The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 4, 1920, Page 1

- reetly or indirectly upon the question THE WEATHER Generally Falr THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE! Giess LAST EDITION THIRTY. NTH YEAR BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1920 ~~ PRICE FIVE CENTS WOMEN CANDIDATES FOR DELEGATE: F TO REPUBLICAN CONVENTION GIVEN PLACE ON BALLO Supreme Tribunal Rules That Fair Sex May Run, Inasmuch as Primary, Strictly Speaking, Is Not an Election, But Merely a Party Nominating Bee — Interesting Race Between Minnie J. Nielson and League Nominee Predicted 1 \ WOMEN NOT TO VOTE iy While a woman probably will be a mewhber of North Dakota's delegate to the national republi- can convention. at Chicago in June as a result of the supreme court’s ruling yesterday that delegates, women will have no voice in the selection of a repre- sentative of their own sex to speak for them at Chicago. The ‘women’s ballots to be voted in the presidential preference prim- ary [March 16 will contain the names of electors only. Both the democratic and republican women voters will have an opportunity to elect one of their own sex as 8 presidential elector, but the question of their eligiblity to vote for nilional ilelegates has not yet been determined, and the can- 1] ficial report. on the bombing of it women are qualified to act a8 { i i EXPERT SURVEY T BY HIGH COURT Ie BOMB EXPLOSION | | WRECKS ZURICH’ YANK CONSULATE | Zurich, March 4.—A bomb ex- >! ploded last night under the porch =! of the American consulate here | | serlously. damaging the building, , | | but injuring no one. Police au- , ; | thorities aye believed to have | |. persons. ] OFFICIAL REPORT MADE . Washington. March 4.—An of- | the American consulate at Zurich last night was made to | the state department by Consul General. Keena who said the building was partially destroyed byt that no one was injured. secured clues as to the guilty ead FRENCH SOLDIERS ARRIVE IN BERLIN TO ENFORCE TREATY These officers and men of the French army were sent to Germany to help the entente commission make Germany live up to the terms of peace. street in Berlin. i PS Sa CONTEMPLATED FOR THE FARMS didates for delegates titerafore will not appear on ythe women’s {| ballots. ' i Adhering, to its former rulings to; the effect that a primary is not in} realty un election. but. is rather al party nominating convention, the su- preme court late Wednesday evenin,; randed down an opinion to the ores that Mrs] M. A. Rudd of Fargo should In given a place’ ou the presidentint ; preference primary ballot. of March} 16 as a candidate for delegate to th: republican national convention at Cht- | cago on June 8 Mrs. Rudd was nom- inated by league republicans at Hills- | boro and endorsed by. the Townley faction of the republican state central committee in. convention here | last week, Her victory will also win a place on the ballot for/her only wom- an rival, Miss) Minnie J. Nielson of i Valley) City, state superintendent of | public instruction, nominated by th second of the series of three repubii- | can state ‘conventions, mads un of! members of the old-time progressive faction. The question of whether women shall have #.right:to-vote for natignal delegates Mufch 16 was not raised, and was not ruled on by the court: Attorney Genera) Langer two weeks ago, at the reqtiest of Miss Nielson; . furnished her with his opinion to the effect that Inaemuch us Women can-| trade conditions and relations, credit uot vote for national delegates they camot qualify’ for that office. The secretary of tute, with this opinihn| as hig. authority, declined to accept | Mrs. Rudd's nowinating _ petitions when presented for filing. Mrs. Rudd applied to supreme court for oe Ww me of mandamus and (was grante alternative order which was uel | Wednesday forenoon. George K. Foster. representing the petitioner, contended that the post of | national delegate is not a public of- | fice but is a position filled from with- in the ranks of a certain party. “He quoted from former opinions of this supreme. court holding that a primary is not, strictly speaking an election, | but is a party nominating convention ; or, that if If is an election at all, it; is a group of elections, in which the | republicans, the democrats and the socialists or members of other’ par- ties each ballot separately. The state contended that the limited franchise | act of. 1917 under which this issue | was raised was clear in its intent that women should not vote for nati: delegates, but) only for presidential electors; that- North Dakota’s statute had been drafted bodily from the Ili- nois act of 1916. and that this statute; had been interpreted by supreme court to exclude women from | voting for delegates, Therefore, in- sisted the statz, not being qualified to vote for delegates. HOLDS WITH PETITION The supreme court in a general way | pals. holds with the petitoner. ruling that | a primary is not an election in the strict sense, and that therefore Norti Dakota election laws disqualifying for holding office anyone wko ix uot aut! elector for that office. do not apply. The supreme ‘court does not rule 1i- of women’s éligibility to vote for delegates. but there seems to be an inference that this right is not grant- | ed by the North Dakota act. In view of this inference. Assistant j Secretary .of State Duffy last night expressed the opinion that the names | of Miss Nielson and Mrs. Rudd would j i not be placed on the separate ballots which are to be voted by March 16. Of these 200.000 will be printed. faith. An equal number of ballots to be printed for male electors will contain the names of the two women candidates for delegates. and ‘an in- teresting and significant contest be tween Miss Nielson and Mrs. Rudd. (Continued on Page Five) . Germany Allowed to Launch Loan London, supreme council has decided to allow; Germany to taunch an internal loan because it is recognized that Ger- many would mean a weak and dang- erous spot in Europe. The loan, the newspaper says, National Federation Represent-' ‘Reds Defined as “Willful Dis- |ILLITERACY -CHIEF PERIL} the Mlinois + women could | not serve as such. | women } 35.000 for republican women | and 65,000 for those of democratic | March 4.—The Evening, ing 1,000,000 Farmers Takes Up Plan $506,000 FUND. IS PLEDGED. Scientific Management to Be Ap-! plied : to. Production Under New'Idea | Ohicago, March 4,.—Deegates to the; tirst-annual ‘convention of the Nation- al Farmer Bureau federation, repre- senting nenrly 1,000.000 farmers in 28 stutes, today teck-up coneideration of tentative program which would pro- ide for employnient: of experts to urvey Wie field of farmers activities und conserve and promote their do- mestic and international interests. “ | The federation pledged $500,030 to carry’on ffs work in 1921 and $1,000,- 000° for 1922. j President J..R. Howard declared’the federation’s purpose was to “really represent the farmers by real farm- ers,” to furnish farmers authoritive information about legislation affect- ,ing them, tariff. freight rates, foreign ! land to promote more business like conditions between packers, farmers and! consumers. RADICALIS IS “ DENOUNCED AT ~ PASTORS’ MEET “turbers of Industrial Peace” By Harlan Grand Forks, N. D., March 4,—Rad- icals were declared to be “wilful dis- turbers of industriak, peace” by Dr. Roivix Harlan of North Dakota in an address on industrial relationship be- fore the North Dakota Pastors’ con-! {ference of the interchurch world movement in session here today. Cr. Harlan. urged that churches; take steps to obtain accurate informa-! tion regarding the rights and wrongs of all labor troubles and then work actively to ‘bring about settlement, along the line of ‘Christian princi-; Tiliteracy was deseribed as the chief peril to America’s national life by J.| K. Craig, formerly ,chaplain in the United States army. ‘Mr. Craig laid especial emphasis on spiritual illlv. eracy and urged that the churches unite in a determined effort to ad- | Vance the cause of both secular and, religious education. , More than 400 Protestant ministers ‘ of North Dakota are now here for the conference which will close Fri- day evening, | = et | Today’s Weather ay +> Lowest for tweuty-four hours end- ing at noon, Temperature a | Temperature at noon. Highest yesterday Lowest yesterda, | Lowest last nigh Precipitation .. { Highest wind velocity -16 4 6 Forecast North Dakota Frid For aud probably temperature. Temperatures iF “3 Y ~15 3 iW ‘innipes -18 | Helena Ww ji 38 23 Kansas ety, 1u would take precedence over any in- demnity payments Germany is called upon to make. ORRIS w. ROBERTS. Meteorologist. | | 'Thirty-six Ex-Service Men Will home ....... 125 5 Harry F Crandell, howe ......4 seen BIO B. R. Bartz, Al farm home 400 Ellis Amick, Marstomoor, farm home .......-....06 seeeeee WW Anton Brychta Mandan, farm home ads ie EW. i home ILLITERACY CHIDF PERIL ‘yt '12- MILLION - EGG! SHIPMENT SOUNDS| FISHY — AND IT IS| Vancouver, B. C., March 4.— Twelve million Manitoba) white fish egk have been received here. The shipment will be used in re- stocking British Columbia waters and will be distributed by. the government hatcheries, FIRST BONUS CHECKS SENT TO SOLDIERS [hs i \ —> Divide $12,350 Under State Bounty Act EXHAUSTS PRES T FUND! Others Will Be Accommodated as Soon as New Money | Comes In From Tax Thirty-six bonus checks, ayer: $375 apiece and aggerexuting, $1 are beity mailed from the adjutant generaXs , office to the f servicemen who have qui benefit under the soldiers’ bounty act of 1919. Warrants have been made out in the order m which claims were perfected: up to the present amount of | the soldiers’ bounty fund, whieh is; derived from a, half-mill tax levied o: all property assessed in 1919. Other claims bave been perfected, and war- rants will be drawn for them as soon us funds become available through the | apportioning of the taxes levied for; 1919. and which became deliaquent | MaXh 1. THE FIRST 36 The ist th Dakota ex-servicemen “first served.” their present place of | residence, the purpose for which they wish to use their bon und = the + amount ‘of the warrants mailed to io- | cal banks for payment to them are as | follows: | Ener 0. Anders buy: town home. Elmer Anderson, TaMoure, t Wahpeton. town Morgen R. Fall cation Dean F. Cottam, tion... ence A. Bjorhus home A. Clemeiis, Fargo, home Jesse Vi Alexander, Williston, ' town home. mortiage....... James T. Cassell, Hope, education Bemis. Inkst Farup, Park G. W. farm aes Ralph [. Brown, Tappen. educ tion ..,... Carl J. Fallgren, Washburn, pay farm mortgage Johnson, Carl J. home Albert Johuson. F William 1). Botk' home ....... L. FE. Correll. farm Harry home Pan J. Barenscher LaMoure, tow u ‘town’ home , town Cas ut eon Page Eight) ®| * COUGH DOCTOR “| DID WELL WITH | _ PRESCRIPTIONS | Chicago, March 4.—Dr. R. M. Carroll, held today on a charge of violating the liquor law, told the revenue agentsa they said, he j had been writing 100 to 200 whis- key prescriptions every day. | Fifteen men, all of whom were coughing, were in) the doctor’s office when he was arrested lagt night. *T charge anywhere from $1 to $7 for a prescription,” Dr. Carroll said. “It depends on the condition of the patien@s cough.” Dr. Carto)] was released on $2,000 bond pending a Hearing. | ) STATE OF NEW JERSEY LAUNCHES ATTACK IN U. 8. SUPREME COURT | AGAINST PROHIBITION AMENDMENT Constitutionality ‘of Dry Section and Legality of Volstead Act Questioned—High Tribunal Asked to Prevent Attempt to En- forte Statute—Covenant Ratified By Two-Thirds of States Improperly Drawn, Is Contention ; Washington, March 4.—The state of New Jersey, through its attorney general, today filed in the United States supreme court a suit seeking to have the prohi- bition ‘amendment declared un- constitutional and to prevent en- forcement of the Volstead act. The bill sets forth that the amendment was not properly drawn, that in 21 states the leg- islatures have not ratified it as provided by their state constitu- tion and that there is no power in’congress to propose a consti- tutional amendment regulating the habits and morals of the peo- pie. recites’ further that the amen@nfent: is a legislative and not. a constitutional matter and that. as such it was improperly passed. It is charged that the amend- ment’ centralizées’“authority ° with- REQUEST WIRED FOR ARREST OF JACK DEMPSEY Los Angeles, Calif.. March 4.- ——_+ © | i | | © request for the ar- rest of Ja Dein| psey,« world’s ‘pugilist, ahd Jack’ Kearns. were -received today by United States district attorney from the ¢ of the United tSates dis- | at San EUG | | champion, i | offic POLAND CRYING . FOR IMMEDIATE AID TO PEOPLE |Five Million Persons Suffer from; » Under-Nourishment and Famine \ Warsaw, March “1, — (Delayed) — Immediate action for the relief of Po- land is urged, in an appeal sent to Washington over the signatures of re- lief agency representatives and tech- nical. advisers as well as other Americans. Five million persons are suffering from’ under-nourishment and famine will result if aid is not forth- coming, it is said. “Large numbers are suffering acutely in eastern Poland where the country was devastated by the Rus- sian and German armies,” says the appeal: “Typhus is killing thousands and worse conditions threaten. The ; |100,000 tons of flour which have been promised by Amerigans will carry these people until May 1; but during} May, June and July wholesale star- vation and a vast increast in typhus will be inevitable if further importa- tions are not made.” * KENDRICK OFFICE BUILDING BURNS St. Paul, Mareh 4.—The ‘Kend- rick office building on East’ Sev- enth street was swept by fire early this morning. The loss is estimatde at. $75,000. More than a dozen busines firms sustained losses. The cause has not been determined, NORTH DAKOTA DIV. The picture shows them in a ' \ his manager, | | i 1 isters’ Desertion out the consent of the peovle of New Jersey and that it is a vio- lation of their sovereign rights. The Volstead act, having been enacted under authority of the amendment, the petition says, is null and void. TLOUSE REFUSES REPE ashlngton, March 4. Imose today refused by an ov to repeal the pro- | hibition enforcement. act. The repeal was offered by Rep nitative Egun, Hdemocrat, New s fin anfendment to the eexcuttve und judicial | appropriation measure and Speak- | er Gillette oyerruled a point of or- der against it. Mr. Bgan also pro- posed elimination from the bil | of an appropriatton of $4,500,000 | for enforcing the dry act. Both proposals. were defeated one | roll cally " vf TURK CABINET RESIGNS, NEW ~ ONE FORMING |Gravity of Situation Long De- | veloping Results in Min- re: |ALLIED PRESSURE GROWS { Strong Naval Detachment An- chored in Bosphorus to En- | force Treaty Demands } Constantinople, . March 4- tn view lof the gravity of the situation the cabinet resigned today, The sultan hgs called upon Marshal Izzet-Pasha to form a new cabinet. GROWING IN SERIOUSNESS {| The Turkish situation has been | | growing in seriousness recently frony several causes. The allied supreme council in London has about com- pleted its draft of the proposed treaty for Turkey, through which the. Turks. | while retaining nominal possession ot} | Constantinople, are to be deprived of fueir centuries long control of the Dardenelles and the Bosphorus andi loose territory containing approxi- matly four-fifths of the nation’s Pop-| ulation. | \NAVY IN THE BOSPHOROUS | To gndice compliance by Turkey’ with ¢ view to wielding an influence | for the stoppage of the renewed mas- sacres of Armenians the: allies have recently sent strong naval reinforce- ments which are anchored in the Bos- phorous so that their guna command; |the parliament buildings and the sul- |tan’s palace. Another disturbing factor and at most serious one is the nationalist movement headed by Mustapha Cem- al Pasha which threatens ‘the over- | throw of the government if the allied| demands are complied with. | STICK TO ONE CAMP | No other big league club: has: stuck {to one training camp as the Cleveland | | Indians, The team has trained at New | | Orleans 14 out of the last 18 years. | NES CLASH SHARPLY OVER INJECTION OF FIGHT OVER BLUE LAWS REPEAL | Grand Forks, N. D., Mareh 4.— A sharp clash took place at the end of the morning session of the interchurch world movement state pastors’ conference today. when Rey, James Anderson ‘of Fargo called the ministers pres- ent into informal session and in- troduced resolutions opposing the repeal of the state blue laws, { Rev. J. Watson of Grand Forks | | attempted to make ja vigorous | | protest against such resolutions | being passed but was interrupted | by calls for the previous ques- tion and was not allowed to com- plete his remarks. A majority of the ministers present voted for the resolution although a number abstained from voting. nape y | | track, , TWO FACTIONS \Los Angeles “Times Correspond- "ATTEMPT T0 REPEAL BLUE LAWS FIRST IN INTEREST FOR VOTERS OF ISSUES SUBMITTED MARCH 16 * NINE VICTIMS "OF ALCOHOLIC POISON DEAD + Paul, March 4.—Deaths | from alcohol poisoning in St. Paul since Tuesday night total- | | ednine this morning. | i ee | Four victims were added to the list since yesterday after- | noon. al WORST STORM OF WINTER SWEEPS WESTERN STATES; High Winds, Drifting Snow and . Low Temperatures Tie Up Rails BANKS 12 TO 20 FEET DEEP Colorado Lies Under a Heavy Blanket—Conditions Here Not Unusual NOT UNUSUAL HERE Even though this morning felt extremely colg! especially when the bare foot came in contact with the bare floor, the weather bureau assures those interested that today’s temperature is not unusual for the first part of March, in spite of the fact that the thermometer fell as low as 16 degrees below zero at 7 o’clock this morning. In 1919 the average tempera- ture for the first five days of March was considerably lower than that for this year with an extreme record of 25 degrees be- low zero on March %, 1919. In 1918 the ‘average was slightly warmer than this year’s, but the ‘preceeding years were as cold, if not colder than the, present weather. The weather will be warmer. to- morrow, the weather bureau pre- dicts. . - shoe WORST STORM IN YEARS Chicago, March 4—The worst storm cf the winter today swept from ine mountain states toward the middle western states accompanied by snow and ‘owered temperatures, crippling wire communications and railroad traffic, The disturbance spread south and east with diminished thermomet- er readitgs and rain. Catt The winds, drifting snow and a ‘ysmperature that fell 30 to-45 de- grees to zero within a few hours to- day had isolated a number of east- ern Colorado and ‘Nebraska towns, Snow in the Lu Plata mining dis- trict in Colorado today: was reported 12 to 20 feet deep. Kailroads received reports thag heavy damage had been done in the mountains by earth and snow slide: and by huge boulders which had top- pled over the canyon rim rock to the NOR’ T TLED UP St. Paul, March 4.—Although the blizzard of yesterday had abated in the northwest this morning and was followed by clear weather, huge drifts were seriously affecting freight and Passenger service. ‘Practically all treins werel ate and transcontinental passenger trains were many hours behind time. UNITE TO SAVE PEACE TREATY ' Move on Foot to Slightly Modify Original Reservations Causing Tumult Washington, March 4.—Both repub- licuus and democra senators, who favor a compromise, again have com- bined in an effort to save the peace treaty from heading into a deadlock over article 10 reservation. A move was on foot for a slight modification | jof the original reservation around which most of the tumult over the peace hys been centered, The Shantuhy reservation, which ts before the senate for action, has given way to the fight over the treaty and the negotiations were being continued today, MEXICO ADOPTS LEAGUE IDEAS OF WHAT'S NEWS ent Deported as Per- nicious Foreigner Laredo, Tex., ‘March 4.—Gerald Brandon, who has been Mexico City correspondent of the ‘Los Angeles Times, was expelled to- day from Mexico as a “pernicious foreigner. “He was escorted from Mexico City ‘by two policemen to Nuevo Laredo and today was es- | ceeding |by adding the following words, Strong Campaign For and Against Raising the Lid in North Dakota—Constitutional Amendments Provide for Re- call of Officers, Leasing Pub- lic Lands, Lighten Residence Requirements Aside from the unugual interest cre- ated in the presidential preference pri- mary March 16 by the fact that for, the first time in the state's yistory’ women will haye an opportunity to vote and will have a place on the ballot for four candidates—two for presidential electors and two for na- tional delegates—voters appear to xt- st importance to the four bills ated by 10,000 electors in an at- tempt to repeal blue laws which pro- hibit professional boxing matches, the sale of cigarettes, charging admission for Sunday baseball and the operation of theatres on Sunday. Of the four constitutional amend- ments upon which the etectors will 16, the most important one providing for the onal, state, county, ji legislative officials, which completes North Dakote’s “I-R-R” trlumvidate. The provision that recall petitions be signed by at least 30 percent of the electors voting af the last election’ is expected to prevent a too -free use of thiy privilege. In North Dakota’s pre- seut unsettled political condition, how- ever, a general recall amendment to the constitution may have a very prominent part to play in the affairs of the state. The eight. propositions, as submitte: by the secretary of state, follow: RECALL OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS Concurrent resolution for an _amend- -| ment to the constitution providing for the recall. of congressional, state county, judicial and legislative officers by the people. Article—The @ualitied electors of the state or of any county, or of anv | congressional, judicial legislative district may petition for the recall any elective ‘congressional, state, county, judicial or legislative officer by filing a petition with the officer with whom the petition for yomination to such ot- fice in the primary’ election is_ filed, demanding the recall of such officer. Such petition shall be signed by at least thirty per cent of the qualified electors who voted at ‘the preceding election. for the office, of governor in the state, county of district from which such’ officer is to be recalled. The ofticer with whom such petition is filed shall call a special election to be held not less than forty or more than forty-five days from the filing of such petition. The oflicer against whom such peti- tion has been filed shall continue to perform the duties of his office until thre result of such (spécial election shall have been. offielally declared. Other candidates for such office may be nominated in the manner as is provided by law in primary elections. The candidate who shall receive the highest number of votes shall be deemed elected for the remainder of the term. ‘I'he name of the candidate against whom the recall petition 15 filed shall go on the ticket unless he resigns within ten days after the fil- ing of the petition, After one such y#tition and special election, yo fur-. ther recall petition shall be: filed against the same officer’ during the term for which he was elected, This article shall be self executing and all of its provisions shall be treated as mandatory. Laws may be enacted to facilitate its operation ; but no law shall be enacted to hamper, restrict or impair the right of recall. LEASING OF STATE LANDS To amend Section 161 in Article 9 of the Constitution of the State of North Dakota, by adding the following words: “Provided, further that coal lands may also be leased for agricul: tural cultivation upon such terms anil conditions and for such a period, not reeding fi urs, as the legislature may provide”; so as to read as fol- low Sec. 161. Article 9) The legislative embly shall have authority to pro- vide by law for the leasing of lands granted to the state for educationil dnd charitable purposes; but no su ull authorize the leasing of sail lands for a longer period tha five years. SaJd lands shall only be leased for pasturage and meadow purposes and at a public duction, after notice as heretofore provided in case of sale; provided that all of said school lands now under cultivation may be leased. at the discretion and onder the con- trol of the ‘dof University and School Lands, for other than pasturage and meadow purposes until sold. All rents shall be paid in advance. Provid further, that coal lands may also be leased for arigcultural cultivation upon such terms and con- ditions and for such a period, not ex- ve years as the legislature may provide, "o amend section 18% = 3 of Article 12 “and au school district by a majority vote may increas ch: indebtedness five per cent on such assessment value be- yond said five per centum limit; pro- vided- also that any county or city by u majority vote mah issue bonds upow revenue producing utility owned y such county or city, or for the pur- chasing or acquiring the same or build- ing or establishment thereof in amounts not exceeding the physical value of such utility, industry or en- terprise.” Also provides that in estimating in- debtedness the amount of bonds upon revenue producing utilities shall not be included ; amending said section so as to read as ‘follows: corted across the international bridge to Laredo. Section 183. The debt of any county (Continued on Pag Seven)