The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 4, 1921, Page 1

j “TWITCHELL GETS 38 VOTES Kenzie; Fifth, V. #. THIRTY-NINTH YEAR INDEPENDENTS HAVE BANQUET BEFORE CAUCUS Harmony Speeches Mark Even- ing During Which Speaker- Ship Vote Is Taken Anderson, of Burleigh, Is Sec- ond—All Pledge Support to Victor Harmony was the key-note of the caucus of independents last night at which L. L. itchell, of Far8o,: was named_as the independent candidate for speaker. The vote in the caucus on_ the speakership was Twitchell, 38; Victor Anderson, of Burleigh, 16; D. E. Ship- ley, ‘of Stark county, 4. Following the vote Anderson moyed the selectior: made unanimous and Shipley sec- onded the motion. A roll-call wat taken. Fifty-eight responded, it war announced after the caucus. The evenin meeting of the indepen- dents in the legislatyre began with « dinner. at the Grand Pacific hotel at 8 p.m. After the dinner Judge Spalding, a. guest, acted ag toast: master, and several talks were made Each candidate for speaker made : brief talk., Congressman-elect O. B Burtness, of the First district, Theo dore Nelson, 8S. J. Doyle and Senator Gunderson also addressed the solons Judge Spalding said that he hac sought a representative of younge: members of the legislature to make « talk on their ybehalf, and had asker Representative Semling, of Bismarck to make the talk, but that Mr. Semling had mocestly declined. The legisla tors then rose to their feet as a mark of respect for the service of Rep. Sem- ling and other soldiers in France. One Ballot Taken When the gathering settled down t. the business of choosing a speaker ship candidate, Representative Watt of Cass county, a Twitchell man; wat made chairman, and - Representative Semling,!an Anderson supporter, wa: made secretary. The first ballot de: elded the contest, Twitchell having < large majority. ! After the selection of Twitchell, Mr Anderson: voluntarily declared tha! any man who came in to a caucu and then’ refused’to abide by the d. cision, was not worthy of being ents) a representative. His talk wi cheered. Mr. Anderson made many friends during the evening. His iack of experience in legislative inatterge this being his first term inthe ley- islature—probably counted morg a- gainst him than any’ other one thing It was felt that Mr. Twitchell’s twc previous terms and expe:lence gained in parlimentary procedure made hiin the logical candidate. E One Independent Representative Bjorje, of Grand Forks county, who was electe] with- out opposition either by Nonpartigans or independents, was a guest at the dimer but left before the voting. He says he expects to act independently all through the session. Following the selection of speaker an employment committee was named consisting of representatives from thc | various juilicial, districts. ' Members of the committee were, First district E. 0. Ellingson, Hillsboro; Ray Jchn- son, Casleton; Second, Martin Olson Devils Lake L. A. Larson; Tunbrid&e: Third M. W. Kelly, Napoleon, Nel: Olsgard, Kindred; Fourth, 8. 0. Al- Ten, Jamestown; L. E..Heaton, Mc- . Mouck, Minot J. H. Burns, Surrey; Sixth, C. H Stark, Dickinson, J. A. Kitchen, Sen nel Butte. a their meeting Rep johnson was chairman : secretary, and Kellly was During the discussion of the em- ployment committee the rule wae adopted that efficiency should count! above all else in the qualifications of an employe, and that if there was no HE BIS MARCK TRIBUNE \ LAST EDITION = BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. ‘TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1921 j PRICE FIVE CENTS LEGISLAT EFFICIENCY FROM HOUSE EMPLOYES IS DEMAND . OF SPEAKER TWICHELL SPEAKER | SOVIET AIM T0 i | i | Cuts Out “Bill Drafter” From, List of Legislative iy Jobs ‘ i Lenine’s Latest Pro- gram Z |NO PHONE MESSENGER) { | Willing to Employ ‘Those Quali-, | fied Regardless of Poli- | tics > | | Nations to Reorganize Regime Washington, Jan. 4— f fostering str: in nearby coun | ._ The hotse will have to work. | That was the belief of evexyone! who tafked to Speaker-elect 1. “L. Twiche'l, after his selection in the| caucus last night. The employment) committee, known in some state leg- islatures as the “plunder committee”, | met just before midnight to select | emptoyes. The committee asked ag-/ vice of Mr. Twichell. sie read just what /we need,” said; Mr. Twichell, “and I'm opposed to} » “it i taking on any more employes than) Fe sable io Kip tha hoareenie cua we need.” ; : : | He went down the line rapidly,| |3e Ron inean Lee ee they can- roading chief clerk, first assistant, | 4 ote. He came ta the position of desk! L. \L. Twichell, of Fargo, lawyer, | teancntite Beste ee Reta stenographer. | who has served two terms in the legis- | tion says, “and agit ion for the estab- ‘The desk stenographer has to bej lature, was elected dpeaker of the! lishment! of commercial relations with an expert, one who can hear a man/house today. Mr. Twithell is an ex! Russia should in se. In order to alking with a Swedish inflection on) perienced parliamentarian. His watch-| fight famine and attack a capitalism ane side of tue room and then @ man) word is economy and efficiency and | solidly throughout the universe these with an Irish brogue on the other) there’s likely io be little loafing in | things should be donc.” side and get it all,” he said.: “I’ve| the house Lenine is quoted as saying other na- written around trying to tind the tions plan to fight Soviet Russia by ght tan and ihe rue ey tel LD F ‘the use of spies secking to enter Rus- was the stenographer of a Nonpar- ; sia with the apparent purpose of or- ‘isan judge. but he’s all right and | ganizing revolts against the Soviet. hat don't: make any difference. We’ve abroad, especially 8, has been decided “| | ficial advices received from Moscow | today by the government. | Nfkelai Lenine is quoted as szying in a proclamation to the Communicists STRIKE DRIVE 214 LOSE LIVES WHEN ; | Fostering of Labor Disturbances EI ONTROL ~ FITY-SIX RESCUED paimeD AT MIDDLE CLASS | many of them, were injured. Many bodies have been washed | | , Also Planned to Force. Other | Parents are believed to be dead. -A new mie OF RELIEF MONEY’: | by the Russian Soviet, according to of- | of the $150,000,900 appropriated by IVE. GRIND BEGINS TTWITCHELL HAS “FIVE 70 SPARE FOR SPEAKER 7 | House Organized, Electing In- ! Madrid, Spain, Jan. 4—Two hundred and fourtcen persons’ ji \lost their lives when the Spanish steamer Santa Isabel was wreck- | Seyenteg) techs Cale (ed near Garcia Saturday night, says a ielegramt received here | from the Governr Pontevedra. Fifty-six persons were saved but!N. P. CONTROLS _ STEAMER IS WRECKED; HOUSE iachore. Among the saved was an infant three years old, whose Organization, Vote Shows One | Majority for League in Upper Body “DAD” DAWSON 2s. sumemrve 4 | The seventeenth general assembly | sot under way today at noon. L RK F The organization of the house, the ;center of all eyes, went through ac- |cording to schedule. L. L. Twichell, Congress for European relief way H ER * Fargo, was elected speaker over | spent to keep the Polish army in the liao coaietene Mand | fleld Senator Reed, Democrat, of Mis-) ' | George A. Totten, Jr., who was clerk souri, declared in the senate today ‘of the house in the last session, called | luring 4 government economy session.’ WJ, Prater of Bismarck Select-; the house to order by virtue of his Senator Reed said he had documents position. Roy Johnson, of*Cass coun- in his office to support this statement | ed to Old Post In ‘ty, nominated Twichdll and W. § and he promised to discuss them at, Senate Johnson, of Griggs and Steele, nomtn- So. | seconding speeches, cength later. pe fc - ated Mr. Maddock. There were many e | Representative Roy Johnson, in HAIL WARRANTS SLATE PRACTICALLY FIXED {nominating Twichell made a strong | | ——, | plea for Harmony: declaring the rep- | i Sas tresentatives should throw aside party i PLENT | FU L 0 | Chaptain to Be Rotated Among iines and vote according to their con- Local Ministers ee \ |. The vote for speaker was 58 to 53. | H | Neither Twichell nor Maddock voted. “Dad” Dawson, prominent American | Representative Bjorje, of Grand Forks ‘ Legion member hag baen slated as | County, who did not participate in the -_ i chief clerk of the house. He hails | independent caucus, voted for Twich- from Beach. W. J. Prater was picked | ¢ll. as secretary of the senate by the ' POLISH ARMY | GOT 40 MILLION 1 | Washington, Jan. 4.--Forty million Appoints Escorts ot to have men do the work.” Olson vas selected. He read the position of. bill drafter, “I don’t think we need one.” he ‘aid. “t never ‘heard of one till the Nonpartisang came into control. Let’s ry to'get along without one, anyway.” % was crossed off the list. (He came to the job of telephone nessenger. “Let the pages do this,” Ihe said. Seven stenographers were ist. “We need :tHat number but see that hey can do the work,” he said. “There vas a chief stenograpner employed by he Nonpartisans that we ought to ‘ave because she is efficient.” The sommitfee voted to try and get her. ‘Mr. Twichell continued along the ine. Two janitors were on the list ‘T understand. they've just put} on six nore at the state house, two of them ‘rom Eureka, S. Dak.,” he said. “Let them do the work, if they can.” This was the first evidence ‘the ndependent legislators had as to vhether the man they had nominated for speaker would do what he had advocated. They were elated. The new speaker has a long legis- ‘ative record and his ability as a varliamentarian is recognized by all ‘actions in the house. He represents ‘he Ninth Legislative district and re- vides in Fargo. He was born in Has- tings, Minnesota, in 1872. Twichell seceived his education in the Minne- »polis high school and the University of Minnesota, coming to North Da- rota in 1882. He was elected representative in \\915 a8 a progressive repuplican. He s unmarried. LLOYD GEORGE URGES THRIFT IN MESSAG? Adopts Example of President Harding in Recommenda- tion London, Jan. 4-—Premier Lloyd Jeorge has adopted the example of on the wf question of the efficiency of two per- sons selected, attention should be paic to the district he was from, it being the endeavor to divide the employes as much as possible. Dad Dawson Favored” _When the office of chief clerk wae discussed Mr. Twichell told the com mittee that it had. been hoped to get W, D. Austin, of Fargo, a,man experi- enced in the clerkship, but that Mr Austin was sick and unable to come. C. L. Dawson, of Beach, former statc commander of the American Legion received all but one vote for the posi: tion of chief clerk. ; If Mr. Dawson hac not been named t6 this position it i: _ Probable he would have been propose¢ as a contestant against Will Prate: for secretary of the senate. E. M. Crary, of Devils Lake, former newspaper publisher, who chose first assistant clerk and Forrest Skinner of Bismarck, was chosen second assist- ant. Mr. Skinner was formerly color sergeant of the old First North Da- kota and served in France. Veterans of the world war received especial at- tention from the members of the com- mittee. . All through the deliberations of the committee economy and efficiency were the most frequently used words “Do we need him?’ was the first question asked, and “Is he efficient?” was the second. There is little doubt but that economy will be a word fre- quently heard in the legislative halls HAS DETECTIVE Doorn, Holland, Jan. 4.—The for- mer German Emperor William, has personally engaged a private detec- tive to keep an eye on strangers in the village of Doorn. This is in ad- dition to the state police who guard the House of Doorn, his new home. resident-elect Harding of the United States and issued a statement to the public to practice thrift. “I have seen a very sound and sensible appeal by the newly elected president of the ‘JInited States to the American people tor all-round economy and I make the same appeal to the people of this sountry,” said the Premier at a din- rer of the Federation of British in- lustries. Mr. Lloyd George warned his héar- ws that a period of great and inevit- ible depression was coming and the iuestion was, he said, how to shorten or to mitigate its evils. 2 Pockets Fall of Paper “Europe is standing in front of our shop windows,” he went/on, “it wants to buy, but it is in rags and its pock- sts are full of paper. “In the good yook there is a great story of men who reconstructed a broken city with a new trowel in one hand and a sword in the other; but Europe must set to work with. both’ hands. “Let the government set the example .o the nation—yes, but let the nation set the example to the government, ye urged. “The cabinet has appointed 1 committee to cut down expenditure, and I suggest there should be a com- vnittee in every household to cut down expenditures. I know what will hap- jen. * 7°” “Divorce!” someone shouted, and averybody laughed. “Bach y ember of the family,” Lloyd George went on, “will want to cut the expense of the other. The women will cut down on the cigar bill and the men the dress bill. That is what happens in the public expenditure. But it is essential, if the nation is to recover, that there should be rigid, ruthless economy for some time to come.” MORE RESPEC ‘PUBLIC DEBT FROM PRESS Methodist Board Believes Minis- _ ters are Treated in Flip- { pant Way COMMENDS THE CATHOLICS | Washington. Jan. 4.the public morals board of the Methodist Episco- | pal church announced today it would inaugurate a campaign to stop, the contemptuous treatment of the Prot- estant ministry by some cartoonists, actors and writers. Qn the stage and. motion pictures, the board’s' announcement said. “The Protestant minister is. seldom represented except as an effeminate tool. The members of the Protestant zhurches are exhorted to be, liberal, take humor as‘ humor and slow to wrath but the nembers of thé Roman Cath- alic church do not tolerate such treat- nent of their priesthood which is al- vays represented on the stage and slgewhere in a most feeble way and whose religion is treated with consid- station. The Catholics are to be com- nended. The time has come also when 2rotestants should not tolerate any other than national treatment of their ‘eligion and ministry.” The board added that the matter was being called to the attention of ministers of all denominations and heir congregations with the request chat “any violations of ordinary cour- iesy” be reported to the board. WHISKEY RING HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK Federal Officials Uncover a Na- tion-Wide Organization Chicago, Jan. 4.—Federal officials arrested John Costello and James Shea, of New York, and uncovered al nation-wide whiskey ring which they believe to be backed by prominent nae sons including feceral officials. Con- fessions indicate the ring had head-| quarters in Chicago, New York and other cities. Gentlemen: lative council, a hearty welcome. sion, but as the chief executive of a great State. Her citizens capitol buildings and/grounds all Bismarck, N. D. Jan. 4, 1921. a SHRINKS 192 Lots of Them Just Before He MILLIONS | Steps Out of Office (Washington, Jan. 4.—A decrease of $192,000,000 in the public debt during the last month of 1920 was announced today by the treasury. 2 On Dec. 31 the total gross debts was 175-1656,244 on November 30. The de- | crease during the last. quarter of the! year amounted to $105,131,196, from the September 30 total’ of $24,087,356,- GOVERNMENT WINS STOGK Objections toMackers Plan Is Sustained by U. S. Courts’ —_ Washington, Jan. 4--Government objections to stock yard holding di- vorcement plans submitted by the big packers under the recent ugreed de- cree were sustained today by Justice Stafford in the district supreme court. A plan must provide for early and complete divorcement of all obnoxious holdings the court held. Justice Staf- ford also) sustained the governinent contention that the degree of divorce- ment maybe made effective by receiv- ership and sale. Unless the defend- ants are unable to present a suitable plan for which time extensions were allowed the court{ served notice that such action would be taken. If any delay is/to be allowed in the actual divorcement under any new plan, the court‘said, it must provide for complete control by the court in the meantime: so that the court might terminate it at any time if it should determine! the packers were not pro- ceeding with. promptness and vigor. Justice Stafford also informed the defendants jin: order “to facilitate future progress” that the court could not “see its wa7” in considering plans to be submitted! “to approve any plan for consolidation of the yards whether by holding, companies or otherwise.’ Dublin Turns Down Truce Movement) Dubin, Jan. 4—The Dublin corpor- ation voted to decline to digcuss pro- posals for an Irish truce. ‘OFFICIAL GREETING OF CITY OF BISMARCK IS GIVEN LEGISLATURE BY MAYOR LUCAS Mayor A. W. Lucas today issued the following open letter of greeting to the members of the legislature: To the Members of the Seventeenth Assembly; The City of Bismarck appreciates the honor of being the Capital City of the State of North Dakota andjher citizens extend to you, who are here to fashion the destinies of the state in legis- You are here to fulfill a solemn duty and your arduous task doubtless will permit but little diver- of the city I am sure that her citizens’ will not let an opportunity pass to make you feel your ‘rightful partnership in the Capital City. Durng the last few years the city of Bismarck has done much, we believe, to build a city worthy of being the Capital City have uncomplainingly expended great sums of money in improving and beautifying the city and | a pro-rata basis, an elevator, particu- they wish to continue this program. The city commission desires to assure you that in the work of beautifving and enlarging the state officials and agencies will have the full co-operation of the people of Bismarck, Respectfully, A. W. Lucas, Mayor. 'RECORD OF THE OFFICE 1 é Auditor Carl Kositzky went out of office with warrants written for all | hail losses that his force had been ' $23,982,224,168 as compared with $24,-| given in time to handle, according to figures made today. Unpaid 1919 hail warrants amount to $1,108,000, according to these fig- ares, 336.84 have been paid during 1920. nent of last year being reversed. The ‘ollowing 1920 warrants -were,issued: Williams’ 183,843.5 Wells”. 98,725.75 Word 91,994.02 Wash, 16,110.85 11,402.83 35,894.98 110,817.10 Steele ... 39,655.26 Towner, a 2,199.68 Stark .. 75,840.84 Sioux 1,990.16 Slope .. 64,819.04 Sheridan 35,010.68 Sargent . 50,011.60 Rolette 5,568.04 Richland 39,745.78 Renville . 112,435. Ransom 31,386.85. Ramsey 40,518 62 Pierce . 4,112,156 Pembina . 11,888.15 Oliver . 70,834.17 Nelson . 12,958.80 Mountrai| 26,431.52 Morton 46,030.47 Mercer . 253,413.32 McLean 64,218.99 McKenzie 6,480.50 Mcintosh .. 46,582.51 Miscellaneous . 28,340.06 McHenry . 14,764.74 Logan ... 140,010.11 Total... cece cree eee $ 1,704,036.84 The hail department gave the state auditor’s office a large number of claims on the last day but Mr, Kositz- ky declares that if there was any in- tention of trying to use this politically it failed, as his records show that war- rants had been issued for practically all counties up to the last week. The following counties were certified Dec. 31, Divide, Emmons, Bowman, Botti- neau, Billings, Dunn, Burleigh, Burke, Dickey, Cavalier, Cass; Dec. 28, Fos- ter, Eddy; Dec. 22, Griggs; Dec. 18, Kidder, Hettinger; Dec. 24, Grant, La- Moure, Grand Forks. , The following counties had not been certified for payment when Kositzky went out of office: Adams, Barnes and Benson. URGE NEW LAW ON GRAIN CARS Plan Outlined by S. J. Aandahl, Back from Meeting The legislature will be asked to en- act a bill giving the state railroad commission power to regulate the dis- tribution of grain cars within North Dakota, S. J. Aandahl, retiring mem- ber of the commission, said today. Mr Aandahl returned Sunday night from Chicago where he attended a confet- ence on the question. Representa- tives of state commissions of Minne- sota, Iowa, South Dakota and North Dakota were present. Mr. Aandahl declared that under the present method of distribution upon larly a farmers’ elevator, often will Not be able to get sufficient cars to handle its business and farmers will have to sell to another elevator. The utility representative present at the Chicago meeting also will ask the national congress to amend the Interstate Commerce act to permit this supervision over, grain car dis- tribution. Kositaky Finds That He Gets Hail warrants totalling $1,704,- | The payments began with Williams; sounty, the alphabetical order of pay- | league majority, a post he held two | years ago. Employes of the house and senate were selected by the Nonpartisan and Independent organizations in meet- ‘ings last night, employment commit- tees heing named by the senate. senate employes include some Noa- partisan league organizers who are otf the league pay-roll at present. The house employes include independents ‘from various parts of the state. Em- ployes recommended for the senate: Senate Employes Secretary, W. J. Prater 1st Ass't Secretary, H. A. Thomas Recording Clerk, Steve Terhorst Desk Stenographer, Emily Daken “nrolling and Engrossing) Clerk, i). McKenaie: ~ 4 Bill. Recording clerk, Olaf Ribb Sergeant at Arms, Meinover Bill Room Clerk, John Clark Bill. Messenger, Fred Argast Messenger and Postmaster, Sheridan Chaplain, Bismarck Ministers Mailing Clerk, iseuben Harper John Cloak Room Attendant, August Svensrud Clerk State Affairs Com. H. 1. Elliot Clerk Appropriation Com., H. B. Hanson sky Clerk Committees Doorkeeper, H. A. Ball Doorkeeper, J. J. Jolly Proof Reader, Mrs. A. B. Toner Governor’s Messenger, S. C. Thomp- son é Custodian, John Peck Custodian, 1. Danford Special Messenger, Harold Lien Special Messenger, Dwight Carlisle Special Messenge:, Aslang Wik Stenorgrapher, Eleanor Marx Stenographer, Gladys Harvery House Shute ¢ Employes recommended house follow: Chief Clerk, for the 3. L. Dawson, Beach First Clerk, EB. M. Crary, ‘Devils Lake ‘ Second Clerk, Forrest F. Skinner, Bismarck Desk Stenographer, C. H. Olson, Ellendale Engrossing Clerk, George Rich- mond, Stutsman county Assistant Engrossing Clerk, J. P. Tucker, Devils Lake Doorkeeper, Jonas Hall, Pembina county ' Bill Clerk, H, E. Holldren Billroom Clerk, Jacob Mack Mailing Clerk, Mose. Rosenweig Messenger and Post Messenger, 1. D. Skinner Clerk Appropriation ‘Com., Carl Nickelson State Affairs, E.G. Wanner Judiciary, A. E. Sheets. Lakota Rill Mesenger, Joseph Fettig Sergeant at Arms, W. J. Hedalen, Pembina county ‘ Stenographers, Luella Pannabaker, Amanda Nelson, Blythe Hall, Myrtle Ross, Clara Anderson, Belle Benson, Geraldine Williamson Pages, Roy Taylor, Douglas Gall- oway, Clare Register and Earl Lebo. WAR BOARD T0 AID. FARMERS 1S REVIVED House and Senate Promptly \ Override Wilson Veto Washington, Jan. 4—The resolution reviving the war finance corporation became a law today with its readop- tion by the house over President Wil- son’s veto. The senate overrode the veto yesterday. The house vote was The : Clerk Judiciary Com., Mm. Jerjew- } Mr. Totten appointed the nominat- ing speakers to escort Speaker Twich- ell to the chair. “IT am not going to say very muci,” ‘said Mr. Twichell. “I appreciate: greatly the honor. I hope to be fair to everyone. If anyone thinks I’m not, { want him to come to me and tell me. We have a lot of things to do. An un- usual condition exists. I hope to ac- complish as much as anyone to change this condition. Again I say I hope I shall be fair to all of you.” In the senate William Prater was elected secretary by a vote of 25 to 25 and the entire Nonpartisan slate of employes went through’ by the same vote, ~ G Governor Frazier ig expected to de- liver his message at) two o'clock to- | morrow affernoon, ( ei RECOUNT FORD CONTEST ——-ORSENATE Ballotg are Being Tabulated in Washington Behind Closed , Doors Washington, Jan. 4.—Behind barred doors the senate elections committee began today a recount of the ballots _ counted in the Michigan senatorial primary contest between Senator New- barry and Henry Ford. Twenty tell- ers, attorneys for both sides and su- pervisors, officiated. The recount is | expected to last several weeks. It is a | step prediminary to the senate investi- gation of charges and counter-charges ofthe recount. During the recount it is planning to give a statement of daily|changes shown. LIGHT BILLS WILL BE PAID City ‘Commission Approves Hughes Company Bills The city. commission in meeting Jast night voted to issue warrants for bills of the Hughes Electric company, from June to January first. The bills, it was stated, Had not been paid be- ause the electric company had re- fuged to pay taxes on the assessment of the state board of equalization, but it was stated that other taxes had been paid recently. The Dills for seven months were as follows: §1,- O44.21; $536.11; $926.88; $640.88; $1,021.12; $637.86; $680.79. Economy talk ruled the delibera- tions of the commission. A marked increase in the cost of the street lights was noted by Commissioner Thompson, and ways of economizing on light and power Ddills were sug- gested. The commission had little business before it, other than cleaning up cur- rent bills. Commissioner Thompson suggested that the commission publish a statement of the mon spent by the city in the water case. No formal action was taken. The statement probably will be made later. Would Cut Number of Representatives in Southern States Washington, Jan. 4.—Warning was given the house census committee by Rep. Tinkham, Republican, Massachu- setts, that if Congress in passing a Te- apportionment failed to reduce the representation in states in which he charged that the rgnts of some citi- 250 to 66, with three voting present, or 37 more than the required two- thirds majority. zens to suffrage were abridged he would take the matter to the supreme court.