The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 1, 1923, Page 1

’ WEATHER FORECAST. , Generally fair tonight and Fri- day. >< / ESTABLISHED - 1878 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1923 |. TENSION | INDEPENDENT — OF G.0.P.SAYS NEW SENATOR Frazier Declares Republican Organization Did Not Help To Elect Him SEES POWER BALANCE | Thinks“ Progressives” Hold Whip in Washington After March 4 United States Senator-elect Lynn J. Frazier declared his independence of the Republican national organi- zation, at a benquet given in his honor at the McKenzie hotel last night. Referring to a newspaper com- ment to the effect that a half-doz- en “radicals” would hold the bal- ance, of power in _Washington and including him as one % the six, Senator-elect Frazier sata: The national Republican organ. ivation didn’t put a cent or a dollar into. the campaign in North Dakota to support the Republican candi- dates. did put $10,000 into the campaign to support their candidate. I can’t see why anyone would criticize me if I don’t line up with the Republican national party. “I am glad I am free to go down to Washington without any strings.” The banquet was attended by 350 people. Senator P. D. Garberg. was toastmaster, and the program ine cluded numerous short talks. Sees Movement of Unrest Senator-elect Frazier began his talk by refering to “the Nonpartisan victory in Noyth Dakota and in our national government.” He said in every single instance where a pro- gressive—‘as we'd call a progres- sive’—was elected it was in a state where the successful candidate was endorsed by the Nonpartisan league. He mentioned Montana, Washington, Minnesota, Nebraska and Iowa. Re- garding the North Dakota etection he said results were not as good as taney might have been had the weath- er, been different. “I believe the progressive move- ment is sweeping throughout the na- tion,” he said. “There is a spirit of unrest.” He said when in Washington re- cently he ‘nad told persons that it was not more credit the farmer needed, but a fair price for his pro- ducts. He said while he was there a petition from Montana with names of 300 bankers on it asking for a fixed price for grain was received, and added all admit something must be done to remedy the agricultural situation. ; “<I am satisfidd taat within the next four years something is going to be,done along the lines we started i ee er and worker will get his i a 7 usthward,” he aserted. ple fre walking up.” . He saiq he had been told in Wash- ington he would be the only dirt farmer in the United States Senate, and thought it remarkable that there were not more in an agricul- tural country. To Hold Balance “I. believe that the farm’ bloc which has been ridiculted so much is going to be thought more of and tbat farm bloc will after March 4 hold the balance of power and we'll get some Tegislation for the com- mon _ people.”* He said ariong other things he believed the federal reserve system should be bit if not abolished, “to operate for &he people and not the bankers,” "He said he believed that gambling, in ‘necessities of life must be climinated by law, that he would vote to repeal the Esch-Cum- mins_act. “I shall stand for changing just a little our form of government to put it in the hands of the common people,” he said, id in closing quoted from the Dearborn_Indepen- dent, saying that the government now at Washington was “of special privilege, by special privilege and for special privilege.” - Many Speakers Among those who spoke durihg . the evening were Rep. George H. Hoople, W. J. Church, Nelson A. Mason, Frank Milhollan, Judge Grace, Judge John Lowe, William Lemke, Rep. Del: Patterson, Sens. 2 Christ Levang, Ole Ettestad, Rep. O. | T. Anderso1 Rep. Frank Vozel, ~ Judge Bronson, Sen. B. F. Baker. Mrs. Minnie Craig ‘sang two solos, a double quartette sang and ) Rep. Geo. Lakie sang a solo. : Senator B. F. Baker, referred: to the legislature by saying that “be~ fore this sesion is over history will be made again and before you go home you'll find. that North Dakcta is still on the forward trend.” Senator-elect Frazier had referred to the legislature, quoting a man in hts home as saying the Independents had been very fair to Nonpartisan: in committeé appointment going almost “fifty-fifty.” aid it reminded him of “‘fifty-fifty rabbit satisage”—one, rabbit and one horse, with the league the rabbit. - : nator-elect Frazier left for ,Far- go, today, amhels he will be guest at Tsong cpio ‘Among the ou the banquet last rid, John. W: Will! The Democratic organization ; “The peo- | i i i | with manslaughter. It was Anna physician. WITH SPEAKER Proceedings Are Enlivened | When Renville County Man Is Declared Out of Order And Parlimentary Jockey- ing Halts Rell Call— Everything Is Made Peace- ‘ful in the End. | 2 Rep; Dell Patterson, Nonpartisan, | Renville county, ran afoul of Speak- ler Johnson’s gavel in the house yes- day afternoon, and an unroarious ten minutes ended only when Rep. | Jardine, Independent, Cass county, withdrew ‘his demand that Mr. Pat- i terson vote upon the motion before ‘the house, and the latter subsided {appeal from the chair's ruling. The incident came when Rep. Pat- !terson arose to explain his vote against house -bill No. 113, appro- priating $80,000 for the purpose of partially indemnifying owners of cattle killed because found tuber- culin, in the next two years. “['m against paying out $80,000 |for stock neglected by the owners ‘and health officers, when they've i been selling the milk from these | céws to people and endangering | their health,” declared Rep. Patter- ‘son, and he continued his talk un- {til Rep. Watt jumped to-his feet. Watt objected, saying the speaker {was arguing on the bill and pot ex- i plaining his. vote, in accordafice with j house rules, “You're out of order,” said Speak- er Johnson to Rep. Patterson. “You're not explaining your vote.’ Rep. Patterson insisted he was. “You know how to explain your vote as well as anyone,” the speak- er replied) “You're out of order. Sit down.” Rep. Watt declared Rep. Patterson had been a member of four sessions and had “persistently violated the rules of this house.” Appeals From Chair Patterson appealed*from the chair. Rep, Watt demanded a call, of the house. Rep. Hempel objected this was out of order. Others jumped to, their fect, The speaker ruled the roll-call could not be interrupted, but that Rep. Patterson’ could ap- peal frem the choir when the roll- call was annéunced. “If ¥ can’t be sustained now I don’t care,” shouted Patterson, “I might as well wait to the Fourth of July.” He didn’t vote. ; Rep. Jardine objected to “Patter- son passing. The speaker voted, “I'm weak physically but just as strong mentally a@ I eyer’ was,” ex- claimed Rep. Patterson, “and no maa in this house is big enough to log- oll me—” He was interrupted by another demand from ‘the floor that he vote, _ “What is the pleasure of the hoyse ‘at the man’s refusal te-vote?” asked Speaker Johnson, sfter further in- terchange: Vests ‘ Rep. Starke.of Stark county prov: inquired how: he ed the peace-make: ; dr. Speaker,” he said, “I feel we, giving’ too mt importance to i tterson,and the position he, takes. I: feel’ that if he does not want to vote it is not of enough im: ee? to'-further delay the busi- ness of ‘this house. I ‘suggest the aga withdrew his demand that SISTER IN ROLE OF AVENGER | wR eee 'REP. PATTERSON PUTS “PEP” IN HOUSE DEBATE WHEN HE CLASHES OVER TALK ON VOTE Anna Logue, shown here, is the sister of Grace Logue, for whose i death Dr. Michael M. Stevens of Woburn, Mass., is on trial charged ‘Logue who demanded exhumation ; of her sister’; body and forced authoities to take action against the SENATE PASSES | RESOLUTION ON WHEAT PRICES Jackson Resolution on Price Stabilization Passed by The Senate ‘PAGE 1S OPPOSED ‘North Dakota, to see that the! without pressing a demand for an| Declares. Resolution Contra- | dicts Advertising of State To The World } Passage of the Rep. A. B. Jack ;son’s re.olution asking the govern- tment to stabilize the price of whent jand of 10 bills of minor importance j marked today’s session of the North | Dakota senate. | No {Jackson resolution but contrary to expectations the only imposition to lits passage cane from Senator East- gate, Indepen@ent of Grand Forks. Mr, Eastgate declared that during the last four years the state had spent over $260,000 on advertising to attract farmers to North Dakota. The passage of the resolution he said would brand this advert fraudulent. “In this resolu' }contradict everything we have been saying in our advertising during four yearsy” he declared. Senator Page of Benson, answer ing Mr, Eastgate, declared that the people of North Dakota were at pres- ent in the slough of despond on ac- count of their inability to secure a fair price for their crop. “The fix- ing of a wheat price is no more un- faip than was the guaranteeing of railway profits of the ship subsidy bill,” he’ declared. se Was For Resolution. Senator B. F. Baker, Nonpartisan of Renville county, declared himself to be in favor. of the resolution al- though voi¢ing his opinion that the minimum price for wheat of $1.50 (Continyed on page 3.) LUNDIN READY TO FACE CHARGE; BOND SECURED Chicago, Feb. 1—Fred Lundin, for- mer congressman. and long known ai the silent power behind the admit tration of Mayor Thompson, will ap- pear in Chicago tomorrow and sur- render on the,indictment charging him and) 23 others with conspiracy ‘to’ de: the, school board out of ne. million -dollars, hi; sel | mounced today. x “Bonds in the sum of $10,000 fixed by Judge McKinley have been arrang- ed for Lundin, his counsel said. . Virtus Rohm, also indicted with Lundin, is at liberty on-bond in Los Angeles, where he was sted and is expected to return to’ an ig indletmient and furnish Revs 4 roll call was taken on the: -INSTATEBANK ~ NOW ON BOOKS THEFT BAFFLES FLORIDA POLICE Miami, Fla., Feb. 1—Police here are today without tangible clues to solve the robbery of $850,000 worth BREAK HAILED BY GERMANS Report of Industrial Commis- of jewelry from the winter home of Newspapers Predict War Be- sion’ Puts Loss Over Earn- ings at $273,555 DRAKE MILL PROFITS Shown to Have Made Money Over Expenses During the Last Year The Bank of North Dakota now has a loss over earnings of $273,- 555.00, according to the\ report of the Industrial Commission, filed} with the Secretary of State today as required by law. The report is jas of Dec. 31, 1922, This represents an increase over a year ago. In the L report of the bank as of December | 81, 1921, there was’ still shown a | Profit, the Bishop, Brissman report |not having been acted upon. On ; June 29, 1922, the loss was shown | as $124,707.79. | The farm loan department has an| cperating loss of $34,861 in the last | year, the report shows. | The assets of the North Dakota! Home Builders’ Association “are | gradually sinking, its liabilities! growing larger and there is no way| to prevent the one nor retard the other,” according to the industrial commission, report. On the other hand an improve- ment in the affairs of the Drake | flour mill is reported by the com-| ‘mission, This mill, which has a | maximum capacity of .300 barrels a| day, showed a profit of $3,619.17,! | during ‘the year ending December | 81, 1922, the report shows. No ac- count is taken of a loss of $80,253.50! in previous operations of the mill, 4 was written off the year previous after an audit, it is stated. | Favorable activities of the Indus- | trial Commission as given in the| annual report include the negotia-| | tion of the sale of hail warrants! made by the commission with Twin City financial houses, in which the usual discount rate was cut materi- ally a year ago and recently sales made at a basis of almost part. The| sales of state industry bonds duritig the last year also are reported as satisfactory, a recent Sale of $1,650, 000 of farm loan bonds being made on a basis of 110.62 for 5% percent. bonds, or at the rate of par for bond 4% percent bonds. This will result in a lowered rate of interest on farm loans made by the Bank of : North Dakota, it is stated. Describes Agtivities | .The report, describing at length { the activities of the Industrial Com-? mission during the year, is made by the commission and Lewis F. Crawford, secretary. ' Comparison is made in the report to the situation existing with re3- pect to the state-owned, state-oper- ated enterprises when the Nonparti- san administration went out of pow: er on November 26, 1921. Opera- tions of the Home Building Associa-| tion have been suspended as far as possible because of the deficit of the association, which engaged in the purchase of building materials and building of homes for over persons. The final loss depends, it is stat- ed, on the result of litigation now pending in which home buyers con- tend the cost of the houses was greater than bargained’ for. Because | Payments are not kept up by home buyers the loss is growing steadi- ‘ly, it is stated, i Drake Shows Profit | Leaks at the state-owned flour | mill at Drake have been stopped, at least temporarily, the report says. During the last calendar year the mill manufactured 14,973 barrels of flour at a cost ‘of $18,096, or $1.20 a barrel. Under the Nonpartisan ad- ministration, it stated, just 14 bar- rels less were manufactured at a cost of $32,829, or $2.19 a barrel in 1921, Office salaries were $6,707 in 1921 and $2,479 in (1922. Mill wages dropped from $11,905 to $5,866. “Our report for the year 1921, supplemented (by the Bishop, Briss- (Continued on Page Three) WILL NAMED 10 STATE BODY Succeeds Judge Amidon in . Historical Society Eg George F. Wit of Bismarck, w: elected as.a director of the North Dakota Historical Society at the bi- ennial meeting of the society here yesterday. He takes .Place of Judge C. F, Amidon, Fargo, resign- ed. Other directors whose terms ¢: pired this year and-who were re- lected. were Professor 0. G. Libby, Grand» Forks; L. A. Acker. Hills- boro; Lewis F. Crawford, Bismarc! G. Grimson, Langdon; J. M, Gillette Grand. Forks; Judge © Sveinbjor#| Johnson, Bismarck and Victor Ward- rope, Leeds. The terms are for four years. ‘ Mr. Will and Dr. Melvin, Gilmore, curator of the society, were chosen to mark the grave in Burleigh coun- ty, four miles north of Sterling, of Chaska’ who was an Indian ‘scout! with General HLH. °Sibi ‘a ‘The purposes to. 2c Liberty t Jovce DEMOCRATS T0 ; action | our organization pulling nd Mrs. David Joyee, of Chi-j cago, reported yesterday. by Mr. Pf are searching for a ped | reported to have been in| Officers ° the vicinity of the Joyce home can- vassing the last few days. SEEK VICTORY INNO, DAKOTA Chance to Win in 1924, Says Chairman of State Cen- tral Committee CALLS FARGO MEETING Declares That He’ll be “Anti-; Republican, Pro- Democratic” Re-organization of the Democratic party in North Dakota for victory in 1924 is announced by Gaius S. Wooledge of Minot, chairman of the state committee, in a letter ad- dress, to members of the state and county committees. Wooledge de- clares He hopes he'll always be re- garded as “anti-Republican and pro Democratic.” ‘A meeting of the executive com- mittee of the Democratic party in the state is called for Fargo on February 22. The circular letter of Mr. Wool- edge, also given to the press, says Dear Sir: I have appointed our Executiv’ Committee as per the attached list Certain press reports that my is in the interests of any particular faction, or that my ac- tions are “anti-Johnson” are: abso- lutely unfair and untrue. As you know, I have always been a warm admirer and supporter of. Hon. Sveinbjorn Johnson, and I feel thar he has rendered great and lasting service to our state and party. I do not expect the approval of Demo- crats. If my action is anti-anything I hope it will always be taken as Anti-Republican and Pro-Democrat- ic. In the appointment of this com- mittee I recognize no faction .or fac- tional lines in our organization, if any exist. I feel that we should now endeavor to get all the elements of together that we may contribute an import- ant yart to a real Democratic vic- tory in 1924. Some may think that it is im- ossihle ot reconcile factional dif- cenees T do not think that is true and, nevertheless it will do not harny to attempt it. Certainly we cannot have » united organization with one faction meeting secretly in one place and another faction doing likewise somewhere else, and the best way to avoid this is to give every element recognition and a chance to be heard at our meetings and in our committee work. Our party can win in 1924. Our people are woefully suffering from Rephblican rule. Memorializing a Republican Congress about fixing the price of wheat is almost an idle act. If Congress wants to do some- thing in the interest of the people it should repeal the Fordney-Mc- Cumber tariff law and abandon its Ifish dilatory foreign policy, which policy has wholly destroyed our for- eign market. Then the farmer and all of ur would receive substantial relief, which never can be obtained through Republican subsidy legisla- tion. The Republican tariff law is materially advancing the cost of liv- ing each month now, and I am satis- fied that the elections in 1924 will turn them out of power. I should be pleased to have sug- gestions from you at any time, and want your help and cooperation at all times. Yours sincerely, L. S. WOOLEDGE, Chairman. P..S8. Get your friends to sub- scribe to Democraite newspapers. GOVERNOR OF PORTO RICO TO BE RETIRED Washington, Feb..1-—The early re- tirement from office of E, Mont Reil- ly, whose edministration as Governor, of Porto Rico, has been attended by continual controversies in and out of the islands was forecast today in of- cial quarters. INSTITUTE AT EGELAND Egeland, N. D.; Feb. 1—Dan E. ‘Willard and Alfred ‘Eastgate, speak- ‘ers from the stete department of agriculture and ‘ibor, held two meetings in Egeland; ‘They discuss- ed the ‘business side of farming. Diversification, rotation, weed con- i, poultry, gatrsing ‘and feed. ’ rom jock Lake, to Byki cotings tween Allies—Cheer News Before Bulletin Boards DEFEAT FRENCH SLOGAN Populace in Furor. of Ex- citement Over Near East Crisis Note From France London, Feb. 1—The British government to’ay received a note from France, the substance of which is that France reserves the rigat to undertake separate negotiations with Turkey in the Lausanne confer- event of the ence failing. Essen, Feb. 1.—The Ruhr forgot its troubles last evening on receipt of Lausanne dispatches from Ger- man sources announcing “final break | between England and France the Near East Question.” i “Certain war between Great Bri- tain and France,” screamed the ‘eadlines on one of the newspaper extras. “Ruhr problem nearing solu- tion,” read another. Great crowds gathered in front of the bulletin boards in Essen and Duesseldorf to cheer the reports from Lausanne. For tthe first time in three weeks there was joy in tae Ruhr. The population had been waiting in front of newspaper offices in anti- cipation of publication of an ulti- matum from France to Germany. When news of a break at Lausanne ‘was announced the people were greatly relieved, and greeted bulletin with tumultuous cnaeers. Extra additions of the’ Westpha- lian Gazette and the Duesseldorf Tageblatt-were snapped up promptly \t 100 marks a copy. Officers on duty at French head- quarters volunteered the informa- tion that no official advice as to a Franco-British break ‘nad been. re- ceived from Paris, and that the joy of the Germans is likely to prove premature. 5 “We will defeat the French,” was the cry heard again and again as pa- trols of soldiers dispersed the ‘rowd. The pepulation was in good over humor ang taunted the French sol- | diers without ance. In the absence of any official news from Lausanne the population of Duesseldorf and Essen went to bed confident that the Near East im- broglio would prove the Ruhr’s sal- vation. WOMAN MAY GET NOBEL offering any resist- PEACE PRIZE Stockholm, Feb. 1—For the first time in history the Nobel peace nrize will go to a woman if the of- ficial recommendation of the 1923 award is accepted. Miss Elsa Brand- strom, a Swedish Red Cross worker, is the nominee for the prize of $40,- 000 given each year by the Nobel in- stitute to the person selected by the Swedish parliament. Mrs. Rockefeller and Daughter Have Narrow Escape New York, Feb. 1—Mrs. William J. Rockefeller, widow of the late fi- nancier, and her daughter, Florence, were forced to flee in their night clothes to a nearby hotel when fire damaged three floors of their Madi- son avenue town house early today. The fire was discovered by a maid in the home. SITTING BULL ALSO TAUGHT ’EM the | _ LAST EDITION FIND BILLS OF LOOT TAKEN FROM DENVER MINT St. Paul, Feb, 1.-~—Bills answering the description of loot stolen in the Fed Reserve bank truck in front of the’Denver mint were found here today. WOULD REVISE GUARANTYFUND BODY'S POWER Senator Bond’s Bill Prepared For Introduction in the State Senate WOULD BUY ASSETS Would be Permitted to Take Up Bills Payable to Hurry Liquidation | Senator Walter Bond’s bill: enlar- | ging the powers of the state guar- anty fund commission was ready for presentation in the senate this aft- ernoon. The chief feature of the bill is th power to investigate the affairs o banks which are operating under che state guaranty fund law which are given to the commission. The commission is empowered to employ two inspectors and assist- with the state banking department and would investigate the condition of any bank at any time the com- mission might see fit, They would have full powers to. go through the records, of banks and to compel the officers and stockhqlders thereof to | give whatever information might be desired, Could Compel Strengthening | In the event of any doubt arising jas to the solvency of any bank un- der investigation, the commission would have the power to compel \the bank to set aside the deposits received during the period of inves tigation as special deposit to be kept in a separate fund for the re- imbursement of the depositors in the event that the bank was finally found to be insolvent, When convinced of the insolvency of a bank the commission is given power to go, into district court and ask the closing of the bank and she appointment of a receiver for the same. These are regarded by the mem- bers of the commission as the most important provisions of the new law. Can Buy Assets Other provisions however empow- use the funds in its hands to take | up the bills payable of closed banks. This has been one of the points re- garding which the powers of the commission have been questioned. The manager of the Bink of Nortn Dakota is made an ex-officio mem ber of the commiss’on. Terms of the law regarding the payments of assessments, and che withdrawal of banks which wish to take up national charters are prac- tically unchanged the assessments being fixed at one-twentieth of one percent of the average daily de- posits of the bank being assessed. There is no change made in the maximum number of assessments which may be made in the course of a year. The bill was drawn with the ap- proval of the guaranty fund com- mission. COAT REPLEVINED AS STOLEN. Stanley, N. D., Feb. 1—Cecil Rob- inson, recently, arrested by Ward county authorities, and held for Mountrail officials ,on a charge of horse stealing, is minus an overcoat instituted by M. C. Lukkasson of Blaisdell. The Lukkasson store was robbed this winter, and Robinson, it is alleged, was in- possession of a stolen overcoat. At a hearing, Jus- tice George W. Wilson decided in favor of the plaintiff and ordered the coat turned over. ~~ THEY'RE GETTING BETTER EACH DAY Fort Yates, N. D., Feb. 1—As Emile; Coue is in the limelight to- day because of his theories in auto- suggestion in modern healing, 80 was the great Sioux Chief, Sitting Bull, for the samé doctrines, thirty- three years ago, according to Frank Fiske, an authority on Indian mat- ters in this section of the state, According, to Mr. Fiske, - Sitting Bull evidently had faith in his own healing powers. His faith was pro- jected into the subconscious mind of his patierit enforced by a drink of shocking bitterness.! The patient Knew he was sick. He knew that Sitting Bull was helping him to get well, and, perforce, according to. all that was right, in his mind, there- was. nothing to it but to ‘This is the version of Sitting Bull's healing powers as told today by Mr. Fiske who gained his information from an eye-witness to some of the chief's successes as a healer. Sitting Bull was called a Medicine well. | Prat Man, along with many more names more or less approbrius, by the men who conqkered him, according *o Mr. Fiske, The term Medicine Man, is a literal translation from the Sioux of what they called the white medical men who tgied to cure ail- ments by administering concoctions specific, he stated. But the endear- ing name the Sioux used for’ such men as Sitting Bull, was Healer, and he well asother of his contem- pory’ healers understood the value of suggestion, fs the opinion of Mi Fiske. He ‘said the Indian Healer worked upon the respective minds: of his patients, and their minds were easily influenced by sugges- tion ‘because the had a's putation for Being in ietice. ; " 9 ants who would work in cooperation | er the commission if it sees fit to» as a result of replevin proceedings | PRICE FIVE CENTS IN RUHR ZONE MORE MARKED JHEAVY DEFICIT $250,000 JEWEL 'LAUSANNE IOLASH FEARED “WITH CIVILIANS AND SOLDIERS Not a Ton of Ruhr Coal Has | Moved to France Since Occupation _CUNO DISCUSSES CRISIS tors But Worse For the ! Debtors i Declares It Is Bad For Credi- \ | London, Feb. 1—The tension be- | tween allied troops and the popula- tion of Essen is noticeably more | marked, and is causing concern, says a Reuter dispatch from the occupied The feeling ‘has been embit- tered by the numerous deportations which are reliably estimated to ex ceed 80 in number. Neutral observ ers, the correspondent adds, believe that the increased severity of the o: cupying forces has been largely du to the fact that not a ten of th: Ruhr coal has gone to France sinc the occupation. | A Reuter dispatch from Cologn: jays the French authorities have in formed the German newspaper edi ‘tors that all derogatory references t: |the French are prohibited. The ed: tors are reported to have been elim inating the words “France” an “French.” | DISCUSSES SITUATION. | Berlin, Feb. 1.—Chancellor Cuno | discussing the Ruhr occupation wit! ;@ dozen American correspondent: |last evening, summed up the situ: |tion by declaring: | “It's bad business—bad for th creditors, but worse for the debto jas the former gets nothing while tl |latter becomes systematically ruir \ The chancellor confined his r marks to an impassioned present: | tion of the economic aspects of tt | Ruhr situation with reference their effect on Germany’s intern: ‘situation and-her capacity for fur- ther reparation payments. Ho gav !no hint that Germany contemplate \taking the initiative in the presen | situation. “If the French advance into vi Ruhr is to be interpreted as a pur ly economic enterprise,” the cha cellor asserted, “and calculated , Promote the collection of reparation its initial effects of German financ and economics can hardly be view as facilitating that purpose.” i STRIKES CONTINUE. Coblenz, Feb. 1.—The strike of tl railway men and river boatm throughout the Rhineland is contin’. ing with only occasional trains mo ing and these operated by t French. The German workers in the wat ind electric light plants underwe a change of heart at the last mome and did not strike as planned. TRAIN SERVICE CUT. Duesseldorf, Feb. 1.—The gener railway. strike is effective at Ma: ence and Cologne and throughout tl Ruhr valley. One train daily, wor! ed by French crews, is dispatche from Paris to Mayence; anothe |from Paris to Cologne, and a thir j from Paris to Coblenz and return. At Ingersheim yesterday the Paris Mayence express was switched off o a blind siding but the enginer ap plied the brakes in time to avert : catastrope. DRAFTING PLANS London, Feb. 1.—Separatist agents land agitators in the Rhineland ir {conference #t Coblenz since the de- parture of the American troops hav ‘been \drafting plans for the pro- clamation of a Rhineland Republica”: today, says a Coblenz dispatch : | ceived here last evening. The contemplated coup is to bc carried out with the aid of +1 | French) and Belgian military for | who will promptly proceed to pr- j claim martial law, seize all lines | communi¢ation and evict German /‘- ficials, the dispatch says. TINNES RESTING. Muhiheim, Feb.. 1.—Hugo Stinr: {who has been resting at Oberh« came to the occupied Ruhr area 3 © terday for the first visit since the rival of the French. The magnate’: colleagues. here and elsewhere hax: been urging him to remain outsi( the occupied zone at present, \v Herr Stinnes escaped the guard. BUREAU IS SUSTAINED. Rugby, N. D., Feb. 1—The Nortt Dakota wor 8 compensation bu reau was sustained in: Pierce county district court: here in -its award 0: $8,792.50 to A. J. Dusher, injureé while employed by the Independeu‘ Grain company of Knox, N. The grain a aid