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

-would not be considered by his com- Se WEATHER FORECAST. Partly overcast and somewhat un- settled tonight and Friday; colder ESTABLISHED 1873 GLAIM STATE SWINDLED OUT OF 4,000,000 Losses Alleged Come From Administration of Rural Credits Fund SLL BONDS ILLEGALLY Whole Policy of Farm Loan Department Challenged in Petition Filed Piorre, S.°D., Mar. 1.—Im- peachment of William H. Mc- Masters as Governor of South Dakota is asked in a petition received by the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the state legislature today. ,iIn the petition ‘Governor McMasters is charged with neglect of duty, misconduct and intentional disregard of the law, and failure to have the law enforced in connec-! tion with the alleged embez- | zlement of public monies dur-| ing the last five years. | The petition alleges that! the state has been swindled ! out of $4,000,000 in the rural} credits trust fund during the! last five years by alleged law-| less practices of the rural} credit force and that these al-' leged Iawless practices com-! mended in Peter Norbeck’s! term as: Governor, and were; continued in the term of Gov-| ernor McMaster. | It is also stated in the peti-| tion that the Governor hasj knowledge of alleged embez-| zlement, in misappropriation | and misapplication of funds,| and that damage has been! done by the state and the: Governor does nothing to, safeguard the interests of the: state. | The Governor is charged: with having knowledge of the| fact that the rural credits | force has sold bonds without} aythority in law with which | to obtain funds to pay interest | on old bonds outstandign andj that the board ignored the} provisions of the law allowing! them to issue special war-| rants for the purpose. Hl Alleged irregularities inj connection with the legal) bank surplusage of the state; are enumerated in the petition | which was filed ‘on behalf of | the state of South Dakota as! an individual” by Walter; Niaunagaty publisher of The} Labor News. FRAZIER PLANS EARLY ACTION . ON REFERENDUM Roy Frazier, chairman of the Re- publican state committee as recog- nized by the Nonpartisan league, left today for his home at Crosby. Before leaving he said that prepara- tions would be made immediately to submit the election laws of the leg- islature to a referendum vote. He de- clared that the action would be tak- cn as a Republican committee ac- tion, and that it would not be done in conjunction with anything the Nonpartisan ‘league might do. The reapportionment bill, he declared, mittee, In connection with the meeting of the executive committee here, statements were made by those pres- ent that a letter was read from for- mer Governor L, B, Hanna opposing the non-political ballot election laws, and urging that a fight be con- tinued against them even after the bills have passed the. legislature. CREDIT BILL FOR FARMERS T0 CONFERENCE Washington, 2 March 1.—The farm credit bill, proposing two, new bankin; systems one govern- ment and other private, to meet the nana needs of th petite industry was passed today by the house. It now goes to conference. The vote: was: to 36, chief. op; tion being registered ae Ar from New York and the New Eng- land states, xe ASSAILS BLOCS THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, Ee DAKOTA, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1923 IMPORTANT BANK BILLS PASSED WOULD IMPEACH SOUTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR nding on the front portico of the home of Jeffe veterans of the Southern Army and three grooms were inmates of the soldiers’ home at Beauvoir. Photos and his bride, Mrs. Martha E. Dearman, 81 (center); T homas P. Knight, 72 (eft) and John McDowen, and Mrs. Nancy LEAGUE “FILIBUSTER” FAILS TO STOP REAPPORTIONMENT BILL FROM GOING OVER IN SENATE: eo?) ‘ENTER PROTEST : der, and Makes jus SPUD GROWERS: Changes. In the a vigorops oppo tion cared. on by the Nonpartisan | League senators, the bill for the apportionment of legislative repre sentation among the eounties of North Dakota passed the senate late| dows of vete Bill Gives Stutsman County | Two Senators, Morton Railroad -Commission North Dakota Discriminated Against Growers | yesterday. | The final vote on the bill was 26] Rates which will discriminate ma- to 22, the senate dividing along) terially against potato growers of strictly party lines. North Dakota were permitted to go There were a number of attempts| into effect today by the Interstate! made to amend the measure, sev-| Commerce Commissions according to eral of them being obviously fer) information received by the state) purposes of delay railroad commission. wanted Williams The commi: counties divided into two distric The amendment was voted down. Then Senator Nathan objected to the uniting of Kidder and Sheridan counties into one district as is pro- vided in the bill. Senator Ingerson didn’t like the way the districts in another vigorous protests against the| action immediately, and ‘this will ve! followed up by further strenuous efforts, i The rates are on potatoes moving | from Idaho and Utah territory into Ward county were defined. «These | Missouri river territory over th amendments also were voted down. | Union ~ Pacific, Denver Short Line Checked here the league senators| and Denver and Rio Grande. The} started to move for indefinite post- H ponement, for putting the bill at the foot of the calendar ete. and de- manding # roll call on every motion. ally Senator Whitman of Grand ks moved the previous question | thus shut off further debate. | (Continued on page 3.) rates were proposed by the railroads themselves and the information re- ceived here was that the Intersta! Commerce Commission had refused| to suspend the rates, which was} temporary. A letter from the railroad com- mission to representatives of the Northern Pacific, Soo line and Grent and | “We usk that you consider upon} pt of this letter, the advisabili- of checking in proportionate re- ductions on one gay’s notice, if pro-j per permission can be secured from the Interstate Commerce Gommis- j sion. Our potato growers and ship- | pers cannot mect the competition in | the Missouri River territory unless | favorable consideration is given by| j the North Dakota roads and their connections to similar reductions from North Dakota points t6 Mi souri River ert ory FOR POSITION ON PROBLEMS Senator Calder Charges Radi-| cals, With’ Driving Rail- roads to Bankruptcy ‘DIVORCED WIFE OF A. W. MELLON TO WED AGAIN | New York, Mar. 1.—Mrs. Nora sional eeryice which ends March! Mary McMullen Mellon, 44, di- 4th. vorced wife of Aridrew W. Mellon Declaring “that American politi-| of Pittsburgh, Secretary of the cal life had not kept pace with our; Treasury, ig to.be married to Har- great industrial development Sen.| vey Arthur Lee, 14 years her jun- Calder declared “government. reg-| ior, and reputed of little means. ulations and demagogues here andj Their marraige license was obtain- elsewhere «are slowly breaking ed_ yesterday. down the railroads.” Mrs. Mellon has not been before “This ‘great arm of American|the public » since 1912 when a industry,” said Sen. Calder, “of|divorce was granted to Mr. Mellon the utmost importance to all our;on grounds of desertion after he national development is gradually|withdrew allegations of _miscon- bang aralyzed by government|duct with Alfred George Curphew, levolence. It Has become the,an Englishman. ion of politicians to denounce the} Mr. Mellon was awarded the railroads. custody of their two children. Both Sen. Calder said it was about|were reticent: today concerning time to tell the truth if the rail-| their plans. Mr. Lee said that they roads were to be kept out of bank-| met eighteen months ago in this ruptey, and said that Senators) city. He deseribed it as love at were saprral of every move that/ first sight. He said that friends we make and that of every vote| have known . their marriage was that we cast.” imminent. Discussing the bloc movement, FORGES PASS AOE Sen. Calder said: GROWING MORE FLAX “I should like to appeal here for| Farmers are. showing an increased ending of: all blocs and petty fac- tendency to grow flax on old land tionalism” or; for a better spirit} in crop rotations, according to re- -}in anda more. thoro understand-| ports of the ‘federal department of ing anda more wholesome under-| agriculture showing that 61 percent standing by the representative of| of the flax acreage of North Dakota our country, ih 1922 was pn old tand, \ Washington, March 1—The Con-! gréssional ‘‘Blocks” and agitation} for government operation of rail-| road were deplored by Sen. Calder, | republican, New York, in a “swan song” address today in the senate} reviewing his 18 years in congreg-' CONFEDERATE VETS TAKE ij ASK SPECIAL 'consist of C. H. March, Litchfield; | i ; Temperature ut 7 a, BRIDES y, at Beauvoir, married. All of the | John A, Kennedy, 79, bride, Mrs. Malvina WANT WHEAT PRICE FIXED BY CONGRESS: States to Send Delegates to Washington to Urged Such Legislation Says Fix Price at $1.75 a Bushél Carried by Vote of Western States St. Paul, March 1.—Election of} delegates from the ten states rep-j resented at the Northwest agr tural ;to go to Washington to work for a fixed price for wheat as recom- jmended by the conference will be} Mileage of 20 cents when traveling n, according to V.ithe next move in the step to aid|>Y motor vehicle and team, 10 cents E, Smart, traffic manager, launched! the farmer, it was announced here} when traveling by ‘rail and actual ex- today. The Minnesota delegation will KE. Wheaton, Murphy; and T. E.! Cashman; Owatonna. It is expected that other states | will name their representatives as} soon as possible. Then arrandty ment will be made for the ent body to go to Washington. This action followed the two day jagricultural conference concluded here yesterday at which a resolu- tion was .recommended at which Congress was asked to enact the iz bill which would provides ic minimum of $1.75 a bushel) {for wheat at terminals, The resolution also urged that) in the event that Congress failed to take any action at the present; n, Pres. Harding should call a special session to insure reiief | for the farmer. Four states, Wisconsin, lowa,/ Illinois, and = Michigan _ voted) against the resolution a while the! six others, Minesota, North and{ South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kan- sas voted in favor of it. o—_—__________._—__- The Weather ' —_ oo For twenty-four von today: hours ending st m. . Temperature at noon Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday . Lowest last night Precipitation Highest wind v WEATHER. ‘FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Partly overcast and somewhat unsettled to-! night and Friday; colder. i For North Dakota: Partly overcast and somewhat unsettled tonight and Friday; colder Friday and west por- tion tonight. Weather Conditions An area of low pressure centered | ' over Manitoba is causing high tem- peratures over the upper Mississippi Valley, northern’ Plains States and; northern Rocky Mountain region. Only a few stations mostly in the! Rocky Mountain region,’ reported temperatures below freezing — this! morning. Light precipitation occurr- ed in the Great Lakes region but elsewhere the weather is generally fair. ORRIS W, ROBERTS, j . % Meteorologist. RAISED MUCH DURUM Nearly half of the acreage devot- ed to wheat in’ North Dakota for 1922 was used for raising durum wheat, according to Jay G, Diamond, federal crop statistician, who reports that 3,69" acres of durum ‘wheat was grown @s ‘compared with 5,043,- 000 acres of hard spring wheat. ESSIQN | price stabilization conference | ! Nonpartisan League Conven- ‘MILL BOARD - MBASUREGOES | _ OVER IN HOUSE Authorizes Appointment of Board to Manage Grand | | | Forks Miil and Elevator ‘ONE I. V. A. OPPOSES Immigration i. Fight Won by State Representative Stata { logislative program ‘affecting | owned will and clevator at} Department | Western | The was in the main com- pleted today in the*general assembly. | The house, by a vote of 58 to | passed senate bill No. 261, which au ‘thorized the Industrial Commission | jto appoint a non-political board of ‘mavagers to act as directors of the Grand Forks mill and laying out a an of operation of the enterprise. | | Two other bills, one providing for a| | $2,000,000 bond issue for working | pital and a companion bill, already | thad been passed. \ The board of managers was passed without debate, but with delay due to a call of the house being demand- | ,ed. Not until Representative Rustad, | who had been indisposed, was re: Jed did the house proceed to roll call ‘Rep. Cole, Independent, maintain |his opposition to the measure. jNonpartisans opposed the bill. ! The house, during yesterday afte noon session, also passed the depart- | ment of immigration appropriation | bill, fighting over it in general or-| ders early in the afternoon and pas ing it two hours later with the bare constitutional rity The vote wa to As umended the bill provided the same appropriation as fixed by the | senate—$18,000 for the next two years—kept the salary of the com- missioner at $3,000 as fixed by the | |senate, and the house added a sec- | jtion directing the commissioner to operate with the North Dakota gnite Coal Operators association to | boost this industry. Sheriffs Mileage Fixed. The house accepted the conference | ; | Committ port on house bill No. | ;35, abolishing the present sheriff | T | livery fee and providing a straight necessvry penses when traveling outside the state, Rep. Joseph McGauvran, .Cav- alier county, author of the original (Continued on page 3.) DEMAND THAT LEMKE RETIRE WILL BE MADE tion Expected to Decide on Petition of Members . | \ | | ! | 3 Important developments affecting | the future of the Nonpartisan League will come before the state | convention, called here for Friday; and Saturday, it became known to-|{ day. One wing of the party, opposed | to William Lemke, former Attorney- General, will demand his retirement, from activity in the league and! from any controlling position in the | Fargo-Courier News, according to information from some of his oppo- | | nents. 1 A petition already has been placed | in circulation and signed by at least ; 40 to 50 prominent Nonpartisans | making a demand for the retirement of Mr. Lemke, long an active leader | in the league, One of the important questions expected to be disposed of is the! future of the Courier-News, and a! determination as to whether it shall} {be retained for all the league mem-/ bership or in the hands of the Non-| partisan Publishing Company, and: whether reported @eals for sale of | the organ will be permitted to go} through. The league convention probably will not meet before Friday night, and then only if the legislative decks are cleared to permit members of , the legislature to attend. OR MISSING 1 ON FLORIDA COAS | Sturat, Fla., Mar, 1.— With jno) trace of Deloss Thomas, aviator, and Capt. Theodore Tibbs, since last Friday whe nthey lettSthe Bi- mini aboard a sea plane for Stuart, and every possible effort made to find them fittle hope is now held out that'they weathered the rough waters if they, landed at sea. The search was being continued by air apd motor ctatt. EXPERTS i ‘her daughter. | being of suffi DEAD WOMAN'S MOTHER TAKES: WITNESS CHAIR. Mrs. Rosa Schutz Tells of Qonversation Regarding Daughter’s Illness TESTIFY Chemist Tells of Finding Suf- ficient Arsenic to Cause Woman’s Death Mrs. Rosa Schutz of 1 Sweet. Briar, Morton county, mother, | Mrs, Amelia Schneider for ‘ellos death her husband, Kasimir Sehnei+ der, is on trial in district court he took the witness stand today in case to detail her knowledge of ‘shel relations between hér daughter finds Schneider. been active in the prosecution oft Schneider, engaging special counsel to appear and assist the state. Questioned by John F, Sullivan, spec particularly of conversations Schneider regarding the with illness of der to send her out to the farm just a couple of weeks before she died, last June 15, but that she did not come, Mrs, Schutz testified. The testimony was in Anton Beer acting as interprete: The attendance at the trial slumpe perceptibly today because no sensa-| tions developed to engross all of the! spectators there yesterday. Mrs. Schutz said that Mrs. Schnei- der had visited her; for ten days in April, a couple of months before her death, and she did not appear to be ill. Later, she said, Schneider spent the night at the farm alone, and said his wife was not fecling well, Would Have Attacks She said that Schneider have seven attacks, and if she got! over the seventh attack she would be a well woman, but that he did not think she would get over it. La- ter Schneider telephoned Mrs. Schutz to come visit them and she did. “Did your daughter say she sick.” the witness was asked. “Yes, on the inside,” was the an- ewer, Dhe thought this was about the 18th or 20th of May, a month before Mrs, Schneider died, her death being caused by arsenic poisoning, uccord- ing to the state charges, Mrs. Schutz said that when she came over on Sunday her daughter looked very thin, told her she couldn't eat, und that “everything hurt in the stomach.” Mrs. Schutz said she talked to her and to Schneider about the trou- b was Schneider, she testified, said nis wife was sick, and didn’t think she would pull through. Asked concern- ing a change of doctors he said that “it was no use, he didn't thin she would pull through,” the witness j said. . Experts Testify Yesterday afternoon the testimry concerning the autopsy was con- : cluded, there appearing on the stand Dr. E, J. Lurson, who made the au- topsy; Ed. DeGosse, who assisted, Edward M. Stanton, and Dr. George A. Abbott, professor of chemistry, University of North Dakota. Dr. Abbott told of the analysis and the discovery of arsenic poisoning through the analysis, the arsenic ient quantity to cause death, according to the testimony of Dr. Abbott. The stomach had been sent to the laboratory for analysis. Dr. Stanton prepared the stomach for transmission, and told of the | case used in, sending it to Grand Forks. The state will call several neigh- bors of the Schneiders, who lived on the south side here, and may not finish direct testimony today. DURUM PRODUCTION Durum wheat production in North i Dakota in 1922 totalled 54,346,000 bushels and spring wheat 68,888,000 bushels. Durum averaged 14.7 bu. per acre and spring wheat 13.7. ~~— WAR DEPARTMENT WON'T TRANSFER FT. LINCOLN; WOULD REGARRISON IT The War Department is not con- | templating transfer of Fort Lincoln, ‘near Bismarck, to any agency, ac- cording. to a letter received by Re- presentative Miller of Bottineau county from Congressman J. H, Sin- clair, Mr. Sinclair in his letter says: T have received a report from the Secretary of War ‘on the subject of rons ing Fort Lincoln, in which he sta othe “pdvisability of the retention of this reservation has received careful consideration by the War Department and it has been decided to hold it in reserve as a possible station for infantry, which is now in temporary quarters on the Mexi- However, due to the cen border, “90 COCKRAN ish The Schutz family Haveg ry prosecutor, Mrs, Schutz told! She had asked Schnei-~ German, | told her, that the doctor said his wife would | LAST EDITION PRICE FIVE CEN ‘BOTH PRINCIPALS READY FOR MILL Fargo, Mar. _ 1—Roth principals of the Jimmy D ney-Jack Baily 'fstle go to be staged Here tonight ere today in excellent See e Oe [for the fight, which is schedu ‘run a ten round course j wind up of a card of celebr the boxin me. |; Fans here delieve that the St } Paul middleweight will find a jtough proposition in Bailey, the | Fargo battler, who has shown him- self capable of taki much pun- hment. Tonight’ 's contest is con- | sidered Bai chance to climb , into the ranks of top notchers in his class, Mike Gibbons preliminarie: will referee the STROKE FATAL ‘ OF NEW YORK | Tfamous Political Wheel Horse | Dies Suddenly in Wash- » ington of Appolexy ' ORATOR OF NOTE Chief Spokesman for Tam- many upon Many Occasions | Sixty-nine Years Old Washington, Mar. 1.—Rep. W.! Bourke Cockran, Democ! York, died suddenly today. Mr. Cockran who celebrated his/ 69th birthda yesterday, became; ill last night and died toda He; {was on the floor of the house last | (night and made a spirited speech farm credits lin opposition to the {dill M Cockran’s death — which occurred at o'clock last night, Was caused by a stroke of apoplexy native of Ireland, educated in France and the United States and active for many years in the legal, Profession and in politics, Mr. Cockran was one of the pictur: \forces in American public life was an orator of the old sc ‘hool, ‘endowed with a remarkable vi iand with a delivery and ¢ H that long ago won him, a_ place among the most eloquent orators of the country. In politics Mr. Cockran was’ a wheel horse of Tammany hall, whose batt! he fought in New York and elsewhere on many occasions. At the last Democratic national convention at San Francisco for the presidency he made the nom-| inating speech for Al Smith and his oratorical efforts carred the! convention into a prolonged dem-; enstration savoring of old-time re- vival meetinb polities. SIX BURNED TO DEATH ON U.S. CRUSIER Manila, March 1,—A flare back of oil in the fire and boiler room of the United States destroyer Hul- bert about 9 o'clock this \ blotted out the lives of enli men as they were changing shifts, and passed without injury to one other sailor who was in the same compartment, The men werg suffocated by dense clouds of smoke and fumes from burning oil and point. Three men were on duty in the fire room and some of the new watch had just gone below for tools to work on other parts of the destroyer which was anchored along sidg the tender Blackhawk. © The explosion sprang leaks in the! burners in the boiler room and a considerable quantity of inflamma- ble liquid flooded the apartment. The cause is still undetermined but it is thought that a burner became detached and others became ignited. morning | shortage of funds under the appro- priation for army transportation and other reasons, the date of the re- garrisoning of this post cantiot be approximated at this time. In view of the prospective military require- ments there is no present intention on the part of the War Department to transfer Fort Lincoln to any other agency. Rep, Sinclair continued: “This is not very satisfactory as far as set-, ting a definite time for reqarriapn:! ing the post is concerned, bug seems evident that it is the ain of the Department to take such ac- tion at a later date. . The inquiry of Rep, Miller was occasioned by discussion of propos- als to‘transfer the Mandan training school to the fort, t, New! ' longest and [STRICT BANK MEASURES ON THECALLENDAR | House Clears Way on Generai Budget Bill by Long ht Session 0. K. TAX MEASURES 75 Per Cent Valuation, Re- moval of Exemptions to go Over in Assembly Today The House today passed the two most important banking bills of the session, both of which originated in the senate and were amended in the house mak- ing it necessary for the bills to go back to the senate for action before they go to the governor. S. B. 250 enlarging the powers of the depositors guaranty fund commission passed 57 to 55 with one absent. The opposing votes were all nonpartisan except Cole of Sargent county and Rabe of Stark. Eckert, leaguer, was ab- sent. S. B, 267 creating the posi tion of supreme court com missioner to act in banks liqu dation proceedings and placing original jurisdiction in the si preme court passed 58 to 54 with one absent. Rep. Rabe voting for the bill. The house passed the general state department budget bill and three bills pro- posed by the state regulatory department enlarging the inspec- tion of drugs and food, bever- ages, and petroleum products. The house passed S. B. 20, the Hail insurance bill, with an amendment reducing the three cent flat acreage to one cent an acre in a form acceptable to the hail insurance department as permitting retention of tax over collection penalty and in- terest but not as to the one cent flax tax, the department having suggested a compromise ar- rangement for a graduated flat tax. The vote was 59 to 52. The house also passed B. 146 removing all exemptions from taxation except farm provements, and the usual church and charitable inst tion exemption, the vote he 59 to 49, and passed S. B. providing property shall be val- ued for taxation on a 75 per- cent basis instead of true cash value, the vote being 60 to 49. The senate killed the $100,000 Fargo bridge appropriation and the Des Lacs Lake bridge appro- priation but kept alive for fur- ther action the $86,000 Williston bridge appropriation. The sen- ate also passed H. B. 118 appro- priating money to pay expenses of the house investigation of state industries of two years ago. The fate of some of its most i | portant bills will be decided in. t ; eighteenth’ general assembly toda With but one more day of the s« sion, both house and senate endeavoring to settle definitel biggest problems still before the The senate was sure of clearing we ' decks so that it would not be caup in a last-minute “traffic jam.” 1 house was working to the same 1 and Speaker Johnson had putt! most complicated bi ahead to be disposed of today. The house of representatives vir tually settled some of its big pro! lems in a ion last night whic! continued until midnight. Tod. unless lines broke, it was expect to pass them. Among the bills slated for pa age today were: S. B. 260—-Enlarging the power the Guaranty Fund Conimission to deal with closed banks and S. B. 2 placing definite court responsibil in liquidation proceedings, the last of the important bank bills. S, B. 146—Revising the taxatioy exemption -laws, eliminating. practi cally all exemptions except on fa buildings and improvements reme ed; S. B. 255 providing for valu tion of property on a 75 percent basis. S. B, 20—Revising the hail insur ance laws, and amended in the how: committee of the whole to cut the 3 cent an acre flat tax to one cent » aere, but providing the department may retain all taxatian overcharg: interest and penalty estimated amount to $1,000,000. \S. B. 86—The general budget b'/! providing appropriations for sta departments, which was approved ir committee of the whole house prac- tically unchanged from the senat* figures. The house, after passitg severii” bills, went into committee of the whole last night. to settle impo: ant measures litsed above. There was considerable debate on the amenc- ment to senate bill No. 20, cutting the flat acreage tax for the hail. in- surance revolving fund from 8 to 1 cent an ‘acre. Debate ving Fund | Rep. Kopp, ‘county, hegecle dh as a member of the insurance. mittee, asserted that “we the hail insurance in