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i t \ ; or tHree THE WEATH =] Generally Fatr THE BISMARCK TRIBUN =e THIRTY-NINTH YEAR B MARCK, NORTH DaKora. THURSDAY, DEC °9, ! | LAST EDITION Lue ee 1 920 PRICE FIVE CENTS ACTION COMING ON BANK PLANS WITHOUT DELAY Meeting to Be Held in City Be- fore End of Week to Ar- range Program BONDS. ARE TO: BE SOLD North Dakota Held to Offer| most Promising Field for Land Loans at This Time The first step in the carrying out of the plan of do-operative action decided upon at the bankers and state officials’ conference here is expected to be put into operation following a conference of the executive committee. of the North Dakota bankers’ association and state officials here yet this.week. It was said today by state officials that it is expected that the executive council will return to,Bismarck in two s for a meeting.’ It was agreed by: state officials and bankers to allow the results of the meeting held here to “soak in” before undertaking the specific plans. The sale of bonds.is expected to be the first move to be made. A total of $6,200,000 of bonds are authorized by the industrial commission. Some in- quiries have been made regarding these bonds. offered to private subscription, sentiment among officials is that the most practical way to dispose of them the is to put them in_the hands of one} financial house. With the bankers of the state back of the plan, states of- ficials can do this without difficulty, it is p®edicted. A Promising Field Many, bankers and_ state officials point out that today North Dakota of-! fers the most promising field for in- vestment of any agricultural state in ne West or Northwest because land values, which must be the basis of all} loans, are not inflated. It is pointed out that in Iowa, for example, land sold.for fabulous sums, many sales be- ing around $500. an acre in the last year or tp An example was report- ed here thday. “It was said that a re- tired IoWa fai'mer, withdrew $50,000 ; from an Iowa-bank to aid his spn pay for a farm which he had purengsed at the remarkably high price. No such condition obtaing in North Dakota. Land values also) Haye been. inflated in South Dakota and in Minnesota, it is said, % ‘Ageregate Not Large The aggregate resources of closed banks in this state are not large. For example, a bank at Antler is said to have had but $40,000 deposits. While the number of closing appears large, an examination of the aggregate re- sources shows, that the problem lacks the significance it would have in other states wher¢ one bank might have re- sources as large as all the closed panks in this state. This simplifies the, problem of readjusting the bank- ing situation in North Dakota. FINAL FIGURES ON VOTE SHOW LITTLE CHANGE: Unofficial Newspaper Figures Borne out in Official Results Official figures on the recent elec tion, completéd today by the state can- vassing hoard, reveal that the official figures are almost exactly the sam? ag the unofficial figures published in The, Tribune. “nounced follows: i apd Inited’ States Senatot—Dr. E. F. 88,495. Ladd, 130,614; H. H. Perr; 117,118; “Governor—L. J. Frazier, J. F. T. O'Connor, 112,488. Lieutenant - Governor Howard Wood, 114,650; J. F. McGrann, 100,985. Secretary State—Thomas Hall, 108,- 622; *Alfhild Adfson 95,377. State Auditor—D. C. Poindexter. ate Treasurer—John Steen, 106, Ole Kaldor, . 93,884. Attorney-General—William Lemke, 112,883; R. J. Kapplin, 104,351. Commissioner Ins.—S: A. Olsness. 111,446/ Ge I. Solum, 96,315. Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor—John Hagan, 113,783; J. T. Nelson, 98,189. é Railroad Commissioners: W. UH.‘ aq} Stutsman. 105,127; Frank Milhollan, 104,931; C. W. McDonnell, 104,786; H. D. Allert, 92,994; E. J. Krueger, 96 471; F. G. Hildebrand 92,971. FIVE BANKS TO OPEN IN WEEK' Five of the “closed North Dakota banks are expected to reopen within the next week, 0. B. Lofthus, state 2 examiner, said today. Conferences with farmers and busi- | ness men have been carried on by | officers of many of the closed banks recently, with a view of bringing re- | serves to a point where they are suf- | ‘ficient to permit the banks to do! Business: ~NO RELIEF IN TAX LEGISLATION Washington, “Dee. 9. 9—Income. tax relief legislation requested’ by busi- ness interests {s impracticable at thi session of the congress as Republican members of the financial committee | declared today ,at an informal con- ference. Althgugh they have been | The vote thus far an- 1 Carl Kositzky, 705,996. ve LEADS FIGHT FOR CHILD WELFARE LAWS | sary ye ty ! ! a \ Bere TERE Bees wa Ww: ASHIN! up ON--The National Ue ague of Women Voters selected Mrs! La Rue Brown as chairman of it8 child ‘welfare committee, which is fighting for the protection of infant life through a federal program for maternity and\ infancy care, an adequate appropriation tor the Chi dren’s Bureau and the, prohibition of, child labor throughout the na- tion. . STATE CONTENDS RAIL RATES ARE DISCRIMINATORY GOVERNOR COX OFFERS TO NAME | G. 0. P. SENATOR Marion, 0. Dec. 9—Back at nis desk after.an absence of more than a} month Presiddnt-elect. Harding \work- | ed overtime taday wading through al | big accumulation of letters and other | lroutive business in an effort to clear ; Second Day, of Rate Hearing his desk before his league of nationg | | Answer of Dupuis, {statute and whether or {without first @aving given due notice} COURT'S HANDS AFTER HEARING Injunction Asked Against’ In- crease in Rates Argued in Supreme Court CITY’S ‘CONTENTION Aandahl and Milhollan Say Order was Legally Entered The supreme court today has under ement the case in which ta ter rate increase granted by the state Tailroad commission. The argument was held late yeSterda fternoon The case resolved itself into an is- [sue as to whethdr the order entered “by the railroad commission was made jin accordance to provisions of the not the rail- road commission had the pogver to in- ¢ se the rates, without « petition for an increase having been filed. The was before the court sev- teral ‘weeks ago on arguments as to whether or not the conrt held juri dicUon inethe case. The court accept- tion and argur was on the me! “The board of failroad comm ers, filed@ an answer asking. th a ed for be denied G ally de that this boar rd in this or in any other ca utilities in the past, ra‘sed, lowered or fixed rates for public ut ies or that it contemplates doing so in the future, of such intention as provided for in chaptey 192 laws of 1919" and after hearing the case. Tyree Sign It This answer whieh was signed by ‘. . Dupuis Frank Milhollan and 8. J, Aandahl, commis s. continued as follows: “Said board further al- 1 viar proc der to show calise was duly called meeting of said board, fis ed in advance, that all members of nis board were present at the of: lot the board and took part in its de- edings mentioned in the or- ndered at a oe j conferences hegin next weel | Brings dut Position of | Mr. Harding still was reservipg de- North Dakota ion today on the offer of Governor | to uppoint a Republican suc- | ehould he resign from the | I J Sia te sooner than the date previous: | + RAIL MEN'S: AiN SW E R, xed “by dim, g ul Contending that the intrastate M, k, BISHOP iN i freight rates of North Dakota are un-} 1 of justly higher than those other |* {states in the west and! northwest, the | te today presented its case in op- position to the petition of railroads , for an increase in interstate freight | | [0 BE GREETED and passenger rates sufficient to bring HERE TONIGHT the rates to the level of rates estab- lished by the Interstate Commerce Bishop Burns Will neak at ores state Sub-Distriet Meeting at case rested chiefly on a showing made by the traffic de- . partment of the state railroad com- '! Methodist Church mission and the contention of William A Sermcararsere Lemke, Attorney-Generalelect, was Dr. W. H. Neil, of Chicago. opened ‘that any i should be based on the sab-district convention in the Methodist church last evening with an able address on the ‘stewardship of ) 's contended that Prayer, service and life A large audi-j to entirely comply vith Mr. Lemke’s ence was in attendance. Steele, Man- request would only delay the Case dan. Underwood. ‘Napoleon, McKenzie, | jand that most of the information he Were well represented by delegates. the tran. fh newly appointed distriot superin- | the North kota maximum freight rate law. Railroad attorn |desired was included in 1 d di p “rip of the previous hearing, which tendnt, Dr. C. L. Clifford was intro- | the railroad attorneys sent to Mr. dyed by Rey. Quigley and given a} *Lemke on Nov. 5. Mr. Uemke héarty greeting to which he respond- | that it was received at hiy office ed in very happy fashion. . H ‘when he was busy, that he had not), Interesting addresses and discus- | yread/it and that he did not. know S$i0NS on several departments oe church life and work occupied the | it was in {letter from the rai questing its retur: Part pt Record Information asked for by Mr. Lemke included information as to how many | corporations’ from which the rai ads bought mate i corporations of the railroad the attorneys’ said, was 4, oop of 4 hearing , © pe Ob unus' tate Commerce com, !@nburg\ will deliver an address illus- sion, which was a part of the tran- |/7"ted hy superb photographic views. pt sent to Mr. Lem ‘The specia!. He will show on the screen a sane ssistant Attorney-General asked for community program and the new ru- such information after ~ 1gg0, | tal church movement at work. Bishop the. information for thes Burns will make the closing address being included in the trans (of the convention following Dr. Mec Ie answer of the railroad attorne 3 | lenbure. that such information was only cum-| AB opportunit but that they would furnish | People of Bismarck to meet Bishop not occasion too great de- nee tonight. ina reception ‘to, :be complained that the case red him following the addr already had heen delayed months. — )f the evening. This program is in Before the railroad attorneys clos- 1h Fae of a commiltet of twenty of cd their case last evening they pre-| Which Mrs. E. H. Howell is chair- sented documents as to the volume 0! Iman. A cordial invitation is extended intrastate and interstate business ani 2 Public to attend the exercises of {the difference in’ rates. They also this evening. ’ | | Merodue ced doc! : jmatens seh vette! SNAKE FROZEN IN coal. In answey uggestions of LAKE ICE WHILE 1 SWIMMING ACROSS jlowering costs they claimed that thc jeg on which they are now and! Hillsboro, N. ) that tried to his office until he ‘got a i ‘oad attorneys ‘re- hours of today. iley Burns and Si arrived on this s train’ from? Beach’ where a simild convention | osetl last night. They addressed the | Bishop Charles Wes- | Mecklenburg; | ‘spoke on the “The Pastor, the Preach-, er and the Prophet.” This evening's program promise: 10% ar information, included in the records before the m: Inte ros y will be given the} have been purchasing these mate: give them a lower price than the pro- | | ducts command in the open market , Dec.9.--A_ snake wim across a lake in , today. bs North Dakota in December came to Ne Rate Comparison spiet or maybe to end all of his The contention of the state that \troubles, according to George Enge-| | the intrastate rates are much higher jpretson, | than in North Dakota was not dis- | about three miles west of this city. | putea by railroad attorneys. Thei Two day go when Mr. Engebret-| answer to this conention was) tht, sén eros a small lake near his | Minnesi intrastate freight rates alq) farm on tle newly formed ice, he no-| (ee s, had been lower than North Da-;ticed a snake frozen into the i and) justly so, because of th:'He believes at the reptile had at-' more dense population and larger | tempted to crawl across the lake just! olume of traffic of Minnesota. ; before it froze over and got caught) The state's contention is that the | in the ice. tate rates of North Dakota! As a further indication of the warm | b2 no higher than those of weather prevailing here numerous ‘Minnesota and that the state is dis- farmers report that gophers are still) | criminated against in the building of {tunneling the fields. Local weather’ industries by the disparity in the'prophets expect no extremely cold rates of the two states. veether here this winter. jords of the me thi ,ter had r a well known farmer'restding |S liberations.”” City’s Contention appearingin opposition campany, said that the city was that the rec- 1g should show that it was legal VY mpliance with all tthe express provisions’ OF the statute. Mr. Young devoted his argument to the contention that the railroad board, sbown by. the records, had not mplied with the statute and that it had increased rai when a petition had been filed by the city for a de- crease. Simpson declared that the case was the city against the water. company, because/the records of the c ap- peal in the district court had been brought to the supreme court from the district court. He contended that the city liad a plan, speedy and adequate remedy at law in the appeal which, according to law, must give ference, Andrew for the water company. He contend- ed that the order was drawn in ac- cordance with provisions of law. INDIANS SAID TO BE CHEATED C. L., Youn: ito the water ‘position of the’ * Government ~ Bureau Opposes ; Blanket Releases from - Guardianship hineton, _ Dec 9.- tances in which Indian from government guardian been’ victimized fy “uns lous” exploiters who made pl ruin the Indian ever before the lat- certificate of in- dependenc: ing to the annual report.of the India Commissione made public last night. The bure on this ground, opposes blanket re- of the government wards. has been increasingly W. les tated for si ses of “Indians timized! on re- sed supervision have hecome so frequent, the report said, that it had| that an allotment of} 2 acres of land should be} made for released wards, inalienable | EAU CLAIRE TO | TAKE ACTION ON | MOVIE SERIALS' Eau Claire, W Dec. 9.—Following the example ‘of mayor of “Superior) the Eau Claire board of education has }{ itioned the city council to prohibit rial moving pictures and to regulate; performances so that all objectionable | films will be barred and only the! highest class of pictures be shewn. The increase of crime brought thet matter to a head at the last board! meeting and the petition was based on the belief that serials prove espe- cially detrimental because of tendency | to excite the lower and more brutal | elements in human nature. | caré was asked for pictures shown on ; Friday, Saturday and Sunday when; school children particularly — visit them. WATER CASEIN |ASSAILS WASTE ‘Plea for Clean’ Un of “Hodge- “os that the decision in this partic-|! the district court! | Her concluded the appeal | {ness firms must be made. 2,000 MILES APART; WEDDED BY PROXY INGOVERNMENT | PUBLIC WORKS podge We Call Government” _ Is Made POINTS SAVING CHANCE, Declares $80,000,000 a Year Could Be Saved in Govern- ment Building Work | Washington, Dec. 9.--A plea for a} clean-up of the “hodge-podge that we] call a government organization” on the ground that “it wes never born; it just grew,” was made today lo the national rivers and harbors con- gress by M. O. Leighton, chairman ofj the national public works department. He declared it was impossible to build: a business like waterways struciure| “on a rotten foundation.” | s efficiency depen ly upon ordination of ac he svid, addirg that there are twen-! ty-five separate government agencies in the design and construction of build- “Busine ings. Annual ral Works appro- priatiors aggregate something like $400,/000,000 he added, and co-ordina-| tion|of federal function ought to sav i 300,090 a twenty per cent or $89, year, He urged the “waterways people” to support congress in its determin- ation “to change the order of depar mental thing 0. C. Merrill, executiv: of the federal water power tions had been filed with him | fon was created covering WASHINGTON — Business _de- tained Senor Don Manuel C, Tel- etary of the mexican em- y here, on the day set for his nilia Benoit. t to Mexico | | secretary j the comm i er tO waterpower developing projects ag) appear r for him, and gregating Be) 000 horsepower. ; under n ¢ pm‘the. zs ; knot was tied de and PLAN APPEAL IN i groom were 2,000 miles apart. 1 Two weeks later Senor Tellez met his bride in New York and they MINIMUM WAGES | An appeal probably will be taken) ~~~ ne | sooh by the state-from the temporary injunction granted by Judgé W- L.! Nuessle, of district court, against. ~ DR. cil FFORD forcement of certain classes of min- R imum wage rules, according to Ben-! Li ton Baker, one of the slate’s attor | neys. The injunction was granted on; the ground that the order was illegal because the board was not properly constituted when it was made. Three cases involving minimum wage rules are on the calendar of the district court here for trial at} this term on the merits of the min- | imum wage rul have just arrived in Washington. New Superintendent of Bis- marck District Successful Pastor at Minot, N. D. —Arrives in City ALUMNI OPENS vr. C, L. Clifford, pastor of Vincent | ‘AT BASKETBALL ‘Methodist church, of Minot, has been appolnced uperintendent of the Bsi- marck of. the anise hodist. church, from ishop C! y f the helena area, the Rev. Mr. Clifford succeeding Dr. Vermitya, who head of the fron- has been appointed high school gymnasium between tho; The although the church and community j will regret to see him and Mrs. Clif- ford go, the position is such that he could not be expe to refuse he offer, Since Mr. Minot four ye chegch has more than \high school team and the alumni. game will be called at 830 p.m. All of the members of the alumni clif ago than from doubled high school team, Benton Flow hai athered together the best of the} alumni and he believes that the high| chool will “get a trimming, The alumni players are Benton .’Flow.tbeen raise |George Smiith, Paul Cashman, Albert Blumer, George Holta, David Cook, more 400 having into’ membership and $4$,000 has by the church during that yhich was for benev- In addition to this, pledged for play during the game. the The high school line-up will be! league, ion, and) chosen by Coach Aseltine from the| yarious other activities organized. The following players:* W. Taylor, Philj church is in-éxcellent working condi- Boise, Bob George, Lloyd Flow, Tyle:| tion and has a place of inc ng im- Kludt, Edwafd Alfson, Clarence Reg: fpottance in the activities of the com- ister, Charles Burke, Jack Burke, Lee Pmuit, Scroggin Terrence Halloran. Nol A sucsessor for Minot has not yet definite positions have been assigned| been sclected but Bishop Burns’ and by the coach, each high school player Supt. T. A. O!sen who, with the being given a try-out. 4 board hdve the matter of 2 A week from Friday: night Wash- sor in charge, will seléct a'cap- burn high school will play here and} able man for the position two games have been arranged for the}. The Rev. Mr. Clifford is here to} Christmas holidays. Mandan and} meet with Bishop Dur nd Dr. ©. } Dickinson will play here. B.V a to make definite arrange- ae }merts in ard to the work and the when the Cliffords will remove tim H»> will a'so assist at! to Bismarck. for a period of years, in onder tha) ON FIRM TAXES the district rally at Bismare, Wedn “when a ‘freed’ Indian, incompetent | tay and ‘Thuraday, and. will be in fact. but competent by decree, has BEING. TESTED] Seiiaica with) Bishop Burns, Dr Host his money and other lands he a: | George. Mecklewsaeg of Hetena, Dr may have a place of refuge. ise involving -the|'t, p, Kohisedt and Dr. W. H. Neu, The: trial of a income tax return of the Mott Sup- ply company occupied the time of fed- eral court today The government's case is being con- ducted fy District Attorney Hildreth: jand Assistant District Attorney S. [* Nuchg}s. The attorneys for the Mott | STAND TRIAL AT company are. F. Murtha, J, F. Sut-| AN EARLY DATE, livan and H.,P Jacobson. The case involves a question as ty} John Lowe otf Minot, district judge- Whether a merchant can take a sub-jelect, must stand trial on Dee stantial discount on h a charge of criminz! assaut, inventory on t ni : | the basis of which his tax return is| decided in the Pierce cour both of Chicago, in th? district ral- [lies which are beginning this week. |JUDGE- ELECT TO it was made for depres tion. The gover court, eccording to Aromne ate ment’s ca regarded somewhat | William Langer, who returne¢ trom as a test ¢ to determine this point | Rugby last right where he appearec in the making of complicated income | With Now tax yeturns, the technical charge be- | ¢ ing ‘one of evasion by making false | returns. le W ; hom: wa, Wiscortsin, Much of ‘the testimony is that of ex- | Oktahoms i ROTH Misgoneln pert accountan Business men are | Montana, ane he 16th to’allo ase closely because the | Was continued ae ine Th ‘ a rene ‘ Cane as aa “ get here. he sup decision is expected to establish the | Witness’ eine Sr range of verte method on which all returns of busi- in the case, directed an early trial must be brought from Louis: REV. VERMILYA Anouncement was made today that First Game of Season to Be} tier department of the church silen ain f j sion board with headquariers in San Played Friday Night in Wrancisco a) 3 } Diy, ord arrived in Bismarcle Gymnasium late esterday, and will\move his fam- —— iy to the Capital City within the The basketball seagon will open; next month, . 1 here Friday night with a game in the} The appointment means a splendid : promotion for the Minot pastor, and ord’ coming’ to, Sparta, | John Nelson, Lester Vetter. All of y the centen- these men will have an opportunity to] ary fund, and the church was sTe- modeted, tege clud, Junior | 16 on} circuit) ‘JAPANESE ONLY ‘ ~ CAN BRING WAR ~ KAHN DECLARES | i Representative, “Speaking Frankly” on Question, vocates Preparedness PREJUDICE Representative Says Objections Are Raised Only to Japa-- | | | \ | } NOT RACIAL i | | nese Laborers ' Washington, Dec. 9.—Discussing the jJapancse question freely and frank- |ly in a carefully prepared address delivered today in the House, Rep- resentative Kahn, of California, chair- jman of the military committee de- lelared that “America hoped always)to war and that if “the states- men, the publicists and the’ politi- | cians, the agitators and the demago- i gues of Japan” really want war with | the United States they would be the jones to bring it on. | Mr. Kahn said hé knew he voiced | the earnest hope apd wish of every i patriotic American that peace be- tween the two countries may continue. } “But the world,” he said, “has only recently learned that we are not too proud to fight nor are we afraid to fight when we are forced into war.” i Yor Military Training | The military committee chairman | took occasion to re-affirm his be- {lief that a military training policy j Would best safe-guard the country. | “Students of international law ev- jerywhere have recognized the right ,of any nation to limit immigration ‘as they deem hest,” he said. | _Eyen Japanese students are fam- \iliar with universally accepted dec {sion on this point, he paid, and add- hed! ; “It is therefore most unfortu:ye jthat a constant agitation” regarding jthese matters is maintained by our feces across the Pacific.” Not “Racial Prejudice” he speaker said many public of- ae in’ Japan as ‘well as ‘political | agitators had tried to make the world | believe that opposition to immigration of Japanese laborers into the United States was “based upon racial prej- udice.” “We of the Pacific coast deny that | this is the case,” he declared. “No objection has ever ben .madé to the {admission into this country of Jap- |anese professional’ men, financiers, j religious teachers, leaders, bona fide merchants, students or trayelers. The \ sole objection is to. the laboving class.” , Represntative Kahn called gatten- tion to newspaper. dispatches quoting Count Okuma, head’ of ‘the Japanese peace society, as having said that: it the United States’ restricted Japanese immigration by statute instead of by voluntary action of Japan the latter, [rather than ‘“suffer such prejudices to her prestige” must resort to force. i - javoid HOPE BRITISH WILL NOT STOP VISIT TO ERIN British Embassy 1 Tells Special Committee of Americans It Can’t Make Visit een received | Washington, Dec. 9.—Hope that the decision of the British goverriment |not to permit the special commmittee ot Americans to Visit) Bniti8h terri- tory}to obtain information a)out con- ditions in Ireland is not\final is ex- pressed in a‘letter sent ‘today to the British embassy by the commission of ‘the committee of 100 inv@stigating the | Irish question, | “If your letter were to represent jthe final opinion of the British gov- ernment,” the commission wrote, ‘‘cer- tain regretable conclusions would | seem to follo: It would seem to im- ply autocratic interference by the gov- roment with the free communication | with friendly peoples.” The letter said the commission would continue its work “in conform- ity with its original purpose” and that it “could not but hope that in both in England and Ireland thery | Would be a full understanding of its friendly purpose - LITHUANIANS: | ASK AID FROM | LEAGUE COUNCIL shears Genev the Bec, 9.—.Postponement of “di plebescite in the Vilna | region for eight months and exclusion | of Vilna itself from the plebescite | area has ‘been requested by the Lith- uanian government. This request | Which was contained in a note hand- ,ed to the’ council of the league of nations today constitutes the ‘Lith- uanien reply to the council's refusal to accept the protest of Lithuania against sending an army to that coun- try under the auspices of the league. ‘LIGGETT WILL BE LADD’S SECRETARY W. W. Liggett, who draws a salary from the state immigration depart- ment and is located in Washington where he does newspaper work, has been selected by Senator-lect E.' F. | Ladd as his private secretary.. propo: