The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 16, 1922, Page 8

“AGE EIGHT RISK BUREAUS | RATES WILL GO BEFORE COURT Suits Started By Compensation Bureau To Collect Premiums j From i corporations | | MANY FIRMS INVOLVED, # test of the legality of the nel men’s compensation bureau's rates| and premiums will be made in a suit’ to be heard in the Burleigh county dis- ‘trict court, probably “March 20, in} which the compensation bureau seeks to compel the Hughes Electric Com- pany of Bismarck, the Bismarck Gas; Company and the Beulah Coal Mining; Company to pay premiyms levied: against them. | Practically every phase of the mat-; ter of rates and premiums and powers of the bureau in that regard will be! made in the suit. It is not expected! that the conatitutionality of the en-| tire act will be involved. The effort of the bureau to collect) the premiums is resisted by the com-; panies in an answer submitted by At- torneys O'Hare and Cox. The defend-| ants asks that the complaint be dis-! missed and that judgment be granted | in favor of the defendant. Position of Defendants Among the allegations made by the defendant in the suit are: “That the rates tixed by the Work- men’s Compensation Bureau for the| various ‘classes of employment used} by the defendant are unjust, illegal and unreasonable and not: fixed and determined in accordance with the} provisions of the Workmen’s compen-| sation Act, for the reason that no ef-; fort has been made, no information obtained or required * from and by which ..the men’s. Compensation Bureau cot hazard, if a nected with or re- sulting from the employment by the defendant of its employees. “That the defendants have uel through various means the number of! accidents in the same class of em-| ployment throughout the} state. “That in fixing the rates and the premium the bureau did not take into consideration the number of employ- ees whose wages made up the total estimated payroll of the defendants} although the compensation act fixes | the liability of the compensation fund upon a basis of a certain proportion of each injured individual's wage. “That the bureau did not fix the fates and premiums; in accordance with law. “Admits that employes are engagéd in hazardous occupation exeept as to office employes, and’ denies a hazard exists there. “That the workmen's compensation bureau has no authority to fix or make rules insofar as they provide for an initial rating surcharge on the defencants,”” The bureau's suit was filed several montks ago. It is said that many em- ployers have not paid premiums. The tbureaw holds that it is unfair to em- ployers who pay the premiums for others not to, and say it is one reason for the complaints of high rates. Educational Heads To Meet With Board of Administration Heads of the state normal ‘schools, college and university under the Board of Administration will meet Friday; Marca 17, at Fargo with the Board of Administration for a conference upon details connected with the proposed ESSE Underwood Typewriter Co. Standard and Portable. Sold. Rented. 5 ‘posed bills are meritorious. summer schools, tain that all but one of the schools,' the agricultural college and the wal- versity will conduct summer sessions, | many of the schools presenting a com-! plete quarter’s work. The present session i$ to arrange the work to.be presented, the unitorm-; ity of credits to be given and other otal as which all tae schools are in- JUDGE COFFEY FAVORS PUBLIC RETRENCHMENT Declares State ate Has Too Many; Commissioners, Employes, Etc. Bureaus, Agents, Jamestown, N. D., March 16.—Com- {menting on high taxes and the neces- sity for. public A. Coffey, - in an article in the; Jamestown Alert, says that “in tbis: new agricultural state, a simple sys- tem of laws is better than the com- plex system in older states. We have too many state bureaus, com- missions, commissioners, agents, ser- vants and employes. They are ex- pensive, have greatly increased our taxes, and serve little .-purpose—not enough to justity their existence,” de- clares the judge. Regarding the initiated measures proposed by Judge Robinson, Jadge Coffey says: “The statutes -require that acom- mittee of five ghall be named ‘to act) for the petitioners. My name ap- pears as one of the committee of five, I desire to state that it is so used without my consent. However, I say that in my judgment some of the pro- Te- peal, a8 sought, of some of theso laws would effect a great reduction in taxes and not. in any manner impair the state government or any subdi- vision of it. It is practically cer- retrenchment, Judge} THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE LODGE HONORS VETERAN CLASS BY JEWEL GIFT [St. Elmo (aoe Knights of | Pythias, Awards Veterans | Badge for 25 Years i MANY ATTEND BANQUET} A class. of Pythian veterans—men Iw ho have been members of the ‘Knights of Pythias order continuous- {ly for. 25 years—was honored last |night at a banquet of St. Elmo lodge No. 4 in the Grand Pacific hotel. The veteran members were presented with :!jewels emblematical of their: faithful imembership and service in the ‘order. The class of 1922, Pythian Veterans, is composed of John M. Belk, Robert L. Best, Frank Harris, Robert D. Hoskins, Charles T. Staley, Edmond \A. Hughes, Joseph Katz, Duncan J. ' McGillis. Herbert F. O*Hare presided as toastmaster. The past, present and future of St. Elmo lodge were topics {for various speakers, while others spoke of the principles of the.order, its relation to the home, society and to young manhood. Grand Chancellor J. {L. Bowers, of Mandan, spoke of the jifuture of the order and the duty of. the members. (Robert L. Best reviewed\-the his- tory of St. Etmo lodge. ference ‘was made to the files of the Hismarek Daily Tribune for. April, 1868, which gave the information that \8t. Elmo lodge, Knights of Pythias, ¥ iB organ- izen April 23, 1885 under a; dispen- sation from Supreme Chancellor van Valkenberg. C.-M. Dahl, of Bismarck, was one of the original officers of} the local lodge. Mr. Best told of. the high place’ St. Elmo lodge ha? occupied in Pythian- ism in‘the atate”at various times, of aM a tall “ Tho six-cylinder overhesd\ casa” valve Engine of the 6-44 develops full 44 Horse- “power, + chain camshaft drive, duplicate in no other motor performance CORWIN M ~122 Main St. Hadson’s With the Phaeton - - $1695 H 7-Pass. Phaeton 1745 i Coach = = 1798 ; Cabriolet - = 2295 H Coupe - - 2570 i Sedan - = «2680 : Tour. Limousine 2920 3 Limousine - 3495 Dreight and Tax Extra saseeaeen: in All Ways Lower in Cost of fine car sales has always rested on value. Today you get the best Super-Six and greatest value Hudson ever offered. wy selling at $1695 and the 7-, Passenger, Phaeton at $1745 what do you find elsewhere that is com- parable in worth? PRICES * $1120 Sport Car. 91248 ee At Factory Roadster Tou Tes unusual power from a motor of small ’ bore and long stroke, which means economy ‘of operation, is possible only through the applica- « tion of the latest design and construction along © with the use of the best materials. Unit power plant, force feed lubrication, silent bronze- back main bearings and special pistons and rings are some of the . up-to-date construction features which you can . car at so low a price. ‘Andonly Oakland gives the special 15, 000 mile _ guarantee. Ask to see it. OTOR COMPANY Distributor. ( Bismarck, N. long leadership Hudson, Phaeton R. B. Loubek Motor Company ‘214 Main Street Distributors Bismarck, N. D. os Apa mnie eR E NOY Se the long trips: made to Washburn, Wilton and. other towns before, the days of present methods of rapid transportation. to institute lodges. August Carlson spoke of the efforts of the younger members of the lodge |to carry forward the work in the same high spirit that animated the founders of the lodge. The speech of presentation to.the class of veter- ang’ wag made by Francis. H. Register and response on behalf of the veter- ans was made by Captain John M. Belk, long a faithful member of the order, who emphasized its high prin- ciples. William A. Falconer spoke on the relation of the lodge to the home, George T.. Humphreys on its relation to society and George N. Keniston' on itg relation to young manhood. Judge Andrew Miller was present at ‘the banquet and spoke briefly before being’ called away on court matters. E. A. Hughes, one of the class of vet- erans, telegraphed greetings from Minneapolis, saying he wag detained on business. “REDS” RUNNING LEAGUE PAPERS -LIEDBRBACH Chairman Assails Some Editors of Western North Dakota League Papers Many Nonpartisan league editors in the western part of the state who are opposing the. present majority of the league gtate executive committee are bitterly attacked by Chairman A, H Liederbach in; the Courier-News of yesterday. Mr. Liederbach applies the wort much used by anti-leaguers two or three years:ago and which was almost a signal for a fight. “reds.” In the course of a long attack upon Editor Olaf Ribb, of the Ward County Farmers Press, Mr. Liederbach says: “A part of the present balance of conspiracy democratic form .of government: of the Nonpartisan League.in North Dakota, which The Courier-News and the State Executive committee’ has hitherto ignored, is the campaign of vilification, indulged in by a number of editors: of Nonpartisan the western end of the state. purpose of this is plain. set, as much as possible, the effect of the exposures made by the Courier- Bower ‘c The Willys-Knight motor is more powerful than any other-type of motor ‘ofits size, and. its power and smoothness _lasting qualities which the long life of the improves with use. The Touring reduced $150 now $137: Lahr Motor Sales Distributors Bismarck, N. D. ILL oS THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1922 News of the sohemb! to distodge” ‘tne | TDs men_.elected to conduct the affairs of the organization afd to replace them with the old self-appointed kaiserism, with all its crookedness, graft and wasteful extravagance. “Hence, lest silence be considered to ‘be a granting of assent to the fabri- cations issued by ‘these editors, who for the most part are reds and in sympathy with the little red soviet plan of: government, the lucubrations | ~ of one such will. be taken up and|7/" analyzed here for the benefit of all real Leaguers, and a complete show- ing made concerning the utter falsity of certain assertions made in defense of the balance of power plan, and}! of that deft mingling of truth and falsehood, at which such reds seem to ‘beso adept and to which they! seem to be peculiarly addicted.” , Don’t forget the dance at The Coliseum Friday, March 17. ; Oe: per dance. 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