLATINUM FOUND IN GRAVEL BEDS Toronto, Canada, Dec, 20—Free gold and plat'num have been discov- ered in gravel beds near Belleville in Huntington township, Hastings coun- ty, according to reports here today. The discoveries are said to have been made on a farm of 100 acres recently purchased by a contracting firm pre- sumably for the sake of the immense gravel deposits. ‘Several shafts havo been sunk and other farms nearby have been purchased. SEVERE FIGHTING ALONG ESTHONIAN FRONT REPORTED London. Dee, 20.—Severe fighting in the vicinity of Narva on the Esthonian front where the Bolsheviki broke thru wire defenses and captured seyeral vil- lages is reported in an official state- - ment issued by the soviet government at Moscow toda, here Fi WEATHER REPORT For twenty four hours ending at noon, Dee. 20. Temperature at 7 a, m.. ‘Temperature at noon. Highest yesterday . Lowest yesterday Lowest last night... Precipitation . Highest wind velocits Forecast For North Dakota: Fair tonight, becoming unsettled Sunday; not much change in temperature, Lowest Temperatures. Bargo’.3. 35. Williston. St. Paul. Winnipeg Helena .. Chicago ... ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Meteorologist WILLIAMS AGAIN PICKED TO BE CURRENCY CONTROL Washington, Dec. 20.—John Skelton Williams was again nominated today see him pin decorations on the breasts. of eight Chicago heroes. of the currency. Sica aes by President Wilson to be comptrolier