The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 15, 1920, Page 1

nw ra THE WEATHER Generally Falr —. “|THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE LAST EDITION = ATHIRTY-NINTH YEAR BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1920 PRICE FIVE CENTS Socialists Take Advantage of German WOMEN TOMORROW TO HAVE HAND IN SELECTION OF NORTH DAKOTA _ CANDIDATE FOR THE PRESIDENCY | While Fair Sex Cannot Vote for Delegates to National Conventions of Party, They,Can Cast Ballot fo.‘ Johnson, Official Nominee of Republicans, or Write in Name of Choice—Manv Important State Issues to Be Decided Tomorrow for the first time in the history of North Dakota women will haye an opportunity to express their preference for presidential candidates. ‘Two hundred and fourteen thousand women’s ballots, bearing only the names of presidential electors, | in the case of the democrats, and the name of Hiram W. Johnson, the only official presidential nominee who appears on the ballot, in the case of the democrats, have been distributed. Women, t however, are not bound to refrain from nominating a presidential || candidate, if they are democrats, nor to confine their votes to Senator Johnson, if they are republicans, but they have the privi- lege enjoyed by male electors of writing in on the ballots the name; | of any man who may be their personal choice for president. | As a result of the opportunity offered electors of both sexes of expressing their individual preference, it is expected there will bea large vote among the republicans for Major General Leonard Wood and Governor F. O. Lowden of Illinois, coming from mem- bers of the party who refuse to support, Johnson, and it is indi- cated by expressions received from women voters that Herbert! Hoover, although not a professed candidate, will receive much | support from female electors belonging to both parties. As a! i -regult, Hoover may be nominated by North Dakota women as; the candidate of the democratic party in this state, although | neither democratic faction which, has candidates for electors and delegates on the official ballot has nominated any choice for pres- | ident. | The probabilities are that Johnson will be North Dakota re- publicans’ choice for president, with Wood running second and | Lowden third, although, in view of. the strong sentiment which is | apparent for Wood, the latter may run Johnson a very close race, | in’gpite of the fact.that Wood is handicapped by not appearing on the ballot. ‘ In addition to deciding national issues, some very important | state questions, involving the repeal of Sunday blue laws and the | adoption of four constitutional amendments, are to be determined tomorrow. TO PASS ON AMENDMENTS ——— The voters also will pass on four stitution, these amendments estab- lishing the recall of public officers, j owned coal latids, changing the re-! MAKERS SPRING quirements with respect to residenge | and permitting cities to vond for ‘revenue producing public ities, by placing mortgages direct | upon the utilities. presidential elector candidates only. i : They are uot qualitied to vote either Supplied with Ballots gates to the national conventions, nor | Called by Hall proposed amendments” to the . col- LE AGUE ALIBI permitting the cultivation of state i of voters, { | utilities up to the value of such ‘uti | f CRUDE FABLES Women are qualified to vote for Story of Piccincis. Not Being for national comumitteemanu or dele- | are they qualified. to vote for the’ constitutional amendments nor on FRAZIER ADMITS MISTAKE, the group of initiated laws. The voter who, wishes to vote the Republican ticket “calls for the Re- publican bailot. He will be supplied also with the Wallots covering the | group of constitutional amendments | and the iuitial laws.” * ae | To vote for the adoption of the) constitutional amendments, the voter: Secretary of State Hall today de- places an “X" cpposite the word. clared the implication which appeared “yes.” found on the ballot, following in the Courier-News on Sunday to th? each amendment. effect that seme ‘counties might not To vote agsinst the constitutionn! have their ballots in time for today’s amendments, the voter places an X election. because cf some apparent Governor Says Information Came from Fargo, His Customary Source i > HERE Is LIST OF | REPUBLICANS IN TUESDAY’S PRIMARY The following are the regular Republican’ candidytes for na- tional. committeeman and for presidential electors, to be voted on in the presidential preference election Tuesday. Clip this list and take it to the polls with you if you want to vote for the Republican cand dates in the Republican pri- mary. The ticket ; | For National Committeeman— Gunder Olson, Walsh County. Yor Delegate to National Re publican convention— i Minnie J..Nielson, Barnes County | E. A. Tostevin A, T. Kraabel ... Staale Hendrickson, County Henry McLean, Cayalier County E. C. Lucas .... Rausom County Alfred Steele . Stutsman County Edward P. Kelly, Foster County; Ola¢ Lokensgaard, Ward County | | E. P, Bishop ;... Stark County "| (Pick Out This Ten and Vote | i For All Ten) DEFUNCT MONEY TAX ACT T0 BE TRIED ON MERIT Supreme Court Reverses Judge Nuessle’s Decision in Favor of State 1919 LEVIES AFFECTED In spite of the fact that the Six- teenth assembly of its own volition re- pealed the moneys and credits acts of + | | 1 Trail County | Burke {| the Fifteenth assembly, fixing in North Dal the situs for taxation of moneys and credits originating in this state, although held in another state, the supreme court in a decision hand- ed. down at noon Saturday insists that the.‘constitutionality of the-act shall be tested by due process of law. The question of the constitutionality of this act was hrought before the su- preme court in ah action filed by the Capital Trust & Savings bank and Ferrell. Oawan, Kirk & Co, of the Twin Cities through Miller, Zuger & Tillotson of Bismarck. The action or- iginated in the district court for Bur- lelgh county, and was appealed on an order of this court sustaining the state's demurrer to the complaint of the complainant and appellant. The state contended that the moneys and credits“act was.a valid and constitu- tional enactmeut and that consequent- ly the. complainant's bill. protesting the purpose of the statute to tax in this state corporations having their place of business outside the state and engaged in an interstate business, star ed no cause for action. ‘The supreme court reversed the low- er court, aud the effect of this action | is to remand the case to the Burleigh county district court for trial on its merits. .The question involved is whether the state can for the years 1918 and 1919 collect the tax assessed | against interstate corporations under the moneys and credits act. This statute provided that for purpose of taxation the situs of all moneys and +» Morton County [4 opposite the word “No.” after ‘each amendment. To, vote for the repeal of the blue laws, and the establishment of either licensed cigarets, Sunday baseball and Sunday theaters, and legalized boxing. place an X opposite the word “yes.” folluwing euch of the laws. i To vote against the repeal of the . blue Jaws. and in faver of the con- tinuance of the present laws on cis. arets, Sunday basebal] and theaters. and boxing, place an X opposite the . word “No.” found after each of the | proposed laws: | * POLLS OPEN UNTIL. 9 P.M. | The polling places open at, 9 o'clock a. m., and remain open constantly until 9p. m, Women who were registered in the election of 1918 are registered for this election, That is. women who. participated in thé general election ; in November. 1918. or who were reg: | istered by reasun of’ pariticpation in the: primary election of 1918. are on the poll lists and are fully qualified to vote. The woman whose husband is 4 constant voter, aud whose husband is registered, will not be required to swear in her vote. Women not registered. and not fali- ing in the segond list, will be oblige: to swear in their vote. accomplished on the affidavit of two property own- ers of the precinct in which she re- sides. chicanerySupon the part fo the secre- tary of state is absolutely without foundation in fact. “This is merely an effort upon the part of the league to prepare an alibi in advance.” said Mr. Hail toda, “The Towner county election convin ced the leaguers that they canuot al- ways .rely upon fake blizzards, inas: much as citizens usually have lons memories for such matte! Further- more. en this publicity campaign was devised down in Fargo last Satur- day it didn't look much as though we were going to have a blizard today So. to build a ground-work upon which excuses later could be based, should the league lose in the primaries. Bishop Lemke’s paper. by innuendo, endeavors to ake it appear that many of the rural precincts have not been suplied with ballots. FRAZIER IN ON PLOT - “My first hint of this plot came Sat- urday.) when Governor Frazier, all out of breath, rushed into my office with the declaration that he had just been advised that not half the country pre- cincts in Richland county had been supplied with ballots. It at once got the county auditor of Richland on the ‘phone, and heinformed me that the sheriff had that morning complete: the delivery of the last of the ballots and that every precinct had been fully | supplied. “Confronted with the facts, the gov-! Dakota should be fixed in this state. As a/result wholesalers and jobbers in other states and particularly in Minne- houses atid banking concerns were af- | fected. H BIRDZELL WRITES OPINION The opinion fur the majority of the {court in each case was written by coclate Justice Luther R. Birdzel'. with special concurring opinions by Associate Justice RK, H. Grace. In the case in which the Capital {Trust & Savings bupk was named among the plaintiffs and appellants, the syllabus of the court's decision read: “Chapter two thirty of the ses- sion laws of nineteen seventeen, which ‘ provided for the-taxation of mofeys and credits at an annual flat rate of three wills on each dollar of the cash | value, having been repealed by Chap- iter sixty two of the session laws of \the special session of nineteen | nineteen, the latter providing {that the act — should NOT ‘be constructed to invalidate or discharge any tax theretofore le or assessed, it is held that the plain- \ tiffs. in respect to the business ‘described in the complaint are NOT | Hable for the tax sought to be im- plaintiffs in this case as Claiming to be ‘foreign corporations having offices credits, whether mortgaes or bonds or | { open accounts originated within North | sota, as well as mortgage and bond | The majority opinion described the! Returns will be slow. The country | ernor admitted that he had not gained roads ate in bad condition. and it is; his information from Richland county, ! not likely that anything definite as: but from Fargo, which means that it | to the result of the election will be!came from league headquarters, the / known for several days. source of most of the governor’s jin | One national committeeman is; spiration, There has been some dg chosen from each political party. | it is true, because we have had twice ; Five presidential electors are tu be} as many ballots to print and distribute chosen by each political party, so the; as ever before. and for the further | voter will piace ,ary X oppose* the | reason that litigation held up for three | names of his five favorites. days after the nominations were Ten delegates to each national con-| closed. But in spite of these handi-| vention are to be elected; so the voter | caps. excellent time’ was made with; will place an X opposite the names | the printing and shipment of the bal- of his ten favorite candidates, \YJots, and every precinct in North Da- TWO TICKETS IN FIELD —}ko‘a has been suplied in ample time. There are two tickets of candidates | although not in every instance five in the party primaries. ‘ days in advance of the date of the elec- (Continued on page two) jtion, as our laws require.” fn St. Paul and Minneapolis loaning money on promissory notes secured by mortgages on m jands and, in the case of one plaintiff. chattel mort- gages on livestock.’ “The fiction of mobilia sequuntur personam;”, said the opinion. with ref- erence to the rule that property foi lows the person. “is respousible for a broad assertion of the lack of juris- diction to tax a credit in the state of a debtor's domicile. But while this fiction has been compelled to yield to} facts pointing to the necessity of equal taxation of those engaged in business within a sovereign state, the prin- ciple has never been so completely ; reversed so as to authorize the stat? (Continued on Page Two) GOPHER 6. 0. P. VOTING TODAY /—ONPRESIDENT |Preference for Chief Executive ' to be Expressed After H Stormy Fight (BALLOTS NOT. » UNIFORM St. Paul, Minn, March 15.— Early returns from yarious Minne- sota counties forecast an ex ly light vote tonight’at the state wide republican presi(ential pref- erence primary. Bagi roads, rain aud snow were reported and is understood that in some county precincts polls will not be open. 1 | | St. Paul, Minn, March 15.—Republi- cans throughout Minnesota are voting today at a, special primary election to indicate their choicé for a presidential nominee. Although a tight yote was | forecast by some political leaders, others thought that a> representative | ballot might be cast because of the} avowed determination of state leaders representing the minority faction who | oppose the indorsement of Major Gen- eral Wood, COMMITTEE FOR WOOD Although \several republican state leaders who are members of the state eutral committee are active in the in- terests of General Wood the commit- tee has not endorsed any candidate, who is secretary to Governor Burn- quist, joined the governor in a public} anouncement that he wax a supporter of General Wood. After announcement of the decision to hold a republican’ primary was made, leaders who were not support- ing Wood declared that the proposed primary would be in the hands of the “Burnquist machine.” and that in dorsement of Geenral Wood might be expected. The Burnquist faction took the position that such declarations were given out in an effort to mislead the voters as to the popular strength of General Wood tp: ‘ota. Po BALLOTS NOT UNIFORM Ballots for the primary were pre: pared by the various county commit- tees and they were not uniform, Some | committees had Herbert Hoover's name printed ypon their ballots, while others did not recognize Hooyer as a | candidate. The Herbert Hoover club | of: Minneapolis, which demanded that} | State Chairman Lindquist allow Hoov- er’s name to be put before the voters. was informed by Lindquist that he would not approve such action unless Hoover himself formally announced ‘ his candidacy on the Revublican ticket, Hennepin, county (Minneapolis) — Is among the counties which included | Hoover in the list of presidential pos- sibilities. Wood, Senator Hiram Johnson, Gov-; ernor Frank 0. Lowden, Senator Miles Poindexter and Warren G. Hardi were listed in nearly all of the county ballots, according to available infor- mation. | FIUME FACING FAMINE; FUEL | AND FOOD GONE Great Suffering Is Reported : Among the Inhabitants of | D’Annunzio’s City '‘DEPORTATIONS CONTINUE | Fiume, March 13.—Famine seems to be near in this city. No food has {een brought in during the last three weeks and Italian naval units convoy all merchant vessels from Ancona and | Venice so that further seizures by the | D’Annunzio forces aré impossible. As {a consequence there is much suffer: jing among the poor and food prices are enormous. There is no coal in the city and horses have been driven. out to graze on the hills nearby, there being no! | feed for them here. There have been ; rumors that Capt. D’Annunzio’s forces will attack Croatia in an effort to ob | tain supplies. / | Fears have been expressed that a | Bolshevik outbreak is imminent and | soldiers have participated in disorders which resulted in the death of one !man. ; . Deportation of persons who live less | than ten years in Fiume, contiue and | it is expected they will be completed soon. Those leaving are for the most ‘part Hungarians and Croats. Situation and Declare Soviet Republic NEW REGIME MAY JOIN _ HANDS WITH EBERT T0 PUT DOWN RED MENANCE ALLIES FOOLED AGAIN, ASSERTS ‘LONDON PRESS “In Deading with Germans One Must Always Calculate on Bad Faith” EBERT ASSEMBLY CALLED ‘Old Government to Meet at Stuttgart Tomorrow—Ber- lin is Newsless London, March 15.—London editor- ial opinion on the German revolution is indicated by such headlines as “Al- lies Fooled Again,” “The Old Game” and “As Was to be Expected.” “While our politicians have been filling us with hot air, the junkers have been hiding their time,’ says the Daily Mail. ' “In dealing with Germans one must alwa leulate upon bad faith.” orning Post recalls it has al- ways contended the first German revo; mn was a “sham. One of the Hohenzollern, in the opin- jon of this newspaper. will soon be placed upon the throne-of Prussia, buf whether he will be given ‘the impertal’ crown will be another question, ASSEMBLY SUMMONED Berlin, by Wireless to London, March 15.—The German national as- sembly has heen summoned by the Ebert government to meet at Stuttgart tomorrow, Tuesday, March: 16. Berlin advices Sunday night report- ed that the old German government had established its seat at Stuttgart, the capital of Wurttemburg. REVOLUTION Paris, Sunday. March advices to the French foreign otticé jfrom Berlin, it was suid today, indt-| cated that the revolution in Prussia had_ thus far been confined to the mili- tary and the pan-German party and w without ‘other political support. Leaders of the conservative party aiid | industrial leaders, it was declared, had condemned the movement. From all information thus far re- ceived. it was added, the impression in official circles was that the military party might hold possession of Berlin and other important centers and pro- long the state of uncertainty for some time. possibly a month or two, but that without the support of other political elements, that the pan-German party's movement was doomed to failure. AMERICANS NOT PARTICIPATING Washington. D, C.. March 15.—While | technivally still under the direction of Marshal Foch. American troops on the Rhine would not participate in any al- lied advance! into Germany rwithout specific direction from President Wil- son, it was said today at the war de- partment. The American forces jou the Rhine consist. of about 15.000 troops. | ASK ALLIED RECOGNITION. London, March 15.—One of the first acts of the new government in Berlin was to request recognition of the al- Hed commissions in Germany, acvord- ing to an official British message today. The request was ignored, the commis- sioners taking the attitude that thcy would not extend recognition even to the extent of answering the communi- cation. WITHOUT NEWS TODAY Berlin. March 1 Berlin was witn- out news today beyond the government manifestos and all the. newspapers were suppressed. The government's declarations continued to rail at the incompetence of the deposed govern- ment and promised numerous reforms and early general elections. A rigid telegraphic censorship had been im- posed. YT GENERAL 1 CRISIS AT END Paris, March 15.—A Berlin disnatch received this evening states that an agreement has been reached between Chan- cellor Kap» of the new sovernment and Gustav Noske, min- ister of difense in the Ebert government, and that the govern- ment crisis in Germany has ended. A new government for Germany will be instituted under the agreement between the old government and the new, a Havas avency announcement says. Paris, March 15.—Independent socialists and communists met yesterday at Manheim and decided to take advantage of the pres- ent situation in Germany and proclaim a soviet government, ac- jcording to advices from Basle, the news having reached that city by telephone. EBERT FORCES GATHERING Berlin, March 15.—Leaders of the Ebert government, ousted ‘from power by the sudden reactionary revolt Saturday morning, are apparently gathering their forces to combat the new regime ‘here. They are being aided by forces of labor, which have de- lclared a general strike throughout Germany, as a protest agains: the change in the nation’s. government. Prussia seems to be the neucleus around which the military . leaders have built up their movement. Reports from. various \cities in other parts of Germany would indicate that Gustav Noske ‘minister of defense in the old government, has forces at his dis- posal and that there is popular opposition to the new regime. VON KAPP GETS NO SUPPORT Men who are directing the policies of the government headed by Dr. Von Kapp have net yet secured political support, although a statement issued last night declared the prestige of the govern- ment has increased in South Germany since Saturday. Fatalities in, fighting at Frankfort and adoption of resolutions by workmen fat Duesseldorf and Cologne do not reflect sentiment favorable to the regime inaugurated Saturday. It is expected the critical moment for the new government will come when workingmen walk out. | | WILHELM SHOWS GREAT TENSION —“AMERONGEN, Sunday, March 14.—Former” Emperor Wil- |Wilhelm spent the greater part of today in the garden of Bentinck castle, where he paced up and down with every evidence of being under great nervous tension. Religious services, which have been jheld regularly there every Sunday, were omitted today. The strain of the events of the last few days seem to weigh so 14.—Latest'i heavy upon his mind that he cannot tolerate the company of oth- ers and he makes every effort to get out of doors. ! MURDER TRIAL | the supreme war council as soon as he returns from Mayhen, where-he will | confer today with allied commanders. | Reports reaching this city state that 4 | every step has been taken to maintain order in occupied districts of Ger- ; Many. Paris, March 15.—France contem- plates sending three more army corps to Weisbaden, Neustadt, on the Bona, thus doubling her forces along the line, according to the Petite Parisien. Marshal Foch will call a meeting of Oscar Lindgren, Charged With Beating Girl to Death En- Information received here wouid nn OI ters Denial —— \ Minneapolis, Ma 5.—Quivering as he spoke, his face pale, sometimes flushed, Oscar Lindgren, charged with murdering Mrs. Madelyn La Couni, 16, faced the bitter questioning flung at him by Floyd Olson, assistant coun tyw attorney in Hennepin county dis- trict court today. He denied every charge _ made a victim of circumstances. The man accused of beating Mrs. {La Count to death with a basebaii bat talked slowly and nervously in answering Olson’s questioning. Floyd Olson paused before he be- gan his grilling. He took the broken bat in his hand and walked toward the witness stand. fore?” he asked. Lindgren’s face turned white as quickly as it became red. After a time he stood up well under the questions hurled at him. He said he did not take corn to Mrs. Lindgren the day she was mur dered, as witnesses had testified. “How. much do you weigh?” the prosecutor asked. “About 120 pounds,” the witness replied. “How much did you weigh when in the army?” against him, declaring himself to be; “Where did you see this bat be-| |seem to indicate the utmost calm is | prevailing in Germany, although thy | severe censorship in Berlin may be | responsible for a lack of detailed news from that city. Telegraphic commun- ication with Berlin is interrupted. | Advices from others sources, how- jever, indicate the reactionary move ment is Confined to Berlin and thai mobs are busy looting stores in some quarters of the city. GENERAL RAIL STRIKE | | Paris, March 15.—The railroad fed- eration in Germany has declared a general strike on the railways, accorc- ing to the local Anzeiger of Berlin. i {DROPS NAVAL PROGRAM FOR ECONOMY’S SAKE Washington, D. C.. Mareh 13.—"In the interests of economy” the three- year naval construction program rec- ommended by Secretary Daniels. de- pending on disposition of the peace itreaty, were disapproved today by 2 house naval sub committee. (ee Lindgren denied assertions made by practically every witness for the stale. He was a victim of circumstances, - he said. “One hundred fifty-four pounds,” He denied he ever had been exam Lindgren said, adding that was nis ined as to his mental condition by Dr. ; Capt. D’Annunzio is still firm in his ; | resolve that Fiume must be recogniz- ed as an independent state. ‘400,000 FRENCH | WORKERS STRIKE JAPS TURN BOLSHEVIK London, March 15.—A revolt has broken out among several units of ithe Japanese troops in Siberia, ac- cording to a wireless dispatch seni opt by the soviet goverinment at Mos |cow. The soldiers ripped off their Paris, March 13.—Nearly 400,000 | shoulder straps and- substituted red persons are on strike in France, straps the dispatch says. according to estimates made today | Growth of the revolutionary move- by officials of the federation of | iment in Korea also is reported by the + labor. | dispatch, which says the Japanese au-/ The Paris region seems freer | thorities have made many arrests. At | from strike than most parts of the same time. the soviet message as France, but strikes among the‘ | serts, the Japanese government, is tak- shoemakers, upholsters and mar- ing special] measures to fight the com- ble workers are threatened. j munist movement at home. J. D. Scanland. He denied flatly hav- ing\ visited Dr. Otto Berger's office, and said he never told Roy Sackerson. assistant gardner, Winton estate, he j had been to Dr. Berger's office. The state, previously tried to prove Lindgren had approached Dr. Berger in regard to an iilegal operation to be performed on Mrs. La Count. Lindgren was asked how he hap-| Lindgren said he had been hit on pened to be discharged from the arms the head, robbed and put into the and he answered he had received in-| Montana state asylum, of which Dr. juries at camp. Scanland is superintendent. Mr. Olson said official records show{ His version was a denial of all of Lindgren was discharged because oi| Dr. Scanland’s testimony to the effect an abscess on his back. | Lindgren had been confined there aft- When testifying Thursday afternoon ler breaking into a building. weight before arrest. “You were pretty strong then, wereen't you?” Mr. Olson inquired. Lindgren paused. “I don’t under- stand,” he parried. “You were strong enough to swing} this bat weren’t you?” the proecutot cemanded. “No,” he answered.