The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 7, 1923, Page 1

==" WEATHER FORECAST. Partly, cloudy tonight and Thurs- day. Much colder ‘Thursday. araree| ESTABLISHED 1878 HARDING PLEADS FOR O. K. OF B BRITISH DI DEBT ' PLAN ® THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1923 ORDER BRITISH SHIPS OUT OF SMYRNA SIX BIG SUBJECTS BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE FOR DISPOSAL IN LAST 24 DAYS OF ITS SESSION Election Laws, Tax Matters, State Highways, Banks, Economy and State Enterprises Form the “Big Six” — | More Than 700 Bills and Resolutions Are in the Hoppers | At the Close of the 35th Legislative Day — Big Fight, Rises on Move to Restrict State Highway Building. With the last regular day for introducing bills - 0. \ INCOME TAX | APPROVED BY | STATE SENATE Bill Materially Increasing Rates Goes Through by Vote of 31 to 15 K. BANK MERGERS Bill Passes Senate — “Mercy SLEUTH POSES AS MOVIE MAN IN RUM HUNT Hanford, Calif., Feb, 7.—William Power McKay, district attorney sot, 10 days past has posed as a motion picture director. Yesterday the eli- max of “In Old Arkansas” was stag- ed at location in a small dilapitgted ranch house, Six bootleggers and six gallons of illicit liquor was reported to have rewarded the dozen Kings county and Hanford officers who kept vigil throughout the night awaiting de- livery of the liquor which was © to a company of 35 actors and who were to arrive Wed- LAST EDITION SHIP SUBSIDY PASSAGE ALSO IS ADVOCATED British-American Debt Plan Means Great Help in World | Finance, He Says FLOUTS BONUS PLAN Says Original Agreement Pre- | | CHARLIE TELLS THE WORLD | in the legislature ended, the total has reached 680 bills and many resolutions which’ brings the total to more than 700. A vast amount of work, as well as a well defined program | of legislation of great importance, is before the solons for disposal in the last 24 hours of the session . Sixteen bills have been signed by the Governor, several of which because emergency clauses already havé become , laws, and more were ready today to be signed. This com- | pared with a record of no law: by the 1921 legislature. the Governor 18 were senate and three were house measures. as a large number of other 3 enacted up to Kebruary 15; measures were ahead of it, Of the 16 bills which Mad gone to, there was some doubt as to The last flood of bills has done no more than emphasize , the already big subjects of the eral subjects are: The highways program has become@ this week one of the biggest questions of the “big six” and promises to form the subject for one of the hottest fights of the assembly in which part; liz s will be broken, Flection Program. The election laws program is that of the Independent leaders, and it was completed in the introduction of additonal wills in the assembly late yesterdays It embraces: one election law providing for abolition of party lines in the selection of state offices, a companion law providing a “Unitea States ballot’ on which candidates for general offices will be selected through party affiliations, and anoth- er bill providing the basis of repre- sentation on the state party commit tees shall he one for each 2,000 votes or fraction thereof instead of ons each legislative distritt. The non-party; state election bill was approved on committee report in the state verlate late yesterday. There is however, considerable op- position to the proposal to abolish party lines in state elections, partly based on the ground that similar lawa were submitted to the people in 1921! and defated. Senator Thorson also, placed before the senate a resolution calling on congress to submit a con-; stitutional amendment providing 4- year terms for congressmen and 8- year terms for U. S. senators. The tax program moved forward also when the state senate passed the administration income tax bill, de- signed to raise approximately half of, the sttae general fund revenue. In- cluded in this program are bills pro- viding for limitation of tax levies, classification of property for taxa- tion, removal of all exemptions ex- cept $200 an personal property and| other bills on the same subject, and} the county budget system which practically re-writes the school dis- trict budgeting laws. Several bills are pending’ affecting the state highways program. There} is the pregram of the North Dakota Good Roads association, embraced in| a constitutional amehdment and} three bils, all of which are designed to strengthen the state highway com- mission, to provide a system of state | highways and to turn all motor ve- hicle receipts into the highways | fund. These bills dre still held in} eommittee. Among the Bills in. opposition is one placed before the hosue on the last day by four members, Repre-| sentatives Vogel, Miller, Rustad and| McDowell. It reduces the state high- | way commissions appropriation and provides for winding up of federal aid work, All motor vehicle license receipts excepting those needed to run the. motor vehicle registration department and the highway commis. sion until the federal aid work would we wound up, would go to counties in proportion to the amount collect- ed. Demand Road Program. Officers of the North Dakota Good|' Roads association and other good roads supporters are demanding that the roads association program or one equally as good be put into effect Already. declarations have been made that if the legislature abolishes 'the ,good roads, work there wil be a ‘“good roads party” in the field two. years from now, Banking Program. The banking program includes pro- posal for repeal of the guaranty fund commission law after 1924, submis- sion to vote of the people a bond is- Election laws, tax matters, state high- ways, banks, economy, and state ate enterpr ses. WAR AVIATOR: ‘death followed by dialation of the legislature. The six big gen-' PROBE DEATH OF ACTOR AND Sheldon Judson Found Dead | Under Mysterious Cir- cumstances i i} Los Angeles, Feb. 7—Authorities | announced they were investigating! the death of Sheldon Judson, 27! years old, motion picture actor, | world war aviator, and son of weal-| thy parents, whose body was found! Monday ‘in’ his apartment. Police de-| tectives and attaches of coroner's office were trying to find whether Judson’s death was accidental, sui- cidal or inflicted by someone else. Detectives said they found a glass syringe on the body and on a table! nearby a quantity of white powder | nd a coffee cup containing a dark fluid. The coroner's physician said heart which might be caused by acute indigestion. Authorities pointed out that Jud- son faced a charged of manslaugh- ter a result of an automobile ac- | Its fate in the house is more | ; doubtful however. i i The senate judiciary com- | Bill” for Prisoner Passes House | ‘The administration bill for state elections on a non-party basis was on the senate calen- dar for final action today but whether or not a vote would be _reached this’ afternoon. There seems to be no doubt that the bill will pass the sen- ate especially since William Martin, Nonpartisan of Mor- ton county voted with the In- dependents Tuesday afternoon | to accept the committee report recommending it for passage. mittee this morning voted to recommend two bills for in- definite postponement. One | of these was House bill No. 1, exempting one third of a crop from all liens except those for seed and labor. The oth- | er was S. B. 237, Wog, which would have made 6 months the time limit for filing appeals in criminal cases. i Senate Bill 206 providing that a verdict of five sixths of berated for 12 hours was xe- commended for passage, and a divided report will be made by the committee on H. B. 23 ex- tendirig the inquistorial pow- ers of state’s attorneys in criminal eases. The income tax bill prepared hy the North Dakota tax commissioner and introduced by Senator P. 0. Thorson was passed by the North Dakota senate late yesterday in the, form recommended by the report of the Independent majority members of the committee on taxes and tax laws, The final vote on the passage of the measure was 31 to 15 the sena- tors who opposed it being all mem- bers of the Nonpartisan League. The to begin the scene “In Old PAN-AMERICAN cludes “Bonus Rider” on Debt Refunding Washington, Feb. 7.—Congres- sional approval of the war-debt ‘funding agreement negotiated with TREATIES ARE SIGNED TODAY Unity ‘Brought About Through the Good Offices Of The United States | Take Steps Toward Providing Cooperation Among the American Republics Washington, Feb. 7.—A treaty of | peace and amity, 11 conventions! and three protocols were signed to-| ‘day at the final plenary session of the Central American conference in the hall of the Americas at the Anq) American Union, | Secretary of State Hughes | sided and in summing up the re- sult of the conference, which |sembled Dec. 4 at the invitation of | President Harding, congratulated’ the plenipotentiares of Guatemala, ; El San Salvador, Honduras, Nicar-| jaugua and Costa Rica on the suc cess of the negotiations and re-it- States for these nations. Heads of the delegations express-} ed confidence that the agreements reached would bring desired results. Costa Rica refrained from sign- \ing the conventions establishing with certain exceptions, trade treat- ies between the signatory powers, The American delegation joined the the other five in signing only one of reason for the opposition was voic- cident when his automobile ran down and killed a man New Year's Eve. ‘LEGION HEAD BACKS FRANCE Declares Legion Members Support Her Action New York, Feb. 7.—The American Legion does ont hesitate to declare its sympathy with France in its o* cupation of the Ruhr, Alvin Owsley, national commander of the legion, said at a luncheon meting of New York advertising men’s post. Commander Owsley declared thzt some of the legion posts in New York were “too lukewarm” in the statement of legion purposes and aims. “The Legion,” he said, “is the ell- American organiaztion, untouched by any political party, creed or faith Let there be one organization that will rose above party opinions and do ee all-American. ed by Senator B. tisan, of Renville county who de- clared his conviction that in the form in which it was presented the; measure was of no use. Tyo amendments to the bill urged, by the league minority had been| voted down by the ‘senate before the | bill came up for final passage. One would have raised the taxes on in- comes which are in excess of $10,000 | per year. The other, would have pro- vided/for greater publicity in the matter of taxes being paid by in- dividuals. May Be Issue The league will make an issue of the income tax law Senator Baker indicated in his remarks during the debate. “This matter has been made a statewide issue in other states, and it soon will be in this one,” he said. “The farmer has no way*to escape taxation on his acres of land, his cattle, and his horses but you are permitting the man with the big in- come to escape. If that is justice I I want none of it.” Following the passage of the bill the clincher motion was applied. Consolidation Bill Passes .. Senate Bill 152 Which provides-the machinery for the consolidation ‘or | merger of banks of the state was ‘(Continued on Page Three) “LUXURY TAX” PROPOSED FOR STATE ON CIGARS, AMUSEMENTS Imposition of “luxury taxes,” which the author believes would raise hun- dreds of thousands of dollars annu- aly for the sta neral fund, is provided in bills. placed before the house by Rep. Watt, Cass county, chairman of the appropriations com- mittee. Tax on tobacco and cigars, amuse- ments, cabarets and danc ire pro- vided in two bills.’ “The farmers of the state haven't tax and it would go into the general fund, House bill No, 247 proposes a tax on “admissions to any place” of: i, cent for each 10-cents charged, pro- viding no tax shall be collected on an admission of 10 cents or less. Jt would include “admission by season ticket or subscript to be paid by the person paying for such admis- sion.” The term “admission” in- cludes “boxes, seats, and tables, re- F, Baker, Nonpar-| [unification of protective | the conventions, that establishing | international commission of inquiry jand a protocol declarng the full | sympathy of the United States witn ha conventions entered into by the other five governments for the es- | tablishment of an international Cen- tral American tribunal and its will- ingness to designate 15 Americans citizens for service on the tribunals to be created in accordance with its terms. ¢ The other conventions signed by ; the five delegations dealt with the laws for workmen and labor. The practice of ‘the liberal professions, the prepara- ‘for agricultural experiment and animal industry, reciprocal exchange of Central American: students, ex- tradition, establishment of na nent Central American commissions and limitation of armaments. BALMY BREEZE - SHORT LIVED,” |'To Be Much Colder Thursday, Is Prediction Balmy breezes which followed yes- terday’s cold snap will not last long. the weather bureau announces, Much colder weather ig ‘predic’ shift for Thursday, with stro winds becoming northwest. The high pressure area’ which brought 27 below yesterday has, however, moved to the Jower Great Lakes region and it cal not be ab cold again tomorrow. Highest northwest temperatures at 7 a. m. tdday, according to’ tele- graphic reports to the weather bu- reau, were in the Dakotas and Mon- tana. It was 24 above in Bismarck at 7 a, m. and 84 above at noon. The only sub-zero erated the friendship of the United ‘tion fo conventions, electoral legis- | | lation, the establishment of stations .| debate,” he declared, Great Britain was requested by | President Harding today as ‘‘a! recommitment of the English speaking. world to the validity of contracts.” {_ Coupled with this approval the President added in an address at a joint session of the senate and house that congress should enact into law the administration ship bil because “it is as important to avoid losses as it is to a ; funds on debts.” Ample time for action on both | DECLARE GOOD WILL. of the meagures, it was declared ov Mr. Harding, remains before jthe present congress goes out of ‘existence on March 4 and either, he said, was: yet to be recorded as) a chapter of great achievement. | i Could Not Meet Terms | | The president made no specific! lhe metieeral jions as to the form the action of congress on the Brit-; lish should take, leaving it to the! leaders in Congress to decide what | }method should be taken to amend the present law so as to permit; confirmation of the agreement re- | cently reached by the British and American debt commissions. | “It _was*manifest from the be-| | ginning,” he said,” that Great Bri-| igram of payment which would con- | form. to the limitations of time ‘and interest rate which the com- missiin had been ‘authorized to draft, but here was a great nation acknowledging its obligation and seeking terms in which it might repay. “So your commission proceeded he negotiate in a business way for a fair and just settlement. Your| commission went to far as it be-! lieved the American sense of fair’ play would justify. f Great Importance i_ “It means vastly more than the mere funding and the ultimate discharge of the largest interna- tional loan ever contracted. |_ “It is a recommitment of the English speaking world to the va- lidity of contracts. It is in effect, a plight against war and war ex-' nenditures and a rigid adherence to debt production and retrench- ment which enhances stability pre- cisively as it discharges obliga- tions.” Against Bonus Rider pre: | tain could not undertake any pro-; Aluding indirectly to proposals! to attach to the congressional act of approval, a soldiers’ bonus bill ;the president rcminded. Congress that the war-time authorization for the loans contained in itself a stipulation that when the money was paid back it should be applied jand other government issues. | As a part of his statement on the debt negotiations the executive read a report from the American commission headed by Secretary jeericn describing the settlement s “fair and just to both govern- ments” and predicting that it j would make a most important con- | Ebution to international stabili- Wants Subsidy Action Mr. Harding’s appeal for action on the ship bill was prompted, he paid that its opponents were seek- ing to prevent a‘ roll-call on it before the end of the section, ses- sion, March 4. “Mere avoidance by prolonged “is a mark cf importance on a vital public question. I plead for a decision. “If there is a favorable major- ity the bill should be enacted. If the majority if opposed defeat will be decisive. Then if Congress fails in providing the requested} alternative measures the executive branch-of the government ma‘ proceed as best it can to end the losses in liquidation and humilia- tion. ‘ The Weather For twenty-four hours ending at noon today: to the retirement of liberty bonds; i *|LEGION MEN FAIL IN FIGHT . ‘sue of $7,600,000 with whict to pay| got any money,” said Rep. Watt, “yet served or otherwise, and similar ac, temperatures Charlie Chaplin and Pola Negri, standing hand in hand on the veranda of Pebble Beach Lodge, Delmonte, Cal., tell the world it’s true they’re engaged. They won’t tell when they’ll wed, but, ’tis said, that won't be before Feb. 15, at least, for the movies have insured Pola agaiast marriage until that time. TWO MINERS KILLED AT ZAP WHEN TRAIN BEARS DOWN UPON THEM ON WAY TO WORK-NIGHT MINE SHIFT Mandan, Feb. 7. en, 24, and John McPe: employed at the Lu at Zap, N. D., 70 miles ds, were walking down the rail- spur from the town to the mine to go to work on the night shift, ana failed to see the approaching train. Langhausen was instantly killed and McPeck lived two hours. Fun- rge Langhaus k, 38, Strike mine north of here, were killed at 5:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon when they were srtuck by y a switching train which was back-| eral services will be held a Zap to- ing a string of box cars down the| morrow morning. Janghausen, who mine spur. is survived by a wife and two chil- The two men, with their overconts| dren, will be taken to Bismarck for about their ears and wearing muf-| burial, MePeck’s body will be taken flers to shield them from the chilly! to Oshkosh W HAROLD LLOYD TO BE MARRIED HARDING TO Los Angeles, Feb. 7.-—Announee- BR ANDIDATE ment of the engagement of Harold! Lloyd, motion picture comedian, ¢o marry Mildred Davis, his leading wo man, for three years has made| wi ye . known by her-parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Land G. O. P. in 1924, Howard Davi Says Watson i No date has been set for the wed- | ding, it was stated, but it was an- y | nounced it would be a quict one and] Washington, Feb. 7. — President probably would take placo within al yy die wilt } : week, anling will be a candidate for re-| psc MOREL UPS election in 1924 and will be nomin- DELEGATE APP®INTED. ated unanimously by the Republican Governor R. A. Nestos has appoint-| Party, Senator Watson of Indiana,| ed John W. Maher of Devils Lake,| Prominent in the Republican leader-| as North Dakotas’ representative at) Ship, predicted in the senate during | a meeting of the International Cham-| + debate: with Democrats over politi- ber of Commercial organizations at| cal question Rome, Italy, Feb. 17-24. Mr. Maher| The Ind senator also promised will sail from New York Feb. 10 for Senator Lodge of his support Massachusetts, the Republican lead- er in the senate, for that position in the next congress, saying that “if the senator from Massachusetts wants to be leader in the next Con- gress, I"know of no reason why he shouldn't be and I am for him.” He] added that the Republican party would present a united front in 1928 and stand on the administration’ record in congress and in the execu- tive departments. IS PLANNED Sanborn, N. D., Feb. 7.—Property owners whose places of business were recently destroyed here by fire, plan to rebuild in the spring. Intention to rebuild has been an- nounced by the First Uational bank, the A. J. Linn Hardware company, Nie Clarens and Andrew Waity. The Euiott Hardware Company hs not yet. announced its intentions, REBUILDING FOR NOV. 11 AS SCHOOL HOLIDAY A determined effort led on the floor of the house by American Le- gion members ‘to keep Armistice Day a holiday for the schools of the state failed, and a bill virtually to provide Labor Day should be a holiday in the schools, but this, too, was lost, The Legion men gained one point when the house accepted the amend- 'sanne treaty | Turkish delegation PRICE FIVE CENTS TURKS’ DEMAND TO BE IGNORED BRITISH FIRM New Serious Situation Arises In Near East From Per- emptory Turk, Demand TREATY NOT SIGNED Great Britain Demands Turk Delegation Head Put His Ideas in Writing (By the Associated Press) Constantinople, Feb. 6.— The Turkish commander ai Smyrna has- informed the commanders’ of the allie! warships that he has order: to enforce their withdrawe’ if they do not comply wit! the Turkish order to leav: Smyrna. The British intend to pay no attention to the threaten: ed Turkish ultimatum de manding that the allied war. ships leave Smyrna, it was authoritatively stated thi afternoon. . There is nothing in the armistice agreement prevent ing the presence there of al. lied warships and the British ;do not intend to leave. POINCARE BACKS BRITAIN Paris, Feb. 7.—Even tenacious op- timists admitted today that pros- ‘pects of the signing of the Lau- between the powers? and the Turks had receded jpté the distant future, Ismet Pasta, it seems, had another change .of mind almost before the train bearing the French delegation homeward from | Lausanne was out of sight, abandon- jing the conciliatory attitude which 50 impressed M. Bompard, This further manifestation of ey ae changes of fron exasperating effect o Lad oan the British foreig: secretary and even on friends Turkeys in France. Therefore, when Britain declar. Ismet must put in writing the cla ses on which the allies and Turke re in agreement together with tho ies be reserved for the ntxt conver tion, further asserting that the ec: nomic questions ought to be settl at once, Premier Poincare hastenc to support this viewpoint and communicate it to Ismet. The latter put nothing in writin- and said he gave to County Masig secretary-general of the conferen« for transmission to the powers F ‘views which appeared today to hx created an entirely new situatior Ismet declared that Turkey w ! still ready to sign 80 percent of t treaty clauses but asked postpor ment of the final enactment’ of ot ers, including those covering sconomie and financial questio: met, expressed the desire to iit with the Angora governm He said the armistice would « tinue inasmuch as the negotiatic at Lausanne had not collapsed | ficially and expressed his readin to resume tKe discussion at the st i gestion of the allies, ISMET LEAVES Lausanné, Feb. 7.—Ismet Pas and the principal members oft! left Lausan for Angora at 7 o'clock this mor ing. A secretary remained behin TAXPAYERS OF CASS ORGANIZF Fargo, Feb. 7.—Taxpayers of Far organized the Fargo branch of ‘ North Dakota Taxpayers associati at a meeting at the Fargo Comm cial club. L. B. Hanna was nam chairman, Frank B. Leach, vice -pre dent and H. P, Beckwith, secretar treasurer. M, Hanna will name committee of five to act with + officers an an executive commiti Ninety-six membersaips were seci: ed last night. On motion of Emerson H. Smit the newly organized associat went on record favoring a red: tion in the assessed valuation of « property in the state as the fi’. concrete step toward a reduction the tax burden. The officers were instructed to'ask the Norta Dakoto legislature, now in session, for i: nine ‘action to reduce the « sessed valuation of property. The soning lavas: went on recor) on motion of E, A. Engebretson, wh» acted as temporary chairman, as bc ing opposed to exgmptions on certain classés of property and the legis!:. depositors of closed banks, a bill giving the Depositors’ Guaranty Fund Commission greater power over, banks, enabling it to make weak you'll find the moving picture shows crowded and many of those there don’t pay any taxes.” After aly 1, 1928, a tax of 1 cent shown on the weather map were: Charles City, Ia..+8; Modena —8;) St. Paul —16, comodations, and the charges there- for.” A special tax for admission to a performance at a roof garden, cabaret or similar place, is provided, ben s strengthen themselves if they| on each 10-cent cigar sold would be under the protection of the} collected, a 2-cent tax on ‘each 20- ers mty fund, giving it control of] cent cigar and 9 10 per cent tax on ‘closed banks and giving the supremé| any higher-priced cigar, and a tax court original jurisdiction in bank] of 6 per cent on each box, package receiverships. There also is the ibill! or container of tobacco’ retailing’ at Le deobe the consolidation of banks! 10. cents or more, it being provided ich passed the senate late yester Jif the tax is léss than one-half cent day, and which, its ‘sponsor says,|no tax shall be collected; but if ware may result in 60 consolidations’ in|than one-half. cent and less than North Dakota within’ two Tea. tofcent, a cent tax ‘shall be coll seit on rake, Taree, ‘The state treasurer would collect ne at the rate of 11-2 cent for each 10 cents paid. In case admission to a dance is for a single dance a tax of 10 cents shall be collected in addi- tion to the price, paid for the. firat dance. The bill exempts affairs of Prellg fous, educational or charitable insti- tutions, and agricultural fairs. The| tax Sohizslstonay’ is’ empowered tu) make rules to-enforce the collection ot the tax. _peral weeks. ASSUMES NEW PLACE. &, J. Taylor, of the office of tho state pipepintentony of schobls, has been appointed as law librarian bes) court reported of the supreme court to take the place: of Joseph Coghlan, resigned. Mr. Coghlan expects %o take up the practice of law in Bis-| marck. Mr. Taylor. was, formerly state superintendent of schools. , ‘appointment is bcd effective for sev- Temperature at 7 a. m, . Temperature at noon Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday ..... Lowest last night! ../. Precipitation Highest wind velocity: . WEATHER FORECAST For (Bismarck and vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday. Much colder Thursday. Strong shifting winds becoming northwest. For North Dakota: Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday. Much ‘colder ‘Thursday and north ‘and west por- tion tonight. Strong shifting winls becoming northwest. abolishing all. holidays as’ they af- fect, the schools was advanced to- ward passage. The fight staged Monday ‘on’ com: | brations or observances .were being ment “of Rep. Stark which would permit boards to dismiss schools on Armistice Day if community cele- ture will be asked to remove the: exemptions. mittee report was renewed by the Legion members in committee of |' the whole, yesterday afternoon, with urgent appeals to the house members not. to do anything which: would’ prohibit’ the school children from joining’ on each November 11 with others in solemn observafice df the day on which fe World War Arm- held. As the bill went on the calendar for final passage, it provides school shall be held on Labor Day, Armis- tice Day, Lincoln’s and Washington's birthday, but provides there shall be an rent patriotic observance in e school on those dayé, and pro- sega eel vides ne shail is nal eager e si tion ‘s ‘perm: to ‘Alter the fight” of the Lovion| absent themtelven’ for the, POM members auleay Rep, Hardy’ sought of voting. es cna Forks, N. Ds Feb, 7.4Fiv: