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

a THE WEATHER Generally Fair TRIBUNE == LAST EDITION THIRTY-NINTH YEAR BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. SATURDAY, SEPT. 4, 1920 PRICE FIVE CENTS STATE'S BUDGET PROVIDES HEAVY STATE EXPENSES TAX LEVY IS Rise to Height Not Dreamed of Few Years Ago; and Proba- bly Will Go Higher FIXED New State Levy Is 1.90; Other Forms of Taxation and 7 Valuation Raise Cut It Expenditures of the state of North Dakota, during the biennial period ending next July 1,’ show a steady in- creasing cost in the state govern- ment. A few years ago legislators figured | in thousands or hundred of thousands of dollars.. Now they figure in mil- lions. ‘From biennial expenditures of over $3,000,000 six years ago, the ex-; penses of the state have jumped until in the biennial period the state is now in they will, according to of! cials’ estimates, reach around 7 mil-} lion dollars. All of the money is raised by tax-! ation. While the form of taxation has been changed by the legislature, the money must come out of the pock- ets of the people wf North Dakota. Indirect taxes are passed on to the; ultimate consumer who, if his taxes are not increased, is bound to feel the effect in increased cost of living. Budget Estimaies The estimates for the _ biennial period ending next July 1 estimated that it is necessary to raise in the- neighborhood of $7,000,000. The state tax levy for 1921; which was fixed by the state board of equal- ization, will raise a comparatively small portion of the money. The tax levy was fixed at 1.150 mills for the general fund, sinking fund and inte- rest fund, and .75 for the soldiers fund, making a total tax levy of 1.90, estimated to raise $2,847,186. The tax levy last year was 2.4125 mills. It was anticipated that the levy ould be cut 50 per cent this year, but estimated deficits of $410,- 000 prevented this. The levy is based on estimated valuation of property of $1,500,000. The valuation last year. as nearly as can be figured by tax officials, is $1,523,746,929. Valuations Up The state tax levy. has the present figures. In the mean- time valuations have increased from about $500,000,000 to $1,500,000.000. The total amount of money raised by the state 4ax levy, therefore, is sev- eral million dollars in excess of what it was four or five years ago, in spite of the added income and other taxes. Money to run the state government is derived from many taxing cources. They include the new income tax, which is estimated to yield the state $500,000 in the next year, the inher- itance tax, incorporation tax, corpora- tion excise tax, oil tax, car line gross earnings tax, and the fees and license receipts, and the grain tax, which yields but about $5,000. Soldiers’ Fund Larger. The soldiers fund, which was large enough to pay about 4 per cent of the soldiers their bonus, during the past year, is increased from .50 to .75, mills. The tax yielded $761,873 last! year and it is estimated it will yield $1,125,000 this year. ‘The deficits discovered by the state officials which are estimated de-| ficits only at the end of the fiscal) year, July 1, 1920) are: state institu- tions, $210,000; $100; contingencies, $100,000. The state board of equalization, af- ter fixing the state tax levy, did not adjourn, as it may be called upon to equalize assessments in some counties from which complete reports . were not available? The state’s “balance sheet”, vas the basis for the fixing of the state levy, is as follows: Credits Cash on hand, July 1919 teeth Base 1918 taxes d, not col- lected; 1919 (allowing 5 per cent deduction on total) 1918 taxes which will be unpaid July 1, 1920 .. Miscellaneous collections, July 1, 1919 to July 1, 1920, estimated as fol- low: Income tax Insurance 2 1-2 per cent gross premium tax ... Inheritance tax (state portion) .. ssseeeeeeee Incorporation tax of state) 1919 corporation excise tax ($56,000 paid). Probable amount which will be collected from railway co’s under re- assessment plan ordered by U. S. euprene court ($60,000) Oil tax, July 1, “Yo: July 1, 1920 Car line gross earnings tax .. Fees and licenses (to gen- eral fund) .. .. 250,000.00 (Continued on Page Seven) 283,486.43 Girocsaies 500,365.71 73,000.00 15,000.00 400,000.00 6,000,.00 | ? PREACHER’S LIFE 1 | DULL? READ THIS | “2 e Peoria, Ill—Who says a pas- tor leads a dull life? Witness the eventful day of Rev. Charles Ray- mond. At noon he caught his foot in the street car rails and a violent fall resulted; at 2 p. m. he married a couple, and at 3, with a bandaged foot, he officiat- ed at a funeral. More than 95 per cent of the dia-; monds imported to the United, States come through the port of New York. dropped , from about 4 mills four years ago to, state departments, | which! an 239,689.11 | 220,000.06; 116,000.00 | Men Saved by Own Efforts, Not | Telephone Buoy, Full Report Today Reveals Philadelphia, Sept. 4—The United States submarine S-5 went to the bot- tom of the Atlantic ocean. off Cape Henlopen because of a large air in- take valve failing to close when the sub made a practice dive in navy parlance a “crash dive.” There were 38 officers and enlisted men aboard. This was revealed today in the of- ficial report of the accident made by the commander of the destroyer Beaver. The Beaver is standing by the battleship Ohio, which today is throwing the ill-fated submarine tc the Delaware breakwaters, creeping along about three miles an hour. {t jis believed that tha flotilla will ar- | tive at the breakwaters, 90 miles from | Philadelphia late today. a: Sate Selves Briefly, but revealing the desper- | ate plight of the imprisoned men tells of the accident and work of rescue the Beaver’s report disclosed that it | was largely through the work of the {imprisoned men under the direction of Lieut.-Commander Charles Cooke, Jr ‘that they were saved, and that it was their own desperate effort, and not a ; telephone buoy as first reported, that jaacted attention of the rescuing ip. | ‘the crew of the ship learned that the stern of their ship was above ; water. This supplied a ray of hove and working as they never worked ‘before they gouged a small hoie ithrough the iron hull. The ship was standing at an angle of 60 degrees. Through this hole they thrust a pole, a sailor’s white undershirt tied to it, and ‘wig-wagged signals of dis- tress which were seen by the steam- ship Alanthus, the first vessel to pass :27 hours later. The report of the ‘Beaver shows that the accident oc- cured at 2 p. m. Wednesday. With the submamue at the bottom in 168 feet of water the men worked desperately. Some of the water was expelled and the stern rose slowly, but the storage batteries had been flooded, releasing chlorine gas. The sickening fumes drove the crew from the compartment. With the batteries flooded they were forced to work practically in darkness aided only by small flash lights. _The men worked in two-minute relays. The chlorine went to the bow of the ship but there was no fresh air and the oxygen was rapidly being exhausted, as the. men , Worked at the hull. It was slow work but finally a hole was made and 4 thin trickle of fresh air floated in. Ofiicers Praised “Consider saving navy personnei was splendid feat. Slightest mistake after accident on part of officers would have resulted in loss of some or all,” said the Beaver report. Members of the crew of a destroy- er, which arrived at thé Philadelphia navy yard after visiting the scene of the near-disaster, declared the ac- cident was due to negligence on the part of a member of the crew of the S-5. Officers would say nothing referring interviewers to Washington. , After a large hole had beeh drilled in the stern of the submarine by met of the General Goethals the men were taken from their prison. The first request of all was for a cigaret. Every jman was tired, from the nearly two days spent in the darkness of the sunken hull. After they had indulg- ed in a smoke they said they were hungry. REVOLUTION IN MEXICO STARTS Mexico City, Sept. 4.—Revolution- ary activities of Felix Diaz, nenhew of Portfolia Diaz, former president, have begun in the vicinity of Mi- santla, according to press dispatches received here this morning. O'CONNOR WILL | TALK SUNDAY TO | KILLDEER CROWD N. D., Sept. 4- |; O'Connor, Democratic candi governor, Will speak at Killdeer at three o'clock Sunday afternoon. A big picnic is scheduled for Sun- jday, Sept. 5, at the Killdeer moun- tains. Lieut. Ely, with his Curtiss plane will be in Killdeer and make flights during the day. | .The Dunn county musicians headed | by Berdahl and his Booster Band will |furnish music during the day. A bar- becue has been set for 1 p. m., after which O’Connor will talk on the, vital , suestions before the people of North ' Dakota this fall. | Killdeer, (FARMERS URGED i TO HOLD WHEAT TO GET HIGHER PRICE Farmers are urged to hold their | Wheat for a price of $2.65 per bushei by E. F. Ladd, president of the state agricultural college. He says that unless the growers ! receive this amount for their wheat ‘it they are to receive a reasonable | profit. He urges the joining of grow- {ers of all the big wheat states, ex- | pressing belief that zy 1922 they can y, fix the price of wheat themselves. Ladd’s suggestion at to price fix- ‘ing is an aftermath of the proposal ' laid down in Columbus, O. this weei at the national board of farm organ- ization in which a gigantic pool of wheat -growers for ‘the sale of wheat was. proposed. VALUABLE CARGO OF LIQUOR HELD Boston, Sept. 4—Whiskey valued jat $250,000 was seized last week while ‘being illegally transported through New England, according to fdeeral prohibition officials. INTAKE VALVE FAILING TO WORK CAUSED ACCIDENT TO SUB S-5 FORCES MAKING i No Tribune on Labor Day Monday, Sept. 6, is Labor day. Declared by law a legal holi- day, banks most public offi- ces will be clos There will be Labor day celebration in Bis- ck. In recognition of the day, and to give its employes an opportunity to participate in the celebration, there will be no is- sues of The ‘fribunc published Monday. SCHOOL BELLS TO CALL CITY'S PUPILS TUESDAY Many Teachers Arrive for Open- ing of New School Year a = NEW SCHOOL BUILDING Richholt School Building Near Completion—May Be Occu- pied by November Tuesday morning the school bells will ring out and summon some six- teen hundred. boys and girls to their books and class rooms. Many of the teachers arrived here today and the rest will reach here to- morrow, so that a full quota of in- structors will meet the students bright and early Tuesday morning. Monday 1 open Monday ding to the Sept. statement of the Sisters this morning. [hey urge parents to see that their children are on hand promptly Mon- Jay morning to avoid any delay in commencing the school year. Music classes will also be started ry morning, on Monday. The instruments are now ready for the classes use. The téaching staff has been in- creased to care for the added enroll- ment this year. Many of the teachers who held positions here last ye: have feturned to their old places this year, but a number of new instructors with experience and excellent traiv- ing have been secured to fill the va- canciés in the ranks caused by resig- nations or for other reasons. « When-the schools open Tuesday ali the buildings will have been thor- oughly cleaned and repaired. All the class room equipment will be re- paired and some new articles added. The new Richholt school building will be used during September an’ October, but all of the other school buildings are ready for occupancy. The school board held one meeting, this week, but there was not a quo- rum present and the board adjournea without electing a new member to take the place left vacant by Cecil Burton. The New Building. Work on the new F, H. Richholt school buitding at the corner of Ave- aue D and Thirteenth street is pro- ceeding fairly well. The construction work on the walls has progressed above the second story. The new -building will cost some- what more than the original esti- mates called for. The exact final cost is not‘known at the present time, but the bond issue is for $75,000. The building is situated in a sec- tion of the city in which rapid growtn is expected. At present there are no sidewalks leading to the building. The plumbing 1s being installed as tar as possible this week. The elec- trical wiring and installation of con- duits has been completed. The sec- ond floor, which is a poured concrete floor, has been completed. The walls are made of finished brick, while the partitions inside the building will be made of Pyrobar, a fireproof gypsunt building material, which ‘is heat and celd as well as sound resisting. Use Lower Floor First According to present plans, the lower poor of the new building may lower floor of the new building may ing is finished. The second floor. being solid concrete, is entirely water proof, and if necessary the lower rooms can be used for the children before the roof is on. Four rooms will be used in the new building at first. If necessary. ‘ater, when the population of the schoo: district increases sufficiently to re- quire them, six rooms will be avail- able. Two hundred students ‘can he ac- commodated in the new school. It seems probable now that the building will be put into use about Nov. 1. The teachers who will have charge of the new school when it is opened are: Ella Larson, sixth grade; Effie Campbell, fifth grade; Jennie Gilii- land, fourth grade, and Mabel Knud-| son, third grade. The territory which is included in the new school district extends from the capitol grounds south on Ninth street to Avenue A, then east on Ave- nue A to Tenth street and south to; the Northern Pacific tracks. Big Year Coming. The school enrollment this year will be considerably larger than ever before and the facilities at the dispo- sition of the students and teachers are better and larger, according to the board members and Superinten- dent Martin. It is probable that only an hour or} so of school will be held on Monday. After the students are enrolled it is expected they will be dismissed, us Labor day is a legal holiday. Meeting Monday All of the teaching staff will meet Monday to organize for the opening of the schools, but no students will be enrolled until Tuesday. jare: ANTI - SUFFRAGE SMALL HEADWAY Are Refused Hurry-up Order by Justice of District of Co- lumbia Court RECORDS TO CAPITAL House Journal Mailed to Secre- tary Colby; Opinions on Result Vary Nashville, Tenn:, Sept. 4—A cer- tified copy of the Tennessee house of representatives’ journal of last Tues- day, when an attetnpt was made to ‘rescind the ratification move by which that body voted to adopt the federal sufirage amendment, was mailed to- day to Secretary Colby. Antis Hopeful Governor Roberts announced that he had confiscated the papers at the request of the house. Anti-suffrage workers were hopeful that sending of the house journal to Washington would aid them in having the United States supreme court overthrow the suffrage ratification, They expressed confidence today that sending of the statement of the house today to Sec- retary Colby was evidence that the courts are instructed to review the action. Suffragists declared that the trans- mission of the journal to Washing- ton would not affect the validity of the suffrage proclamation issued by Secretary Colby. GIVEN SET-BACK Washington, Sept. 4—Opponents of women suffrage received a temporary setback yesterday in their efforts to expedite appeal from the decision of Justice Bailey of the District of Col- umbia supreme court refusing an in- junction to prevent Secretary of State Colby from promulgating the suf- trage amendment. Up to Lower Court Yhief Justice Smyth of the Dis- tr of Columbia court of appeals denied the petition of suffrage op- ponents as represented in the Am- erican Constitutional league for ce tification of the case to the United States supreme cou''t without, wait- ing for a decision by the appelate tribunal. The chief justice held .that he lacked authority to certify under a decision of the United States supreme court which held that such a cer- tification could be made only where the decision of tke slocal appelate tribunal was final. Meeting in October As there is a constitutional ques- tion involved in the suffrage case there would be a right of appeals from a decision of the court of appeals ‘to the United States supreme court. Counsel for the anti-suffragists, however, have not abandoned hope of getting the case into the highest court in the land before election to- day and when the court of appeals convenes on October 4 will make * motion to advance the case on the calendar and probably request that their contention be overruled in order that they*may appeal at once to the United States supreme court. $100,000 FIRE HITS GILBY, N. D. Grand Forks, Sept. 4.—Nine build- ings, comprising the main business blocks of Gilby, N. D., were complete- ly destroyed by fire early today. The loss is about $100,000. The blaze was discovered at 1:30 o’clock and had gained such headway that it was impossible to check it until the en-j tire block had been leveled. It is; believed to have been originated in a vacant building. GOLD MINING COMPANY NAMES | NEW OFFICERS| The Idawa Gold Min Mining company of Bismarck has been reorganized and authorized to do business in the state. Newly elected officers and directors President, H. R. Freitag of Max; R. Vold of Regan; di- secretary, O. rectors, Messrs. Freitag and_Vold, N. Collins of Wing, Dr. C. 0. Robin- son of Bismarck, Andrew Boygus of Bismarck, H. N. Bonderus of Grace City, J. P. Johnson of Boise, Idaho: L. S. Honstead of Boise, Idaho; L. R. Slanker of McCluskey. The new capitalization is $500,000. The company is to develop gold min- ing territory in Idaho. a {WEATHER REPORT || ~ ————® For twenty-four hours ending at noon September 4. Temperature at.7 a.m. Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday Lowest last night Highest wind velocity Precipitation ... Fore For North Dakota: Generally fair tonight and Sunday; somewhat warm- er tonight in the north and extreme west portions. ° Lowest Temperatures | Q.| Aandahl signed the order. RATE INCREASE I$ ENJOINED IN COURT'S RULING Hearing Will Be Held on Sept. 10 by the Supreme Court POLITICAL FIGHT SEEN Effort Made to Destroy Dupuis Politically Held Basis for the Action Heads of the Nonpartisan league to- day apparently embarked on a big eé! fort to ruin politically C. F. Dupuis, acting chairman of the state railroad, commission. William Lemke, acting as a special ssistant Attorney-General, under ap- pointment of Governor Frazier, filed a petition in the supreme court asking that the railroads be enjoined from charging the increased freight and Passenger rates authorized by the rail- road commission, to be effective Sept. 1. The supreme court restained the in- creased until the hearing on the peti- tion Sept. 10, except that the railroads may charge them and keep the re- ceipts in a separate fund. The action of the court in granting the restrain- ing order was more or less of a form- alty; the real test will come on the hearing on Sept. 10, at 10 a.m. Declines to Comment Mr. Dupuis declined to comment on the action of the Lemke, when inform- ed of it. The leaders of the leaguer refused to endorse Dupuis as a can- eidale for railroad commission this fa The railroads named in the court order are: Chicago and Northwest- ern; Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul; Great Northern; Midland Con- tinental; Soo Line; Northern Pacific; Sam Aandahl, C. F. Dupuis, Frank Milhollan, as the board of railroad commissioners of the state of North Dakota. Lemke represents in his petition that he has been “the duly appointed, qualified and acting special Assistant Attorney-General” by appointment of Governor Frazier since July 2, 1920. Lemke declares the state railroad commission had no authority to in- crease the rates because they are fixed by law and that “this attempt to do is null and void.” Continuing he says: “The purport- ed order is not the order of the board of railroad commissioners but the pre- tended order of one member thereof, the same having never been presented and adopted at a legal meeting of a majority of the board of railroad com- missioners and in fact two of the commissioners being opposed to the said order and to the increased rates and have never given their consent or approval. “That in fact there never has been a public hearing in regard to intra- state freight dnd passenger rate at which the public and shippers were given a fair opportunity to protect their interests to be heard. ° Comparison of Rates “That the intrastate freight and passenger rates in North Dakota are 40 per cent higher on the average than those in Minnesota. “That the interstate freight and passenger rates on the average are 28 per cent lower in South Dakota than in North Dakota.” Lemke charges that the rates put into effect are for the purpose of “giving an advantage to the big mill- ing and packing combine, and other industries in Minneapolis, St. Paul and other large cities outside of the state and will destroy similar industries now existing in this state because of this unlawful and unjust discrimina- tion in freight rates.” With Lemke’s petition is filed an affidavit of Frank Milhollan, member of the commission, in which he as- serts that the notice of the public hearing did not receive general .pub- licity, held August 16. Not Satisfied He says he was not then and is not now satisfied that the railroads| fare entitled to the increase asked for | at the meeting, that no opportunity) was given him to read the transscript) and carefully consider the evidence.} He charges that F. Dupuis, acting railroad commissioner, caused Secre-! tary Calderhead to issue the rate in-| crease order. He asserts that neither he nor Sam; The affi- davit of V. E. Smart, rate expert and statistician of the commission, says that he was not satisfied the railroads ; were entitled to the increase ,that the | seven representattives of Commercial | clubs present were not prepared with exhibits or testimony at the public} hearing, but simply protested against | the rates, that he advised Dupuis that he aganist the increase, and that ; so far as he knows the railroad com- | mission did not vote on the increase. Organizations outside of local, that | conducted drives for money last year amounted to 634. cee | The one government department | that can make no report as to how it! spends its appropriations, is the se- | | cet service. | LABOR DAY PROCLAMATION In tribute to organized labor, i cease all day Monday, September 6, and law as Labor Day. labor and capital and should be util dustrial life into closer union and to promote better greater co-operation. As president of the city commission of Bismarck, I earnestly request and professional men and the public in general to join the representatives of organized labor I know, Fargo : eee 48 Williston .. . 44 Grand Forks . 45 St. Paul ... 5A Winnipeg 44 Helena 43 Chicago .. 62 Swift Current 43 Kansas City ... 62 ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Meteorologist. bration. September 4, 1920. | _, - | WIFE VISITS DY- ISLINGS NO MUD, It is a day of reflection upon the relationship of I express the sentiment of ci half I extend to labor best wishes and hopes for a most successful cele- ING MAYOR DAILY Mrs. 'T London.—Mrs. Terrance MacSwee- ney, wite of the Sinn Fein lord mayor of Cork, Ireland, who is slowly starving himself to death in Brixton prison. She visits her husband daily. ‘BOWERY’ DANCE FEATURES LABOR DAY OBSERVANCE: Celebration at Capitol Ball Park} Chief Event of the Day i SPORTS PLANNED | ‘errence MaeSweeney. OTHER The chief labor day event in Bis- marck Monday will be the celebration | to be held at the capital ball park | Monday afternoon and evening under | the auspices of the Bismarck trades} assembly, The day is a leg K al holiday, and thej , banks and most public offices will | ¢ be rlosed. The Tribune wil not be is- sued Monday. Aside from the celebra- tion at the capital grounds, many baseball fans plan to attend the Bis- marck-Wilton game at Wilton, and the city tennis tourney will be played! tomorrow and Monday at the Country club. Officials of the Bismarck trades as- sembly expect to have a large at- tendance at the celebration at the capital grounds. The observance be- gins at 2:30 p. m. There will be} speeches, perhaps a ball game, and; many contests. A bowery is being constructed just behind the grand- stand and there will be dancing from afternoon to midnight. McDonald's orchestra will furnish the music. Contests Planned The contests are as follows: Men’s 100 Yard Dash, free for all- 1st prize $3, 2nd prize $2, 3rd p $1. ies’ 100 Yard Dash, free for all—| same as above. ‘i Boys’ 100 Yard Dash, under years—prizes same as above. Sack race, fre for all, prizes sam2 as above. Girls 100 Yard Dash, under 15 years! —prizes same as above. Ladies’ Egg prizes same as above. Girls’ Rope Climbing contest, under 10 years—one prize, $3. Boys’ Rope Climbing 10 years—one prize, $% Refreshments of all kinds will be on the grounds. { Officers of the Bismarck trades as-| sembly are: President, F. S. Morey; | secreti James Curran; treasurer, J. F. Friddele. Pr 15 ontest, under Committee Members Members of committees in charge of the celebration are: speakers and grounds, James Curran and M. C. O'- Donnell; arrangements, J. KE. Melton, representing the printers; J. F. Gurl- Hansen, ing, bricklayers; Charles stationary engineers; H. J. Strolke,} carpenters; Alfred S. Dale, office worke! Ole Iverson, pressmen. The ance committee is composed of Messers Gurling, Melton and Strol- | [ ke. Many Labor day celebrations will | be held throughout the state. The Wilton trades assembly plans a parade and other features of a big celebration. SAYS SEN. HARDING here on The nominee said he felt it a duty to be tolerant of those who ditter with nd not to drag the can es into the mire. t is only proper that business should the day set apart by common consent ized to bring the various factors of in- understanding and in their program arranged for the day. izens of Bismarck when in their be- Race, free for all—| | WILSON ASKED TO SAVE DYING IRISH OFFICIAL Sister of Lord Mayor Mac-Swee- ney of Cork Sends Him a Cablegram IS ON “HUNGER STRIKE” Lingering for Days, Mayor MacSweeney Is So- Weak He Talks Only in Whispers London, Sept. 4—Mrs. Terrence Mac Sweeney has sent a cablegram to President Wilson in behalf of her husband, Lord Mayor of Cork; who has for sevdral weeks been in a seri- ous condition as the result of an ex- tended hunger strike. Mrs. MacSweeney asked President Wilson “to use your influence with the English government to prevent the perpetration of an outrage upon civilization.” Husband Dying She declared her husband was dy- ing in the prison. Mayor Mac- Sweeney was apparently weaker this morning, and the prison doc- tors expressed great alarm and ad- vised relatives that no one should ne allowed to converse with him to- day. The Mayor spent a bad night and this morning was very pale, suffer- ing from complete exhaustion, and being able to speak only in whis- pers. The only indications that he was suffering severe pain was a sunken brow and a face shrunk during the night. His brother remained wilh him during the night. Other mem- bers of the family are maintained the watch today. Gives Sister Message Mayor acSweeney'’s sister, on leaving Brixton jail this afternoon, said her brother was at his lowest. Acting on the doctor’s advice she did not attempt to converse with the Lord Mayor but read to him. As Miss Mac- Sweeney left the bedside her brother signified that he wished to give her a message. She had t# place her ear almost upon his lips to catch the ; communication, RAILROADS ASK RELIEF AGAINST DAILY SABOTAGE Chicago, Sept. 4.—Railroad execu- tives here today announced they had appealed to the office of the district attorney to stop “an organized cam- paign of sabotage” by railroad strik- ers. Engine are being stolen nightly and turned loose to run wild through the yards. Thursday night an entire train was stolen; strikebreakers are bein beatn and on was rently killl ia beaten and one was recently killed. families of strikebreakers are intimi- dated and rooming housekeepers have been threatened with having their places bombed if they boarded strikebreakers. Nearly a score of C. M. and St. P. railroad men have been beaten in the i ten days, officials of that road , While since Monday two yard engines and a freight train have been stolen and allowed to run wild. SENTINEL BUTTE AND BEACH RATES TO BE INCREASED Action in four rate cases was taken today by the state railroad commis- sion. The Eastern Montana Light and Power company, of Beach and Sentinel Butte, was authorized to charge the following increase rates for Beaclr and Sentinel Butte: Commercial light- ing first 50 k. w. h., 22 cents; next 30 k. w. h., 20 cents; next 100 k. w. h., 18 cents, all in excess, 17 cents, with a ten per cent discount for payment of bills by the 10th of the month, and a minimum g¢harge of $1.25. The pow- er rate authorized ranges from 15% cetns for the fi 0 k. h. to 8% cetns for all over 600 k.w .h. Special cooking rates of 5 cents for the first k. w. h. and lower rate for addi- tional current used is authoribed. The rates are effeetive for four months. The commission authorized the fol- lowing surcharges for Fargo, Grand | Forks and Minot utilities: Fargo, 25 | per cent on elec y from Sept. 1, 1920 to May 31, 1921, during the “coal per cent on steam heat, and per cent on gas. ‘and Forks: 12% per cent on ricity; 25 per cent on gas and 25 per cent on steam heat. Minot, 15 per cent on electricity and 25 per cent on The new surcharges will not make up for the increased cost of coal, it was stated. The utilities are required to make up from 25 to 40 per cent of the tremendous increase in coal costs, it was added. ‘ 9 ; SHE TOOK CHANCE— | FATHER TAKES HER | es et Ind—"Take a chance,” said Grace Hittle of Hamilton, Ohio, with a_conces- sion at a jubilee show here. A man did. He recognized in Grace Greensburg, A. W. LUCAS, President Bismarck City Commission. his daughter, and took her back home with him. She had been missing several days.