The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 23, 1920, Page 1

THE WEATHER ‘ Unsettled f ? ee HE BISMARCK THIRTY-NINTH YEAR BISMARCK, NORTH CHANGESURGED IN STATE LAWS IN MANY, WAYS Judge Robinson Issues An Open Letter to Legislature of », 1921 “ “CUT DOWN BUREAUS” | i Would Limit Expenses and Eliminate Politics from State Industries Drastic changes in state laws ar urged by Justice J. E. Robinson, o' the supreme court, Nonpartisan, in an open letter addressed to the legisla- tive assembly. In addition to demanding a revision of laws regarding state industries and reduced valuations, Justice Robinson asks a repeal of the present highway commission and motor vehicle acts with a motor vehicle tax imposed in lieu thereof; an att radically chang- ing the workmes’s compensation law, and reduction of appropriations for the state educational institutions. Justice Robinson also asks repeal of the annual tax of $15 on lawyers. His letter follows: , “Compliments of Judge Robinson” To the Legislative Assembly of 1921: Gentlemen: In accordance with my best judg- ment, I beg leave to advise you that with some: few exceptions, all the tax laws of the past three years should be repealed. So far as it is possible it is high time to throw off the griev- ous burdens of taxation, to break every yoke and let the oppressed go free. It is time to reduce by fifty per cent all the assessments, appro- priations and tax levies. The tax burdens have become grievous and wholly inexcusable. Boards and boards, bureaus and bureaus . have been created for the doing of this and that, and in every case the overhead expenses had been ruinous and enor- mous. In the public service and in the expenditure of public money there is neither common business effici- - ency nor economy. One remedy is to cut down the assessments, appropri- atiofis, to reduce the number of boards and bureaus and to limit the expens es. ea t Here is the short title to some acts commended for ‘passage; (1) An act to provide for the or- ganization of each state industry un- der a corporate contrel, with public capital and private capital, public di- rectors and private directors, so it may be truly efficient and not in any way a_ political factor. Reduce Assessments (2) An act to reduce all assessed valuations for 1920 and to base all tax levies on the reduced valuations. (3) An-act to repeal the highway commission and motor vehicle acts: Ch. 131, Laws, 1917, Ch. 141, Laws, 1919, Ch. 182, Laws, 1919, Ch. 44, Special Session, 1919, and all acts imposing a motor vehicle tax; and in lieu thereof, to subject such vehicles to assessment and taxation the same as other personal property. (4) An act to amend the work- FARM Above NDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS PLAN HBBTING Half Dozen Organizations Will Gather at Convention in Fargo tures of the Confer- ence x Fargo, N. D., Dec. 23—More than half a dozen organizations connected men’s compensation or insurance act With the farming industry will hold by classifying hazardous. employments and fixing the insurance rates on the same and limiting the expenses of the bureau. (5) An act to provide the manner of conducting: industrial enterprises by cities andcointies in accordance with the recent constitutional amend- ment permitting the state and any an city and county to engage in any in- Growers Association will hold nual meeting, and seed and potato show during the convention days. dustrial enterprise or business. Repeal Inspection Law (6) An act to repeal Chapter 6, laws, 1919, being an act for the lic- ensing and inspection of pool hall. theatres, etc., and to permit each city and village to provide py ordinance for the inspection and, licensing. (7) An act to repeal the income tax statute—Chapter 224, Laws, 1919—Hx- mi Growers ccnvention, to be held Fargo January 18 to 21, inclusive, of- ficers day, Other organizations their annual meetings their.annual meetihgs in connection with the tiventy-second annual meet- g ot the 'Lri-State Stock and Grain of the convention announced to- The North Dakcta Improved ‘Seed The North Dakota State Poultry Association’ will hold is annual poultry. show. , The Fargo Manufacurers’ As- sociation is planning to hold its an- ing the announcement of the sale of nual home products show during the ahout 28 acres of land near Harlingen, week. ,A northwest breeders consign- Cameron county, to Japanese, for a ent of cattle and hogs will be held that will hold during the cept so far as the same relates to net week include the Equity Co-operative incomes in excess of ten thousand a Exchange; year. (8) An act to limit the inheritance tax imposed by Chapter 225, Laws, 1919, to a uniform rate of one per N. cent. (9) Chapter 69, Laws, 1919, as imposes on attorney-at-law a special tax of fifteen dollars alyear. (10) the annual appropriations for the uni- versity, the Agricultural college and the Normal schools, and to authorize the same to charge each student a reasonable tuition fee. Afiecting Taxes (11) An act to repeal Chapter 219 in in An act to reduce and limit will be being one held. the Equity Co-cperative Packing Company; the North Dakota Potato Growers Exchange; the As- sociation of Farm Managers, and the . D. Potate The Equi Growers Exchange. Co-operative Exchange An act to repeal so much of Will hold its session during two morn- gs of the convention days, while provisicns as holding the other annual meetings rranged. A ion of the warehouse the North Dakota wool pcol is stored is planned for afternoon. A demonstration wool grading “also will be One afternoon - is to be en over to the women, with a wom- p 4 en's prog:tm that will include a Laws of 1919, creating the office of onan speaker fre m the federal de- tax supervisor. ..,. dartment of agricultu A farm (12) An act to reduce, simplify bureau program will be given one af- and limit the work and the expense of ternoon with addresses by Dr. E. F. the tax commissioner's office, and tu Ladd, pres‘dent repeal all section 5, Chapter 213. Laws of 1919, the tax commissioner college and a member of Farm Bureau Federation's ¥ of the agricultural American heat mar act. keting committee cf Seventeen, and The tax supervisors and tax com- U. L. Burdick, Williston, N. D., presi- missioners have been too well dis- dent of the State Federation. posed to magnify the duties of their The Seed contest is held on an en- s. Clara S. Hamon; Below, Cklahoma, Millionaire, and his Widew, Mr ino, y, while several shows, exhibitions and sales will be held at the same time. { its an- time and place of SURRENDERS TO SHERIFF | ake L. Hamon, Slain ke L. Hamon. TRIBUNE DESIRES TO PRINT PROGRAMS OF ENTERTAINMENTS: The Tribune js destrous of printing the Christmas programs of the schools, churehes and so- cieties. Some have appeared, and many o{lors will appear tomorrow afternoon, The-Tribune desires to print the usual Saturday night notices tomorrow as there will be no paper issued on Christmas day. resentaivies of societies .are Kked to Dring programs to The, Tribune office. | COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES Al gp ON 6 TORES Seed Contest to Be One of Fea- BURNED DOWN Damage Estimated at $76,000 Caused By Fires Lisbon, N. D., Dec. 23.—Fire, start- ing from an overheated stove in the Cohen & Frishberg store, at 12:30 a m. yesterday, destroyed that struct re and three other business houses with loss estimated at $76,000, ‘TEXANS WOULD BLOCK JAPS IN COLONIZATION Follow- Brownsville, Tex., Dec. 23. Of ; about | $75,000, a mass meeting was held in Browns- ville last night at which thd subject of excluding Japanese colonization from the lower Rio Grande truck ng section was discussed. The meeting edopted resolutions endors- ing a bill which is planned to be in- troduced in the next legislature to preyent Japanese colonization of this section. SITTER FIGHT ON TARIFF BILL consideration Dec. A pitter fight today as the house took tariff bill under ‘a rule limiting debate to three hours. Chairman Fordney of the ways and sans committee, announced it was jis iutéution to seek passage of the dil] “before adjournment tonight. ton, was forec ip the cmerget DAKOTA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1920 -TRIBUNE LAST EDITION i IN GIRL.GIVES UPGOURT CUTS — AND WILL FACE MURDER CHARGE Clara Smith Enters United States From Mexico and Sleeps at Home STATEMENT OF Tells of Flight of Girl \‘Into Mexico and of “Mir- acle” FATHER El Paso, Tex., Dec -Clara Bar- ton Smith slept under her parent's roof alast night, ending a search by Oklahoma officers ‘which began on Nov. 22. Miss Smith came to Juarez, opposite here, last night surrendered to Skeritf Buck Garrett, of Ardmore, Oklahoma, and was ‘taken to the home of her father, James L. Smith, of El Paso, where she spent the night. Today, if her condition permitted, she was to be taken aboard a train for Ardmore to plead to a murder charge in connection with the death of Jake L. Hamon, wealthy oil operator, and Republican political leader. , Ske was met at the station in Juarez by the sheriff, her uncle, Ben F. Har- rison, and attorneys who had been en- gaged as her counsel. ‘There was a short greeting and consultation on the platform and then, the party was whisked across the international bridge to El Paso, Tells of Flight Mrs. Smith’s father suppfied the only information given out regarding ber flight trom Juarez to Chihuahua City. “A man she met on the train from Juarez to Chihuahua. must have been heaven-sent, he dectared. “She had never seen him before. They did not even talk the same lan- guage. she was in trouble, and volunteered to shield igr and Clara‘reposed her trust in him. He guarded her as carefully as she were his own child. I be- lieve a miracle. I believe God guided that friend to her in that hour of need.” The “friend was a Chihuahua ot- ficial, the father said, who took Clara to his home and his wife became Clara’s champion. The official policed 23, his estate with private detectives to: keep her safe and not even her own brother, Jimmy, 19,. could approach until he had thoroughly established ais identity. | . Broken in Health “Clara is broken in hgalth,” ‘ather j said. otice the it. Gone is her vivacity, her quick, lithe movement and .aughter. The strain has been too nuch for her. The ordeal is not over I hope God gives her strength to is yet to come. You know, to us, va is only a baby. We are glad she is home. After, all this is over she is going to stay with us.” When asked for an interview Miss Smith said she wants to give her story to the Associated Press but she was too tired last night. Later her attorneys announced that they had ad- vised that she give out ho further statement because of the charges against her. GRONNA, NORTON JOIN IN COAL ORGANIZATION Senator A. J. Gronna and former Congressman P. D. Norton are among the inecrporators of the Dakota Coal company, of New Salem, wh ich plans lignite mining on an extensive scale. The articles of incorporation firm also include provisions that the company may engage in the manufac- ture cf dyes, and other products. The capital stock is $625,000. The incorporators are: D. Norton, Mandan; A. J. Gronna, Lakota; FL. Anders, Fargo: Wm. Mass, Mandan; C. F. Kelsch, Mandan; Charles Peter- scn, New Salem; Hugh Egan, Fargo. The home offfice of the company 1s at New Salem, where it plans develop- ment of property. All Dodge Home ‘ of Leper Victim The state board of health has a problem on its hands today. The father of Mrs. Houst, “the leper of Crystal Sprinas,” died, and. according to word received by President Langer of the hoagd, no oné will undertake to bury him heeause he has been living in the sume house as his daughter, who is said to he in horrible condition from leprosy. The local, authori- ties reported to the county of Kidder county and he fo the state board. ments will be made to } man. endure dll tha Youthful Convict to Eat Christmas Dinner at Home office by increasing the assessments ‘irely new line this year, and be UT che rill exche and tax burdens.- The present syetem Seed sample exchange contest, with + Rar Webs 16 va Sacre tate of taxation is ruinous: The state can ‘he exhibito hemselves furnishin; anit tiary for that of his own kin ill_ afford to continue it. the nejzes,/thru. Inckeased: size! of the | PT Ut i : > 3 samples the winner in one class wil! cl A ‘ December: 24, 4920- be entitled to a sample ef seed enter-| of clemer the state pardon ed by the winner of the corresponding |'2# KLONDIKE FOOD SUPPLY PERILED ‘Dawson, Yukon Territory, Dec. 23.— The entire food supply of: this sec- tion of the Klondike region was en- dangered by a fire in the store of the forthern Commercial company yester- ay. The fire department assisted by volunteers extinguished’ the blaze; working under difficulties with the temperature at 30 degrees helow zero. | pr M ’ PY of the various dress the T: include President John Bracken of the} ¢ | fatherly lege, Dr. John H. Worst, Bismarck, | of the president cf the association, will make | an address the first day of the con-/|in part, to the pe vention. The other officers are Gor-| sister, don W. Randlett, Fargo, vice presi-| his. freedom months ago. nd W. C. Palmer, Fargo, Sec-| story is the old one of the boy thrown | were made so that he could get hom2 den, |amcng bad companions, members of jen Christmas day. retary rize in another class. Men of international note who are attending in many cases the meetings | reach ions will_ad- | where tate convention. They | will welce assccia' anitoba, Canada, Agricultural col Young Weber was ord from the penitentiary in St. Louis 2 waiting mother and sister him. He is going today, h him the memory of a < by Judge Christianson, preme court. The young man ov severance of hi who began her efforts to gain time ng \ been brought before them by hi , through extension | ter. 4 on Christmas day, | Weber's | the board were convinced after the entire facts about his past life had Unable to get along in peace in the jhome of his mother and step-father, rdered released {the young man came to the North to| Dakota harvest fields. He fell in ith roaming werkers, and it is be- \lieved he was encouraged to hold up a man by older companions. He was | caught and sentenced to the peniten- | tary for six years. He has served | about a year and a half of his term. | His conduct was good and he prom: lised the board to travel the straight | road if he were permitted to go free. |The pardon agred upon arrangemenis He approched her, knowing/ “Her rfuther! aud I! cany ready , PRICE FIVE CENTS FARGO RATES IN DECISION Gas, Electricity and Steam Re- main at Former Sched-, ules \ BIG WANTED RAISE Payments Made During Last’ Thirty Days by Consumers Returned Fargo, N. D., decision announced yesterday, the surcharge of 25 percent levied upon consumers of gas, electricity and steam in Fatgo by the Union Light,’ Heat & Power company, is set aside 8 null and void. Faymevts have been made by con- sumers are ordered returned within oo days. ‘The decision atfects also increases made by the Red River Valley Power company at Grand Forks, and the Northern States ‘Power company at iMinot, It was held in the decision, which is ty Judges (. M. Cooley, A. T. Cole and M. J. Eaglert of the first district, chat the order of the state railroad commission granting the surcharge is null and void for the reason that the ra.lroad commission did not act in a lawiul manner in issuing the order; that no meeting was held by the com- ‘ ion 2t which any order for the increase was formally approved. Grants Injunction court grants an injunction, temporar but in fact the opinion settles the main case, in that the whele question wag tried out in the it for the temporary injunction. The case involving the surcharge in targo is known as the State of North Dakota, ex rel Wm. Lemke, assistant attorne, neral, vs, the Union Light, Heat & Pow mpany, and the case et Grand | known as that of the! city of Grand ‘Forks vs. the Red River Power company. The increased rate at Minot was The not at issue in these two cases, ‘but the facts surrounding the increase granted to the Minot company are dentical with those in the Fargo and Grand Forks cases, — The Grand Forks’ and Fargo case were consolidated recently for the purpose of expediting the issue, and the whole question was submitted to the three judges of the First district at a hearing recently held in Grand Forks. ho surcharge has been in since Sept. 1. way Attack Other Rates It is rumored that action attacking recent sharp raises of rates by utili- jes throughout the state will be at- tacked vigorously by state authorities who contend that present slump in prices do not warrant any utility in- creases. ORDER RAISING OF RAIL FARES Minnesota Passenger Rates Are to Go Up force Washington, De fares in Minnesota were ordered rais- ed to such levels as of such tariffs in interstate commerce in a ruling han- dled down by the Interstate Commerce commission. The same action is to be asked of the Interstate Commerce commis- sion on North’ Dakota railroad fares, according to representatives of rail- roads, who announced that they would take this action if the state railroad commission refused to permit fares to be raised. EIGHT MILLION TAX MELON CUT Duluth, Minn., Dee. ‘Treasurer George 'H. V $8,709,931 tax melon wnen out warrafits for the village and school t the county. The total for the year have been $20,592,724 out of $20,797,144 taxes levied for all pur- poses in St. Louis county last year. 23.—-County districts of x collections ABANDON HOPE FOR AERONAUTS Ottawa, Ontario, D ment agencies today eived official instructions to aid in searching for the United States naval balloon which floated ‘away from Kockaway Point, Wee. 13, on an _endu ce flight. Of- ficers at the Roc! y naval air station on Long Island yesterday re- luctantly expressed the opinion that ‘he three naval aeronauts in the balloon had perished. 3.—-Govern- WEATHER REPORT For twenty-four hours ending at noon, Thursday, December 23. Temperature at 7 a. m. Highest yesterday 9 2 eich Lowe: erday . womans artim gne; -il Precipitation ... Trace Huisueot wind velocit -12-NW Fore For North Dakota Generally fair tonight and Friday; rising temper- ature Friday in the west portion. Lowest Temperatures Fargo ... 2 Williston -4 St. Paul .... 8 Winnipeg .. 0 Helena .... 2 Chicago .. 24 Swift Current -10 Kansas City. Seen eane neem 1O) Orris W. Roberts, Meteorologist. Under a, BOSS IN ASIA ADMI2@AL JOSEPH STRAUSS Admiral Joseph S Admiral Gleaves U.S. Asiatic feet. LATR SHOPPERS RUSHING ABOUT 10 GET GIFTS The Early Shopper Is “Sitting Pretty” as Others Hurry to Stores FOR THE NEEDY succecds commander of the GIFTS Salvation Army Fund Grows— Community Christmas Tree Erected Today With one more shopping day left before Christmas the Christmas giver who had done his shopping early was thinking today of Christmas dinner, The steady stream of visitors through the stores today indicated, that there were hundreds who yet have pur- chases to make before Christmas eve. The ‘Salvation Army is busily e+ gaged in preparations to care for all cases at Christmas time, The y gives an entertainment tonight at the citadel on West (Main street for chitdren of the Selvation Army Sun- day schvol and other childreu, “A big Christmas tree will be brilliantly, dec, orated, and g} anging from candy ‘o shoes and stockings will be given to the children The Christine baskets of the Army d tomorrow morning. ated today that there are 0 families who will receive sifts throcgh the Army and) many children, Though no direct , appeal has been made for funds, many vol- untary contributions have been made. $200 in Cash The cash fund amounts to probably $260 thus far and articles of food end clothing of Value have been given. The actual needs are estimated at 5 in cash or_in equivalent. The chools of the ¢ have made their annual donation of food, which is to be put in the Christmas baskets. The Rotary club has taken over the giving to | families, andy the ‘Eastern |S: prepared ix baskets, containing candy, food and presents. eV Tree Erected The Community Christmas tree was erected in the Northern Pacific park today by the Town Criers. There will he no program around the stree' it will be lighted at night with colored electric lights and deco- rated. recting the trees wa found no easy job, difficulty being exper- ienced in getting help. So the commit tee, with R. B. Loubek as “direc general of operations,” Spencer Boise. C. F. Bolt, Phil Meyer, Theodore Quanrud and a few others as aids, arried the tree to the ‘Northern Pa- « park and placed it in position. Christmas carolers will sing through the streets of the city tomorrow night ‘Christmas programs are being held in the schools and churches, most of them tomorro) Some of the pro- grams have appedred in The Tribune and many more can be found in this issue. Several lodges have pledged aid in the Christmas seal sale of the an- ti-tubercu) ie Of those who the Masons and the is have pledged aid, purchased Eastern Star have each $25 worth of seals. AMERICAN LOAN “IS REJECTED? The Armenian 1] foreign loans, in loan, which London, Dec. Be Soviet has annulled especially the Ame Armeni been toiling to repay, says a ‘writer Reuter dispatch from Constantinople. TEXANS LYNCH WHITE KILLER Fort Worth, Dec. 23. -Tom W. Vick- ery, white man, held on’a charge of murder in connection with the killing Monday night of Policeman Jeft Couch, was taken from the county jail shortly after midnight by a mob and hanged. Several shots were fired into his body. YSION BILL ‘14 MILLION LESS shington, Dec. The annual pension bill was reported out today by the house appropriation commit- tee. It carried fourteen million less than was appropriated for this year. ‘The total in the bill is $265,500,000. TARIFF RELIEF ACT IS. PASSED BY THE HOUSE Bill Faces Bitter Fight in the Senate, and May Be Defeated FOR AGRICULTURAL AID Party Lines Are Broken Down in Long Debate in House Over Measure Washington, Dec. —The first. volley in the fight against the em- ergency tariff in the senate was fired today by Senator Harrison, of Missis- sippi, when he demanded a roll-call and then objected to the custom of ispensing with it and delayed its sub- mission to the committee until next week. Senator McCumber, acting chairman of the Finance committee said the bill would not be taken up hy that committee next week. He said no; hearings would be held. Washington, Dec. 23—Despite the mere than 100 majority by which the Fordney emergency tariff bill passed the house last night many proponents of the measure today said they were almost convinced it would either be defeated or radically amended in the senate. Although party lines were virtually swept aside in the house where the vote was 196 to SB, it was not believed this would occur in. the senate, where the majority is smaller. The measure, designed to protect more than a score of agricultural pro- ducts for a ten-months period, was passed after eight hours strenuous debate. It was evident long hefore the vote was taken that supporters of the measure designed to protect farm pro- ducts had the situation well in hand but Rep. Rainey, Democrat, of Ii- inois, made a bitter attack which in- creased fn intensity as the fight went on. ‘ Paragraph by paragraph he assail- ed the measure while the Republi- cans with louder roars of “noes” seni. his proposed amendments down to de- feat. A few Republicans supported ‘im in his attacks but a score of his own party turned from his stand to their traditional stand against a high tariff to join the majority. Class Legislation Opposition speakers charged the measure would send the cost of liv- ing higher and branded it as class tegislation. Chairman Fordney of the ways and means committee, which reported the measure in opening the debate, clared the measure was not scientific and said it was hastily drawn and that it would bring needed relief. Garrett Sees Politics Representative Democrat, Texas, speaking in support of the bill, said he felt it was the only way in which Congress could extend re- lief so urgently needed by the farm- ers. Representative Madden, Republi- can, Illinois, however, assailed his col- leagues “for opening the way to 2 renewal of prohibitive costs.” Representative Garrett, of Tennes- said he saw in this bill a ‘“‘de- termined effort to divide the Demo- cratic party, to make-members of that party to turn their backs on every principle of taxation for which 8 party has stood in its whole history.” AGAINST ITALY . @’Annunzio Forbids Population of Fiume to Leave City London, Dee. 2 Gabriele d’Annun- io as proclamed that a state of war ts between his Fiume government d Italy and has forbidden the popu- lation of Fiume to leave the city 5 a Rome dispatch from the E Telegraph. The proclamation, the Central News correspondent, says that anyone speaking against d’Annunzio is liable to be shot. BIG PLANT AT FARGO RUINED Fargo, Dec ex hange s by fire in the destruction last of the Huber Manufacturing company branch in Fargo was placed today at $103,000 by officials of the company. SOUTH DAKOTA HAS HUGE CROP D., Watertown,. 8. 23 Dakota produc 881.000 bu: grain this year, 34,000,000 mor 1919 and 5,670,000 tons of ha: 500,- 000 tons in excess of last year's crop, gays the report of the United States department of agriculture field agent made pub South els of than in Dec. BS RYE ACREAGE IN SLUMP, FIGURES OF EXPERT SHOW Fargo, Dec. 23.—The acreage of win- e in North Dakota this year is ated at 624,000 acres, compared to 960.000,000, and\a five year average of 4,000, by A. J. Surratt, agricultural artment field agent. He fixes the condition at 55 per cent.